The Mighty Sabbath Returns to the Stage
Full disclosure right away, I love Black Sabbath. Every album, every singer, every lineup....I honestly love it all. If that makes me biased, so be it. I still want quality product. I'm really happy they decided to document and release a DVD capturing what might be their last tour, and even if it's not, you know they aren't going to be able to keep it up forever, what with Tony's health and Ozzy's...well, Ozzy's stage issues, which I'll get to in a minute. But the first thing to note about this show is that Tony and Geezer are as incredible as ever. It heartens me to see those guys onstage having a great time, visibly enjoying sharing the stage with Ozzy and playing the best songs from their catalog, plus a few new tracks.
As for Ozzy, editing has done him wonders. Like many fans, I've seen quite a bit of Youtube footage of this tour, and while fan-filmed Youtube videos can't exactly be hailed for their pristine sound quality, it was obvious that Ozzy did not sound...
Finally, Good Lighting, Video and Audio, and Producer (not on speed switching every 2 seconds!)
Finally a BS Concert with no Documentary interruptions! Not only that, it is well produced! The video editor is NOT on speed! Must of took a Quaalude before the edit session! It is shot well! Of course 5.1 DD and DTS, and well lit! Yeah, Sadly Bill Ward is not there, but Tommy Clufetos does an awesome job!!
In the beginning, they show some folks coming in with three generations to see BS, but the crowd is kind of mellow compared to concerts of the past. (I suspect they are not likely all high out of their socks, and the excitement in the arena is not quite "the 70's Black Sabbath" crowd.;-) To be honest, Tommy looks like he is trying to stay conscious while playing. Not that he was ever a big showman/active, I mean it in the "I have played this so much, I could probably be dead and still play this". Oh, of course he is awesome as ever, but I very much get the feeling he is not in this for any long haul, and looks tired. It don't impact his playing at all.
BTW,...
Sabbath Getting Old But Still Kicking-Admirable Effort
I have all the live releases from Sabbath (with Ozzy) the best being from Paris in 1970, before they even had proper lyrics for most of Paranoid. That was just the best show on the planet, period. All young, in their primes, no drugs, no alcohol. Just young, naive and making killer music. The main reason I ordered this (got it in the mail this morning) was to just have/add it to my collection. I pretty much knew what to expect seeing clips here and their on youtube, and the tease trailer. No it's not spectacular, in fact it's pretty well, mundane, and average. It's good to see Ozzy and Tony both in good health, I know Ozzy takes meds for his (various diseases) so watching him isn't nearly as exciting as it use to be. God bless Tony for fighting off his cancer, hope it stays that way.
The songs are tuned low, so classics like War Pigs, Paranoid, Children Of The Grave etc. sound ok, but different, as most bands do with age. Unfortunately I know Ozzy could hit the highs in...
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