***************************************************************************** * BLACK SABBATH - FAQ * ***************************************************************************** For any corrections, additions, comments, deletions, suggestions, complaints, misspellings or something else please e-mail me at: mb@marie.physik.tu-berlin.de Version 1.0 $$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ -_-/ $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ (_ / $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$ $ $ (_ --_ $ $ $ $ $ $ --_ ) $ $ $ $ $$ _/ )) $ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (_-_- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ ,, ,, ,, $ $ $ || || _ || $ $ $ ||/|, || < \, _-_ ||/\ $ $ $ || || || /-|| || ||_< $ $ $ || |' || (( || || || | $ $$ \\/ \\ \/\\ \\,/ \\,\ $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ,, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ || $ $ $ ||/|, $ $ $ || || $ $ $ || |' $ $ $ \\/ $ $ $ ,, $ $ $ || $ $ $ ||/|, $ $ $ || || $ $ $ || |' $ $ $ \\/ $ $ $ _ $ $ $ < \, $ $ $ /-|| $ $ $ (( || $ $ $ \/\\ $ $ $ , $ $ $ || $ $ $ =||= $ $ $ || $ $ $ || $ $ $ \\, $ $ $ ,, $ $ $ || $ $ $ ||/\\ $ picture hacked and uploaded $ $ || || $ by Michalis Siochos $ $ || || $ el93126@zeus.central.ntua.gr $ $ \\ |/ $ $$ _/ $ "dedicated to Tony Iommi" $$$$$$$$$$$$$ BLACK SABBATH ------------- BLACK SABBATH have been around in one form or another really since about 1968. They are the inventors of Heavy Metal - the dark princes of rock. With drugs, occultism, satan and horror they created their own image which was a major influence of thousand other bands following their steps with making the hardest music as possible. Due to the 25 years long career of Black Sabbath several line up changes and lots of ups and downs were on the way. This FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) gives as much as possible Black Sabbath related information concerning all of the important parts which come to our mind. This list is a result of many many discussions through the Black Sabbath Mailing List. It took many time to type it and so hopefully it's good for you! Enjoy reading it! IT'S A SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAQ Contents ------------ 1. The Black Sabbath family tree 2. Album Discography 3. Single Discography 4. Video Discography 5. Unreleased songs 6. Bootleg Album Discography 7. Birthdays 8. When/Why did Ozzy leave Sabbath 9. When/Why did Dio leave Sabbath 10. Tony Iommi And Jethro Tull (+) 11. Content of the different Sabbath songs 12. Black Sabbath Fan Club Info 13. Song credits and other information 14. Cover Versions done by various bands and by Black Sabbath 15. Chart positions 16. Black Sabbath songs not played in concert 17. Famous Quotes. 18. Band stories. 19. Bands who have opened for Black Sabbath 20. Important dates in history of Black Sabbath 21. Black Sabbath equipment info. 22. Black Sabbath music transcriptions. 23. Official books about Black Sabbath or something compareable 24. The Black Sabbath Mailing List 25. Why differences between european and US releases 26. Black Sabbath on 'ftp' sites 27. Tony Iommi profile 28. Mysterious track on 'Sabotage' 29. Who is doing the singing on "Swinging The Chain" 30. Tony Iommi's fingers of his right hand 31. Sideprojects and guest appearance of Black Sabbath members 32. Did you know? 33. Thanks list ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- 1. The Black Sabbath family tree -------------------------------- POLKA TULK/EARTH ================ (Autumn 1967 - January 1969) Line Up: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums) Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler had been in Rare Reed. Tony Iommi and Bill Ward had been in Mythology and Cumbria. For a short time the band has also one man for piano and one man for sax. But that's just a rumour. BLACK SABBATH #1a ================= (January 1969 - September 1977) Line Up: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums) The band changed their name after realizing that there is another band also called Earth. Black Sabbath was an old horror movie with Boris Karloff and also one of the first songs they have written. During that period Black Sabbath had from time to time some man for the keyboard. For example Rick Wakeman (YES) played keyobards on "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", Don Airey joined Black Sabbath for the "Never Say Die" album and tour. 1976 and 1977 Jeff Woodruffe definitely played keyboard for Black Sabbath on 'Technical Ecstasy' and the following tour. BLACK SABBATH #2 ================ (October 1977 - January 1978) Line Up: Dave Walker (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums) Ozzy Osbourne left the band due to alcohol problems, the death of his father and the divorcement from his first wife. He was replaced by Dave Walker, former member of Fleetwood Mac. This Line Up only appeard one time in BBC Midlands TV back in january 1978. BLACK SABBATH #1b ================= (January 1978 - May 1979) Line Up: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums) Dave Walker was replaced because Ozzy Osbourne wanted to return and also the band wasn't satisfied at all with Dave Walker. BLACK SABBATH #3 ================ (May 1979 - August 1980) Line Up: Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard) Ozzy Osbourne left again in 1979. They exist various stories about his departure from Black Sabbath. So it's said that Tony Iommi fired him, that Geezer Butler and Bill Ward went to Ozzy Osbourne and told him that Tony Iommi has fired him or that Ozzy Osbourne split with Black Sabbath because he wanted it. He was replaced by former Elf and Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio. For more information write to Tapio Keihanen (dio@snakemail.hut.fi). The band also decided to have a fifth man permantly in the band for keyboards. Geoff Nicholls (ex-Quartz) was discovered by Tony Iommi who has produced one of Geoff Nicholls bands record. A confusing story about that time is that Geezer Butler left the band for a short time before the recordings for 'Heaven And Hell' but returned shortly. In first thought Geoff Nicholls should replace Geezer Butler but when Geezer returned he decides to stay and play keyboards for Black Sabbath (Metal Hammer 24/89 [Dec 11-29, part of their Metal Decade special, section April 1980]). BLACK SABBATH #4 ================ (August 1980 - November 1982) Line Up: Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Vinny Appice (drums), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard) Bill Ward left Black Sabbath during the Heaven And Hell-Tour due to his drug and alcohol problems. He was replaced by ex-Axxis, Derringer drummer and brother of Carmine Appice, Vinny Appice who as been suggested by Ronnie James Dio. Vinny's first gig took place in Hawaii on August 31st, if my memory serves. Less than month before that Bill Ward had left a day before the Hawaii gig, so they had to postpone it and the rest of the tour. BLACK SABBATH #5 ================ (January 1983 - January 1984) Line Up: Ian Gillan (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard) Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice split from Black Sabbath. They are many rumours about that time. Ronnie James Dio was blamed to go at night in the studio because he wanted to mix his voice more in the foreground. Ronnie James Dio mentioned that Geezer Butler was only able to decide between a sandwich or a new beer in a restaurant and nothing else more. At the end it looks really like Tony Iommi and Ronnie James Dio both had problems with their attitude about how important they were. The new man on vocals was Ian Gillan, the legendary singer of Deep Purple. Bill Ward rejoined Black Sabbath. BLACK SABBATH #6 ================ (January 1983 - March 1984) Line Up: Ian Gillan (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bev Bevan (drums), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard) Bill Ward has to left again because he wasn't able to stop drinking. He is replaced by Bev Bevan, ex-Electric Light Orchestra drummer. BLACK SABBATH #7 ================ (somewhere in 1984) Line Up: Dave Donato (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bev Bevan (drums), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard) After having problems with his voice Ian Gillan left Black Sabbath and reformed Deep Purple. Ian Gillan had just claimed that he can't sing because of throat problems he was experiencing.. and after he split the band he confessed that he did the Sabbath thing just for money. The new one on vocals is Dave Donato. Due to his awful KERRANG!- Interview he was fired. After that Geezer Butler left the band, having enough of all the Line Up changes. Black Sabbath split. Bev Bevan returned to Electric Light Orchestra. BLACK SABBATH #1c ================= (13th July 1985) Line Up: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums) The first Black Sabbath Mark I gig for the Live Aid festival in years. The band played such classics as "Paranoid", "Iron Man" and "Children Of The Grave". After that concerts first rumours of a great Mark I re-union came up. But Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi were still solo. BLACK SABBATH #8 ================ (September 1985 - March 1986) Line Up: Glenn Hughes (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard), Dave Spitz (bass), Eric Singer (drums) Tony Iommi started recording his first solo album. After having various problems with the record company it was released under the name "Black Sabbath feat. Tony Iommi". On vocals was ex-Deep Purple/Trapeze bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes. On drums was Eric Singer, better known as ex-Badlands and now Kiss drummer. Guest on the record is Gordon Copley who plays bass on the song "No Stranger To Love". BLACK SABBATH #9 ================ (March 1986 - October 1986) Line Up: Ray Gillen (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard), Dave Spitz (bass), Eric Singer (drums) During the US tour Glenn Hughes had to left Black Sabbath. Again they are various rumours including drug problems, problems with his voice and personally problems between Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes. Glenn Hughes is replaced by Ray Gillen who is suggested by Dave Spitz. Ray Gillen is the ex-singer of the club band Rondinelli. Ray Gillen died in december 1993 in Los Angeles - RIP. BLACK SABBATH #10 ================= (October 1986 - August 1987) Line Up: Ray Gillen (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard), Bob Daisley (bass), Eric Singer (drums) Bassist Dave Spitz quits during the pre-production for the new album. The new one is ex-Ozzy Osbourne/Uriah Heep/Rainbow bassist Bob Daisley. BLACK SABBATH #11 ================= (August 1987 - January 1988) Line Up: Tony Martin (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard), Bob Daisley (bass), Eric Singer (drums) Ray Gillen quits Black Sabbath and is replaced by ex-Alliance/Orion singer Tony "The Cat" Martin. They still exist some recordings for "The Eternal Idol" with Ray Gillen on vocals. Bev Bevan also did some percussion on "The Eternal Idol". BLACK SABBATH #12 ================= (February 1988 - March 1988) Line Up: Tony Martin (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard), Jo Burt (bass), Terry Chimes (drums) That Line Up was put together for the UK part of the Eternal Idol-Tour! BLACK SABBATH #13 ================= (October 1988 - May 1989) Line Up: Tony Iommi (guitar), Tony Martin (vocals), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard), Cozy Powell (drums), Laurence Cottle (bass) After the several changes and with a new record company Black Sabbath made their comeback. On drums was legendary Cozy Powell, known from Whitesnake, Gary Moore Band and Rainbow. New bassist is Laurenc Cottle. Guest on the records is Brian May (Queen) for the song "When Death Calls". BLACK SABBATH #14 ================= (June 1989 - October 1990) Line Up: Tony Iommi (guitar), Tony Martin (vocals), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard), Cozy Powell (drums), Neil Murray (bass) Studio bassist Laurence Cottle had been replaced by former Vow Vow/ Whitesnake/Gary Moore bassist Neil Murray. BLACK SABBATH #15 ================= (April 1991 - October 1992) Line Up: Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Vinny Appice (drums), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard) The great Re-Union ends Black Sabbath #14. Ronnie James Dio puts his own band DIO on ice and returns together with Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice to make the most heaviest album Black Sabbath ever done. All are promising to keep their egotism out of the band. BLACK SABBATH #1d ================= (15th November 1992) Line Up: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums) Ozzy Osbourne's last two concerts. Ozzy Osbournes invites Black Sabbath Mark I for a short jam after his last show. One track can be found on the video and live album Ozzy Osbourne - "Live & Loud". After that show rumours of a big Mark I Re-Union Tour are going through the press. But the whole thing stoped when Ozzy Osbourne refused to sign the necessary contracts. BLACK SABBATH #16 ================= (14th & 15th November 1992) Line Up: Rob Halford (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard), Geezer Butler (bass), Vinny Appice (drums) Ronnie James Dio refused to support Ozzy Osbourne. So Rob Halford joined Black Sabbath for that two gigs. BLACK SABBATH #17 ================= (December 1993 - Oktober 1994) Line Up: Tony Martin (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bobby Rondinelli (drums), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard) Due to the re-union plans of Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice left again Black Sabbath and reformed their own band DIO, wishing Black Sabbath all the best for the future. For the new record Tony Martin returns to the band. Cozy Powell is on tour with Brian May, so the new drummer is ex-Rainbow man Bobby Rondinelli. The track "Evil Eye" on "Cross Purposes" was co-written by Eddie Van Halen. BLACK SABBATH #18 ================= (Oktober 1994) Line Up: Tony Martin (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard) Bill Ward returns for three gigs in South America (Chile, Argentina and Brazil, supporting KISS) to check the situation in the band. BLACK SABBATH #19 ================= (Oktober 1994 - the present) Line Up: Tony Martin (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Neil Murray (bass), Cozy Powell (drums), Geoff Nicholls (keyboard) Bill Ward decides not to join Black Sabbath. Geezer Butler also leaves. He isn't satisfied with Tony Iommi and the work they've done for the "Nativity In Black" sampler. So Cozy Powell returns to the band. Neil Murray comes back too, at first only to help out in the studios but later on he decided to stay in the band. Rumours came up that Tony Iommi becomes more and more "king of Black Sabbath" which leads to the split with Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Other say that Tony Iommi and Gloria Butler had some discussions about the mixing of Cross Purposes which lead to the split with Geezer. -------------------- 2. Album Discography -------------------- An up-to-date version of the Black Sabbath Discography is available through the Black Sabbath Mailing list. For more details see 24. --------------------- 3. Single Discography --------------------- The Black Sabbath Single Discography is included in the Black Sabbath Discogrpahy which is available through the Black Sabbath Mailing List. For more details see 24. -------------------- 4. Video Discography -------------------- * NEVER SAY DIE - LIVE IN CONCERT * Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 19/6/1978 SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE WAR PIGS SNOWBLIND NEVER SAY DIE BLACK SABBATH DIRTY WOMAN ROCK AND ROLL DOCTOR ELETRIC FUNERAL CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE PARANOID OZZY OSBOURNE (vocals), GEEZER BUTLER (bass), TONY IOMMY (guitar), BILL WARD (drums) * THE BLACK SABBATH STORY PART I * 1970-1978 * compilation N.I.B. [Filmed in Concert, Paris, 1970] PARANOID [Rare black & white TV footage, Belgium, 1970] WAR PIGS [Filmed in Concert, Paris, 1970] CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE [California Jam, 1974] SNOWBLIND [The Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1978] SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH [Unique colour footage from their Conceptual Video, 1973] SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE [The Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1978] IT'S ALRIGHT [Rare footage filmed in 1976, Bill Ward on vocals] ROCK AND ROLL DOCTOR [Rare footage filmed in 1976] NEVER SAY DIE [Top of the Pops ... 1978] OZZY OSBOURNE (vocals), GEEZER BUTLER (bass), TONY IOMMY (guitar), BILL WARD (drums) This definitve video retrospective feartures ten classic tracks from the original line-up of guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and drummer Bill Ward. Covering Sabbath's first eight years since emerging from Birmingham as unknowns in 1970, it includes that year's seminal 'N.I.B.', 'Paranoid' - twice a hit record and their most influential song - and the ultra heavy 'Children Of The Grave' from 1971's 'Master Of Reality' LP. Fittingly, it climaxes with 'Never Say Die', Osbourne's Sabbath swansong from 1978. * THE BLACK SABBATH STORY PART II * 1978-1992 * compilation HARD ROAD [The Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1978] DIE YOUNG [Rainbow Theatre, London, 1980] NEON KNIGHTS [Rainbow Theatre, London, 1980] TRASHED [Montreal Forum, Canada, 1983] ZERO THE HERO [Montreal Forum, Canada, 1983] NO STRANGER TO LOVE [Los Angeles, USA, 1986] THE SHINING [London, 1987] HEADLESS CROSS [Battle Abbey, UK, 1989] FEELS GOOD TO ME [Lonson & Los Angeles, 1990] TV CRIMES [Rockfield Studios, UK, 1992] COMPUTER GOD [Rockfield Studios, UK, 1992] I (live) [Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1992] various on vocals, bass and drums, GEOFF NICHOLLS (keyboard), TONY IOMMI (guitar) Black Sabbath's decade of hard rock domination in the seventies was not to be upset by the departure of Ozzy Osbourne. This video illustrates powerful performances through a variety of line-ups, culmination in the classic 'Mob Rules' line-up. As a third decade gets under way, this second volume shows why Sabbath remain the true masters of metal. They exist two versions of "The Black Sabbath Story Volume II". The first one is without 'I' and with a different mixing of the pictures. Sadly enough 'Hard Road', 'Trashed' and 'Zero The Hero' are cuted. 'Computer God' and 'TV Crimes' show only some parts during the studio recordings. 'I' ends with the solo of Iommi. Think twice before buying! TONY IOMMY - THE GUITAR THAT DRIVES BLACK SABBATH compilation & interview BLACK SABBATH PARANOID HEADLESS CROSS (video) ORCHID FEELS GOOD TO ME (video) EMBRYO SMOKE ON THE WATER (performed by Ian Gillan and Band) LAGUNA SUNRISE The definitive interview with Tony Iommi. Inventor of Heavy metal guitar sound which powered Black Sabbath to world fame and inspired a host of imitators. Using his own examples, Tony explains how Black Sabbath wrote, worked and played together. Also featured is archive footage of vintage Black Sabbath (most of the time Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, 19/6/1978) live on stage and the previously unreleased promo videos of "Headless Cross" and "Feels Good To Me". * BLACK AND BLUE - LIVE IN CONCERT * Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NY, USA on October 15th, 1980 (50 % Black Sabbath, 50 % Blue Oyster Cult) WAR PIGS NEON KNIGHTS N.I.B. IRON MAN PARANOID HEAVEN AND HELL DIE YOUNG RONNIE JAMES DIO (vocals), GEEZER BUTLER (bass), TONY IOMMY (guitar), VINNY APPICE (drums), GEOFF NICHOLLS (keyboards) LIVE AT LAST - no information - BLACK SABBATH LIVE IN PARIS, 20/12/1970 only available through various bootlegs and tape traders N.I.B. BEHIND THE WALL OF SLEEP WAR PIGS BACKSTAGE VIEWS PARANOID HAND OF DOOM (incl. parts of RAT SALAD) IRON MAN BLACK SABBATH OZZY OSBOURNE (vocals), GEEZER BUTLER (bass), TONY IOMMY (guitar), BILL WARD (drums) Black Sabbath Promo Clips, not available on any known commercial video: - BLACK SABBATH (1970) - TRASHED (1983, full version) - ZERO THE HERO (1983, full version) - TV CRIMES (1992) - THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE (1994) - IRON MAN (Beat Club, 1970) - PARANOID (Beat Club, 1970) - BLACK SABBATH (Beat Club, 1970) - BLUE SUEDE SHOES (Beat Club, 1970) Black Sabbath on various videos: HARD'N'HEAVY - Volume 2, features parts of "Trashed" and a small interview with Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell OZZY OSBOURNE - 'LIVE & LOUD', contains 'Black Sabbath' from the Mark I reunion gig Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, USA, 15/11/1992. ROCK HARD VIDEO - Volume 7, features a small interview (about 5 minutes long) with Tony Martin and Tony Iommi, from 1994 ------------------- 5. Unreleased songs ------------------- "THE ETERNAL IDOL DEMOS", unreleased demo with Ray Gillen on vocals. Complete different mix and song variations. Includes the whole album except 'Scarlet Pimpernel'. "BLACK MOON", original version, different tempo, mix and lyrics. "SOME KIND OF WOMAN", super fast song (faster than 'LAWMAKER'). "HEADLES CROSS DEMOS", unreleased demo, includes 'Headless Cross', 'Call Of The Wild' and 'Black Moon' in different version. "SONG FOR JIM", unreleased Earth Demo (previous band before Black Sabbath). Parts can be heard on the "Black Sabbath Story Volume I" video! "THE REBEL" unreleased Black Sabbath Demo. Parts can be heard on the "Black Sabbath Story Volume I" video! ---------------------------- 6. Bootleg Album Discography ---------------------------- The Black Sabbath Bootleg Album Discography with about 80 different bootleg albums is available through the Black Sabbath Mailing List. For more details see 24. ------------ 7. Birthdays ------------ Ozzy Osbourne (John Miachael Osbourne) 3th December 1948 Tony Iommi (Frank Anthony Iommi) 19th February 1948 Bill Ward (William Ward) 5th May 1948 Geezer Butler (Terence Butler) 17th July 1949 Ronnie James Dio (Ronald James Padovana) 10th July 1940-1952 (?) Ian Gillan 19th August 1945 Glenn Hughes 18th July 1950 Ray Gillen 12th July 1960 Cozy Powell 29th December 1947 Geoff Nicholls 29th February 19?? Tony Martin 19th April 19?? Neil Murray 27th August 19?? ----------------------------------- 8. When/Why did Ozzy leave Sabbath ----------------------------------- ...for the first time In september 1977 Ozzy left Black Sabbath. In the last years he had drunk more and more. Due to his drug problems and after the death of his father he wasn't able to stay any longer in the band. It was all to much to stand for him. So he left Black Sabbath to re-organisate his life. ...for the second time In may 1979 happened the final split between Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. The reason for that second split are not quite sure. Rumours said that Sabbath did their 'Never Say Die' Tour as a kind of farewell tour and then wanted to stop playing under this name. Tony Iommi is supposed to get together with Ronnie James Dio under the name but later on taken Geezer Butler and Bill Ward with them under the name of 'Black Sabbath'. Otherwise it's stated that Tony Iommi was so stressed by Ozzy Osbourne drug problems and musically ideas that he simply droped him out of the band. Tony Iommi himself said that Geezer Butler and Bill Ward went to Ozzy Osbourne and told him that Tony Iommi has fired him but Tony Iommi has never told them to do so. ...the re-union plans The first chance of a big re-union came after the Live Aid Festival where Black Sabbath got together to play a few songs. But both, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, were more interested in working on their own projects. The second chance was after the jam due to Ozzy Osbournes so called last concerts. The crowd, the band and everyone else where so enthusiastic that the band thought about doing some big stadion shows. In the end the whole thing went bigger and bigger so Ozzy Osbourne decided to stop it. He refused to sign the necessary contracts. In the end all members of the band seemed to be very lucky about that. --------------------------------- 9. When/Why did Dio leave Sabbath --------------------------------- ...for the first time In 1982 Dio left Black Sabbath with the drummer Vinny Appice. After the split there was a huge amount of press releases and interviews from Black Sabbath where both Geezer Butler (bassist for Black Sabbath and Tony Iommi (guitarist for Black Sabbath) told how Ronnie and Vinny had sneaked in the night into the studios to mix low bass and especially guitar and to mix up vocals and drums. Later, rather quietly, Tony Iommi said that he was wrong with his accusations. Ronnie and Vinny didn't like those accusations and decided to leave together and form Dio (the band). This happened in October 1982. There were other reasons behind too, like the way how Tony and Geezer left the concert venues right after the show without meeting the fans backstage etc. The reason for Iommi's beliefs was the fact that he and Geezer couldn't ever appear at the studios at the same time with Ronnie and Vinny. So either of those parties didn't know too well what the others were doing. ...in 1992 Originally, before the Dehumanizer album was released, the reunited Black Sabbath was meant to be one-album-one-tour thing and nothing more. But around the release of Dehumanizer album, Black Sabbath members started to consider whether they would continue together - the word said that time that if Dehumanizer does well, Dio will continue in Sabbath. No official word was said about this, though. However, quite soon after the Dehumanizer tour had started it came apparent that there still were some problems. Ronnie and Vinny always were in the other end of the tour bus than Tony and Geezer. Those two parties didn't spend too much time together at all, and Tony and Geezer still disappeared right after the shows - sometimes only to the tour buss behind the venue, just to wait until Ronnie and Vinny would come. Ronnie and Vinny usually spent a couple of hours backstage with their fans. When Ozzy invited Black Sabbath to open his "last" two shows, Ronnie decided that he will not do those shows. He didn't want to open to anyone, let alone Ozzy Osbourne, one of the original Black Sabbath members. He announced to Black Sabbath that they're free to do anything they want, but he will quit from Black Sabbath just before those two shows in Costa Mesa. Incidentally, the original contract Ronnie had made with Black Sabbath, was valid until November 13th, 1992 and those two Costa Mesa shows were scheduled to November 14th and 15th. Those Costa Mesa shows were only the final nail for Ronnie's quitting from Black Sabbath. According to Ronnie himself, the fact that the band athmosphere hadn't changed in the 10 years was much more important reason for his quitting. written by Tapio Keihanen (dio@snakemail.hut.fi) ------------------------------ 10. Tony Iommi And Jethro Tull ------------------------------ Tony Iommi left Black Sabbath/Earth in 1969 to join Jethro Tull. Before that Abrahms left Jethro Tull because Ian Anderson wanted to take the band into a more progressive, rocky phase. Ambrahms prefered the Blues jazz of 'THIS WAS'. He formed a solo outfit called BLOODY PIG. It never went anywhere. He has a new solo album out called WHEN ITS ALL SAID AND DONE. Not bad. Iommi joined as full member and performed at the stones' "ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUS" gig. The gig was an invite only of all the bands the Stones liked alot. Janis Joplin was there, also, Jimi Hendrix and The Who played as well at the Stones bash. Their section was released for the KIDS ARE ALRIGHT movie. Tull deffinetely played. A picture of this lineup can be found in the book on the film. The Stones never released the film because their own performance sucked and it made no sense for them to release a film with their musical rivals that only highlighted their mucsical ineptness. But on the bootlegs "Archangel" (double LP) and "Archangel Rides Again" (CD) you can hear the last song of the gig 'Song For Jeffrey' with Tony Iommi on guitar. A picture of this lineup can be found in the book on the film "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus". They are no officials recordings of Jethro Tull with Tony Iommi. Sometimes you also can get an unofficial copy of the film on video. They are definitely some. Tony Iommi left the band after one month under a cloud. It seems that Ian Anderson didn't want a drug smoker in the band. This despite the fact that on a 1969 bootleg of the group in concert he talks of cutting of the bass player's fingernails and smoking them. Tony Iommi said that things didn't work out because Tull had a definite leader (Ian Anderson) so he went back to Black Sabbath and Martin Barre became Tull's new guitar player. ------------------------------------------ 11. Content of the different Sabbath songs ------------------------------------------ After All (The Dead): This song deals with the life after death. Is there a hell? Is there a heaven? What happens to your soul? It's about communicating with the afterlife. After Forever: The bands personal statement towards god. Funny enough the band was blamed for blasphemy because that one. It's a pro christian song. Am I Going Insane (Radio): Radio rental = mental. Hence "Am I Going Insane (radio)" means "Am I Going Insane (mental)". Back Street Kids: Rock'n'Roll music as the only philosophy! Back To Eden: Is it to idealistic to hope that we can return a simpler, more altruistic time when peace was the norm? Buried Alive: A guy is told everything. He is told what to do and what not to do. So he screams for help. The world becomes a coffin to him who is to be closed soon. Cardinal Sin: There are those religious leaders who preach one thing whilst practising another. Children Of The Grave: What happens to the children when the parents don't change their way of life? Computer God: The world is ruled by computers. The Computer becomes god and names become numbers. Humanity becomes computerized. Cornucopia: Cornucopia comes from Latin ('cornu copiae') and means same as 'Fullhorn' (u with dots) in German. Cornucopia is of course a symbol/ metaphor of wealth and fertility. The name is more than sufficient since the song criticizes the so called modern prosperity. Cross Of Thorns: The anger and frustration felt in Ireland by the young people under the pressure of religious intolerance. Dirty Woman: The never ending hunger for sex. Disturbing The Priest: The idea to that title came up during the recordings of "Born Again" while Sabbath were rehearsing in the near of a church. Every day a parson came up and complaints about the loud music wich disturbs him. Dying For Love: The pain felt by ordinary people in war-torn Yugoslavia. Evil Eye: In today's society, nobody is safe from unwelcome intrusion into their private lives. Fairies Wear Boots: A song that was written after Black Sabbath had been kicked off by a group of skinheads. Headless Cross: A true story that happend in the Middle Ages while the pestilence was going through europe. A small village called "Headles Cross" also was amazed with that illness. Instead of doing something against it the people only went to the hill of the headless cross where they prayed to god for help. No one survived. I: An individual declaration for independance. I need nobody to help me. I'm invincible. I Witness: This deals with the way in which youngsters today are hounded by religious fanatics. Immaculate Deception: A tale of religious deception. Into The Void: About the environment which is more and more destroyed by the modern society. Iron Man: A man makes a time travel into the future of the world. He sees the apocalypse. When he comes back he tries to warn the world but nobody takes care of him. So he gets mad and has revenge on mankind. In the end it becomes clear that he is the reason for the apocalypse. Letters From Earth: This songs is inspired by many letters Black Sabbath received. Letters from people who are in prison, who live in the real world. It's for ordinary people so they can see that Black Sabbath understand their problems. Master Of Insanity: The song is about what we as human beings are doing to the rest of humanity and what we are doing to our planet. All the problems that no one seems to want to address - Aids, overpopulation, acid rain, people living on the streets - are represented in Master Of Insanity. The way to defeat it is by reaching out to other people and doing something for the world around you. N.I.B.: The devil fells in love with a human and becomes a total different person. The title has nothing to do with the content of the song. Paranoid: The story of a loser who isn't able to fit in the real life. Psychophobia: Extreme cults can easily influence and mislead impressionable kids in todays society. Rock'n'Roll Doctor: A psychiatrist who heals the people with the help of Rock'n'Roll music. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: An execution of a soul. Sins Of The Father: A child who loves his father more than evrything else. Sadly enough, his father has done many mistakes. But the child has to learn to live alone, to be hisself and to walk out of the shadow of his father. Be your own person, fly with your own wings! Supernaut: Mankinds great dream to reach one day the stars. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle: The horrific story of nurse Beverly Allit, responsible for the deaths of number of children. The Seventh Star: An old idea how the world goes on. Things comes and things go it's an never ending turning/circle. The seventh star marks the seventh coming or going of the world! Time Machine: Don't only do what other people tell you. Make your own decisions and attitudes. You only have to dream a little bit more. Too Late: A guy who has made a pact with the devil. He is able to get everything he wants. But in the end he has to pay. He tries to escape that curse, but it's too late. Trashed: The text is written by Ian Gillan and describes his experience with an accident he had with his car during the recording of "Born Again". He was drunken. TV Crimes: A song about TV preachers who take as much money as possible from the people. Televangelist, a "give-me-eight-million-dollars- or-I'm-gonna-die" track. It's a crime. Virtual Death: If you're not careful, you can get lost in a confused of mind. War Pigs: The deduction with the politicians who send their innocent citizens into the wars. "It's about the sad shape that our world is in." (Ronnie James Dio, 1992). Zero The Hero: The story of a loser. ------------------------------- 12. Black Sabbath Fan Club Info ------------------------------- SOUTHERN CROSS ============== A Black Sabbath Fanzine by fans for fans. This mag is released about every 3-4 months. The newest issue can be get for two english pound by: Peter Scott 102 Queens Park Gardens Crewe Cheshire, CW2 7SW U.K. BLACK SABBATH FAN CLUB DEUTSCHLAND ================================== The german Black Sabbath Fan Club works since april 1994 with official permission and support by the band management. A fanzine called "Children Of The Sabbath" is send to a member about 5-7 times per year. Also you can get official Black Sabbath live photos and the newest information about the band. Everything is in german! For a complete info paper send stamped and self-addressed envelop or 2 I.R.C.s to: Black Sabbath Fan Club Deutschland c/o Alexander Rack Postlagernd 14171 Berlin Germany Tel/FAX: (+49) (030) 824 67 99 THANKS GOD IT'S SABBATH ======================= A Black Sabbath Fanzine in French language. Only interviews since issue #5 are printed in French and in English. The 'zine comes in great size. Volume I (28 pages), Volume II (28 pages), Volume III (28 p), Volume IV (46 pages), Volume V (40 pages) and Volume VI (40 pages) are available as back issues. For any details write at: Thierry Bauwens 5 rue Fernel 80500 Montdidier FRANCE -------------------------------------- 13. Song credits and other information -------------------------------------- 1970 Black Sabbath All songs written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward [except "Evil Woman" - Wiegard/Wiegard/Waggenor (by band called 'Crow' from Duluth, Minnesota) and "Warning" - Dunbar]. The album was recorded in only 2 days for 600 English Pound. Release date was Friday, 13th February 1970. Single: Evil Woman. Reissued in December 1973 and January 1976. 1970 Paranoid All songs written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward. Recorded in only 5 days and released on 18th September 1970. Single: Paranoid. Reissued in December 1973 and January 1976. 1971 Master of Reality "After Forever", "Embryo" and "Orchid" written by Tony Iommi, all all others by Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne. Released in July 1971 and has sold over 500.000 units in the US before being released. No single. Reissued in December 1973 and January 1976. 1972 Volume 4 All songs written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward. Released in September 1972. Single: Tomorrow's Dream. Reissued in December 1973 and January 1976. 1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath All songs written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward. Keyboards played by Rick Wakeman (YES). Released in December 1973. Single: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Reissued in June 1980. 1975 Sabotage All songs written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward. English Chamber Choir arranged by Will Malone. Released in July 1975. Single: Am I Going Insane (Radio). Reissued in June 1980. 1976 Technical Ecstasy All songs written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward. Keyboards played by Gerald Woodruffe. Bill Ward sings on 'It's Alright'. Released in October 1976. No Single. 1978 Never Say Die All songs written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward. Released in October 1978. First single: Never Say Die, second single: Hard Road. 1980 Heaven And Hell Music written and arranged by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward. Lyrics by Ronnie James Dio. Released in April 1980 UK and May 1980 USA. First Single: Neon Knights, Second Single: Die Young. 1981 Mob Rules Music written and arranged by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi. Lyrics by Ronnie James Dio. Released in October 1981 UK and November 1981 USA. First Single: Mob Rules, Second Single: Turn Up The Night. 1983 Born Again All songs written by Ian Gillan, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler except for "Hot Line" and "Keep It Warm" written by Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler. Released in August 1983. No single. 1986 Seventh Star [Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi] Music and lyrics by Tony Iommi. Additional lyrics by Geoff Nicholls, Jeff Glixman and Glenn Hughes. Released in Feburary 1986. Single: No Stranger To Love. 1987 Eternal Idol All tracks by Tony Iommi. Released in November 1987. No single. 1989 Headless Cross All tracks written by Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi, Geoff Nicholls, Tony Martin, Laurence Cottle). Release date: 24th April 1989 (Europe). First Single: Headless Cross, second single: Devil And Daughter/Call Of The Wild (Germany). Guest star is Brian May (Queen) on "When Death Calls". 1990 TYR All songs by Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi, Geoff Nicholls, Tony Martin, Neil Murray). All lyrics by Tony Martin. All arrangements by Black Sabbath. Release date: 20th August 1990. Single: Feels Good To Me. 1992 Dehumanizer All songs written by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi. Release date: 22th June 1992. First single: TV Crimes, second single: Master Of Insanity (Germany). 1994 Cross Purposes All songs written by Geezer Butler, Tony Martin, Tony Iommi. Eddie Van Halen has co-written "Evil Woman". Release date: 31th January 1994. No single. ------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Cover Versions done by various bands and by Black Sabbath ------------------------------------------------------------- Black Sabbath songs covered by various Bands: Song Band available on ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Supernaut 1000 Homo DJs (feat. Al Nativity In Black (Sampler) Jourgensen of Ministry) Supernaut (alternative Version) 1000 Homo DJs "Wax Trax Black Box" War Pigs Alice Donut ??? Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Anthrax "I'm the Man" EP Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Anthrax "Axe The Odeon Down" (live) Bootleg Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Belphegor "Obscure And Deep" Single Paranoid Big Country "Ships(Where Were You)" CD2 After Forever Biohazard Nativity In Black (Sampler) & Nativity In Black (Maxi-CD) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Bruce Dickinson w/Godspeed Nativity In Black (Sampler) Lord Of This World Brutal Truth Masters Of Misery (Sampler) & "Perpetual Conversion" EP Electric Funeral Brutality "When The Sky Turns Black" The Wizard Bullring Brummies (Geezer Nativity In Black (Sampler) Butler, Bill Ward, Wino and Rob Halford) Sweet Loaf [sic] Butthole Surfers "Locust Abortion Technician" Sweet Leaf Cadaver Eternal Masters (Sampler) & Masters Of Misery (Sampler) Black Sabbath Medley: (Symptom Of The Universe Sweet Leaf Into The Void Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Black Sabbath Electric Funeral) Candlemass "Ancient Dreams" (CD only) Zero The Hero Cannibal Corpse Eternal Masters (Sampler) & "Hammer Smashed Face" EP Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Cardigans ? Album from 1994 Solitude Cathedral Nativity In Black (Sampler, Bonustrack) & Masters Of Misery (Sampler) Solitude (Mix) Cathedral "Twylight Songs" EP Shock Wave Cathedral Masters Of Misery (Sampler) St. Vitus Dance Cathedral Nativity In Black (Maxi-CD) The Wizard Cathedral "Statik Majik" (Japan-CD) Wheels Of Confusion Cathedral Nativity In Black (Maxi-CD) Hole In The Sky Coffin Break Eternal Masters (Sampler) & "Coffin Break" Hole In The Sky Confessor Masters Of Misery (Sampler) Snowblind Cords Eternal Masters (Sampler) Lord Of This World Corrosion of Comformity Nativity In Black (Sampler) Black Sabbath Dance or Die "Psychoburbia" Symptom Of The Universe Deathwish "Demon Preacher" After Forever Deliverance "What a Joke" Paranoid Desecration (Arizona) "1985 demo" Paranoid Dickies "The Dickies" (78rpm Maxi) Sweet Teeth(Sweet Leaf) Dickless "Teriyaki Asthma Volume 3" Hole In The Sky Doom ??? Into The Void Dr. Know "Wreckage in Flesh" Tomorrow's Dream ELD The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Into The Void Exhorder Eternal Masters (Sampler) & "The Law" album Paranoid Extra Hot Sauce "Taco Of Death" Mob Rules Face Value "Kick It Over" (CD only?) War Pigs Faith No More "The Real Thing" War Pigs (live) Faith No More Nativity In Black (Sampler) & "Live At The Brixton Academy" Changes Fudge Tunnel Masters Of Misery (Sampler) Zero The Hero Godflesh Masters Of Misery (Sampler) Hole In The Sky Godspeed "Ride" (Single) Symptom Of The Universe Helmet "The Jerky Boys" (Motion Picture Soundtrack) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath In the Colonnades The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) & "Scrap Metal Values" Paranoid (Mix) Inspiral Carpets "Uniform" (Maxi-CD) She's Gone (live) Iron Maiden "The Whole Population Of Hackney" (Bootleg LP) Electric Funeral Jesters of Destiny Eternal Masters (Sampler) Behind The Wall Of Sleep Macabre "Behind The Wall Of Sleep" (Maxi-CD) Children Of The Grave Master "Master" Paranoid Megadeth Nativity In Black (Sampler) Who Are You? New Clear Family The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Who Are You? Old Eternal Masters (Sampler) & Masters Of Misery (Sampler) Symptom Of The Universe Omnitron The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Supernaut On Target The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Paranoid Oven & Stove The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Hole In The Sky Overkill Hole In The Sky Overkill "Rotten To The Core - The Demos" Heaven And Hell Overkill "W.F.O." (Track 98, only CD) Iron Man Ozzy Osbourne w/Therapy? Nativity In Black (Sampler) Planet Caravan Pantera "Far Beyond Driven" & "Planet Caravan" (Maxi-CD) N.I.B. Pitch Shifter Masters Of Misery (Sampler) The Wizard Pride And Glory "Guitar's Practicing Musicians Volume III" CD, Japan "Pride & Glory" CD Disturbing The Priest Psychotic Waltz "Weird Thoughts Volume I - The Ultimate Heavy Metal Sampler" Hand Of Doom Reverend "World Won't Miss You" (CD only) War Pigs Sacred Reich Eternal Masters (Sampler) & "Surf Nicaragua" EP War Pigs (live) Sacred Reich "Alive At The Dynamo" EP The Wizard Scorn Masters Of Misery (Sampler) Tomorrow's Dream Screaming Trees "Dollar Bill" (Maxi) Paranoid (live) Sepultura "Welcome To The End Of The World" (Bootleg) Symptom Of The Universe Sepultura Nativity In Black (Sampler) Iron Man Sir-Mix-Alot "Swass" Snowblind Sleep Masters Of Misery (Sampler) Black Sabbath Sort Sol The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Into The Void (Sealth) Soundgarden "Badmotorfinger/SOMMS" & "Jesus Christ Pose" (single) "Outshined" (European Maxi-CD) Paranoid The Clay People Eternal Masters (Sampler) Iron (Wo)Man The Mobile Whorehouse The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Children Of The Grave Trouble "R.I.P." (Bootleg CD) (live) Iron Man Trouble For Nora "Trouble 4 Nora" Paranoid Type O Negative "Origin of the Feces" EP (re-release) Paranoid (live) Type O Negative "Express Yourself"(Bootleg) Black Sabbath Type O Negative Nativity In Black (Sampler) Sweet Leaf Ugly Kid Joe "As Ugly As They Wanna Be" N.I.B. Ugly Kid Joe Nativity In Black (Sampler) Planet Caravan Union Carbide Productions The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Megalomania Venom "Prime evil" N.I.B. White Saints The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Children Of The Grave White Zombie Nativity In Black (Sampler) Sweet Leaf Zonk The Legacy 1990 (Sampler) Songs covered live but any known recording: Song Band when ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paranoid Angelwitch 1980, 1981 and 1988 Electric Funeral Brutality 11/02/1995, Berlin, Germany Sweet Leaf Cathedral 1992, Rock Hard X-Mas Festival Paranoid Count Raven 1987 + The Wizard Dweezel Zappa (guitar), his brother (vocals), John 1995 on Conan O'Briens Tess (keyboards) "Late Nite" show Sweet Leaf Fight 12/07/1993, San Francisco Symptom Of The Universe Fight 1993 Black Sabbath Grave Digger 4/7/1984, Hamburg, Germany Black Sabbath Megadeth 1990, Berlin, Germany Children Of The Grave Metallica * Symptom Of The Universe Metallica * Supernaut Ministry Lollapalooza Fairies Wear Boots Phantom Blue 1994 Iron Man Pride And Glory Live At Donnington 1994 War Pigs Pride And Glory Live At Donnington 1994 Disturbing The Priest Psychotic Waltz 1991 Heaven And Hell Solitude Aeturnus 1995 Symptom Of The Universe Sepultura 1993 Hole In The Sky Warrior Soul Black Sabbath Widespread Panic 10/31/1992, Athens, GA Sweet Leaf Widespread Panic 10/31/1992, Athens, GA * I saw a bootleg with that songs, but can't remember anything + on tape available Songs somehow related to Black Sabbath: Song Band comments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The Merits of Black Henry Rollins also goes through the Sabbath" (spoken word lyrics of "Iron Man" line album) by line "Black Sabbath" Mekong Delta Song about Black Sabbath, released on album "Mekong Delta" "Rhymin' and Stealin'" Beastie Boys "Sweet Leaf" riff is used, released on "Licensed To Ill" "The Ballad Of Richard Furnaceface The song is about a young Iommi" teen obsessed with Tony Iommi. Released on "This Will Make You Happy" Album. "I Am Santa Claus" Bob Rivers and Twisted A christmas song done to Radio the tune of Iron Man. It's available on River's "second" Christmas album that's titled "I am Santa Claus." Black Sabbath covering tunes: Song Original done by available on ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evil Woman Crow "Black Sabbath" Album the song was also played (eurpean release only) by 'Ike & Tina Turner' under the title 'Evil Man' Blue Suede Shoes (live) Elvis Presley "Archangel" Do-LP, written by Carl Perkins "Archangel Rides Again" CD & "Impressions From The Past" CD (all bootlegs) Warning Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation (only as 7" released 1968) "Black Sabbath" Album ??? Apache Tony Iommi mentioned that they had covered some songs during their first tour in Eastern Europe in 1989 Blow On A Jug Nitty Gtritty Dirt Band Mysterious Track at the end of 'The Writ', on US and UK vinyl version of 'Sabotage' only Notes: "Masters Of Misery - Black Sabbath: An Earache Tribute" (TFCK - 88607) is a compilation of Black Sabbath tunes covered. Japan only release! Earache Records, under exclusive license to Toys Factory Records, Japan. "Nativity In Black - A Tribute To Black Sabbath" (CT 66335) Columbia Records is a compilation of Black Sabbath tunes covered. Available also as a DO-LP. "Eternal Masters - A Tribute to Black Sabbath" (P2 53776) Priority Records is a compilation of Black Sabbath tunes covered. At this time, US only release. "The Legacy 1990 - The Sabbath Continues" (FREQ LP 004) Frequent Frenzy is a compilation of Black Sabbath tunes covered. ------------------- 15. Chart Positions ------------------- Highest chart positions of Black Sabbath albums: ================================================ year album UK Germany USA others ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 Black Sabbath 8 23 1970 Paranoid 1 2 12 1971 Master Of Reality 5 5 8 1972 Volume 4 8 13 1974 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4 49 11 1975 Sabotage 7 28 1976 We Sold Our Soul For Rock'n'Roll 35 1976 Technical Ecstasy 13 1978 Never Say Die 12 1980 Heaven And Hell 9 28 1980 Live At Last 6 1980 Paranoid (re-issue) 54 1981 Mob Rules 12 29 1983 Live Evil 13 37 1983 Born Again 4 39 1986 Seventh Star 27 1987 The Eternal Idol 66 1989 Headless Cross 31 Top 20 1990 Tyr 24 12 1992 Dehumanizer 13 1994 Cross Purposes 33 1994 Nativity in Black 50 35 (Finland) Highest chart positions of Black Sabbath singles: ================================================= year single UK Germany USA others ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 Paranoid 4 61 1978 Never Say Die 21 1980 Paranoid (re-issue) TOP 30 1980 Die Young TOP 30 1980 Neon Knights TOP 30 Notes: Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master Of Reality, Volume 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Heaven And Hell has sold over 1.000.000 units in the USA. Mob Rules has sold over 500.000 units in the USA. --------------------------------------------- 16. Black Sabbath songs not played in concert --------------------------------------------- Due to an Tony Iommi Interview in "Black Sabbath Appreciation Society Newsletter Volume 4" these songs were never played live between 1968 and 1990: Planet Caravan, FX, St. Vitus Dance, Am I Going Insane (Radio), She's Gone, Breakout, Wishing Well, Over And Over, Ancient Warrior, Nightmare, Lost Forever, Kill In The Spirit World, Nightwing, Solitude, Who Are You, It's Alright, Air Dance, Swining The Chain, Walk Away, In Memory, Hard Life To Love, Scarlet Pimpernel, The Eternal Idol, Black Moon, Cloak And Dagger. Supertzar, Fluff, E5051 and The Gates Of Hell are only heard at live shows on tape. In the last tours since 1990 they haven't played from current albums: Virtual Death, Dying For Love, Back To Eden, Cardinal Sin, Evil Eye, What's The Use, Letters From Earth, Sins Of The Father, Too Late, Buried Alive, Jerusalem, The Battle Of Tyr, Odin's Court, Valhalla, Feels Good to Me, Heaven in Black. ----------------- 17. Famous Quotes ----------------- "What happened to Technical Ecstasy sales wise?" "I think it entered the Mongolian chart at 301" Ozzy - 1978 "Yeah, I was with Jethro Tull for three weeks, so what?" Tony - 1971 "Why shouldn't I tamper around with Sabbath songs. I'm the singer now, and forgive me for saying so, I'll do things my own damn way." Dio - 1980 "Well I quite like him really. But Tony has nicked all my Sinatra albums. Where do you think he gets all his riffs from?" Geezer - 1975 "What was your worst nightmare?" "When Ozzy was in the band -uups- sorry, joking about." Tony - 1990 "We were starving, literally starving. If it hadn't been for Tony's mum, I don't think we would have survived at all. She used to make up all the sandwiches and give us cigs." Ozzy - 1985 "People keep calling us a teenybop band, thinking that we only appeal to people below the age of twenty. It's not true, we get a lot of heads at our concerts these days. " Geezer - 1972 "I joined the band to travel, not to become a rock and roll star. I didn't even think about making a record when we made the first album. I was just pleased to be able to say: 'look mum, look what I've made - my voice on a piece of plastic forever'." Ozzy - 1974 When asked what the most outstanding moment in Sabbath's ten year history was, Geezer replied: "When Villa won the League Cup". 1978 "Geezer's only decision he made was in a restaurant between a sandwich or a beer." Dio - 1983 "We're never going to split. We couldn't be more together now, because we love each other and because we dig each others music both individually and as a group." Bill - 1973 "They say we're a hard band. It makes you sick." Ozzy - 1973 "Geezer's got an incredible mind, he can say things for everybody that we can't say. Y'know like the words of the songs - he say's everything for the band." Tony - 1974 "You've got to be a commando to play the States." Bill - 1973 "I've been visiting a psychiatrist for some time now. He plays mind games. He asks things like 'do you masturbate'? and I say 'do you breathe?'." Ozzy - 1975 "Musically, they are completely uncompromising, and would rather starve than sell out to more commercial forms of music." Vertigo Press Release - 1970 Apparently Ozzy once referred to Sabbath Mk.3 as "Geezer Butler and the three Italians". "Black Sabbath 1994? Better known as 'Electric Sabbath Orchestra' or Black Purple." Dio - 1993 Allan Jones a former Melody Maker journalist who once deservedly left the full weight of a shattering hook from Iommi for continually slagging Sabbath, once described Tony as looking like a "gypsy violinist in an Earls Court pizza parlour, or more accurately, like the Italian contestant in next years Eurovision Song Contest". No wonder Tony thumped him! "So it's great to be able to do this [playing 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbabth' live]. I mean even he [Tony Martin] can't sing!" Tony - 1994 ---------------- 18. Band stories ---------------- Famous story that happened during the recordings for 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' was when Black Sabbath went to an old english castle where the planned to perform and mabye to record a little bit. Strange things happened in the first night. Ozzy felt asleep in a room with a fireplace. A piece of burning coal felt off the fireplace and the whole room starts to burn. Ozzy escaped in the last minute. Later on they saw an unknown person which walked in a room. They followed him but the room was empty and only door out was locked from the inside. The Ozzy, Geezer, Bill and Tony started to tell each other horrifiying stories. In the end all where so scared that they had to leave the castle the same night. ------------------------------------------- 19. Bands who have opened for Black Sabbath ------------------------------------------- 1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Tour USA: Montrose and Mahogany Rush (?) 1975 Sabotage Tour USA : Kiss, Target (?) 1977 Technical Ecstasy Tour : Ramones, also Reo Speedwagon and Target 1978/ Never Say Die Tour : Van Halen, (In LA both Van Halen and 1979 Black Sabbath opened for Boston at the Hard Rock Festival) 1980 Black'n'Blue Tour USA : Blue Oyster Cult (co-Headliner), Molly Hatchet and Riot 1981 Mob Rules Tour USA : Alvin Lee (Largo Maryland), Outlaws (Longbeach, CA, '82) 1983 Born Again Tour USA : Lita ford, Quiet Riot (Portland) 1986 Seventh Star Tour USA : Anthrax (first part), W.A.S.P. (second part) 1989 Headless Cross tour USSR : Girlschool 1989 Headless Cross Tour Europe : Axxis 1989 Headless Cross Tour USA : Metal Church, Kingdom Come, Silent Rage 1990 TYR Tour Europe : Circus Of Power 1992 Dehumanizer Tour Europe : Testament (not on every gig) 1992 Dehumanizer Tour USA : Skew Siskin, Exodus, some gigs also included Danzig (Chicago, IL) or Prong (Boston; New York City), Slik Toxik 1992 Superrock In Mannheim : Helloween, Slayer, Testament, W.A.S.P., The Almighty 1992 Costa Mesa Shows : Sepultura 1994 Cross Purposes Tour Europe : Cathedral, Godspeed 1994 Cross Purposes Tour USA : Morbid Angel, Motoerhead 1994 South America, supporting Kiss : Slayer 1994 Provinssi Rock (June 11th 1994): Scottish Sex Pistols, Andy McCoy ----------------------------------------------- 20. Important dates in history of Black Sabbath ----------------------------------------------- Friday, 13th February 1970 - release date of their self-titled debut. -------------------------------- 21. Black Sabbath equipment info -------------------------------- Tony Iommis rack contained 1994: Korg DT-1 (Tuner), Aris-Power-Conditioner, Pete-Cornish-Switching-System, 2 x Marshall 9001 (Roehren Preamps), DigiTech IPS-33B (Pitch Shifter), Alesis-Quadra Verb, Boss RCE-10 (Chorus-Ensemble) BOSS RGE-110 (Equalizer), 3 x Korg SDD-1000 (Digital Delays), DigiTech MEQ Dual-14 (programable Equalizer). On 'Cross Purposes' he used: Jay Dee, Gibson, Washburn, Fender, Guild, Godin, Steinberger, guitar strings by La Bella. Guitar amps by: Laney, Marshall, Peavey. Effects by DigiTech. Geezer Butler used: Vigier, Status, Spector, bass strings by La Bella. Bass amps by Marshall, Ampeg, EV Speakers. Effects by DigiTech. Geoff Nicholls used: Peavey and Korg keyboards. Bobby Rondinelli used: Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbols & Gongs, Remo Drum Heads, Capella sticks. -------------------------------------- 22. Black Sabbath music transcriptions -------------------------------------- Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Soul For Rock'n'Roll (Hal Leonard Guitar RECORDED VERSIONS with Notes & Tabs) HP Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation 7777 West Bluemond Road, P.O. Box 13819, Milwaukee, WI 53213 Contains the transcriptions for: Am I Going Insane (Radio), Black Sabbath, Changes, Children Of The Grave, Fairies Wear Boots, Iron Man, Laguna Sunrise, N.I.B., Paranoid, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Snowblind, Sweet Leaf, Tommorow's Dream, War Pigs, Warning, The Wizard. Released in 1989. Available in two different versions. Songbook Black Sabbath Contains the transcriptions for: A National Acrobat, Black Sabbath, Fairies wear Boots, Hard Road, Junior`s Eyes, Looking for Today, Never say die, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, Sabbath bloody Sabbath, Sleeping Village, Snowblind, Supernaut, Sweet Leaf, Under the Sun, War Pigs, Wheels of Confusion, The Wizard The Great Rock Songs of the Sixties and Seventies Vol. 1: Black Sabbath Contains the transcriptions for: After Forever, A National Acrobat, Behind The Wall Of Sleep, Black Sabbath, Changes, Children of the Grave, Electric Funeral, Every Day Comes And Goes, Fairies Wear Boots, Fluff, Hand Of Doom, I don`t know If I`m Up Or Down, Into the Void, Iron Man, Laguna Sunrise, Looking For Today, Lord of the World, N.I.B., Paranoid, Planet Caravan, Rat Salad, Sabra Cadabra, Sleeping Village, Snowblind, Solitude, Supernaut, Sweat Leaf, The Straightener, The Wizard, Tomorrow`s Dream, Under the Sun, War Pigs 'Original Black Sabbath' by Steve Tarshis An anotated guide to the guitar techniques of Black Sabbath Contains the transcriptions for: Sabbath bloody Sabbath, Snowblind, Black Sabbath, Junior`s Eyes, Supernaut, Under the Sun, Hard Road, A National Acrobat, Looking For Today, Never Say Die, Sweat Leaf, The Wizard, War Pigs, Paranoid, Fairies Wear Boots, Sleeping Village, Planet Caravan, Wheels Of Confusion --------------------------------------------------------------- 23. Official books about Black Sabbath or something compareable --------------------------------------------------------------- The Black Sabbath Biography by Chris Welch: written by Chris Welch and released as a normal book and also together with the Box "The Sabbath Collection". Now sold out. The Black Sabbath Comic: Black Sabbath #1, February 1994. Published by Rock-It Comix, Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc. 5321 Sterling Center Drive, Westlake Village, CA 91361. $ 3.95 US and $ 5.25 in Canada. Content the story of Black Sabbath between 1970-1979, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler Interview, Discography and Rock-Itorial. Contact Address: Rock-It Comix, 5321 Sterling Center Drive, Westlake Village, CA 91361-4613. ---------------------------------- 24. The Black Sabbath Mailing List ---------------------------------- For submissions, "sabbath@fa.disney.com". For questions about the list and subscription requests, "sabbath-request@fa.disney.com". These addresses appear at the end of each issue. If you would like to subscribe, send me your address as well as your name. The list is run in a digest format. Issues come out every few days, usually. Sometimes they'll be out every day, other times there will be a week between issues. Basically, whenever I get stuff, I'll send it out the next day. The address of the archive server is: sabbath-back-issues@fa.disney.com The server understands the following commands. Put them one per line in the body of your letter: "frequent" to get a copy of the Frequently Asked Questions list, "index" to get an index of back issues, "disco" to get the discography, "boot" to get a list of bootlegs, and back issue numbers without any leading characters (like #). For further information, contact Michael Sullivan at: sabbath-request@fa.disney.com -or- +1 818 544 2683 (voice) -or- +1 818 544 4579 (fax) ***** # S # ********* ********* # B L A C K # ********* ********* # B # # # # B # # # # A # # # # T # # # # H # ***** ---------------------------------------------------- 25. Why differences between european and US releases ---------------------------------------------------- Evil Woman is on "foreign" (non-US) releases of Black Sabbath but not "domestic" (US) releases, where it is replaced by Wicked World, because the band did not write Evil Woman, and the rights in the US were a problem, one which has never been rectified. The names like 'Luke's Wall', 'Jack the Stripper', 'The Straightener', and 'Every Day Just Comes and Goes' on US releases are the band's name for instrumental portions of songs. Much like a Beethoven Symphony will have movements, Black Sabbath songs have movements, each with a different name. Bassically is Geezer's solo before N.I.B., 'Wasp' is the guitar intro to 'Behind the Wall of Sleep', etc. -------------------------------- 26. Black Sabbath on 'ftp' sites -------------------------------- You can get the following tabs with 'ftp': ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de =================== pub/doc/music/guitar/black_sabbath: -rw-rw-r-- 1 eserte musicmod 1458 Feb 11 1994 black_sabbath.tab -rw-rw-r-- 1 eserte musicmod 9942 Feb 11 1994 into_the_void.tab -rw-rw-r-- 1 eserte musicmod 8233 Feb 11 1994 iron_man.tab -rw-rw-r-- 1 eserte musicmod 9733 Sep 16 14:42 laguna_sunrise.tab -rw-rw-r-- 1 eserte musicmod 3076 Oct 7 12:59 lord_of_this_world.tab -rw-rw-r-- 1 eserte musicmod 5190 Feb 11 1994 paranoid.tab -rw-rw-r-- 1 eserte musicmod 2740 Sep 16 14:37 planet_caravan.tab -rw-rw-r-- 1 eserte musicmod 4998 Oct 7 13:00 sympton_of_the_universe.tab -rw-rw-r-- 1 eserte musicmod 1857 Oct 7 13:00 zero_the_hero.tab ftp.uni-paderborn.de ==================== doc/music/guitar/b/black_sabbath -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 531 May 11 1994 black_sabbath.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 2400 Mar 7 1994 heaven_and_hell.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 1029 Aug 2 1992 into_the_void.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 1354 Aug 19 06:33 iron_man.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 1825 Aug 31 04:30 laguna_sunrise.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 900 Oct 4 01:55 lord_of_this_world.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 1487 Jun 27 1993 paranoid.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 449 Jun 14 22:57 planet_caravan.lyr.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 1076 Sep 5 07:10 planet_caravan.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 735 Jun 18 06:30 sweet_leaf.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 483 Jan 14 1993 unknown.tab.gz -> Black Sabbath -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 1951 Nov 17 1993 warpigs.crd.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 2214 Oct 16 07:05 warpigs.tab.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 Software Admin 555 Oct 8 10:01 zero_the_hero.tab.gz ftp.uwp.edu =========== pub/music/guitar/b/black_sabbath black_sabbath.tab.Z 658 heaven_and_hell.tab.Z 3460 into_the_void.tab.Z 2220 iron_man.tab.Z 1895 laguna_sunrise.tab.Z 2527 lord_of_this_world.tab.Z 1103 paranoid.tab.Z 2100 planet_caravan.lyr.Z 533 planet_caravan.tab.Z 1327 sweet_leaf.tab.Z 930 unknown.tab.Z 603 warpigs.crd.Z 3122 warpigs.tab.Z 3293 zero_the_hero.tab.Z 755 other Black Sabbath related stuff: ftp.uwp.edu =========== pub/music/lyrics/b/black_sabbath black.sabbath 4611 born.again 9231 cross.purposes 10512 dehumanizer. 13168 eternal.idol 9120 greatest.hits 5908 hand_of_doom 1439 headless.cross 9056 heaven.and.hell 8179 letters_from_earth 1116 master.of.reality 4917 mob.rules 8143 never.say.die 8799 paranoid. 4163 sabbath.bloody.sabbath 6820 sabbath.vol4 5475 sabotage. 7922 seventh.star 6342 technical.ecstasy 10482 tv_crimes 1492 tyr. 7655 walk_away 941 war_pigs 860 pub/music/pictures/b/black_sabbath bs01.jpg 35539 dehuman.jpg 58888 ---------------------- 27. Tony Iommi Profile ---------------------- Date Of Birth - 19th February 1948 Place Of Birth - Aston, Birmingham, England Starsign - Aquarius Height - 6'2" Weight - 13.5 stone Colour Of Hair - Black Colour Of Eyes - Green Place Of Residence - Warwickshire, England Cars Owned - Mercedes Pets - Two Rottweiler Dogs Hobbies - Cars, Watching Films, Walking Likes - Having Peace Of Mind Dislikes - Smoking And Arguing Favourite Food - Japanese, Indian And Curry Favourite Drinks - Guinnes, Lager, Vodka and Orange Favourite Countries - USA & Hawai for visiting & UK for residing Favourite Cities - Los Angeles Favourite TV Programmers - Get Smart & Rockford Files Favourite Films - The Exorcist and most good horror films Favourite Actor - Roger Moore and Clint Eastwood Favourite Actress - No one in particular Favourite Cars - Ferrari and Lamborghini Favourite Form Of Travelling - Driving myself otherwise flying Favourite Sports - Boxing and Wrestling Favourite Books - Lob San Rampa and Nostradamus Favourite Animal - Elephant Favourite DJ's - Alan Freeman and Tommy Vance Happiest Moments - When I'm getting the communication and feedback from fans at concerts, it's difficult to describe exactly. Worst Moments - The problems with my ex-management and the divorce from my last wife. Pet Hates - Getting up too early and having to travel. If you weren't a Guitarist what would you have been - Boxer or Wrestler Early Influences - The Shadows & later on Django Reinhardt Favourite Bands - Most good 70's bands like Zepplin, Purple and The Moody Blues etc. Favourite 80's Bands - No particular favourites although there are some good ones around Favourite Guitarists - Brian May, Eddie Van Halen & Joe Pass Favourite Drummers - Cozy Powell & John Bonham Favourite Male Singes - Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin Favourite Female Singers - Anne Wilson of Heart & Barbara Streisand Favourite Rock Singers - Tony Martin, Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan & David Coverdale Favourite Instrument other than Guitar - Piano 3 All Time Favourite Sabbath Songs - Heaven And Hell, Black Sabbath and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Favourite Acoustic Sabbath Song - Laguna Sunrise Favourite News Sabbath Songs - Devil & Daughter and Headless Cross 3 All Time Favourite Sabbath Albums - Black Sabbath, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Heaven And Hell Favourite Own Guitar Solos - Heart Like A Wheel and at the time Lonely Is The Word Favourite Riffs - Too many to name Favourite Sabbath Album Covers - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath then Heaven And Hell Worst Sabbath Album Covers - Sabotage and Born Again Favourite Country to Perform In - Most Countries Most Memorable Years for Sabbath so far - 1973 and 1980 Why - '73 because of the general vibes at the time and it saw us at a good peak '80 because it was a new beginning. However, this excludes the present situation which is very exciting. Remaining Goals To Archive - For the band to be back where it should be which is in the top bracket. Tony Iommi in "Black Sabbath Appreciation Society Newsletter Volume 2, 1989". -------------------------------- 28. Mysterious track on Sabotage -------------------------------- The song appears at the end of "The Writ" on the album 'Sabotage'. The Song is about 20 seconds long and a little Sgt.Pepper like. The text is: Blow on the Jug Everybody come on and blow on the jug Be like me and blow on the jug I want you to blow on the jug Everybody singin' blow on the jug Tonight If you are blowin' . . . Sadly enough the song doesn't appear on every 'Sabotage' version. You can hear him only on the US and UK vinyl version! Mark Jones (the secretary of Bill Ward) wrote the following: "Blowing On A Jug" was a little bit that was added to the end of one of the albums ['Sabotage']. It was Bill singing and playing the piano and was just something that the engineer caught during a session and it was put into the album. I'm not sure if it was the first time Bill had been caught singing on an album. He has sung "Swining The Chain" and "It's Alright". The song is originally done by Nitty Gtritty Dirt Band. ---------------------------------------------------- 29. Who is doing the singing on "Swinging The Chain" ---------------------------------------------------- The vocals on "Swinging The Chain" ('Never Say Die', 1978) are definitely done by Bill Ward. That is mentioned by Mark Jones (the secretary of Bill Ward) in a french Black Sabbath Fanzine "Thanks God It's Sabbath Volume 6" and by Tony Iommi in "Guitar World", Volume 13 No.8, August 1992 (look at 'Prime Cuts With Tony Iommi'). ------------------------------------------ 30. Tony Iommi's fingers of his right hand ------------------------------------------ When Tony Iommi used to work in a factory of some kind, his job was to pass hunks of metal to someone who used a machine to punch holes in the metal or cut it up or something like that... One day when the other guy didn't turn up, Tony tried to use the machine and cut the ends off his fingers - he took the bits to hospital where they said they couldn't do anything fory him. Not dismayed, Tony went home and repaired his fingers with molten plastic from an old washing-up liquid bottle, in true Blue Peter spirit. He had to do so because playing without the ends of his finders was to painful. -------------------------------------------------------------- 31. Sideprojects and guest appearance of Black Sabbath members -------------------------------------------------------------- DIAMOND HEAD - Death And Progress Tony Iommi plays a guitar solo on the first track. FORCEFIELD - Forcefield (1987, Vemsa, VLP-267 [E-30.1479], President) Drums: Cozy Powell, Guitar: Ray Fenwick, Lead Vocals: Pete Prescott, Bass: Mo Foster, Keyboards: Nick Magnus and Ray Fenwick, Backing Vocals: Barry St. John Guest appearance: Neil Murray (bass) and Chris Cozens (keyboards) FORCEFIELD II - The Talisman (1988, Vemsa, VLP-330 [E-30.1756], President) Drums: Cozy Powell, Guitar: Ray Fenwick and Jan Akkerman, Keyboards: Chris Cozens, Bass: Lawrence Cottle, Vocals: Tony Martin and Barry St. John GUITAR SPEAK ('No Speak' Label, Cat No EIRSA 1025) An instrumental sampler only with gitarrists. Tony Iommi appears with one track called 'Miranha' which means 'Goddess Of Death'. KERMIT - Kermit Unpigged Ozzy Osbourne recorded together with Miss Piggy the classic Steppenwolf track 'Born To Be Wild' for that sampler. LITA FORD - Lita Lita Fords comeback album from 1988 includes a duet with Ozzy Osbourne and the beautiful ballade 'Close My Eyes Forever'. This song was also released as single which reach the US Top 10 Single Charts. MOTOEHEAD - March Or Die Lemmy and Ozzy Osbourne are singing together the track 'Ain't No Nice Guy'. BILL WARD - Ward One: Along The Way Bill Wards first solo album includes guest appearance by Ozzy Osbourne on two tracks. BIOHAZARD - After Forever The video for that song shows Bill Ward together with Biohazard. QUEEN - Freddy Mercury Tribute Concert Tony Iommi had a small guest appearcance on that conert. He played the main riff for one song. ----------------- 32. Did you know? ----------------- (by Pete Sarfas) That Sabbath planned to do an opera based on "Iron Man". That for a joke, Tony once squirted lighter fuel over Bill Ward's legs and set fire to them. That Tony was attacked on stage in Memphis with a knife. That "Blood God" was a possible albu title that was considered for use instead of "The Eternal Idol". That Toony Iommi used to manage several bands during the '70s including Judas Priest and Medicine Head. That ex Jesus Christ Superstar Geoff Fenolt was auditioned by Tony Iommi before Glenn Hughes for the 'Seventh Star' vocals. That Geoff Nicholls wrote the the bass lines to the song 'Heaven And Hell' and also wrote most of the lyrics to the songs on the 'Seventh Star' album. --------------- 33. Thanks list --------------- I like to thank for help: S3000021@nickel.laurentian.ca Joseph Michael Mallon, jmmallon@mercury.sfsu.edu Pete Sarfas (ex-Black Sabbath Appreciation Society) Andreas Lange, Berlin Tapio Keihanen, dio@snakemail.hut.fi Michael Sullivan, sabbath-request@fa.disney.com Robert Bartz, rbartz@nyx.cs.du.edu Leonid Makarovsky, leonid@mer-mail.ctron.com Alain M. Gaudrault, alain@mars.dgrc.doc.ca Jones@vsdec.nl.nuwc.navy.mil Norman R. Nithman Steven Aric Weinberg Moonshine Pete Scott Hilmar Ransch, Germany Charlie Setzwein, Germany