Original Black Sabbath Will Play at Ozzfest

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

BLACK SABBATH DRUMMER BILL WARD SIGNS ON FOR REUNION; ORIGINAL LINE-UP IN PLACE FOR OZZFEST 2004

LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2004 -- After initially declining an offer to join Black Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler for a reunion on Ozzfest 2004, drummer Bill Ward has now reconsidered. The original line-up is now complete for their much anticipated headlining slot on the 9th annual OZZfest. Sharon Osbourne says ?You have the original Black Sabbath and the original Judas Priest. What more could you want!?

OZZfest 2004 also featuring Slipknot, Slayer, Hatebreed, and Zakk Wylde?s Black Label Society kicks off its 26 date trek on July 10 in Hartford, CT. OZZfest.com is the place to get the best tickets to the "tour of the summer" and obtain up-to-date information first.

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[rainbowdemon]

The original Black Sabbath? Hellyes!! count me in on this one!!!!

:strumma: :strumma: :strumma: :strumma:

[KiwiCoromandel]

saw the original line-up live at the ngaruawahia music festival in nz in `73...i was 23 and on acid...it was very cool.....

1/7/73 Ngaruawahia Music Festival - Waikato River Ngaruawahia-New Zealand

Tune Up -> Intro, Tomorrow's Dream, Sweet Leaf, War Pigs, Snowblind, Iron Man, Changes, Cornucopia, Wicked World / Guitar Solo / Orchid / Guitar Solo II / Wicked World (reprise), Embryo / Children of the Grave / Closing Intro, Curtain Call / Paranoid,

Notes: This interesting audience recording from Sabbath’s January ’73 Australian tour was once quite sought after, since it was initially kept fairly rare by a small number of collectors. Only this recording and another uncirculated tape from Sydney (1/16/73) are able document this particular tour. But over the past year, the Ngaruawahia show has quickly seeped into wider circulation, as evidenced by a new Japanese bootleg (Going Through Changes) released on October 3, 2003 through Lost And Found Records.

" The main point of interest for both this and the Sydney show are the only known live recordings of “Changes” done by the original lineup. Tony Iommi played piano, as he did on the record, while Geezer Butler added some mellotron bits. Sabbath weren’t especially keen on the idea of performing “Changes” live, but made exception during the Aussie shows due to the popularity of that song down under. In retrospect, it’s rather cool to hear the band pushing their boundaries a bit by performing such a mellow piece, even if much of the crowd used it as an opportunity to chat!

"Changes" was later resurrected in November '95 for the last shows of the FORBIDDEN world tour (with a different lineup) and was played as the outro music for their 2001 U.S. tour (and at Graspop Fest in '98). Ozzy himself performed the song on his NO MORE TEARS tour, even recording it for LIVE AND LOUD.

While Ngaruawahia is a cool show to hear (especially with the raw version of "Cornucopia" featured in the show), don't expect anything as stunning as Asbury Park '75. At best, it's a very good audience recording with lots of amusing sounds from the crowd throughout. The original source tape played fast, but I believe there is now a speed corrected (and noise reduced) version out there as well. "

Edited June 4, 2004 by kiwibank

[slum_goddess]

my BF's gonna flip when he reads this, about the original line-up.

[cjules13]

wow, I know I ripped on Judas Priest earlier, but now this is looking like a really hot tour! What? Sabbath and Slayer together? I might have to get my pit boots back out and dive in! :strumma: