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  • This 1974 Ozzy Osbourne interview has never been heard until now. It's the earliest known long-form audio interview with the Prince of Darkness. It’s also the only audio interview with Ozzy relating to Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album. 
    It is recommended this interview be watched on YouTube so you can see the captions. Ozzy is hard to understand at times. 
    https://youtu.be/-yRVDfrjs54
    The interview is conducted by Steve Rosen, one of the true legends in rock journalism. Rosen has a career spanning 50 years, thousands of articles, and several high-profile books with artists like Black Sabbath, Prince, Randy Rhoads, and others. But his most notable work is his recent Eddie Van Halen book, Tonechaser. Tonechaser is considered a must-have book for Eddie Van Halen fans and any music fan. No other book has uncovered so many untold stories about King Edward. 
    To order Rosen's Tonechaser: https://bit.ly/3MSVTo9
    Check out Rosen's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/49hIu1Z
    Read Rosen's article written about when he met Black Sabbath in 1974: https://bit.ly/45TxeWX
    In the interview, Ozzy talks about:

    Early days of Black Sabbath

    Why Black Sabbath has stayed together, and why other bands break up

    Playing an honest gig

    Does he think about the money he’s making

    If he thinks Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a different direction than previous Sabbath albums

    Why they didn’t record in LA again like they did with Vol.4

    Whose idea it was to add strings to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

    What the Sab 4 got tired of hearing about

    If he is fulfilled by being in Black Sabbath

    If he’s working on a solo record

    Why and what it was like producing Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by themselves

    If there is more of an emphasis on the lyrics on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

    If Black Sabbath’s songs mirror society

    If he thinks the press is unfair to Black Sabbath

    If Sabbath is working on a new album

    His fondness for synthesizers and spacey music

    Why he wants to make a solo record

    How he’d like to learn how to play guitar

    His love for Rick Wakeman vs Keith Emerson

    If he would have Wakeman play on his solo album

    Being on the road and away from home

    The movie soundtrack he would have wanted to make

    He sums up his current feelings on Black Sabbath and his belief he has helped people

  • Last week, we released an interview with David Lee Roth from 1984. This week, we are releasing another Roth interview, but 35 years later. We go from the height of Roth’s Van Halen career to his twilight years. I believe this interview is one of the most honest and humble interviews he’s ever given; he speaks very candidly on many topics. 
    At the time of this interview in 2019, Roth was 65 years old and promoting his line of tattoo skin care products called Ink the Orginal. In the interview, Roth talks at great lengths about his parents and growing up, the beginning and ending with Van Halen, why he never got married, why he’s never happy, plus so much more. 
    The interview was conducted by Debbie Millman and was originally aired on her award-winning awesome podcast Design Matters. We are so grateful that Ms. Millman is allowing us to share one of the most insightful David Lee Roth interviews with you. Please use the link below and subscribe to her podcast.

    Subscribe to Debbie Millan's Design Matters: https://www.designmattersmedia.com/

    00:00:00 - Intro to David Lee Roth interview
    00:01:17 - Debbie Millman intro
    00:02:19 - Start of David Lee Roth interview
    00:02:47 - His Uncle Manny Roth
    00:05:29 - His mother, Sibyl Roth, and her toughness on him
    00:07:49 - Wearing leg braces as a kid
    00:08:41 - His early jobs
    00:09:34 - Where his youthful drive came from
    00:11:14 - What the Roth family expected when they had get-togethers
    00:12:29 - When he first realized he had a talent for singing
    00:15:00 - Him being in plays as a child
    00:16:11 - He tells where he really learned to sing from
    00:18:59 - His parents threaten him with going to a foster home
    00:19:16 - If “bad” Dave comes from his mother
    00:21:08 - How he was taught to sing like the girls
    00:22:43 - How many instruments he plays
    00:23:25 - The first meeting with the Van Halen brothers
    00:26:31 - Why he and the Van Halen brothers were crosstown rivals
    00:28:26 - What inspired him to write music
    00:30:57 - The near-death experience that chokes him up even today
    00:34:38 - How much of his Playboy image is a story he was creating
    00:37:15 - If he is confident he would make it in show business
    00:37:33 - The idea of an album band
    00:39:00 - An obscure Dutch radio reference
    00:40:14 - Did they write Runnin’ with the Devil in 18 minutes
    00:42:25 - Who are the best teachers and coaches
    00:45:35 - When he has felt sorry for himself
    00:46:45 - Why he hasn’t fallen into a lot of traps, other Rock and Rollers did
    00:47:28 - Him stealing books
    00:48:31 - What kept him from succumbing to drug abuse
    00:49:55 - Where his ability to jump high comes from
    00:53:46 - Why did he leave Van Halen in 1985
    00:54:38 - Why didn’t he ever get married
    00:56:44 - His ability to mimic others
    00:58:54 - The teleplay he has been working on for three years
    01:00:33 - Why his favorite audience is disbelieving nonbelievers
    01:01:29 - Why he isn’t happy
    01:02:14 - His window time
    01:02:53 - How he’s always solving a catastrophe
    01:05:12 - Why he decided to start Ink the Orginal
    01:07:43 - Why take his life in this direction
    01:09:41 - Tattoos today
    01:12:11 - The process of making his product
    01:13:53 - How the business is doing
    01:14:22 - The difference between having a tattoo today and 30 years ago
    01:17:37 - What advice would he give someone who has writer’s block
    01:19:28 - Squeezing every single moment out of life

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  • A never-published interview with Van Halen's Diamond David Lee Roth. At the time of this interview in December 1984, Roth was 31 years old, and only months away from no longer being in Van Halen. In the interview, Roth talks about the future of Van Halen, his need for attention, whether he’s a bad role model, and what he wants on his tombstone. And in a Tapes Archive exclusive, Mr. Roth busts into an impromptu freestyle rap. 
    The interview is conducted by a new Tapes Archive contributor, award-winning legendary entertainment journalist, screenwriter, producer, and author, Ethlie Ann Vare. For decades, Ethlie ruled musical taste and celebrity gossip in newspapers, magazines, and TV. Her Top 10 Syndicated column ROCK ON ran in 1,700 newspapers worldwide. She’s interviewed A-list movie celebrities like Johnny Depp and Nicholas Cage and rock royalty like Ozzy Osbourne and David Lee Roth. She wrote for Billboard, Daily Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter. She also reviewed rock concerts and albums for the New York Times, and discussed rock stars on The Gossip Show. Ms. Vare has more accomplishments than we have time to say here. Below is a link in to her website. We are honored she is allowing us to share some of her unpublished historical interviews with all of you. 
    Ethlie Ann Vare's website https://ethlieannvare.com/

    Watch the captioned version https://youtu.be/QodtYVn7tDQ

    00:00 - Intro to David Lee Roth interview
    01:46 - Start of the David Lee Roth Interview
    02:57 - The rumors about Eddie Van Halen wanting to leave the band
    03:58 - Was it an ego blow with Van Halen’s album 1984 not hitting #1 on the charts
    05:22 - Playing Black Sabbath music while watching a football game
    05:49 - Was having a pop hit with “Jump” harmful to the band?
    06:57 - About his love life and what his type is
    08:38 - Who is the real David Lee Roth
    09:29 - How Roth is a bit of a loner, and his need for attention
    10:21 - How he’s critical of other bands
    12:03 - Roth does a freestyle rap. (Not kidding, not A.I.)
    12:52 - His first and other jobs as a teenager
    14:01 - Who manages his money
    14:39 - Where his next adventure will be
    15:05 - How does he defend the criticism that he’s a bad role model
    15:55 - What’s next for Van Halen
    16:29 - What’s the Van Halen groupie scene like
    17:02 - The Hot For Teacher video
    17:42 - The auditions for his music videos
    18:42 - What would he want on his tombstone
    19:04 - Answering machines
    19:44 - What he wants back
    19:55 - A scene he likes from the movie Cotton Club
    20:41 - His Harley Davidson
    21:41 - What type of car he drives
    22:11 - His height and weight
    22:41 - The movie Amadeus
    23:10 - He was just offered a low-budget film
    23:57 - Who’s going to remember him in 500 years

  • A never-published interview with the Red Rocker Sammy Hagar. At the time of this interview in 1997, Hagar was 50 years old, freshly out of Van Halen, and promoting his new album Marching to Mars and his upcoming tour. In the interview, Hagar talks in detail about how he saw the break-up between him and Van Halen, his dislike for manager Ray Daniels, and his new musician best buddy Mickey Hart.
    00:00 - Intro to Sammy Hagar interview
    01:21 - Why his new album is not more aggressive after being fired from Van Halen
    03:38 - Detailed backstory on why it ended with Van Halen and him
    05:16 - How manager Ray Danniels wanted more than his fair share of money
    07:08 - All about greed and lack of integrity
    07:47 - What he thinks Eddie Van Halen lied about
    08:43 - Why did he still thank Van Halen on his new album
    09:50 - The support of his fans
    10:34 - His disappointment in Eddie and Alex Van Halen
    11:50 - How does he think the upcoming Van Halen record with Gary Cherone will do
    12:55 - How Eddie Van Halen is a musician, not a songwriter
    13:38 - How Van Halen hired a 72-year-old to help with lyrics
    14:00 - All the producers’ Van Halen went through
    14:44 - If Van Halen’s next album fails with Cherone how will Hagar feel
    15:43 - How Michael Anthony was mistreated in Van Halen
    16:50 - What Los Tres Gusanos is
    17:13 - What are the stand-out songs on his new album Marching to Mars
    18:28 - How he got together with Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart
    19:49 - Mickey Hart as a musician
    20:28 - His touring plans
    21:37 - The business side of his tour
    22:51 - Did he get to talk to David Lee Roth and the difference in their Gary Cherone stories
    24:15 - When he finally busted Eddie Van Halen
    25:02 - What would he change if he were the overlord of pop music
    26:40 - What else does he have going on

  • A never-published interview with Alex Van Halen. At the time of this interview in 1995, Alex was 42 years old and was promoting an upcoming Van Halen concert in British Columbia, Canada. In the interview, Alex talks about growing up and playing with his brother Eddie Van Halen, "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" producer Bruce Fairbairn, and the best thing about being in Van Halen.
    The interview is conducted by a Tapes Archive contributor, Canadian music journalist and author Steve Newton. During his four decades as a freelance music writer, he has interviewed everyone from AC/DC to ZZTop. We highly recommend that you head over to his Patreon page patreon.com/earofnewt and check out over 400 of his exclusive interviews. For only $5, you get full access. We are not paid for this endorsement; we truly feel it’s money well spent.
    Read Newton's article based on this interview: https://bit.ly/3YOyBnI
    Link to Newton's Patreon page: https://bit.ly/3WQBr9S
    For zero money, you can head over to Newton’s website, earofnewt.com, where he has posted more than 3,000 of his interviews, album reviews, concert reviews, and horror movie reviews.
    Link to Newton's website: https://bit.ly/3ij9GIa
    00:00 - Intro
    01:38 - Start of Alex Van Halen Interview
    02:06 - His earliest memories of playing with his brother, Eddie Van Halen, and his dad’s musical career
    03:24 - Who the Van Halen brothers would try to emulate musically
    03:43 - Who were his drum gods when he first started playing
    04:39 - Playing with his dad’s Jazz band and if he took lessons
    05:39 - If Eddie was part of his dad’s band
    05:52 - When did he know Eddie Van Halen would be a legend and his own guitar-playing
    06:31 - Did he know early on how big Van Halen would become, and early days with the LA club scene
    07:00 - The night Warner Brothers saw them for the first time
    08:43 - What’s his favorite David Lee Roth Van Halen album is
    09:29 - The essence and core of Van Halen
    10:03 - How Sammy Hagar could have replaced Roth back in 1978
    10:57 - How Van Halen has evolved since Sammy Hagar joined the band.
    11:58 - How producer Bruce Fairbairn got involved in producing “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge”
    13:34 - Van Halen’s process in picking a producer
    14:38 - Does he have any input into writing Van Halen songs?
    15:53 - How much longer does he see Van Halen rocking?
    16:26 - What’s the best thing about being in Van Halen
    16:41 - Alex talks about Van Halen’s USA Harvest can drive
    18:02 - Alex gives the name of the person Steve should talk to to get backstage.

  • In this episode, we have Eddie Van Halen and Michael Anthony. At the time of this interview in 1989, Van Halen was in Japan promoting their OU812 tour and record.. In the interview, Van Halen talks about how Eddie wants to be remembered when he dies, David Lee Roth and Ted Templeman, their album OU812, why Eddie is still not 100% sober, and so much more. 
    We have also added a bonus interview with Eddie alone from 1985.
    The interview is conducted by Steve Harris. To learn more about Steve, please check out our podcast-only interview with him, which is out now.
    00:00 - Intro
    01:03 - Start to Eddie Van Halen Michael Anthony interview
    01:15 - Is there a formula to make hit records?
    01:45 - Eddie Van Halen enters the conversation
    02:34 - Is Van Halen more like a family?
    03:03 - If David Lee Roth is a businessman
    04:13 - Is OU812 more straightforward?
    05:38 - How has the age of fans affected the music?
    06:42 - How Eddie wants to be remembered when he dies
    07:06 - What separates Eddie from his clones
    07:43 - Eddie talks about Jimmy Page
    08:28 - Can Van Halen burn out musically?
    08:55 - His playing when he first learned to play
    09:35 - If they think as they get older, they lose certain things
    09:59 - If they ever go back to the older Van Halen music and why he build 5150
    11:03 - If Eddie ever becomes too indulgent
    12:02 - How much input do producers have? Talks about Ted Templeman and Mick Jones
    12:45 - David Lee Roth and Ted Templeman’s theory on covering hit songs
    13:46 - Guns ’n Roses
    14:12 - Drugs and drinking
    14:51 - Did Eddie ever go too far with partying?
    15:31 - With David Lee Roth leaving, did that lift a cloud?
    16:09 - Does Eddie need to drink to write music?
    18:03 - Did Eddie and Al go sober at the request of their father?
    18:40 - Eddie tells the band to calm down during their first tour
    19:22 - Van Halen band meetings
    19:48 - Is Van Halen a democracy?
    20:33 - What would Eddie have done if he wasn’t a guitarist
    21:21 - Eddie talks about playing piano as a kid
    23:09 - Does Van Halen bring out violent impulses from fans?
    23:42 - Does he like any current bands?
    24:27 - Sammy Hagar walks in
    24:56 - Why Eddie started playing guitar [Start of the interview from 1985]
    25:58 - Was his guitar like his friend
    26:51 - Al and Eddie money making scam
    28:08 - How Eddie depends on Alex, and how Al took over Ed’s drums
    30:58 - What makes Van Halen good?
    32:17 - When did Ed know Van Halen was something special?
    32:51 - His love for his guitar and family
    34:52 - What will it take for him to realize people appreciate him
    35:56 - Eddie avoiding fame
    36:28 - Why does he go onstage?
    37:34 - Does he feel like a rockstar?
    38:18 - What he dreamt of when he first started with Van Halen
    38:53 - Alex throwing drumsticks at him
    40:36 - Why he detunes
    41:18 - He hates books
    42:28 - The backstory to the song Girl Gone Bad
    44:05 - Why was 1984 important to Eddie’s mental health?
    44:56 - Eddie Van Halen plays Crossroads
    47:50 - How old was he when he learned Crossroads?
    48:10 - Is he happy while playing?
    48:41 - Why he likes being alone
    49:00 - Have people told him he was nuts?
    49:15 - How has the success of 1984 changed him
    50:06 - Did he think Jump would be a hit?
    50:49 - Does he get pleasure from playing music?
    51:40 - Could anyone play like Eddie?

  • In this episode, we have the one and only Diamond David Lee Roth. At the time of this interview in 1988, Roth was 34 years old and was promoting his Skyscraper tour and record.. In the interview, Roth talks about Diamond Enterprises, if he thinks Ed and Al are sober, and what’s wrong with Van Halen, and he critiques Axl Rose, Ozzy, and Bon Jovi. 
    The interview is conducted by Steve Harris. To learn more about Steve, please check out our podcast-only interview with him, which is out now.
    Link to captioned version
    In the interview, Roth talks about:

    If he displays himself as the wild man of rock and roll

    If he’s different on stage than off?

    What’s Diamond Enterprises

    If he considers himself a dictator

    His street smarts

    If he follows what everyone else is doing

    The work you must put in 

    Who is his mentors

    If he’s perceived the way he wants to be

    His two friends

    What drives him

    What crowd he fit in with as a kid

    Where he developed his flamboyant swagger

    If he resented being bussed into minority schools

    How Steve Vai stacks up to Eddie Van Halen

    The toughness to his music and lyrics.

    If he can see the quality in other people immediately

    If he’s one big heap of ego

    If he listens to his own records

    His onstage presence

    What’s wrong with Van Halen

    How it was different with him in the band

    Eddie and Alex on the wagon

    Roth goes off the record about Ed and Al’s sobriety

    Why he isn’t lucky in love

    His critique of Axl Rose

    His critique of Ozzy Osbourne

    His critique of Brian Wilson

    His critique of Bon Jovi

  • In this episode, we have one of the greatest heavy metal vocalists of all time, Ronnie James Dio. At the time of the interview in 1985, Dio was 43 years old and was promoting his Sacred Heart album and tour. 
    In the interview, Dio talks about filling Ozzy Osbourne’s shoes in Black Sabbath, a mystical experience that almost killed his wife, his thoughts on Ritchie Blackmore’s playing, and his metal all-star project Hear ‘n Aid.
    The interview is conducted by a new Tapes Archive contributor, Canadian music journalist and author Steve Newton. During his four decades as a freelance music writer, he has interviewed everyone from AC/DC to ZZTop. We highly recommend that you head over to his Patreon page patreon.com/earofnewt and check out over 340 of his exclusive interviews. For only $5, you get full access. We are not paid for this endorsement; we truly feel it’s money well spent.
    Link to Newton's Patreon page: https://bit.ly/3WQBr9S
    For zero money, you can head over to Newton’s website, earofnewt.com, where he has posted more than 3,000 of his interviews, album reviews, concert reviews, and horror movie reviews.
    Link to Newton's website: https://bit.ly/3ij9GIa
    00:00 - Intro
    01:41 - Start of the Ronnie James Dio interview
    01:53 - The Sacred Heart tour
    02:42 - His project Hear ’n Aid and whose playing on it
    04:05 - How he writes music while watching sports
    04:33 - What his first instrument was and if he liked it
    05:10 - His love for classical music and how it relates to guitar players
    06:21 - Why anyone can like classical music
    07:15 - What other singers he admires
    08:12 - How well Sacred Heart is doing sales wise
    08:58 - If the PMRC has affected him
    09:24 - If he’s interested in the occult
    09:53 - His strange mystical experience while recording Rainbow’s “Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll”
    10:15 - An evil spirit who tried to kill his wife, Wendy Dio
    10:55 - Filling Ozzy Osbourne’s shoes in his former band Black Sabbath
    12:50 - What he thinks of Ozzy’s solo music
    13:37 - If he thinks Heaven and Hell paved the way for a resurgence of heavy metal
    13:49 - His favorite tunes he did with Black Sabbath
    14:19 - If he wants to produce other bands
    14:55 - If it’s true he has a degree in Pharmacy
    15:05 - If he’s still friends with Ritchie Blackmore and what he thinks of his guitar playing
    15:41 - His thoughts on Yngwie Malmsteen
    16:05 - His kindness to Steve Newton
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  • In this episode, we have Black Sabbath’s guitarist and the godfather of heavy metal, Tony Iommi.
    At the time of the interview in 1984, Iommi was 36 years old and was promoting Black Sabbath’s Born Again album and tour.
    In the interview, Iommi talks about Ian Gillian joining Black Sabbath and blowing up his boat, thoughts on Ozzy Osbourne remaking old Sabbath tunes, the Born Again live show, Randy Rhoads, and how he really did disturb the priest. 
    The interview is conducted by a new Tapes Archive contributor, Canadian music journalist and author Steve Newton. During his four decades as a freelance music writer, he has interviewed everyone from AC/DC to ZZTop. We highly recommend that you head over to his Patreon page patreon.com/earofnewt and check out over 340 of his exclusive interviews. For only $5, you get full access. We are not paid for this endorsement; we truly feel it’s money well spent.
    Link to Newton's Patreon page: https://bit.ly/3WQBr9S
    For zero money, you can head over to Newton’s website, earofnewt.com, where he has posted more than 3,000 of his interviews, album reviews, concert reviews, and horror movie reviews.
    Link to Newton's website: https://bit.ly/3ij9GIa
    00:00 - Intro
    01:44 - Start of Tony Iommi Interview
    02:07 - Ian Gillian joining Black Sabbath
    02:21 - Playing Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water
    03:02 - Why Ronnie James Dio left Black Sabbath
    03:22 - The addition of Bev Bevan from ELO
    03:58 - If former Sabbath drummer Bill Ward will be back
    04:13 - The story behind Black Sabbath’s song Disturbing the Priest
    04:50 - Blowing up Ian Gillian’s boat
    05:18 - The comparison between Black Sabbath’s debut album and Born Again
    06:10 - His thoughts about former bandmate Ozzy Osbourne’s music
    06:22 - What he thought of Randy Rhoads
    06:34 - On Ozzy remaking old Black Sabbath songs
    07:06 - Black Sabbath’s influence on other bands
    07:46 - What music does he listen to
    08:11 - A very surprising favorite song of Iommi’s
    08:23 - Talks about Born Again’s live show.
    09:33 - Iommi plays a bit of a joke on Newton
    09:58 - Why growing up he did not think he would play the guitar
    10:26 - His main influences on guitar
    10:48 - How he doesn’t actually play a Gibson SG
    11:58 - His current amps
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  • In this never before-heard 2016 interview, Vai talks with author Greg Renoff about the landmark David Lee Roth album Eat ‘Em and Smile. At the time, it was the 30th anniversary of the iconic album.
    In the interview, Vai talks about the song he thought he wrote but didn’t, the jock that wasn’t happy with Vai, the rumored Kim Mitchell song, and the infamous Lucky Strike reunion show that didn't happen.
    The interview is conducted by Greg Renoff. Renoff is the author of two Amazon best-sellers and a must-read for music fans. Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal and Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music. If you haven't read these books, do yourself a favor and go get them now. 
    Read Greg Renoff's article based on this interview over on Guitar World. https://bit.ly/3eMS1Xf
    00:00 - Intro Steve Vai interview
    01:20 - Start of Steve Vai interview
    02:00 - The first time David Lee Roth called Vai
    02:17 - Pete Angelus and the Fabulous Picasso Brothers
    02:42 - Who was involved with the choreography
    03:19 - If Aerosmith was involved
    04:44 - Was the Kim Mitchell song Kids in Action recorded?
    05:16 - Other possible guitar players
    05:56 - What Vai has no memory of
    06:58 - The song Vai thought he wrote, but didn’t
    09:39 - What Roth’s name for Kids in Action was and why
    10:18 - Leaking to the press
    10:53 - Getting a hold of Roth
    12:25 - Early memories with Roth
    13:54 - The jock vs Vai story
    15:00 - The very first Roth concert he played
    16:23 - How Roth was his final mentor
    17:49 - If Roth’s movie was originally for Van Halen
    18:34 - If he’d do a reunion with the Eat ‘Em Smile band
    19:27 - The infamous Lucky Strike concert
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  • PLEASE WATCH ON YOUTUBE.
    https://youtu.be/ui_kEJ7C3O0
    The documentary has hundreds of Vai-centric facts and stories that even the most ardent fan will not have known. Complete with a Vai’esque quirky sense of humor, the video covers Vai’s life growing up, attending Berklee College, playing with several artists like Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, the David Lee Roth band, and Whitesnake, the recording of both his solo albums Flex-Able and Passion and Warfare, plus Vai’s role in the movie Crossroads, and how he helped create the JEM guitar.
    To watch the video version https://youtu.be/ui_kEJ7C3O0
    Other information, photos, etc. can be found here: https://bit.ly/3B9P0ZH
    Link to Arlen Roth's SoundCloud https://bit.ly/3cLQHTL
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  • PLEASE WATCH ON YOUTUBE.
    You can watch the video version here. https://youtu.be/A6GTf6rOepQ
    We take a look at Black Sabbath's masterful third album Master of Reality.
    For more information including other credits, articles, and images, please go here. https://bit.ly/385aj2L

    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Start
    00:43 - Intro
    01:19 - Evil Woman and Paranoid
    02:29 - Changing Management
    03:07 - Jim Simpson is fired
    03:37 - Sabbath plays Top of the Pops
    04:22 - Was Sabbath a bubblegum band?
    05:13 - John Peel hates on Sabbath
    06:04 - Sabbath’s Peel Sessions
    06:35 - John Peel talks about Sabbath
    07:05 - Sabbath’s ban on singles
    07:41 - Sabbath and Satan
    08:54 - First attempt going to the US
    10:14 - Confusion with Black Widow
    11:31 - Sabbath using Satan for their benefit
    13:08 - Coming to America
    13:55 - The trial of Charles Manson
    14:35 - Arriving in the United States
    15:01 - Sabbath’s first concert in the United States
    16:20 - Blowing the Small Faces off the stage
    16:43 - Playing the West Coast
    17:02 - Smoking Angel Dust with Joe Walsh
    17:55 - Was there a parade in Sabbath’s honor?
    18:40 - Ending the year 1970
    20:06 - First day in the studio
    20:42 - Spanish Sid
    21:14 - Weevil Women 71
    21:30 - Paranoid comes out in the United States
    21:52 - Myponga Festival
    22:13 - Denied entry to Japan
    22:44 - The Four Musketeers
    23:10 - Touring the United States for Paranoid
    23:50 - Playing Union Catholic High School
    25:53 - Returning to England
    26:31 - Ozzy and his first family
    28:10 - Master of Reality will be heavy
    29:05 - Tunning down
    30:17 - Why they called the album Master of Reality
    30:37 - Sweet Leaf
    33:51 - Ghost Titles
    34:28 - After Forever
    34:49 - Geezer Butler as a priest
    37:59 - Children of the Grave
    39:15 - Mars Bringer of War
    40:13 - The Haunting
    41:04 - Orchid
    42:07 - Lord of this World
    44:14 - Solitude
    45:52 - Tony Iommi in Jethro Tull
    47:35 - Into the Void
    49:09 - Soundgarden does their version of Into the Void
    51:35 - Various versions of Master of Reality
    53:25 - Master of Reality Radio promo
    54:02 - Black Sabbath’s Golden Ticket
    55:01 - Reception of Master of Reality
    55:46 - Nobody but the public digs Sabbath
    57:00 - Outro
    57:36 - Credits
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  • PLEASE WATCH ON YOUTUBE.
    https://youtu.be/CH8c4TKrIOo
    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.
    – Intro
    – Writing and Recording Sabotage
    – The Tale of the Mangers
    – Why Sabbath needed to break away from their first manager
    – Don Arden’s thugs
    – Jimmy Page gets Threatened
    – Don Arden making moves
    – The introduction to Patrick Meehan Jr.
    – Jim Simpson sues the band
    – Some Sabbath Success
    – Sabbath starts to crack
    – Tony Iommi collapses
    – A religious freak tries to stab Tony
    – Manipulation by Management
    – California Jam Festival
    – Quotes from Ozzy/Geezer/Tony on Meehan
    – The dark reality of their finances
    – The worst part
    – Does Sabbath even need a manager?
    – Don Arden comes back
    – The shadow cast from Patrick Meehan
    – Crap Compilations
    – Meehan robbing Sabbath
    – Sabbath is beginning to fracture
    – Crank it up! “Hole in the Sky”
    – “Don’t Start (Too Late)”
    – Symptom of the Universe
    – “Megalomania”
    – “Thrill of It All”
    – “Supertzar”
    – “Am I Going Insane (Radio)”
    – “The Writ”
    – The band Queen diss track
    – “Blow on the Jug”
    – The Making of Sabotage’s Album cover
    – Reception of Sabotage
    – One more stick in the gut by Meehan
    – Closing thoughts
    – Who made this video?
    Credits:
    Editor/Writer/Voice/Producer: Alan Berry
    Co-Writers:
    Mark Enochs
    Jason C, aka Godshifter
    For all credits go here https://www.thetapesarchive.com/black-sabbath-sabotage-documentary/
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  • In this episode, we have the Ramones’ frontman, Joey Ramone. At the time of this interview in 1988, Ramone was 37 years old and was in Japan for a tour.
    In the interview, Ramone talks about whether he considers The Ramones a punk band, the most exciting time in music history, how most bands lack originality, and whether rock and roll have paid him back for all of The Ramones' contributions. 
    The interview is conducted by Steve Harris. To learn more about Steve, please check out our podcast-only interview with him, which is out now. You can find the podcast at thetapesarchive.com.
    In the interview, Ramone talks about:

    The distinctive sound of The Ramones

    How most bands lack originality

    The most exciting period for music

    His admiration for David Byrne

    What The Ramones did with their influences

    Why he loved The New York Dolls

    His thoughts on David Johansen

    Whether he considers The Ramones a punk band

    Whether he considers himself a punk

    How the Ramones are commercial without trying to be commercial

    How he feels about bands like Bon Jovi and Poison

    Whether there is a flaw in the kids that likes that type of music

    How The Ramones are a multi-dimensional band

    Why they wrote "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" and participated in “Sun City”

    Ramones Aid

    Whether decades from now will he be still singing “Blitzkrieg Bop”

    Why the Rolling Stones can go on forever

    How The Ramones are always changing

    His reaction to hearing that The Ramones are a big influence in Japan

    Whether he thinks rock and roll has sufficiently paid him back for all The Ramones’ contributions


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  • A never-before-published and first known interview with Boston's original singer Brad Delp.
    At the time of this interview in 1978, Delp was 27 years old and was in the midst of recording Boston’s second record.
    Two years earlier, Boston released what would become the best-selling debut album of all time until Guns ‘N Roses’ first album.
    Full transcript The Tapes Archive
    In the interview, Delp talks about how the second album is coming along, if the band Boston is a democracy, his feelings on a recent insult from Elvis Costello, and his self-doubt.
    00:00 - Intro
    01:04 - Where is the new album? (Start of interview)
    01:42 - The flooding of Tom Scholz’s basement
    02:59 - Whether the band has recorded any new songs
    04:28 - What happens when Tom gets a song idea
    05:22 - How the record company feels about a two-year delay between albums
    06:51 - Whether he was surprised by the success of the first album
    07:17 - His self-doubt
    08:45 - The history of Boston and how he got involved in the band
    10:40 - The cover songs they played
    11:08 - His love for the Beatles
    12:42 - How they got signed to Epic Records
    14:59 - What type of record deal they got
    16:14 - Their “horrendous” early concerts
    17:16 - Playing with Black Sabbath
    17:59 - What his thoughts on Elvis Costello saying about Boston, “They may sell 9 million records, but they’re about as exciting as a plate of tripe.”
    19:21 - Looking up to Rick Derringer
    20:40 - How many overdubs were made on the first album
    22:03 - What kind of an audience Boston has
    23:30 - How the Beatles got him into music
    24:16 - Whether the band Boston is a democracy
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  • A never-before-published interview with Adrian Belew from 1981.
    Full transcript The Tapes Archive
    In this episode, we have a multi-instrumentalist and the secret weapon for so many bands, Adrian Belew. At the time of this interview in 1981, Belew was 31 years old and was promoting King Crimson’s album Discipline. In the interview, Belew talks about various aspects of playing with the Talking Heads, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, and King Crimson. He goes in-depth on King Crimson’s Discipline, he tells the story about when he got jumped by a gang and finishes the interview telling Marc about his deep love for his family.
    In the interview, Belew talks about:

    What brought him to King Crimson

    Where is currently with the Talking Heads

    How he expresses his own personality in the band

    The “D” section of Elephant Talk and the meaning behind it

    His part in the writing of the album

    How he gets that elephant sound

    What the lyrics in the song Indiscipline represent

    The song Matte Kudasai

    What Frame by Frame is about

    How his being in the band frees up Robert Fripp

    How well Fripp and drummer Bill Bruford get along

    If King Crimson as a band has malice and ill will as a constant part of its daily diet

    The dynamics of King Crimson

    His own plans for solo work

    The meaning of the song Thela Hun Ginjeet and how he was beaten up by a gang

    Why they don’t play 21st Century Schizoid Man

    Younger audiences

    What he thinks is attracting new fans to King Crimson

    What his solo albums will be like and who’s playing with him

    His fascination with rhinos

    Where he grew up

    Starting with David Bowie

    His assessment of the King Crimson’s show at the Metro

    How he looks like Mark Knopfler

    How he was blasted the night Fripp called him

    His surprise when Fripp wanted to call the lineup King Crimson

    The very beginnings of his career

    His first band

    If he is the most famous alumnus from his high school

    If Frank Zappa was tough to work for

    His Bob Dylan impersonation

    If had any problems with Zappa’s lyrics

    Why he left Zappa’s band

    His deep love for his family

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  • In this episode, we have a founding member of The Who, Pete Townshend. At the time of this interview in 1996, Townshend was 51 years old and was promoting his greatest hits record. In the interview, Townshend talks about his plan to no longer make records, the remixing process of Quadrophenia, what’s now important to him, and finding a Jimi Hendrix master in his warehouse. 
    The interview is conducted by Steve Harris. To learn more about Steve please check out our podcast-only interview with him, which is out now.
    Full transcript
    00:00 - Intro
    01:00 - Start of Pete Townshend interview
    01:38 - His non-defined image of himself
    04:19 - His ability to write story-oriented albums
    05:41 - Why it’s very hard to write songs
    06:51 - His plan to no longer make records
    08:26 - Why he is releasing a compilation album
    09:33 - The notion that he hates the Japanese
    11:30 - Developing Quadrophenia for a concert theater piece
    12:57 - Which album he thinks is The Who’s best
    15:08 - The backstory of when The Who revived ‘Quadrophenia’ for Prince’s Trust Concert
    18:58 - Remastering old Who albums
    20:23 - Writing chamber plays
    21:32 - The difficulty of working in movies
    22:26 - His lack of enjoyment for music theater
    23:28 - What connects music from the ’50s and animation
    24:37 - What’s important to him now
    26:12 - The remixing process of Quadrophenia
    26:57 - The previous poor mastering process of Who records
    28:36 - Finding a Jimi Hendrix master in his warehouse
    29:38 - The unfinished rock opera “Lifehouse”
    32:04 - The mods 30 years later
    33:35 - What he found hypocritical playing Black music
    37:39 - Chapter 25
    39:01 - The songwriting that went into “My Generation”
    41:32 - Kurt Cobain and the song “My Generation”
    43:18 - Seeing Jimi Hendrix a couple of weeks before he died
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  • A never-before-published interview with Roger Daltrey from 1994.
    In the interview, Daltrey talks about:

    Whether he has gotten his due from his solo albums

    Which album was a writing breakthrough for him

    Why he thinks fans have a hard time accepting him outside of The Who

    What’s great about The Who’s music

    Why The Who isn’t touring

    How hard it is singing Who songs

    How anger changes in middle age

    If he feels competitive with Pete Townshend

    If he knew Townshend was competing with him

    How Tommy really became a hit record

    Why Townshend is the way he is about The Who

    Why it was a constant struggle to make more records

    How he feels everyone in the band but Pete did not get the recognition they deserved

    The chemistry in the band

    What was something he was proud of from the Carnegie Hall gig

    Playing with the Spin Doctors on the Dave Letterman show.

    How his upcoming concert differs from the Carnegie Hall show

    What Townshend said to him after the Carnegie show

    The challenges with the Carnegie Hall concert

    The bad sound at Carnegie Hall

    When he knew he was going to take the show on the road

    Whether he ever considered hitting the road with a three-member rock band

    Whether they considered playing Woodstock ‘94

    The story of how he started spinning the microphone

    How the music biz is so “bloody corporate”

    Whether he thinks he will ever just sit back and relax

    Whether he goes to see his contemporaries in concert

    Whether he worries he’s going to disappoint fans

    Why didn’t the Who do encores

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  • In this episode, we have Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose. At the time of this interview in 1987, Rose was 25 years old and was promoting an upcoming tour of Japan. Appetite for Destruction hadn’t even cracked the top-selling 50 albums, and it would be at least another seven months before the band really took off. In the interview, Rose talks about growing up in Indiana, the making of Appetite for Destruction, whether he murdered a dog, and which band is the biggest sellout. 
    The interview is conducted by Steve Harris. To learn more about Steve, who is new to The Tapes Archive team, please check out our podcast-only interview with him which is out now.
    In the interview, Rose talks about:

    Going back home to Indiana

    How closed off Indiana is

    What he draws from conservatism

    How he left home at age 16

    Whether he murdered a dog

    Guns N’ Roses’ early success in England

    How the crowds are different in the United States 

    Gaining more confidence as a live band

    Fred Coury, Cinderella, playing for Steven Adler

    How he stays fit for concerts

    Whether he’s ready for a long tour

    People he aspires to be

    Mötley Crüe

    The recording process for Appetite for Destruction

    What would he change on the album

    Producers who were considered before Mike Clink

    Paul Stanley of KISS as a potential producer

    His vision for the record

    What success means to him

    Whether it bothers him to be compared with Faster Pussycat and Poison

    How long it took to get the right lineup for Guns N’ Roses

    The tepid response so far to Appetite for Destruction

    The limited radio and video play the band was getting

    What happens if Appetite for Destruction sells poorly

    Slash drinking and driving

    What he will do if he leaves the music biz

    Working with Izzy Stradlin

    When he is happiest

    When he is most frustrated

    Why he feels Guns N’ Roses is not getting played on the radio

    What band he thinks is the biggest sellout

    His hopes that Sweet Child O’ MIne will be a hit

    Whether he objects to being labeled as heavy metal 

    His love for the band Queen

    Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend

    His thoughts on fellow Hoosier John Mellencamp

    How he and Izzy cannot wait to play Japan

    Some ‘80’s racist comments that were not considered racist at the time

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  • Today we are releasing two interviews -- one with Axl Rose and one with the man who interviewed him, Steve Harris. 
    Steve grew up in San Francisco but went to Japan as a college exchange student and loved it there. He felt like it was the place for him. After graduating in 1980, he started to work as a freelance translator in Tokyo. Through one of his college buddies, he got connected to a music magazine that needed an interpreter. This led to Harris conducting interviews himself. Over the next 17 years, Steve would interview the biggest of names in the music world. Recently, we asked if we could publish some of those interviews here on the Tapes Archive and he agreed. Over the next couple of months, we will be publishing some of his most notable interviews. 
    Marc Allan, our usual interviewer, called Steve to talk about his life as an ex-pat working for a Japanese music magazine. 
    They talked about:

    The magazine Steve worked for and its unique place in the market

    His worst interview and some of his best

    His personal musical hero he was able to interview

    His thoughts on interviews with Axl Rose, David Lee Roth, Pete Townshend, and more.

    Why he kept these recordings and why he is allowing us to publish them

    How some questions would get lost in translation and would lead to awkward moments.

    His frustrations when he interviewed “slacker genius” Beck

    What led him to leave the music scene in 1997

    A very funny conversation with Brian Eno about Russian women

    He clears up the question of whether Cheap Trick is big in Japan

    Marc tells the story of when he was called “old man” at a Rage Against the Machine concert and how he got his job at the Indianapolis Star

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