Evil Live [Live] [Import]

Evil Live [Live] [Import]

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Product Description
UK reissue of 1994 album for the British heavy metal act, remastered from the original tapes. Deluxe packaging with rare memorabilia, photos & interview with guitarist Brian Tatler. 2001 release.

Tracks:

Trane [Live]
Temporary Saint [Live]
Painted Silver Light [Live]
Don't Step on the Grass, Sam [Live]
Kind of Bird [Live]
Mule [Live]
Voodoo Chile [Live][*] - Jack Casady, Gov't Mule, Chuck Leavell

Customer Reviews:

A Great Live Album From A Righteous Rock Guitarist.......2007-07-11

LIVE AT ROSELAND BALLROOM is a great live CD by Government Mule, with no overdubs and no touch-ups. Instead, what you hear is the unvarnished honesty of a true power trio playing their hearts out like there's no tomorrow. True, this can lead to some overindulgence and excessive jamming, but there are several great songs that more than make up for the occasional excess. In addition, guitarist-singer Warren Haynes' advocacy of sanctions against Indonesia in retaliation for that country's trumped-up 2005 drug-smuggling conviction of a young Australian tourist makes this CD an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience.

Excellent. Classic Mule, hard hitting three man power........2007-06-15

Gov't Mule is an awesome band. Great lyrics and singing along with powerful guitar work by Warren Haynes. Fantastic drum work by Matt Abts. Heavy deep end by Allen Woody (too bad he had to leave us so soon).

If you haven't listened to the Mule, this is a terrific album to cut your teeth on.

old school Mule.......2007-05-12

As it says in the liner, 'No overdubs, no editing, no apologies. Warren would like to take responsibility for being out of tune during Painted Silver Light. Matt would like to take responsibility for the confusion at the end of Dont Step On The Grass. Everything else is Woody's Fault !'
Master tapes were recently Calbitized and sound wonderful. This music absolutely demands to be played loud. Bonus Voodoo Chile makes for nice filler. Awesome reissue, crank it up !

Reissue of the 2nd Mule album with "Voodoo Chile" bonus.......2007-05-11

Chronologically speaking, this was the second Gov't Mule album (a live document of their New Year's Eve 95/96 concert at NYC's Roseland Ballroom). True Haynes fans / Mule-heads will pay for the double dip in order to obtain the 15 minute "Voodoo Chile" with Jack Casady on bass and Chuck Leavell on organ (NOT the version found on the "Deepest End" DVD). The original album offered up a tasty 8-minute version of Steppenwolf's "Don't Step On The Grass Sam," one Allman Bros. track ("Kind Of Bird") and four tracks from the debut album. There's a reason why Haynes has found a home not only in Gov't Mule but also in The Dead, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Allman Brothers...they're all jam bands and he's the consummate jam player. Everybody and his brother has covered "Voodoo Child, Slight Return" at one time or another, but Warren's the only player of consequence I know of who's tackled "Voodoo Chile" WITH original bassist Casady in tow. Later in Gov't Mule's career, an attempt was made to offer songs at the more traditional 3 to 4 minute length. Not here. The shortest track runs at approximately 6 minutes, with two topping 15. This is air guitar heaven. Jump in.

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Live evil rocks
Not as good as it could have been; 3.5 stars
after 25 years we finally get the record straight...
Great live album from Black Sabbath
Very odd, but also pretty good

Live Evil
Black Sabbath
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002KYF
Release Date: 1989-05-08

Tracks:

E5150
Neon Knights
N. I. B.
Children Of The Sea
Voodoo
Black Sabbath
War Pigs
Iron Man

Tracks:

The Mob Rules
Heaven And Hell
The Sign Of The Southern Cross/Heaven And Hell
Paranoid
Children Of The Grave
Fluff

Customer Reviews:

Live evil rocks.......2007-06-13

It is hard to think of time when Black Sabbath was Ozzyless. It just always seem to be and always was. With Ozzy's departure in the 80's, the band went on with new singer Ronnie James Dio. Even though, most people tend to gloss over the Dio years. The band made some of its best music and Dio's presence seem to rejuvenate Sabbath. One can hear this on Live Evil.
This CD in the Sabbath catalogue is highly underappreciated. The songs on this CD are the perfect hybrid between the Ozzy years and the Dio years. I am not going to say that Dio is going to make you forget Ozzy on such Sabbath classics as Paranoid, Iron Man , or Children of the Grave. However, he does an admirable job. The songs from the Dio era are center stage here. One could make the point that Dio's songs are some of best music Sabbath ever made. The hot tracks are Heaven and Hell with The Sign of the Southern Cross thrown in for good measure. Another gem is Children of Sea.
Even though this album will not make you forget Ozzy. It will at least Make you appreciate the Mark II or Dio version of Black Sabbath a little more. Remember the mob rules and Ozzy drools.

Not as good as it could have been; 3.5 stars.......2007-05-13

After years of putting it off Black Sabbath finally got around to recording a proper live album on the 1982 Mob Rules tour. The lineup included original members Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi on bass and guitar respectively, along with drummer Vinny Appice and singer Ronnie James Dio. Hidden backstage was keyboardist Geoff Nichols.

On the positive side, the band positively smokes. Vinny Appice and Geezer Butler make for a thunderous rhythm section that keeps everything glued together, Tony Iommi plays his patented brand of doomy guitar with power and precision, and Ronnie James Dio's lungs of steel are displayed here in their full glory. The Dio-era songs are particularly well done and some of them are superior to the studio versions, most notably the extended version of "Voodoo". The versions of Ozzy-era tunes are a bit of a mixed bag. Dio doesn't bother trying to emulate Osbourne's stilted, chantlike vocal style and as a result some of the songs come out sounding a bit odd. I don't think many would argue that Dio is a better singer than Osbourne, but his interpretations of songs like "N.I.B." and "Paranoid" seem a bit over the top. On others he blows Ozzy straight out of the water, most notably "Black Sabbath", "Iron Man", and "War Pigs".

Now the negatives. The biggest let-down on the album is the partial version of "Sign Of The Southern Cross", which is played as a sort of medley with "Heaven And Hell". For one thing I hate medleys and would rather hear fewer songs than have songs chopped to pieces, and for another not including the full version of "Sign Of The Southern Cross" (Sabbath's best song ever) is a crime. The unaccompanied guitar and drum solos are also a drag. Message to rock musicians everywhere: unaccompanied solos sound bad. Please just stop. Play another song instead. I'm a musician myself and I flatly refuse to take a solo spot. My final caveat regarding this album is the sound. Iommi and Butler decided to save money and produce the thing themselves, resulting in a muddy sounding mix.

These concerns aside, it's a good live album featuring killer performances of classic songs, and hearing Dio sing "Black Sabbath" is worth the price of admission by itself. Check it out.

after 25 years we finally get the record straight..........2007-04-26

Indeed, in the midst of the renewed interest for this era in the history of the greatest metal band ever, we finally get to the bottom of it all: once again, the Mk II lineup of Sabbath is roaming this earth (under the not-so original moniker of Heaven & Hell) and to celebrate this event, we got a compilation called "The Dio Years". Walmart is selling a version which includes a bonus DVD called "Hangin' with Heaven and Hell" which features none other than Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reminiscing about the past and while at it, TRASHING THIS record, "Live Evil", claiming that it was a crappy, studio doctored album and that they hate it. Is that a supposed to be funny? Because I, particularly, don't find it amusing AT ALL!!

Despite what the guys have to say about this record now, I have to say for the record that I, for instance, love it 'cos the performances are great: Dio is simply superb (sure, a little over the top and operatic at times, but he's the greatest heavy metal voice ever), Tony takes extended time in the spotlight during the "Heaven & Hell" medley and solo spot, Geezer is solid and ground shaking and Vinny Appice leads the charge with a potent kick. The song selection is also adequate. The only possible complaint that I might voice is about the production and the overall sound, which is a little muddier than I would've liked (no wonder they had so many arguments while mixing it...), but the performances really make up for that. My personal favorites are the bone crunching versions of "The Mob Rules", "Children of the Sea", "N.I.B", "Neon Knights" and "War Pigs", but I truly enjoy the album in full. Now, there are a couple of things that have been said about this album, by critics and fans over the years, that I feel compelled to address:

- There are currently two versions (sort of...) of this record: the original two-disc and the reissued single disc. The difference in playing time is of about 3 minutes (the original clocking in at about 83 minutes, the single clocking at 80) and the edits were made to the between songs RJD's chatter. So it is not a huge, dramatic loss...but if you're finicky about such things, you better stick to the Warner two-disc release.

- It has been said that the album relies too heavily on the Dio material at the expense of the classic Ozzy material. I really don't see how anyone can say that: out of the 14 songs included, 7 are from the Dio era and 7 seven from the Ozzy era, including the instrumental intro (E5150) and outro (Fluff). If anything, I would say that the record is TOO short!!! And it only includes 2 "full" songs (in addition to the intro and a medley that included a bit of "Sign of the Southern Cross") from "The Mob Rules", the album they were supporting on this tour. Now, the upcoming "Live at the Hammersmith Odeon" is going to address that by including previously unreleased versions of "Country Girl" and "Slipping Away", but it is a limited production CD!!! What the hell is the deal with that, anyway???

-the split of the band: we've all heard the stories about it for years...the legend about Dio sneaking into the studio to raise his vocals, Tony's "little Hitler" remark about Ronnie, etc...by reading interviews with all of them over the years, I've been able to cross check references and piece together some of the puzzle: the engineer/producer they were working with at the time was a drunk, and that affected work on the album, and this person started the story about the after hours studio escapades (whether these were real or not, I don't know). But in the end, night prowling or not, I'm convinced that the breakup would've happened sooner or later, and it all comes down to one thing: egos. Remember boys and girls: as much as Ozzy was the singer and frontman for Sabbath, Tony was the true leader of the band, and he grew used to having a singer that he could use as a doormat to walk all over. But when Dio arrived...well, let's just say he was not about to be pushed around... I know this much: regardless of the reasons behind the split, it was a huge loss from a musical point of view and a plain, damned shame!!! I loved this version of Sabbath, and even though I love the original Sabbath as well, I feel that the Dio Sabbath has ultimately had a more profound, lasting impression on me. And when they reunited a decade later for "Dehumanizer", things just weren't the same anymore (even though I LOVE that record as well...)

Bottom Line: this is a decent, if not perfect, live document from the Dio era Sabbath. Sure, Ozzy loyalists now have "Reunion" and "Past Lives" to choose from, but I can't help but thinking that Dio fans still don't have a definitive live album from this incarnation of the band. Maybe "Live at the Hammersmith" will solve that, but its very limited availability means that most of us will have to make do with this instead. If you like Sabbath, disregard what you might hear about this record (even if the band itself is saying it...) and get it: I honestly think that you won't be disappointed. In fact, the only reason why I rate this CD 4 and not 5 stars is because I think it could've been longer and because I hate this was this lineup's swan song...

Great live album from Black Sabbath.......2006-10-05

Well let me start off by saying that I believe Ronnie James Dio is by far a superior vocalist to Ozzy. Look through their solo albums and everything that was put out by Dio absolutely blows anything that Ozzy has put out away.

While Ozzy might sound better singing the stuff he wrote with Sabbath, RJD is masterful with what he wrote with them...and not bad at all with the classics either. Maybe the fact that RJD didn't binge on alcohol throughout the years helps just a tad.

Any Dio fan out there should go for this one. For the Sabbath fans, if you can accept the older songs with a different vocalist then give this one a listen.

Very odd, but also pretty good.......2006-04-23

I would not recommend this album to anyone who isnt open minded about someone else singing Ozzys songs. No, Dio doesnt sing the Ozzy era songs as well as Ozzy but he does a pretty good job. Half of this album is all songs that Dio wrote for Sabbath, and those are the reason that you should get this album if you are a fan of Post Ozzy Sabbath. The guitar work on the Ozzy era songs is great, its pumped up to sound more like Heaven and hell, and Mob Rules, and if you've heard those albums you know that Iommi had become a much better guitarest by then. If you are a of Heaven and hell and Mob Rules this is a must have.

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A most important period
cellar door
Miles & band at a peak
Amazing!
Burns Up The Mess That Is Live-Evil!

The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
Miles Davis
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AP2Z6C
Release Date: 2005-12-20

Tracks:

Directions
Yesternow
What I Say
Improvisation #1
Inamorata

Tracks:

What I Say
Honky Tonk
It's About That Time
Improvisation #2
Inamorata
Sanctuary

Tracks:

Directions
Honky Tonk
What I Say

Tracks:

Directions
Honky Tonk
What I Say
Sanctuary
Improvisation #3
Inamorata

Tracks:

Directions
Honky Tonk
What I Say

Tracks:

Directions
Improvisation #4
Inamorata
Sanctuary
It's About That Time

Amazon.com

These mythical, Washington, DC December dates, released for the first in this impressive six-CD compilation, are an extension of Miles Davis's fusion LP, Live-Evil. Davis's piercing, electronically altered trumpet tones fire up of his young Turks; keyboardist Keith Jarrett, drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist Michael Henderson , percussionist Airto Moreira, saxophonist Gary Bartz, and guitarist John McLaughlin. Davis's acoustic fans hated the adventurous and extended, jazz-rock excursions of selections like "Directions," "What I Say," and "It's About That Time," but there was no denying the complex interplay and improvisations, especially with Jarrett's rare Fender Rhodes electric piano and organ solos. Bartz's snaky, alto and soprano sax lines are equally astounding in this context, as is McLaughlin's "Hendrixsation" of the jazz guitar tradition. Davis bragged that he could "put together the greatest rock n' roll band you ever heard." He came pretty close to doing just that. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

A most important period.......2007-01-16

I have an unusual reason for getting this boxed set.....I was there for the recording of much of it. I was 19 at the time, and this was the first jazz, with the exception of some Jimmy Smith, that I ever seriously listened to. My roots are in R&B and Funk. Bitches Brew, Live at the Filmore, that music spoke to me, and when I heard about this gig at the Cellar Door(I grew up in the DC area) I knew that this was the best band in the world at that time. So I had to be there. And I wasn't disappointed. So for me, Live Evil and now this set are a documentation of that time, place, and moment.
What can I say? It was incredibly innovative and exciting music. It was more jazz than rock in that it's mostly improvising to funk rhythms with rock instruments in mostly a modal format. The players were playing at their peak of virtuosity and my friend and I knew that this music and the people playing it were at the pinnacle of what was happening at that time. Jazz purism was not even a consideration, it was nothing more than a joke to me, and I had no interest or time for it. For that I'm thankful. I 'm now in my late 50's and I love jazz, straight ahead, even some so-called "smooth jazz" (which is really not jazz, but instrumental R&B soul), but I still have a special place in my heart for the innovative sounds of Miles, Weather Report, the Herbie Hancock Sextet, Chick Corea's Return to Forever, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, everyone save Mahavishu I heard at that incredible club, the Cellar Door.
Thanks so much for the folks who are responsible for this CD boxed set. The comments from Keith Jarrett alone are worth the price!

Michael Brecker 1949-2007 R.I.P.

cellar door.......2007-01-10

the cd arrived in a timely fashion and the whole thing was just great. took it to spain as a gift for a host mother of our college age daughter and she loved it. something she had not heard about

Miles & band at a peak.......2006-10-25

I saw Miles Davis in Venice at the old Fenice theater in 1971, a year after this was recorded. Jack deJohnette was replaced by Leon (later Ndugu) Chancler, John McLaughlin was "replaced" by Pete Cosey, and Airto was replaced by Mtume and Don Alias. But Gary Bartz and Keith Jarrett were still there, and it was one of the most intense hour-long sets I have ever heard. Afterwards I went home and listened to the Jack Johnson LP, and realized what was missing - the cohesion the band exhibits on both that album and these Cellar Door Sessions. This was a magic time, in my opinion, for pre-fusion jazz. The right things were happening, and a sort of dark cloud of new inner discovery had descended on musicians both here in the U.S. and overseas, where I was at the time. The Nam war figured heavily in everybody's mind, though we felt that it was reaching its end, and we had somehow helped achieve that. It was almost like that terrible time had sparked a certain creativity in musicians, more adventurous, more "in your face" than jazz or rock had ever been before, in terms of artistic horizons. By the time I saw Miles for the first time in '71, music was already becoming more corporate, although it would be a few years before the complete annihilation of creative expression via music became a reality. Enjoy these discs as snapshots from a much braver, more fearless sonic expeditionary time.

Amazing!.......2006-10-08

It's shame this didn't come out when it was recorded. The music's stunning, especially discs 2 and 4. The last great Miles band.

Burns Up The Mess That Is Live-Evil!.......2006-10-05

I got this for my birthday and I'm still in the process of listening through the entire 6 discs yet again! The review can be summed up in a few short words: This band is SMOKIN' HOT!

Listening to Yesternow on Disc 1, right around the 14:50 mark Jarrett is playing incredibly fast chromatic runs, but in a laid back fashion. If you listen very closely (I was wearing headphones) you can hear Miles off mic tell Henderson and DeJohnette to quiet down with a "sssshhhhhhhh" and seconds later, in a very pleased, awe-struck, raspy whisper Miles says "Jesus, that's nice". And nice it is! Jarrett is otherworldly in his playing here. Moments like that aren't even unusual on this release, it all simply incredible. This has to be my favorite electric Miles line-up, hands-down.

Parts of Live-Evil were really great and parts of it were not so great (see my Live-Evil review). One of the nice things that the Cellar Door Sessions does is show us that Airto doesn't really play continuously - one of my criticisms of Live-Evil. With respect to Live-Evil, Airto's playing is placed in context more than any other player here. On Live-Evil it sounds like he doesn't realize it's ok not to play once in a while. On Cellar Sessions we find that perception is the result of Teo's scissors and tape and Airto is actually adding much where it is appropriate and laying low when it isn't appropriate to play. After hearing this, Live-Evil is irrelevant.

Of all the discs I believe 5 and 6 are actually my least favorite (though they all rock!). McLaughlin does sound something like a third wheel when you hear all of the discs. My criticism of his playing in my Live-Evil review stands. Much of McLaughlin's playing just sounds like a fairly thoughtless barrage of notes played as quickly as possible and somewhat sloppily played in places. Some of it is really good but the band does sound tighter without him in my opinion.

Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnnette really are what is propelling this band to its critical mass. Both musicians are simply astonishing from the start of disc one through the end of disc six. Henderson provides a good even "bottom" to the sound but its Keith and Jack who are really making this performances happen.

Miles's playing is furious, punishing and this may be the last time he sounded this incredibly good with that horn to his lips.

Gary Bartz is mostly fantastic, there are one or two places where his solos start of somewhat timid, perhaps too thoughtful, the antithesis of McLaughlin's playing. Bartz's playing is superb but at times it sounds as though he's trying to get his footing and playing with caution.

Finally, the booklet that comes with this collection is EXQUISITE. It is loaded with pics, essays by the players, and full of information - enough such that some of the Miles biographies will have to be updated. I love Jack DeJohnettes comments about drummer Buddy Miles from the Band of Gypsies.

I don't think I would ever pay the $90.00 Amazon is asking for this collection (for any collection for that matter) but this is great, great stuff and worth your hard-earned dough! It really is the missing link between Bitches Brew and Miles at the Philharmonic. Maybe you should join the club and purchase at the discount price?

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Too Bad
un viaje
Um...okay....
..and why not five?
I love portions of this... Buy the Cellar Door Sessions Instead

Live-Evil
Miles Davis
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Release Date: 1997-07-29

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Amazon.com Music Reviews

This is where Miles Davis turned funk into jazz, rock into soul, and chaos into Beauty. With a rotating cast of bands featuring keyboardists Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea, guitarist John McLaughlin, percussionist Airto Moreira, saxophonists Gary Bartz and Wayne Shorter, and myriad other explorers, Davis kept up with the times...and surpassed them. He rocked harder than Sly, got funkier than J.B., and turned jazz inside out, slicing the music open till blood spilled on to the floor. More focused than Bitches Brew, which is all the more surprising since it's actually a piecemeal recording from various dates and venues--some in the studio, some on stage, but all very much l-i-v-e. --Robert Wilonsky

Customer Reviews:

Too Bad.......2007-07-25

It's too bad that this otherwise remarkable music is marred by vocals from the drummer, which ultimately make certain tracks unlistenable, in my opinion. Otherwise it would easily be 5 stars. By the way, at this time, Amazon has the wrong album cover. This is not Live at the Filmore, Amazon.
Too bad, because Live Evil has great cover art.

un viaje.......2007-07-06

este disco es uno de los mejores discos que escuche, realmente hay que estar volado para poder hacer algo como eso, progresiones que se repiten , jammins de 20 min donde cada uno de los musicos da lo mejor de si sin llegar al virtuosismo arrogante , miles realmente es un genio y supo descubrir lo complejo a través de lo minimal como pueden ser una progresión de acordes que se repite y no para masss.
hay que escucharlo una y otra vez

Um...okay...........2007-03-16

So this album is half a bunch of avant-garde tunes without hint of melody, harmony or rhythm that grind the nerves (especially Little Church and the unneeded quarter-hour Sivad), and half a bunch of lengthy live songs that do the whole fusion thing but mostly fail to generate most excitement over their generally 20 minute-plus running times - the exceptions are What'd I Say, which is exciting the whole way through, and Inamorata and Narration, which is at least good through the first ten minutes. I've got nothing against jamming if it's done the right way, and the group certainly had the instrumental prowess. But nothing can save them from the pits of their dull mock-funk grooves.
Miles has made so much good music, I don't know where to begin. But Live-Evil is one of his weakest albums. Actually, I'm not a huge fan of his fusion work in general.

..and why not five?.......2007-02-02

ratings are silly..but although i enjoyed live-evil when i bought it a couple years ago, having recently recieved the cellar door sessions i have to say it is far superior and really makes you question the editing work.

the cellar door box is expensive, if you can afford it its a better choice and i really think its worth the money but if you can't ...you could do far worse things than listen to live-evil.

I love portions of this... Buy the Cellar Door Sessions Instead.......2006-05-05

I owned Live-Evil on Lp when I was younger and though this CD remaster is fabulous, it still sounds like a mish-mash of material. I've not crazy about the stuff recorded with the Brazilian chap, these little minature interludes between the tracks compiled and condensed from the Cellar Door sessions sound out of place and out of tune in places. Now that I've heard these a few times, I'm usually pressing the skip button to get to the next live track. I'm not sure what Teo Macero was smoking (gimme some of that) but there are some HORRIBLE edits in the live material. The feature review claims this is more focused that Bitches Brew. That is sheer nonsense, this release is horribly disjointed due to those annoying little interludes with the Brazilian chap. The tune selection is about as schizophrenic as it could get.

On Nem Um Talvez, one of those little interludes, there is a point where it sounds as though Miles has been playing his horn slightly off mic and then suddenly turns and blasts this one note right in front of the mic. The singer is slightly out of key here making for an extremely uncomfortable moment for those who's ears can appreciate staying on the note! From an engineering perspective, it sounds wretched and amature-ish to me. Note to those who "love" this stuff: This emporer was wearing no clothes at this particular moment.

While I'm a big fan of McLaughlin's work with Miles, it doesn't do much for me here. I'm thinking the band is probably better on the Cellar Door Sessions on the sides where McLaughlin is absent. His playing doesn't sound particularly thoughtful here, it sounds like he's just playing licks as fast as he possibly can. I hate to be irreverent since so may people love this release, but the guy sounds pretty sloppy (on this session)to me (I'm a life-long guitar player. I'm no John McLaughlin but I know sloppy playing when I hear it).

Gary Bartz and Miles's playing is amazing and I really mean that. The improvisations are about as hot as it gets. Jarrett, Henderson, and DeJohnette provide an incredible foundation to all that is going on here.

Airto! Mmmmmm. Not so much. I get tired of Airto trying to whack, pull, bash, shake, and tinkle everything he can get his hands during every second the tape is rolling. Dude. It's ok NOT TO PLAY once in a while. His whistling during the opening track while Miles solos is just plain annoying. He starts wailing like some Porteguese fisherman who has a big crab attached to his big toe by the claw that is chowing down on his foot. "Waaaa la duh luh duh de laaaagggggghhhhhh! Waaaaah duh luh luh du luh laaaaaaaagggggh!" This occurs in a couple of the pieces, even smack dab in the middle of one of Mile's incredible solos. He also has the annoying habit of shaking those sleighbells of his while some of Jarrett's more intense improvisations are in progress. It's very distracting. He keeps shaking this thing that sounds like a box of Good-n-Plenty... Theatre size! Much of what he plays sounds totally out of rhythmic context. Some might find this energetic and exciting but I find myself wishing Airto would just STFU most of the time. Contrast this to Airto's playing on the recently released "It's About That Time" Live at the Fillmore, March 7, 1970. Airto isn't so intrusive on that recording. I do like Airto's work with Santana and Weather Report. I just find it obnoxious and annoying on Live-Evil.

Jarrett's playing is amazing but I can't stand those nasaly little shrieks of joy he makes when he feels he's played something very cool. Surely they could have edited that stuff out. Really irritating. He made an entire career out incredible playing accentuated by those nasaly, joyful shrieks of his.

The artwork selected for this release (though painted by a white Swede who converted to Islam) is overtly rascist (turn it over) but then Miles always did have a problem with lumping all of us white folks into the same group of "white, blue-eyed devils". I love Mile's music but this was a particular annoyance. Judgement coming from a man who fathered illegitmate children in all corners of the globe and all points in between is just ridiculous.

Yeah, this review reads like I hate this disc but I don't. This really is one hot band! But there are some problems with the interludes and the inclusion of an unrestrained Airto. I love Mile's music from this period. I pull Live-Evil out and play it once in a while and enjoy large portions of it. I pull out his other material such as Bitches Brew, Tribute to Jack Johnson, Big Fun and On the Corner far more frequenly. As far as I'm concerned Live-Evil is for the complete-ist and I am a complete-ist. Maybe the Cellar Door Sessions is better? I don't know and I'm not going to spend $90.00 to find out. Maybe I'll find a used copy on Ebay? :)

Postscript: I did manage to pickup a new copy of The Cellar Door Sessions without having to take out a second mortgage on my home. It was work every penny of the $60.00 I paid for it. If you like the live material on Live-Evil then you really want to get hold of a copy of The Cellar Door Sessions. It puts all of the musicians in context, including Airto. My criticism of him did not stand up when I heard the complete performances. The perception that he plays constantly is a product of the cruddy edits that Teo made to the performances to create this mess called Live-Evil.

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Live Evil by Black Sabbath
You Gotta Love Tony and Geezer
A worthy upgrade , until Rhino does it....
Ridiculous! This is not Black Sabbath!
Stick with the original Warner issue CD

Live Evil
Black Sabbath
Manufacturer: Sanctuary UK
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ASIN: B0002XMF58
Release Date: 2004-11-01

Tracks:

E5150 [Live]
Neon Knights [Live]
N.I.B. [Live]
Children of the Sea [Live]
Voodoo [Live]
Black Sabbath [Live]
War Pigs [Live]
Iron Man [Live]
Mob Rules [Live]
Heaven and Hell [Live]
Sign of the Southern Cross/Heaven and Hell [Continued][Live]
Paranoid [Live]
Children of the Grave [Live]
Fluff [Live]

Album Description

1996 reissue on Castle featuring Sabbath's top 40 1983 livealbum remastered from the original master tapes and withfaithfully restored artwork. First released on WarnerBrothers, it contains all 14 original tracks, inlcuding'Black Sabbath', 'War Pigs', 'Iron Man', 'Paranoid', 'TheMob Rules' and 'Heaven And Hell'.

Album Details

Black Sabbath's 1982 Live Album. This Time, It's Ronnie James Dio on Vocals. Digitally Remastered and Reissued in 1996. Includes Original Art, Liner Notes and Track Sequence. Includes Sabbath Classics and Then-new Material Vociferized by Dio: 'iron Man', 'mob Rules', 'n.i.b.' And Many More. Retrospective Essay by Hugh Gilmour.

Customer Reviews:

Live Evil by Black Sabbath.......2007-05-07

This is an awesome live CD which has all of the original Black Sabbath members. It also includes Ronnie James Dio singing lead vocals. The whole arrangement of the music throughout the CD is very tight and Dio does a fabulous job of performing the songs which were originally sung by Ozzy Osbourne. It is definitely worth listening to!

You Gotta Love Tony and Geezer.......2007-04-03

With the impending Dio years disc coming out, it only seemed fitting for me to order this disc, since my vinyl copy is beyond playing and the cassette copy is somewhere with a fraternity brother back in 1983. Tells you my age!. Let's get a few things straight off the bat.

# 1. Iommi re-invents the band, and everytime he does, it rocks with the exception of Forbidden. Can't figure him out there, however, the Dio years to me were the best in terms of lyrics and content. Not to say the Oz man is not a great writer, but how many times do we need to hear about the things going wrong between his eyes.

# 2. Dio can get over bearing with the demons and wizards and rainbows and what not, you can thank Blackmore for that passion.

# 3. While Black Sabbath will always be linked to Ozzy. The Dio years are just so "lyrical" and the playing is much more cohesive. Even having Vinny Appice on drums is a nice change. He is by the way, a killer drummer whom has been sadly over-looked.

# 4. After watching the VH-1 Classic Hangin With episode, it is refreshing to see these guys whom had " personal" issues with each other, being able to sit down and discuss there passion for playing and willingness to get out in front of the crowd, and not have to crank out Iron Man at the end of the set.

Heres hoping they come to Corpus Christi!

This is a great disc, and I am patiently awaiting its arrival, so that I can go back to 1982-83 and relive a chapter of Sabbath that is to me the best.

Thanks Guys!

A worthy upgrade , until Rhino does it...........2007-03-09

A huge Sabbath fan that I am I needed a well deserved upgrade of this cd, for my collection. Also going to see Heaven & Hell (Sabbath With Dio) and the Dio Years Best of from Rhino comin out in April ,I find myself putting on more Dio and Dio era Sabbath lately. I own all the Castle Remasters from the original line up as well as Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules. Its the only remasters available of these recordings ,Like them this release is an improvement but an official Rhino release would blow them out of the water as did The Black Box over the Castle Remasters. But for now , at this price it will do just fine Its a major impovement over the 1st run release. Enjoy. ..

Ridiculous! This is not Black Sabbath!.......2007-02-14

How can this be the Black Sabbath? Ozzy is not in the band anymore! Why can't the people get it into their heads, Black Sabbath cannot be Black Sabbath without Ozzy Osbourne; he is Sabbath's first singer and the one who made Black Sabbath the father of Heavy Metal! As for Dio, he shouldn't be singing Ozzy's songs as if like he made them, Ozzy made them!

If you want real Black Sabbath albums, buy all their albums with Ozzy from their self titled album all the way to the Reunion album. Avoid any non-Ozzy Black Sabbath albums, they won't sound the same and won't be the same as the original Black Sabbath.

Stick with the original Warner issue CD.......2007-01-24

Don`t let anyone tell you different. This is a great CD. The performances are strong. I just wish the song "Die Young" was on here. I have heard all 3 versions and to be honest nothing beats the original Warner version, 2 disc set. I don`t like the fact that they chopped up the newer versions, taking stage banter out, removing some musical passages and fading out the song "Fluff". Plus some of the cymbals in the mix sound weird. Not much else to say. I just wanted to really promote the original mix of the warner version. The point of re-issues is to add something new to an album most of us already own. In this case I really believe the new versions offer nothing new, and take away from what already was a great version.

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Dio and Sabbath At Their Finest!!!
You Snooze, You Lose! But There STILL Is Hope....
What Live-Evil should have been
I'm sure its a great disc

Live At Hammersmith Odeon
Black Sabbath , Dio , and Ronnie James Dio
Manufacturer: Rhino Handmade
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000Q8QDE8

Product Description

Released just weeks after The Dio Years, this single-disc Rhino Handmade edition of the original double LP, Live At Hammersmith Odeon, features Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice getting hot one December night in London during Sabbath's 1981 tour for Mob Rules. Previously unreleased, the concert spotlights Sabbath as they storm through 14 of the Dio-era's best, including "Neon Knights," "Heaven And Hell," "Children Of The Sea" and "Country Girl." The band also performs several pre-Dio classics including "Paranoid," "Children Of The Grave" and a white-hot version of "War Pigs." Live At Hammersmith Odeon is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies. Live At Hammersmith Odeon completely sold out on the day of release. In the 9 years of Rhino Handmade, this is the quickest a title has ever sold out.

Customer Reviews:

Dio and Sabbath At Their Finest!!!.......2007-06-25

I am one of the lucky 5000 who own this disc and I am happy that I do. I agree with one of the reviewers that this disc is what LIVE EVIL should have been. The track listing is almost the same except that "Country Girl replaces "Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Fluff" is omitted. Dio and the band sound great and I am very HAPPY to own this disc. I do not want to brag but I am glad that this is a collectors item and it is definitely worth owning!

You Snooze, You Lose! But There STILL Is Hope...........2007-05-24

"Black Sabbath Live At Hammersmith Odeon" is quite a nice little treat to commemorate the release of Black Sabbath's latest Best-Of CD "The Dio Years" as well as the 2007 World Tour featuring the classic Dio/Iommi/Butler/Appice line-up as Heaven And Hell. Recorded during the 1981 Mob Rules tour, this recording takes the best versions of the performed songs from 3 out of the 4 Hammersmith Odeon sold-out concerts (between December 31st, 1981 through January 2nd, 1982) and compiles them seamlessly as one glorious presentation.

Even though this was released AND sold-out as a numbered limited edition of 5000 copies only on May 1st 2007, it was available for pre-sale at Rhino Handmade since early April 2007, and did NOT go outta print till it's first official release day, so the "snooze, you lose" motto sorta applies here. But more on that later, let's get to the actual disc.

Man, this CD is more than I ever coulda hoped for a huge life-long Black Sabbath fan like myself. I probably didn't even have this recording before as a bootleg (I don't recognize it audio-wise). Rhino majorly cleaned up this recording. True true soundboard, remastered excellently, this thing deserves to be in stores next to Live Evil! In fact, it might even be better than Live Evil....well maybe that's pushing it, but it's way up there. Thing's long too (79:52)! Those rare live tracks, Country Girl, Slipping Away, as well as Iommi's shortened solo on this make it so worthwhile. Even Dio on this one says "P**S OFF, I'm gonna burn in Hell with all of you!" instead of the usual "Go Away, I'm gonna burn in Hell...". I've got a lot of Heaven And Hell live versions with Dio & he never said it like THAT before! Cool! I do wish they did the entire "Slipping Away", instead of going to the drum solo in the middle. That part where Tony & Geezer trade licks on the studio version is great live, I have a boot of them doing it all somewhere, but not on here like that. It's just too bad they stopped doing "Sweet Leaf" live by this time too, that would have been the cherry on top. Oh well, can't have it all.

Concerning though the new battle between Black Sabbath fans "Which Is Better:Hammersmith or Live Evil?", truthfully "Live At The Hammersmith Odeon" is a great "addition" to any Sabbhead's library, but it's not as "essential" as Live Evil. First off, Live Evil is classic due to it's 25 year old existence this December (wow, has it been that long!). If Hammersmith came out in 1982, then Live Evil in 2007, maybe. But that's not the case. Second, Live Evil is a fuller representation of a complete Black Sabbath concert, LATHO is not. Lemme explain. When Castle Communications reissued/remastered Live Evil in 1996, they edited out things like Ronnie banter, crowd noise, and some of Tony's solo to make it fit on ONE disc, instead of the original two. LATHO was done in the same way. Don't believe me, think about it, how long is the crowd applause in between the tracks....it's two or three seconds each...that's not realistic. Ya mean Ronnie didn't talk to the audience at that show between songs? C'mon. And Iommi didn't do a full blown eight minute plus solo either? Sure they did, Rhino Handmade just edited it out from the master to make it fit on one disc, while Live Evil was always meant to be a two record/two CD release, hence as much filler as possible resulting in a complete show, solos, banter, crowd, and all. But don't get me wrong, LATHO has some of the best editing I've EVER heard on a live recording! But the editing is quite apparent to fans like me with a ton of boots in our collections already. But trust me, in a way it's sorta nice to get to the point with this recording, compared to times when I have to wait 30 seconds to get to the next song on Live Evil (LATHO's editing is way better than what Sanctuary Records did on Disc Two of Sabbath's Past Lives CD), but the average fan will never notice, but to most of us it's apparent pretty early on yet acceptable due to the quality it was done here.

Finally, Live Evil was recorded in the intent of a worldwide audio release, LATHO was not. It's more as a library recording for the band and management. Even though the remaster job on LATHO is excellent, you can tell that the instruments weren't mic'ed for that purpose. Also, some parts of LATHO wouldn't cut it for a major/first live representation of a band like Sabbath. The feedback during N.I.B., the "trying to get the girl in the front row to sing Heaven And Hell and failing", and other bits like that show this is basically for collectors only, hence why it's on Rhino Handmade at only 5000 copies and not on Rhino's main label at your local store in millions.

But all this shouldn't be stopping you from trying to find a copy, but now it's gonna be a little harder and more expensive to do so. Thanks to Amazon's "New & Used" section or perhaps EBay, this album is still listed for purchase by independent sellers who knew this would sell-out fast, so if you really want it, thank these people for offering it to ya still, even if their prices are somewhat, well, insane. But who knows, since this release was Rhino Handmade's quickest selling out title in their history, maybe it will be re-released in that dreamed about "Black Box II" CD Box Set we Sabbath fans have been demanding. Stranger things have happened....especially to Sabbath! Thanks for reading!

P.S.: If you look at the images section on the page's above left side, you'll see my CD booklet back cover explaining the position of the actual numbering on each disc created. The notes explain how you found it and where. Enjoy and thanks again!

What Live-Evil should have been.......2007-05-21

This limited edition disc was recorded at a series of shows at London's Hammersmith Odeon in December 1981 and January of 1982.A few months ago I looked up the Rhino Records website for information about the Dio Years disc and signed up to purchase this disc for $19.99 plus $7.00 s/h. Boy, was I glad I did.This is the recording that should have been released instead of the poorly mixed "Live Evil" back in 1982.
The thing that jumps out at you is the power and volume of Vinnie Appice's drumming.I saw the Mob Rules tour in L.A. in 1982 and Appice's drums were so loud I could feel the bass drum in my bone marrow.
This starts out with a kickass version of "Neon Knights" with Tony Iommi's excellent guitar work.
"N.I.B" is next. I dont really like Dio's interpretation of the old Ozzy numbers.His endless oohing and aahing during Iommi's leads gets on my nerves. When Iommi is shredding you don't need Dio constantly crooning "my, my, my" over the solo.As far as the straight lyric style of the song itself, it just doesn't need such melodramatics.
"Children Of The Sea". Very good version as Dio sounds strong and the band hammers it out.Appice's drums are so awesome. He had to have been at the top of his game on this tour.
"Country Girl". Never heard this one live before as they had eliminated it from the set by the time I saw them.Sounds bassically the same as the studio version except for a slightly different guitar solo.
"Black Sabbath". This is ,in my opinion, the Ozzy era song that Dio sounded best on.He kept the melodramatics to a minimum and didn't try to change it. Iommi's guitar intro has a creepy feel to it and he shreds on the solo at the end.
"War Pigs". This is an awesome version if you can get past Dio's melodramatics during the opening chords. Geezer Butler's Bass and Appice's drums really drive this song home. Iommi plays a completely different solo on the lead break than the studio version.Dio sounds weird on it but he is belting it out at full power.
'Slipping Away". Quick vehicle for Appice's edited drum solo.
"Iron Man". Played at sludge speed with Appice's fills and rolls sounding great.Iommi's riff never sounded heavier.Dio sounds alright but I get the feeling he didn't really like this song that much.
"The Mob Rules". Excellent high energy version. Iommi really rips on this.
"Heaven and Hell". Album and tour's showcase.Sounds edited due to time constraints.Excellent guitar solo by Iommi ina jazzy vein.Dio sound great but the audience participation part sounds weak due to the fact that the crowd noise is so low. Soundboard recording, no doubt.
"Paranoid". Necessary song I guess. Unfortunately for Dio, it would be like somebody other than Robert Plant singing Stairway To Heaven. He does his best but he just engages in needless melodramatics when he should just sing the tune.Don't get me wrong, Istill like it. You just can't ignore the inevitable comparisons.
"Children of the Grave". Real good version as Iommi's bone crunching riff destroys everything in its way.Dio sounds good on this one as he presents a straightforward delivery.
All in all a great recording capturing this line up at the peak of its powers.All audience banter and song introductions are not present due to time constraints which is not a bad thing bercause Dio was not a "I'm a regular guy, party animal dude just like you" kind of performer anyway.His song introductions were always kept short and dignified. The opposite of Ozzy.
It's a shame that only 5000 of these discs are in print because it would probably sell a lot more than that. I'm just glad I got one.

I'm sure its a great disc.......2007-05-08

But thanks to the jerks at Rhino Handmade I'll never own it. They only made 5,000 copies and won't press anymore. This disc now goes for 90 dollars on average on Ebay which i refuse to pay. I suggest writing Rhino Handmade on their website and tell them how screwed up they are.

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Live Evil by Black Sabbath
You Gotta Love Tony and Geezer
A worthy upgrade , until Rhino does it....
Ridiculous! This is not Black Sabbath!
Stick with the original Warner issue CD

Live Evil
Black Sabbath
Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005RFP
Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

E5150
Neon Knights
N. I. B.
Children Of The Sea
Voodoo
Black Sabbath
War Pigs
Iron Man

Tracks:

The Mob Rules
Heaven And Hell
The Sign Of The Southern Cross/Heaven And Hell
Paranoid
Children Of The Grave
Fluff

Album Description

1996 reissue on Castle featuring Sabbath's top 40 1983 live album remastered from the original master tapes and with faithfully restored artwork. First released on Warner Brothers, it contains all 14 original tracks, inlcuding 'Black Sabbath', 'War Pigs', 'Iron Man', 'Paranoid', 'The Mob Rules' and 'Heaven And Hell'.

Album Details

Black Sabbath's 1982 Live Album. This Time, It's Ronnie James Dio on Vocals. Digitally Remastered and Reissued in 1996. Includes Original Art, Liner Notes and Track Sequence. Contains Sabbath Classics and Then-New Material Vociferized by Dio: "Iron Man", .

Customer Reviews:

Live Evil by Black Sabbath.......2007-05-07

You Gotta Love Tony and Geezer.......2007-04-03

A worthy upgrade , until Rhino does it...........2007-03-09

Ridiculous! This is not Black Sabbath!.......2007-02-14

Stick with the original Warner issue CD.......2007-01-24

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Next Time Nail it Shut

Manufacturer: Self-released
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009U5V82
Release Date: 2005-01-01

Tracks:

Dead Eyes
Shooting Stars
Ghost in the Woods
All is Vanity
Lost Prophet
End of Time
Broadway & Fulton
Love You to Death
Crown of Souls
Never Say Die
The Great Escape

Product Description

Halloween 2004 marked the release of the band's long-awaited second offering, "Next Time Nail it Shut". Like the first, it was recorded at Plan B Studios in Philadelphia by Darren Morze and promises to be an auditory experience dark rock fans aren't likely to forget. Tracks like "Love You to Death" and "Shooting Stars" are filled with the sarcastic punk angst fans have come to expect from LNOE, yet they also bring things down a notch with tunes like "Ghost in the Woods" and "The Great Escape" for those who prefer their rock more slow and sinister.

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A must buy for Diamond Head fans
In a word, HORRIBLE! Diamond Head can sink no lower.

Evil Live
Diamond Head
Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005IB6S
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

Am I Evil
Dust
Truckin'
To The Devil His Due
Sucking My Love
Run
To Heaven From Hell
Helpless

Tracks:

Good Lovin' Gone Bad
This Flight Tonight
Rock The Nation
Good Rockin' Tonight
Sweet Silence
Feels Good
Kiss Of Fire
Let Me Down Easy

Album Description

UK reissue of 1994 album for the British heavy metal act, remastered from the original tapes. Deluxe packaging with rare memorabilia, photos & interview with guitarist Brian Tatler. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

A must buy for Diamond Head fans.......2002-08-21

Despite the decent quality of the live recording on cd 1,
this album is a must buy for the Diamond Head fan. The four
found themselves facing a crowd of people who came there
for Megadeth and Metallica: enough pressure to scare anybody,
especially a band who had been inactive for some years. Yet
they put out a very energetic performance, and the result
is impressive in songs like Dust, To the Devil His Due, Run,
and the classic Sucking My Love. The other songs were good too,
and if you add the second cd (containing, for the most part,
covers) which is very well performed and recorded, what you
get is the photograph of a criminally underrated band who was
trying both to break into new territories (from heavy metal
to melodic hard rock) and to finally find an opportunity to
get some recognition from the music crowd and business. The
attempt failed again and DH got back into oblivion, but records
like this make me wonder why. They were damn good!

In a word, HORRIBLE! Diamond Head can sink no lower........2002-08-12

Diamond Head's first two albums were excellent melodic metal albums that proved to be an excellent cross of Iron Maiden and Def Leppard styles. The follow-up album, Canterbury, was a disgraceful attempt and becoming extremely melodic, and it forced the band's break-up. Ten years later they tried again with Death And Progress, which was even worse than Canterbury. This is a live album with very poor sound quality in which Diamond Head plays, you guessed it, the worst songs of their career (Canterbury and Death And Progress material for the most part.) A bonus CD includes some cover songs, but like Death And Progress, they totally fail to please. Get Diamond Head's first two albums, BUT BUY NOTHING ELSE BY THEM. This downfall is ironic in that changing styles is what killed the band they influenced most (Metallica.) And like them, Diamond Head just kept on putting out pathetic releases, not even caring about their quality. Why?