00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Writing and Recording Sabotage 01:21 - The Tale of the Mangers 02:00 - Why Sabbath needed to break away from their first manager 03:16 - Don Arden’s thugs 03:29 - Jimmy Page gets Threatened 03:56 - Don Arden making moves 04:32 - The introduction to Patrick Meehan Jr. 06:06 - Jim Simpson sues the band 06:23 - Some Sabbath Success 06:52 - Sabbath starts to crack 07:04 - Tony Iommi collapses 07:19 - A religious freak tries to stab Tony 07:38 - Manipulation by Management 07:57 - California Jam Festival 08:55 - Quotes from Ozzy/Geezer/Tony on Meehan 09:21 - The dark reality of their finances 10:13 - The worst part 10:28 - Does Sabbath even need a manager? 10:58 - Don Arden comes back 11:17 - The shadow cast from Patrick Meehan 11:36 - Crap Compilations 11:47 - Meehan robbing Sabbath 12:01 - Sabbath is beginning to fracture 12:33 - Crank it up! “Hole in the Sky” 13:49 - “Don’t Start (Too Late)” 14:24 - Symptom of the Universe 14:57 - “Megalomania” 15:54 - “Thrill of It All” 17:07 - “Supertzar” 18:17 - “Am I Going Insane (Radio)” 19:36 - “The Writ” 21:25 - The band Queen diss track 22:35 - “Blow on the Jug” 24:20 - The Making of Sabotage’s Album cover 26:56 - Reception of Sabotage 27:54 - One more stick in the gut by Meehan 28:39 - Closing thoughts 29:08 - Who made this video?
Biggest culpark with Patrick Meehan but managers back then a lot of them sabotage their own bands just to make money for themselves money is the ingredient
Tapes Archive please share the playlist of the songs you used in this video. Particularly the one at 55 seconds in. I don't recognize the song but it sounds badass
That Rolling Stone quote says it perfectly, “Sabotage is not only Black Sabbath’s best record since Paranoid, it might be their best ever.” Most of the time I think Sabotage is my favorite. Then I’ll listen to Paranoid again and I’m not sure anymore. Either way, it’s criminal that this is only their 7th best selling album. And now finding out that this was the first one they actually started receiving royalties for only solidifies the fact that everyone should go out and buy it. Incredible video.
@@marsazorean62 you’re only partially correct on that. A band’s sales revenue justifies funding for the next album. So if you’re making a record that involves a lot of studio work your production costs go up. It could effect the product but you could also have the scenario where you make a masterpiece record but few hear it. When people rate it year’s down the road they’ll look up stats to make an argument. Record sales become a measure of success. So yes snd no!
Hole in the Sky is one of heaviest songs from this era. Sabotage is my favorite Sabbath album. Master is my second fave. My son considers it a concept album.
In a way, it loosely IS a concept album. Like, they were so pissed off and scared (rightfully so), that they made an album where that was all they wrote about.
Massive Sabbath fan here who finds all their stuff from 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' onwards as their best work. Yes, even Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die! (both severely underrated). That's not to say the first four were mediocre in any way, they just hadn't peaked in their development.
Paranoid was my #1 for years. But now, I'd have to give it to SBS. Iommi overcoming writer's block with this record is a huge accomplishment. It also really just sounds like the natural next step for them at the time. My ranking of the Ozzy-Sabbath albums ... 1.) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 2.) Sabotage 3.) Master of Reality 4.) Paranoid 5.) Technical Ecstasy 6.) BLACK SABBATH 7.) Vol. 4 8.) 13 9.) The End: Live in Birmingham 10.) Reunion 11.) Live ... Gathered in Their Masses I'm not a boomer & I haven't heard Never Say Die or Past Lives all the way through. I've heard bits & pieces from all of them, though, & think Past Lives would be absolutely killer, though. Picking which one I like more between Sabotage & MoR kinda hurts lol, & honestly changes a bit for me, from time to time. I'd also say, my top four of theirs are easily S-Tier albums imo. Lastly, I don't want it to seem like I think those live albums I have heard are bad, though. I absolutely adore Live Evil & think "War Pigs" from Past Lives is spectacular, but the guys don't really do much different from the original studio versions of those songs; like I heard Zakk Wylde once say, "If you want the record, just listen to the record. We do things differently live." That's the charm of live music, for me, beyond giving the songs a completely different energy, like most classic live albums.
@@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 Technical Ecstasy is hard underrated. I understand why regular hardcore fans dislike it, but I'm a music guy in general, not just a metal dude. It stands out in their discography for obvious reasons, but I think it also stands out because they put a helluva lot of effort into it & def knew what they were doing. If that were an album by Phish or Umphrey's McGee, their fans would either love it or see it as business as usual. Haven't heard all of Never Say Die! I personally think Sabbath peaked at Sabbath Bloody Sabbath in their original lineup. Heaven & Hell is another huge peak for them & think it's their second-best album overall, although I used to go back & forth on those two; SBS is my #1.
This was my 1st concert. December 3rd, 1975, Madison Square Garden. The Sabotage Tour. It was Ozzy's Birthday too. I remember it like it was yesterday. When I sat in my seat and looked around at everyone, I got that feeling of ..this is where I belong. The rest of the 70s I must have gone to 75 -100 concerts. Aerosmith opened and I never heard of them. Rock n Roll
Absolutely outstanding effort here. Sabotage is without a doubt one of my favorite records from the original lineup and it's awesome to see some behind-the-scenes stuff I had not heard before. Very well done.
@@TheTapesArchive I feel you, in a past life I was a video editor. 3:00 3:00 at a 30-minute run time is a 10 to 1 ratio that's actually pretty freaking good man.
@MACABRE L.A. sorry man, my long comment was meant to be posted directly to the makers of this documentary in the comments section. I have corrected this now. Peace, Richard
@@antimurphy8212 Dude, “Symptom of the Universe” and “Thrill of it all” smash VOL 4 out of the water. Supernaut is the only song VOL 4 has worth a damn.
@@Conker. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is another one with a range of his abilities. I found go on for hours but you know your shit so I'll save my speech for the trolls and fly by night experts.
The first Sabbath "album" I ever bought was the compilation "We Sold Our Soul for Rock and Roll". It was a monumental moment for me because even though I'd never heard the band before (apart from Paranoid the song on the radio), I knew instantly that it was THE sound that had been missing from my life. These days though, it makes me so angry that the band didn't get a penny from it and my money went straight into the corrupt management's pockets.
It was also the first Black Sabbath album I bought. If I remember correctly, the copy that I bought was under the NEMS label. It was a somewhat crappy cassette that didn't seem to rewind or fast-foward very well. It also had the song "Wicked World" on it, which isn't on the WB version of "We Sold Our Soul...". Also I think N.I.B was on side 2 instead of side 1. I also saw a version of "Paranoid" on NEMS. I'm glad I had the WB version.
Yeah its sick. Everyone I knew in the 1970s had "We Sold Our Soul..." I wud guess that it sold better than every record they did before that combined. No one knew that the band was getting robbed back then in 1976.
"We Sold Our Soul" was my introduction to the band, too, when I was a teen in the 90s. They've been my favourite band ever since. It wasn't until watching this now that I learned what a "fuck you" to Sabbath that album was. Heartbreaking. Glad I've had the chance over the years to support them directly.
I switched the covers. I put the Sabotage disc in the We Sold Our Soul sleeve (because it's cooler) and the We Sold our Soul disc in the Sabotage sleeve (because it was released to sabotage the band, and the got photographed in their day-napping clothes).
Bill Wards drumming on Symptom of the Universe is on another level.. The support acts often sat and watched him after their set..now that's validation. 👌
@@Stu-SB yep, he is a class act. Cant stomach the modern musos, the enefgy for crestivuty was as its peak back then. I got close to the feel (on guitar) to that era, but its so hard because the energy is wrong in yhe modern age.
One of my favourite bits of music is when the second (& extended) lilting part of The Writ is coming to an end and it drops back into that heavy outro riff. It's like being hit by a sledgehammer.
As a 20 year old kid in 1975, I met Ozzy and was invited up to his hotel room for a personal account of what his life was like at that time. Later invited to join the band for the rest of the Sabatoge tour in which Mark Forster, their personnel director, became a close friend. I have many inside takes on what really happened during that time including when Ozzy left the band and was asked to rejoin it, but the biggest moment was the day I was with him and he told me he would have a solo career of his own and already had the name for the band "Blizzard of Oz", July 25, 1975. I have this own cassette tape. My forthcoming book "Stand Out From the Herd" will include details of my travels with Sabbath. And yes, Sabatoge was Ozzy's finest performance.
@@michaelfrazia4569 Basically, I got myself to whatever city the show was at and they "took care of me" after that: hotel, dinner, transport, "and All Area Access" Pass. I would stand about twenty feet to the side of Ozzy and even kept his drinks full, a mixture of Orange Juice honey and purified water. I was not paid, just a friend. In between tours I was in direct correspondence with the tour director and Ozzy himself who both invited me to visit in England. At that time Ozzy was at Bullrush Cottage in Renton.
@@rolandconnor575 fascinating story! You're so lucky to have experienced that I envy you. Black Sabbath was such an important part of my life at that time I can't even imagine getting to know Ozzy and being around the band. Especially with what was going on with them and the place they were at because of the whole Patrick Meehan thing and managing themselves. I believe Ozzy wrote "The Writ" in regards to Patrick and sang it with such conviction on the album anyway idk about live? But wow you got to experience something many could only dream of. Then Being invited to England and all that.... amazing! Thanks for sharing that.
@@aschule5684 Hey thanks for this reply. I can tell you relate to that time period. Yes their management and lawyers ripped them off early on.. they tried to make a go at producing on their own but was too much for them. Mark Forster was there "personnel manager" and was detached from what others had done to them. Mark was highly respected in Britain's music circles and knew everyone. A reason why i was able to meet Ritchie Blackmore in the late 70s and Purple's reunion tours in the 80s. By 1992 when Mark passed, things were radically different but I had one last meeting with Ozzy in his dressing room before a show in Atlanta in 1991. His personal assistant Tony Dennis (you may have heard of) knew Mark even though Tony was much younger and I was able;e to see Oz though by then you could see his body trembling from either Parkinson's or just daily medication. Gee that was 33 years ago. I appreciate your interest. Keep you tubing for classic Sabbath. It is all we have now... Pat
As a kid I loved the Sabotage cover, to me, they were so off the scale cool they could do no wrong. I was impressed by Tony’s digital watch which only James Bond had at the time I thought.
Me too...I would sit there and look at it looking for clues to what it meant. Haha I never noticed that Geezer is holding an umbrella until I made this video. (I wasn't a bright kid.)
Same here! 10 year old me thought there was some kind of secret Abby Road kind of statement in the photo. I listened to so much Sabbath as a kid and still do at 56. Which I credit to liking extreme music like Napalm Death later on in life.
I was thirteen years old when this album came out and I played it to death. I'm fifty nine years old and I still love that album! Die hard Black Sabbath fan.
Knocking on your door here at 56 yrs. old, and I also still enjoy the mighty Sabbath every chance I get. I've heard it said that Sabbath actually created metal, and I kind of agree. Never got to see him but, Ozzy went from rock god singer/writer in Sabbath with huge records and great songs, to an even bigger "solo" act with huge records and great songs. That's why I have dozens of "favorite songs" from the entire Ozzy archive.... Rock on brother!
@@triggerhappydad65 The first concert I ever went to was the original Black Sabbath on their Never Say Die tour in 1978. I still remember Head East and the Ramones opened up for them. I paid $7.50 for the ticket at Veterans Memorial Colosseum in Phoenix, Arizona. I also saw Ozzy on his Blizzard of Oz tour with Randy Rhodes. Motor Head was the opening act. Good times!
Totally agree that Sabotage is Ozzy's peak as a singer, really soulful and powerful vocals.... specially the jazzy outro for Symphtom of the universe and The Writ.
I've always thought the whole band was peaking musicianship wise although musicians never quit learning. way I think Rick Ruben totally abused their musicianship trying to recreate 13. I truly believe they could have done better and also let Bill do his part ... thanks again Sharon.
Don’t forget “Supertzar,” that sounds straight outta Conan the Barbarian. Symptom was my favorite as a teen, and I love the awesome buildup to the riff that leads to the bluesy/R&B section. The way it changes to being driven by an acoustic makes it really unique.
I absolutely love this. Editing was out of this world. I loved the part when the drugs were on the table and “Sweet Leaf” came on and Tony started to cough and the flumes of pot smoke followed the cough. Friggin awesome!
Probably the Black Sabbath album I turn to most when I need an injection of their chemistry. The hardest riffs and deepest, ambient melodies they ever produced, blended together in such balanced proportions, makes for such a mesmerising experience that I get totally lost in. One of those classic albums that has the ability to take control of your consciousness!
@@DB-kl9bp I think it might be the most underrated album in rock/metal history. Sabbath are my favorite band and it's without a doubt their most overlooked effort. I've heard people say that they like their first 3, others prefer the Dio years, some even saying their first 5 etc..Interviews with Iommi throughout the years have literally went through each album and on two occasions I've seen them go from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and then jump to Technical Ecstasy. In fact, Iommi did two recent interviews with Gibson guitars and Guitar World where they completely left out Sabotage. This would be like talking about Led Zeppelin and never mentioning Physical Graffiti. Sabotage has it all. Some of Iommi's heaviest riffs while they reached their progressive pinnacle and it has without a doubt Ozzy's best vocals in his entire 50 year career. Probably the most iconic singer in metal history and this is his crowned jewel. My two favorite Sabbath albums are Sabotage and Vol_4. The production is also the best sounding album they've ever made. Everything is crystal clear and loud. I've never gotten tired of listening to this record. When I first discovered it I was completely blown away given the fact that the most famous song on it is Symptoms and even that isn't super well known compared to their earlier songs. Sabbath have finally got their just due's these past 20 years but this album has surprisingly still remained in the shadows for a lot of people. When talking Black Sabbath I always make it a point to bring this one up because so many people think what's been played on the radio apparently sums this band up and that's so far off the mark. For me, the material on Vol_4-SBS-Sabotage is just as strong or stronger than what's on their S/T-Paranoid-Master of Reality. They matured musically while still keeping their edge. The wheels started to come off with Technical imo. Sabotage is when the band reached its pinnacle before burning out.
@@perpetualmotion357 I remember seeing in interview with Ozzy saying he didn't like the material that Tony was coming up with for Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die, it was losing the heaviness of the early albums and moving towards jazz and even pop. The Dio albums are both great but it doesn't sound like the same band, Duo's influence is so strong.
@@skylark8828 Tony started to get heavily influenced by jazz at the time. Kind of like how that first record has heavy blues elements and wasn't quite where the band would be discovering that Sabbath sound especially on Master of Reality, even Paranoid. No two Sabbath records sound the same. That 70's era, the first 6 have that unique ability to have a sound which is different from the previous but still great and still sounds like Sabbath. Sabotage is just a mean and angry record and the bands emotions are coming through big time. It was also pointed out that Ozzy wrote lyrics for The Writ. You'll hear him get a lot of hate for not writing the lyrics on his albums but that's pretty ironic that in my opinion The Writ has some of the best lyrics the band ever did, they were brilliant. Ozzy coming up with the melodies is just as important as everything else when it comes to Sabbath and his own band so I never hopped on that hate train. I also agree about the Dio years. Imo Sabbath just sounded like a real heavy version of Dio. That's not the case with Ozzy. Ozzy on his own sounds nothing like Black Sabbath, especially the Rhoads, Lee and the first 2 Zakk Wylde albums..NRFTW and NMT. He'd later get heavier and heavier but I always preferred Ozzy's brighter rock/metal songs like in the style of Flying High Again and I Don't Know. Rhoads was perfect for Ozzy after Sabbath. I'm glad Oz went on his own and we got those albums especially after Technical and Never Say Die. It wasn't the same. I like Ozzy best in Sabbath but his first two solo records blow his last two with Sabbath out of the water imo.
@@TheTapesArchive Way too grungy and detuned for Angus Young. Angus is a bit more punchy in his rhythm whereas Tony remains tight while still incorporating a 'loose' kind of feel.
List of songs used in the doc in order: CD2 North American Tour Live '75 Part 1 (Album) Jam 1 (including Guitar Solo) (Live) ua-cam.com/video/JBcOZFlagIo/v-deo.html Jam 2 (including Drum Solo) (Live) ua-cam.com/video/wODfx_4u0os/v-deo.html Black Sabbath (Album) Behind The Wall Of Sleep Live in Brussels 1970 (Album) Rat Salad Master of Reality (Album) After Forever Sweet Leaf Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Album) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath California Jam (Album) War Pigs > Paranoid Vol4 Box Set (Album) Under the Sun (Outtake) Supernaut Black Sabbath (Album) A Bit of Finger Sabotage (Album) Hole in the Sky Don't Start (Too Late) Symptom Of The Universe Megalomania Thrill Of It All Supertzar Am I Going Insane (Radio) The Writ Blow On A Jug CD2 North American Tour Live '75 Part 1 (Album) Sabbra Cadabra (Live) Jam 1 (including Guitar Solo) (Live) Hole in the Sky (Live) Snowblind (Live) Symptom of the Universe (Live)
This is my favorite Ozzy era album. It’s heavy as Hell, the songs are extremely well written and the production is excellent (unlike the previous couple that are missing the bite that Sabbath had live).
Those improv live cuts in the back really did it for me. Super sick documentary, never knew abt blowin on a jug or the crazy mafia manager. Extraordinary work man ! We need one for every sabbath album
Glad you noticed...I didn't want to use all the standard songs. War Pigs/Paranoid/Iron Man/etc. Nothing wrong with them but I want Sabbath fans to know this was made by a Sabbath fan...I would love to make more!! Please let Sabbath management know to hire me. lol
Yes, More, Please! Finest Doc on my favorite band I've ever seen, with so much 'insider info’! Only eight more albums to go, you Stanley Kubrick of Metal films; Superb work!
@@TheTapesArchive dude seriously I think you could do a whole sabbath movie/doc justice. If u can please post those live cuts that would be awesome. I’ve only been able to find a few through some live recordings like sometimes I’m happy on a live at last cassette I own and more recently a super groovy jam at the end of sabra cadabra off a record that was given to me. Those things are golden. They make u see how much fun they really had and how fucking great they are.
@@arayosunshine5252 Haha "only eight more albums" that would take the rest of 2022. I think I will do one or 2 more and then tried to get hired by the band. Thanks for the kind words!! As a Kubrick fan I appreciate the prop, but nowhere close to him. 🤟🤟🤩
@@crumdogmillionaire3516 I'd love to do it! Tell me which ones you need. Below is the song list CD2 North American Tour Live '75 Part 1 (Album) Jam 1 (including Guitar Solo) (Live) Jam 2 (including Drum Solo) (Live) Black Sabbath (Album) Behind The Wall Of Sleep Live in Brussels 1970 (Album) Rat Salad Master of Reality (Album) After Forever Sweet Leaf Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Album) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath California Jam (Album) War Pigs > Paranoid Vol4 Box Set (Album) Under the Sun (Outtake) Supernaut Black Sabbath (Album) A Bit of Finger Sabotage (Album) Hole in the Sky Don't Start (Too Late) Symptom Of The Universe Megalomania Thrill Of It All Supertzar Am I Going Insane (Radio) The Writ Blow On A Jug CD2 North American Tour Live '75 Part 1 (Album) Sabbra Cadabra (Live) Jam 1 (including Guitar Solo) (Live) Hole in the Sky (Live) Snowblind (Live) Symptom of the Universe (Live)
My all time fav from Sabbath. Mind thoroughly blown as I was hearing the album for the first time. It was literally scary, balls out raw mean fuzz tone power trio & chords at breakneck tempo, beautiful psychedelic scarlet mothers love and just plain Tasteful. Instantly became an sabbath and ozzy fan
Every Black Sabbath's is my album of choice. This documentary shows the importance of choosing a trustful manager, so, new bands, watch out!! Fantastic documentary 🤘🏼
Ozzys vocal range is at its utmost on that album. Its my favorite. I like the way they seem to go in expanded musical directions on this album as well.
@@andrejz8954 I know a lot of people who deeply love Black Sabbath and don’t hardly mention SBS. It’s an incredible album and so original. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is Black Sabbath’s Sgt. Pepper. Vol 4 is my favorite though!
Just watched this doc again, and I enjoyed it more the second time around. Very good from start to finish. It’s well sourced, the edits are great, and the voice-over is quite professional. Great job on this!!!
@@xavierdube6520 Was still good even by No More Tears, but definitely peaked in 1975. I can barely listen to him sing now, but hey he's 73 years old, so what can you say?
@@xavierdube6520 without having any talent? Good lord I’m so tired of people saying things like ozzy has zero talent while being successful for 50 years with various band member while the person saying it probably has zero talents. The man is a living legend and will be remembered long after he is gone.
I was 15 when this came out. Discovered weed the same year. The memory of falling asleep high with this on the record player (with headphones) is a memory seared into my brain. I love "Am I Going Insane"! Plus, seeing them on the cover for the first time. Made them real. And album covers were something you paid attention to then. Anyway, this is why I love the internet. F social media (JMO). This was fantastic, thanks.
"Master of Reality" it was for me that's the one when I first started getting really stoned and could still hallucinate off of weed. Mannnnn!!!! My brother and I would get so stoned and listen to the master of reality tape over and over fuckin good times man, good times😩😏😊🤘🤘❤❤
In my opinion Sabotage is without question their best album. Ozzy's best vocal performance, and some of their best songwriting with just the perfect amount of experimentation. I'm stunned that it's sold so poorly. also. I've always had sooooo many questions about the cover. It's nice to finally have some answers. HaHa
There is a whole ton of so called Sabbath fans who are only familiar with Paranoid. Or maybe the first three. Sabotage has two dog shit songs, but is stellar otherwise.
It’s my favourite too but they probably disagree because a few songs didn’t really fit in terms of the feel of the record. Killing yourself to live and another one can’t recall it just now. Not that they’re bad songs just would’ve fit maybe better on Technical Ecstasy
I will never forget the first time I heard Sabbath, it was 1979 and we skipped out on school, it was like a self awakening, I remember it like it was yesterday. Everything changed after that day. Can't say Sabotage does it for me, I like the older stuff, but it's all good.
So proud to have been born the week Sabbath Bloody Sabbath came out. My older brother bought it and it was in our home the entire time i was growing up. I still can't imagine my childhood without the sounds of early Sabbath, Yardbirds, Deep Purple and Queen
Always thrilled to see new documentaries on my all time favourite band and I really enjoyed this one, thank you! My favourite original line up Sabbath Album is ALL OF THEM! and the thrill of buying their latest album was incredible between the ages of 13 and 20. Sabotage is extremely dark and the production is heavier and louder than the previous and fabulous Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and once you know the history you can appreciate how Sabotage really portrays the state of the band. Whenever I play Sabotage I get a flashback of me walking across London Bridge on a cold dark winter's night with the rain pouring down and I'm running through the tracks in my mind, a perfect backdrop for this album.
I'm impressed what the song is about, very powerful and anger to that crook Patrick! I used to think it was about Satan, back before you could cheat and Google the lyrics lol!
This just came up in my YT feed. Sabotage is my fave Sabbath album. Thrill of it all is my fave track. I remember in the early 80's I had an argument with a girl Sabbath head. She said that Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was the best album and any other opinions were stupid. If she hadn't have been female I think we would've come to fisticuffs! That is how passionate we Sabbath fans are. To quote Geezer from Tony Iommi's autobiography 'Iron Mam'; when the band were arrested in LA for a bar fight, Geezer apparently said at gun point; "Yes you can kill me, but you can never take away my love for Aston Villa football club!" Legends.
On my own at age eleven in Chicago, I put this album on with Sansui headphones and rocked my blues away. Every song taking you higher and making you forget your pain. Best rock album since Zep presence album.
Imo Sabotage was Sabbath at their creative peak while still being hard hitting crushing Sabbath. It's their best album with Vol-4 imo. Thank you for covering this gem that is quite often ignored.
First rate research, editing and documentation for this production-thanks so much. Entertaining and educational as well. I am not a huge Sabotage fan-I think Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was their creative pinnacle and one of my three favorite Sabbath albums-along with Master of Reality and Paranoid but still remains a great album with some enduring tracks. Cheers.
@@TheTapesArchive Given how well this video turned out, a review of SBS would be bravo. You would have plenty of material to work with including how the band needed a break after Vol 4, Tony Iommi's writers block, the progressive elements on the record, and the retreat to the usual haunted country house to work on the music!
Thank you for this great documentary, so much backstory to the band I never knew about. This is really a mindblowing album, and by the number of sales it was truly underrated..
Great job on a mostly ignored album. I believe both Megalomania and the Writ were a big middle finger to the former manager, the Megalomaniac. I think Technical Ecstasy is equally underrated. Different in style from Sabotage it contains some tight riffs and interesting lyrics. Back Street Kids is an anthem and She's Gone is Ozzy singing a heartwarming broken-hearted ballad. It's full of unique guitar Tony almost playing acoustic style.
Simply fabulous doc. Always thought the cover photo was a representation of who each member was or was becoming. Assumed Tony was the backbone of the band and looks like I was correct. Thank you Allen for this fantastic production!
Glad you liked it Chris!! You are so correct, Tony was def the driving force. TBH I was clueless about this until I started to do my research. All of the guys played their roles well, but Tony was the one that got shit done.
Oh Tony definitely was the backbone of the band he had the most experience and recording songs they all went to him for suggestions and stuff so you're right there guy
This was a great in depth video of the band at this time. thank you for putting in the effort for this kinda thing, Im sure we would all love to see more from you about sabbath history..
I love this album and I saw the tour at Madison Square Garden. They started off with this giant metallic cross came down from the ceiling and spot light pins were hitting it to refract the light all over the Garden. It was an amazing show. Aerosmith opened up for them also , which was another treat. I actually had each of the band members sign my Sabotage album. I felt funny asking them because they made it known that they hated the album cover.
Logger from NZ i listen to these songs by myself driving home. Thanks a million for this excellent doco!!! If it dont give you goosebumps why listen to it.
Sabotage is my favorite ozzy/sabbath album. The fact that it didn't do as well financially is just weird. Probably their best of ozzy days. Never say die never gets the credit it deserves either. You can hear the beginnings of heaven and hell in Toni's playing on that album .
I listen to Black Sabbath since the age of 15,I am now 52 and I still love "Am I Going Insane". Back then,when I was a teenager,everybody loved the Sabbath but hated this song. I think I am the only one who absolutely loves it. The guitar solo is epic and so unusual,the sound of the drums,the synths,an amazing song. I don't get it when people say they don't like it.
Each Sab album is like a different meal. Put them all together in a smorgasbord, and the dining experience is fantastic, where you can pick and choose the most succulent morsels. While having each album as the appetizer, main course and dessert, results in a different experience.
This has long been one of my favorite Sabbath records. But as the decades roll on, I can change the favorite spot with any of the first 5. Never Say Die and Technical Ecstasy, regardless how I try, I simply can’t manage to even enjoy them. The RJD albums are legit records, but nothing beyond those two albums are worth listening to. Hated them all. This is a great documentary and I have to say I am looking forward to watching the others by this creator.
lol..Right? Looks homemade but cool..When making this I kept thinking to myself, I wonder where that dude is today. He embodied how I felt when I was his age listening to Sabbath.
My favorite album, period, I'm sort of glad it isn't as well-known because it's great to bust it out and people be all "What it is this? Wow! This is f'ing Black Sabbath?" Yes. Yes it is. Any time I listen to this album I still am struck with an inexplicable feeling akin to magic. Thank you, guys!!
When I was a kid a good friend turned me on to Sabbath, and it was this album we always played. Amazing tunes which are now attached to wonderful memories, Ha!
This documentary is just great. So well done and full of information that all Sabbath fans should know. Congratulations to the doc-maker. Well done !!!
I love this documentary on Black Sabbath. They were without a doubt the first heavy rock band. They were so heavy it was in effect death metal. Bill Ward's drumming is so vibrant and refreshing and it pounds. Geezer Butler's bass thumps. And Tony Iommi's guitar kept getting better and better as each album goes out the shute. Black Sabbath is a monster of it's own.
@@lyndoncmp5751 You're stoned, Zeppelin is a blues/hard rock band. Everyone knows Zeppelin isn't a heavy metal band lol. Hendrix was heaver than Zeppelin, he started it, Sabbath put the finishing touches on the music and then in 1970 we had heavy metal.
😎👍🏻🎶-I was 13 years old when I went to go see a Black Sabbath in 1978 for the first time in Long Beach California, nine dollars was a ticket stub that I still have my brother took me best concert ever from there on. I saw every Black Sabbath concert even when they broke up and went on their own. I saw all them I even got to walk with Tony Iommi to his bus in Ventura California. He playing at a small theater and also met Cozy his drummer at the time it was awesome.❤
I'm from Long Beach, are you talking about the concert with the Ramones opening up? I had to miss that one but I saw them at Angel stadium shortly before that show. The bill was Boston, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and Sammy Hagar. Awesome.
Bought the Sabotage album on cassette way back in the 80's. I already had their greatest hits tape, but the songs in this album are really dark and heavy. Also the sound is very, live and heavy. Great watching the video, lots of information there. 👍
Man. Geezer and Tony MASTERPIECE. How many bands formed over Black Sabbaths influence. Those missing fingertip POWER CHORDS. Geezer and Iommi writing. Bill Ward RUTHLESSLY smashing those fckn drums and Ozzy still coherent. Greatest band of all time. BAR NONE.
now you're talking.... both SABOTAGE and PRESENCE are those bands going in a direction they never went in again.... both strange, menacing, unique albums....that were a product of the difficulties the bands were facing as the albums were made.... to a lesser degree, this applies to DEEP PURPLE'S - COME TASTE THE BAND....all the problems they were having with HUGHES and BOLIN....
😎 I was born in 1969 Been listening to these guys my whole life I like ALL 8 original Release's even NEVER SAY DIE & TECHNICAL ECTASY!!! SABOTAGE is my favorite album I love MEGALOMANIA!!!
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Writing and Recording Sabotage
01:21 - The Tale of the Mangers
02:00 - Why Sabbath needed to break away from their first manager
03:16 - Don Arden’s thugs
03:29 - Jimmy Page gets Threatened
03:56 - Don Arden making moves
04:32 - The introduction to Patrick Meehan Jr.
06:06 - Jim Simpson sues the band
06:23 - Some Sabbath Success
06:52 - Sabbath starts to crack
07:04 - Tony Iommi collapses
07:19 - A religious freak tries to stab Tony
07:38 - Manipulation by Management
07:57 - California Jam Festival
08:55 - Quotes from Ozzy/Geezer/Tony on Meehan
09:21 - The dark reality of their finances
10:13 - The worst part
10:28 - Does Sabbath even need a manager?
10:58 - Don Arden comes back
11:17 - The shadow cast from Patrick Meehan
11:36 - Crap Compilations
11:47 - Meehan robbing Sabbath
12:01 - Sabbath is beginning to fracture
12:33 - Crank it up! “Hole in the Sky”
13:49 - “Don’t Start (Too Late)”
14:24 - Symptom of the Universe
14:57 - “Megalomania”
15:54 - “Thrill of It All”
17:07 - “Supertzar”
18:17 - “Am I Going Insane (Radio)”
19:36 - “The Writ”
21:25 - The band Queen diss track
22:35 - “Blow on the Jug”
24:20 - The Making of Sabotage’s Album cover
26:56 - Reception of Sabotage
27:54 - One more stick in the gut by Meehan
28:39 - Closing thoughts
29:08 - Who made this video?
Biggest culpark with Patrick Meehan but managers back then a lot of them sabotage their own bands just to make money for themselves money is the ingredient
Tapes Archive please share the playlist of the songs you used in this video. Particularly the one at 55 seconds in. I don't recognize the song but it sounds badass
Money and Coke
Amazing work. This is fantastic research, incredible.
@@jmgmarcus808 yes it is amazing work one of the best videos on UA-cam I've seen especially on Black Sabbath lot of stuff that we didn't know
That Rolling Stone quote says it perfectly, “Sabotage is not only Black Sabbath’s best record since Paranoid, it might be their best ever.” Most of the time I think Sabotage is my favorite. Then I’ll listen to Paranoid again and I’m not sure anymore. Either way, it’s criminal that this is only their 7th best selling album. And now finding out that this was the first one they actually started receiving royalties for only solidifies the fact that everyone should go out and buy it. Incredible video.
Sabotage is my #1 and
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath are my best Sabbath records! They are both in my top 100 overall!
Sales are meaningless.
@@marsazorean62 you’re only partially correct on that. A band’s sales revenue justifies funding for the next album. So if you’re making a record that involves a lot of studio work your production costs go up. It could effect the product but you could also have the scenario where you make a masterpiece record but few hear it. When people rate it year’s down the road they’ll look up stats to make an argument. Record sales become a measure of success. So yes snd no!
Bean counters of the world make people cry.
Definitely my favorite album, Heaven & Hell next, "Black Sabbath", then followed by Bloody Sabbath, Technical Ecstasy. 🔥
Hole in the Sky is one of heaviest songs from this era. Sabotage is my favorite Sabbath album. Master is my second fave. My son considers it a concept album.
Sweet leaf the first grunge record
In a way, it loosely IS a concept album. Like, they were so pissed off and scared (rightfully so), that they made an album where that was all they wrote about.
Symptoms Of The Universe
those first 6 records are untouchable...but theres something special about SBS and Sabotage...absolute bangers
1000% brother
Yup
Massive Sabbath fan here who finds all their stuff from 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' onwards as their best work.
Yes, even Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die! (both severely underrated).
That's not to say the first four were mediocre in any way, they just hadn't peaked in their development.
Paranoid was my #1 for years. But now, I'd have to give it to SBS. Iommi overcoming writer's block with this record is a huge accomplishment. It also really just sounds like the natural next step for them at the time.
My ranking of the Ozzy-Sabbath albums ...
1.) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2.) Sabotage
3.) Master of Reality
4.) Paranoid
5.) Technical Ecstasy
6.) BLACK SABBATH
7.) Vol. 4
8.) 13
9.) The End: Live in Birmingham
10.) Reunion
11.) Live ... Gathered in Their Masses
I'm not a boomer & I haven't heard Never Say Die or Past Lives all the way through. I've heard bits & pieces from all of them, though, & think Past Lives would be absolutely killer, though. Picking which one I like more between Sabotage & MoR kinda hurts lol, & honestly changes a bit for me, from time to time. I'd also say, my top four of theirs are easily S-Tier albums imo.
Lastly, I don't want it to seem like I think those live albums I have heard are bad, though. I absolutely adore Live Evil & think "War Pigs" from Past Lives is spectacular, but the guys don't really do much different from the original studio versions of those songs; like I heard Zakk Wylde once say, "If you want the record, just listen to the record. We do things differently live." That's the charm of live music, for me, beyond giving the songs a completely different energy, like most classic live albums.
@@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 Technical Ecstasy is hard underrated. I understand why regular hardcore fans dislike it, but I'm a music guy in general, not just a metal dude. It stands out in their discography for obvious reasons, but I think it also stands out because they put a helluva lot of effort into it & def knew what they were doing. If that were an album by Phish or Umphrey's McGee, their fans would either love it or see it as business as usual. Haven't heard all of Never Say Die!
I personally think Sabbath peaked at Sabbath Bloody Sabbath in their original lineup. Heaven & Hell is another huge peak for them & think it's their second-best album overall, although I used to go back & forth on those two; SBS is my #1.
Megalomania and The Writ are 2 of my favorite Sabbath tunes. So heavy
Same here, Hole in the sky is my 3rd favorite
This was my 1st concert. December 3rd, 1975, Madison Square Garden. The Sabotage Tour. It was Ozzy's Birthday too. I remember it like it was yesterday. When I sat in my seat and looked around at everyone, I got that feeling of ..this is where I belong. The rest of the 70s I must have gone to 75 -100 concerts.
Aerosmith opened and I never heard of them.
Rock n Roll
Absolutely outstanding effort here. Sabotage is without a doubt one of my favorite records from the original lineup and it's awesome to see some behind-the-scenes stuff I had not heard before. Very well done.
Really appreciate the props. Makes the 300 hours of work that went into it worth it all.
@@TheTapesArchive I feel you, in a past life I was a video editor. 3:00 3:00 at a 30-minute run time is a 10 to 1 ratio that's actually pretty freaking good man.
@@TheTapesArchive Holy crap!
@@MARSHOMEWORLD Trust me not all my projects are like this. Working on Sabbath is not like working at all. Thanks again!
@MACABRE L.A. sorry man, my long comment was meant to be posted directly to the makers of this documentary in the comments section. I have corrected this now. Peace, Richard
Sabotage is my personal favorite. Some of Ozzie's best vocals. Nice to see a decent fan made doc
1st off, his name is spelled OZZY. 2ndly it's good but not great. The last true Sabbath record was Volume 4.
@@antimurphy8212 it was spelled Ossie on their first album. Just a fun fact
@@antimurphy8212 Dude, “Symptom of the Universe” and “Thrill of it all” smash VOL 4 out of the water. Supernaut is the only song VOL 4 has worth a damn.
Sabbath's first 6 albums are all great. Sabotage & Dairy of a Madman are Ozzy's best vocals.
@@Conker. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is another one with a range of his abilities. I found go on for hours but you know your shit so I'll save my speech for the trolls and fly by night experts.
The first Sabbath "album" I ever bought was the compilation "We Sold Our Soul for Rock and Roll". It was a monumental moment for me because even though I'd never heard the band before (apart from Paranoid the song on the radio), I knew instantly that it was THE sound that had been missing from my life. These days though, it makes me so angry that the band didn't get a penny from it and my money went straight into the corrupt management's pockets.
How awesome you where there at that time and witness and buy, hear, and do it! In those years!
It was also the first Black Sabbath album I bought. If I remember correctly, the copy that I bought was under the NEMS label. It was a somewhat crappy cassette that didn't seem to rewind or fast-foward very well. It also had the song "Wicked World" on it, which isn't on the WB version of "We Sold Our Soul...". Also I think N.I.B was on side 2 instead of side 1. I also saw a version of "Paranoid" on NEMS. I'm glad I had the WB version.
Yeah its sick. Everyone I knew in the 1970s had "We Sold Our Soul..." I wud guess that it sold better than every record they did before that combined. No one knew that the band was getting robbed back then in 1976.
"We Sold Our Soul" was my introduction to the band, too, when I was a teen in the 90s. They've been my favourite band ever since. It wasn't until watching this now that I learned what a "fuck you" to Sabbath that album was. Heartbreaking. Glad I've had the chance over the years to support them directly.
I switched the covers. I put the Sabotage disc in the We Sold Our Soul sleeve (because it's cooler) and the We Sold our Soul disc in the Sabotage sleeve (because it was released to sabotage the band, and the got photographed in their day-napping clothes).
Bill Wards drumming on Symptom of the Universe is on another level.. The support acts often sat and watched him after their set..now that's validation. 👌
one of my fave rock drummers, never gets spoken about as much as he should, up there with the best IMO.
@@BKP68 Bill Ward is the OG Heavy metal drummer.
@@Stu-SB yep, he is a class act.
Cant stomach the modern musos, the enefgy for crestivuty was as its peak back then. I got close to the feel (on guitar) to that era, but its so hard because the energy is wrong in yhe modern age.
One of my favourite bits of music is when the second (& extended) lilting part of The Writ is coming to an end and it drops back into that heavy outro riff. It's like being hit by a sledgehammer.
As a 20 year old kid in 1975, I met Ozzy and was invited up to his hotel room for a personal account of what his life was like at that time. Later invited to join the band for the rest of the Sabatoge tour in which Mark Forster, their personnel director, became a close friend. I have many inside takes on what really happened during that time including when Ozzy left the band and was asked to rejoin it, but the biggest moment was the day I was with him and he told me he would have a solo career of his own and already had the name for the band "Blizzard of Oz", July 25, 1975. I have this own cassette tape. My forthcoming book "Stand Out From the Herd" will include details of my travels with Sabbath. And yes, Sabatoge was Ozzy's finest performance.
in what capacity were you invited to join them
@@michaelfrazia4569 i'm thinking Drug Mule!
@@michaelfrazia4569 Basically, I got myself to whatever city the show was at and they "took care of me" after that: hotel, dinner, transport, "and All Area Access" Pass. I would stand about twenty feet to the side of Ozzy and even kept his drinks full, a mixture of Orange Juice honey and purified water. I was not paid, just a friend. In between tours I was in direct correspondence with the tour director and Ozzy himself who both invited me to visit in England. At that time Ozzy was at Bullrush Cottage in Renton.
@@rolandconnor575 fascinating story! You're so lucky to have experienced that I envy you. Black Sabbath was such an important part of my life at that time I can't even imagine getting to know Ozzy and being around the band.
Especially with what was going on with them and the place they were at because of the whole Patrick Meehan thing and managing themselves. I believe Ozzy wrote "The Writ" in regards to Patrick and sang it with such conviction on the album anyway idk about live? But wow you got to experience something many could only dream of. Then
Being invited to England and all that.... amazing! Thanks for sharing that.
@@aschule5684 Hey thanks for this reply. I can tell you relate to that time period. Yes their management and lawyers ripped them off early on.. they tried to make a go at producing on their own but was too much for them. Mark Forster was there "personnel manager" and was detached from what others had done to them. Mark was highly respected in Britain's music circles and knew everyone. A reason why i was able to meet Ritchie Blackmore in the late 70s and Purple's reunion tours in the 80s. By 1992 when Mark passed, things were radically different but I had one last meeting with Ozzy in his dressing room before a show in Atlanta in 1991. His personal assistant Tony Dennis (you may have heard of) knew Mark even though Tony was much younger and I was able;e to see Oz though by then you could see his body trembling from either Parkinson's or just daily medication. Gee that was 33 years ago. I appreciate your interest. Keep you tubing for classic Sabbath. It is all we have now... Pat
It's amazing that these guys are still living after all they went through most any other band would have quit
as they famously have said- what choice did they have but to keep on going....? They didn't know anything other than playing music together......
Their ART was pure- needed a trusted business agent to free them from parasites.
As a kid I loved the Sabotage cover, to me, they were so off the scale cool they could do no wrong. I was impressed by Tony’s digital watch which only James Bond had at the time I thought.
Me too...I would sit there and look at it looking for clues to what it meant. Haha I never noticed that Geezer is holding an umbrella until I made this video. (I wasn't a bright kid.)
Same here! 10 year old me thought there was some kind of secret Abby Road kind of statement in the photo. I listened to so much Sabbath as a kid and still do at 56. Which I credit to liking extreme music like Napalm Death later on in life.
Me too. Always loved the cover--it was the age of glam in the UK so it didn't look particularly odd to me.
Like they took a few cues from the Bowie, T Rex etc playbook?
I could never figure it out. I still think its terrible. Never Say Die is their beat album cover in my opinion.
The true pioneers of metal. How far metal has come. Props to Tony Iommi
More like hard rock. 🙄
Definitely A Heavy Metal Band The First And The Best
I was thirteen years old when this album came out and I played it to death. I'm fifty nine years old and I still love that album! Die hard Black Sabbath fan.
Knocking on your door here at 56 yrs. old, and I also still enjoy the mighty Sabbath every chance I get.
I've heard it said that Sabbath actually created metal, and I kind of agree.
Never got to see him but, Ozzy went from rock god singer/writer in Sabbath with huge records and great songs, to an even bigger "solo" act with huge records and great songs.
That's why I have dozens of "favorite songs" from the entire Ozzy archive....
Rock on brother!
@@triggerhappydad65 The first concert I ever went to was the original Black Sabbath on their Never Say Die tour in 1978. I still remember Head East and the Ramones opened up for them. I paid $7.50 for the ticket at Veterans Memorial Colosseum in Phoenix, Arizona. I also saw Ozzy on his Blizzard of Oz tour with Randy Rhodes. Motor Head was the opening act. Good times!
Rock on!! Bought it on vinyl when it came out!! 61 and still love it!
Same here. Im 60.
Keep rocking grandpa! Age is just a number
Totally agree that Sabotage is Ozzy's peak as a singer, really soulful and powerful vocals.... specially the jazzy outro for Symphtom of the universe and The Writ.
I've always thought the whole band was peaking musicianship wise although musicians never quit learning. way I think Rick Ruben totally abused their musicianship trying to recreate 13. I truly believe they could have done better and also let Bill do his part ... thanks again Sharon.
Actually he sounded awesome on Never Say Die even though he didn't like it
@@monteself6826 13 was a huge disappointment. Rubin totally failed as a producer with that weak thin drum sound. Should have got Bill back. Smfh
It's the sound of the vocals too..It sounds more alive and intense than the other albums
Don’t forget “Supertzar,” that sounds straight outta Conan the Barbarian.
Symptom was my favorite as a teen, and I love the awesome buildup to the riff that leads to the bluesy/R&B section.
The way it changes to being driven by an acoustic makes it really unique.
I absolutely love this. Editing was out of this world. I loved the part when the drugs were on the table and “Sweet Leaf” came on and Tony started to cough and the flumes of pot smoke followed the cough. Friggin awesome!
Aw thanks man...I think I was blowing out some smoke out at the same time when the idea hit me.
@@TheTapesArchive This was so well timed, I had to watch this exact moment twice!
What
I'm showing my wife your comment. Haha I want to show her it was worth me hiding in my office night after night.
Well, it was a brilliant documentary with incredible editing. I wish you would do one for the other albums. Hint hint
Sabotage has been my favorite Sabbath album since I was a little kid. I love it!
Probably the Black Sabbath album I turn to most when I need an injection of their chemistry. The hardest riffs and deepest, ambient melodies they ever produced, blended together in such balanced proportions, makes for such a mesmerising experience that I get totally lost in. One of those classic albums that has the ability to take control of your consciousness!
Wow really well said! It's absolutely their best album without question and in fact one of the most brilliant hard rock albums of all time.
@@DB-kl9bp I think it might be the most underrated album in rock/metal history. Sabbath are my favorite band and it's without a doubt their most overlooked effort. I've heard people say that they like their first 3, others prefer the Dio years, some even saying their first 5 etc..Interviews with Iommi throughout the years have literally went through each album and on two occasions I've seen them go from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and then jump to Technical Ecstasy. In fact, Iommi did two recent interviews with Gibson guitars and Guitar World where they completely left out Sabotage. This would be like talking about Led Zeppelin and never mentioning Physical Graffiti.
Sabotage has it all. Some of Iommi's heaviest riffs while they reached their progressive pinnacle and it has without a doubt Ozzy's best vocals in his entire 50 year career. Probably the most iconic singer in metal history and this is his crowned jewel. My two favorite Sabbath albums are Sabotage and Vol_4. The production is also the best sounding album they've ever made. Everything is crystal clear and loud. I've never gotten tired of listening to this record. When I first discovered it I was completely blown away given the fact that the most famous song on it is Symptoms and even that isn't super well known compared to their earlier songs.
Sabbath have finally got their just due's these past 20 years but this album has surprisingly still remained in the shadows for a lot of people. When talking Black Sabbath I always make it a point to bring this one up because so many people think what's been played on the radio apparently sums this band up and that's so far off the mark. For me, the material on Vol_4-SBS-Sabotage is just as strong or stronger than what's on their S/T-Paranoid-Master of Reality. They matured musically while still keeping their edge. The wheels started to come off with Technical imo. Sabotage is when the band reached its pinnacle before burning out.
@@perpetualmotion357 I remember seeing in interview with Ozzy saying he didn't like the material that Tony was coming up with for Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die, it was losing the heaviness of the early albums and moving towards jazz and even pop.
The Dio albums are both great but it doesn't sound like the same band, Duo's influence is so strong.
@@skylark8828 Tony started to get heavily influenced by jazz at the time. Kind of like how that first record has heavy blues elements and wasn't quite where the band would be discovering that Sabbath sound especially on Master of Reality, even Paranoid. No two Sabbath records sound the same. That 70's era, the first 6 have that unique ability to have a sound which is different from the previous but still great and still sounds like Sabbath. Sabotage is just a mean and angry record and the bands emotions are coming through big time. It was also pointed out that Ozzy wrote lyrics for The Writ. You'll hear him get a lot of hate for not writing the lyrics on his albums but that's pretty ironic that in my opinion The Writ has some of the best lyrics the band ever did, they were brilliant. Ozzy coming up with the melodies is just as important as everything else when it comes to Sabbath and his own band so I never hopped on that hate train.
I also agree about the Dio years. Imo Sabbath just sounded like a real heavy version of Dio. That's not the case with Ozzy. Ozzy on his own sounds nothing like Black Sabbath, especially the Rhoads, Lee and the first 2 Zakk Wylde albums..NRFTW and NMT. He'd later get heavier and heavier but I always preferred Ozzy's brighter rock/metal songs like in the style of Flying High Again and I Don't Know. Rhoads was perfect for Ozzy after Sabbath. I'm glad Oz went on his own and we got those albums especially after Technical and Never Say Die. It wasn't the same. I like Ozzy best in Sabbath but his first two solo records blow his last two with Sabbath out of the water imo.
Favorite sabbath record by far
Best Sabbath album ever. I’ve loved it since it came out…
Their Best Album. The Thrill of IT All Never got the recognition it deserved as the greatest progressive metal song ever.
Was it just me or could you hear how that riff has a Angus Young feel to it?
It’s at least four songs in one. One of my favorites!
@@TheTapesArchive
Way too grungy and detuned for Angus Young.
Angus is a bit more punchy in his rhythm whereas Tony remains tight while still incorporating a 'loose' kind of feel.
Sorry, not their best album…that title belongs to the first album. IMO. In fact, I do believe I will go there now 😁
I agree, my favorite Sabbath song and album.
This documentary is absolutely awesome! Incredible job. Black Sabbath rules forever..
Hell ya! And from a Count!!!
@@TheTapesArchive Black Sabbath sponsored by the Supernatural fear department and happy to advertise it .
Hey dude, nice seeing you around here. Keep metal \m/
List of songs used in the doc in order:
CD2 North American Tour Live '75 Part 1 (Album)
Jam 1 (including Guitar Solo) (Live) ua-cam.com/video/JBcOZFlagIo/v-deo.html
Jam 2 (including Drum Solo) (Live) ua-cam.com/video/wODfx_4u0os/v-deo.html
Black Sabbath (Album)
Behind The Wall Of Sleep
Live in Brussels 1970 (Album)
Rat Salad
Master of Reality (Album)
After Forever
Sweet Leaf
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Album)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
California Jam (Album)
War Pigs > Paranoid
Vol4 Box Set (Album)
Under the Sun (Outtake)
Supernaut
Black Sabbath (Album)
A Bit of Finger
Sabotage (Album)
Hole in the Sky
Don't Start (Too Late)
Symptom Of The Universe
Megalomania
Thrill Of It All
Supertzar
Am I Going Insane (Radio)
The Writ
Blow On A Jug
CD2 North American Tour Live '75 Part 1 (Album)
Sabbra Cadabra (Live)
Jam 1 (including Guitar Solo) (Live)
Hole in the Sky (Live)
Snowblind (Live)
Symptom of the Universe (Live)
"Don't Start (Too Late)" is honestly a terrifying song to me for some reason. I love it. Its mysterious and anxious.
... but, it's not a song!
🤨 That's weird
This is my favorite Ozzy era album. It’s heavy as Hell, the songs are extremely well written and the production is excellent (unlike the previous couple that are missing the bite that Sabbath had live).
What a well done and informative documentary. No wonder sabotage has always been my favorite..I’m not alone on this !
Thank you so much!! 🤟🤟
@@TheTapesArchive very welcome
Absolutely well done👌👍👍🤘❤
Absolutely breathtaking! Thanks a lot for this documentary. Long live Ozzy, Bill, Tony, and Geezer!
The true pioneers of metal. How far metal has come. Props to Tony Iommi
Those improv live cuts in the back really did it for me. Super sick documentary, never knew abt blowin on a jug or the crazy mafia manager. Extraordinary work man ! We need one for every sabbath album
Glad you noticed...I didn't want to use all the standard songs. War Pigs/Paranoid/Iron Man/etc. Nothing wrong with them but I want Sabbath fans to know this was made by a Sabbath fan...I would love to make more!! Please let Sabbath management know to hire me. lol
Yes, More, Please!
Finest Doc on my favorite band I've ever seen, with so much 'insider info’! Only eight more albums to go, you Stanley Kubrick of Metal films; Superb work!
@@TheTapesArchive dude seriously I think you could do a whole sabbath movie/doc justice. If u can please post those live cuts that would be awesome. I’ve only been able to find a few through some live recordings like sometimes I’m happy on a live at last cassette I own and more recently a super groovy jam at the end of sabra cadabra off a record that was given to me. Those things are golden. They make u see how much fun they really had and how fucking great they are.
@@arayosunshine5252 Haha "only eight more albums" that would take the rest of 2022. I think I will do one or 2 more and then tried to get hired by the band. Thanks for the kind words!! As a Kubrick fan I appreciate the prop, but nowhere close to him. 🤟🤟🤩
@@crumdogmillionaire3516 I'd love to do it! Tell me which ones you need. Below is the song list
CD2 North American Tour Live '75 Part 1 (Album)
Jam 1 (including Guitar Solo) (Live)
Jam 2 (including Drum Solo) (Live)
Black Sabbath (Album)
Behind The Wall Of Sleep
Live in Brussels 1970 (Album)
Rat Salad
Master of Reality (Album)
After Forever
Sweet Leaf
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Album)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
California Jam (Album)
War Pigs > Paranoid
Vol4 Box Set (Album)
Under the Sun (Outtake)
Supernaut
Black Sabbath (Album)
A Bit of Finger
Sabotage (Album)
Hole in the Sky
Don't Start (Too Late)
Symptom Of The Universe
Megalomania
Thrill Of It All
Supertzar
Am I Going Insane (Radio)
The Writ
Blow On A Jug
CD2 North American Tour Live '75 Part 1 (Album)
Sabbra Cadabra (Live)
Jam 1 (including Guitar Solo) (Live)
Hole in the Sky (Live)
Snowblind (Live)
Symptom of the Universe (Live)
My all time fav from Sabbath. Mind thoroughly blown as I was hearing the album for the first time. It was literally scary, balls out raw mean fuzz tone power trio & chords at breakneck tempo, beautiful psychedelic scarlet mothers love and just plain Tasteful. Instantly became an sabbath and ozzy fan
Every Black Sabbath's is my album of choice.
This documentary shows the importance of choosing a trustful manager, so, new bands, watch out!!
Fantastic documentary 🤘🏼
A fantastic documentary of my favourite band, well edited. Sabotage was the first Sabbath album I ever owned, still have it.
This is my favorite album from Black Sabbath! They reached perfection precisely by 1975! Respect Forever!
Ozzys vocal range is at its utmost on that album. Its my favorite. I like the way they seem to go in expanded musical directions on this album as well.
Agree 100%. But I do think it may it tough for him to sing live.
@@TheTapesArchive especially nowadays LOL
YES!! I think this is Ozzie best performance of his whole career!
Well I'd say Sabotage and SBS both are showcasing Ozzy at his best.
@@andrejz8954 I know a lot of people who deeply love Black Sabbath and don’t hardly mention SBS. It’s an incredible album and so original. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is Black Sabbath’s Sgt. Pepper. Vol 4 is my favorite though!
Thank you so much for this!!! This album is foremost in my esteem for these guys!
Just watched this doc again, and I enjoyed it more the second time around. Very good from start to finish. It’s well sourced, the edits are great, and the voice-over is quite professional. Great job on this!!!
Hey Michael, really means a lot hearing people like it. As I sit here procrastinating on the next one you gave me the push I need. Thanks!
Definitely Ozzy's best vocal performance of his career.
Yeah it went downhill since 76
@@xavierdube6520 Was still good even by No More Tears, but definitely peaked in 1975. I can barely listen to him sing now, but hey he's 73 years old, so what can you say?
@@kikastra nothing the guy was able to become one of the best singer of all time without having any talent. His personnality made him better
@@xavierdube6520 without having any talent? Good lord I’m so tired of people saying things like ozzy has zero talent while being successful for 50 years with various band member while the person saying it probably has zero talents. The man is a living legend and will be remembered long after he is gone.
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Not at all. His vocals were killer on his first three solo albums.
I was 15 when this came out. Discovered weed the same year. The memory of falling asleep high with this on the record player (with headphones) is a memory seared into my brain. I love "Am I Going Insane"! Plus, seeing them on the cover for the first time. Made them real. And album covers were something you paid attention to then. Anyway, this is why I love the internet. F social media (JMO). This was fantastic, thanks.
"Master of Reality" it was for me that's the one when I first started getting really stoned and could still hallucinate off of weed. Mannnnn!!!! My brother and I would get so stoned and listen to the master of reality tape over and over fuckin good times man, good times😩😏😊🤘🤘❤❤
Jamming to Sabbath while high is one of the greatest art works I’ve ever came across🤘🏼
I loved those big old KOSS headphones, but could really never get deep sleep on my back.
Discovering weed & the albums that went with it are very special for some reason, maybe it has to do with opening your mind
i recently told my friend.
Get high to sabbath is like the greatest hobby ever.
I loved this album as a teenager and listened to it over and over in my bedroom....I still love it today!
The music of Black Sabbath has helped me thru many hard times when I was a teenager.
I agree. The Carpenters just didn't get it when you were hitting the "Sweet Leaf"!!
In my opinion Sabotage is without question their best album.
Ozzy's best vocal performance, and some of their best songwriting with just the perfect amount of experimentation.
I'm stunned that it's sold so poorly.
also. I've always had sooooo many questions about the cover. It's nice to finally have some answers. HaHa
If Sabotage sold poorly, I'm very surprised as it's among their best imho. Did the album cover turn people off ? Lol
NO and Fuck no, to each his own, I used my copy for target practice. Arrow's of course.
There is a whole ton of so called Sabbath fans who are only familiar with Paranoid. Or maybe the first three. Sabotage has two dog shit songs, but is stellar otherwise.
Not for me. It's a great album but I prefer Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Master Of Reality, Paranoid and Volume 4.
One of the best albums period for me.
This is totally awesome. Keep up the great work!
Right on!
It's amazing it's sold so poorly as it's their best album in my opinion , it really did help kickstart the NWOBHM too.
Their greatest album even though they don't agree. So raw, so powerful and so honest.
I agree wholeheartedly. This is definitely my favorite of all Sabbath albums.
It’s my favourite too but they probably disagree because a few songs didn’t really fit in terms of the feel of the record. Killing yourself to live and another one can’t recall it just now. Not that they’re bad songs just would’ve fit maybe better on Technical Ecstasy
It's always been my favorite.
@@chadgrov Killing Yourself to Live was on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
@@voodoochile6796 fuck yeah that’s right what song am I thinking of.
This has got to be one of the best edit I've seen and how you got the footage and put it all together from that time. Is fucking amazing
Wow! Blushing over here..haha ..thank you! Would you mind calling Ozzy and telling him that?
I'm framing your comment. Thank you!
@@TheTapesArchive
Unfortunately Sharon would probably answer and not pass on the message.
What a gloriously detailed look at the peak period of the band who invented a genre. Kudos Alan Berry, this was outstanding.
I will never forget the first time I heard Sabbath, it was 1979 and we skipped out on school, it was like a self awakening, I remember it like it was yesterday. Everything changed after that day. Can't say Sabotage does it for me, I like the older stuff, but it's all good.
So proud to have been born the week Sabbath Bloody Sabbath came out. My older brother bought it and it was in our home the entire time i was growing up. I still can't imagine my childhood without the sounds of early Sabbath, Yardbirds, Deep Purple and Queen
Always thrilled to see new documentaries on my all time favourite band and I really enjoyed this one, thank you! My favourite original line up Sabbath Album is ALL OF THEM! and the thrill of buying their latest album was incredible between the ages of 13 and 20. Sabotage is extremely dark and the production is heavier and louder than the previous and fabulous Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and once you know the history you can appreciate how Sabotage really portrays the state of the band. Whenever I play Sabotage I get a flashback of me walking across London Bridge on a cold dark winter's night with the rain pouring down and I'm running through the tracks in my mind, a perfect backdrop for this album.
Well said Lucy, and thank you!
Wow, I had no idea that Ozzy wrote the lyrics to The Writ. An excellent documentary of an excellent album. Thanks for sharing it with us!
In my research, most indicated Ozzy did write the lyrics. BUT some said Geezer helped as well. Ozzy does sing like he wrote it though.
I'm impressed what the song is about, very powerful and anger to that crook Patrick! I used to think it was about Satan, back before you could cheat and Google the lyrics lol!
Ozzy: "I wrote the lyrics for the song."
Geezer: "...And I halped."
Yeah possibly ghost written by Geezer. I get the impression if it were left to Ozzy alone it would have ended up a lot cringier lol
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This just came up in my YT feed. Sabotage is my fave Sabbath album. Thrill of it all is my fave track. I remember in the early 80's I had an argument with a girl Sabbath head. She said that Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was the best album and any other opinions were stupid. If she hadn't have been female I think we would've come to fisticuffs! That is how passionate we Sabbath fans are.
To quote Geezer from Tony Iommi's autobiography 'Iron Mam'; when the band were arrested in LA for a bar fight, Geezer apparently said at gun point; "Yes you can kill me, but you can never take away my love for Aston Villa football club!"
Legends.
Hell yeah. My favorite sabbath album. Every single track Is legendary. Well made Doc!
This was insanely well done. Fantastic work!
Right on!!!
Sabotage would definitely be on my 5 album desert island list.
Thanks for this so much, very well done!
Very cool deep dive into one of the great, under appreciated albums of Sabbath's oeuvre.
On my own at age eleven in Chicago, I put this album on with Sansui headphones and rocked my blues away. Every song taking you higher and making you forget your pain. Best rock album since Zep presence album.
Imo Sabotage was Sabbath at their creative peak while still being hard hitting crushing Sabbath. It's their best album with Vol-4 imo. Thank you for covering this gem that is quite often ignored.
Love your avatar.
First rate research, editing and documentation for this production-thanks so much. Entertaining and educational as well. I am not a huge Sabotage fan-I think Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was their creative pinnacle and one of my three favorite Sabbath albums-along with Master of Reality and Paranoid but still remains a great album with some enduring tracks. Cheers.
Mark!! Thank you so much for the kind words. Maybe I should do a video on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath?
@@TheTapesArchive oh it's definitely first rate and very informative best thing on Black Sabbath that I've seen on UA-cam keep it up guys
@@TheTapesArchive Given how well this video turned out, a review of SBS would be bravo. You would have plenty of material to work with including how the band needed a break after Vol 4, Tony Iommi's writers block, the progressive elements on the record, and the retreat to the usual haunted country house to work on the music!
@@markwhitaker3673 I agree tht SBS has plenty to talk about. Plus we bring in prog rocker Rick Wakeman.
@@TheTapesArchive yes you should ! Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is another classic album with a story behind it.
Thank you for this great documentary, so much backstory to the band I never knew about. This is really a mindblowing album, and by the number of sales it was truly underrated..
Speechless!!!! Absolutely the best documentary of Sabbath ever made!!!! Well done!!!!!
Wow, thank you!
Absolutely brilliant job on this! Extremely impressive. Thank you Alan!
Great job on a mostly ignored album. I believe both Megalomania and the Writ were a big middle finger to the former manager, the Megalomaniac.
I think Technical Ecstasy is equally underrated. Different in style from Sabotage it contains some tight riffs and interesting lyrics. Back Street Kids is an anthem and She's Gone is Ozzy singing a heartwarming broken-hearted ballad. It's full of unique guitar Tony almost playing acoustic style.
Simply fabulous doc. Always thought the cover photo was a representation of who each member was or was becoming. Assumed Tony was the backbone of the band and looks like I was correct. Thank you Allen for this fantastic production!
Glad you liked it Chris!! You are so correct, Tony was def the driving force. TBH I was clueless about this until I started to do my research. All of the guys played their roles well, but Tony was the one that got shit done.
Oh Tony definitely was the backbone of the band he had the most experience and recording songs they all went to him for suggestions and stuff so you're right there guy
I'll tell you one thing Ozzy sounded tremendously a lot better in 70's Sabbath than at any time in his solo career
Yeah
Excellent Sabbath documentaries! I've been laid up sick and have really appreciated watching these.
Glad to hear it! Get better!
This was a great in depth video of the band at this time. thank you for putting in the effort for this kinda thing, Im sure we would all love to see more from you about sabbath history..
Glad you enjoyed it! Working on the next one now.
Love this. I personally think Sabotage is their best album.
Fantastic rockumentary man. The revelation of the context of the Writ melted my face.
I love this album and I saw the tour at Madison Square Garden. They started off with this giant metallic cross came down from the ceiling and spot light pins were hitting it
to refract the light all over the Garden. It was an amazing show. Aerosmith opened up for them also , which was another treat. I actually had each of the band members sign my Sabotage album. I felt funny asking them because they made it known that they hated the album cover.
Excellent job. I love it! The appearance on Don Kershner's Rock Concert from this period is a brilliant performance.
Logger from NZ i listen to these songs by myself driving home. Thanks a million for this excellent doco!!!
If it dont give you goosebumps why listen to it.
Timeless and forever in my top 10 albums of all time.
my favorite album period
one of my fave records from sabbath, masterpiece. didnt realize how bad they were "sabotaged"
Sabotage is my favorite ozzy/sabbath album. The fact that it didn't do as well financially is just weird. Probably their best of ozzy days. Never say die never gets the credit it deserves either. You can hear the beginnings of heaven and hell in Toni's playing on that album .
I listen to Black Sabbath since the age of 15,I am now 52 and I still love "Am I Going Insane". Back then,when I was a teenager,everybody loved the Sabbath but hated this song. I think I am the only one who absolutely loves it. The guitar solo is epic and so unusual,the sound of the drums,the synths,an amazing song. I don't get it when people say they don't like it.
My most played song in 2023 according to Spotify 😄
Each Sab album is like a different meal. Put them all together in a smorgasbord, and the dining experience is fantastic, where you can pick and choose the most succulent morsels.
While having each album as the appetizer, main course and dessert, results in a different experience.
Absolute f****n' brilliant documentary about one of the best albums ever In the history of music!
Right on man!! Really appreciate it.
@@TheTapesArchive Well, you deserve it. Have a great day!
The album & the documentary: 2 masterpieces!!
Too kind! Thank you!!
The most underrated Black Sabbath album. It's been my favorite for many years.
nothing underrated
This has long been one of my favorite Sabbath records.
But as the decades roll on, I can change the favorite spot with any of the first 5.
Never Say Die and Technical Ecstasy, regardless how I try, I simply can’t manage to even enjoy them.
The RJD albums are legit records, but nothing beyond those two albums are worth listening to. Hated them all.
This is a great documentary and I have to say I am looking forward to watching the others by this creator.
Thank you for making a doc on my favorite album by my favorite metal band. This was excellent.
Sabotage is their MASTERPIECE!!!
Thank you for this, gotta get me one of those "Black Sabbath Has Returned" shirts those dudes were wearing!
lol..Right? Looks homemade but cool..When making this I kept thinking to myself, I wonder where that dude is today. He embodied how I felt when I was his age listening to Sabbath.
My favorite album, period, I'm sort of glad it isn't as well-known because it's great to bust it out and people be all "What it is this? Wow! This is f'ing Black Sabbath?" Yes. Yes it is. Any time I listen to this album I still am struck with an inexplicable feeling akin to magic. Thank you, guys!!
When I was a kid a good friend turned me on to Sabbath, and it was this album we always played. Amazing tunes which are now attached to wonderful memories, Ha!
This documentary is just great. So well done and full of information that all Sabbath fans should know. Congratulations to the doc-maker. Well done !!!
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I still think that Sabotage has the absolute heaviest riffs ever recorded !!
only BORN AGAIN comes anywhere near
SABOTAGE for evilness, heaviness and one-off-ness....
@@volpeverde6441 yeah I like born again. It is very heavy and intense. Not to mention Ian's strongest vocal performances.
Amazing documentary, love it !
I love this documentary on Black Sabbath. They were without a doubt the first heavy rock band. They were so heavy it was in effect death metal. Bill Ward's drumming is so vibrant and refreshing and it pounds. Geezer Butler's bass thumps. And Tony Iommi's guitar kept getting better and better as each album goes out the shute. Black Sabbath is a monster of it's own.
Thank you and I agree...Tony and Geezer get well deserved props...But man Ward, I feel, was the secret juice.
I agree, and Geezer is the best metal bass player of all time, I don't think there's a musician that would say I'm wrong. 🥁
Um Zeppelin were before Sabbath and their rhythm section was heavier. But also grooved more.
@@lyndoncmp5751 You're stoned, Zeppelin is a blues/hard rock band. Everyone knows Zeppelin isn't a heavy metal band lol. Hendrix was heaver than Zeppelin, he started it, Sabbath put the finishing touches on the music and then in 1970 we had heavy metal.
@@m42037 there was plenty more bands in and between the big artists
😎👍🏻🎶-I was 13 years old when I went to go see a Black Sabbath in 1978 for the first time in Long Beach California, nine dollars was a ticket stub that I still have my brother took me best concert ever from there on. I saw every Black Sabbath concert even when they broke up and went on their own. I saw all them I even got to walk with Tony Iommi to his bus in Ventura California. He playing at a small theater and also met Cozy his drummer at the time it was awesome.❤
I'm from Long Beach, are you talking about the concert with the Ramones opening up? I had to miss that one but I saw them at Angel stadium shortly before that show. The bill was Boston, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and Sammy Hagar. Awesome.
Great video. Sabotage is an absolute heavy metal classic. It has great songwriting and performances and it is really heavy for it's time.
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Extraordinario documental, simplemente Black Sabbath es la mejor banda y Sabotage es un discazo.
So, who has the shirt he threw into the audience?
Thank you!
What's the name of the "Intro" song?
Bought the Sabotage album on cassette way back in the 80's. I already had their greatest hits tape, but the songs in this album are really dark and heavy. Also the sound is very, live and heavy. Great watching the video, lots of information there. 👍
Well done, a well rounded and professionally edited documentary. The footnote at 4:56 got a chuckle as well.
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Man. Geezer and Tony MASTERPIECE. How many bands formed over Black Sabbaths influence. Those missing fingertip POWER CHORDS. Geezer and Iommi writing. Bill Ward RUTHLESSLY smashing those fckn drums and Ozzy still coherent. Greatest band of all time. BAR NONE.
Sabotage is my favorite Black Sabbath album… just like Presence is my favorite Zeppelin album… both are highly underrated works of art.
now you're talking....
both SABOTAGE and PRESENCE are those bands going in a direction they never went in again....
both strange, menacing, unique albums....that were a product of the difficulties the bands were facing as the albums were made....
to a lesser degree, this applies to DEEP PURPLE'S -
COME TASTE THE BAND....all the problems they were having with HUGHES and BOLIN....
@@volpeverde6441 very well said…
Sabotage is a Masterpiece
Absolutely brilliant, 11/10, thank you very much for putting this together. A really exceptional piece of work.
Nice, I went to 11. 🤟🏻👏🏻🎉🍻
😎 I was born in 1969
Been listening to these guys my whole life I like ALL 8 original
Release's even NEVER SAY DIE & TECHNICAL ECTASY!!! SABOTAGE
is my favorite album
I love MEGALOMANIA!!!