Born Again

★与Led Zeppelin、Deep Purple被视为英伦重金属乐三大先锋团体，1983年拿下英国TOP4专辑 ★与全球上亿销量传奇队伍Deep Purple主唱Ian Gillan合作的唯一天碟 ★2CD盘尽收原始专辑曲目，更独家特蒐从未曝光过的“The Fallen”、“Stonehenge”特殊版本，以及多首现场收音经典名曲 滚石杂志选为「百大世纪伟大艺人」第85名，仅次于齐柏林飞船、名列VH1频道「百大优秀硬摇滚乐团」亚军的Black Sabbath，与Led Zeppelin、Deep Purple被视为英伦重金属乐三大先锋团体，成功入籍摇滚名人殿堂。无论是Doom、Stoner抑或Sludge Metal，皆开创金属摇滚新格局，随着世代转化，仍经得起时间考验，继续秉持一贯摇滚精神与力道，昂首阔步迈入新纪元。 于1983年发行的第11张专辑【Born Again】，拿下英国Top4+美国第39名席次，请到老牌摇滚界高手Robin Black(Alice Cooper、Lou Reed、America)和Black Sabbath团员联手监製，也是全球上亿专辑销量的传奇队伍Deep Purple主唱Ian Gillan与Black Sabbath合作的唯一天碟！Death Metal勐团Cannibal Corpse曾翻唱“Zero The Hero”，而前主唱Chris Barnes更声明【Born Again】是他心目中Black Sabbath历届作品的最爱，就连鞭打金属超级队伍Metallica鼓王Lars Ulrich也爱不释手；另外，“Trashed”更是最招牌的主打歌！2CD经典名盘除了收录原始9首作品外，更独家推出从未曝光过的“The Fallen”、“Stonehenge”的特殊版本，以及多首现场收音经典名曲。 by Ed Rivadavia It sure looked good on paper, but when former Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan joined Black Sabbath for 1983's dreadful Born Again, the grim reality was that Gillan's bluesy style and humorous lyrics were completely incompatible with the lords of doom and gloom. Widely regarded as the band's creative nadir, Born Again also featured one of the worst covers ever (it's been voted), and the subsequent world tour was so troubled (the band's Stonehenge stage set didn't fit inside most venues) that it would serve as inspiration for the ultimate rock & roll spoof movie, This Is Spinal Tap. The equally atrocious "production" leaves one with the distinct impression that in a misguided attempt to record the heaviest album ever, Black Sabbath instead wound up with the muddiest. A decent melody can almost be heard somewhere underneath the mess that passes for the title track, but nothing can save utter flops such as "Disturbing the Priest," "Digital *****," and "Zero the Hero." In fact, the band only pulls it together for four brilliant minutes on the excellent "Trashed." [The CD release is remixed and the production is much clearer.]