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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sabbath: Shaking off the chains!, April 15, 2000
After A disappointing offering of Cross Purposes Iommi,Martin,and Powell come back to give a very enjoyable music experience in Forbidden. With bassist Neil Murray and long time Sab keyboard Geoff Nicholls adding to the mix. Track 1 : Illusion of Power, Features Ice T In the middle during a thundering rhythem. Slick production and awesome sound are featured on this CD.Tracks 2 and 3: Get a Grip and Can't Get Close Enough are album staples. Track 4: Shaking off the Chains sounds like Sabbath of old. Starting with an eerie upbeat rythem and heading into a dynamic Iommi guitar feast. Track 5: I Wont Cry for You is an excellent ballad.This song has alot of heart and should have been a mega hit, If not for all the "it doesn't sound like Ozzy" naysayers. Iommis Guitar solo in this song goes right into the pit of your stomach. Tasty chops. Tracks 6,7,8:Guilty as Hell, Sick and Tired, Rusty Angels are good heavy metal songs. Track 9: Forbidden, I was waiting for the title song to break out, but it just didnt deliver the jams. Although still decent with interesting lyrics. Track 10: Kiss of Death. Finally Cozy starts pounding those skins he's so famous for. The best song of the cd Kiss of Death delivers and then some! With enchanted slow guitars turning into evil thundering riffs and mega drums this song should please any Heavy metal enthusiest. Martins vocals are at his best with Kiss of Death. Play it loud and over and over. Overall this is an excellent heavy metal album with the Godfather of heavy metal/doom/goth In Tony Iommi and legendary drummer Cozy Powell.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Wayward and confusing, November 28, 2003
I never thought I'd see the day that I'd say a Black Sabbath album completely failed, but this one does. Miserably! It goes back towards the light-metal vein of "Eternal Idol", yet can't really find its place.
From the first song you can tell that Tony Iommi is a little baffled by what to do this time. 'Illusion of Power' contains some great, dark riffs, but then Ice-T of all people comes in and raps in the middle. HUH? Where was the quality control here?
This is unacceptable.
From there it's just a downward spiral of mediocre riffs and "heard it before" lyrics. The production is pedestrian, spearheaded by a member of the rap community and not someone who has an ear for heavy music.
Even if this wasn't Black Sabbath the album would still be bad. I'm not judging it on the band's illustrious pedigree, but simply as a heavy metal album. For further evidence, take careful note of this album's sales, clearance price, and the majority of fans' comments before making your decision to spend your hard-earned (or even unearned) money here.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok, but could have been better, April 2, 2003
I love Sabbath and I like Tony Martin. In fact some of my favorire Sabbath cd's feature Tony Martin on Vocals. Headless Cross and Cross Purposes are great cd's. However Forbidden falls short here. Sure it has some pretty good tracks, but most of them just don't stick out. It reminds me a lot of the new Judas Priest cd as in it's very bland sounding. I will say it's better than the latest Priest offering, but that's not saying very much. If you like Sabbath or Tony Martin, it's probably worth adding to your collection. If your just a casual fan, I wouldn't recomend it.
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