Heaven And Hell (6:58)
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“Heaven and Hell” is the title track to Black Sabbath’s ninth studio album, Heaven and Hell. It was written mainly by Tony Iommi, but as with almost all Black Sabbath albums, credit is given to the entire band. The lyrics were written entirely by then-newcomer Ronnie James Dio. The song has been performed by several bands of which Iommi and Dio are members including Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell
Ronnie James Dio himself cites it as his over-all personal favorite song of his career, the one that he feels most proud of.
In an interview for VH1’s “Heavy: The Story of Metal,” Dio stated that the song is about the ability of each human being to choose between doing good and doing evil, essentially that each person has “heaven and hell” inside themselves. When the song has been performed live by Black Sabbath, Dio or Heaven and Hell, it’s usually stretched out with an extended guitar solo, audience participation, ad libbed lyrics and/or additional lyrics regarding angelic and demonic apparitions and personal judgment. There is also a bootleg version sung by Ian Gillan. Tony Martin also sang it many times live with Black Sabbath as well as with his solo band.
Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls, who was a session keyboard player during the recording of this album, is said to have been responsible for this song’s famous bass line. The bassline closely resembles the bassline of “Mainline Riders” by Quartz, of which Nicholls was a former member.
Ronnie James Dio himself cites it as his over-all personal favorite song of his career, the one that he feels most proud of.
In an interview for VH1’s “Heavy: The Story of Metal,” Dio stated that the song is about the ability of each human being to choose between doing good and doing evil, essentially that each person has “heaven and hell” inside themselves. When the song has been performed live by Black Sabbath, Dio or Heaven and Hell, it’s usually stretched out with an extended guitar solo, audience participation, ad libbed lyrics and/or additional lyrics regarding angelic and demonic apparitions and personal judgment. There is also a bootleg version sung by Ian Gillan. Tony Martin also sang it many times live with Black Sabbath as well as with his solo band.
Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls, who was a session keyboard player during the recording of this album, is said to have been responsible for this song’s famous bass line. The bassline closely resembles the bassline of “Mainline Riders” by Quartz, of which Nicholls was a former member.
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Voidhawk777 wrote:
Love this version its by DIO not ozzy, from the LIVE EVIL album..Which is awesome, I still have it on double album Classic cover with all the song titles having a image of there own on the cover....get the album play loud..GREAT LIVE ALBUM : LIVE EVIL :BLACK SABBATH with DIO -V-
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Voidhawk777 wrote:
Fucking great!
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aiwiron wrote:
One slick tune and keep it up.
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GorionIM wrote:
No no fool, fool! You got to bleed for the dancer! Fool, fool, look for the answer! Fool, fool, fool!
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mynameisjoehann wrote:
lif is like carousel spinning fast you gotta ride it well
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Scrappingfetus wrote:
captain_great Your Cheesy
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ilovemusix wrote:
HEAVY METAL!!!
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captain_great wrote:
Cheesy
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PIKACHU69 wrote:
Dio rocksLove the lyrics and everything about it dio rocks
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jsnruf wrote:
foo foo
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GorionIM wrote:
This song is THE mass of metal !!!
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kinemortophobia wrote:
One of the best songs, by one of the best singers ever. I love this song <3
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SamIAm55 wrote:
Perfection is, broadly, a state of completeness and flawlessness.
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obegiddy wrote:
Total Class................ Timeless class...................... Historical class
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My_SaTaN_666 wrote:
mükemmeL bir şarkı bayıLıyorum ya tüm heav mettaL seferLere tavsiyemdir..!!:D:D
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RhysTerk wrote:
04.14
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purloiner wrote:
Proper good :)
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BlackCak wrote:
Perfect Song.Perfect Band. The Masters of Metal!
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yiddo58 wrote:
one orsome song.
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psykotronik wrote:
so good :))
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