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Post by Monsters of Rock on Apr 10, 2021 0:53:06 GMT 10
It was 45 years ago tonight that 4,000 fans saw Black Sabbath blow the roof off the Virginia Beach Dome at the oceanfront. While the group was in town, they sat down with a reporter for the Virginian-Pilot's Action Magazine and spoke at length about their style of music, the tour and their recent success.
Butler Geezer (sic), the 21 year old bass guitarist and writer for the group attributes their success to the way and kind of music Sabbath performs. "We try to make the audience happy and to feel free, get away from the everyday, forget work, problems and let themselves go for an hour or two."
Twenty-two year old Ozzy Osbourne, vocalist says, "There's so much good music around today and you can have the music to suit your needs. Rock music and people go together. Rock music can blow off, stand off, clear off the top of your head. One reason so many people like it is they get their lifts from good, heavy sounds."
Tony Iommi, the group's lead guitarist speaks briefly about life on the road – time away from friends and family – general homesickness. "We're now living in a suitcase and even if you get a headache, you've got to go on. There's nothing you can do about it. It's a bit rough for you on the road." Ozzy interjects – "…we wouldn't change it for the world. We dig what we do. We enjoy each other. We are like brothers."
Ozzy also finds a moment to comment on the war in Vietnam calling it a "drag" on America and offering the opinion that the air pollution is "frightening".
Ozzy speaks further offering commentary on drug use in the U.S. "It's too heavy. It really hits you. Maybe drugs are their trip, but it's really gotten out of hand. Acid is mind-pollution. It's like kicking yourself in the backsides every day. Perhaps the people who use acid are sick of life. It's not for me. I enjoy my life."
Finally Tony wraps up the interview "What we enjoy most is seeing people enjoy our music. It's a nice thing, you know, a group playing for people and people really enjoying it."
Forty-five years later the group still rocks. They played in Vancouver last evening and will be back in the U.S. in August.
March 8th, 1971: The Dome, Virginia Beach
The Virginian Pilot 2016
Butler Geezer (sic), the 21 year old bass guitarist and writer for the group attributes their success to the way and kind of music Sabbath performs. "We try to make the audience happy and to feel free, get away from the everyday, forget work, problems and let themselves go for an hour or two."
Twenty-two year old Ozzy Osbourne, vocalist says, "There's so much good music around today and you can have the music to suit your needs. Rock music and people go together. Rock music can blow off, stand off, clear off the top of your head. One reason so many people like it is they get their lifts from good, heavy sounds."
Tony Iommi, the group's lead guitarist speaks briefly about life on the road – time away from friends and family – general homesickness. "We're now living in a suitcase and even if you get a headache, you've got to go on. There's nothing you can do about it. It's a bit rough for you on the road." Ozzy interjects – "…we wouldn't change it for the world. We dig what we do. We enjoy each other. We are like brothers."
Ozzy also finds a moment to comment on the war in Vietnam calling it a "drag" on America and offering the opinion that the air pollution is "frightening".
Ozzy speaks further offering commentary on drug use in the U.S. "It's too heavy. It really hits you. Maybe drugs are their trip, but it's really gotten out of hand. Acid is mind-pollution. It's like kicking yourself in the backsides every day. Perhaps the people who use acid are sick of life. It's not for me. I enjoy my life."
Finally Tony wraps up the interview "What we enjoy most is seeing people enjoy our music. It's a nice thing, you know, a group playing for people and people really enjoying it."
Forty-five years later the group still rocks. They played in Vancouver last evening and will be back in the U.S. in August.
March 8th, 1971: The Dome, Virginia Beach
The Virginian Pilot 2016
