Definitive Christopher Cross, The - Christopher Cross

Advantages: Great listening for any rock fan
Disadvantages: You might not like rock

...for a couple of weeks Jeff Fenholt January 1985 – September 1985 Glenn Hughes September 1985 – March 1986 Ray Gillen March 1986 – August 1987 Tony Martin August 1987 – April 1991 Ronnie James Dio April 1991 – November 1992 Rob Halford November 14th & 15th 1992 Tony Martin Spring 1993 – December 1995 Band inactive January 1996 – March 1997 Ozzy Osbourne March 1997 – present CROSS PURPOSES - 1994 Lead vocals: Tony Martin Guitar: Tony Iommi Bass: Geezer Butler Drums: Bobby Rondinelli Keyboards: Geoff Nicholls I WITNESS ‘I witness, a time and a place that never dies, still frozen in time. This darkness, the only place that I can hide, I witness, a dream.’ The first song on the album opens it nicely. It starts off on an even pace and picks up as the song progresses, a lot of drums coming through on this one. CROSS... Read review

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Advantages: Loud and heavy, like music should be!
Disadvantages: one bad song

...Cross Purposes is one of those Black Sabbath albums which is ignored just because Ozzy didn't sing on it, although by this time (1994) the band had experienced several line up changes and this did a lot of damage to Sabbath's reputation. It was the first Sabbath album I heard and it is probably still my favourite even though I own most of their 25 odd releases. Cross Purposes see's the return of bassist Geezer Butler and his input seems tomake the album a lot better than 1989's Headless Cross or 1990's TYR. The album also sees the return of singer Tony Martin following the departure of Ronnie James Dio. The new drummer is Bobby Rondinelli. Cross Purposes features a big variety of songs. It starts with a one of their heaviest numbers yet: I Witness. It has a ballad called Dying For Love which is written about the plight of refugees... Read review

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Advantages: Some great songs
Disadvantages: Not enough bass

...1989's Headless Cross was thought of one of Sabbath's better albums which didn't feature original vocalist Ozy Osbourne and this opinion is justified. It has quite a few great songs such as Nightwing, Devil & Daughter, Headless Cross and the superb When Death Calls. The line up for this album was changed once again from 1987's The Eternal Idol. For this release there are Cozy Powell on drums, Neil Murray on bass who replace the two who left. Tony Martin is once again singing and the guitar legend Tony Iommi remains as the only ever present member of Black Sabbath. The main problem which plagues Headless Cross is that the bass isn't nearky loud enough. It makes the albums sound seem empty and lacking enough power to create the proper Sabbath experience. The drumming has been mixed louder to try and compensate for this but as a result... Read review

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