Live Albums by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are one of the pioneering groups in the history of heavy metal and have been very influential on the groups that have appeared since.
The members of Black Sabbath who created metal history were Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar) and Bill Ward (drums).
Ozzy Osbourne was fired in April 1979 because of his drug abuse and since then, the make up of the band has changed frequently. Other singers have included Ronnie James Dio (from Rainbow and Dio), Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes (from Deep Purple) and Tony Martin.
However the original four members have reunited several times.
The Black Sabbath Studio Albums
1970 – Black Sabbath
1970 – Paranoid
1971 – Master of Reality
1972 – Black Sabbath Vol. 4
1973 – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1975 – Sabotage
1976 – Technical Ecstasy
1978 – Never Say Die!
1980 – Heaven and Hell
1981 – Mob Rules
1983 – Born Again
1986 – Seventh Star
1987 – The Eternal Idol
1989 – Headless Cross
1990 – TYR
1992 – Dehumanizer
1994 – Cross Purposes
1995 – Forbidden
2013 – 13
An argument can be made for considering the first six as essentials for any hard rock or heavy metal album collection. Sabbath were remarkably consistent as a studio band in the early 1970s and always had something interesting to add.
Black Sabbath Live Albums
Black Sabbath were slow to release a live album and in my opinion, it’s very debatable whether they’ve cracked it with a true classic.
I suspect that your view on which is the best Black Sabbath live album will depend on whether you must have Ozzy Osbourne as the singer or you’re prepared to accept Ronnie James Dio or Tony Martin.
The Sabbath live albums are:
1970-75 – Past Lives (with Ozzy)
1973 – Live at Last (with Ozzy)
1982 – Live at Hammersmith Odeon (with Ronnie James Dio)
1982 – Live Evil (with Ronnie James Dio)
1995 – Cross Purposes Live (with Tony Martin)
1997 – Reunion (with Ozzy)
2013 – Live Gathered in Their Masses (with Ozzy)
I should mention two other sources of Black Sabbath songs performed live.
Ozzy Osbourne Live Albums
Also included in the best Black Sabbath live albums poll are the following Ozzy Osbourne live albums.
1980/81 – Tribute
1982 – Speak of the Devil
1992/92 – Live & Loud
2002 – Live at Budokan
Heaven & Hell Live Albums
While Ozzy Osbourne has been reluctant to tour with Sabbath as often as they wanted, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler have worked with Ronnie James Dio as Heaven & Hell.
2007 – Live From Radio City Music Hall
2009 – Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
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The Best Live Albums Of All Time
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Pete Pardo (from the Sea of Tranquility website) loves Black Sabbath. They are one of his favourite bands.
I’m not convinced the Ozzy Osbourne period produced a classic live album but the Ronnie James Dio era in the early 1980s gave the world Live Evil.
Here are Pete’s videos on Black Sabbath: Continue reading Black Sabbath – The Thoughts of Pete Pardo
Neon Nights 30 Years of Heaven & Hell – Live In Europe aka Live In Waken is a live album and DVD by Heaven & Hell.
It was recorded at the Wacken Open Air 2009 festival on July 30th 2009.
Once you got over the shock of Black Sabbath without Ozzy, the recruitment of Ronnie James Dio into the band was a good move and well worth bringing back when Osbourne didn’t want to tour.
Continue reading Heaven & Hell Neon Nights 30 Years of Heaven & Hell – Live In Europe 2009
Live From Radio City Music Hall is a live album and DVd by Heaven & Hell.
It was recorded at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on March 30, 2007.
Heaven & Hell are a revival of the Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio in the early 1990s. Tony Iommi, who owns the Black Sabbath trademark decided to call this group by a different name to avoid confusion with the Ozzy Osbourne version of Black Sabbath that had come back to life. Heaven & Hell was the title of the first Dio Sabbath studio album.
The Dio version of Sabbath recorded the Live Evil album.
Continue reading Heaven & Hell Live From Radio City Music Hall 2007
Live… Gathered in Their Masses is a live album and video by Black Sabbath.
It was recorded in Melbourne, Australia on 29 April and 1 May 2013 and released in multi-formats of CD, DVD and Blu-Ray in November 2013.
1.War Pigs
2.Into The Void
3.Loner
4.Snowblind
5.Black Sabbath
6.Behind The Wall Of Sleep
7.N.I.B.
8.Methademic
9.Fairies Wear Boots
10.Symptom Of The Universe
11.Iron Man
12.End Of The Beginning
13.Children Of The Grave
14.God Is Dead?
15.Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Intro/Paranoid
This includes four songs from their 2013 studio album called 13 as well as the classics from the early 1970s.
Performing were:
Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
Tony Iommi – guitar
Geezer Butler – bass guitar
They were assisted by Adam Wakeman on keyboards and Tommy Clufetos on drums. (Yes Adam is the son of Rick Wakeman).
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These links will help you get to the albums quickly and easily but I recommend that you still search for the best deal.
Is this the best live album by Black Sabbath?
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1970-75 – Past Lives (with Ozzy)
1973 – Live at Last (with Ozzy)
1982 – Live at Hammersmith Odeon (with Ronnie James Dio)
1982 – Live Evil (with Ronnie James Dio)
1995 – Cross Purposes Live (with Tony Martin)
1997 – Reunion (with Ozzy)
2013 – Live Gathered in Their Masses (with Ozzy)
Please vote in my poll to find out what are generally considered to be the best Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne live albums.
I was going to create a poll for the live Black Sabbath albums but then I remembered that Ozzy Osbourne usually performs the classic Sabbath songs as well.
Sabbath were very slow to release a live album when Deep Purple had such success with Made In Japan. Even Led Zeppelin beat them to it with The Song Remains The Same.
I don’t think there is an obvious winner here in contrast to the poll to find out the best Deep Purple live album – there was always only going to be one winner there but I am interested to see what comes in second and third.
Black Sabbath Live At Hammersmith Odeon is a recording of concerts of the Ronnie James Dio version of the group from gigs on December 31st 1981 to January 2nd 1982.
If you’re a fan of the Ozzy Osbourne version of Black Sabbath, you should check out the Reunion album from 1997.
This album is similar to the easier to find Live Evil album also featuring Dio from the same tour.
Continue reading Black Sabbath Live At Hammersmith Odeon 1981 & 1982Cross Purposes Live is a Black Sabbath live album and DVD with Tony Martin on lead vocals and Bobby Rondinelli on drums from the 1995 tour.
Can it really be Black Sabbath without Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward?
Fans of the original Sabbath may much prefer to hear Reunion from the 1997 get back together tour or Live At Last.
Cross Purposes Live comes in various formats including a cut down 9 track DVD version. Be careful if you decide to buy it that you get the version you want.
Past Lives by Black Sabbath is acompilation of recordings of Black Sabbath live in concert during the early 1970s to make up for no prime time release.
At least this is the original Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler.
The first disc has been previously released as Black Sabbath Live At Last from 1973 concerts.
The second disc is from 1970 and 1975.
If you want the proper Ozzy Osborne Black Sabbath, you may be better turning your attention to Black Sabbath Reunion from 1997.
Black Sabbath Live At Last was released in 1986 without the permission of the band. It was recorded in 1973 for a live album but unfortunately the group didn’t think it was good enough.
Remember competition was tough with albums like Made In Japan and reputation meant a lot.
Continue reading Black Sabbath Live At Last 1973Live Evil is a controversial Black Sabbath live album because it features Ronnie James Dio rather than the iconic Ozzy Osborne. It also has Carmen Appice rather than Bill Ward on drums.
I’m sceptical about this album and as I admitted in my review of Reunion, I’m not a huge Black Sabbath fan.
