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Great conversation, thank you Phil and Tony. Would love to of course get an official release for the unreleased tracks and have Tony Iommi & Tony Martin record again.
I love Suzi Q... Australia loves Suzi Q... I've seen her so many times here, love your channel Phil and your honest opinions on vinyl boxsets etc. Keep up the great work buddy.
Loved your review and can`t wait for the Box Set to arrive. Can honestly say that I loved the Martin Albums since back then and have all the Albums on Vinyl. Except Forbidden which I didn't get. Now I'm totally eager to listen to the Remix and re-discover it like you did. Thanks for all your Videos!
Phil thank you fantastic interview I love the Tony Martin years this man never gets the credit he deserves a fantastic vocalist and human being I received my box set yesterday of this fabulous set it is simply amazing and finally we have these great LP’s at our fingertips again keep up the great work you do Phil love this channel and I take your word on every box set you review it matters to me thanks and and you have not been wrong yet on these fantastic sets cheers -- Anthony ( queens New York City )
Excellent interview Phil thank you! Glad to see he confirmed the name of Tyr. Believe it or not it was my first Sabbath album so it has a special place in my heart.
While it is a disappointment that the bonus tracks were not included on the vinyl version of the album, the only reason I can imagine they weren't included was for length. For me personally, if it's a matter of crushing the grooves in on a record to fit an extra track or two and sacrificing some of the sound quality, it's not a worthy trade off. I'm reminded of The Devil You Know which while sold with 2 LP's used the last side to silk screen Henry onto it. While most of the album sounds great on vinyl and is a worthy purchase for a vinyl collecting sabbath fan, the last track on each side can get quite distorted if you're not playing on a turntable with a needle equipped to handle really tight inner grooves.
Great interview! One of my favourite vocalists, and Cross Purposes is my favourite Sabbath album. I would love to see you do an interview with Blaze Bayley about his time with Maiden, too (which I was a huge fan of)
What a great interview Phil. A real joy to watch. I became a Black Sabbath fan in 1994 when Tony Martin was still in the band. I think you are totally right about these albums with Martin. They are Black Sabbath albums and for me as good or better as anything that came before. Headless Cross is in my top 3. Thank you Phil.
Tony really enjoyed listening to the conversation your great singer and a humble guy .I first heard you on the Eternal Idol album and then the Forcefield album "The Talisman" and the Mario Parga Song" Spirit of the Night".I will have to look for your solo album now,Thanks Phil enjoyed the interview and received the box set today.TYR was always my favorite out of the bunch,maybe because it had a viking feel to it.
Great interview - I was one of the people who never gave Tony a shot back in the day but have over the years realised his greatness. Good to see more an d more people coming around. Better late than never!!
Listened to Forbidden twice today. It is wild it sounds like a brand new album and I was very familiar with the original mix. Alternate takes and so much cleaner and you can really make out all instruments including Cozy and Martin and Iommi and Murray. Great interview, and glad for the Tony Martin era to finally get some more recognition!
Thank you so much for this fantastic interview Phil. Great to hear about the possibility of a release of Cross Purposes Live. With the renewed interested in the era, I believe this will happen. Hopefully also a vinyl release of the Eternal Idol.
I could listen to Tony Martin talk endlessly and never be bored. I just want to take him to a pub, sit him down, and say "Okay, go!" and proceed to be blown away by all his stories, rolling under the table with laughter at some of it. Nothing but love for Tony Martin, solid since I bought Eternal Idol LP at a Camelot Music shop in 87 or 88 (which I still have). Thorns is an amazing album, would love a vinyl release! ❤🔥🕉🕊
Fab interview and its great Tony is getting long over due and well deserved recognition I saw him live with Sabbath on both Headless Cross and TYR tours and was at Hammy O again for the Cross Purposes live taping they were all fantastic shows and Im loving the box set! I never even bought Forbidden back in 95 but boy this new version is incredible, all hail Tony “The Cat” Martin!
It’s absolutely amazing! Each album sounds stellar, and ‘Forbidden’ now sounds like a full-fledged Sabbath record! I almost punched my damn ceiling as “Odin’s Court” transitioned into “Valhalla” on ‘Tyr’. Just unbelievable stuff! Tony, you’re a true gentleman, and I’m happy that your era is being but into the spotlight it has always deserved! The fact that BMG is struggling to keep up with demand is the truest example of the quality on display here.
Love the Tony Martin era big time! I still ordered this boxset even though i have had the original albums for years . One the remastering and second the new remix of Forbidden. I am glad that the Tony Martin era is finally getting the recognition it has always deserved. In my opinion albums like The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, and TYR should have been huge. In my opinion they are just as amazing as the Dio era.
Been a fan of Tony’s since first hearing most of “Eternal Idol” when Aired in early 1988 on an American radio show. Was Instantly hooked on this version of the almighty Sabbath.
What a cool man. Looks cool too now. I didn’t even know of these albums and the eternal idol at the time as they were not promoted and ozzy osbourne was bigger. What’s interesting about them is how different they are to previous albums and dehumanizer. Looking back he did a brilliant job vocally and that’s comparing to legends ozzy, Ronnie and Ian and glenn!. The early period was the best up to tyr. The last two are a bit disjointed, cross purposes has some good songs. Great to finally own remastered and physical copies I never had!. Great interview.
Go bald gracefully...don't cover it up! And yes, great interview, I saw Tony when he was in a band with a guy worked with (Bill Green) and Ray Horton (I went to school with) on drums. Cross Purposes (I played tonight on CD - original version), reminds me of the stuff that was done with Gillen.
I don't think Martin is the only one frustrated with half of his career being erased, coincidentially Ozzy stirs up reunion drama again and Iommi basically brushes it off and keeps promoting the Martin era on his and the offical Sabbath channel.
Good! It’s about time he prioritizes this era. I honestly think Ozzy only mentioned it to steal the hype away from this box set. The timing is way too perfect. He has historically ALWAYS disrespected every other era of Sabbath, just like Dio did.
Fantastic interview. Love the box set, the albums sound fantastic now, especially the Forbidden remix. Tony Martin seems like such a great guy, would be nice to see him record some new material with Iommi, just call it Iommi/Martin and be done with it. They don't have to try and shoehorn everything into the Sabbath name
Yaaasss, more death!! What a wonderful interview Phil, major kudos to you. Tony Martin really seems like such a great guy - humble, gracious and aware of his place in Sabbath's history. So very happy for him and for those of us who have been waiting to hear this cool period of Black Sabbath
The albums Tony Martin did with Sabbath are very much underrated . He has a great voice , unfortuately, Sabbath have always seemed to be a band who have constantly chased the money . Hence the constant reunion attempts.
So dio and Tony did the band name heaven and hell....in order to make new material as a band. So it's simple!!.... the new band has to be headless cross.... Martin and Tony can make new material and release the old tapes under the headless Cross banner.. #wishfulthinking
@@Iainmaclennan70 think the only real issue is like Tony Martin said iommi doesn't want to gig tour anymore.. Personally I'd take a new album from those two without a tour!
What an interview! Thanks Phil! Black Sabbath means different things to different fans - The Ozzy fans, the Dio fans. Bands have replaced musicians many times, but changing singers is always tricky. Having said that...and I really hope Tony Martin sees this...Tony Martin gave the kiss of life to the band in 1987. If it weren't for Tony Martin, his enthusiasm (not to mention his great talent) Sabbath would have been long defunct. The 1987-1995 era kept the creative credibility of the band intact with a string of great albums during times which weren't the kindest to bands like Sabbath. Tony Martin surely deserves so much credit in the Sabbath world and in the annals of rock music. Thanks Tony!
Great to hear Tony so enthused, he deserves more plaudits for his part in Black Sabbath. The albums are worthy additions to any rockers record collection. Hoping Tony is going to pop up at the Cozy Powell Birthday Bash this December.
