Review: Black Sabbath 'Heaven and Hell & Mob Rules' Reissues (w/Chris Alo)

Join Pete Pardo & Chris Alo for reviews of the brand new Warner Brothers/Rhino reissues of Black Sabbath's 'Heaven and Hell' and 'Mob Rules'. #blacksabbath
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[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

I think we can all agree that Rhino needs to hire Chris Alo as a consultant for his expertise and common sense whenever they do a Black Sabbath reissue set.

[@chrisalo2989]

Thank you Daniel, I take that as a GREAT compliment.

[@Maximillian200HP]

@@chrisalo2989 your knowledge and passion for the band never ceases to amaze me. I'm 31 and they've been my favorite band since I was 10 years old. It's cool to see someone who knows more about them than I could even imagine.

[@drummusicinc4027]

Absolutely 💯 percent

[@chrisalo2989]

@Atomic Duck thank you all, you are all too kind!

[@robertpottle2887]

I love Chris's presentation style. It's frank, to the point, and laced with good humour too 👍

[@t702942]

Chris Alo is THE Sabbath guru! Love nerdy shows like this one, and Alo’s enthusiasm is so contagious. More shows like this would be fantastic 😀

[@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180]

Look for Pete's previous shows and you will find...

[@t702942]

@@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180 I’ve seen it already, I watch all of Pete’s shows 🙂

[@Frumess]

7:01 - THAT Black Sabbath live at the Hammersmith is IMO the BEST live Sabbath recording of any era. That Neon Knights is UNPARALLELED...

[@MrTarkus1]

Come on,we need reissues of 'Tyr' and 'Headless Cross', seriously!

[@TheRollingStoness]

I agree, with remastered and outtakes of the Tony Martin vocals..

[@johnhenfrey5936]

Chris is really on form here, absolutely loved it. He certainly put a big smile on my face.

[@chrisalo2989]

Really? That is awesome, thank you John!! Not enough smiles in these crazy times!! :)

[@risboturbide9396]

Can't wait! Pete Pardo rules!

[@alexandergilles8583]

He does indeed!! Found the channel around Nov-Dec 2019 and I’ve be rocking here ever since! Love it here. The content and conversations with Pete and fellow viewers are so much fun

[@ukrocksounds3419]

@@alexandergilles8583 Welcome to the club.

[@chrisschrecker5497]

Pete Pardo fan club! He’s the best for all of us who love this music!

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

The Tony Martin era albums has to be released as deluxe editions!!!!! All of them remastered and bonus songs unreleased and live songs. I love the Tony Martin era big time. Albums like The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, and TYR are PHENOMENAL!!!! I really hope that it happens.

[@matthewg666]

The Eternal Idol was my first Sabbath album so I'm with ya. I want the rest of the Martin era albums done.

[@DutchDixon94]

I really enjoy listening to Chris and Pete. They are both honest and passionate about hard rock and heavy metal. A joy to watch!

[@DBTdad]

I really appreciate honest reviews by devoted fans. At 24:30 reminds me of hard core bourbon collectors. A friend once said to me "Are you saving that bottle to open at your funeral?!" That statement changed the way I looked at bourbon. Hey! Iommi! Are you waiting to release the out takes at your funeral?!

[@aidanlynn]

Hopefully a full proper remix of Born Again is next.

[@glennpowell3444]

Yes. It was a good album I had on vinyl but very overlooked.Gillan was in good vocal.I met Geezer Butler at a motorhead gig .What a down to earth bloke he is.

[@scottshiflett3599]

I hear they can’t find the masters...

[@glennpowell3444]

@@scottshiflett3599 It was an overproduced album of the 80,s as many were then plus it was at the time not well received so the masters possibly just scrapped?

[@tatedavis2016]

Man would I love for Born Again to be remixed. I’d love to hear Bill Ward’s drums without them being overshadowed by Tony Iommi’s loud guitar tone.

[@stevetobin7495]

@@tatedavis2016 tony has said they can’t find the masters

[@jonathancilley9450]

Two of my favorite albums of all-time! Dio era Sabbath was my introduction to the band. All eras of Sabbath kick ass!

[@mitchtodd8554]

Chris has 4 copies of Never Say Die and hates it ,he's a real collector !!

[@chrisalo2989]

I wish it was only 4 Todd. I think it's closer to 6 or 7.

[@exelchannel8806]

@@chrisalo2989 why though?

[@chrisalo2989]

@@exelchannel8806 It's the horrific disease known as "collecting"!

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

What a great review and comparison of these latest CDs to the prior CDs and library of Sabbath. And, though not surprised, was glad to hear Chris' say he listened to each not only on his top sound system setup but also in his car which is where many of us listen to our music. Thanks, Chris and Pete, for following up your dream setlist for Sabbath with this show!

[@chrisalo2989]

OK, so my brain doesn't always fail me! Sabbath did play four dates at Hammersmith Odeon, but I guess the band did not record the 4th and final night, which was January 3rd 1982.

[@golddalek1961]

I was at one but can't remember which. On the encore (Children of the Grave) Ronnie sang first line of Paranoid by mistake. Tony was laughing so hard. Any ideas what night that might have been?

[@danielvysocky2716]

"Born Again" is a must to be revisited as: 1) because it has remained essentially untouched 2) the album was not well received at the time but has aged incredibly well. It's more stoner rock than the first 3 Sabbath albums.

[@garybroome6427]

Tony just did an interview and said that the masters for Born Again are lost/missing. They have like 3 songs but everything else is MIA. So it wont be able to get the best treatment. But agree, would love to see this reissued.

[@entelikey1]

Such a wicked album! Hot Line remains majorly underrated and buried late in the track list.

[@danielvysocky2716]

I was just listening to "Hot Line" two days ago and it is such an awesome tune. I agree with Iommi that the Beastie Boys, via Rick Rubin, took that riff and used it for "Fight For Your Right To Party" as re-read Iommi's autobiography this past week. Anyway, later today I'm going to my local and playing a singular set of back to back Ozzy-Dio-Gillen Sabbath for my friend John during happy hour. My friend John is truly a jazz virtuoso and has an appreciation for early Sabbath and Iommi in particular and we like to introduce one another music we are not to familiar with (in his case with me Mahavishnu Orchestra and Funkadelic). A few weeks ago I played him a few Dio era Sabbath cuts and he loved them but the Gillen era tracks floored him. He was listening with fresh ears and with zero bias so that was a welcome surprise. Today a set of 12 songs starting with "Symptom Of The Universe"-"Turn Up The Night"-"Thrashed". I haven't played him "Killing The Priest" yet I know he'll be knocked out this afternoon.

[@danielvysocky2716]

*"Disturbing The Priest" Forgive me, I just woke up after several pints last night 😉

[@entelikey1]

@@danielvysocky2716 I never knew that Beastie Boys stole that Hot Line riff. Now you mention it, it is very similar. Thanks for sharing 🍻

[@philjm3103]

I still remember walking into my local record store in Andover, England, in 1980 and handing over cash that I'd earned at my Saturday job, and walking out with Heaven and Hell. I was completely knocked out by it then and am still shocked how awesome it is 41 years later.

[@glennpowell3444]

To me at least overall Dio ,s two albums were the best Sabbath gave.?OK that might hit a nerve with some but stands. Heaven and Hell was it. The Mob Rules with E 5105 or whatever starting it was genius.The only pure Sabbath track to me pre Dio was Children of The Grave.That's a hard hitter!

[@jamesw4895]

Me too

[@danchallis5304]

I’m convinced Iommi is sitting on a mountain of Sabbath gold and is just putting off going through all of it. For the love of god Tony please release this stuff!!!

[@kamranmalik8546]

Nice review Pete and Chris, always good to see you guys review some Black Sabbath.

[@jasonanderson8102]

I love the passion guys. You are doing the (dark) Lord’s work.

[@JustinStender]

I find myself returning to Heaven and Hell again and again over the years. It pumps me up more than most of their output, and it's a solid album from start to finish.

[@Redrum1981]

Awesome and important reviews 🤘Thank you Pete and Chris 🤘

[@andytudor6517]

When my favourite channel has one my my favourite bands with THE brilliant Chris Alo I'm very happy! Top content Pete as always you and the gang have got me through 2 lock downs

[@stephenbrown4211]

Heavan & Hell at Hartford was the actual B=side to Die Young. It is the best version I know of. The atmosphere of the song with the acoustics and what I can only describe as white noise hasn't been captured on any other version I've heard.

[@Andrew-yd8zp]

Yes this is the version from the Die Young single B side that is etched in my brain this has to be the definitive live recording of this song. The atmosphere is like you are at the show. Must get my singles down from the attic.

[@mvjonsson]

I agree with Chris. The complete Hartford concert should have been included.

[@peterichards3261]

I agree with the "I've bought so many versions of this". Bought them both on vinyl when they came out and all the successive reissues on CD. Hope there's something different to enjoy

[@jessew1133]

The best part of this Mob Rules 2021 is the live set from Portland specifically from Heaven and Hell, guitar solo, The Sign of the Southern Cross and Paranoid all listened to as a one single track.

[@ejc636]

Thanks to Chris Alo.

[@gavinsmith9016]

I bought both albums originally on vinyl back at release time. In terms of Cd I have the Heaven and Hell Castle remaster . I've never seen the need to buy another. In terms of Mob Rules I had the Castle remaster but replaced it with the delux reissue that has the Hammersmith show (which is excellent). I see no need to buy to either of these two new re-issues.

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

Guess I am the 'ordinary listener', I have all the original vinyls the band in all incarnations put out but I can live with the compilations 'Greatest Hits 1970 - 1978' , 'Black Sabbath - The Dio Years' and 'The Sabbath Stones' to satisfy my repurchase urges. Great job as is customary Pete and Chris.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

I bought The Mob Rules one because of the new live show of Portland on CD 2. I did not get the Heaven And Hell one yet because it didn't have anything new. Now that Chris Alo said that it does sound amazing I will be buying it.

[@desbrown8119]

I saw both h&h and mob rules tours at Newcastle city hall amazing

[@stevesmith3990]

I was there at Hammersmith in early Jan '82, happy days!

[@gregcohen6158]

Love these guys they're real fans and tell u the real deal the truth of the matter .way to go Pete!

[@robunish9233]

Great review/re-cap. Loved how Chris nearly had a stroke when fussing about some of the CD bonus material being re-added to the future re-releases.... that's how me & a few of my friends feel every time that nonsense happens.... the re-release/re-packaging of this music has just enough bits & pieces to attempt to hook you to buy yet another iteration of it.

[@aleksandarpejcic2077]

They should give us the Tony Martin remasters with all the bonus/live tracks. Who gives a f... about all those remasters they did hundreds of times. Just crazy...

[@mickblack2800]

Why would u waste your time and money on anything to do with Martin era 'Sabbath', l learnt my lesson the first time around & couldn't go thru it again.👎

[@bwroberts11]

I love Chris' takes...so funny!

[@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180]

Lol

[@entelikey1]

Chris is the ultimate Dio era Sabbath historian. Wendy should run the draft of the long awaited RJD biography by him for a fact check. I’m so glad this channel devotes so much to Dio’s career. Regarding a dream set list, I would definitely include several songs from Dehumanizer, such as Letters From Earth 🌏 Suns Of The Father, Too Late and Double The Pain from The Devil You Know as deep cuts. Country Girl and SOTSC are the ultimate although very different songs. Cheers 🌊

[@MattJarz]

As long as we keep buying it they will keep doing the same thing. Not buying.

[@rimaxxamir1774]

Great review, and totally agree about the Heaven and Hell reissue. They should not have used any of the bonus tracks and live tracks from the 2010 reissue. They should instead have included a live show. There are some good/ok recordings from Tokyo and Australia from the Heaven and Hell tour, or why not use the New York (Black & Blue) recordings? The Mob Rules reissue on the other hand is phenomenal.

[@terryjohnson5275]

Glad to have watched this before ordering either of them - I've already got the Live at Hammersmith so dont think I'll bother with the Heaven and Hell, however the Live at Portland sounds essential so I'll be going for the Mob Rules, which I prefer to Heaven and Hell anyways. Like Chris I have the video release of Black and Blue, thankfully I still have a VHS player that works so i could copy the video to DVD and split the Sabbath and BOC sets , although the quality isnt as great as a remastered reissued version would /should have been its ok for my own viewing pleasure. There was an interveiwe Eddie Trunk did with Tony thats up on you tube elsewhere where Tony confirmed he is bot really annoyed about SlapBAck coming out but that it also has Ronnie playing bass on it, although somewhere else Geezer seems to have said he's playing bass on it - however I've not heard or seen that.

[@berenburg64]

Greetings from the Netherlands

[@billmorgan4327]

IMO the ultimate Sabbath grail would be the "lost" Mob Rules tracks referenced by Iommi. SOMEBODY has access to that material. Put it out Tony.

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you guys for mentioning the Black Sabbath’s reissues.🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@brianhart5620]

I thought Chris was going to go ultrasonic when he was talking about how bummed out he was with those live shows from Hammersmith! He kept going higher and higher!!

[@chrisalo2989]

Sorry Brian, that might have been the cough medicine! :)

[@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180]

Lol

[@garygennaro6029]

Chris and Pete had me on the edge of my seat. I only have these records from itunes ipod. May buy these new CDs.

[@guillaumechabason3165]

The Mob rules but Chris Alo and Pete Pardo rule even more ! Cheers from Paris

[@brandonbelt5055]

Fantastic! Looking forward to grabbing the 'Mob Rules' new issue! Portland!!!

[@tatedavis2016]

For me, if I want to physically buy a reissue of anything, there has to be a pretty big book or something that details something I don’t know about the release being reissued. I’ll listen to a remastered album on Spotify, but a lot of the times I don’t know the difference between that remaster and the previous one. Great show as always guys.

[@GB-qw7lg]

Black Sabbath - "Live in Worcester" (sometimes called "Live in Hell") bootleg is crushing and sounds great. This concert is better than the officially released "Live in Donington" with Gillan.

[@independenceltd.]

I didn't get the Heaven and Hell reissue cuz it doesn't have anything that couldn't be found on the Heaven and Hell or Mob Rules deluxe editions. I did get the Mob Rules reissue. And whenever I start to question my collector-itis, I just remember that Chris Alo is out there and then I feel better about myself as I buy yet another copy of said CD.

[@tedkay_music]

both are great albums!

[@ScottyKirk1]

Hammersmith is the real Live Evil. That was the best Sabbath I'd purchased in many years. All of the Rules of Hell box sounds really good if you download the hi-res 24/192 files. The new live show with Mob Rules is probably the reason I'll have to get this new one.

[@vinylsolution2522]

This is like the 4th of july and Christmas! The two greatest Metal/Hard rock albums re released on Vinyl.

[@timmyfay7548]

You guys are the best!!!!

[@Nephilim-81]

Lol “there just giving us ice in the winter. “ lol.

[@captain2man713]

I know Chris!! Went to tons of his Hudson Horror festivals. Good to see him on here.

[@chrisalo2989]

Hi Jeff!!! I hope you and Anna are doing well! Yep, been guesting here on S.O.T. for a while. And I hope to bring Hudson Horror back soon.

[@captain2man713]

@@chrisalo2989 We're doing great....I watch a lot of the S.O.T. shows - the stuff is right up my alley and Martin Popoff is a frequent guest - who I've done some proofreading work for. Great job with this! I'll be looking out for more S.O.T. videos with you.

[@chrisalo2989]

@@captain2man713 awesome, thanks!! I also do Pete's "Monster's Den" shows where we talk monster and horror movies.

[@garlock696]

Maybe the rest of Hammersmith will be on a Live Evil rerelease? Love this era of Sabbath, best music ever.

[@b.rogers6996]

The first two albums with Ozzy (Debut and Paranoid) and these first two albums with Ronnie are my 4 favorite Sabbath albums.

[@chrisalo2989]

Same for me! My all time fave Sabbath top 4!

[@darrylamaki2470]

@ Chris Alo You should do a book out on Sabbath recordings and photos.Future generations can use it for references. May as well do a Godzilla and Horror films too..Thank you for sharing your passion.. Aloha Stay Safe...

[@chrisalo2989]

Thank you Darryl for the amazing compliment. Never say never!!

[@Maximillian200HP]

I see a Black Sabbath-related video, I click watch. I see "w/Chris Alo" I click watch. I clicked watch very fast on this one.

[@chrisalo2989]

thank you! I think Pete and I make a heck of a good team for Sabbath coverage!

[@Maximillian200HP]

@@chrisalo2989 definitely, both you and Pete have such great knowledge about Sabbath. (and countless other bands) As a younger fan it's cool to learn new things about both my favorite bands and discover new ones or give new thoughts to bands I'd never paid much attention to before.

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

Also, Chris, Tony has said in a few recent interviews that the Forbidden re-mix is a priority currently. That said, even with better production, i still think that the songwriting will still hold it back. That said, I'm still buying it!

[@thegoatgotmilked373]

It took me very long to get Mob Rules on vinyl. Heaven and Hell is not available at all here in the Netherlands. So I was really really happy to hear they would reissue them.

[@Nephilim-81]

For those who are audiophiles, you need not to shy away from these Remasters. They are incredibly tastefully done and they simply aren’t just made louder. You can crank these loud!!!

[@BigWade57]

Hammersmith was four shows, but only three were used to build the album. The limited Hammersmith album was a US release, so it was added to the 2010 remasters because those were UK releases. Obviously, people who are interested in the material will buy it, wherever they are. But officially, the 2010 H&H and MR deluxe albums were only released in the UK, along with the deluxe Dehumanizer. The latter was then released in the US, without changes, in 2019. These new H&H and MR versions are officially the first US release of deluxe editions, never mind that most American fans, including me, already have the 2010 ones. I think they based the bonus material on what they thought American fans had/hadn't heard, however unrealistic that is in practice. Also, Heaven in Hartford has mostly Ozzy-era songs, so anyone who picks that CD up should know, those are what's missing from the H&H bonus tracks. Chris, I assume you've heard the DrainSTH albums? They're okay, and Maria does a good job. She seems to have retired from singing and performing after marrying Tony. Let's hope she, or someone, makes his tapes available, as you suggest. One last thing, supposedly the master tapes for Born Again are missing, which is why the album has never been remixed. The 2nd (3rd?) generation ones have been remastered, but that only goes so far, obviously...

[@chrisalo2989]

Oh for sure, VERY familiar with Drain STH, saw them a few times live, both with and without Sabbath. This is a true story. I literally bumped into Tony Iommi at Ozzfest 1997 while walking to my seats. He was watching Drain STH play live, Tony was watching from the side of the stage. I always assumed that they hadn't hooked up yet at that point, but he definitely had his eye on her!

[@garyjoyce2160]

Tremendous review by both. I decided , closing in on 5️⃣9️⃣years , I spent a ton of $$$$, on different versions etc. there’s a time to finally bring in the outfield / game over. I’m not pulling the trigger , like I always do. Lol. Well today ANYWAY!!! 👍💯

[@drummusicinc4027]

Listening to you guys tell everything bad about the discs, I thought man I should have waited to buy these, but no..... I would still have bought them. Cool review and insight. Chris Alo rules🤘🎶🍻

[@lahloonatic]

Alo's on fucking point: the milking of the fans is outrageous.

[@Shadoestar]

I've been wanting to see a remix of Born Again for a long time. I'd also like to see the Tony Martin era get proper reissues, especially Headless Cross.

[@neuroisis85]

Even more over compressed, I'll stick to my OG copies since they have good dynamic range. Agree with Alo though, a remix of the albums would have been really cool to hear.

[@markdodds6141]

Great review I read the contents for the two and passed on Heaven & Hell. Like Pete, I’m a Heaven & Hell guy but the Mob Rules release has a far superior set of extras. Mob Rules just arrived and I haven’t had a chance to listen yet.

[@tristanblack6609]

This was very helpful.. thank you guys

[@mikesclassicrock9745]

My favourite albums of Black Sabbath, I bought both ( CD and vinyl versions ) already had all versions

[@nedionedio795]

Chris and Pete great Duo, 24:47 Hilarious.

[@mmk7340]

Great show guys. I'll pass on these but still loved hearing about them from the 2 of you.

[@samkeepintherockalive]

I totally agree. I much prefer the physical version. You pay more, but you get more. Also, I just purchased these two re-issues.

[@drummusicinc4027]

Got both delivered today. Can’t wait to hear your review. Can more live Dio ever be a bad thing? Not in my opinion 🤘🎶🍻

[@zydrunasanzulevicius4179]

Chris is crazy. Love You man :)

[@chrisalo2989]

back atcha!!

[@zlatanfilipovic8798]

Thank you guys for reviewing these reissues, so those of us who are not die hard fans or collectors of your range could decide to go for them or not. It is pricey (and usually there is space and/or spouse limitations present) to check if the sound is better or not. Now we know in advance thanks to your expertise. Personally, having both albums as LP’s (as vinyl was originally called) and Universal 2010 deluxe reissues is perfestly fine with me. On Heaven and Hell alternative Yugoslav cover is given which is actually a version of a back of the cover. I always wondered why, as record companies changed covers which did not in someone’s mind fit with political and ideological premises of the country. For instance, New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds lost its cross and was redesigned. Heaven and Hell posed no threat to the system, angels were fine and smoking actually encouraged. As much as I know already first Yugoslav issue had a mark “srebrna” meaning silver. For a hard rock band that was a real success to count on so many buyers. After so many decades, having a different cover makes it special.

[@ericdinse5047]

GREAT DISCUSSION !!!!

[@markwebb1040]

I pretty much agree with everything they said about the re-issues. They could have done a lot more with Heaven And Hell. Yet I still bought it.

[@Danimal77]

I agree 100% with everything Chris said. I think Pete was being less critical and trying to remain neutral like Switzerland because he wants to get Tony Iommi on the show in the future.

[@jasonbala7858]

I’ve got these and love them.

[@bcaliber7028]

I had a bunch of the Castle Records remasters including Heaven&Hell and Mob Rules in the 90's. I just listened to Mob Rules today and it still sounds great. They were such an audio upgrade from the 1st Gen. CD's.

[@luisvaldes1568]

What a team. Remember when albums came out my brother bought them on cassette. Also bought Live Evil on cassette.

[@iancocks9408]

Great to hear you guys be so passionate about black sabbath. Have loved black sabbath since I heard my first album paranoid in the early 80’s. I love the first 6 Ozzy albums, first two dio albums here are great also and massive return to form. I do think that heaven and hell does sound a lot like long live rock n roll, same singer and producer may have had a lot of input into the album.

[@damienfoyer]

Great review with lots of useful information and love the unfiltered opinions.

[@EvilVonRetee]

Average dynamic range ratio determines the quality of sound in each cd issue and basically more louder the issue is, more worse (and compressed) is the sound. I'd prefer 80's issues of Sabbath cd's for best sound quality. Visit Dynamic Range Database to compare different issues. Then of course, vinyls are the whole different story...

[@ukrocksounds3419]

I agree totally.

[@Gumbypotty]

I agree. I don't mind louder _recordings_ as long as they don't touch the dynamic range of the originals. Compression destroys music.

[@747jono]

Great video good reissues totally agree with all comments guys

[@charlesrense5199]

I preordered the vinyls of these because I don't have them, and I love these records. Glad to know I am STILL waiting for them to ship so some people that have every version of these albums can bleat and moan that there is overlap between all the editions they own purely for completisms sake. Hey man, I dunno, maybe just pick the one edition that's set up the way you like it, and leave some for the rest of the fans. I know, you guys have the CDs, so you're not my problem. But if anyone is having similar conversations regarding the vinyl editions, kindly sit on a rusty nail.

[@fryke]

We're not really at the end of physical media. Even after CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays are long gone, you can still release a book with a download-code, for example - and collectors will love those books for exactly the same reason they do like box sets, Blu-Rays etc. now: Collecting.

[@johnoberle9750]

All the Black Sabbath albums are gems. This is long over due. Shame Born Again can’t be found. TonyMartin era is great as well. Ozzy was an original who went on to great success of his own. The Band continued to be great on its own. Heaven and Hell Mob Rules among the very best. In sabbath the sum was always greater than the parts to me. The essence of a great band. All of it deserves equal respect. We can do that and have our favorite parts of the band. The sweat and hard work was the same. To try to say one era was better is in reality a catch 22. I don’t know that Ronnie James Dio was the best. I do know there is no one to this day better than him.

[@jamesreed1509]

I'm going get the mob rules I need that Portland show.

[@Martroid]

Happy to stick with my 2010 Deluxe Editions. Thanks, guys.

[@gladiator22666]

Already purchased these 3 times on CD and once on vinyl lol . Got to say though ....they are two of the best albums ever made 🤘 Don't think I will be purchasing again .

[@lateramae]

I would say for the collectors, yes it's disappointing that the bonus tracks are stuff they already have, but for new fans that like the albums and want to get copies with better sound quality, then sounds alright to me (of course, it depends on the price too).

[@matthewfeduzi4751]

Excellent review. Informative and funny these guys are in a league of their own.

[@MetalAsylumNJ]

These new versions would be worth it if they included the concert video. They have videos for Neon nights and Die Young. So where is the concert? But based on your reviews Mob sounds worth getting again

[@martinlundberg5308]

Mob Rules cd 2: Full Portland 1982 show

[@jimmyjambhere]

I love the deluxe 2cd of Mob Rules from 2010 cause of disc 2. The new deluxe version has different deluxe material on disc 2. The original H&H deluxe from 2010 was lacking with the extras. Also love the newest Dehumanizer 2cd / 2LP deluxe versions.

[@kenborody3296]

Great informative episode! But who remastered these new versions? Out of all the versions I prefer the 2010 versions remastered by Andy Pearce. Very warm and natural sounding. I have not heard these new ones yet.....on the fence because I love these albums, but nothing new here. Agree complete shows are the way to go with the bonus discs.

[@michaelg.1786]

Chris could have his own show juston the number of disc releases for both albums!