Black Sabbath: Symptom Of The Universe
Black Sabbath: Symptom Of The Universe
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Author
Author
Mick Wall / Мик Уолл
Dimension
Dimension
130x195mm (5,1'x7,7')
ISBN
ISBN
9781409118466
Format
Format
Paperback
Language
Language
English
Page Count
Page Count
379
Publisher
Publisher
Orion
Year of book publication
Year of book publication
2014
Black Sabbath: Symptom Of The Universe
Way back in the mists of time, in the days when rock giants walked the earth, the name Ozzy Osbourne was synonymous with the subversive and dark. Back then, Ozzy was the singer in Black Sabbath, and they meant business. A four-piece formed from the ashes of two locally well-known groups called The Rare Breed (Ozzy and bassist Geezer Butler) and Mythology (guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward), all four founding members of the original Black Sabbath grew up within half-a-mile of each other. This biography tells the story of how they made that dream come true - and how it then turned into a nightmare for all of them. How at the height of their fame, Sabbath discovered they had been so badly ripped off by their managers they did not even own their own songs. How they looked for salvation from Don Arden - an even more notorious gangster figure, who resurrected their career but still left them indebted to him, financially and personally. And how it finally came to a head when in 1979 they sacked Ozzy: 'For being too out of control - even for us,' as Bill Ward put it. The next 15 years would see a war break out between the two camps: the post-Ozzy Sabbath and Ozzy himself, whose solo career overshadowed Sabbath to the point where, when he offered them the chance to reform around him again, it was entirely on his terms. Or rather, that of his wife and manager, daughter of Don Arden - Sharon Osbourne.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Author:Mick Wall - Мик Уолл
Publisher:Orion
Language:English
Publication Date:2014
Number of pages:379 pst
Format:Paperback
Width:130 mm / 5,1'
Height:195 mm / 7,7'
Weight:309 g
ISBN:9781409118466