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sleepandbooks's review against another edition
2.0
Decent, but not amazing. Much of the book read like a timeline and seemed a little impersonal, which is understandable enough. I'm sure Iommi didn't want to focus much on drama.
After the original line-up fell apart, it went like this: X joined. Y joined. We wrote __ album and toured. Then X left so we got H. We wrote __ album then toured. X came back so we unfortunately got rid of H, though there were no hard feelings. And it went on and on...
Despite that, there were some interesting stories about behind the scenes stuff that I still enjoyed.
After the original line-up fell apart, it went like this: X joined. Y joined. We wrote __ album and toured. Then X left so we got H. We wrote __ album then toured. X came back so we unfortunately got rid of H, though there were no hard feelings. And it went on and on...
Despite that, there were some interesting stories about behind the scenes stuff that I still enjoyed.
scottpm's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent. My only hope for this book would be for more stories. The chapters were very short. I would have liked a little more details.
twerkingtobeethoven's review against another edition
5.0
Blimey! I loved this book, it was...
1. Extremely interesting. Short chapters, straight to the point, no bullshit, with plenty of information about the creative process, and the dynamics in the band. I've always been a bit of a metal-head, I'm not a die-hard Black Sabbath fan though. I enjoy their music alright but, as a matter of fact, I like Ozzy's solo efforts better, I'm more partial to the Dio material - "Heaven & Hell" and "Mob Rules", that is - and my all time favourite Sabbath album happens to be "Headless Cross", featuring underrated Tony Martin behind the mike, also... I loved "Forbidden" which is heaps loathed by both the fans and Tony Iommi himself. I'm that weird. So anyway, if you're into stuff like... "When we cut xyz album, we went into xyz studio with xyz producer; we did this and that in order to record that peculiar sound you hear in that particular song", this is the book for you.
2. Unexpectedly funny, and very fucking funny as fuck at that! I mean, have a look at Iommi's face. Have you ever seen him smile? There are probably a couple of pictures of him where he's slightly grinning, and that's about it. Well, turns out he's been a professional and diabolically-ingenious prankster all his life. Some of the chapters are actually hysterical with Bill Ward always being the butt of the joke. They even set the poor bastard on fire for a quick laugh. Spectacularly funny memoir. Even better than Ozzy's [b:I Am Ozzy|6952423|I Am Ozzy|Ozzy Osbourne|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437442875s/6952423.jpg|7187129].
Highly recommended, five stars.
1. Extremely interesting. Short chapters, straight to the point, no bullshit, with plenty of information about the creative process, and the dynamics in the band. I've always been a bit of a metal-head, I'm not a die-hard Black Sabbath fan though. I enjoy their music alright but, as a matter of fact, I like Ozzy's solo efforts better, I'm more partial to the Dio material - "Heaven & Hell" and "Mob Rules", that is - and my all time favourite Sabbath album happens to be "Headless Cross", featuring underrated Tony Martin behind the mike, also... I loved "Forbidden" which is heaps loathed by both the fans and Tony Iommi himself. I'm that weird. So anyway, if you're into stuff like... "When we cut xyz album, we went into xyz studio with xyz producer; we did this and that in order to record that peculiar sound you hear in that particular song", this is the book for you.
2. Unexpectedly funny, and very fucking funny as fuck at that! I mean, have a look at Iommi's face. Have you ever seen him smile? There are probably a couple of pictures of him where he's slightly grinning, and that's about it. Well, turns out he's been a professional and diabolically-ingenious prankster all his life. Some of the chapters are actually hysterical with Bill Ward always being the butt of the joke. They even set the poor bastard on fire for a quick laugh. Spectacularly funny memoir. Even better than Ozzy's [b:I Am Ozzy|6952423|I Am Ozzy|Ozzy Osbourne|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437442875s/6952423.jpg|7187129].
Highly recommended, five stars.
eeriemusick's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
howie_marisson's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
3.0
geekcliche's review
3.0
As a Sabbath fan, this was a must-read for me and served its purpose in telling the behind the scenes story of such an influential band.
Why I've rated it so low is in the way it is 'As told to TJ Lammers'. You're left feeling that this would have been so much easier to read and so much more informative if it had been told to someone else, maybe someone who knows the difference between files and phials
Why I've rated it so low is in the way it is 'As told to TJ Lammers'. You're left feeling that this would have been so much easier to read and so much more informative if it had been told to someone else, maybe someone who knows the difference between files and phials
jquin75's review against another edition
5.0
Great book to read if you are a Black Sabbath fan. Toni will lead you through his experience, musical influences and share his personal hardships and life stories. I enjoyed reading this book, but I am biased, as I a huge Toni Iommi and black sabbath fan.