Black Sabbath - Slipping Away

1981's Mob Rules was the second Black Sabbath album to feature vertically challenged singer Ronnie James Dio, whose powerful pipes and Dungeons and Dragons lyrics initially seemed like the perfect replacement for the recently departed and wildly popular Ozzy Osbourne. In fact, all the ingredients which had made their first outing, Heaven and Hell, so successful are re-utilized on this album, including legendary metal producer Martin Birch (Deep Purple, Whitesnake, etc.) and supporting keyboard player Geoff Nichols. And while it lacks some of its predecessor's inspired songwriting, Mob Rules was given a much punchier, in-your-face mix by Birch, who seemed re-energized after his work on New Wave of British Heavy Metal upstarts Iron Maiden's Killers album. Essentially, Mob Rules is a magnificent record, with the only serious problem being the sequencing of the material, which mirrors Heaven and Hell's almost to a tee. In that light, one can't help but compare otherwise compelling tracks like "Turn Up the Night" and "Voodoo" to their more impressive Heaven and Hell counterparts, "Neon Knights" and "Children of the Sea."
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Slipping away, just a heartbeat from disaster
Nothing could make me stay, close your eyes and I'll be gone
Turn the page, yeah, time to start another story
Slipping away, slipping away, time to move along

No reason to stay
Oh, when I'm slipping away

Take a look at yourself, you've been running in a circle
Round and round you go, you're a start without an end
Start a new life, yeah, from the city of the gypsies
Running away, slipping away, right behind the plow

Slipping away
Slipping away
Nobody to pay
Look out, 'cause I'm slipping away

Rockin' the glass, I won't leave you my reflection
A future without a past, no more road to take me back
Come if you will, just don't question my direction
Running away, slipping away, we can find the sun

Slipping away
Slipping away
Got nobody to pay
And you're slippin' away

No more running in a circle
It's time to move along
Round, round, round we go
A start without an end
So I'm slipping away
Slipping away

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[jeremyquark]

Seriously, thank you for posting these Mob Rules vids.

[MaxDefender]

Some insane brutal drumming by Big Vinny, the man hits hard! Great song.

[NightScripture]

\m/ Dio \m/

[TheThomasmoon]

Vinny Appice should be the drummer on the Ozzy Sabbath project. Just saying

[hvitekristesdod]

Anyone else reminded of Maynard James Keenan at parts of the vocals? I think he owes a lot to Dio

[MrOZZY1965]

this is HEAVY METAL

[Sirscorps]

100% killer. "Mob rules" might be my favorite Black Sabbath lp. Excellent production & engineering as well. Tops!

Geezer's solo is beautiful too.

[zwareshag]

incredibly fun to play on guitar, incredibly ridiculous this hasnt got more views

[mgbronner]

RAUNCHY

[MARCHBALI]

super heavy.....

[mrsavoy66]

ugly message no hope same old lies