Ozzy Osbourne 1974 | The Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Interview
Episode 67
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 • Duration 25:42
This 1974 Ozzy Osbourne interview has never been heard until now. It's the earliest known long-form audio interview with the Prince of Darkness. It’s also the only audio interview with Ozzy relating to Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album.
It is recommended this interview be watched on YouTube so you can see the captions. Ozzy is hard to understand at times.
https://youtu.be/-yRVDfrjs54
The interview is conducted by Steve Rosen, one of the true legends in rock journalism. Rosen has a career spanning 50 years, thousands of articles, and several high-profile books with artists like Black Sabbath, Prince, Randy Rhoads, and others. But his most notable work is his recent Eddie Van Halen book, Tonechaser. Tonechaser is considered a must-have book for Eddie Van Halen fans and any music fan. No other book has uncovered so many untold stories about King Edward.
To order Rosen's Tonechaser: https://bit.ly/3MSVTo9
Check out Rosen's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/49hIu1Z
Read Rosen's article written about when he met Black Sabbath in 1974: https://bit.ly/45TxeWX
In the interview, Ozzy talks about:
Early days of Black Sabbath
Why Black Sabbath has stayed together, and why other bands break up
Playing an honest gig
Does he think about the money he’s making
If he thinks Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a different direction than previous Sabbath albums
Why they didn’t record in LA again like they did with Vol.4
Whose idea it was to add strings to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
What the Sab 4 got tired of hearing about
If he is fulfilled by being in Black Sabbath
If he’s working on a solo record
Why and what it was like producing Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by themselves
If there is more of an emphasis on the lyrics on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
If Black Sabbath’s songs mirror society
If he thinks the press is unfair to Black Sabbath
If Sabbath is working on a new album
His fondness for synthesizers and spacey music
Why he wants to make a solo record
How he’d like to learn how to play guitar
His love for Rick Wakeman vs Keith Emerson
If he would have Wakeman play on his solo album
Being on the road and away from home
The movie soundtrack he would have wanted to make
He sums up his current feelings on Black Sabbath and his belief he has helped people
#66 David Lee Roth 2019 Interview
Episode 66
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 • Duration 01:21:09
Last week, we released an interview with David Lee Roth from 1984. This week, we are releasing another Roth interview, but 35 years later. We go from the height of Roth’s Van Halen career to his twilight years. I believe this interview is one of the most honest and humble interviews he’s ever given; he speaks very candidly on many topics.
At the time of this interview in 2019, Roth was 65 years old and promoting his line of tattoo skin care products called Ink the Orginal. In the interview, Roth talks at great lengths about his parents and growing up, the beginning and ending with Van Halen, why he never got married, why he’s never happy, plus so much more.
The interview was conducted by Debbie Millman and was originally aired on her award-winning awesome podcast Design Matters. We are so grateful that Ms. Millman is allowing us to share one of the most insightful David Lee Roth interviews with you. Please use the link below and subscribe to her podcast.
Subscribe to Debbie Millan's Design Matters: https://www.designmattersmedia.com/
00:00:00 - Intro to David Lee Roth interview
00:01:17 - Debbie Millman intro
00:02:19 - Start of David Lee Roth interview
00:02:47 - His Uncle Manny Roth
00:05:29 - His mother, Sibyl Roth, and her toughness on him
00:07:49 - Wearing leg braces as a kid
00:08:41 - His early jobs
00:09:34 - Where his youthful drive came from
00:11:14 - What the Roth family expected when they had get-togethers
00:12:29 - When he first realized he had a talent for singing
00:15:00 - Him being in plays as a child
00:16:11 - He tells where he really learned to sing from
00:18:59 - His parents threaten him with going to a foster home
00:19:16 - If “bad” Dave comes from his mother
00:21:08 - How he was taught to sing like the girls
00:22:43 - How many instruments he plays
00:23:25 - The first meeting with the Van Halen brothers
00:26:31 - Why he and the Van Halen brothers were crosstown rivals
00:28:26 - What inspired him to write music
00:30:57 - The near-death experience that chokes him up even today
00:34:38 - How much of his Playboy image is a story he was creating
00:37:15 - If he is confident he would make it in show business
00:37:33 - The idea of an album band
00:39:00 - An obscure Dutch radio reference
00:40:14 - Did they write Runnin’ with the Devil in 18 minutes
00:42:25 - Who are the best teachers and coaches
00:45:35 - When he has felt sorry for himself
00:46:45 - Why he hasn’t fallen into a lot of traps, other Rock and Rollers did
00:47:28 - Him stealing books
00:48:31 - What kept him from succumbing to drug abuse
00:49:55 - Where his ability to jump high comes from
00:53:46 - Why did he leave Van Halen in 1985
00:54:38 - Why didn’t he ever get married
00:56:44 - His ability to mimic others
00:58:54 - The teleplay he has been working on for three years
01:00:33 - Why his favorite audience is disbelieving nonbelievers
01:01:29 - Why he isn’t happy
01:02:14 - His window time
01:02:53 - How he’s always solving a catastrophe
01:05:12 - Why he decided to start Ink the Orginal
01:07:43 - Why take his life in this direction
01:09:41 - Tattoos today
01:12:11 - The process of making his product
01:13:53 - How the business is doing
01:14:22 - The difference between having a tattoo today and 30 years ago
01:17:37 - What advice would he give someone who has writer’s block
01:19:28 - Squeezing every single moment out of life
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years | Audio Documentary
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 • Duration 01:18:16
PLEASE WATCH ON YOUTUBE.
https://youtu.be/ui_kEJ7C3O0
The documentary has hundreds of Vai-centric facts and stories that even the most ardent fan will not have known. Complete with a Vai’esque quirky sense of humor, the video covers Vai’s life growing up, attending Berklee College, playing with several artists like Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, the David Lee Roth band, and Whitesnake, the recording of both his solo albums Flex-Able and Passion and Warfare, plus Vai’s role in the movie Crossroads, and how he helped create the JEM guitar.
To watch the video version https://youtu.be/ui_kEJ7C3O0
Other information, photos, etc. can be found here: https://bit.ly/3B9P0ZH
Link to Arlen Roth's SoundCloud https://bit.ly/3cLQHTL
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Black Sabbath - Master of Reality | The audio documentary
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 • Duration 58:41
PLEASE WATCH ON YOUTUBE.
You can watch the video version here. https://youtu.be/A6GTf6rOepQ
We take a look at Black Sabbath's masterful third album Master of Reality.
For more information including other credits, articles, and images, please go here. https://bit.ly/385aj2L
Timestamps:
00:00 - Start
00:43 - Intro
01:19 - Evil Woman and Paranoid
02:29 - Changing Management
03:07 - Jim Simpson is fired
03:37 - Sabbath plays Top of the Pops
04:22 - Was Sabbath a bubblegum band?
05:13 - John Peel hates on Sabbath
06:04 - Sabbath’s Peel Sessions
06:35 - John Peel talks about Sabbath
07:05 - Sabbath’s ban on singles
07:41 - Sabbath and Satan
08:54 - First attempt going to the US
10:14 - Confusion with Black Widow
11:31 - Sabbath using Satan for their benefit
13:08 - Coming to America
13:55 - The trial of Charles Manson
14:35 - Arriving in the United States
15:01 - Sabbath’s first concert in the United States
16:20 - Blowing the Small Faces off the stage
16:43 - Playing the West Coast
17:02 - Smoking Angel Dust with Joe Walsh
17:55 - Was there a parade in Sabbath’s honor?
18:40 - Ending the year 1970
20:06 - First day in the studio
20:42 - Spanish Sid
21:14 - Weevil Women 71
21:30 - Paranoid comes out in the United States
21:52 - Myponga Festival
22:13 - Denied entry to Japan
22:44 - The Four Musketeers
23:10 - Touring the United States for Paranoid
23:50 - Playing Union Catholic High School
25:53 - Returning to England
26:31 - Ozzy and his first family
28:10 - Master of Reality will be heavy
29:05 - Tunning down
30:17 - Why they called the album Master of Reality
30:37 - Sweet Leaf
33:51 - Ghost Titles
34:28 - After Forever
34:49 - Geezer Butler as a priest
37:59 - Children of the Grave
39:15 - Mars Bringer of War
40:13 - The Haunting
41:04 - Orchid
42:07 - Lord of this World
44:14 - Solitude
45:52 - Tony Iommi in Jethro Tull
47:35 - Into the Void
49:09 - Soundgarden does their version of Into the Void
51:35 - Various versions of Master of Reality
53:25 - Master of Reality Radio promo
54:02 - Black Sabbath’s Golden Ticket
55:01 - Reception of Master of Reality
55:46 - Nobody but the public digs Sabbath
57:00 - Outro
57:36 - Credits
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Black Sabbath - Sabotage | The audio documentary
Saturday, January 22, 2022 • Duration 31:27
PLEASE WATCH ON YOUTUBE.
https://youtu.be/CH8c4TKrIOo
Sabotage is the sixth studio album by metal pioneers Black Sabbath, released in 1975. It was recorded in the midst of litigation with their former manager Patrick Meehan. The stress that resulted from the band’s ongoing legal woes infiltrated the recording process, inspiring the album’s title.
This documentary looks at all the drama surrounding the band at the time and how shady managers took advantage of Sabbath’s kind nature. The video also examines every song on the album and offers up unearthed facts some fans may have never known.
– Intro
– Writing and Recording Sabotage
– The Tale of the Mangers
– Why Sabbath needed to break away from their first manager
– Don Arden’s thugs
– Jimmy Page gets Threatened
– Don Arden making moves
– The introduction to Patrick Meehan Jr.
– Jim Simpson sues the band
– Some Sabbath Success
– Sabbath starts to crack
– Tony Iommi collapses
– A religious freak tries to stab Tony
– Manipulation by Management
– California Jam Festival
– Quotes from Ozzy/Geezer/Tony on Meehan
– The dark reality of their finances
– The worst part
– Does Sabbath even need a manager?
– Don Arden comes back
– The shadow cast from Patrick Meehan
– Crap Compilations
– Meehan robbing Sabbath
– Sabbath is beginning to fracture
– Crank it up! “Hole in the Sky”
– “Don’t Start (Too Late)”
– Symptom of the Universe
– “Megalomania”
– “Thrill of It All”
– “Supertzar”
– “Am I Going Insane (Radio)”
– “The Writ”
– The band Queen diss track
– “Blow on the Jug”
– The Making of Sabotage’s Album cover
– Reception of Sabotage
– One more stick in the gut by Meehan
– Closing thoughts
– Who made this video?
Credits:
Editor/Writer/Voice/Producer: Alan Berry
Co-Writers:
Mark Enochs
Jason C, aka Godshifter
For all credits go here https://www.thetapesarchive.com/black-sabbath-sabotage-documentary/
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#57 Joey Ramones (The Ramones) interview 1988
Episode 57
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 • Duration 23:59
In this episode, we have the Ramones’ frontman, Joey Ramone. At the time of this interview in 1988, Ramone was 37 years old and was in Japan for a tour.
In the interview, Ramone talks about whether he considers The Ramones a punk band, the most exciting time in music history, how most bands lack originality, and whether rock and roll have paid him back for all of The Ramones' contributions.
The interview is conducted by Steve Harris. To learn more about Steve, please check out our podcast-only interview with him, which is out now. You can find the podcast at thetapesarchive.com.
In the interview, Ramone talks about:
The distinctive sound of The Ramones
How most bands lack originality
The most exciting period for music
His admiration for David Byrne
What The Ramones did with their influences
Why he loved The New York Dolls
His thoughts on David Johansen
Whether he considers The Ramones a punk band
Whether he considers himself a punk
How the Ramones are commercial without trying to be commercial
How he feels about bands like Bon Jovi and Poison
Whether there is a flaw in the kids that likes that type of music
How The Ramones are a multi-dimensional band
Why they wrote "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" and participated in “Sun City”
Ramones Aid
Whether decades from now will he be still singing “Blitzkrieg Bop”
Why the Rolling Stones can go on forever
How The Ramones are always changing
His reaction to hearing that The Ramones are a big influence in Japan
Whether he thinks rock and roll has sufficiently paid him back for all The Ramones’ contributions
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#56 Brad Delp (Boston) 1978 | The first known interview with Delp
Episode 56
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 • Duration 27:02
A never-before-published and first known interview with Boston's original singer Brad Delp.
At the time of this interview in 1978, Delp was 27 years old and was in the midst of recording Boston’s second record.
Two years earlier, Boston released what would become the best-selling debut album of all time until Guns ‘N Roses’ first album.
Full transcript The Tapes Archive
In the interview, Delp talks about how the second album is coming along, if the band Boston is a democracy, his feelings on a recent insult from Elvis Costello, and his self-doubt.
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - Where is the new album? (Start of interview)
01:42 - The flooding of Tom Scholz’s basement
02:59 - Whether the band has recorded any new songs
04:28 - What happens when Tom gets a song idea
05:22 - How the record company feels about a two-year delay between albums
06:51 - Whether he was surprised by the success of the first album
07:17 - His self-doubt
08:45 - The history of Boston and how he got involved in the band
10:40 - The cover songs they played
11:08 - His love for the Beatles
12:42 - How they got signed to Epic Records
14:59 - What type of record deal they got
16:14 - Their “horrendous” early concerts
17:16 - Playing with Black Sabbath
17:59 - What his thoughts on Elvis Costello saying about Boston, “They may sell 9 million records, but they’re about as exciting as a plate of tripe.”
19:21 - Looking up to Rick Derringer
20:40 - How many overdubs were made on the first album
22:03 - What kind of an audience Boston has
23:30 - How the Beatles got him into music
24:16 - Whether the band Boston is a democracy
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#55 Adrian Belew (King Crimson) 1981 Interview
Episode 55
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 • Duration 40:00
A never-before-published interview with Adrian Belew from 1981.
Full transcript The Tapes Archive
In this episode, we have a multi-instrumentalist and the secret weapon for so many bands, Adrian Belew. At the time of this interview in 1981, Belew was 31 years old and was promoting King Crimson’s album Discipline. In the interview, Belew talks about various aspects of playing with the Talking Heads, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, and King Crimson. He goes in-depth on King Crimson’s Discipline, he tells the story about when he got jumped by a gang and finishes the interview telling Marc about his deep love for his family.
In the interview, Belew talks about:
What brought him to King Crimson
Where is currently with the Talking Heads
How he expresses his own personality in the band
The “D” section of Elephant Talk and the meaning behind it
His part in the writing of the album
How he gets that elephant sound
What the lyrics in the song Indiscipline represent
The song Matte Kudasai
What Frame by Frame is about
How his being in the band frees up Robert Fripp
How well Fripp and drummer Bill Bruford get along
If King Crimson as a band has malice and ill will as a constant part of its daily diet
The dynamics of King Crimson
His own plans for solo work
The meaning of the song Thela Hun Ginjeet and how he was beaten up by a gang
Why they don’t play 21st Century Schizoid Man
Younger audiences
What he thinks is attracting new fans to King Crimson
What his solo albums will be like and who’s playing with him
His fascination with rhinos
Where he grew up
Starting with David Bowie
His assessment of the King Crimson’s show at the Metro
How he looks like Mark Knopfler
How he was blasted the night Fripp called him
His surprise when Fripp wanted to call the lineup King Crimson
The very beginnings of his career
His first band
If he is the most famous alumnus from his high school
If Frank Zappa was tough to work for
His Bob Dylan impersonation
If had any problems with Zappa’s lyrics
Why he left Zappa’s band
His deep love for his family
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#54 Pete Townshend (The Who) 1996 Interview
Episode 54
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 • Duration 45:47
In this episode, we have a founding member of The Who, Pete Townshend. At the time of this interview in 1996, Townshend was 51 years old and was promoting his greatest hits record. In the interview, Townshend talks about his plan to no longer make records, the remixing process of Quadrophenia, what’s now important to him, and finding a Jimi Hendrix master in his warehouse.
The interview is conducted by Steve Harris. To learn more about Steve please check out our podcast-only interview with him, which is out now.
Full transcript
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Start of Pete Townshend interview
01:38 - His non-defined image of himself
04:19 - His ability to write story-oriented albums
05:41 - Why it’s very hard to write songs
06:51 - His plan to no longer make records
08:26 - Why he is releasing a compilation album
09:33 - The notion that he hates the Japanese
11:30 - Developing Quadrophenia for a concert theater piece
12:57 - Which album he thinks is The Who’s best
15:08 - The backstory of when The Who revived ‘Quadrophenia’ for Prince’s Trust Concert
18:58 - Remastering old Who albums
20:23 - Writing chamber plays
21:32 - The difficulty of working in movies
22:26 - His lack of enjoyment for music theater
23:28 - What connects music from the ’50s and animation
24:37 - What’s important to him now
26:12 - The remixing process of Quadrophenia
26:57 - The previous poor mastering process of Who records
28:36 - Finding a Jimi Hendrix master in his warehouse
29:38 - The unfinished rock opera “Lifehouse”
32:04 - The mods 30 years later
33:35 - What he found hypocritical playing Black music
37:39 - Chapter 25
39:01 - The songwriting that went into “My Generation”
41:32 - Kurt Cobain and the song “My Generation”
43:18 - Seeing Jimi Hendrix a couple of weeks before he died
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#53 Roger Daltrey (The Who) 1994 Interview
Episode 53
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 • Duration 20:49
A never-before-published interview with Roger Daltrey from 1994.
In the interview, Daltrey talks about:
Whether he has gotten his due from his solo albums
Which album was a writing breakthrough for him
Why he thinks fans have a hard time accepting him outside of The Who
What’s great about The Who’s music
Why The Who isn’t touring
How hard it is singing Who songs
How anger changes in middle age
If he feels competitive with Pete Townshend
If he knew Townshend was competing with him
How Tommy really became a hit record
Why Townshend is the way he is about The Who
Why it was a constant struggle to make more records
How he feels everyone in the band but Pete did not get the recognition they deserved
The chemistry in the band
What was something he was proud of from the Carnegie Hall gig
Playing with the Spin Doctors on the Dave Letterman show.
How his upcoming concert differs from the Carnegie Hall show
What Townshend said to him after the Carnegie show
The challenges with the Carnegie Hall concert
The bad sound at Carnegie Hall
When he knew he was going to take the show on the road
Whether he ever considered hitting the road with a three-member rock band
Whether they considered playing Woodstock ‘94
The story of how he started spinning the microphone
How the music biz is so “bloody corporate”
Whether he thinks he will ever just sit back and relax
Whether he goes to see his contemporaries in concert
Whether he worries he’s going to disappoint fans
Why didn’t the Who do encores
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