Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Exploring the Rules of Hell - Children of the Sea/Voodoo (Live Evil Version)

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.

"Voodoo" is an interesting choice as I didn't think it was an exceptional track. It was one of the singles off of the Mob Rules albums though so that explains its inclusion.

"Voodoo" is also notable in that there is a new section after the guitar solo. Over a groovy music bed Dio adds some new lyrics. It's a cool little addition and breathes some fresh life into the song.

After "Voodoo" the track list indicates three classic songs are on the way, starting with the title track from the band's first album, "Black Sabbath". I'll cover that tomorrow!

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