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Under Wheels Of Confusion (album)
''Under Wheels of Confusion'' is a 1996 compilation album from heavy metal legends Black Sabbath. The album covers the years 1970-1987 (specifically, every album from ''Black Sabbath'' to ''The Eternal Idol''). It is a four-disc set. Track listing Disc One # "Black Sabbath" # "The Wizard" # " N.I.B." # " Evil Woman" # "Wicked World" # "War Pigs" # "Paranoid" # " Iron Man" # " Planet Caravan" # " Hand of Doom" # " Sweet Leaf" # "After Forever" # "Children of the Grave" Disc Two # " Into the Void" # "Lord of This World" # "Orchid" # "Supernaut" # "Tomorrow's Dream" # "Wheels of Confusion" # "Changes" # "Snowblind" # "Laguna Sunrise" # "Cornucopia" (live from Live at Last) # "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" # "Killing Yourself To Live" # "Hole in the Sky" # " Am I Going Insane (Radio)" Disc Three # "The Writ" # " Symptom of the Universe" # "Dirty Women ''Technical Ecstasy'' is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped define the genre with releases such as ''Black Sabbath (album), Black Sabbath'' (1970), ''Paranoid (album), Paranoid'' (1970) and ''Master of Reality'' (1971). The band had multiple line-up changes following Osbourne's departure in 1979 and Iommi is the only constant member throughout their history. After previous iterations of the group – the Polka Tulk Blues Band and Earth – the band settled on the name Black Sabbath in 1969. They distinguished themselves through occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and down-tuned guitars. Signing to Philips Records in November 1969, they released their first single, "Evil Woman (Crow song), Evil Woman", in January 1970, and their debut album, ''Black Sabbath'', was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Leaf
"Sweet Leaf" is a song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their third studio album ''Master of Reality'' (1971), released on July 21, 1971. It is considered one of the band's signature songs and was included on their 1976 greatest hits compilation '' We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll''. Overview The song begins with a tape loop of guitarist Tony Iommi coughing from a joint he was smoking with bandmate Ozzy Osbourne. The song's subject is cannabis, which the band was using frequently at that time. The title of the song was taken from a packet of Irish cigarettes that read "It's the sweet leaf". Significance "Sweet Leaf", and the ''Master of Reality'' album as a whole, arguably represents the earliest example of the music that would influence the emergence of stoner rock in California in the early 1990s. A compilation album, also titled ''Sweet Leaf'', comprising covers of Black Sabbath songs by stoner rock bands, was released by Deadline Music in 2015. Samples an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Evil (Black Sabbath Album)
''Live Evil'' is the first official live album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The previously released '' Live at Last'' (1980) was not sanctioned by the band. ''Live Evil'' peaked at number 37 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart. Recording In early 1982, Black Sabbath's publishing deal with their previous management expired. By re-recording several songs from their earlier catalog and releasing them as a live album, all the songwriters stood to see a hefty profit from the publishing royalties.Sarzo, Rudy (2017). Off the Rails (third edition). CreateSpace Publishing. The liner notes state that the album was recorded in Seattle, San Antonio and Dallas during the 1982 tour in support of the '' Mob Rules'' album, but doesn't give specific information on which songs were performed in which location. In his autobiography ''Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath'', guitarist Tony Iommi recalls that the band's live show during this period featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Say Die (Black Sabbath Song)
''Never Say Die!'' is the eighth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released on 29 September 1978. It was the last studio album with the band's original lineup and the last studio album to feature original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne until the 2013 album '' 13''. It was Music recording sales certification, certified Gold in the U.S on 7 November 1997 and as of November 2011 has sold 133,000 copies in the United States since the Nielsen SoundScan, SoundScan era. The album received mixed reviews, with critics calling it "unbalanced" and insisting its energy was scattered in too many directions. Recording At the time of the recording of ''Never Say Die!'' the members of Black Sabbath were all heavily involved in drug and alcohol abuse. Prior to recording, vocalist Osbourne briefly quit the band and was temporarily replaced by former Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Dave Walker. In 1992, guitarist Tony Iommi explained to ''Guitar World'', "We never wanted him to leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock 'N' Roll Doctor
''Technical Ecstasy'' is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and released on 25 September 1976 by Vertigo Records. The album received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and number 51 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 Album chart, later being certified Gold by the RIAA in 1997. Composition and recording After frustrating legal battles that accompanied the recording of 1975's ''Sabotage'', Sabbath chose Miami's Criteria Studios for the making of ''Technical Ecstasy'', which continued the band's separation from the doom and darkness that had been a trademark of their earlier albums. "Some people may have heard the band in 1970", noted Iommi, "and be thinking, 'Oh no, not them again!' But if they heard us now, they probably might like us." In the July 2001 issue of ''Guitar World'', Dan Epstein wrote, "The sessions proved extremely relaxing for everyone excep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Women
''Technical Ecstasy'' is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and released on 25 September 1976 by Vertigo Records. The album received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and number 51 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 Album chart, later being certified Gold by the RIAA in 1997. Composition and recording After frustrating legal battles that accompanied the recording of 1975's ''Sabotage'', Sabbath chose Miami's Criteria Studios for the making of ''Technical Ecstasy'', which continued the band's separation from the doom and darkness that had been a trademark of their earlier albums. "Some people may have heard the band in 1970", noted Iommi, "and be thinking, 'Oh no, not them again!' But if they heard us now, they probably might like us." In the July 2001 issue of ''Guitar World'', Dan Epstein wrote, "The sessions proved extremely relaxing for everyone excep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symptom Of The Universe (song)
"Symptom of the Universe" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1975 album ''Sabotage''. The song was an influence on the development of thrash metal. Overview "Symptom of the Universe" was composed largely by guitarist Tony Iommi, with lyrics by Geezer Butler. Its closing passage, very unlike the rest of the song, evolved from an in-studio jam, created spontaneously in a single day. Live versions can be heard on the albums ''Past Lives'', ''Cross Purposes Live'' and '' Live... Gathered in Their Masses'', as well as the ''Never Say Die!'' concert video. It is also the opening track on Ozzy Osbourne's 1982 live album, ''Speak of the Devil''. "Symptom of the Universe" was ranked the 19th-best Black Sabbath song by Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check. Musical style The main riff to "Symptom of the Universe" is considered to be a structural and sonic predecessor to thrash metal, a heavy metal subgenre which emerged in the early 1980s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Am I Going Insane (Radio)(song)
"Am I Going Insane (Radio)" is a single by the band Black Sabbath from the 1975 album '' Sabotage''. Although common conception is that the suffix "Radio" was said to be added to the title because it was made for the purpose of being played on the radio, drummer Bill Ward said that it was Cockney rhyming slang for "mental"—radio-rental. Critics have noted the coincidence of the title and the fact that all Black Sabbath members except Tony Iommi were later clinically depressed. Also, as the song fades, there is a disturbing cry that sounds like someone going 'mental.' It has been theorized that the recording was of Jessica, Ozzy's daughter, but a 1975 interview with him suggests that it was not Jessica. The engineer for Sabotage revealed that it came from an unmarked cassette found at the studio. Disappointments within the band and reception Although happy with most of the songs on ''Sabotage'', lead singer Ozzy Osbourne did not like the responses he got with "Am I Going Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (song)
"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is the opening title track of English heavy metal band Black Sabbath's 1973 album of the same name. Its main riff has been cited as "the riff that saved Black Sabbath" because Tony Iommi, who wrote most of the band's music, had been suffering from writer's block. They resorted to drastic measures (including renting out the supposedly haunted Clearwell Castle to live in) to inspire him. The song has been singled out for praise by hard rock and heavy metal guitar players, with Slash from Guns N' Roses stating to ''Guitar World'' in 2008, "The outro to 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' is the heaviest shit I have ever heard in my life. To this day, I haven't heard anything as heavy that has as much soul." Brent Hinds of Mastodon agrees, telling Nick Bowcott in 2008, "The 'dreams turn to nightmares, Heaven turns to Hell' riff at the end of that song is unbeatable." Live versions The song was rarely played live in the 1970s. During the Heaven & Hell Tour, it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At Last (Black Sabbath Album)
''Live at Last'' is a 1980 live album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Despite its wide distribution and success (it peaked at on the UK Albums Chart), the album was released without the permission or knowledge of the band, and is thus regarded in some quarters as an unofficial bootleg live album. The album was, however, released legally by the band's former manager Patrick Meehan who owned the rights to the recording. It was re-released officially, with the approval of the band, on September 2, 2002 (in the US) as disc 1 of the two-disc ''Past Lives'' set. The nature of the album's initial release as being without the band's approval is demonstrated by a notoriously embarrassing goof in the original version, which falsely credited the singer as "Ossie Osbourne". Background After dismissing manager Patrick Meehan in the late 1970s, Black Sabbath became embroiled in a long legal dispute with their former management. Later, in 1980, Meehan arranged the reissue of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changes (Black Sabbath Song)
"Changes" is a song by Black Sabbath. It first appeared on ''Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath album), Vol. 4'', which was released in 1972. ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork'' author Stephen Deusner labeled it as one of Black Sabbath's best songs. Overview The song's piano melody was composed by guitarist Tony Iommi, who was experimenting with the instrument in the studio. The lyrics were by bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne has referred to the song as "heartbreaking". Quite different from Sabbath's previous work, the song was described as a "forlornly pretty" Sentimental ballad, ballad by critic Barney Hoskyns. It was inspired mainly by drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward's breakup with his first wife. Notably, "Changes" was not recorded with a real string ensemble. Instead, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi used a Mellotron to create the sound of an orchestra. The ballad is generally an outlier in the band’s discography as it does not feature guitar or drums. To alleviate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Void (Black Sabbath Song)
"Into the Void" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1971 on their album ''Master of Reality''. An early version of "Into the Void" called "Spanish Sid" was released on the deluxe edition of ''Master of Reality''. It is written in the key of C# minor. Various artists have covered the song, including Soundgarden, Kyuss, Monster Magnet, Sleep, Dr. Know, Cavity, Exhorder, Thou, Lumsk, Dimmi Argus and Orange Goblin. "Into the Void" was ranked the 13th best Black Sabbath song by Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check. In Soundgarden's version, the original lyrics are replaced by words of protest by Chief Seattle, which fit the metre of the song."Soundgarden". ''Guitar for the Practicing Musician''. December 1992. At the 35th Annual Grammy Awards, the appropriately renamed " Into the Void (Sealth)" received a nomination for Best Metal Performance. Influence "Into the Void" has been listed as a favorite song by some of heavy metal's mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
