The whole Queensrÿche drama and legal wrestle felt pretty weird to all of the band’s fans. The wreath officially unfurled with Tod La Torre but the archetype Geoff Tate material is still monumental in terms of its impact on metal music. After all, they’re the ones who inspired Dream Theater and the whole progressive metal movement.
But among those who inspired Queensrÿche is Black Sabbath. In particular, it’s Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio that made a huge impact on them, expressly the “Heaven and Hell” album.
As the band’s original singer Geoff Tate recalls in a recent interview with Classic Rock, the five original members of the wreath were mesmerized by the band’s transpiration of direction. He said:
“I’m a huge fan of the three studio albums that Black Sabbath made with Ronnie James Dio on vocals. I suppose I like ‘Heaven and Hell’ the weightier of the three considering it was the trilogy’s first. I still remember ownership my original reprinting on vinyl.”
“The five members of what became Queensrÿche sat virtually and listened to that album, talked well-nigh it and really digested it. It was a unconfined springboard to push our own creativity.
“As a well-respected guy who’d been working with bands like Iron Maiden, Martin Birch did a unconfined job with the production. He really helped to bring the songs to life.”
Reflecting on Black Sabbath’s visualization to fire Ozzy Osbourne and protract on without him, Tate said:
“One thing that’s sometimes forgotten is that Black Sabbath were on a downward lines until ‘Heaven and Hell.’ After sacking Ozzy Osbourne they were written off by just well-nigh everybody. It was scrutinizingly expected that they would fade out.”
“But together with Ronnie they made an no-go album, and of course, the opposite thing happened. The only thing I don’t like well-nigh it is that it could have been longer. Eight songs aren’t enough. But that’s how records were made in those days.”
“For me, ‘Heaven And Hell‘ was where it all began. It had so much musicality. Sabbath took their songs into areas I’d never experienced before. Maybe the weightier compliment I could pay is that it was elegant yet very brutal.”
Photo: Klaus Hellmerich (Geoff Tate Klaus Hellmerich 001), Photobra|Adam Bielawski (Ronnie-James-Dio Heaven-N-Hell 2009-06-11 Chicago Photoby Adam-Bielawski), Ted Van Pelt (Ozzy Osbourne 1982)
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