Mob Rules
Black Sabbath
℗ 1981 Vertigo Records 6302 119
Mob Rules is Black Sabbath's tenth studio album, released in 1981 following the success of Heaven and Hell. It peaked at number 29 on the charts. It was the first album to feature Vinny Appice on drums, who had replaced original member Bill Ward on the tour in support of the previous year's Heaven and Hell. This led to Ozzy Osbourne dubbing the line-up "Geezer and the three Wops". It is rumoured that the cover art for this album, by famed artist Greg Hildebrandt, contains a heavily-disguised message that reads "KILL OZZY,". It is apparently located toward the bottom of the picture, on the ground, written in a dark, crimson colour. However, the message is barely legible, and it is widely believed that the purported text is coincidental. The artwork was not created specifically for the album, for one thing, having been done in the 1970s, but was licensed for use. The lyrical themes are dark, notably on tracks such as "Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Falling Off the Edge of the World". The Live Evil album was recorded on the Mob Rules tour. The album is included in the Black Sabbath box set The Rules of Hell. |
- 1. Turn up the Night (Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi) [03:42]
- 2. Voodoo (Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi) [04:33]
- 3. The Sign of the Southern Cross (Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi) [07:49]
- 4. E5150 (Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi) [02:51]
- 5. The Mob Rules (Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi) [03:15]
- 6. Country Girl (Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi) [04:03]
- 7. Slipping Away (Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi) [03:46]
- 8. Falling off the Edge of the World (Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi) [05:05]
- 9. Over and Over (Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi) [05:27]
Участие в альбоме:
- Vinny Appice: drums
- Geezer Butler: bass guitar
- Ronnie James Dio: vocals
- Tony Iommi: guitar
- Geoff Nicholls: keyboards
Тексты:
Turn up the Night
(Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi)
A rumble of thunder, I'm suddenly under your spell No rhyme or reason, or time of the season, but oh well The darkened deliver, I shake and I shiver down your soul You know what to cover, I think for another it's a story told So get a good hold, yeah Regiment fooled you, you thought that you knew who you are A simple equation, that's the relation, but that's gone too far A time of suspicion, a special condition that we all know So let it all go! Turn up the night! Turn up the night! Turn up the night, it feels so right! Nighttime sorrow, taken like a pain Black will not become a white, it's all the same Evil lurks in twilight, dances in the dark Makes you need the movement, like a fire needs a spark to burn! A rumble of thunder, I'm suddenly under your spell No rhyme or reason, or time of the season, but oh well The darkened deliver, I shake and I shiver down your soul So get a good hold, yeah Turn up the night! Turn up the night! Turn up the night, it feels so right! Turn up the night! Turn up the night! If it feels right Turn off the light! Turn up the night!
Voodoo
(Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi)
Say you don't know me, you'll burn You can refuse, but you'll lose, it's by me Say you don't want me, you'll learn Nothin' you do will be new, 'cause I'm through Call me a liar, you knew You were a fool, but that's cool, it's all right Call me the Devil, it's true Some can't accept but I crept inside you So if a stranger calls you Don't let him whisper his name 'Cause it's Voodoo, oh! Fade into shadow, you'll burn Your fortune is free, I can see it's no good Never look back, never turn It's a question of time 'till your mine and you learn So if a stranger sees you Don't look in his eyes 'Cause he's Voodoo! Say you don't know me, you'll burn You can refuse, but you'll lose, it's by me Say you don't want me, you'll learn Nothin' you do will be new, 'cause I'm through Voodoo! Bring me your children, they'll burn! Never look back, never turn! Cry me a river, you'll learn Voodoo!!
The Sign of the Southern Cross
(Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi)
If there isn't light when no one sees Then how can I know what you might believe? A story told that can't be real Somehow must reflect the truth we feel, yeah Fade away, fade away Vanish into small Fade away, fade away Break the crystal ball - OH! It's the sign Feels like the time! On a small world, west of wonder Somwhere, nowhere all There's a rainbow that will shimmer When the summer falls If an echo darts in dancer When it hears a certain song Then the beast is free to wander But never is seen around And it's the Sign of the Southern Cross It's the Sign of the Southern Cross All right Sail away To the sign Ohh From the book, the word is spoken Whispers from forgotten psalms Gather all around the young ones They will make us strong Reach above your dreams of pleasure Given life to those who died Look beyond your own horizons Sail the ship of signs And it's the Sign of the Southern Cross It's the Sign of the Southern Cross Fade away, fade away Break the crystal ball Fade away, fade away I can't accept it anymore On a real world, west of wonder Somwhere, nowhere all There's a rainbow, see it shimmer When the summer falls >From the book, the word is spoken Whispers from forgotten psalms Gather all around the young ones They will make us strong! It's the Sign of the Southern Cross It's the Sign of the Southern Cross Don't live for pleasure Make life your treasure Fade away! Eight miles high, about to fall And no one there to catch you Look for the sign, the time The Sign of the Southern Cross, yeah
The Mob Rules
(Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi)
Close the city and tell the people that something's coming to call Death and darkness are rushing forward to take a bite from the wall, oh You've nothing to say They're breaking away If you listen to fools... The Mob Rules The Mob Rules Kill the spirit and you'll be blinded, the end is always the same Play with fire, you burn your fingers and lose your hold of the flame, oh It's over, it's done The end is begun If you listen to fools... The Mob Rules You've nothing to say Oh, They're breaking away If you listen to fools... Break the circle and stop the movement, the wheel is thrown to the ground Just remember it might start rolling and take you right back around You're all fools! The Mob Rules!
Country Girl
(Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi)
Fell in love with a country girl, morning sunshine She was up from a nether world, just to bust another soul Her eyes were an endless flame, holy lightning Desire with a special name, made to snatch your soul away, yeah We sailed away on a crimson tide, gone forever Left my heart on the other side, all to break it into bits Her smile was a winter song, a Sabbath ending Don't sleep or you'll find me gone, just an image in the air In dreams I think of you I don't know what to do with myself Time has let me down She brings broken dreams, fallen stars The endless search for where you are (Sail on, sail on) Fell in love with a country girl, morning sunshine She was up from a nether world, just to bust another soul Her eyes were an endless flame, unholy lady Desire with a special name, made to snatch your soul away, oh! Don't sail away on a crimson tide! Don't leave your heart on the other side! Her eyes are an endless flame Desire with a special name Don't ever fall in love! Don't give your heart away! No never, never fall in love with a country girl!
Slipping Away
(Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi)
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
Falling off the Edge of the World
(Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi)
I think about closing the door And lately I think of it more I'm living well out of my time I feel like i'm losing my mind I should be at the table round A servant of the crown The keeper of the sign To sparkle and to shine Never, no never again! Listen to me and believe what I say if you can Never, this is the end You know I've seen the faces of doom and I'm only a man Help me, tell me I'm sane I feel a change in the earth, in the wind and the rain Save me, take me away You know I've seen some creatures from hell and I've heard what they say! I've got to be strong Oh, I'm falling off the edge of the world Think you're safe, but you're wrong! We are falling off the edge of the world! Look out! there's danger! no where to run! It seems like desperate measures but sometimes it has to be done Over, it's over at last There's a message inside as we build a new life from the past We're falling off the edge of the world! Yes, the edge of the world! It's the end of the world!
Over and Over
(Geezer Butler — Ronnie James Dio — Tony Iommi)
Sometimes I feel like I'm dying at dawn And sometimes I'm warm as fire But lately I feel like I'm just gonna rain And it goes over, and over, and over again, yeah Too many flames, with too much to burn And life's only made of paper Oh, how I need to be free of this pain But it goes over, and over, and over, and over again Yeah, sometimes I cry for the lost and alone And for their dreams that will all be ashes But lately I feel like I'm just gonna rain And it goes over, and over, and over, and over again