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Way back in the mists of time, in the days when rock giants walked the earth, the name Ozzy Osbourne was synonymous with subversive and dark. Back then, Ozzy was the singer in Black Sabbath, and they meant business. In an era when it seemed possible to measure a band's musical prowess by how 'heavy' they were, they didn't come any weightier than Black Sabbath. 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.
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Mick Wall is the UK's best-known rock writer, author and TV and radio programme maker, and is the author of numerous critically-acclaimed books, including definitive, bestselling titles on Led Zeppelin (When Giants Walked the Earth), Metallica (Enter Night), AC/DC (Hell Ain't a Bad Place To Be), Black Sabbath (Symptom of the Universe), Lou Reed, The Doors (Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre) and Foo Fighters. He lives in England.
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..the real advantage that Wall enjoys over all the other Sabbath biographers is that he worked for the musicians as a PR and knew them all personally... as a result (he) is able to portray the Sabbath members as they really are. ...It's an epic tale, told the way it should be. -- Joel McIver * RECORD COLLECTOR * ...the book's research was super, getting the balance between fact and fiction spot on destroying a lot of the myths surrounding the band and also giving great insight into the Bill Ward debacle. -- Kevin Bell * Waterstones.com * Wall delivers the book he was born to write. * CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE * Wall has a marvellous turn of phrase... required reading for all fans, regardless of their preferred era. * IRISH NEWS * The band's uppers and downers are recounted here with amusing and sobering appraisal, making this an entertaining read for long-standing fans and newcomers alike. * GUITARIST *
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- PublisherOrion Publishing Co
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1409118460
- ISBN 13 9781409118466
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