Third Dio era Remaster
Devin The music man | Seattle, WA USA | 05/06/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The packaging on this edition qualifies as deluxe, but not the musical content per se. Having the crowd noise and Dio banter included "once again" does not constitute bonus material. The Rhino edition gave you that-- albeit bloated and smeared sound. This edition is closer to the original Warner cd in terms of its sonics. Dio's voice is really front and center on this issue and the bass guitar's individual notes are more detailed and natural. While sounding more like the first edition Warner CD is not a bad thing, its just that Live Evil, as with Born Again, need a full scale remix. Take all those tapes and spread them out and do the whole thing over. I believe Mr. Iommi is actually going to do that with Born Again in the near future. The booklet and packaging alone make this worth an upgrade as does the increase in dynamic range. You just might find yourself playing this twice and not knowing why!"
This Edition not what you want
Robert Wurzburg | Long Island, New York | 07/17/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I bought the Warner/Rhino version (R2 515957) UPC#081227988999 from Amazon.com, produced by Tony Iommi and Geezer
Butler. There is nothing wrong with it, and it costs less money. Buy that one instead of this "Deluxe Edition" I
feel you will be more satisfied overall. I'm an audiophile, and very picky when it comes to music and releases.
I have listened to Black Sabbath since their incarnation, and subsequent band changes, plus solo efforts of them
all. The original Warner was 1982, reissue Rhino in 2008 for Live Evil that I purchased, and well-worth it."
Track Listings (8) - Disc #1