"TV Crimes" deals with the hypocrisy of television evangelists. It's a nice, fast paced song with some great Geezer Butler bass work. Dio's vocals have a great flow and show a great command of rhythm. And yes I'm probably starting to sound like a broken record here, but Dio really was something special. That he left so much music behind for people to enjoy is a wonderful gift.
I'm lumping these songs together because that is basically what the band did. "Heaven and Hell" leads into an extended Iommi solo, "The Sign of the Southern Cross" and back into "Heaven and Hell". The whole thing has a great flow and made for an interesting listen.After a trio of classic songs the band leaves the Ozzy era and returns to the current material. "The Mob Rules" is as full of energy as the album version and is a pretty straightforward take on the song.The last of three consecutive Ozzy era songs is another faithful The second of three consecutive Ozzy era tracks finds Dio again putting his own stamp on things. He mainly plays around with the phrasing and delivery and adds a "sing along" to the melodic outro section.
"Black Sabbath" is an iconic track for the band of the same name. The
opening track from the 1970 self-titled release sowed some of the seeds
that would grow into heavy metal. It's an important track from an
important band and it would be unthinkable for the band to perform live
and not have it be part of the set list.I'm lumping "Children of the Sea" and "Voodoo" together because the former is a pretty straight forward presentation of the album cut. With the exception of some rapid fire snare rolls from Appice there isn't much to say. It's a nice live version."N.I.B." finds the band venturing into the Ozzy Osbourne era. From the get go it is clearly a new band as Vinny Appice's drum work is differentfrom Bill Wards, but overall it works.Live Evil was recorded during four dates on the Mob Rules Tour in the spring of 1982. Fighting between two separate camps within the band (Iommi/Butler on one side and Dio/Appice on the other) during the 
The final song on Mob Rules is a fitting final track for the last studio recordings from the Dio fronted Black Sabbath for 10+ years.A quiet, moody intro gets things started with what sounds like a violin. Iommi's clean guitar with a flange-like tone plays along. There are also some synth sounds that ultimately take center stage as the song moves to the next section.
Like Heaven and Hell before it, the first side of Mob Rules ends with the title track. It's not as epic as "Heaven and Hell" but that doesn't prevent it from being a great track."E5150" is an instrumental bridge track between "The Sign of the Southern Cross" and "The Mob Rules". It's pretty unremarkable. Black Sabbath wasn't beyond this sort of thing as during the Ozzy era it "The Sign of the Southern Cross" is another Black Sabbath epic. It's big and atmospheric and worthy of being included on any list of great Black Sabbath songs.A cool riff that incorporates a fluid pull-off run starts things off before the band enters with a thumping rhythm. Iommi's tone is nice and smooth with a glassy tinge that is most noticeable towards the solo.
