Who's your favourate Black Sabbath Vocalist?

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Who's your favourate Black Sabbath Vocalist?

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I can't decide, when Ozzy was with then they were completely different to when Dio was with them. I prefur the Dio years normally but to me it doesn't sound like Black Sabbath, still sounds very very good though. I haven't heard any of the other singers so I can't judge them.

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I would say John Osbourne !

But Ronnie james is very close second. Heaven & Hell was a masterpiece. But to me Ozzy is the vocal sound of Black Sabbath. And yep Ronnie is technically a better singer, but I just love Ozzy's very unique voice!
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They both have very distinct voices. Recently I got a Gary Moore album and Ozzy was on one of the songs and I recognised him immediately. With Dio he's got his very distinct voice but also, if you find the word carousel you know it's him for sure :lol:
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It would definately have to be Ozzy.....for that was pure Black Sabbath. Dio did an excellent job, but his vocals made it an entirely different band.
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What I love about Sabbath is that they were a working class band who played and wrote about what they understood.
Ozzy was no great vocalist but what was right about him was it fitted with the music. A few years ago I went to the street in Aston where he grew up and drove around looking at what his world was like as a boy. I spoke to a woman who grew up and still lives in the area she told me the Aston of the 1950's & 60's was no better than it is now :shock:. Aston has had some awful crime problems with drive by shootings and gang problems that would make areas of New York blush. It made me understand what created the music they made, Aston was a depressing place but I felt very proud of Ozzy and Black Sabbath for what they have achieved.
I can only get enthusiastic about the Ozzy Sabbath because that is in essence the pure spirit of that truly great band. 8)

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I like both Ozzy and Ronnie james Dio in Sabbath......but if I had to choose it would have to be Ozzy. :)
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ozzy is sabbath!!!!1 :twisted:
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Post by jaymz1968 »

ozzy is the absolute vocalist for sabbath-ian gillan ruled also -the album born again was great -excellent riffs -actually iommi's riffs are great-but ozzy is the vocalist for sabbath-no one else is the better man than ozzy-to not have ozzy in sabbath is like have no tires on a bicycle -------thanx
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Post by Shadow »

I would have to say the Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne for I'm more familiar with his Signature Vocals in BLACK SABBATH then anyone else: although I do like Vocal Rockers like Ronnie James Dio and other cool/outragesous Vocalists like Glenn Hughes & Ray Gillen in whom worked & were in Black Sabbath as well done a pretty "awesome" job but still OZZY's unusual & unique Vocals is the one I'm more accustome to. Peace! 8)
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Ronnie James Dio. Best album Heaven and Hell.
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Post by snowden7772 »

i'm torn here.ozzy is my favorite.peiod,but heaven and hell is my favorite sabbath album.if i went to see them,even though it's not possible now i would take ray gillen.nobody can sing ozzy and dio like ray could.i have a video of them from montreal in 86.ray kicks every songs ass.
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i'm torn here.ozzy is my favorite.peiod,but heaven and hell is my favorite sabbath album.if i went to see them,even though it's not possible now i would take ray gillen.nobody can sing ozzy and dio like ray could.i have a video of them from montreal in 86.ray kicks every songs ass.
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you wanna post that video ? :D

too bad Ray didn't record anything for the actual album :?
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Post by wasted_beers »

I would have to say ozzy because if it wasnt for him i probably woudn't of heard of randy
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Dio... probably because I first got into Sabbath when Heaven and HEll was released... and I first saw Sabbath on the Mob Rules tour.
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