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The first single, Evil Woman did not enjoy a lot of attention. Butler's interest in philosophy, religion, and fantasy turned out to be useful, as they were reflected in the music.
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Tony decided that if people liked horror movies, they should try singing "horror" songs. MusicĪccording to the legend, the idea to praise other worlds, delirium and evil creatures came to Iommi. Geoff Nicholls, guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter, who gave Black Sabbath 25 years of life, died of lung cancer in January 2017. In 2011, members of the golden line-up Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward announced the reunion of the group and began joint rehearsals. Ian Gillan and Tony Martin, Glenn Hughes, and Brian May, Robert Halford and Beverley Bevan have tried themselves as members of Black Sabbath. The drummer left the band four more times. Vinny Appice replaced him for a short period. This became the reason for firing him in 1980. Ward, who was coping with the death of his parents, was always under the influence. And then the manager brought Ronnie James Dio to replace him. According to guitarist Tony Iommi, the musicians "took drugs, cocaine, a lot of things, but Ozzy was also drinking constantly." The solo career of the musician was more than successful, but in an interview with Billboard, Ozzy said he was ready to return to Black Sabbath on the first call. The "great and terrible" Osborne was expelled from the group in the late '70s. In order not to create troubles with an already existing band under the same name, the group chose the name Black Sabbath, as it was the name of a song previously written by them. The new group at first was associated with the label of the women's powder The Polka Tulk Blues Band, then the name was shortened to the first two words, and later it was changed to Earth. The lead singer Ozzy OsbourneĪt first, the guys changed the name of their band as often as their socks. The future lead singer John Michael Osbourne studied in the same school, but in different years with the "father of heavy metal" Frank Anthony Iommi (aka Tony Iommi) and bassist Terence Michael Joseph Butler, who got the nickname "Geezer." Drummer William (Bill) Thomas Ward played in the same band with Tony, while Ozzy and Butler had their own group. The British rock band Black Sabbath is composed of four friends from Birmingham.
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Despite the dark style of music and the appearance of the musicians themselves, the songs of Black Sabbath will always be full of youth and life, that is their harmonious nature, as was noted by many journalists and critics. Black Sabbath is part of the Big Three Hard Rock Bands (along with Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple), the beloved offspring of Ozzy Osbourne, "The Prince of Darkness." The followers of heavy metal were praying for the members of the rock band for almost half of the century.