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Lest We Forget The Best Of (Deluxe)
Lest We Forget The Best Of (Deluxe)
Offered by BuyCDNow Canada
Price: CDN$ 209.43
4 used & new from CDN$ 14.99

5.0 out of 5 stars Hidden Treasures, Sep 30 2004
There is hidden material on the dvd though... Like the making of the video for "mOSCENE" and what I'm assuming is the tv version of "Disposable Teens" along with the listed version. So there's 18 videos on the dvd plus these two treats. Who knows what all could be there yet unfound?
Excellant cd as well! Bit disappointed that "Suicide Is Painless" isn't on it but you can tell by the effort Manson puts into the deluxe cd/dvd that he actually wants to give fans their money's worth. Imagine an artist doing that!
The inclusion of some of his art is a bonus.
"Personal Jesus" is well-done. Even if you have every album this is well worth the purchase price, in fact it's a hell of a deal. I wish I could mark 10 stars.

Avril Lavigne:a Tribute to
Avril Lavigne:a Tribute to
Price: CDN$ 18.51
18 used & new from CDN$ 5.48

1.0 out of 5 stars Total Crap, Jun 10 2004
This horrible mangling of a talented artist is total crap. This cd is almost a big an insult to real musicians as that Hung.

Black Sabbath: Never Say Die! 1979-1997
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die! 1979-1997
by Garry Sharpe-Young
Edition: Paperback
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5.0 out of 5 stars Should Be "Tony Iommi: Never Say Die", May 15 2004
This book shows in great detail what Tony Iommi had to go through to keep Black Sabbath alive all these years.
Some may think periods such as the Fenholt chapter are overdone but I'd disagree. The facts here leave no doubt, at least by my interpretation, that he was never in Black Sabbath.
There are stories of Tony Martin either turning up or almost turning up when you least expect him...
The "Born Again" chapter is just a ride!
"Never Say Die" manages to organize rather well a very chaotic period of Black Sabbath's history while maintaining a detailed fascinating read. Some stuff we knew but most we didn't. You will be suprised and, honestly, maybe shocked by some of the details in this book for sure.
A must read for anybody that doesn't think Black Sabbath died with Ozzy's departure. The only complaint is an appalling lack of an editor but that's nitpicking compared to the high quality of detail both large and small.
A well-earned 5 stars.

How Black Was Our Sabbath: An Unauthorised View From the Crew
How Black Was Our Sabbath: An Unauthorised View From the Crew
by David Tangye
Edition: Hardcover
8 used & new from CDN$ 22.06

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars How Excellent Was This Book, May 15 2004
Fantastic view of the band as real people from the very beginnings before even the Polka Tulk Blues Band until the fateful year Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath went their separate ways. Anecdotes abound! Some hilarious and some just plain strange. Another positive thing is the roadies that wrote it were straight forward and upfront about their role. They didn't try to overgrandize or endulge their egos at all. The facts are written as they are. And done quite nicely. A real blast from the past.

This book will give you a new appreciation for up and coming musicians to with the touring/recording stories from Earth/Black Sabbath's earliest days.
No matter how die hard you are there are things in this extremely well-written book you do not know.
5 stars only because there aren't 10.


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