Ozzy Osbourne vs. Ronnie James Dio

[Nora]

Which singer do you like the most?

Ozzy Osbourne



Ronnie James Dio

 

[Riff Raff]

Dio. He was 100 times the vocalist.

 

[E-Z]

A hard one but if pushed I'd probably go for Ronnie.

E-Z

 

[SanguineRemedy]

Two very different singers.

Ozzy sounds like a tormented soul in the seventh layer of hell.

Dio sounds like an ordinary man that ascended to divinehood.

I prefer Ozzy but Dio is a better singer. They both deserve massive respect in the metal world as they both contributed to defining the genre.

 

[Porch Monkey]

Depends. Dio I would rate generally more highly, but I love Ozzy's singing on Sabotage - at his best then I reckon, and I prefer him to Dio on that, and possibly on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath too.

 

[SanguineRemedy]

It's hard to pass up Ozzy when he's on albums like Master of Reality and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

 

[E-Z]

Depends. Dio I would rate generally more highly, but I love Ozzy's singing on Sabotage - at his best then I reckon, and I prefer him to Dio on that, and possibly on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath too.

Yes I agree Ozzy sounds great on Black Sabbath Vol.4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath & Sabotage and Ronnie sounds great especially on Heaven And Hell, Mob Rules & Dehumanizer.

E-Z

 

[Speed King]

I like both too much to pick one or the other.

 

[Big Ears]

Dio is the better singer, but Sabbath's first six albums with Osbourne are superior to the on-off Dio era. Ian Gillan, Ray Gillen and Glenn Hughes are all vastly superior singers to Osbourne, but the material did not match. My favourite Sabbath singer is Tony Martin, although only Tyr stands out. I live in hopes that Iommi and Martin make another album together.

I voted for Dio. If voting between the first Sabbath album and Heaven and Hell, I would vote for the Osbourne album.

 

[E-Z]

Dio is the better singer, but Sabbath's first six albums with Osbourne are superior to the on-off Dio era. Ian Gillan, Ray Gillen and Glenn Hughes are all vastly superior singers to Osbourne, but the material did not match. My favourite Sabbath singer is Tony Martin, although only Tyr stands out. I live in hopes that Iommi and Martin make another album together.

I voted for Dio. If voting between the first Sabbath album and Heaven and Hell, I would vote for the Osbourne album.

I am waiting for possibly Tony Iommi to give the go ahead to the re-mastering and re-releasing of the Tony 'the cat' Martin era Black Sabbath albums especially FORBIDDEN although Tony Martin voice is 'shot' on it. I bought the cd when it was first released back around 1995/6 and thought it was ok but subsequently sold it. The other Tony Martin Black Sabbath albums are HEADLESS CROSS, TYR & CROSS PURPOSES so come on Tony you've got plenty of time on your hands now Sabbath have finished.

E-Z