Black Sabbath: Classic or Dud?

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Damn good setlist.

EZ Snappin, Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:19 (twelve years ago) link

Jesus. You sure can't fuck with that setlist. my god

Stormy Davis, Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:19 (twelve years ago) link

"Wheels of Confusion" for fucks sake

Stormy Davis, Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago) link

A ridiculously great setlist...and no Bill Ward. So mind boggling.

Ned Raggett, Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:36 (twelve years ago) link

any money this is how The Stone Roses gigs end up.

piscesx, Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:39 (twelve years ago) link

If the Stone Roses ended up doing nothing but Black Sabbath covers that would be kinda amazing.

Ned Raggett, Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:43 (twelve years ago) link

Maybe they can get Ward to sit in on drums.

EZ Snappin, Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link

There has been a long storied history of old classic rock drummers somehow getting with younger bands. Ginger Baker in Masters of Reality, Paul Thompson in Concrete Blonde. Um ...

Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 20 May 2012 22:34 (twelve years ago) link

Kenney Jones played on a Primal Scream record.

Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Sunday, 20 May 2012 22:48 (twelve years ago) link

Bone Thugs 'N Harmony and Phil Collins amirite

Goodbye 20th Centipede (NickB), Sunday, 20 May 2012 22:52 (twelve years ago) link

Mo Tucker with the cruddy indie band that she toured with about 12 years ago? so bland and non-descript that I can't remember their name and can't be bothered to google. Only time I've seen Mo, though, and she was so sweet. @ the Empty Bottle

Stormy Davis, Sunday, 20 May 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link

She did something with Half Japanese, didn't she?

Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 20 May 2012 23:09 (twelve years ago) link

Mick Fleetwood played on that one Matthew Sweet record.

Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 20 May 2012 23:10 (twelve years ago) link

nah, wasn't Half Jap .. i actually did buckle and check Mo's wiki and the shit isn't even mentioned there :-/

Stormy Davis, Sunday, 20 May 2012 23:32 (twelve years ago) link

Mike Joyce was briefly in Suede.

piscesx, Sunday, 20 May 2012 23:57 (twelve years ago) link

Moe worked w/Magnet.

Leslie Mann: Boner Machine (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:03 (twelve years ago) link

Elvin Jones toured with Hood

cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:14 (twelve years ago) link

ok not really

cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:14 (twelve years ago) link

ah, Magnet. google says that must have been it. god what a slog that show was. Seeing Mo at the Empty Bottle was super great, tho!!

Stormy Davis, Monday, 21 May 2012 00:22 (twelve years ago) link

Response To Geezer’s Statement

Posted on May.20, 2012 under Black Sabbath

Dear Sabbath Fans and Musicians,

I have read Geezer’s statement of May 19, 2012 titled “Heavy Heart.” Out of respect for the Birmingham gig, I wanted to wait 24 hours before releasing this statement. There are some points he brought up which I want to respond to.

1) I had indeed notified Ozzy, Tony and Geezer, well before my first public statement, that I was having contractual difficulties.

2) I came out into a public forum to be accountable to the fans primarily, and to say at a public level there’s a problem. The band members stopped talking and corresponding with me some time ago, with the exception of a nice letter from Tony on my birthday. Prior to that, Geezer and I were corresponding, but that stopped abruptly in late February after I emailed a specific question to him.

3) In my statement of May 15, I clearly stated I would play Birmingham for free. That was not a problem – charity or otherwise.

4) My Download fee was not an extravagant amount. Originally, when Download was part of a full tour, I had asked for a decent fee. More recently, as we were negotiating just Download/Birmingham and Lollapalooza, I told my attorney that I would accept the proposed small Download fee, but there were other parts of the offer that were unsatisfactory.

I will continue to be honest and respectful towards the band and our fans. I will also confront any untruths about me, and any fault finding missions aimed at me that come to my attention.

I hope the band and the fans had a good gig in Brum.

Stay safe/stay strong.
Bill Ward

it looks like something rupert the bear would wear (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:24 (twelve years ago) link

No Supernaut, no credibility.

I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Monday, 21 May 2012 02:14 (twelve years ago) link

Bill's statements totally pass the smell test imho

Sisig Steve (stevie), Monday, 21 May 2012 07:09 (twelve years ago) link

You realise that eventually Universal will run out of semi-dormant or struggling record labels to buy, and will start buying up semi-dormant or struggling 'Legacy' band incorporations?

And that by the year 2201, Morrissey will be the sole member of Black Sabbath?

Mark G, Monday, 21 May 2012 08:44 (twelve years ago) link

That setlist rules. No Supernaut though, which is weird, especially if they are playing Under the Sun and Tomorrow's Dream. Play those 3 and Cornucopia, and you can call it the Vol. 4 Tour.

this is true: "3) In my statement of May 15, I clearly stated I would play Birmingham for free. That was not a problem – charity or otherwise."

Still with Bill here.

One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Monday, 21 May 2012 13:56 (twelve years ago) link

who sat in for ward at birmingham?

akm, Monday, 21 May 2012 14:21 (twelve years ago) link

Ozzy's drummer.

EZ Snappin, Monday, 21 May 2012 14:34 (twelve years ago) link

The Stone Roses would play Supernaut. Top buzz.

Ima Skim Read That Bitch (Doran), Monday, 21 May 2012 23:48 (twelve years ago) link

well, you can check out what the ward-less sabbath sounded like here: http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=1103

tylerw, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:22 (twelve years ago) link

I'm sure they sounded just fine. I've interviewed Tommy Clufetos (the sub drummer) and he says he strives to play old songs in a familiar manner without changing the arrangements or getting all crazy. Prior to working with Ozzy, he was Rob Zombie's drummer, and before that he played with Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent.

誤訳侮辱, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:54 (twelve years ago) link

But there was never any question of that. They could find a million people to play these songs; they're generally not that challenging. Ironically, only Ozzy can't be replaced. But a reunion is a reunion, and if they're not all there, it is not a reunion.

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:58 (twelve years ago) link

It's a farce. Fuck Tommy Clufetos

One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link

anybody who doesn't have a fuck tommy clufetos tatttoo by this time next week is posing

cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link

post your pics

it looks like something rupert the bear would wear (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link

I shouldn't skim. I thought aero wrote "anyone who doesn't fuck tommy clufetos by this time next week is posing". If you miss the tattoo part it seems overly ambitious.

EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:48 (twelve years ago) link

only the most kvlt will fuck tommy clufetos

cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 19:18 (twelve years ago) link

impale him on your blackened painis.

but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 19:22 (twelve years ago) link

I thought that said blackened paninis for a minute and didn't see how that was tr00 or KVLT.

I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link

fucking a panini machine would be metal as hell though.

EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 19:47 (twelve years ago) link

Only if it was the devil's panini machine.

Hellhamster 2: Hamster Smashed Face (J3ff T.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 19:50 (twelve years ago) link

sick sick sex.

EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link

seven months pass...

NEW ALBUM NEWS

The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 13 January 2013 17:29 (eleven years ago) link

Nude album nudes.

Ned Raggett, Sunday, 13 January 2013 17:34 (eleven years ago) link

No thank you.

afriendlypioneer, Sunday, 13 January 2013 17:39 (eleven years ago) link

I'm sure I'll give it at least one listen, but it's very fair to say I'm not expecting much.

The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 13 January 2013 17:44 (eleven years ago) link

I have to say the Rubin treatment is the only possibility of this being good but my expectations are low

too many encores (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 13 January 2013 18:00 (eleven years ago) link

Had a brief discussion w/Adrien yesterday re the album title - my theory is that 13 counts the 8 albums with Ozzy, the 3 with Dio (including Dehumanizer) and Born Again. Sorry, Glenn Hughes and Tony Martin - you don't count.

誤訳侮辱, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:26 (eleven years ago) link

What's rubin's track record for these late-in-the game comeback jobs? I'm assuming the first Cash one would be at the top, but a poll might be interesting.

WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:23 (eleven years ago) link

His work on Ballbreaker is tremendous. Easily the best-produced post-Lange AC/DC record.

Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:35 (eleven years ago) link

I like Ballbreaker. I also like Death Magnetic a whole lot, though.

誤訳侮辱, Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:38 (eleven years ago) link

"He's just a vibe merchant, really. He vibes you up. He's not one who gets involved hands-on," Iommi said. "He leaves it to you to do it and he sort of says, 'Yeah, I like it,' you know, or, 'I don't like it.'"

In Shut Up and Sing it's evident that Rubin didn't even set foot in the studio for the Dixie Chicks' Taking The Long Way. They show up at his house and play him what they've done so far. He says "Nice chorus" or "That sounds good." The only reasonable conclusion one could draw is that he's running a con job. Coincidentally or not, the production on that record is abysmal.

Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:38 (eleven years ago) link


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