Rick N. Backer Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Have you ever heard the Abraham Lincoln-John F. Kennedy links? Supposedly, there are a number of similar facts about both men, not just that they were murdered American presidents. Anyways, I've always been intrigued by the Black Sabbath - Van Halen similarities. Consider: Both rose to prominence on the strength of a guitar phenom. Both started out with front men who, while not classically talented singers, had a unique voice and amazing stage presence. Both arguably invented a style of rock. When their original singers left, they hired already famous front men with superior singing voices, who polarized fans between the two eras. They each had a third already famous vocalist who just wasn't the right fit for the band (admittedly, Sabbath actually had a fourth and fifth vocalist). I love the Ozzy and Dio eras of Sabbath, but they're totally different bands. Ditto for the Roth and Sammy eras of VH. The Cherone and Gillan/Hughes/Martin eras do nothing for me. Just an observation. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Interesting thought, They also both reunited the orginal vocalists for a album and tour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 And right now both Sabbath & Van Halen are touring without a founding member due to a petty fued 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 And right now both Sabbath & Van Halen are touring without a founding member due to a petty fued True! Also both reunion albums were pretty damn good imo! Saw the sabbath show and was blown away.Van halen in sept... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 The main diference I see is that after a certain point Sabbath became a revolving door of musicians, to a much higher extent than VH. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 They both have album covers with smoking angels. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Good points about the bands. A lot of the supposed jfk/Lincoln links have been debunked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 There was also the infamous '78 tour , with reports of VH blowing a tired sabbath off the stage every night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Now that I think of it, Sabbath had a sixth vocalist. Forgot Ray Gillen. Another similarity is the hostility fans of the original singer tend to feel about his immediate successor. And both released live albums with their second singers widely recognized to be essentially a studio album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 And right now both Sabbath & Van Halen are touring without a founding member due to a petty fued True! Also both reunion albums were pretty damn good imo! Saw the sabbath show and was blown away.Van halen in sept... And people ripped the live vocal performances of both singers pretty mercilessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Bondurant Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Both begin with a letter "B" except Van Halen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Both begin with a letter "B" except Van Halen.Both begin with a letter "B" except Van Halen.I think you're onto something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Both begin with a letter "B" except Van Halen. It can't be "both" then. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Bondurant Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Both begin with a letter "B" except Van Halen. It can't be "both" then. :) If you guess how many coins I have in my pocket I give both of them to you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 So , which was the better comeback album? Imo it was 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 So , which was the better comeback album? Imo it was 13 Agreed. But ADKoT was still pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 So , which was the better comeback album? Imo it was 13 Agreed. But ADKoT was still pretty good. Oh i agree that was solid as well. Honestly i was surprised as i was fearing for the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Tony and Eddie drink beer http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w276/custom55/tonyiommi1_zpsdfnpq44n.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 There was also the infamous '78 tour , with reports of VH blowing a tired sabbath off the stage every night. older dude I know saw that tour, and the ramones were on before VH. the denim-warriors were not pleased :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Both guitar players have had cancer scares. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 So , which was the better comeback album? Imo it was 13Tony. Heaven and hell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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