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Mob Rules
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Mob Rules is Black Sabbath's tenth studio album and came out on 4 November 1981. It followed Heaven and Hell and brought singer Ronnie James Dio for the second time and drummer Vinny Appice for the first time on a record by the band. Appice had replaced Bill Ward halfway through the Heaven and Hell tour. The first new recording was The Mob Rules for the film Heavy Metal. The band had bought a studio of their own, but could not get a good guitar sound there and ultimately recorded the album at Record Plant in Los Angeles. Martin Birch produced, for the last time.
Reviews were mixed at first. AllMusic called the album underrated and praised the spirited mix, although the sequence closely resembles that of Heaven and Hell. Later it was mostly judged favourably. In England it reached the top twenty, with two singles: The Mob Rules and Turn Up the Night.
Listening
Track list
- 1Turn Up the Night3:41Apple Music ↗
- 2Voodoo4:32Apple Music ↗
- 3The Sign of the Southern Cross7:48Apple Music ↗
- 4E51502:51Apple Music ↗
- 5The Mob Rules3:12Apple Music ↗
- 6Country Girl4:03Apple Music ↗
- 7Slipping Away3:45Apple Music ↗
- 8Falling Off the Edge of the World5:04Apple Music ↗
- 9Over and Over5:28Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗