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Summary: Classic footage and great interviews
Review: A must have if only for the classic footage....buy it if you're a fan
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Summary: Way Better than the Video.
Review: As a fan of the video I wasnt sure what to expect. The "Fake" widescreen isnt that bad and wont really bother you. But the Videos look a lot sharper. Some of the footage like California Jams in 1974 where they play "Children of the grave" are now in real color, and with the 5.1 surround sound you really get the feel of the 250,000 people that were there, and you see 2 short interviwes with ozzy before and after that show that arnt on the video. And Videos like "Snowblind" and "Symptom of the universe" are also in color now. The 5.1 surround is ok during the live tunes, But they really shine during the studio versions of "Paranoid" and "Sabbath bloody sabbath". And awe man and I forgot why Bill Ward was such an awesome drummer. Makes John Bonham look like an ameature. Wether youre a Sabbath fan or Not. You'll see why they were so awesome, ...
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Summary: Fake Widescreen Ruins This Footage
Review: Black Sabbath fans will be very disappointed. While the VHS versions were great, these DVDs are presented in "fake widescreen," meaning they just stuck black bars on the picture, actually COVERING UP the upper and lower portions of the screen. No joke.You wind up with headless shots of Tony Iommi, shots of Ozzy singing with only his nose and mouth visible, etc. It's absolutely ridiculous. Stick to the VHS versions.
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Summary: Fake Widescreen Ruins This Footage
Review: good nostalgic music,good footing but don't imagine that it is top of the line video and sound quality,still a must for black sabbath fans
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Summary: Brief, but Great Overview of this Great Band's Early History
Review: I bought this tape and Vol. 2 back in 1997, a few years after they had been first released. (I remember being overjoyed to discover that now I could get Black Sabbath on VHS.) It is absolutely essential for anyone who calls themselves a Black Sabbath fan. I don't mean this as demeaning to those fans who don't have it, it's just that I had thought that I knew the whole Black Sabbath story and still learned new things about the way they were during Ozzy Osbourne's tenure with them. In this video, we get great performances from Black Sabbath doing some of their best songs, such as "N.I.B.," "War Pigs," "Paranoid," and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath." Actually, my favorite video is the last one: a BBC Top Of The Pops performance of "Never Say Die" from their 1978 album of the same same name, their last one with Ozzy. There are many insightful interviews, especially with Tony Iommi, who gets credit only for being a great guitarist but not enough for being an intelligent, throughtful and well-spoken individual. He is quiet-mannered, yet is forthcoming when talking about the band, and reveals some very interesting information which showed how much I didn't know about them. Drummer Bill Ward and bass guitarist Tony "Geezer" Butler are also very forthcoming, the latter in particular about his drug abuse. And yes, one of the videos shown is the Bill-Ward sung "It's Alright!" THE BLACK SABBATH STORY really is essential for helping you understand the whole story about one of the greatest rock bands of all time. MOST RECOMMENDED, FOR FANS AND CURIOUS ALIKE
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Summary: the black sabbath story#1
Review: I have bothe of the Black Sabbath storys. It was a great look into the past of the first family of metal. I have everything Black Sabbath has made on video and I think these are the best.
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Summary: Some songs ruin this DVD........
Review: I like about 3/4 of this DVD. BUT, they included some of the poorest songs from the albums Technical Ecstacy (the song with Bill Ward, the drummer, singing is HORRIBLE) and some of the weaker songs from their last album with OZZY Never Say Die. THEY COULD HAVE INCLUDED THE GOOD SONGS FROM THOSE TWO ALBUMS, but instead, they gave us [poo]. ALSO, the DVD is not anywhere near as long of playing time as claimed on the back cover.
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Summary: Love Sabbath but...
Review: I love the footage they showed, however the makers of the dvd cheated the public. The back of the disc say the aprox running time 85 minutes. It's actually 60 minutes. Somone said Vol. 2 of the DVD is 45 minutes. Don't you think they could have released both volumes in one disc? I think so. Talk about milking the fans for cash.
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Summary: THE GOLDEN YEARS
Review: The DVD is a Great item, and works well in this format. Plays best in a THX system. It's a Great Overview for any new or old fan of the original group. The time of the disc ( 85 Minutes) refers to the full disc content. This is a great disc if you don't like the Non-Ozzy Sabbath lineup. Disc one is potentially for one set of fans, and the second DVD has a different appeal, but this explains why the discs are separate, and it is not a "Grab the Cash" concept ( as in the way Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley do their Shtick).
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Summary: A must for a true Sabbath fan ...
Review: The interview with Geezer and Tony is interesting while it gives a "human" view of their incredible performances. The best moments are from early live concerts. Parts are in Paris and include NIB. My preferred moment is a very poor quality black and white shot of Children of the Grave in the US. Only the mediums survived on the sound track ... which is again sad for Bill and Ozzie that have most of their part outside this frequency scope. I would hope that at some point better vintage material will come out, but in the meantime this is extremely valuable.
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