Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story - Volume 1 - 1970-1978 [DVD] [2003]

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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. From .co.uk ----------- 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 P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); From the Back Cover ------------------- This first volume of The Black Sabbath Story compiles archive performance and band interview footage to chronicle the band’s 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 band’s first manager Jim Simpson who talks us through Sabbath’s 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. IT’S 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 See more ( javascript:void(0) )