Black Sabbath FAQ: all that's left to know on the first name in metal [1st pbk. ed.] 9780879309572, 9781617131097, 0879309571

Digs deep into quirks, obscure anecdotes, and burning questions surrounding the Sabs. In a fast-moving, topical format,

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English Pages xvi, 400 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Year 2011;2012

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Black Sabbath FAQ: all that's left to know on the first name in metal [1st pbk. ed.]
 9780879309572, 9781617131097, 0879309571

Table of contents :
Machine generated contents note: 1. "Well, We Can't Tell You That." Black Sabbath Sign with Vertigo Records --
2. "Oh My God --
What Is That Sound?!": Sabbath's Early Influences --
What Is This That Stands Before Me? Important Dates in Sabbath History: The '70s --
3. Majors & Minors: Those Who Sang for Black Sabbath --
4. "Bonham and Ozzy Used to Be the Loudest Two": A Chat with Norman Hood --
5. "I'm the Witchfinder General!" Black Sabbath Inspire a Genre Called Doom Metal --
6. "I Don't Hear a Single." The Top 40 Obscure Sabbath Tracks --
7. Creepy Competition: Black Sabbath, Black Widow ... What's the Difference? --
8. Wicked World: Geezer the Peacenik: Geezer Butler on War --
9. "The Opening Act on That Show Was Bruce Springsteen": Bands Who Shared Bills with Sabbath Early On --
10. Thrilling Billing: Black Sabbath's Tour Mates Through History --
11. "Our New Single ... This Is Called `Supertzar.' Everybody Sing Along!" Songs Black Sabbath Have Never Played Live --
12. "Oh No, You're NOT Buying That!" The Story Behind the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Cover Art --
13. Runnin' with the Devil: Black Sabbath's Controversial 1978 Tour with Van Halen --
14. Black Sabbath's Knob Jobs: The Sabbath Albums Ranked by Sound Quality --
15. The Infamous Black and Blue Tour: Black Sabbath Versus Blue Oyster Cult --
Turn Up the Night: Important Dates in Sabbath History: The '80s --
16. Roomful of Blues: The Studios in Which Sabbath Recorded --
17. "Puccini in Chains": Onetime Black Sabbath Manager Sandy Pearlman Genuflects on His Subjects --
18. "The Boys Are in the Kitchen Having a Little Chat." Craig Gruber on the Birth of Heaven and Hell --
19. That's a Wrap! Black Sabbath's Album Covers Ranked --
20. Doom Gone Solo: Key Sabbath Members and Their Solo Accomplishments --
A Critique --
21. "Next on American Bandstand, a Kooky Bunch All the Way from England...": The 20 Most Shockingly Radio-Friendly Black Sabbath Songs --
22. Math Pt. 1: Plaque Sabbath: Some Sabbath Sales Figures --
23. Math Pt. 2: With a Bullet: Black Sabbath's Chart Positions --
24. What I Think Pt. 1: Sabbath's Studio Albums Reviewed and Rated --
25. What I Think Pt. 2: Sabbath's Live Albums Reviewed and Rated --
"We've All Grown Up." Important Dates in Sabbath History: The '90s --
26. Caught in a Heavy Metal Time Machine: Two Soundtrack Stories from the Ronnie Era --
27. Slack Babbath: Bands Named After Black Sabbath Songs --
28. "They Wrote Every Single Good Riff... Ever." Praise for the Sabs from the Nativity in Blackers --
29. Fancy a Blow?: Guest Cameos on Black Sabbath Records --
30. "Have You Heard About Vinny?" Producer Thom Panunzio Talks Reunion --
31. At Cross Purposes: Black Sabbath Songs That Sound Like Other Black Sabbath Songs --
32. "No Matter What Name You Get Behind It, the Fans Are Going to Know." The Birth of a Band Called Heaven & Hell --
I Must Have the Bible Black: Important Dates in Sabbath History: The '00s and '10s --
33. "It Hasn't Been a Very Happy World for a While." Heaven & Hell Unleash The Devil You Know --
34. "That Was The Whole Journey, Right There." Neon Nights: A Goodbye Gift to Ronnie --
35. "Always." Despite Heaven & Hell, Ronnie Never Gives Up on Dio.

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