Today is the day of Black Sabbath's final live performance. I was kind of excited when I first heard the announcement that the original four members were going to be playing one last show, and I thought how cool it would be to make the trip to Birmingham to see it. I knew that I wasn't going to go, but it was a nice thought. Tickets sold out quickly, and then came the news that this was more of a Sabbath celebration and that there were a number of big name bands that were going to be sharing the stage to help send Black Sabbath off into retirement. I wasn't sure exactly what that was going to look like, but for me it suddenly became less interesting... then things got worse as it started to spin into more of a spotlight on Ozzy, and that he was going to also be playing some songs from his solo career. Oh for fucks sake. Look, I'm sure that as a tribute to Black Sabbath, it will be a very cool event... it just isn't what it was initially promoted as. So instead, I'll pull this live bootleg from my blog backlog and post this up today.
This bootleg isn't one that I was searching for. I just did a favor for my friend Jeff, and as a way of thanks, he asked if I was interested in taking this live boot from '75. Hell yeah, I'm not going to turn down a free record.
I'm surprised with how great this Sabbath live bootleg sounds. Pulled from the soundboard for their set in Ashbury Park, NJ in 1975, this sounds so good. Possibly the best live Sabbath set with Ozzy that I have from those early days... and the setlist is absolute fire. I'm very happy to have this.
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