Black Sabbath - When Death Calls Live

When Death Calls Live Gzira Malta 25-08-1995

[@billjannusch]

I love all eras of Black Sabbath, but this was a great time and an incredibly killer song back then. I still love it..I bought "Headless Cross" when it first came out and loved it. I still do..

[@CarlosPilot]

The "Tony Martin" phase in Black Sabbath is wonderful, full of great songs and very good albums, a pity that there is a lot of live and good quality content missing from this passage of Martin on Sabbath

[@MrFrostien]

That bass intro is simply beautiful

[@fullmetalguy8357]

Tony Martin was the only member to ever properly acknowledge Geoff Nicholls. There's a reason when TM went solo, Geoff joined him. I never liked that he was credited as a session member on their albums, because he was as much of a backbone to the band as Tony was. R.I.P.

[@a.soleares]

Toni, Geezer!

[@thewurm9177]

Classy move by Martin to introduce Nicholls. He also played a considerable amount of live rhythm guitar but that was NEVER mentioned. He was loyal to Tony Iommi until the end...

[@danielvazquez7889]

It gave me goosebumps at the sound of bass playing the intro.

[@gianlucat7890]

Best intro of all time. That bass makes me dream.

HAPPY (65th) BIRTHDAY, NEIL!!! (born 27 August 1950) Neil Murray is a Scottish bass player, best known for his work in Whitesnake, The Brian May Band, Black Sabbath and with Gary Moore.

[@guillermomartinlasheras2325]

twitter.com/guillermolh68/status/1042935631142375429

[@misswendywalker]

Hate to say this but I prefer Tony Martin over Ozzy

[@paulwylie4380]

agreed..............

they're both different singers thats the point

[@theaxis2000]

That makes 3 of us!

[@MarkLipka]

Even on the Ozzy songs? Or, do you mean that you like the Tony Martin era better?

[@theaxis2000]

Yes, the Tony Martin era, but truly, he does have more range and power to his vocals than Ozzy

[@СТАРИК-с4и]

ВЕЛИЧЕСТВЕННО !!! Жалко тех людей которые не чувствуют и не понимают это.

[@CarlosPilot]

A fase "Tony Martin" no Black Sabbath é maravilhosa, repleta de músicas ótimas e álbuns muito bons, uma pena que falta muito conteúdo ao vivo e em boa qualidade desta passagem do Martin no Sabbath

[@muhammadnoorbinrohani39]

Black Sabbath is the world best heavy metal band in the world.

[@ADDISON857]

I’m proud🔥Muhammad 👋but atmosphere Musicians -Singers... is very BAD‼️Him change after one, two years Vocalists... they get up... Ronnie, Ray, Tony, Hughes.... 🤷‍♀️bye, Muhammad 👋

[@richardhincemon]

​@@ADDISON857And still the greatest band 😊

[@zeesterboy]

Tony Martin is a class act this line up was superb

[@misswendywalker]

Been a black sabbath fan since I was 18, now 61. My all time favourite track.Don't red-line favourite. that's how it should be spelt.

[@davetorre1694]

This song, "Kill in the Spirit World", and "Call of the Wild". Iommi seemed to be at his peak with this album and TYR. I'll be 60 in February; been listening to them since 15. "War Pigs", "Into the Void", and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", have worn off to some degree because of time.

[@Thalys756]

The era that I like the less of Sabbath is Ian Gillan, though I really appreciate all eras, and despite loving the classics with Ozzy and Dio, I would argue that this song's introduction and The Sign of The Southern Cross is the one which give me more chills. This surely is one of my favourites songs as well. You're damn right. And the intro of this version is by far the best I've listened.

[@Thalys756]

The only thing that makes me sad is seeing that in 1990 he already couldn't sing the high notes of this song, although I saw a performance a video of he performing this song in 2008, and was pretty good despite his age.

[@stevegarland1526]

I'm 69. First heard, and traded albums for Black Sabbath's first two albums when I was 15. 1970

[@leonardodejesus4576]

Tony Martin claramente é um grande cantor, só que de studio, ao vivo ele não faz metade do que se espera dele. Aqueles agudos incríveis da versão de studio simplesmente não existe nas apresentações ao vivo.

[@Thalys756]

Existem apenas nos primeiros shows dessa turnê, em meados de 1989. Especialmente no show de Manchester e Nova York. Eu acho que assim como Bon Jovi, ele não tinha uma boa técnica vocal e forçava a própria voz. Nesses shows que mencionei, ele mete todos os agudos e notas altas, mas em alguns momentos dá pra ouvir que ele tá fazendo esforço. Além disso, em meados de 1992-1994 n tenho ctz, na turnê do Cross Purposes, ele pegou uma infecção na garganta. Não sei se isso afetou a voz dele permanentemente, mas depois dessa época, ele nunca mais cantou do mesmo jeito que cantava em 1989-1990.

[@nanomoura9389]

@@Thalys756 não importa como seja, mas sim de que o timbre de voz do Tony Martin é muito bom, e gosto muito do Gleen Hughes também, o pessoal fala do Dio, mas não gosto tanto da voz dele, embora fosse um bom vocalista, já o Ozzy acho péssimo, o que faz o Ozzy destacar é fato dele ter um vocal muito característico e ter uma personalidade um tanto quanto peculiar, de todos os vocalistas o Black Sabbath, foi o que mais chamou a atenção por ser o mais excêntrico, coisa que o Dio, o Gillian, o Hughes e o Martin não são, mas eu gosto de quem tem uma melhor performance vocal e não de quem é mais excêntrico mesmo, aí.

[@Thalys756]

@@nanomoura9389 concordo com tudo exceto a parte do Dio. Dio era muito técnico e tinha uma voz única tbm. Não tão característica quanto do Ozzy. Mas Dio era realmente um músico, sabia compor, escrever, etc. Ele junto com o Sabbath se reinventaram, criando músicas épicas. The Sign of The Southern Cross por exemplo, é uma delas. Ozzy mesmo sem técnica, era muito carismático e com uma voz única. Junto com o Sabbath basicamente criou o metal, deixou um legado de inúmeras músicas épicas tbm. O Martin fica pra mim, no top 3 com Ozzy e Dio. Não consigo ranquea-los pq sou fã dos 3 por aspectos diferentes. O Martin além do alcance vocal imoral, tbm tem músicas sensacionais com o Sabbath. Hoje ele tem uma técnica boa, aprendeu a cantar sem forçar tanto a voz, mas infelizmente já tava muito desgastada a voz dele. Hoje ele ao vivo, é trsite de ver. Algumas músicas antigas ele consegue cantar legal, mas a maioria fica bem ruim.

[@nanomoura9389]

@@Thalys756 claro, eu não discordo quanto ao Dio, é apenas uma preferência minha, o Dio não faz tanto a minha cabeça se comparado ao Tony Martin e o Gleen Hughes, mas isto é uma questão pessoal minha, tanto que gosto muito do Mob Rules e do Rainbow que foi aonde o Dio despontou, mas não gosto tanto da carreira solo do Dio, acho meio forçado algumas coisas como a mãozinha dos dois dedos, a coisa meio medieval e teatral, algumas idolatrias que acabam envolvendo o Dio, que é também um dos motivos de eu ter ressalvas quanto ao Ozzy, acho que muita gente valoriza mais imagem e postura rebelde dos dois, do que a música propriamente mesmo, aí.

[@trowerz]

I saw Sabbath in a bar for Cross Purposes..Lemmy and co. opening up...HOLY FUCK! I lost my voice for 3 days!!

[@sergiodavila5269]

MISGUIDED MORTALS!!!! YOU’ll BURN WITH ME!!!! Such a badass lyric 🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥

[@betamusic5487]

I came here to see how Iommi would interpret Brian May's original solo. Pretty much copied it surprisingly but brilliant!

[@jerrywoods4066]

Sadly not as good as the studio on the lead

[@21Piloteer]

Perhaps but May isn't missing the tips of two fingers either.

[@betamusic5487]

@@21Piloteer Iommi's lack of fingertips didn't stop him from playing well, there are plenty of examples. The advantage of a studio performance over a live one, is you can record as many takes as you need to get it perfect.

[@pervertedmind]

Death called, said that this is good.

[@nuckythompson6149]

Best lineup for me.So sad that i don't attend Moscow concert in 1989..i was too fucking young..4 y.o))

[@rockandrollfan470]

Lawrence Cottle did so well on this bass intro

[@betamusic5487]

That's not Lawrence Cottle, it's Neil Murray. Whitesnake's original bass player.

[@thefonzkiss]

@@betamusic5487 Cottle did it on the album.

[@betamusic5487]

@@thefonzkiss this isn't the album though, it's a live concert with Murray on bass.

[@rockandrollfan470]

@@betamusic5487 talking about the creator of the bass line. Why would I give credit to someone covering it.

[@betamusic5487]

@@rockandrollfan470 I was just pointing out that you're mistaken, this isn't Cottle in the video.

[@Lauv]

My favorite Sabbath song at the moment

[@СофиМузыка]

Да, слов нет, одни эмоции. Класс !

[@andresc228]

holy shit this gig is perfect....Tony was great that year

[@MrBurns-xw7yg]

tony martin has the facial hair of Serj Tankian, thts the first thing tht came to me wen I saw tony martin's facial hair XD

[@alemarks5239]

Iommi deveria fazer uma turnê com o Tony para pagar a dívida do passado

[@oscarmedina9894]

Tony Martin gran voz ....!!!

[@666mazzie666]

Nice bass intro! :)

[@raphaelsanchezpfaff8918]

Bad live performance from Tony Martin. He can´t hit one single high note. Jesus, how bad must a singer be???

[@misswendywalker]

Deeply shocked Uptheglassboys. Just read the album credits and it says thanks for the solo, Brian May.

[@jeffersongoncalves2496]

Tony Martin is a magnificent vocalist, but I realize that his image was suffocated within the band, never mentioning that he was once a member of BLACK SABBATH.

[@bigblockelectra]

is neil playing harmonics on that first part? my bass doesn't go that high hehe

[@qdaveq6597]

Yes, false harmonics played by resting his thumb on the string at the appropriate point.

[@kulto1986]

D´artagnan on vocals !! hehe love Mr Martin

[@massimogiammaria5945]

l'introduzione di neil murray su questa canzone è qualcosa di meraviglioso 😙

[@geraldwoodruff3494]

I prefer Dio and Tony Martin And of course my favorite Glenn Hughes over Ozzy any day !

[@trowerz]

Gerald Woodruff Very well stated...GH🤘

[@tbone_steak5254]

I like every era tbh please dont smite

[@krisbritwres394]

@@tbone_steak5254 he can say what he wants, his opinion, you're the only smiter here

[@johnmcminn9455]

Glenn is great . Don't forget Ray Gillen, what he did live June 2ed 1987 was amazing kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn6wdICuf6mVn9k

[@Anjohl]

The Martin era is the most consistent of the Sabbath eras IMHO.

[@croistoirohaodha8904]

Fucking super, class watching NEIL MURRAY PLAYING THE INTRO SAVAGE BASS PLAYER, only ever seen him play live once and that was when WHITESNAKE played the SfFX DUBLIN in th early 80s. Would have loved to see that show, great line up,and a classic Black Sabbath Album

[@debbieathy5204]

Love this song and this band

[@aguamaniac]

I was there!

[@alejandrozambra7330]

Que tema mas bueno,epico y esa intro que tiene es un regalo para cualquier oido metalero,

[@RltchieI]

Bobby Rondinelli

[@LibertyisandofChrist]

Tony Iommi _____________ is Black Sabbath. © S. Wesley Mcgranor 6/17/93

[@raynalreyes5769]

man age kills the voice... this guy could sing in that album.

[@regularjack2]

His technique was also not the best

[@rockandrollfan470]

This was only 9years after headless

[@CaribSurfKing1]

Tony does Brian’s solo really well

[@TahaSatriani]

Toni is the best

[@leonardospinola926]

I love this song so much... on the CD record. To hear the singer dowtune the song and use playback... is so sad. ( 2:52 and throughout many other verses...)

[@Vorticy135]

Look up the Manchester 1989 version.

[@canoelicker]

@John4507 ... at this date ( today ) as I watch and love this I am 43. Awesome.

[@AerikVon]

Absolutely amazing

[@cubby3o5]

So it is Geoff doing the backup. I thought it was just playback.

[@Stefan-]

Its probably playback, possibly with his voice mixed in, but Geoff could sing and he have even played both guitar and bass in Black sabbath besides playing keyboards. He really did some great memorable keyboard in Black sabbath.

[@blablabloly]

@aguamaniac Youre fuckin lucky i am only 14 years old.

[@ADDISON857]

Wonderful « INTRO »🎶👍And Performance Tony🔥💋. For Lommi » Thé DARK YEARS Sabbaths « with TONY , no charisma ‼️🌚... for You... what is? Great or no🤷‍♀️🎵For CROWDS... yeh🙏What is TALENTED ? ‼️CROWDS comings on STAGE🙏🤷‍♀️She are HERE, for the Band and ... the SINGER🎵💋TONY, it’s ALRIGHT‼️🔥I’m been Year always.... ERA 2021 a pleasure listen TONY🔥💥without MODÉRATION 🤷‍♀️💋

[@simonikjan]

At this date I celebrated my second birthday =)

[@aquilesbaeza9264]

La versión de black sabbath con The cat Martin es alucinante muy buena del mismo nivel que con Ozzy y dio

[@aguamaniac]

@blablabloly I was 23 at the time of that gig. I will be 39 next month.

[@rossanomacchioni1495]

Tony Martin was better in studio than Live I appreciate, but listen to DVD live disappointed me. Some one comparated with Ronnie J Dio... There is not comparison in Live Ronnie singing better... Dio was Colossus of Metal classic Voice🤘

[@kerriloid_]

Listen to a live in Manchester 1989, or Hammersmith Palladium 1989, or 1990 live

[@Просвет-у4в]

Тони не вытягивает..Должен ходить к учителю пения...Обязан...

[@Jhonrockpaulo]

🎉

[@BlackWhitecure]

Cool tony martin Sabbath song !!

[@leonardojensenribeiro7252]

Its sad to see that the stage was that short and poor, for those dudes. Anyway, Sabbath will always be good, no matter who is in it.

[@baldheaddriver5]

vocals ars TOTALLY weak..nothing to wait for..no high pitch nothing..not good !!..too bad..i really like this tune because of the old great vocals on studio version...I'm 😢

[@RltchieI]

Maybe you’ll prefer this from before his throat infection. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXTaf5Zvat2bmJI

[@thegusb1]

Great era of Tony Iommi, if you want to hear a band in this vein check out Sorcerer - The Crowning Of The Fire King, also they have an EP out with a great cover of this and Rainbow's Gates Of Babylon.

[@daviddelvalle9650]

Am I the only one that hears a difference and gets irritated between live and studio Tony martin🤔

[@RltchieI]

Maybe not wise to judge his voice on the Cross Purposes tour as he struggled trying to sing through a throat issue. This clip below shows he was well capable of performing pretty close to the album. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmfOXp-ld9J6aacsi=J5l29HksxveziW9K

[@daviddelvalle9650]

@@RltchieI I'd love to hear the rest of that

[@RltchieI]

@@daviddelvalle9650I will upload the full video of the song soon & will post the link here.

[@kerriloid_]

​@@RltchieIЖдëм!!!

[@Andyanddiana467]

The rotating fan really ties the stage together.

[@MrAdriancooke]

This era of Sabbath is my favourite and is massively underrated: Iommi seems to be ashamed of it or something. Don't know why.

[@PeekaPeep]

It was mainly because those albums were not promoted properly by their label at that time. Iommi even mentioned it when Sabbath were touring Toronto during their 'Headless Cross' period and being shocked (AND STEAMED) at discovering that most major music retailers in the area didn't even have the album in stock at the time of release! Sad, that one and its follow-up 'Tyr' should've been automatic platinum-sellers too. Even 'Cross Purposes' should've gone gold at least, that one was easily the best Tony Martin-era Sabbath album of the 90s... >;-)

[@betornween]

The fact that Tony Iommi spent over a decade trying to replace RJD and not Ozzy says all you need to know about who he thought was the better Sabbath singer. If they were managed by Don Arden, Sharon Osbourne's dad during the Martin years it would go a long way to explain the lack of promotion.

[@vaneipontes3824]

Geoffrey James Nicholls 🎹 😔 Terence Joseph Michael Butler Anthony Philip Harford Anthony Frank Iommi Robert "Bobby" Rondinelli

[@timothyholtze6245]

Nice lead Mr Iommi.!

[@muhammadnoorrohani1690]

Black Sabbath - When death calls. Live.

[@vaneipontes3824]

Geoffrey James Nicholls 🎹 😔 Terence Joseph Michael Butler Anthony Philip Harford Anthony Frank Iommi Robert "Bobby" Rondinelli What a Song What a Line Up What a Line Up

[@jugheadmcanus]

Tony Martin had a great skullet!

[@timothyholtze6245]

Geof is dead too now.

[@JDarkley]

I'm trying to find the rest of this concert, does anyone have it?

[@eeby7]

love the tony martin era but was he under the weather here? he doesn't seem at his best?

[@jackpage3857]

TM has always struggled live. Its a shame but he pushes too hard in the studio and cant replicate it on a long tour

[@pauloraduarte]

It seems that without air...he forced his voice...

[@johnmcminn9455]

That is exactly what blows me away about Glenn Hughes and Ray Gillen, they have the stamina live to power belt range over the top of the studio. versions.

[@carmelodigrazia728]

@@johnmcminn9455 agreed pal

[@elderkime]

@@johnmcminn9455 All of these singers have struggled live. Glenn did during the Seventh star tour

[@StartabandDuran]

Well you can be that Tony Martin concert, but I'd like to see it.

[@neil1390]

Never liked the Tony Martin vocals

[@kerriloid_]

what the hell you doing here?

[@minervapenn9725]

Me encanta la voz de Ozzy, la de el difunto Dio pero creo que la de Tony Martin es mi favorita.

[@ADDISON857]

OZZY👎🏿RAY👍🏿👍🏿, Tony👍🏿👍🏿, Ronnie🤘🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿☄️

[@davesaenz3732]

To play with Iommi, damm.

[@BrunoCAGAS]

tony

[@jeanthrotull]

Who is the drummer?

[@fernandomoralesrain]

Bobby rondinelli

[@vivianpurple3263]

BOBBY RONDINELLI - 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁💋💋💋💋💋🤝👌🍷🍾🇺🇦.

[@scottyflamingo1413]

Would have loved to hear a version of Dio singing this. It would have been one of Sabbath's biggest hits if so.

[@Eccentricjuices]

Dude place bass like a fucking guitar.

[@L0104870]

the best

[@charlyflowers859]

Is Bobby Rondinelli on drums or is anyone else?

[@RltchieI]

Yes Bobby is on drums.

[@misswendywalker]

Just like to say made a compilation sabbath cd. Think my parcel shelf was made by Ryvita cos it turned to dust. Had to make a new one out of Contiplas. That's cupboard shelf naterial!

[@eeby7]

Having great difficulty in downloading the track 'Headless Cross' but i heard a rumour its been made unreachable, don't know if thats true.

[@DannyMostarac-zn6wd]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mramaretto114]

Fantastic studio song sucks hard live but thats ok

[@siamois71]

Jesus fucking Christ... right after the killer bass intro by Murray, Tony Martin ruins the song.

[@MichaelHemotoxin]

I believe satan lives in the souls of the dying!!!!

[@nunoharris]

Hi Whats the brand of bass , and what pedals is Neil Murray using ? Thanks.

[@RltchieI]

He’s playing custom Aria Pro II bass guitars on this video, sorry I can’t help when it comes to pedals.

[@stevegarland1526]

Sorely missing Geezer

[@loouuni]

Is Geoff Nichols really singing "when death calls" or is it just a playback?

[@Fils666]

i look into wiki and its looks like he is only present by "keyboardist" for BS. So i guess its just samples, that he turn on. Just like in song "Headless cross"

[@misswendywalker]

Tony Martin

[@aaronmcmahon7462]

It's both playback and Geoff.

[@michaelmfwayne]

Geoff always sang backup live.

[@capodelmetal9457]

Obvious: samples , too sad.. awful !

[@RltchieI]

It's one hell of a strange fitst like finger technique :-s

[@batphink2655]

Great song and the onty time I;ve seen Tony Martin struggle to hit a note or two but this happens on the road at times!

[@RltchieI]

Sadly on the Cross Purposes tour he tried to sing through a throat issue which affected his voice.

[@RltchieI]

On the TYR tour he was in fine form when doing this song kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmfOXp-ld9J6aacsi=bEZrKWzwc6k22VlG

[@arthie88]

awe inspiring \m/

[@alexandrerocker]

I Want to see ozzy singing this song

[@alemarks5239]

Never

[@xxxxSHADOWxxxxxX]

No you dont

[@misswendywalker]

Material just in case anyone thinks I can't spell

[@alfred4012]

Wow wow wow, geezer butler gets no respect??, are you people serious, MARTIN IS A GREAT SINGER, BUT IN MY EYES HE'S A RIP OFF OF DIO, PLAIN AND SIMPLE, SORRY!

[@RltchieI]

Tony & Ronnie aren’t even in the same vocal range some comparing chalk with cheese is quite strange. Yes he can sing Dio, Ozzy & Hughes Sabbath song, but his voice sounds nothing like any of theirs. Now had you said say Ray Gillen there may have been a case because when he came in to re-record the Eternal Idol album he sounded more like Ray than any other Sabbath vocalist. Also, why would people discuss Geezer in the comments of a video he doesn’t feature in? Why would anyone disrespect Geezer anyway? Tony Martin has said in recent interviews how great Geezer is, Dio called him with best rock/metal bass player in the world & is regularly picked in top bass players polls. If someone comments that they prefer say Neil then that’s their opinion and they are entitled to it just as you are to yours. I still find it a stretch to say Tony is a rip off of Dio considering they sing in differ t keys, I guess if you remove the different keys then Michael Jackson is a rip off of Barry White 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kerriloid_]

​@@RltchieII never understood the comparison between Tony Martin and Ronnie. It's like ignorance

[@kerriloid_]

For me Dio was a boring singer sometimes

[@RltchieI]

After digging through some of my old videos I found a show with the Cross Purposes lineup p,aging this song & Geezer doesn’t play the bass intro, Geoff has to play it on the keyboards. Now why wouldn’t Geezer play the bass intro that Laurence Cottle played on the album & Neil Murray played live on tour?

[@cristiangastonbenitez4821]

el ventilador en el minuto 3: 55 jaaja

[@romanobozin5002]

Где же этот голос... А нет того голоса... Black Sabbath красавчики ни смотря ни на что!

[@leslieellis5679]

a awful version of this