Black Sabbath - Sabotage | The Documentary

Sabotage is the sixth studio album by metal pioneers Black Sabbath, released in 1975. It was recorded in the midst of litigation with their former manager Patrick Meehan. The stress that resulted from the band’s ongoing legal woes infiltrated the recording process, inspiring the album’s title. This documentary looks at all the drama surrounding the band at the time and how shady managers took advantage of Sabbath’s kind nature. The video also examines every song on the album and offers up unearthed facts some fans may have never known. Credits: Editor/Writer/Voice/Producer: Alan Berry Co-Writers: Mark Enochs Jason C, aka Godshifter Books and Authors used for research and critical lines: Iron Man by Tony Iommi I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe: Symptom of the Universe by Mick Wall Sabotage! Black Sabbath in the Seventies by Martin Popoff Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: The Battle for Black Sabbath by Garry Sharpe-Young How Black Was Our Sabbath: An Unauthorized View from the Crew by David Tangye and Graham Wright Rat Salad: Black Sabbath, The Classic Years, 1969--1975 by Paul Wilkinson Mr. Big : Ozzy, Sharon and My Life As the Godfather of Rock by Don Arden and Mick Wall One of the family: the Englishman and the Mafia by John Pearson Black Sabbath: An Oral History by Mike Stark Black Sabbath: Doom Let Loose: An Illustrated History by Martin Popoff There are also many online articles I pulled lines and information can see all those links on my website. 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Writing and Recording Sabotage 01:21 - The Tale of the Mangers 02:00 - Why Sabbath needed to break away from their first manager 03:16 - Don Arden’s thugs 03:29 - Jimmy Page gets Threatened 03:56 - Don Arden making moves 04:32 - The introduction to Patrick Meehan Jr. 06:06 - Jim Simpson sues the band 06:23 - Some Sabbath Success 06:52 - Sabbath starts to crack 07:04 - Tony Iommi collapses 07:19 - A religious freak tries to stab Tony 07:38 - Manipulation by Management 07:57 - California Jam Festival 08:55 - Quotes from Ozzy/Geezer/Tony on Meehan 09:21 - The dark reality of their finances 10:13 - The worst part 10:28 - Does Sabbath even need a manager? 10:58 - Don Arden comes back 11:17 - The shadow cast from Patrick Meehan 11:36 - Crap Compilations 11:47 - Meehan robbing Sabbath 12:01 - Sabbath is beginning to fracture 12:33 - Crank it up! “Hole in the Sky” 13:49 - “Don’t Start (Too Late)” 14:24 - Symptom of the Universe 14:57 - “Megalomania” 15:54 - “Thrill of It All” 17:07 - “Supertzar” 18:17 - “Am I Going Insane (Radio)” 19:36 - “The Writ” 21:25 - The band Queen diss track 22:35 - “Blow on the Jug” 24:20 - The Making of Sabotage’s Album cover 26:56 - Reception of Sabotage 27:54 - One more stick in the gut by Meehan 28:39 - Closing thoughts 29:08 - Who made this video? Subscribe to the podcast: ITunes: Spotify: Google Play: Stitcher: Castbox: RSS Feed: #BlackSabbath #Sabotage