Tony Iommi

An easy to read and highly entertaining peek behind the metal curtain known as Black Sabbath. Rather obviously written by T.J. Lammers from recorded interviews with Tony Iommi, (the book reads as though Iommi is sitting on a comfortable couch and recalling events from his past), the stories are amusing and revelatory.

The book is chock full of anecdotes about how Sabbath came about and how Iommi has worked with a multitude of talented people over the years. Many of the pranks these guys pulled on each other had me laughing out loud - even though some were extremely dangerous. I also did not know how much Sabbath had influenced the This is Spinal Tap movie. The Stonehenge thing is real and is perhaps even more funny here than how the film portrayed it. Also, Sabbath is the band with an actual combustible drummer - although there was nothing spontaneous about it in real life as it was a prank gone wrong.

Highly recommended to anyone that is a fan of the heavy music genre.… (mehr)