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Title: Forbidden Means Literal!
Review: I bought this one when it first came out, but, man, this is horrible! The only songs even able to measure up are "Illusion of Power" and "Won't Cry for You", and even they aren't the best. The others range from borderline mediocre to Three-Stooges-on-crack quality. "Can't get close enough to you 'cause you're just too far away?" DUH! (bang your head against the table... bang your head against the table... bang your head against the table...) Tony Martin sounds like he has strep throat, Tony Iommi's guitar sounds uncharacteristically palsied, and Neil Murray's bass was better when he played with Whitesnake. The only bright spot to this album is Cozy Powell's drums, which keep up a relentless assault on your eardrums until they bleed. Now, I must ask the question "What were they thinking?" Better yet "What weren't they thinking?" It makes for a shorter list.
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