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THE BAND
- Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
- Tony Iommi - Guitar
- Geezer Butler - Bass
- Vinny Appice - Drums
- Scott Warren - Keyboards
SET LIST
- E5150
- After All (The Dead)
- Mob Rules
- Children Of The Sea
- Lady Evil
- I
- Sign Of The Southern Cross
- Voodoo
- The Devil Cried
- Drum Solo
- Computer God
- Shadow Of The Wind
- Guitar Solo
- Die Young
- Heaven and Hell (extended)
- Neon Knights (encore)
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FAN SUBMITTED TOUR REVIEWS & REMARKS
from Derek Riel <dsriel@mts.net>
to siegler@black-sabbath.com
date Mar 19, 2007 12:11 AM
subject H&H in Winnipeg Hello, my
name is Derek and I just got back from the Heaven and Hell show in
Winnipeg (March 18) so I thought I'd share this review with you.
Here is the set list for the Winnipeg show, which I must say was a tad
disappointing. They opened the show with After All, which although is
one of the good songs off a rather lacklustre Dehumanizer record, seemed
a weird start. Things picked up during Mob Rules (why didn't they start
with this) which caused all the 13-18 year olds on the floor to start
moshing!?!?! Can't anyone teach these kids to headbang? Weird, to see so
many young kids there, but I guess 'kinda cool too. Things were looking
up during Children of the Sea, but considering the songs they didn't
play, to hear Lady Evil was a let down. Unlike Vancouver they did not
play the new song Ear In The Wall, but did work their way through I
(okay), Sign of the Southern Cross (awesome) and a way too extended
version of Voodoo. For some reason they did not play Falling Off the
Edge of the World, which was a huge disappointment and left a lull in
the show with songs 9 through 13. The new song Devil Cried was good, the
drum solo was clichéd and uninspiring, Computer God picked things up a
bit, but the new one Shadow of the Wind did little to charge the masses
(around 5-6 thousand I'd say). To hear Die Young in its entirety with a
short and cool solo at the beginning, rather than in the middle, was
definitely the highlight of the night, while Heaven and Hell and Neon
Nights as an encore were great. Overall, I'd have to say that it was a
rather short set (13 songs) that really missed too many great songs from
Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules (they only played three fucking songs off
Mob Rules for Christ's sake!!!! {E5150 does not count})).
Megadeth played this set list;
Sleepwalker
Wake Up Dead
Kick The Chair
Washington Is Next
Symphony of Destruction
A Tout Le Monde
Peace Sells/Mechanix
~ENCORE~
Hanger 18
Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Megadeth were actually really good (I say this because last time I saw
them I thought they were really bad). They were really inspired and
ripped through their set with a vengeance. It was great to hear Hanger
18 and mixing Mechanix in the middle of Peace Sells was really cool.
Nice to hear one off KIMB once again!!
from Dave Wakeman
to siegler@black-sabbath.com
date Mar 19, 2007 1:06 PM
subject Review of Winnipeg show (no email address used please)
Just spent some time on your site and it is terrific. Went to the Heaven
and Hell tour stop in Winnipeg last night and thought I would give my
thoughts.
Missed almost the entire Down set. Sounded good at the end and fans of
Down were obvious in their presence.
Megadeath was up next after a fast changeover. Again many fans present
for this act. I found there sound was lacking and at times just seemed
too loud not good loud just bad loud. . They were only on for a short
time but they were certainly rocking very hard as always.
Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath) was on within 30 minutes of Megadeth.
What can I say. I got the tickets at the last minute and I was not
disappointed. The guys I went with were equally impressed. One buddy
said he could not believe the sounds that Tony was cranking, crunching
and squeezing out of his guitar. The stage was very cool and the
lighting and computer generated projections on the church or castle wall
in the back was extremely well done and timed to perfection. Both Geezer
and Vinnie were spot on. Tight as any group I have ever seen. In a word
the musicianship was OUTSTANDING. The one downside to the show was no
pyrotechnics or fire breathing dragons but that is a small thing. I have
deliberately left out Ronnie James Dio until the end. Other than
Children of the Sea where I felt his ad libbed arrangement was somewhat
odd his vocals were SUPERB. To be honest I have never seen a better
performance. The sound guys had it set up so you could here every player
extremely well and Ronnie’s vocal rang out into the night. They played a
mix of songs from several albums along with some new stuff. All rocking.
The crowd was totally into it. The last 3 songs were Die Young, Heaven
and Hell and Neon Knights, the band blew the lid right off.
In short anyone thinking of seeing this tour. DO IT. The tickets were
inexpensive and worth every penny and more.
Regards,
Dave Wakeman
from "Brian R." <bassmancanada@hotmail.com>
to siegler@black-sabbath.com
date Mar 20, 2007 1:09 AM
subject Winnipeg Ticket Stub & Review
Duration of Concert 4 Hours Attendance 7500
I finally got to see Black Sabbath after 25 years of waiting because
they have been banned from here a few times in the 80’s. It was well
worth the wait because these guys were so awesome. So that is why I
didn’t mind the name Heaven and Hell for this tour, but they will always
be Black Sabbath to me no matter who sings. I mean like Dio is 64 years
old and he is still hitting his notes, even though the band is tuned to
D for this concert. They are regularly tuned to Eb on all albums Dio
sang on, so it wasn’t much of a difference. I like Ozzy as well but he
can’t sing like Dio. One thing I wanted to say about Ozzy is that he
never made Black Sabbath but Black Sabbath made him.
I am a guitarist and a bassist who can play all of Tony and Geezer parts
and they barely made any mistakes, but making mistakes will happen
sometimes. Tony’s has a great ability to improvise and his sound was
incredible. Geezer had a great sound as well and his fingers were all
over the place like always.
I had the chance to meet Vinnie Appice at a drum clinic on the March
17th and I have to stay he is a nice down to earth guy with a great
sense of humour. I told him that I saw there concert on the internet and
he said come see it live because it is powerful. So I have added some
songs from this concert that I recorded below to show how great they
sounded. One song from each album that they recorded. I also found eight
songs that were recorded in Edmonton on the 13th which is also great to
see. But like Vinnie said, go check this concert out if you get the
chance. For all Canadians in the east or Americans who never seen
Sabbath and want to, but they are not playing in your city, I would
recommend going to another city. Next year Sabbath may play their 40th
anniversary with Ozzy and Bill so I would definitely go somewhere else
to see that. Some people were complaining that there was no Ozzy songs
but I thought most of there songs were great during the Dio years.
Megadeth and Down both sounded great but Down was the surprising band
like someone said in Vancouver. Philip Anselmo, the lead singer for Down
was great getting the crowd going even though he was still sick and had
to cancel a couple show prior to this concert.. He said he didn’t want
to miss this Canadian tour which was inspiring. Both Megadeth and Down
actually play more songs then normal which caused Black Sabbath to drop
a couple, which was okay by me because they were both great.
After All (The Dead)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b4fKVc4xR0
Children Of The Sea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvRKEVo12bM
Lonely Is The Word
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjOdwM8YZbE
The Devil Cried
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeKfXwrntqA
Ear In The Wall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpblotmrBKE
The Mob Rules
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSmaTcG3fak
Sign Of The Southern Cross
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0LizK-tzOY
Neon Knights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se_VwHM4r0Q
from Shaleem Hosein <Triniman@shaw.ca>
reply-to Shaleem Hosein <Triniman@shaw.ca>
to siegler@black-sabbath.com
date May 6, 2007 9:01 PM
The last time Black Sabbath played
Winnipeg was 1971. Their 1983 show was canceled due to a conflict with
the Shrine Circus. Now, almost three decades from their peak with Ozzy
Osbourne, I wondered how many people would show up to see the Dio-era
Sabbath, now renamed Heaven & Hell. When Dio recorded two albums with
Sabbath, Heaven & Hell (1980) and The Mob Rules (1981), he easily
breathed desperately needed life into the floundering metal band, the
founding band in metal. Dio left on bitter terms with the band and was
often quoted as citing the credits on the 1982 live album, Live Evil,
which named him as Ronnie Dio, rather than as Ronnie James Dio.
Opening act Down were terrible and quite forgettable, and had no
memorable songs. Still, quite a few people in the audience wore Down
t-shirts. Down are essentially a "super group" comprised of former
members of Pantera, Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, and Superjoint
Ritual. Their three albums are NOLA (1995), Down II (2001) and Down III
(2007.) Singer Phil Anselmo had vocal problems and referred to them
throughout the set, but the fans on the floor didn't seem to mind at
all. I have read other fan reviews of the show and the Down fans thought
Heaven & Hell and Megadeth were dreadfully boring while Down ruled!
Megadeth were surprisingly good. Compared to Down, Dave Mustaine and
company sounded like a classic rock group. They had a clearer sound and
their songs have the right balance of melody and aggression and for the
most part, are memorable. Highlights for me included "Wake Up Dead,"
"Symphony of Destruction." and "Peace Sells. " They are about to release
their 11th studio album, United Abominations, and have sold over 20
million albums over their 25 year career. Joining Dave in the band were
Canadians Glen (guitar) and Shawn Drover (drums) and bassist James
Lomenzo (White Lion.) If Dave had a dollar for every line-up change in
the band's history, he'd be richer than he is already. I was quite
impressed with this version of Megadeth and I would go see them again.
Heaven & Hell. There's some great material from the Dio years, but so
much of the other songs sound alike, including the new songs. Instead of
opening with a new track or an old favorite, they opened with "After All
(The Dead)," the second track from the third Dio Sabbath album, 1992's
Dehumanizer. Honestly, the three songs from Dehumanizer, including "I"
and "Computer God," are second rate material. The three new tracks, "Ear
In the Wall," "The Devil Cried," and "Shadow of the Wind," also failed
to get the crowd going.
Most bands play more than one song in their encores, but these guys only
offered up "Neon Knight" which was a surprise and a disappointment. This
could very well be the first and last time Heaven & Hell tour, as Tony
Iommi and Geezer Butler plan to record and tour with Ozzy Osbourne next
year, along with original drummer Bill Ward, as Black Sabbath.
I was hoping that guitarist Tony Iommi would say something, but the only
one who addressed the crowd was the man with the mike, the diminutive
Dio. I was a bit surprised by how close to the studio albums Geezer
Butler's bass guitar was. Butler and Iommi didn't move around the stage,
leaving Dio as the focal point. Vinnie Appice is a well-known drummer,
however, I was really disappointed with his drum solo. It was one of the
most boring, unimaginative solos that I've ever seen. The stage featured
gothic brick gates and were mercifully not in excess and could not be
ridiculed as something out of Spinal Tap. Dio's vocals were in fine form
and he seemed to be having a fun time. I don't know if the band picked
up on the lack of enthusiasm from the crowd, due to the less than
exciting set list.
The most effective songs for me were the rousing "Mob Rules," "Children
Of The Sea," "Lady Evil," "Sign Of The Southern Cross," "Die Young,"
"Heaven & Hell," and "Neon Knights." They are on tour in support of the
new compilation album, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years and played
everything from that album save for "Lonely Is The Word," "Turn Up The
Night," "Falling Off The Edge Of The World," and "TV Crimes. " The show
would have been better if they played a longer encore, left out some of
the weaker songs in favour of "Country Girl," "Falling Off The Edge Of
The World," and "Turn Up The Night. " The crowd had a lot of teens and
twenty-somethings and there was a lack of fans over the age of 40.
Heaven & Hell: Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Tony Iommi - Guitar, Geezer
Butler - Bass, Vinny Appice - Drums, Scott Warren - Keyboards
Setlist
E5150
After All (The Dead)
Mob Rules
Children of the Sea
Lady Evil
Voodoo
Ear in the Wall
Sign of the Southern Cross
I
The Devil Cried
Computer God
Shadow of the Wind
Die Young
Heaven and Hell
encore:
Neon Knights
Megadeth
1. Sleepwalker
2. Wake Up Dead
3. She Wolf
4. A Tout Le Monde
5. Washington Is Next
6. Symphony of Destruction
7. Peace Sells/Mechanix
8. Hangar 18
9. Holy Wars (encore)
Down
1. Lysergik Funeral Procession
2. Lifer
3. Hail The Leaf
4. New Orleans is a Dying Whore
5. Losing All
6. Bury Me In Smoke
Shaleem Hosein |
