Live Evil (Deluxe Edition) [Import, Original recording remastered, Deluxe Edition]

Black Sabbath | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered, Deluxe Edition
• Label: Sanctuary
• ASIN: B00382X4WI
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,697 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. E5150

2. Neon Knights

3. N.I.B.

4. Children Of The Sea

5. Voodoo

6. Black Sabbath

7. War Pigs

8. Iron Man

Disc: 2

1. The Mob Rules

2. Heaven And Hell

3. The Sign Of The Southern Cross/ Heaven and Hell (continued)

4. Paranoid

5. Children Of The Grave

6. Fluff

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Third Dio era Remaster, May 6, 2010

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Devin The music man "Devin" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Evil (Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

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!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Edition not what you want, July 17, 2010

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Robert Wurzburg (Long Island, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Evil (Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A test of Ronnie's metal!, January 21, 2011

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Elias Hulk (Anytown, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Live Evil (Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

Just to get this out there, the sound/mix on this import version is different from the Sabbath Dio boxset/other American pressings. This may be a good selling point if you are disappointed with other CD versions of "Live Evil". I own the original 2LP, the Dio boxset CD and this import version. I believe both CD pressings are great, with the import sounding warmer, like vinyl(but defin better than the original LPs!) and the boxset CD sounding clear and crisp and a bit louder. After eight albums with Ozzy and two highly successful "comeback" albums with Dio, a live album with either singer was long overdue. The track listing on "Live Evil" is about what you would expect for the time period, half Dio, half Ozzy era. That is where I believe the only flaw on this album is. While everyone knows they have to play the "Paranoid" hits, I would have like to have heard a couple surprises. Songs such as "Symptom of the Universe", "Supernaut","Sweet Leaf" "Die Young" "Falling Off the Edge of the World", "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and "Sabbra Cadabra" would have all been welcome additions. Maybe this should have been a triple or quadruple set. As is, this album is a testament to just how good Sabbath was with very different singers, and to how tight their playing was with then new drummer, Vinny Appice. Dio's vocal prowess shines (one could argue improved!) on classics like "War Pigs" and "NIB", giving the songs new dimensions in heaviness without sounding forced or over the top, considering the relatively simple original vocal melodies. For sure Ozzy would have trouble with "Sign of the Southern Cross"! The truly great thing about this album is that the songs aren't just reproductions of the studio counterparts. Given the band's bluesy/jazzy roots and Dio being Dio, no two performances are ever the same, but always outstanding. Solos are twisted around or improvised, drum fills splashed in here and there, bass fills extended and we all know how Dio was a master at ad libing lyrics and vocal melodies (ie extended Heaven and Hell jams). Overall, the sound and mix is greatly improved over the original vinyl version, no mater what version of the CD you get and we all know all die hard Sabbath fans will get "Live Evil" anyway so enjoy!