This one is a Black Sabbath track from the 'Heaven and Hell' album called 'Lonely Is The Word'. Not sure how well known it is (it's the album closer) but it's been my favourite Dio era song for years and one that Heaven and Hell (Sabbath with Dio under 'contractual' name) usually finish the set with I'm told. I did the guitars nearly 4 YEARS AGO!!! It was lost in a hard drive crash but after another power failure, all the stuff I'd lot was back...and all the stuff I had was lost! :dunno: Blooody computers!

Anyway, Bulldog's thread offering real drums got me thinking and I asked if he wanted to follow along with the backing track (so I wouldn't have to do the guitars again). He did a REALLY good take on Bill Ward and then I got down to trying to do Geezer Butler's bass line. MUCH harder than the guitarwork believe me! The guy is...a Geezer!

Justin added his keyboard touches to the outro and then we thought WHO can do the vox? Back then it was gonna be Geordie so he was the natural (and obvious) choice for a vocal as big as this. Once again he tore it a new ass and so here we are...and I'm chuffed to have done something with him after all this time.

A load more 'lost' stuff floated to the top so I'm gonna want a singer for a Sevendust song next...any takers????? Thanks for this one guys...another one ticked in the 'done' box. :thumb:

Kickass stuff guys! Great to hear a full real band! :yourock:

Agreed with Naif! Great drums Bulldog. Not heard this Sabbath song but loved the tone on the guitars Chris, great playing as usual too! and Geordie is just a class act on vocals! 5 easy :thumb:

EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT !!!!:thumb:

:yourock: Mint stuff,excellent in every way my friends!:rock:

excellent, sounded amazing*****:thumb:

Cheers Sky, Dave, Sol, Stereophony and Naif. :thumb:

This is a fantastic cover, Its like a proper little virtual band!. The guitars were just awesome Chris, so much tone and energy in the playing, great bass work too. Johnny, brilliant drums, you are one excellent all round musician and Geordie, very very Dio like vocals, you got all those little expressions in there too!. I feel a little embarassed being mentioned alongside these great guys as my role in this is very very small!, completely brilliant work by the other 3 though!!...This was rocking and top marks...:rock: :rock: :rock:

what an awesome collab, a great little band here..Just loved it guys:bowdown:

Chris your tone is incredible , singing lead lines with great harmonics in there, was that the Steve Morse Guitar on this track??

Fantastic cover here fellas , the four of you pushed out a very pro sounding cover here , the quality speaks for itself , 5 stars :rock: :rock:

Still love this album, I played it to death back then, as it sorta took away some of the pain of Ozzy leaving :lol: You nailed this guys, it could easily have been "Heaven and hell" playing there. Easy 5.

what an awesome collab, a great little band here..Just loved it guys:bowdown:

Chris your tone is incredible , singing lead lines with great harmonics in there, was that the Steve Morse Guitar on this track??

Thanks all. No mate, this was the Squier strat I think. It has a Seymour Duncan hot rails in the bridge and sounds very much like a rock guitar rather that a blues when you use it full-on.

Listened to it yesterday, but got turfed off of the pc before I could comment!

Bloody kids!!

Yeah, sounds the real deal here ... cept you can hear the difference with a full complement of fingertips on the fretboard :notme:

Reminds me of High Grange Community centre, Billingham (or was it LOW Grange?) .... OVERLOAD rehearsal .... Neon Knights played on an iceman (no Squier Strat on the horizon THEN, eh?) :lol:

Nicely done guys :thumb:

WOW!!!! What a line up!!!!:jawdrop: Y'all are in top form here!!! Amazing from start to finish!!!:bowdown: :bowdown:

Listened to it yesterday, but got turfed off of the pc before I could comment!

Bloody kids!!

Yeah, sounds the real deal here ... cept you can hear the difference with a full complement of fingertips on the fretboard :notme:

Reminds me of High Grange Community centre, Billingham (or was it LOW Grange?) .... OVERLOAD rehearsal .... Neon Knights played on an iceman (no Squier Strat on the horizon THEN, eh?) :lol:

Nicely done guys :thumb:

Low Grange mate...outside me Nan's house! :thumb: Cheers SG.

Most enjoyable!! And most wonderful to hear you guys all tream up and do a tune. I love that you guys colabed on this. Geordie has gotten to be so killer on vocals. I wonder if someday the other one will drop. :tard: ;)

Chris...you still belt them out like a champion!! Wonderfull job my friend!

And Bulldog and Axe2...I don't know you guys very well, but you both have some serious skills (i have been listening) and it showed on this very well. Cheers all. Once again...Most enjoyable!! :rock: :rock:

Well fuck me this is a belta too. What a formiddable line up, can't help but imagine you gents live together with that Unraveled guy (;)) taking up bass duties. Not heard this either but it's got a great sound to it. Epic solo (damn you for questioning my 1:40 min solo on one of mine Chris LOL) and the like. Great mix work, everything rings out spot on. Geordie on superb form again. Fuck it, 5 stars ya baystids.

Well fuck me this is a belta too. What a formiddable line up, can't help but imagine you gents live together with that Unraveled guy (;)) taking up bass duties. Not heard this either but it's got a great sound to it. Epic solo (damn you for questioning my 1:40 min solo on one of mine Chris LOL) and the like. Great mix work, everything rings out spot on. Geordie on superb form again. Fuck it, 5 stars ya baystids.

Hehe...it IS a long ass solo on this one mate. Sure the rest of the guys say cheers. :thumb:

Aye !!!! Not Arf . Cheers to everyone and of course to DANNY my little fountain of lust !!!!!!:thumb:

Aye !!!! Not Arf . Cheers to everyone and of course to DANNY my little fountain of lust !!!!!!:thumb:

LOL!! aye, now sing my song you bastard :notme:

Chris, any word on Chinatoon ?. Been jamming to it alot and singing it to get myself ready for action :rock:

fantastic! :jawdrop:

then again, with this line up..you know its gonna be a belter!

the bollox soulful playing chris! :thumb: you squeezed the shit outa that squier, great tone m8.

top quality stuff chaps!

*****

regards,
jim.

Cheers Jim...appreciate that. I love the stuff Iommi did on this track; I can almost whistle the fecker note for note!

Danny, I heard from Bully, he'll be getting on with it anytime soon...I'd better relearn it!

Cheers Jim...appreciate that. I love the stuff Iommi did on this track; I can almost whistle the fecker note for note!

Danny, I heard from Bully, he'll be getting on with it anytime soon...I'd better relearn it!

Sweetness, my annual worok on a cover tune is imminent :lol:. Do you know what time it is ?... it's time... to.......

Outstanding job on this classic tune guys! :jawdrop: :yourock:

yep its a cracker :) crank it loud!

Cheers Jamie and Geek! :thumb:

Well, loved playing on this, it lends itself to improvise with the beat and fills.
Really enjoyed also playing to some quality bass and guitar, not to mention the keys filling nicely on the outro, then Geordie added the cream to the cake with his awesome vocals.

Outstanding job Wah!
looking forward to the Bullet track.

Will start the drum track to china town, and also a couple of others that are in the cue, this weekend and next week as I have a week off work so I'm looking forward to slapping some more tracks out.

cheers for the oportunity chris m8 :)

stay cool
:boobies: Bully

quite an amazing peiece of work with superb performances all round. 5 stars for sure. Its a pleasure to hear Wah and Geordie on the same tune, and all the better for Bully and Justin!!

Superb stuff.

Thanks Lawrence...it was good to play with some real drums. It's also fun to play with programmed ones (when you can program them as well as Hans Holtz) but this kept it real. :thumb:

Great work guys, its always an excellent listen when 4 classy musicans get together, and it was brilliant listen, can't say i know the song at all, but enjoyed every minute of it, big 5 each guys :thumb:

Cheers matey...appreciate the comments as I'm sure the other guys do. :thumb:

Cheers to you, Chris.

Very nice cover. Good work from Geordie as always too. :thumb:

CC! Good to see ya...stop hiding at other sites and get yo ass here on a more regular basis! Cheers. :thumb:

What a huge collab,i love it when more than two peeps get together for a tune.. You all worked it out excellent! :bowdown:

What a huge collab,i love it when more than two peeps get together for a tune.. You all worked it out excellent! :bowdown:


Thanks hon. :thumb:

Thanks hon. :thumb:

Soppy Git. "Cheers Pet" is what you say to a lass. :lol: I jest of course :).

Soppy Git. "Cheers Pet" is what you say to a lass. :lol: I jest of course :).

You might do where men are men and sheep are nervous but down here we're a little more refined and drink shandy. :)

REALLY !!!!!!????????:jawdrop: You might do where men are men and sheep are nervous but down here we're a little more refined and drink shandy. :)

Aye, I brush me teeth with it. And gargle with Strongbow. :tard:

You know I actually drink alot of Shandy :lol:, mighty strong at 0.8% though :lol:. Some french stuff, gans doon like pop I tells thee.

you mean you swalla french mens liquid ???? :tard: You know I actually drink alot of Shandy :lol:, mighty strong at 0.8% though :lol:. Some french stuff, gans doon like pop I tells thee.

wow just wow. geordie and chris on a song finally. nice addition of the drums and keys too. really made the song by adding the finishing touches to geordie and chris's performances.

you mean you swalla french mens liquid ???? :tard:

When you put it like that... yes. :boobies: :lol:


:wtf:

wow just wow. geordie and chris on a song finally. nice addition of the drums and keys too. really made the song by adding the finishing touches to geordie and chris's performances.

In between the 'shepherd's' casting aspersions, a nice comment! Me too mate. Not sure of it's shelf life but happy while it's fresh!

All Star lineup here!!!! Sounded AWESOME from start to finish!!

Geordie I think you should come out of retirement and find a band so you can please many drunk people with your awesome voice!!!! lol :boobies: :wtf:

Great stuff all round! It's good to hear you two on a track again!
This is my favourite song from Dio's Sabbath era.

Iommi's solo's always remind me of Ritchie on this track.

Cheers Rod and Pete...I agree Pete-it's very unlike Iommi's usual style.

Well, what can I say that already hasn't been said?
A stellar performance! :woot:

Cheers matey. :thumb:

Massive rendition , immense solid and as hard as Bell Metal . Drums are sequenced brilliantly . I need those samples dude if you have them pleeeeeeaaaasssseeee , very authentic .

The voice is totally nailed , i never expected anything less from Geordie . A guy who should be a star and known to millions , but instead he is content with his lot and offers his talents here in GB , top stuff i say and a bloody nice bloke , even if he doesn't swallow :boobies: .

Chris , these guitar tones are just so cool , you're a whiz at tapping in a squeal then popping in a lightning fast riff , how do you do it :headscratch: . All the playing is benchmark , indeed its a joy to listen too as the production seems tailor made for my headphones . Brilliant guys , brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!

5sssssss

Massive rendition , immense solid and as hard as Bell Metal . Drums are sequenced brilliantly . I need those samples dude if you have them pleeeeeeaaaasssseeee , very authentic .

The voice is totally nailed , i never expected anything less from Geordie . A guy who should be a star and known to millions , but instead he is content with his lot and offers his talents here in GB , top stuff i say and a bloody nice bloke , even if he doesn't swallow :boobies: .

Chris , these guitar tones are just so cool , you're a whiz at tapping in a squeal then popping in a lightning fast riff , how do you do it :headscratch: . All the playing is benchmark , indeed its a joy to listen too as the production seems tailor made for my headphones . Brilliant guys , brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!

5sssssss


:) cheers for the drums comment m8 :)
they are not sequenced it was played on a Roland V-drums kit its a recorded performance :)

The drum sounds are straight from EZdrummer the POP/Rock kit setting, I don't think Chris did anything with the sound of the drums but I'm not 100% maybe Chris can answer that 1, but they don't sound any different :)
The Roland kits are awesome for recording dynamics/velocity the feel it records is great and you dont have to mic up anything :)

I never looked twice at an electronic kit until now, I have always played acoustic kits all my life, but I'm glad I have, cos its set me back up drumming again and I'm loving every minute :)

This track was cool to play too, lending itself to mess with what beat to play off and when to fill etc.
great to play to those guitars off Chris's

Think its EZdrummers POP/Rock Kit on the tight kit setting going back to the sound, but I feel its the Roland kit that really adds the final touch to the over all sound.

stay cool
:woot: Bully

Sorry its not the tight kit its the ambient kit :)

stay cool
:woot: Bully

Damn, I love hearing WahWah play.....not only great sounds but great expression in your playing Chris...it's all in the fingers like most top notch guitarists, and you're no exception. Doesn't seem to matter which guitar you pick up. I gotta hit the woodshed again. Vox were awsome, and Bulldog adding "live" drums just sets the whole track off. 5***** of course!!

Thank you very much bearman...it's very much appreciated. You too Bluesy...all I can say about the squeals is lots of bloody practise! I use my little finger of my picking hand to get the harmonics and I've been asked about it 100's of times. The only reason I do it this way is because I didn't know how Alex Lifeson did it in 1977 and tried to find my own way.

Cheers guys. :thumb:

Oh and I did feck all to the drums...they were THAT good! :thumb: Bully.

Oh and I did feck all to the drums...they were THAT good! :thumb: Bully.

:) EZdrummers samples are really cool, upgrading to superior 2 when it comes out, up to 32 piece kit and plenty of drum samples and sound adjustments to get em bang on :)
gonna add some more pads to the kit aswell :)

Superior 2 (http://www.toontrack.com/s20.asp)

stay cool
:woot: Bully

Hurrah for computer crashes if this is waht is the outcome!! Brilliant job, top notch playing. I love the Dio era Sabbath, though I prefer Mob Rules to Heaven and Hell. I think after hearing the Ozzy solo albums Tony really upped the ante with his riffs and lead work :woot:

Cheers for posting this collab, great stuff :)

Cheers matey. :thumb:

this is a class job dont know the song but quality stands out every aspect top class must say that voice is outstanding well done chaps

wowsa missed this one - loved this album and haven't heard this tune in years Chris you really get Iommi's lead feel, Geordie is great as usual and drums do sound superb as are the keys - it all comes together perfectly here sounds like a live band been playing together for years :thumb:

Cheers runnerbean (another smoggy???) and Eric. I really love this Iommi solo. I always thought the guy had some interesting stuff like 'Symptom Of The Universe', Snowblind' etc but he seemed to reinvent his melodic sense on this album. Not as heavy as the Ozzy stuff but stillas valid. :thumb: