Live from Radio City Music Hall
Encyclopedia
Live from Radio City Music Hall is a double album by the supergroup Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath
and Dio
) which was released in 2007. The set is a chronicle of the group's performance on March 30, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall
in New York City
.
Live from Radio City Music Hall is also available as a DVD
. The DVD was certified Gold
by the RIAA
on October 5, 2007 selling 100,000 units.
, Tony Iommi
, Geezer Butler
and Bill Ward except where noted.
The special 3-disc set for the US contains a DVD, tour program, backstage laminate, glossy photos of the band and other tour items available only through the Rhino Records website.
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...
and 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...
) which was released in 2007. The set is a chronicle of the group's performance on March 30, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Live from Radio City Music Hall is also available as a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
. The DVD was certified Gold
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
on October 5, 2007 selling 100,000 units.
Track listing
All songs written by Ronnie James DioRonnie 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...
, 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.
Disc one
- "E5150/After All (The Dead)" (Dio, Iommi, Butler) – 8:30
- "The Mob RulesThe 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) – 4:04 - "Children of the Sea" – 6:52
- "Lady Evil" – 5:20
- "I" (Dio, Iommi, Butler) – 6:27
- "The Sign of the Southern Cross" (Dio, Iommi, Butler) – 9:06
- "Voodoo" (Dio, Iommi, Butler) – 7:42
- "The Devil CriedThe Devil Cried"The Devil Cried" is a song by heavy metal band Black Sabbath featured on the compilation Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. The song peaked on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks at 38. It was one of three new recordings the group did for the compilation . Tony Iommi has called the song, "a mid-tempo track...
" (Dio, Iommi) – 11:40
Disc two
- "Computer God" (Dio, Iommi, Butler) – 6:41
- "Falling Off the Edge of the World" (Dio, Iommi, Butler) – 5:45
- "Shadow of the Wind" (Dio, Iommi) – 6:05
- "Die YoungDie Young"Die Young" is a single by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1980 album, Heaven and Hell.The lyrics were written by Ronnie James Dio, and concern consumerism and the futility of life in the modern era- the song title comes from the expressed desire to 'die young'...
" – 7:44 - "Heaven and HellHeaven and Hell (Black Sabbath song)"Heaven and Hell" is the title track to Black Sabbath's ninth studio album, Heaven and Hell. It was written mainly by Tony Iommi, but as with almost all Black Sabbath albums, credit is given to the entire band. The lyrics were written entirely by then-newcomer Ronnie James Dio...
" – 15:15 - "Lonely Is the Word" – 6:48
- "Neon KnightsNeon Knights"Neon Knights" is a song by heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1980 album, Heaven and Hell. It is the opening track on Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath's first album with American vocalist Ronnie James Dio.The lyrics were written by Dio...
" – 7:58
The special 3-disc set for the US contains a DVD, tour program, backstage laminate, glossy photos of the band and other tour items available only through the Rhino Records website.
Personnel
- Ronnie James DioRonnie James DioRonald 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...
– vocals - Tony IommiTony IommiAnthony 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...
– guitars - Geezer ButlerGeezer ButlerGeezer 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 - Vinny AppiceVinny AppiceVincent Samson Appice , also known as Vinny Appice is a rock drummer of American Italian descent and the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice...
– drums
Production
- Producer - Barry Ehrmann
- Director - Milton Lage
- Project Assistants - Kris Ahrend, Dutch Cramblitt, Jason Elzy, Rich Mahan, Steve Woolard
- Engineering - Kooster McAllister, Paul Shatraw, Paul Special
- Mixing - Wyn Davis, Mike Sutherland
Release dates
- August 24, 2007 in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
by SPV RecordsSPV GmbHSPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide.... - August 27, 2007 in the rest of EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
by SPV Records - August 28, 2007 in the USUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Rhino Records
Charts
Album| Year | Nation | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | United States | The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
99 |
| 2007 | Norway | VG-lista VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
2 |