Black Sabbath - "Heaven and Hell" (Live in Portland)

Sing me a song, you're a singer
Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil
The Devil is never a maker
The less that you give, you're a taker
So it's on and on and on,
It's Heaven and Hell, oh well

The lover of life's not a sinner
The ending is just a beginner
The closer you get to the meaning
The sooner you'll know
That you're dreaming
So it's on and on and on,
oh it's on and on and on
It goes on and on and on,
Heaven and Hell
I can tell, fool, fool!

Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion
For every moment of truth,
There's confusion in life
Love can be seen as the answer,
But nobody bleeds for the dancer
And it's on and on, on and on and on...

They say that life's a carousel
Spinning fast, you've got to ride it well
The world is full of Kings and Queens
Who blind your eyes then steal your dreams
It's Heaven and Hell, oh well

And they'll tell you black is really white
The moon is just the sun at night
And when you walk in golden halls
You get to keep the gold that falls
It's Heaven and Hell, oh no!

Fool, fool!
You've got to bleed for the dancer!
Fool, fool!
Look for the answer!
Fool, fool, fool!

Το κύκνειο άσμα (την πρώτης περιόδου) του Dio με τους Sabbs. Είχε την πολύ δύσκολη αποστολή να διαδεχθεί τον κολοσσό "Heaven and Hell". Βαριά η παρακαταθήκη, αλλά κατάφερε να το κοιτάξει στα μάτια.

Κυκλοφόρησε την 1η Οκτωβρίου του 1981 από την Warner Bros. Records. Χθες (5 Μαρτίου 2021) γνώρισε την πολλοστή επανακυκλοφορία του. "Βγήκε" μέσω της Rhino Records σε διπλό cd και διπλό βινύλιο.

Τα εννέα τραγούδια της αρχικής έκδοσης πλαισιώνονται από άλλα τόσα από "ζωντανές" εμφανίσεις της μπάντας σε Λονδίνο και Πόρτλαντ το 1981 και το 1982, ενώ ο δεύτερος δίσκος περιλαμβάνει ολόκληρη -ακυκλοφόρητη- συναυλία (13 τραγουδιών) των Black Sabbath (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum). If you listen to fools... The Mob Rules!

Δελτίο τύπου: «You're listening to Black Sabbath perform "Heaven and Hell" live at Portland Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR on 4/22/1982. Mob Rules Deluxe Edition features newly remastered audio along with rare and unreleased music, and the entire concert recorded in 1982 in Portland, OR.»