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Black Sabbath Reunion Release Date: 1998 10 20 Running Time: 107:36 Label: Epic Though it was conceived as a mere cash-in for the long-awaited return of the original Black Sabbath, 1998's Reunion is as close to an official live album as the band has had in their historic 30-year career. 1980's Live at Last was released without their permission, and 1982's Live Evil featured then-singer Ronnie James Dio. With this in mind, the band must be commended on the excellent quality of the recordings, which include their most enduring classics ("War Pigs," "Paranoid," "Iron Man"), as well as a few surprises ("Dirty Women," "Behind the Wall of Sleep"), and were culled from a series of concerts in their native Birmingham in December 1997. The real key to this album, however, is the band's ability to avoid the most common pitfall of live recordings: speeding up the songs. This patience is crucial, since such Sabbath staples as "Sweet Leaf," "Black Sabbath," and "Snowblind" owe much of their unique personality and somber atmospherics to the band's trademark "snail's pace." "Children of the Grave" proves itself once again as one of the band's most dependable live favorites, and the massive riffs of "Into the Void" are simply timeless. The two brand new studio tracks are another treat for longtime fans, and while "Selling My Soul" is rather mundane, "Psycho Man" is absolutely incredible thanks to its slow intro and raging final riff. Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 War Pigs Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 8:27 2 Behind the Wall of Sleep Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 4:06 3 N.I.B. Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 6:44 4 Fairies Wear Boots Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 6:19 5 Electric Funeral Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 5:01 6 Sweet Leaf Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 5:07 7 Spiral Architect Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 5:40 8 Into the Void Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 6:31 9 Snowblind Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 6:07 10 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 4:36 11 Orchid/Lord of This World Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 7:06 12 Dirty Women Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 6:29 13 Black Sabbath Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 7:29 14 Iron Man Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 8:20 15 Children of the Grave Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 6:30 16 Paranoid Osbourne, Butler, Iommi, Ward 4:29 17 Psycho Man Osbourne, Iommi 5:19 18 Selling My Soul Osbourne, Iommi 3:09 Releases: Year Type Label 1998 CD Epic 1998 CD Epic 1998 CD Epic 2008 CD Sony BMG Europe 1998 CS Epic 1998 CS Epic 1998 LP Epic Europe

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