The best music guitar the history!!! Absolute the father of heavy metal!!! Hi Tony. Its great to see your spirits are teaming with ambition and consistency. I have been following articles on Loudwire. Congratulations in forming the hand of doom trophy mold.
I am sure its a polished testament to your greatness. Going forward I hope with highest focus you make an album with the input from other great guys like Tony Martin, Brian May or some other rock giant.
You have always claimed your the God of the Riff. As the lightning falls and strikes the guitar the name of Tony Iommi shall forever be engraved in skies of sterling silver. In the words of a wonderful friend of mine — Tony Iommi is the perfect English Gentleman. And…that Cross is the best ever…there is incredible strength there!
And thanks for 50 years of holding the band together, WOW!! Very great reading. Now I recommend it to all my friends and coworkers. Every time I mention that and someone knows it, they have said the same thing.
So…I will try to get my friends to read your book instead of playing their guitars but, you know how that might go. As a Black Sabith fan all my life would you rate your self number 1 in the world along with Jimmy Hendrix. Tonni Iommi is my guitar hero. He was my insiration to pick up a guitar in the first place. I learned quickly and started practicing Sabbath songs immediatly. I can say I learned to play doing Sabbath tunes…Your guitar style has colored my own Toni..
Thank you. In the end concert you mentioned people took the same road as the band. Needless to say I had to save for my own Sabbath album. Thanks for the smiles. All my best to you and your.
I picked up A guitar after being turned on to Sabbath and other bands by my older brothers. It was your playing that gave us all the heaviness we all needed and missed from other bands.
Thanks dude.. Your email address will not be published. Home » Iron Man Book. Live Stream Video As part of the promotion of the book, Tony participated with an online live chat with fans about the book.
Search for:. Categories Concerts News Slider. Small minds… The book was amazing, told in his inimitable style. Well done Tony. William V. An inspiring story to someone who has lost a finger, a job , etc.
Just an amazing book! His guitar-playing ability lifted the band from mere popularity to iconic status. And now. The Victorians were obsessed with death, bereavement, and funeral rituals, and speculated vigorously on the nature of heaven, hell, and divine judgment. This popular abridgement of Michael Wheeler's award-winning Death and the Future Life in Victorian Literature and Theology looks at the literary implications of Victorian views of death and the life beyond, and recreates vividly the fear and hope embodied in the theological positions of the novelists and poets of the age.
Now accessible to a wide readership, Heaven,. Presents a collection of ancient poems about such topics as the creation of Earth, descent into the underworld, and prayers to gods. Books Heaven In Hell. Petrisko Publisher : St. Author : Thomas W. Author : Cherita M. Author : Douglas A. I've always been a bit of a metal-head, I'm not a die-hard Black Sabbath fan though. I loved "Forbidden" which is heaps loathed by both the fans and Tony Iommi himself.
I'm that weird. So anyway, if you're into stuff like Unexpectedly funny , and very fucking funny as fuck at that! I mean, have a look at Iommi's face. Have you ever seen him smile? There are probably a couple of pictures of him where he's slightly grinning, and that's about it. Well, turns out he's been a professional and diabolically-ingenious prankster all his life. Some of the chapters are actually hysterical with Bill Ward always being the butt of the joke. They even set the poor bastard on fire for a quick laugh.
Spectacularly funny memoir. Even better than Ozzy's I Am Ozzy. Highly recommended, five stars. View all 5 comments. Feb 21, Rob Thompson rated it it was amazing Shelves: reviewed , kindle , challenge , non-fiction , music. I read three Black Sabbath books one after the other. To get what I hoped was a balanced overview of the events surrounding the band. These were: 1. I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne 3. But this time he was wrong.
There were no other guitarists. Not like Tony. Both books only scratch the surface and I think this is where some people felt let down by them more on this subject later.
In brief, hard-hitting passages. This means that there are 90 short chapters in the book. All were very readable and written in a coherent and often funny way. There were lots of laugh out loud moments about his drug fuelled antics and many pranks. Tony starts by describing his poverty stricken childhood. He then moves onto decribe the early days of the band, working through each album in turn.
The tours, drugs, Satanism claims, groupies, line-up changes, bad management, parties, fights, heartbreaks and personal problems all follow. Then factor in the details researched by Mick Wall. Tony was the driving force behind the group. He acknowledges he didn't like confrontations and this resulted in communication problems with band members and management.
He assumed the role of reluctant leader. At time he made the tough decisions which nobody else wanted to take, just to meet the commitments that the group had taken on. The were some revelations too. For example, Tony insists that he managed to project himself onto an astral plane a number of times.
Plus he has seen various ghosts over the years. But perhaps the biggest revelation concerned the following view spoiler [ Tony reveals that that at one point Michael Bolton was considered as a singer for Sabbath!
Definitely a shock. But what did people expect? Nor do you learn how to write hit songs or get an in depth run down of the guitar and equipment set-up he uses. It seems that Tony is nothing but workman like when it comes to making music and getting on with life.
You get the impression he is just someone who loves music and wants to play the guitar. Love them or hate them, he created one of the most important bands ever and invented a whole new musical genre: heavy metal. His personal willpower and strength of character to succeed against all odds is inspiring in a way, as is his lack of pretentiousness. He has massive inner strength and I do hope this helps him to with his current health issues.
Highly recommended. I did not go into this with great expectations. Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is able to tell his story in a coherent and often amusing way. He manages to not come off unlikable even after setting drummer Bill Ward on fire several times, spray painting him gold so they had to call an ambulance, and dropping h I did not go into this with great expectations. He manages to not come off unlikable even after setting drummer Bill Ward on fire several times, spray painting him gold so they had to call an ambulance, and dropping him off repeatedly at the wrong house.
I like the first three singers and the original band. Tony Iommi inspired me to learn how to play the guitar when I was in high school but not so much that I would do anything crazy, like chop off two fingers in order to imitate his style properly as one fan feigned to do. I have read some complaints that the style of this book is off-putting because it is written without a lot of emotion.
I think that's a strength. My impression of him is— here's a guy who just likes to play the guitar. As a fan of Black Sabbath I thought I'd pick up this autobiography of the man who created their revolutionary sound. Being new to the rockstar genre of life-stories I didn't really know what to expect but first things first, this book is written for the very simple. There's no other way round it! Not to cast aspersions on the average Black Sabbath listener but the turn of phrase and general flow is very child-like.
That said, the content wasn't quite as raucous or inspiring as I had thought eithe As a fan of Black Sabbath I thought I'd pick up this autobiography of the man who created their revolutionary sound. That said, the content wasn't quite as raucous or inspiring as I had thought either. There's the odd tale of amusing pranks but in general the whole book could be summarised thusly: made an album, did some drugs, went on tour, changed lineups, did an album, changed lineups again.
As I said, it's fairly amusing in places and it's also good as a fan to get a glimpse behind the workings of the otherwise anonymous albums of the late s but in general the book is average at best.
Overall, it might have been better with a slightly tightened writing style and if Tony Iommi had been a bit more 'raw' in his recollection View 1 comment. Mar 20, Sarah rated it liked it. The short stories in this book remind me of the feeling of listening to your grandfather ramble about random stories of his youth. Only if your grandfather was responsible for creating the sound behind Black Sabbath. The quick little anecdotal stories were hit and miss for me.
It felt like he was trying to cram every single mildly interesting thing that had happened to him in his entire life. I would have preferred fewer stories that were more in depth. Instead the quick little snippets that lef The short stories in this book remind me of the feeling of listening to your grandfather ramble about random stories of his youth.
Instead the quick little snippets that left me lacking. The most interesting stories I've seen in various metal documentaries. Definitely worth reading still for fans of Black Sabbath. All around it was enjoyable. I was happy with how much he talked about making the music and the struggles of doing so with different people. What this book lacked in intimacy, it did make up for in bulk information.
It is an earnest attempt at trying to capture such a rich life filled with adventure and accomplishment in one volume and overall, it is successful at doing that. Apr 16, Charles rated it really liked it Shelves: nonfic-music. One of the better rock biographies I've read.
Not just drugs and women, but quite a lot about the writing of the music and the various personages who have been associated with Black Sabbath over the years.
A solid read, if not the most exciting rock biography I've ever read. View 2 comments. An insightful and fast paced autobiography of Tony Iommi, guitarist and co founder of Black Sabbath. The whole autobiography feels like you are sat in a room with Tony as he recounts his many life stories. From there we find out about pre Sa An insightful and fast paced autobiography of Tony Iommi, guitarist and co founder of Black Sabbath.
From there we find out about pre Sabbath musical endeavours, into the formation of Black Sabbath. We then get chapters focused on each album and the surrounding tours. There is a good amount of information about processes involved, ways they experimented, plus all the hijinks along the way. I certainly felt sorry for original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward by the end of the book! It would be great if a later edition covered these areas. There is plenty of information on his personal life, from relationships and friendships, to his recent health problems with lymphoma.
Jan 21, Ruel rated it it was ok. Places England. Table of Contents The birth of a cub It's the Italian thing The shop on Park Lane The school of hard knocks Out of the shadows, into the limelight Why don't you just give me the finger?
Happy birthday witches to you Ozzy's shockers An antipodean murder mystery Flying fish Number 3, master of reality No, really, it's too much White lines and white suits Air Elvis Going snowblind This is your captain freaking A rather white wedding Going to the big house One against nature The well runs dry Sabbath bloody Sabbath The California jam Where did all the money go?
Everything's being sabotaged! Headless but happy Oh no, not caviar again! Includes index. Other Titles My journey through heaven and hell with Black Sabbath. Classifications Dewey Decimal Class I56 A3 , ML I56 A3 eb. The Physical Object Pagination xiii, p.
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