I have a CD called "Past Lives" on my HD, and while some call this band a "poor man's Led Zeppelin", I think they were much more than that. Satanic image BS aside, there's no doubt that Ozzy & Co presented some of the most memorable riffs in the hard rock canon.

I love 'em. I even saw them in concert, in Charleston WV in 1976, when Ozzy's decline was apparent, but the band bravely soldiered on. If I'm not mistaken, Ted Nugent opened for them. Sabbath's set opened with "Symptom of the Universe", and ended with "Paranoid". In between, they played the favorites, interspersed with tracks off their newest LP, "Technical Ecstacy".

"Past Lives" features shows from 1970, 1973 & 1975, much of which was available only on bootlegs.

A friend sent me the complete 1970 boot from Paris, which is pretty cool.

I would take Sabbath over Led Zeppelin any day. The boot to look for is Asbury Park 1975. Nice setlist but real jammy with a lot of improvs. A lot of unique stuff that can't be found on anything else.

"when Ozzy's decline was apparent,"

Has there ever been a longer decline? I am also looking forward to "Heaven And Hell" next year which is the Dio era lineup touring under a new name. And yet another boot recommendation would be a 2 CD entitled "The Gillen Years" which is the demos for "The Eternal Idol" (released with Tony Martin on vox) and some live stuff from the 1986 tour.

that was and still is very heavy hard rock......excellent.....Iommi/Ozzy were the heavy metal Dynamic Duo.......just have a listen to Supernaut from Vol.4



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I remember seeing them at the Liverpool Boxing Stadium in 1973 and to this day, I would declare that they are without doubt the heaviest and loudest band that I have ever witnessed.

There was ringing in my ears two days afterwards.