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░ ██ ██ Artist: Black Sabbath ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: The Eternal Idol █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2010 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2010-11-02 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Hard Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Sanctuary/Universal ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Remastered ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ In th mid-1980s, Black Sabbath seemed to be █
█ suffering from an acute case of lead singer-itis, █
█ as Glenn Hughes became yet another (and the second █
█ Deep Purple) vocalist to swiftly depart the ranks. █
█ HughesÆ health was by this time suffering badly █
█ brought on by his years of cocaine addiction which █
█ was also having a devastating effect on his vocal █
█ performance. █
█ █
█ HughesÆ replacement came in the shape of unknown █
█ American singer, Ray Gillen who was quickly air █
█ lifted in to fulfil the band's live commitments. █
█ Such was GillenÆs abilities that he was whisked █
█ into the studio to begin recording a new Black █
█ Sabbath album already titled, The Eternal Idol. █
█ The ensuing gestation of the new album was one █
█ mired in problems, however, as not one but three █
█ producers passed through the studio, resulting in █
█ band personnel changes that saw two bassists', two █
█ drummers' and the eventual departure of Ray Gillen █
█ who was in turn replaced by yet another unknown in █
█ vocalist Tony Martin. MartinÆs style was not that █
█ dissimilar to Ronnie James Dio and he would █
█ re-record all of GillenÆs vocal takes for the █
█ final album release. █
█ █
█ Issued on 1st November 1987, The Eternal Idol █
█ (Black SabbathÆs thirteenth studio album) was an █
█ altogether harder sounding record and brought back █
█ an æedgeÆ that had been missing from Seventh Star. █
█ Whilst there was much for the Sabbath fan to █
█ celebrate with tracks such as, "The Shining" (also █
█ released as a single), "Ancient Warrior", "Born To █
█ LoseÆ"and the title track, the album wasnÆt as █
█ well received and settled at number 66 in the UK █
█ and a disappointing 168 in the US. █
█ █
█ Over the years however, fans of Black Sabbath and █
█ hard rock in general have been re-discovering all █
█ that The Eternal Idol has to offer and this █
█ re-mastered Deluxe Expanded Edition adds two █
█ single b-sides from "The Shining": "Black Moon" █
█ and "Some Kind Of Woman", whilst the second disc █
█ brings to CD for the very first time the complete █
█ album session originally recorded by the late Ray █
█ Gillen. █
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░ CD 1/2 : ░
░ 1. The Shining 5:59 ░
░ 2. Ancient Warrior 5:34 ░
░ 3. Hard Life to Love 4:59 ░
░ 4. Glory Ride 4:49 ░
░ 5. Born to Love 3:43 ░
░ 6. Nightmare 5:21 ░
░ 7. Scarlet Pimpernel 2:07 ░
░ 8. Lost Forever 4:05 ░
░ 9. Eternal Idol 6:36 ░
░ 10. Black Moon (Single B-Side) (Bonus Track) 3:39 ░
░ 11. Some Kind of Woman (Single B-Side) 3:15 ░
░ (Bonus Track) ░
░ CD 2/2 : ░
░ 1. Glory Ride 5:21 ░
░ 2. Born to Lose 3:41 ░
░ 3. Lost Forever 4:17 ░
░ 4. Eternal Idol 6:48 ░
░ 5. The Shining 6:30 ░
░ 6. Hard Life to Love 5:19 ░
░ 7. Nightmare 4:49 ░
░ 8. Ancient Warrior 4:54 ░
░ 91:46 ░
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