Today in 1982 Black sabbath released the Live album Live Evil Birmingham, England Heavy/Traditional/Doom Metal Status:Active Years active: 1968 (as Polka Tulk), 1968-1969 (as Earth), 1969-2006, 2011-present Black Sabbath are generally considered both the first heavy metal and doom metal band. Originally they were called Polka Tulk (featuring a saxophonist and slide guitarist in their line-up) before changing to Earth, a name they had to change again because of confusion with another band of the same name. They may have also went by the name The Earth Blues Company in their pre-Black Sabbath days. Originally, they started as a blues-influenced hard rock group, but as they progressed they added more European folk elements to their sound, a sound that wasnt like any other group during their time. Thus, this was known as heavy metal, and in due time, the band became what is now known as doom metal. Their lyrics dealt with darker issues than most conventional rock as well. Accordingly, the doom genre name came from their Paranoid release, with the song called Hand of Doom. Stoner metal is another sub-genre that is a direct descendant from this band. The Mob Rules line-up of Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice reunited in 2007. Rather than using the Black Sabbath name (as the original line-up is still officially in place), they were called Heaven and Hell, after the first Dio-era album. Three new tracks were recorded for a compilation album of Dio-era Sabbath material before they officially reformed under the Heaven and Hell name. On May 13th 2006, Black Sabbath were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, becoming arguably the first heavy metal band to receive that honor. On November 11, 2011, the original members of Black Sabbath officially announced that they would record a new album and tour again in 2012. On May 19th, 2012, Geezer Butler announced that Tommy Clufetos would be the drummer for the band at three live shows. Original drummer Bill Ward has issued a statement saying that he would not join the reunion because of an un-signable contract Warner Bros. Records Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P. 2010) – vocals Tony Iommi – guitar Geezer Butler – bass guitar Vinny Appice – drums Additional performers Geoff Nicholls – keyboards 1. E5150 (2:09) 2. Neon Knights (4:28) 3. N.I.B. (5:09) 4. Children of the Sea (6:04) 5. Voodoo (5:23) 6. Black Sabbath (8:34) 7. War Pigs (9:17) 8. Iron Man (7:10) 9. The Mob Rules (3:18) 10. Heaven and Hell (11:57) 11. The Sign of the Southern Cross / Heaven and Hell (reprise) (7:16) 12. Paranoid (3:25) 13. Children of the Grave (5:02) 14. Fluff (0:43) Total Time: 80:01 Final album with Ronnie James Dio, until 10 years later on Dehumanizer. All tracks recorded live: 23.04.1982 at Seattle, The United States 24.04.1982 at Seattle, The United States 12.05.1982 at Dallas, The United States 13.05.1982 at San Antonio, The United States It is unknown which tracks come from which concert. Live Evil, released in December 1982 (see 1982 in music) and in January 1983 in the UK, is the first official live album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, the previously released Live at Last (1980) not having been sanctioned by the band. It was recorded with Ronnie James Dio singing and is a document of the Mob Rules World Tour, that ran from 15 November 1981 to 13 August 1982. The 2007 limited-edition release Live at Hammersmith Odeon is from this same tour The sleeve states that Live Evil was recorded in Seattle, San Antonio and Dallas, but doesnt give the venues or recording dates for the individual songs. (Black Sabbath played Seattle on 23–24 April 1982, Dallas on 12 May, and San Antonio on 13 May 1982.) To further confuse matters, during a radio broadcast of his band Dio, recorded live in 1983 in Fresno, CA, Ronnie James Dio says, Just in case you didnt know, the album Live Evil that we [Dio and drummer Vinny Appice] did with Black Sabbath here last time was recorded at Fresno. It is not unreasonable to assume that many of the shows were recorded with a view to the live album (see the aforementioned Live at Hammersmith Odeon) but whether any of the tracks recorded at Fresno, where Sabbath played 18 April 1982, made the final cut is unknown at present. Already having tense relations with the other band members, Dio and Appice abruptly left the group sometime in October 1982, during the mixing of the album, amidst rumors that they had sneaked into the studio late at night to mix the drums and vocals higher. All parties have since denied that this occurred and laid the blame on the engineer, who was telling tales. In what Dio has called retaliation for his and Appices departure from the group, on the back of the album, Dio is listed as Ronnie Dio instead of his stage-name of Ronnie James Dio, and Appice is listed as a special guest rather than a member of the band. Production credits were ultimately for Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler and whilst the band sound well-mixed, the crowd is all but inaudible. It is interesting that when the Neon Knights single was released in 1980, it was Iommi and Dio who had produced the live version of Children Of the Sea which was the B-side. One of the most popular tracks on the album is a near 20-minute long medley that includes Heaven and Hell (with its extended breakdown section and additional lyrics), The Sign of the Southern Cross, a guitar solo, and finishing off the ending of Heaven and Hell. The 5th track, Voodoo features an ad libitum part from Dio, enhancing the song with additional lyrics not to be found on the studio version. Another favourite is an extended War Pigs which featured a drum solo from Appice whose playing more closely resembled John Bonham than original Sabbath drummer Bill Wards jazzier style. Early in the Heaven and Hell medley Dio tells the audience Not only are we filming this one..., but the footage have yet to become commercially available. The show in Dallas was filmed and some footage can be found on YouTube. This material is different from the footage on the Black & Blue video, laserdisc and ultimately the DVD pulled before general release, which was recorded on the Heaven and Hell tour on 17 October 1980. Live Evil peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The album is included in the Black Sabbath box set The Rules of Hell youtube/watch?v=Iyop9KopNMM
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