17. Cross Purposes (1994)

Cross Purposes was released two years after Iommi and Butler worked wonders with Dio again on the excellent Dehumanizer record. Despite Geezer’s presence this is one of the lesser albums featuring Tony Martin although it’s stronger than reviews would have you believe; you can’t do something completely off with Iommi and Butler in the same room. Martin has appeared on bad records but is underappreciated. That said, none of the songs on Cross Purposes are memorable, even “Hand That Rocks The Cradle,” which spawned one of the better ’90s Sabbath videos.