Bob daisley vs 80's Geezer... who do you prefer and why?

Wow. Cool question. If you would've asked Daisley vs. 70's Geezer I would've easily said Daisley. I'm going to assume by "80's" Geezer you're including Heaven And Hell which I believe actually came out in '79. I really hate being "that" guy but it really is a toss up for me, but, gun to my head, Daisley. I think he was more influential than Geezer in this time frame. After Mob Rules Sabbath was really kind of a non-factor. Too many different singers, drummers, and other than Born Again, they just didn't sound like Sabbath, IMO, until Dio came back for Dehumanizer. Daisley wrote or co-wrote Ozzy's most identifiable and iconic songs and pretty much offered a masterclass in metal/hard rock bass playing. Powerful, lyrical playing. That's all I got.

 

Daisley for me.

And it's not even close.

 

where'd you come up with that question? it is a good question, though. while i dig the raw, completely unschooled, geezer on their very early stuff, daisley is the man for me. he is all over the place on 80s albums, more than you realize.

 

Hi Hoser_Eh

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(soryy Gluvhand I couldn't resist )

"Bob rules"

may the bass be with you

Wise(b)ass

 

Daisley, for me. One of my inspirations and idols. Great lyricist also.

 

Daisley by a very, very, slight margin. Rainbow's "Gates Of Babylon" provided that margin.

 

Great answer. "Heaven and Hell" came out in '80, but was mostly written in '79.

 

Man, I hate the mix on those two Ozzy records. Are they compressed like mica or what? No dynamic range at all.

Oh, and Daisley I suppose, but really they both have their moments and there is no doubt that Butler's uncontrolled bits on the early stuff are loads of fun.

 

The original mix or the new ones where they replaced the rhythm section?

 

I had the "original" American vinyl pressings (not the British ones), and even then it sounded like a brick, and Ozzy especially sounds overprocessed, thin and smeared. I get the impression that everything was recorded as hot as possible and then sewn together without thought to a little definition for each element.

The red zone on the meter is not the "rockin'" area, dammit!

 

Hi guys thought this thread needs some music



Cozy and Bob are hard to beat. Okay it' s not Sabbath neither Ozzzy but it' s a "bunch of legends lineup"

greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

I would take Dio-era Rainbow over most of the Ozzy-era Sabbath, but that's just my personal taste.

 

We saw the Dio era Rainbow in Shreveport at the Hirsch. 78 or 79 i think. Blackmore had the big Marshall Major stacks and Bob too. REO Speedwagon opened the show. Never forgot my ear plugs again. Great show. Best band ive seen live.

 

Great song but Blackmore played bass on this.

 

No Prog background at all as far as I know.