To tell the truth, this is a Sabbath favorite of mine that makes regular daily plays on my Cd player, and I get a terryfyingly great amount of excitement everytime.  Tony Martin sounds awesome, just screaming and terrifying the listener with his haunting lyrics. Tony Iommi is here as Usual, playing his haunting notes that make the Sabbath sound.  Geezer, of course pummeling his bass, which here is more audible than on Dehumanizer, and Italian-American drummer Bobby Rondinelli pounding the kit and taking over where Vinnie Appice left off. And of course Geoff Nichols, with his synthesized notes that help to give this album it's dark atmosphere.  Cross Purposes is one of the best.  If you don't like it then I guess you must be a very stubborn snot.