BLACK SABBATH – Los Angeles & Vienna 1980 (3CD)

Black Sabbath Los Angeles 1980 Audience 8.9 – This is a much welcomed recording of perhaps the best post Ozzy era of Black Sabbath. 1980 was an interesting year, Ozzy making classic “solo” albums with his new band and Sabbath beginning a new era with a new singer in Ronnie James Dio and neither the worse for it.  This is a great show, in great quality.

Black Sabbath Vienna 1980 Audience 8.3 -Unfortunately this recording suffers from many ailments, mainly in the range and dynamics, but what it does offer is a previously uncirculated (and complete) show from Sabbath in Europe during the very crucial 1980 tour with Dio as new front man. This is what I get from this show- Dio is very committed to bringing the audience in to the spectacle…the performance is killer in every respect. The sound quality is not trash, but I want Dio more clear than this because he is really on his game this night. I think this tape belongs in this set because it doesn’t have to be the centerpiece of the set, it offers the collector a new tape of a complete show from 1980 and that is enough for me.

BLACK SABBATH
Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles, CA
July 26th 1980

THE BAND
Tony Iommi Guitar
Ronnie James Dio Vocals
Geezer Butler Bass
Bill Ward Drums
Geoff Nicholls Keyboards

Disc 1

1 -Intro
2 -War Pigs
3 -Neon Knights
4 -N.I.B.
5 -Black Sabbath
6 -Heaven And Hell
7 -Iron Man
8 -Guitar Solo with Jam – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – Jam – Orchid
9 -Die Young
10 -Paranoid

Disc 2

Sophiensale
Vienna, Austria
April 24th 1980

1 -Supertzar
2 -War Pigs
3 -Neon Knights
4 -N.I.B.
5 -Children of the Sea
6 -Sweet Leaf
7 -Bill Ward solo
8 -Sweet Leaf(reprise)
9 -Lonely is the Word

Disc 3

10 -Black Sabbath
11 -Heaven and Hell
12 -Iron Man
13 -Tony Iommi solo
14 -Die Young
15 -Paranoid
16 -Children of the Grave