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ROCK AND ROLL! => Black Sabbath => Black Sabbath General => Topic started by: Charger on April 22, 2018, 06:02:54 AM
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Here's a great interview with Tony again...
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tony-iommi-its-highly-unlikely-black-sabbath-will-play-again/ (http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tony-iommi-its-highly-unlikely-black-sabbath-will-play-again/)
Asked if BLACK SABBATH will ever play again after completing its "The End" tour last year, Iommi said: "It's highly unlikely, but we may."
A very diplomatic way of saying...well..nothing. :D
I'm still rather certain they'll do a one off show for the 50th anniversary of the first album....
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sure .
Tommy Clufetos behind the kit garanteed.
Preceded by a DELUXE-Deluxe extended super limited embossed edition double gatefold with some rare outtakes studio demos and an exclusive interview of the legendary witch of the cover.
All of this followed by another essential dvd , of course.
Can't wait (sarcasm)
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sure .
Tommy Clufetos behind the kit garanteed.
Preceded by a DELUXE-Deluxe extended super limited embossed edition double gatefold with some rare outtakes studio demos and an exclusive interview of the legendary witch of the cover.
All of this followed by another essential dvd , of course.
Can't wait (sarcasm)
:)) We knew it was sarcasm, you didn't have to label it, buddy.
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A very diplomatic way of saying...well..nothing. :D
I'm still rather certain they'll do a one off show for the 50th anniversary of the first album....
A diplomatic way of saying "we're not not gonna do anything".
I'd be more surprised if they don't do anything for the 50th...
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I think Tony would like to do one off things with the other guys (even recording), but he obviously isn't on the same page with Ozzy and Geezer, as they were pretty clear in stating, that Sabbath for them was completely done.
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I think Tony would like to do one off things with the other guys (even recording), but he obviously isn't on the same page with Ozzy and Geezer, as they were pretty clear in stating, that Sabbath for them was completely done.
I could easily imagine this to be true. Tony has lived and breathed Sabbath continuously for 50 years now...I'm sure he'd like to continue somehow. Geezer and Ozzy have come and gone how they've pleased over the years so they don't necessary have that deep connection.
I just hope Tony would get those TM-era albums out now...
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I've seen the future and its this...
(https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rZAMmQi9eeJnXvcf3ahCRP-970-80.jpg)
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^ Looks good, that would be some fun!
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Another interview with Tony...
https://www.list.co.uk/article/104097-tony-iommi-its-unbelievable-when-you-look-back-from-being-told-youre-never-going-to-play-again-to-inventing-a-new-sort-of-music/ (https://www.list.co.uk/article/104097-tony-iommi-its-unbelievable-when-you-look-back-from-being-told-youre-never-going-to-play-again-to-inventing-a-new-sort-of-music/)
This was the part that got me all excited:
At the moment, I'm in the process of remixing [Black Sabbath's 1995] Forbidden with Tony Martin [vocals], Cozy Powell [drums] and Neil Murray [bass]. That's an album I've never been satisfied with so I'm about to start pulling that apart and remix it.
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Yep, just read it, now hoping for the full Martin era reissues maybe next year.
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Great news. Hopefully it's the start of the Martin era reissues. I never really minded the sound of Forbidden's rough mix, but I'll be keen to hear what Tony does with it.
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Another newish Tony Iommi interview. Talking about the early years, The End of The End and other stuff including possible new album being recordered in the winter. A lot of good lighthearted stuff that we've heard before but always fun hearing again.
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^^ Trust me this interview is actually pretty good if you have a spare hour :whistling: :pub:
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You're right Jack, took me 2 nights but I listened to the whole thing and quite enjoyed it. I knew Bill had a heart attack somewhere during the 13 debacle, but according to Tony Bill had his heart attack during rehearsals for 13. Were you aware of that Jack?
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You're right Jack, took me 2 nights but I listened to the whole thing and quite enjoyed it. I knew Bill had a heart attack somewhere during the 13 debacle, but according to Tony Bill had his heart attack during rehearsals for 13. Were you aware of that Jack?
I thought he was referring to the heart attack Bill had in rehearsals back in the late 90's and they had to take Vinny out on the road as a back up.
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I express the wish that he will not produce anything with Ozzy in the future. 13 is here and that's it. Welcome to some singers with real abilities for a possible solo album.
I'm waiting for the remix of Forbidden with a lot of impatience.
with upcoming releases like Candlemass , Rammstein , Sodom , The Cult , Queensrÿche , 2019 could be promising :headbanger:
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Yeah I'm kinda each way, I'll welcome anything Iommi whether it's with Ozzy or anyone but it would be cool if he put together a supergroup ala Them Crooked Vultures.
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I express the wish that he will not produce anything with Ozzy in the future. 13 is here and that's it. Welcome to some singers with real abilities for a possible solo album.
I'm waiting for the remix of Forbidden with a lot of impatience.
with upcoming releases like Candlemass , Rammstein , Sodom , The Cult , Queensrÿche , 2019 could be promising :headbanger:
Agreed!
Tony deserves so much more than Ozzy especially at this point so I'm hoping if he is gonna do a new album it could be with lots of guest singers again.
But if he wants to do a few new songs with Tony Martin I wouldn't be against that either!
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I’m hoping Tony doesn’t do anything else with Ozzy, Ozzy is done.
I express the wish that he will not produce anything with Ozzy in the future. 13 is here and that's it. Welcome to some singers with real abilities for a possible solo album.
I'm waiting for the remix of Forbidden with a lot of impatience.
with upcoming releases like Candlemass , Rammstein , Sodom , The Cult , Queensrÿche , 2019 could be promising :headbanger:
Agreed!
Tony deserves so much more than Ozzy especially at this point so I'm hoping if he is gonna do a new album it could be with lots of guest singers again.
But if he wants to do a few new songs with Tony Martin I wouldn't be against that either!
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http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tony-iommi-doesnt-know-what-kind-of-album-he-wants-to-release-next/ (http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tony-iommi-doesnt-know-what-kind-of-album-he-wants-to-release-next/)
I'd be all for a new Solo record with multiple singers!
Singer's that could work:
Tim Ripper Owens naturally
Robert Lowe
Lee Dorrian
Veronica Freeman
Alice Cooper
Joey Belladonna
Ian Gillan
Jon Oliva
That would already be one hell of a line up.
But a new album with Ian Gillan or Tony Martin could ofcourse work as well.
But NOT NOT NOT NOT with Glenn Hughes.
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Tony has just to play and it will be perfect for me.
my singers wishlist :
Ian Gillan
Glenn Hughes
Robert Plant
Tony Martin
Rob Halford
Messiah Marcolin
Doogie White
Magnus Pelander (Witchcraft)
Ian Astbury
Marco Hietala
Tom Araya (few fast songs)
No need to : Phil Anselmo , any Dio clone , any Ozzy clone , Serj Tankian , Dave Grohl and Ronnie Romero.
Neil Murray : Bass
Kenny Aronoff : Drums
Don Airey : Keyboards
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Hi Tyr66, I agree with 4 singers on your list, Doogie White, Ian Gillan for sure and of course the voice of Rock, Mr. Hughes and Ian Astbury, love me some cult.
Tony has just to play and it will be perfect for me.
my singers wishlist :
Ian Gillan
Glenn Hughes
Robert Plant
Tony Martin
Rob Halford
Messiah Marcolin
Doogie White
Magnus Pelander (Witchcraft)
Ian Astbury
Marco Hietala
Tom Araya (few fast songs)
No need to : Phil Anselmo , any Dio clone , any Ozzy clone , Serj Tankian , Dave Grohl and Ronnie Romero.
Neil Murray : Bass
Kenny Aronoff : Drums
Don Airey : Keyboards
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And 3 singers on your list Charger, Ripper Owens, Robert Lowe and Lee Dorrian, that would be heavy.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tony-iommi-doesnt-know-what-kind-of-album-he-wants-to-release-next/ (http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tony-iommi-doesnt-know-what-kind-of-album-he-wants-to-release-next/)
I'd be all for a new Solo record with multiple singers!
Singer's that could work:
Tim Ripper Owens naturally
Robert Lowe
Lee Dorrian
Veronica Freeman
Alice Cooper
Joey Belladonna
Ian Gillan
Jon Oliva
That would already be one hell of a line up.
But a new album with Ian Gillan or Tony Martin could ofcourse work as well.
But NOT NOT NOT NOT with Glenn Hughes.
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It's hilarious how people can mention Tony deserves better than Ozzy and Ozzy is done etc and then go on to mention Gillan and Martin as potential collaborations. Those two have been done for years.
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It's hilarious how people can mention Tony deserves better than Ozzy and Ozzy is done etc and then go on to mention Gillan and Martin as potential collaborations. Those two have been done for years.
Yet both can sing their asses off where as Ozzy's just mumbling along putting incoherent words together....yeah...they are in the same league for sure. ::) ??? :wall:
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It's hilarious how people can mention Tony deserves better than Ozzy and Ozzy is done etc and then go on to mention Gillan and Martin as potential collaborations. Those two have been done for years.
On the contrary Jack The Stripper, Gillan and Martin can still sing, Ozzy not so much anymore.
I know this will be an unpopular remark, but it's the truth, Gillan can still belt them out.
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It's hilarious how people can mention Tony deserves better than Ozzy and Ozzy is done etc and then go on to mention Gillan and Martin as potential collaborations. Those two have been done for years.
On the contrary Jack The Stripper, Gillan and Martin can still sing, Ozzy not so much anymore.
I know this will be an unpopular remark, but it's the truth, Gillan can still belt them out.
I never really thought Martin could ever sing. :smug:
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A new band with Geezer and Bill releasing a double album; side Gillan and side Halford, all five writing together.
Iommi II with Robert Plant, Alice Cooper, James Hetfield, Mike Patton, Jack White, Björk, Lee Dorian, Coverdale with Hughes backing and co-op with Rage Against The Machine (to give him a fair chance at good Rap Metal :P )
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It's hilarious how people can mention Tony deserves better than Ozzy and Ozzy is done etc and then go on to mention Gillan and Martin as potential collaborations. Those two have been done for years.
On the contrary Jack The Stripper, Gillan and Martin can still sing, Ozzy not so much anymore.
I know this will be an unpopular remark, but it's the truth, Gillan can still belt them out.
On a scale of 1-10. 10 being at the very peak of their powers, Gillan is about a 4, Ozzy would be about a 3 and Martin a 2. Don't be fooled by the trickery in how good the studio can make these guys sound.
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A new band with Geezer and Bill releasing a double album; side Gillan and side Halford, all five writing together.
Iommi II with Robert Plant, Alice Cooper, James Hetfield, Mike Patton, Jack White, Björk, Lee Dorian, Coverdale with Hughes backing and co-op with Rage Against The Machine (to give him a fair chance at good Rap Metal :P )
Hetfield? Maybe if it's an instrumental! :D Cause now there is a singer that really has lost a whole heep of power...hell he can't even use any of the deeper register anymore.
The double album idea would sound interesting though...but needs an actual capable drummer though. Bobby Rondinelli perhaps.
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Ok now you're just :problem:
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The double album idea would sound interesting though...but needs an actual capable drummer though. Bobby Rondinelli perhaps.
Well, i said Ward, though ;) If he can't agree with the contracts, then Brad Wilk, obviously.
The whole point is to make it groove, not sound programmed :D
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The double album idea would sound interesting though...but needs an actual capable drummer though. Bobby Rondinelli perhaps.
Well, i said Ward, though ;) If he can't agree with the contracts, then Brad Wilk, obviously.
The whole point is to make it groove, not sound programmed :D
Well that's why I thought of Rondinelli...I think he was the most "groovy" drummer Tony ever worked with besides Bill.
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The double album idea would sound interesting though...but needs an actual capable drummer though. Bobby Rondinelli perhaps.
Well, i said Ward, though ;) If he can't agree with the contracts, then Brad Wilk, obviously.
The whole point is to make it groove, not sound programmed :D
Well that's why I thought of Rondinelli...I think he was the most "groovy" drummer Tony ever worked with besides Bill.
Yeah, i know you haven't heard 13 yet... :rofl:
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Yeah, i know you haven't heard 13 yet... :rofl:
You mean that Megadeth album? I have it's brilliant! ;D
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A new band with Geezer and Bill releasing a double album; side Gillan and side Halford, all five writing together.
Iommi II with Robert Plant, Alice Cooper, James Hetfield, Mike Patton, Jack White, Björk, Lee Dorian, Coverdale with Hughes backing and co-op with Rage Against The Machine (to give him a fair chance at good Rap Metal :P )
A tune with Axl Rose, Elton John and Brian May. Also: Brian Johnson, Dan McCafferty, Paul McCartney, Tom G Fisher, Max Cavalera, Ryan Adams, Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop. Too bad Bowie and Cornell are dead...
Jerry Cantrell...
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Sorry for my wrong choice of words Jack, Ozzy of course isn’t done, his current world tour is concrete proof, Ozzy isn’t done.
I think what I meant by that comment is he’s done with Sabbath, 13 while not a bad album was a little humdrum. I think Ozzy can do a lot better on his own (solo).
It's hilarious how people can mention Tony deserves better than Ozzy and Ozzy is done etc and then go on to mention Gillan and Martin as potential collaborations. Those two have been done for years.
On the contrary Jack The Stripper, Gillan and Martin can still sing, Ozzy not so much anymore.
I know this will be an unpopular remark, but it's the truth, Gillan can still belt them out.
On a scale of 1-10. 10 being at the very peak of their powers, Gillan is about a 4, Ozzy would be about a 3 and Martin a 2. Don't be fooled by the trickery in how good the studio can make these guys sound.
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Iommi with Neil Young.
Think about it.
It could work.
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One of my posts have been deleted in the Tony Iommi thread, why?
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What exactly did you post?
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One of my posts have been deleted in the Tony Iommi thread, why?
In this one? I don't think so... I haven't deleted anything atleast...
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Sorry Jack and Charger, I mixed the threads up, it’s in the IOMMI II thread.
Sorry guys, I thought maybe the whole thread got deleted or something, my bad.
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Sorry Jack and Charger, I mixed the threads up, it’s in the IOMMI II thread.
Sorry guys, I thought maybe the whole thread got deleted or something, my bad.
You were having some crazy day, weren't you?
It's all right, we're here to help. :)
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I was having a difficult day that day, a very trying day.
Thank you for your kindness and understanding Zzzptm.
Sorry Jack and Charger, I mixed the threads up, it’s in the IOMMI II thread.
Sorry guys, I thought maybe the whole thread got deleted or something, my bad.
You were having some crazy day, weren't you?
It's all right, we're here to help. :)
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Here's a great recent Tony Iommi interview:
https://www.loudersound.com/features/tony-iommi-how-i-wrote-the-riff-to-symptom-of-the-universe?fbclid=IwAR0BJxHAifkzenF8qXFICZ3SqawwIPb3iiyN5LVlaFRSwoR0aaC0xNa20Wc (https://www.loudersound.com/features/tony-iommi-how-i-wrote-the-riff-to-symptom-of-the-universe?fbclid=IwAR0BJxHAifkzenF8qXFICZ3SqawwIPb3iiyN5LVlaFRSwoR0aaC0xNa20Wc)
He talks about Sabotage and his favourite riffs...and it's pretty cool of him to mention Heaven And Hell as one of his all time favourites...it is one mine too!
Also he puts to rest all the rumors about who wrote The Writ.
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I still hope Iommi plans on one day releasing that possible 'box set of riffs' that he and Brian May were talking about.
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Pretty good video Gibson released yesterday. Most of the stories we’ve heard before but Tony is a little more descriptive and in depth than his usual self. Covers most of the era’s too. Cool that his solo album gets some time spent on it as well.
Sounds like the Forbidden remix/remaster will see the light of day sometime this year and maybe next year we might have some new music from Tony.
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Here’s another cool interview/chat with Tony for anyone that is interested and hasn’t seen it which came out last week conducted by Richie Faulkner from Judas Priest.
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Not sure if anyone has bothered listening to these recent interviews I’ve been posting but I’ve got another one for you that is well worth an hour of your time. Conducted only a couple of weeks ago by Eddie Trunk who’s interview style I’ve always enjoyed.
Some of the more interesting stuff to come out of it was that Tony says the Forbidden remix and everything is done and was finished quite awhile ago but is holding off on releasing it as he doesn’t want to bombard fans with stuff as there’s been Ozzy era stuff put out recently and there is also Dio era stuff coming out which he said he couldn’t talk about yet. Also mentioned he has studio rehearsal stuff on tape dating back to MOR-Sabotage era.
I wonder what the Dio release is? Maybe a vinyl boxset or something as theres been a few original era vinyl box sets but no Dio era.
Seriously though you’d think he’d just put Forbidden out seeing he’s gone through the trouble of remixing it and there are fans out there that are wanting it.
Good interview, check it out.
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-eddie-trunk-podcast/id897720614?i=1000474531473
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I may be mistaken but I'm sure I read a few weeks back that Wendy Dio was doing something (maybe for the 10th anniversary of Ronnies death!!). So while not directly Sabbath it probably has a huge crossover interest with fans. Sadly I can't remember where I saw it to confirm!
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I always enjoy hearing Tony, especially when he's given the time to stretch out and talk. For years it seemed that he was very closed-lip about everything (in the press anyway).
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I may be mistaken but I'm sure I read a few weeks back that Wendy Dio was doing something (maybe for the 10th anniversary of Ronnies death!!). So while not directly Sabbath it probably has a huge crossover interest with fans. Sadly I can't remember where I saw it to confirm!
Yep I remember there was something brewing as well but can’t quite remember what it was. Was it something to do with Dehumanizer maybe?
I always enjoy hearing Tony, especially when he's given the time to stretch out and talk. For years it seemed that he was very closed-lip about everything (in the press anyway).
Yep agree, he seems to have opened up even more in recent years in his semi retirement. Tony and Bill have always been the better of the original 4 to listen to. Geezer still doesn’t offer up much and while Ozzy use to be pretty good 20+ years ago he’s half a scatterbrain now and you can hardly understand what the fuck he’s saying.
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Tony always gives great interviews!
Too bad that's on apple so I don't think I can listen to it as I have no apple devices...
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Try this charger https://podbay.fm/podcast/897720614/e/1589428800
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Oh Thanks! That seems to work! I'll give it a listen as soon as I can!
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I may be mistaken but I'm sure I read a few weeks back that Wendy Dio was doing something (maybe for the 10th anniversary of Ronnies death!!). So while not directly Sabbath it probably has a huge crossover interest with fans. Sadly I can't remember where I saw it to confirm!
Im thinking it was maybe his long awaited autobiography that he was working on when he died. Maybe there is gonna be some Sabbath releases to coincide with it.
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You could be right, but it's irritating me that I can't find the article which might confirm it.
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I wonder if Tony has given some thought to releasing the Live Evil film, after all these years?
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I wonder if Tony has given some thought to releasing the Live Evil film, after all these years?
That's always made me wonder, Dio saying the concert was being recorded AND filmed...
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I wonder if Tony has given some thought to releasing the Live Evil film, after all these years?
That's always made me wonder, Dio saying the concert was being recorded AND filmed...
Same here. According to the old Sabbathlive website, the full concert existed (I assume in a similar method to the audio version) and one of those bootleg DVDs of the Headless Cross era Russian shows (I think) supposedly had a short preview of it.
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Well, if it's not stuff the band wants to release, then we have to wait until they get very very hungry and need the cash...
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I wonder if Tony has given some thought to releasing the Live Evil film, after all these years?
That's always made me wonder, Dio saying the concert was being recorded AND filmed...
Same here. According to the old Sabbathlive website, the full concert existed (I assume in a similar method to the audio version) and one of those bootleg DVDs of the Headless Cross era Russian shows (I think) supposedly had a short preview of it.
Reportedly the footage was destroyed. It was stored at WB somewhere and the originals either burned or got scrapped depending on the source...
I think this fake trailer is all there is:
I think that fake trailer footage was the same that was used on some of those Moscow bootlegs.
I think Tony himself had mentioned that the footage is no more. I think they were searching for it during the H&H days...
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Well, we still got the Black and Blue footage from that era...
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I wonder if Tony has given some thought to releasing the Live Evil film, after all these years?
That's always made me wonder, Dio saying the concert was being recorded AND filmed...
Same here. According to the old Sabbathlive website, the full concert existed (I assume in a similar method to the audio version) and one of those bootleg DVDs of the Headless Cross era Russian shows (I think) supposedly had a short preview of it.
Reportedly the footage was destroyed. It was stored at WB somewhere and the originals either burned or got scrapped depending on the source...
I think this fake trailer is all there is:
I think that fake trailer footage was the same that was used on some of those Moscow bootlegs.
I think Tony himself had mentioned that the footage is no more. I think they were searching for it during the H&H days...
That's perhaps more likely, but they did have that (perhaps far-fetched) tale about a WB employee discovering the reels (or tapes, whatever format the film happened to be in) in a dumpster outside their office.
The Black and Blue footage is indeed solid, good performances from both bands IMO.
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My favorite track from Black and Blue, Godzilla was second...
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Here's another pretty cool little interview with Tony Iommi...he talks about the differences between Ronnie and Ozzy and some other stuff...pretty cool read this one too:
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tony-iommi-interview-2021/?fbclid=IwAR02H9Lhowpr-qeXi2CaQFs_GfHm29nq878RT-vPipAROzLbvuzLKGxKi9E (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tony-iommi-interview-2021/?fbclid=IwAR02H9Lhowpr-qeXi2CaQFs_GfHm29nq878RT-vPipAROzLbvuzLKGxKi9E)
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Thanks for the link, Charger. The part about Sabbath fans not arguing about whether Dio or Ozzy was the better frontman, though, well... I think the UCR guy missed it on that one.
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...Sabbath fans not arguing about whether Dio or Ozzy was the better frontman...
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Tony's saying that there WILL be a Tony Martin era boxset...just doesn't know when...
https://loudwire.com/tony-iommi-interview-heaven-and-hell-mob-rules-reissues-tony-martin-box-set/?trackback=fbshare_mobile&fbclid=IwAR2CmSax0cbpjqTemVgMkKzVRuNym0eswPO30zeQFN5gpB2gPl_-1bjJD7g (https://loudwire.com/tony-iommi-interview-heaven-and-hell-mob-rules-reissues-tony-martin-box-set/?trackback=fbshare_mobile&fbclid=IwAR2CmSax0cbpjqTemVgMkKzVRuNym0eswPO30zeQFN5gpB2gPl_-1bjJD7g)
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Yeah, pandemic put a hold on a lot of schedules...
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Ok this news has seemingly flown under the radar. Not even the shitty interviewer picked up on it but apparently the original Born Again master tapes have been found :whistling:
https://news.in-24.com/lifestyle/news/71081.html?fbclid=IwAR1JYycvvwWrdxQxAKX8Ngc_6HkHy-PxJYtcSiCSay7Q2ELT7JU7lzLtfN4
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Well holy shit! That is some major news!
I hope Tony gets in touch with Ian and they'd work on it together...that would be awesome so see a proper remix of the album!
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That interviewer has a strange way with words, I'm wondering if it's translated...
But yes great news. I've always said the muddy mix was a big part of the reason I didn't like it as much as I probably should, now I'll get the chance to see if I was right!
The Martin years gets another mention, I wish he would get around to actually releasing it!
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Wait what THEY FOUND THE TAPES???
:gillan: :tony:
:abbath: :beerbang: :death: :drummer: :guitar: :headbanger: :jimi: :metal1: :rhythm: :yes: :ninja: :lol: :banana: :rockon: :batdance: :wootwoot: :pub: :cheers:
But... we have to wait, don't we?
:ratpack:
SIGH
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This news has now hit Blabbermouth in the last hour.
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tony-iommi-says-original-tapes-for-black-sabbaths-born-again-album-have-been-found-im-thinking-of-remixing-it/?fbclid=IwAR3YcQRCptDWkl6YCOACFP5LcWoGjPIOdGFMBcyyoQSJX6rw5S7Fe4MclFc
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Please also remix the cover. :smug:
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Born Again properly mixed from the master tape? Hell yeah! The same with the Martin catalog? Double hell yeah!
I don't even care if they don't come with extra-bonus stuff. Anytime I spin one of those records it feels like putting on an upscale, expensive shoe that has dog shit permanently stuck to it. Can't wait to have it scraped off!
Go get 'em Tony!
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So Tony was on Eddie Trunk’s radio show on Sirius XM earlier today for a chat which was about an hour long. Unfortunately Sirius XM is only available in the US and Canada but thankfully Eddie does have a weekly podcast that has his best 1 or 2 interviews from the week so expect the interview to show up on his podcast in a week or two. In the meantime someone from a Sabbath FB group I’m part of gave a bit of a rundown on the interview.
These are the FB posters words not mine
Just got done listening to the interview with Tony Iommi on Eddie Trunk's show on SiriusXM. It lasted about an hour and was live. Here are some hilites that were discussed:
Obviously, the live evil super deluxe remix and remaster are out. Tony talked quite a bit about that. Tony said that there really wasn't anything else sent to him in the way of extras or new material in putting together the live evil box. He only mentioned that back in the day when they recorded it on the Mob Rules tour there were only a few dates, and he feels it wasn't really set up to be recorded properly. He said there was a lot of bleedthrough on the microphones, guitars bleeding through on the drum tracks, etc. so it was very difficult to separate even when they were originally mixing the album back in the day he tried to touch some things up, but couldn't because it was difficult with the bleed through. This contradicts an interview that Ronnie did in the 90s about referring to live evil not being a live album "Live in the Studio" suggesting things done in the studio, but not his vocals. So that's interesting. All in all, Tony and Geezer were not happy with the way the live evil album sounded so they were able to do a lot with it with modern technology/tools to improve the sound on the remix.
Eddie Trunk asked the billion-dollar question about what happened to the film footage from the Mob Rules. Unfortunately, Tony Iommi had little to offer in explaining any of the video film footage from the tour and said he couldn't remember what had happened with the film. It didn't sound like Tony really knew much about it at all. So the mystery continues.
As for other remixes remaster, super deluxe, etc. Tony is working on some stuff but he says it takes time. The next one in sequence would be Born Again which again he explained how he was not happy with the mix - but the tapes were found, and they are being transferred from reel to reel over to digital. It sounds like from here there's a lot to go through that Tony will want to fix but again these things take time and there's no deadline set for release.
Tony Martin stuff was discussed, not a lot from Iommi on this, but that will be coming at some point. He's really eager to get that stuff out for people to hear.
There was no discussion regarding any more Ozzy-era stuff coming out in super deluxe etc.
Tony talked about some of the other things recently and things in the works briefly talked about his fragrance and the ballet. He's also talking about the solo stuff coming up with the riffs, but not sure how the songs are going to develop if some are instrumentals, or if he'll use vocalists or one vocalist nothing more was discussed regarding when.
He still wants to play live, but can't do the heavy-duty long tours.
He's part of a documentary, but it doesn't sound like it's a Sabbath documentary, he explained it's more about riffs, so whatever that means. Kind of vague, so not sure what this is about.
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I was expecting the Tony Martin set coming out this year...which it still might. The fact that Tony didn't want to talk about it much might indicate that there might be an official announcement made sooner than later....but ofcourse it might not. Remastering and remixing 4 albums (5 if you count Cross Purposes Live which I'm expecting to be in it ofcourse) will take it's time.
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I thought it was only Forbidden that was getting remixed which Tony has already stated was in the can a while ago. Everything else will at most just be remastered. Maybe even on heavy duty double vinyl. He always seems a bit coy when discussing future releases and new projects his working on. Been hearing for about 3-4 years now that he’s been working on riffs and songs which he’s not sure will have a bunch of different singers or just one singer. He’s never one to be really definitive when discussing this stuff. It seems he’s not in an hurry and likes to leave us hanging.
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Yeah...Forbidden gets the remix, others remaster...should have clarified that in my post.
And yes quite true that Tony isn't the most open person when it comes to talking about future releases and stuff like that.
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I always enjoy hearing what Tony has to say, even if it is usually along the lines of, "aye, it is, at some point in time" :) Thanks for posting it, that was a surprisingly lengthy interview with the man.