Cross Purposes Live
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Cross Purposes Live is a live album recorded by the British metal band Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...

. It was released in 1995. It is the only live-record with singer Tony Martin
Tony Martin (rock singer)
Anthony Martin Harford , better known by his stage name Tony Martin, is a heavy metal vocalist best known for his work with Black Sabbath from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1993 to 1997. Martin was the band's second longest serving vocalist after Ozzy Osbourne...

. It was available only as part of CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 and VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

 double-pack. The CD was housed within an oversize videotape-case but had its own inserts and jewel-case. It was recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, on Wednesday 13 April 1994.

"Children of the Sea" was also played at the concert, being between "Children of the Grave
Children of the Grave
"Children of the Grave" is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song lyrically continues with the same anti-war themes brought on by "War Pigs" and "Electric Funeral" from Paranoid, adding in Geezer Butler's pacifist ideals of non-violent civil disobedience...

" and "I Witness" in the running-order, but is not featured in the official release for reasons unclear. Rondinelli's drum solo also has a minute edited-out.

Both the original CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 and VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

 tape are out of print. There was an unlicensed DVD released with nine of the sixteen original video tracks, around an hour in running time. This release includes the promo videoclip of "Feels Good to Me", from the Tyr
Tyr (album)
TYR is the fifteenth studio album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in August 1990 by I.R.S. Records.The album title and several song titles are taken from Norse mythology, which led many to call TYR a concept album, although bassist Neil Murray dispelled that in 2005, stating that while...

album.

In Dec 2010 an officially licensed by Eagle Rock Entertianment complete 87min version NTSC region 2 DVD was finally released in Japan only.

Track listing

All songs written by Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...

, Tony Iommi
Tony Iommi
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...

, Geezer Butler
Geezer Butler
Geezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and lyricist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was also involved in Heaven & Hell from 2006 to 2010.-Career:Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with old friend John "Ozzy" Osbourne in the autumn of...

 and Bill Ward, except where noted.
  1. "Time Machine
    Dehumanizer
    Dehumanizer is the sixteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in June 1992.It was the first Black Sabbath studio album in over a decade to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals and Vinny Appice on drums. It is also the first in nine years to feature original bassist...

    " (Ronnie James Dio
    Ronnie James Dio
    Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...

    , Iommi, Butler)
  2. "Children of the Grave"
  3. "I Witness" (Tony Martin, Iommi, Butler)
  4. "The Mob Rules
    The Mob Rules
    "The Mob Rules" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1981 album, Mob Rules.- Covers :*American heavy metal band Fozzy covered the song on their 2002 album Happenstance....

    " (Dio, Iommi, Butler)
    • Only appears on VHS/DVD
  5. "Into the Void
    Into the Void (Black Sabbath song)
    "Into the Void" is a song by Black Sabbath, released in 1971 on their album, Master of Reality. An early version of "Into the Void" called "Spanish Sid" was released on the deluxe edition of Master of Reality...

    "
  6. "Anno Mundi" (Martin, Iommi, Cozy Powell
    Cozy Powell
    Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...

    )
    • Only appears on VHS/DVD
  7. "Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (song)
    "Black Sabbath" is a song by British heavy metal band of the same name, written in 1969 and released on the band's debut album, Black Sabbath...

    "
    • Doesn't appear on unlicensed DVD
  8. "Neon Knights" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward)
    • Only appears on VHS / doesn't appear on unlicensed DVD
  9. "Psychophobia" (Martin, Iommi, Butler)
    • Doesn't appear on unlicensed DVD
  10. "The Wizard"
    • Doesn't appear on unlicensed DVD
  11. "Cross of Thorns" (Martin, Iommi, Butler)
    • Doesn't appear on unlicensed DVD
  12. "Symptom of the Universe
    Symptom of the Universe (song)
    "Symptom of the Universe" is a song by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, originally from their album Sabotage.The song is divided into two parts, a heavier part and an acoustic portion at the end of the song...

    "
    • Misspelled on the packaging as "Sympton of the Universe"
  13. "Headless Cross" (Martin, Iommi, Powell)
  14. "Paranoid
    Paranoid (song)
    "Paranoid" is a song by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, featured on their second album Paranoid . It is the first single from the album, while the B-side is the song "The Wizard". It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100...

    "
  15. "Iron Man
    Iron Man (song)
    "Iron Man" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their second studio album Paranoid released in 1970. It was later included on their initial greatest hits compilation We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll , as well as all subsequent greatest hits compilations.-Writing and...

    "
    • Doesn't appear on unlicensed DVD
  16. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
    Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (song)
    "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It is the title track of the band's fifth album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. It was released on the album in 1973. The song is the opening track on the album....

    "
    • Doesn't appear on unlicensed DVD

Credits

  • Tony Iommi
    Tony Iommi
    Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...

     – guitar
  • Geezer Butler
    Geezer Butler
    Geezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and lyricist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was also involved in Heaven & Hell from 2006 to 2010.-Career:Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with old friend John "Ozzy" Osbourne in the autumn of...

     – bass guitar
  • Tony Martin
    Tony Martin (rock singer)
    Anthony Martin Harford , better known by his stage name Tony Martin, is a heavy metal vocalist best known for his work with Black Sabbath from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1993 to 1997. Martin was the band's second longest serving vocalist after Ozzy Osbourne...

     – vocals
  • Geoff Nicholls
    Geoff Nicholls
    Geoff Nicholls is a musician and keyboardist, who is best known as the longtime sideman for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Nicholls also played in the NWOBHM band Quartz before joining Black Sabbath...

     – keyboards
  • Bobby Rondinelli
    Bobby Rondinelli
    Bobby Rondinelli is a rock drummer best known for his work with the hard rock/heavy metal bands like Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, The Lizards, and Rondinelli.-Background:...

    – drums
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