Tony Martin
Ozzy Dio Ian Gillian or Tony Martin?
Who was Sabbath’s Best Vocalist?
My money is on the original….Ozzy, but I am a huge fan of Sabbath’s entire career and I pretty much like every album they have ever put out
But it’s Your opinion I want….
And feel totally free to toss out any fave Black Sabbath songs or albums You like while We’re at it
Actually Sabes
I think Ian Gillian IS just a hair better of a singer than Ozz OVERALL
But Ozz suits Sabbath better
I Love Born Again though
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Why do I ALWAYS forget Gleen Hughes!!!!!!????
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For me Ozzy is the quintessential Black Sabbath front man.
Ronnie James Dio definitely took the band in a new direction with his writing style, which at the time was re-freshing for some fans of the band.
I saw the ‘Black and Blue’ tour in 1979 (I think), and Dio was fantastic. I saw them a couple years later with Ian Gillan, and he really ruined the show for me. His voice was terrible that night. If I recall, several people left the venue, that’s how bad it was. I loved him with Deep Purple, and on his own. His ‘Gillan’ LP (Japanese only release) was fantastic!
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/gillan/gillan/
But for me, he just didn’t belong in Sabbath. Neither did Tony Martin in my opinion.
Ozzy for me…with Dio as runner up!
Edit – Darth -
Yeah I forgot about Glenn Hughes as well! He had a great voice, but I preferred him with Deep Purple, or Trapeze.
Don’t forget about Bill Ward! He had a fairly decent voice in a Beatlish/Karen Carpenter sort of way…haaa!
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