Black Sabbath - Zero The Hero (unmixed demo)

[@jasondouglas9496]

Kick ass!!!! Tony's best riff out of a million and born again is my favorite album of all time

[@markrandall7400]

Ozzy Osbourne says the best album of all the albums they did without him. I think it is the Kick-Ass album for sure. I bought the CD and the album in 1983. I got to see them with Ian Gillan What was so hilarious nobody knew who he was. He says don't look so shocked I got this. They tore it up. I agree with you awesome awesome album

[@MicahMicahel]

I actually prefer the demos to the finished album.

[@MicahMicahel]

@@markrandall7400 according to Dio, Ozzy hated him. His wife apparently manipulated him into hating him.... so he wouldn't like the Dio albums straight off. I think for me it would be this album or Heaven and Hell.

[@TheCD5150]

@@MicahMicahel When Ozzy was in Sabbath and Dio was in Rainbow, they were friends. It was only when Ozzy got fired and Dio replaced him that they really disliked each other to say the least.

[@rimpificator]

Bill's excellent snare work should get a mention!

[@xaviermarroquin4507]

That fucken Riff...like the Gods of metal are upon us

[@ast3663]

correct.

[@henriquelana5508]

This album is one of the best examples of how a bad mixing can destroy the music... thousand times better this way than the official release.

[@wandersoncostaesilva751]

I agree.

[@jamesanderson3006]

Shame on Tony and Geezer for allowing it! But I totally agree.

[@omarmallak3795]

Could have been so much better, true

[@jond988]

I heard it live at the Cow palace, stoned for the first time, thought I was going to hell dammit!

[@Dieafreak]

I like the raw gritty dark and groovy production and recording of the original though. Sounds lo-fi and recorded in a garage/ basement. Reminds me of 60’s- mid 70’s obscure psych heavy psych acid dock Proto metal blues rock.

[@erinaig]

Classic album.

[@bennyandersen742]

Damm, those guitars, awesome, so powerful, so dark

[@dolphin66]

Serious goosebumps. Wow, this is powerful and brutal! This line-up and album were both way ahead of their time. This level of heaviness became prevalent later on, but - as so often - Black Sabbath did it first. Ian Gillan has the loose cannon / verge of madness tension that Ozzy had, with also the range and technique that Dio brought to the band. The mixture is awesome.

[@aldersmoke1]

Too bad he's so damn shrill. He's got great range but all the treble in his voice really grates on my ears. Maybe in a remix they can tamp it down some.

[@Liam8VIII]

Crazy that the demo sounds far better than the album version.

[@rvtelevision2274]

Nah

[@0l3k6]

this isnt a demo though, its just the unmixed versions of the songs you hear on the normal album

[@ElekiSerket]

Pretty sure this is the demo, the chorus has different words

[@jameslonergan4831]

would like to see this lineup again

[@anthonyspina5723]

@@robbyhotchkiss2406 Don't you mean Glenn Highes and Jorne Lande?

[@robbyhotchkiss2406]

@@anthonyspina5723 yeah, I brain farted,again. Whoops

[@facaseulivro]

I think Gillan's not able to do vocals like these again... Maybe Glenn Hughes...

[@anthonyspina5723]

@@facaseulivro Yeah he's up there in years and if you've heard the latest Purple stuff you know he can't. No knock on Gillan - one of the all-time greats - but 38+ years since the album came out it's a bit unreasonable to expect the same performance. Hell of an album though. IMO one of Sabbath's best.

[@HECKSTER69]

Hell yeah

[@GachaMetal]

This version freaking rules.

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Mad to think that this album was recorded at The Manor where Mike Oldfield recorded Tubular Bells (and therefore the theme for the Exorcist) back in the 70s

[@veryevilnip]

Re-release this album Remastered Unmixed!

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Absolutely and make it a deluxe edition and put the Worcester Maryland show as the second CD. I would definitely get it.

[@martinjones6762]

That would be fantastic Toni iommi wants it released again in some form or another he rates the album highly and Ian Gillan loved the album until the final mix 👹sabbaths most evil sounding and heaviest album

[@idjut1080]

Like I’m the idjut lol

[@agentstanley29]

@@johnkatsoudas4767 Sharon would.have to approve... not gonna happen, ESPECIALLY with THIS album 😆😬🙄

[@matheusribeiro3105]

@@agentstanley29 true, she knows that "digital bitch" Its a "tribute"

[@Biden_Cult_Morons]

Metal will never die \m/

[@TVEyeDirt1970]

If it does die it will come back as a very badass zombie.

[@user-sn1lu5yi6r]

Amazing recording. Legendary.

[@hannaelfar4271]

One of the Loudest concert I’ve ever been to

[@gerritlipiec5796]

oooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the hero

[@TVEyeDirt1970]

Back when they thought the Zero was a letter O, and pronounced it that way. Or at least that's my guess :D

[@lucasthompson1650]

That’s the best (and funniest) guess at an explanation I’ve heard. It checks out, too, cuz I’ve done that with passwords. 🤣

[@highdb1]

@@TVEyeDirt1970 too funny. Better than Spinal Tap.

[@gitaneVYS491R]

I've been listening to Born Again since '83, some good songs on there. Would've been a great album if it sounded like this. I'll need to check out the rest of these "unmixed demos".

[@tony69em]

In the beginning, either ozzy or Butler said to Iommi, "Have you heard how heavy this Zeppelin band is?". Iommi replied, "Yes, we'll be heavier." This is far more heavier than Zeppelin and Deep Purple combined!

[@zodiac6968]

Just not as good.

[@JerryMetal1979]

Great Gillan

[@scottrobinson9752]

I've heard that Tony wanted to remix the album tracks, for the Deluxe Edition, but nobody knows where the multi tracks are. The best they could do was to remaster the stereo master. The Deluxe Edition ended up including a live disc from the Reading Festival... it's pretty good. But I like Worcester, Maryland better. It would be great to hear a properly mastered version of that show.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Absolutely!!! That Worcester, Maryland show sounds phenomenal and the setlist is amazing also. That should have been the show on the second CD of the Born Again deluxe edition. Hopefully one day they release this version of Born Again unmixed and it came with the Worcester Maryland show. I would definitely get it.

[@Artie4001]

Yeah, it was said that they don't know what happened to the Master Tapes. It would be great if they found them so they can re-mix it....The mix on the album was bad...

[@ChimpusKongus]

They found the tapes this week so hopefully a remix comes soon

[@scottrobinson9752]

@@ChimpusKongus ...Are you serious?!!! Thats awesome!!!!

[@ChimpusKongus]

@@scottrobinson9752 Ya, im hoping for a remix soon since he said on interview he's considering it. If he does idk if it'll be before he remixes the albums with Tony Martin or what

[@sped6954]

I can't believe how much clearer this sounds than the final release. Tony mentioned a few years back that he had found the master recording for this album and that he was considering mixing and/producing it again from that recording. I'd love to hear this album again, only this time the way they all intended it to sound. Other than Ozzy, this is my favorite Black Sabbath lineup. Too bad it only lasted for one album and that Ian didn't think himself right for the part, because he absolutely was. Tony thought they were getting a permanent member of the band when he joined and I think he was quite confused when Ian announced that he was leaving.

[@frank6236]

Wow, what a blast. A criminally underrated record.

[@nassera]

I love the butchered production of the final release. It's so muddy and bad, it sets a certain vibe for me. The compositions of this special black sabbath album are phenomenal. Sure, the unmixed demos sound better, but the production is still sub-par. I love to hear them both. They should unite in this formation once again.

[@Terminxman]

I agree that the release has a certain tone that’s very dark and atmospheric. I just wish the guitar cut through more especially on disturbing the priest and this song. Iommi’s tone in this era is my favorite

[@HighBestkillerROBLOX]

It wouldn’t be a full reunion because we don’t have Geoff Nicholls anymore 😭

[@RowOfMushyTiT]

@@Terminxman Shockwave has the best Iommi tone imo (esp. the solo and all the layered guitars)

[@DavidNeumeier-wp2oc]

Black Sabbath as Purple Sabbath Frank Tony Iommi, Terry Geezer Butler, William 'Bill' Thomas Ward & Ian Gillian Masterpiece Demo recording sessions.

[@ferox965]

I wish there was a release for this of some kind.

[@IDHLEB]

Тирири, Зироу-Хироу

[@tonyv5202]

Loving it! .. one of my fav Sabbath tracks

[@marcianojuniormaraschin5080]

Magnífico!!!

[@l.salisbury1253]

Iommi would later employ a similar riff on "buried alive" (1992)...

[@caljerm]

...but not before he reused it on Anno Mundi in 1990 😁

[@JoseGomez-ys3zs]

Superb demo!

[@TheSeamuss]

One person does not deserve to be Born Again! Love this album!

[@mafiosino]

Best version by far

[@christianzaccone4347]

I wonder where GNR came up with that Paradise City riff with anyway?

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Absolutely! I remember the first time I heard Paradise City and I noticed right away that the riff was very similar to Zero The Hero.

[@Thegamer10113]

Slash admitted to stealing it

[@boris29122000]

@@Thegamer10113 where did he say that?

[@abelmontalvo4052]

@@Thegamer10113 bring out the evidence

[@dreamstationguarilha4508]

I agree with you although it is hard for to me think anybody understanding anything the guys were playing, because the original release was so muffed. :P

[@jaystuart9200]

Not as muddy as the mixed, I like it much better

[@DrTomoculus]

The demo is better mixed than the album version!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@raymondgarcia2359]

Epic

[@niccolorovelli4378]

Holy shit this is awesome!!!

[@larrydest1466]

Even better unmixed this is the best sabbath album along with mob rulrs

[@chris10isleyen]

I can’t wait for the remix to come out.

[@stevegiles9080]

So much better than the mix album. You csn hear the drums

[@rollajoint70s]

This is better than the finished product (IMHO, of course)....Def Leppard hated in which is why I probably like it so much. Tune to standard and you're in Paradise City....Classic ///Thumbs up :)

[@fuckamericanidiot]

Def Leppard make horrible music, terrible band

[@shspurs1342]

Why does this unmixed demo. Sound better than the actually album version.

[@abelmontalvo4052]

That's how it usually goes

[@mafiosino]

Raw baby

[@erdisspencer2108]

the video was fucking tripped out!!

[@robpinnegar6346]

Some of the tracks on this demo are the same ones that were used on the final version. There are a couple of places where Bill's snare timing is very slightly off, and these occur in the same places as on the album. Also, the verse vocals and guitar solos sound exactly identical. The transition on the vocals from verse to chorus has always sounded a bit disjointed to me. Suspect it is because the chorus parts were re-recorded later.

[@jamespbenavidez9610]

Bad ass

[@ast3663]

a w e s o m e.

[@marcoverissimosilvalima]

massa

[@splatznplugs]

So much better than the album. The vocals sounded muffled on the album.

[@paulsalinas2545]

Light it up.

[@JuanFernandez-xc9kt]

sonido extraordinario de esta alineación Iommi, Butler, Guillan y Bevan.

[@blackquicksandmusic2365]

GR8

[@paulsalinas2545]

Yep .

[@HighBestkillerROBLOX]

Wow, this has the original lyrics and it’s longer!

[@SPNKr16]

I need this in FLAC. Please help me out!

[@AdamLB]

1000th like

[@LASKARIKOS]

They should keep Martin Birch for that too..

[@ericbrewer2409]

With a magic in their music as they eat raw liver...for Ozzy

[@davesaenz3732]

1983 Born Again 🎸

[@MikeHunt90731]

The one dislike came from Ozzy probably lol

[@X1xone]

@Vance Savage Yeah, it was not like Gillan replaced Ozzy. That was Dio, and by this time Ozzy had hit it big. More likely Dio saying it sucks. :)

[@joelombrdo]

I hear Ozzy liked the album

[@anthonyspina5723]

@@X1xone Actually Dio and Gillian were friends so no. What Dio did day was he thought the album title was amusing saying "if they weren't Born Again with me I don't know when they'd be born again." Lol!

[@tuliofuzato]

WOW! GREAT! ----- GILLAN RULERS -------

[@idjut1080]

Give this back to the Sabbath camp goddamn it. I want a remix not a bootleg of a bootleg

[@bernardoiglesias7067]

this riff is from fuckin' hell.

[@paulsalinas2545]

What's going down on Ferndale?

[@frederickreed4604]

This is great, where did it come from ?

[@frederickreed4604]

Thats Pontus.

[@frederickreed4604]

Sorry, THANKS !

[@laeldestan1536]

The production of this record was brutally awful. It actually sounded like a blanket covered every amplifier in the studio. Oddly enough Sabbath were managed by Don Arden at the time and he is Sharon Osbourne's father which might explain why this production failed miserably.

[@umpygoodness2369]

@@laeldestan1536 Gillan said Geezer supervised the final mix in London, without the rest of the band, and surmised it was cuz Geezer liked the LOW end,not the treble.

[@cobe398]

@@laeldestan1536 I like it

[@tomsab4778]

How did you obtzin this？

[@douglas2902]

They created a monster 👹

[@humungushumungus213]

Murdock & Cockfart version is the best

[@PossessedBR]

0:13 Iommi's guitar sounds like a baby crying...

[@doasthywilt]

Better than dio

[@jjrj8568]

sooo, it was the mix that totally fucked-up this album this sounds like 1980-81 glory...

[@umpygoodness2369]

this un-mixed version is MUCH better than the released record!! MUCH clearer etc! (Funny that it seems like Gillan had NOT YET come up with the ZERO part of the chorus!)

[@Terminxman]

@@umpygoodness2369 I actually prefer that, I'm usually too embarrassed to have this turned up with my windows down because of the vocals on this album.

[@dougsmith7083]

This tour was a real mess. Gillian and Sabbath looked great on paper but, with Bill Ward's alcohol issues being out of control and, Sabbath adding Bev Bevan on drums for the tour...it just lacked any cohesiveness or, spark. This tune kicks major ass. In hindsight the album is not as weak as originally thought. Some ideas just don't pan out as we'd hoped they would

[@Elñoño999]

Sera el unico tema de doom metal de ian gillan ya que la del demo suena mas doom que la que eligieron para sacar el albun.

[@PATROLBOAT73]

IF THIS WAS BILL WARD on DRUMS...WOW,,,,SUBLIME BRILLIANCE

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

I believe that the unmixed tracks came from a tape that Bill gave his gf at the time

[@thewaltbrownellchannel9318]

Bill did all the drumming on this album stone cold sober , Then relapsed for the tour

[@KRS2000]

It's a shame Bill relapsed because his drumming on this album was very good. Plus the fact he said this album was the very first time he played totally clean and sober. It shows, too.

[@stevegiles9080]

I can hear drums

[@tony69em]

Don't get me wrong. I fucking LOVE Bill Ward. But these drums are fucking badass!

[@JoaquinGonzales-mm8ci]

el album lo grabo bill ward lo unico que no salio de gira

[@maximilianoschenfeld4785]

It's actually Bill Wars 😂

[@GrayWoIf]

what does he say during chorus?

[@darrinpope5294]

@@MrRictusgrin yes the 4th time, but what about the first three...oh no the hero?

[@redcastlearmy]

@@darrinpope5294 I can't make it out either.

[@clintwiz]

same

[@caljerm]

Does nobody on earth know the answer to this? I've been looking - can't find it

[@AlexandraSzewczyk]

Accept the fact that you're the second rate Life is easy for you It's all served up on a gold plated plate And we don't even to talk to you Your face is normal that's the you're bred And that's the way you're going to stay Your head is firmly nailed to your channel But someone else's fingers on the control panel What you gonna be, what you gonna be brother Zero the hero Don't you want to be, don't you want to be brother Zero the hero When you gonna be, when you gonna be brother Zero the hero You sit there watch it all burn down It's easy and breezy for you You play your life to a different sound No edge no edge you got no knife have you Your life is a six lane highway to no-where You're going so fast you're never ever Gonna get down there Where heroes sit by the river With the magic in their music as they eat raw liver You stand there captain we all look You really are mediocre You are the champion in the acme form book But I think you're just a joker Your facedown life ain't so much of a pity But the un-a-duckin' way you're walkin' around The city with your balls and your head full of nothing It's easy for you sucker but you really need stuffing

[@paulsalinas2545]

Smoke on some water.

[@thewaltbrownellchannel9318]

The Album cover is pure EVIL. Just like the content.

[@paulsalinas2545]

Remember me ?Mom.

[@timmybash]

How could someone fuck up an album mix so bad .

[@Grandmastergav86]

Interesting how Guns'N'Roses ripped off the riff but did a much worse job. Zero The Hero is far superior to Paradise City.

[@caljerm]

this riff has been ripped off and recycled a thousand times - even by Tony himself (Anno Mundi, Buried Alive)

[@humungushumungus213]

I don’t hear it. This kicks ass. Paradise City is ok, but doesn’t sound at all like this, it sounds lame GnR pop rock😂

[@paulsalinas2545]

This is disturbing the people.

[@jbatts7189]

Good song. But Ian Gillan never really fit the Sabbath lineup

[@matthewlambert5364]

Yes he did. His vocals are pure evil, especially on disturbing the priest

[@bennyandersen742]

I disagree, he did a very good job on this album, just listen to "disturbing the priest", I can't really think of anyone doing that like him

[@joeylodes]

Loved it

[@chris10isleyen]

I prefer Gillian over Dio, Gillian’s vocals fit with the tone that Sabbath tried to go for.

[@jamespbenavidez9610]

Paradise City? GNR thiefs