It was the surviving trio’s first performance together since 1988. On drums was Jason Bonham, the son of the original drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980.
When the performance was announced in September, tickets were made available via a lottery system through Ahmettribute.com. When the website went live, it crashed almost immediately, due to it receiving 1 billion page impressions, and 20 million people registering for fewer than 20,000 available tickets. It was probably the largest demand for a show in rock history.
Written by guitarist Jimmy Page & vocalist Robert Plant, recorded between December 1970 and March 1971. Released on their 4th studio album, Led Zeppelin IV, 8th November 1971. It is the most requested and most played song on FM radio stations in the United States despite never having been released as a single there.
Off their 2nd LP Paranoid, released 18th September 1970. Paranoid is considered one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time and contains perhaps three of Black Sabbath’s most famous songs: War Pigs, Paranoid, and this track: Iron Man.
A year later, due to “internal conflicts and an evident lack of commitment due to drugs,” Ozzy would be asked to leave the band. He would not permanently return until 1997.
Black Sabbath was formed in 1968. Their first LP, Black Sabbath was released 13th February 1970. The followup album, Paranoid was released in the same year.
Probably their most well-known bootleg concert live video was recorded in Paris, France on 20th December 1970. DVD is available at ebay.com. There are 8 tracks, the first one being Paranoid. This is the video:
The original line-up of Black Sabbath temporarily reunited for one 3-song show for Live Aid 1985. They performed Children Of The Grave, Iron Man & Paranoid. They would finally reunite for good 12 years later.
Venue: JFK Stadium, Philadelphia
Attendance: est 90,000.
