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Summary: Black Sabbath Fan
Review: I am a fan of the group. I started playing guitar just to learn every Sabbath's song(I know all of them). I was in one of the latest concerts at London. When I discovered that the band realeased a DVD based on that tour thought that I should buy it. So I bought it. The live Sabbath Performance is great, you can clearly hear all the instruments but the sound isn't perfect(as in Metallica's latest Cunning Stunts). The video quality is good but also not perfect. The songlist is the best part of the DVD, even anti-Metal listeners liked that DVD. The angles used can give you a perfect view of the scene but no multi-angle support is provided. As other reviewers mentioned the dialog in the middle of the songs is something very annoying. That fact shows that the producer just copy the VHS version to a DVD so he put the interview, which is very interesting, in the middle of the songs. In any way that DVD is good and it must be bought by any hard music fan, I rated only with 4 stars because I wanted to show that in techical terms there are better productions but if you are interested only in the music you hear then you will hear the ultimate hard music collection by the fathers of Heavy Metal.
Rating: 
Summary: An honest warning
Review: I have been listening to Sabbath for over 25 years, and was highly looking forward to this disc. Be warned that VERY FEW of the songs are heard all the way through without cutting to an interview, or talking overtop the performance. This happens song after song. The interviews were interesting for one or two viewings, but to have to sit through that everytime you want to watch some music is really annoying. At least if the interviews could have been kept to only between songs you could skip them when you want. So, there STILL isn't a Sabbath concert video! Also, the sound mix for 5.1 was pathetic. Listen to Woodstock or Fleetwood Mac The Dance, and then to this. This is mud. There are only three instruments playing, why can't you clearly hear Geezer? His fingers are smoking, but it's all lost somewhere in the mix with the drums. That is what was great about their albums, each instrument was crisp and clear and you could hear how great a musician each one is. The director and the sound mixer really dropped the ball on this one, because obviously the show that they destroyed, was great.
Rating: 
Summary: Huge Disappointment
Review: As with most of the other reviews I was really disappointed in the interruptions of the songs by interviews. This is already destined for the next garage sale. I am disappointed since I really am a fan (still have their vinyl albums) and was hoping for great undiluted music. Don't buy it.
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Summary: Disgraceful
Review: This DVD is a disgrace. It's actually an outstanding film of a Black Sabbath concert, but the producers ruined it by interrupting the songs with interviews. How can they be so stupid? How can the members of Black Sabbath allow the record company to butcher the songs like that? Don't they have enough interest in their own music to pay attention to what gets released? My only hope is that they will release these performances someday in their entirety, but they probably won't because they're too stupid. Such a shame that corporations and record labels show such disrespect for music. Black Sabbath is one of the greatest live bands of all time and there isn't very much concert footage that has been released, so why did they have to ruin this wonderful concert?
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Summary: Great Concert, less technical options
Review: I'm a fan of Black Sabbath and the concert is really fantastic! But I miss all the options a DVD gives to the viewer! Nearly all songs are interrupted by interviews you can't turn off. I think, there should be released fast a new version, all the abilities of the new medium are included. For all fans it is a MUST to own this one, because Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill are in great form and you dont't know if they will do one more Tour together!
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Summary: Disgraceful
Review: This DVD is a disgrace. Pathetic. It's actually an outstanding film of a Black Sabbath concert, but the producers ruined it by interrupting the songs with interviews... How can the members of Black Sabbath allow the record company to butcher the songs like that? Don't they have enough interest in their own music to pay attention to what gets released? My only hope is that they will release these performances someday in their entirety, but they probably won't... Such a shame that corporations and record labels show such disrespect for music. Black Sabbath is one of the greatest live bands of all time and there isn't very much concert footage that has been released, so why did they have to ruin this wonderful concert?
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Summary: Flawed editing but Excellent Performance and Quality
Review: hi, just a ditto here to all the other comments about the songs being interrupted by interviews, and no DVD menu option to just play the music, without the inane VH1 interview formatting.anyway, that said, The music IS TRULY GREAT anyway! The guys are at their best, and given their cumulative mileage, their energy just astounds me! If you are an older fan (like me) and have fond acoustic memories of the original versions of the songs, you will not be disappointed with this performance - it lives up to, and even in places surpasses, the original. fwiw, I personally love Iommi's restrained and meditative stage presence! I really admire him for 'just playing' and channeling the True Power of the Universe (embodied in the Cross he wears), and not doing the usual rock guitarist aerobics. (just have a voodoo doll handy so when the interview part stops the music, you can rip off the doll's head pretending it is the producer. This will save your room's sheetrock walls and your own knuckle skin.) i would buy again, and recommend to any Black Sabbath fan. the surround sound audio mix is very good, except the bass seems hard to hear in parts.
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Summary: huge disappointment
Review: I went to see this tour when they were in town, and was thrilled to be able to purchase this DVD. When it came I could not wait to watch it, and upon doing so, my excitement quickly turned to disappointment, followed by anger. How can they even sell this thing - nearly every song is interrupted right in the middle to hear the band talk. Put the talking after the music - I imagine others who went to the show were as astounded as I that they would do this to such an amazing concert. If you went, and loved the music, I would not recommend this DVD, unless they re-release it without the continuous interruptions.
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Summary: How can you sensibly think it's what people want
Review: I have just bought this DVD and was immediatly disappointed by the constant interruption of music by interviews. The show could have been so great without this. It's rather like a MTV report on Sabbath than a concert DVD.
DON'T BUY IT !!!
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Summary: The Last Suffering?
Review: There's an interview and a concert together. Sometimes they show concert but sometimes there's interviews. Usually there's interviews when there's instrumental parts. There's interviews between the songs and in the middle of the songs. I will NOT recommend this one for anyone. Buy this only if you really are a Black Sabbath fan with big F. Otherwise, I recommend "Never Say Die!" DVD.
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