Ihate ex-wives. Mine left with over 1500 cds, which included everything Sabbath put out, lots of imports, lots of bootlegs and memorabilia. That was a few years ago. I have replaced all the cds, (no cost too great) and I am listening to cross purposes right now. Better to lose an ex than my Sabbath collection!
What a great Album. My first real Martin experience. Always loved the production, the lyrics and the doomy wipes. I think Martin never sung netter than on dying for love and the Hand that rocks the cradle.
That site is run by their current label, who likely just wants to sell the current version of the b(r)and. Possibly some of the recent legal fun about the ownership and usage of the band name is related.
Cross Purposes is one of my ALL TIME favorite BLACK SABBATH albums. I love it from start to finish. I felt that was a great line up with Bobby Rondinelli too. CP is in the top 5 of my favorite Black Sabbath releases. By the way Iommi is Black Sabbath. Joe thanks for sticking to your guns.!
thank you joe for remembering me, there was more sabbath than only the ozzy years. in 1994 i enjoyed my first sabbath gig in erfurt, germany. listening to anno mundi, psychophobia or headles cross with tony was as phenomal as loner or god is dead with ozzy. tony martin, wherever you are, thank you very much for some fucking great years with you as a sabbath family member!!!!!
I had just moved into a new apartment and started a new job when this album came out, so of course it was the soundtrack to that. The new apartment stayed. The new job rapidly went to hell in a handbasket.
"Tony Martin had been our singer for the last three albums, and I must admit, I did feel bad that we had to let him go. But the truth is he wanted to get out. He was getting more into writing for other people instead of performing SABBATH material. He understood the situation with Ronnie, so it really wasn't a problem.
Six years ago, Iommi told I Heart Guitar that "it's a shame" that "it took a lot for people to accept" Martin as SABBATH's vocalist. "It's taken all these years later for people to say, 'Oh blimey, that was a good band with good singing.' So it took a long time to get people to really realize how good it was."
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