Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi is one of only two guitarists
(the other being Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page) that can take
full credit for pioneering the mammoth riffs of heavy
metal. Born on February 19, 1948, in Birmingham, England,
Iommi picked up the guitar after being inspired by the
likes of Hank Marvin & the Shadows as a teenager. By 1967,
Iommi had played with several blues-based rock bands, and
formed a group (Earth) with three old acquaintances from
his school days -- bassist Terry "Geezer" Butler, drummer
Bill Ward, and signer John "Ozzy" Osbourne. But Iommi's
musical career was nearly derailed prematurely when he
suffered a horrible accident at a sheet metal factory, when
a machine sliced off the tips of the fingers on his right
hand. Depressed More...
Review about Tony Iommi Absolute perfection | Reviewer: paul wigginton
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if ever there was an album to suit a myriad of tastes rock wise , this is the one, the production is clinically tight!
a really ecclectic spectrum of sound for the most veteran muso!
just love this album,about lasered the tracks off my copy!
wonderful stuff. listen out for ian astbury, and tell me this is not a masterpiece! well done tony an crew!
great effort | Reviewer: dan m
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this album rocked...not tied to the strings that is black sabbath and with a list of guests that keep the album fresh from song to song. you still get signature iommi heavy but adding brian may to the mix really opened up the music to new ideas. great album..buy it if you can find it.
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