The first eight years of British heavy metal band Black Sabbath
are covered in the first volume of this definitive retrospective.
Beginning with their first hit 'NIB', it features live footage
and TV clips of many of their greatest tracks, including
'Paranoid' and 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath', and climaxes with Ozzy
Osbourne's 1978 Sabbath swansong, 'Never Say Die'. Ten tracks are
included in all.
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It is possible that Black Sabbath enjoy a higher global profile
now that at any point in the group's long history. This, of
course, is largely due to singer Ozzy Osbourne's undignified but
profitable decision to allow MTV to portray him as a sort of
heavy metal Grandpa Simpson. Possibly as a result of his immense
celebrity, Osbourne didn't find the time to be interviewed for
this retrospective documentary. However, Tony Iommi, Geezer
Butler and Bill Ward are on hand to provide a telling of events
which, while never as entertaining as Osbourne's familiar
routine, is at least more coherent.
Osbourne is irrepressibly present in the archive performance
footage collected here, at various points between 1970 and
1978. The early stuff is especially interesting, proving beyond
doubt that Sabbath--whether they realised it or not--had much
more in common with the prototypical punks like The Stooges and
the MC5, who were then starting to make waves in America, than
they have with the uncountable long-haired and leather-trousered
heavy metal bozos who have attempted to fill Sabbath's shoes
since.
On the DVD: The Black Sabbath Story is presented in widescreen.
Sound is available in Dolby 5.1 Surround or Dolby Digital. The
menu of extras is a little confusing to negotiate, but includes
further interviews with band members, a gallery of Sabbath
albums, and a long re-telling of Sabbath's very early history by
former manager Jim Simpson.--Andrew Mueller
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From the Back Cover
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This first volume of The Black Sabbath Story compiles archive
performance and band interview footage to chronicle the bands
first 8 years from 1970 to 1978. Featuring the original classic
line up of Ozzy Osbourne. Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill
Ward; this DVD contains the story of Sabbath in their own words
including footage not seen in the original VHS release of this
programme. 11 tracks are featured here and all have been mixed in
5.1 surround sound to put you at the heart of these rare Black
Sabbath performances. DVD extras include a lengthy interview with
the bands first manager Jim Simpson who talks us through
Sabbaths very earliest days.
INCLUDES:
N.I.B: Filmed in Concert at the Olympia, Paris, France 20th
December 1970.
PARANOID: Rare black & white footage, Belgium TV 1970.
WAR PIGS: Filmed in Concert at the Olympia, Paris, France 20th
December 1970.
CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE: Ontario Speedway California Jan 6th April
1974.
SNOWBLIND: Filmed in Concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London
June 1978.
SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH: Unique colour footage from their
Conceptual Video, 1973.
SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE: Filmed in Concert at the Hammersmith
Odeon, London June 1978.
ITS ALRIGHT: Rare promo video footage filmed in 1976 featuring
Bill Ward on vocals.
ROCK AND ROLL DOCTOR: Rare promo video footage filmed in 1976.
NEVER SAY DIE: BBC TV Top of the Pops 1978.
HARD ROAD: Promo Video, filmed in soundtrack at the Hammersmith
Odeon, London 1978.
EXTRAS
Bonus Band History
Album Gallery
Animated Menus
Main Feature: 85 minutes
Language: English
B/W & Colour
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