Black Sabbath Live: Gathered in Their Masses

Having attended this concert tour last year I was anxious to have it in my collection as an archive of one of my earliest musical influences of my pre-teen years. With the original lineup, sans drummer Bill Ward, this disk captures Sabbath in all their glory with mostly their best deep-cut songs as well as their hits from the early years and a handful of tunes off the latest album, 13. Despite having recently (from all appearances) beaten cancer I am not sure Iommi's guitar sound and riffs are not even more epic now than when they were originally conceived. While Ozzy seems a bit physically frail, and mostly tied to his teleprompter screen of lyrics, his voice sounds amazing, on pitch and containing much of the original eeriness that made Sabbath Sabbath! The concert I attended Ozzy was off pitch a bit on his singing so I was really hoping the DVD did not also contain that fault, which it didn't. Not sure if they fixed it in the mastering or if Ozzy was just better prepared or in better shape when they recorded this. Geezer is in fine shape as well laying down the low end and replacement drummer Brad Wilk brings drumming to the forefront with a long, acrobatic drum solo in the middle. It is incredible to see these guys having fun and still laying down the music that is considered the birth of heavy metal. The sound and video quality of this disk is fantastic being Blu-Ray. When tied to a nice amplifier and speakers and a large screen TV it is the next best thing to being there. My only complaint, and it's with all live concert videos nowadays not just this one, but there seems to be a requirement to continually switch the camera view about ever 3-5 secs and not stay focused on one member for long like in the old days on concert videos. It seems they think viewers have ADD and need a continual changing of the view which irritates me to no end. When the guitarist launches into a solo you get the first 3 secs then they switch to the crowd or to the bass player or some other view. Damnit I want to see the f'ing guitar solo completely not the crowd's reaction to it! Focus on the person that is playing the lead role at the time then switch views when they are done. I wish there was some sort of setting in the DVD where you could specify which member to focus on the most or even have a split screen to show multiple members at once. Being a guitar player I want to see Iommi mostly. How cool it would be to be able to set user preferences like that. If you are a Sabbath fan go buy this disk. You won't be disappointed. I'm looking forward to their next album release.

I went and saw this tour last summer at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View California. What a killer show! 'Sabbath did not disappoint. After having been broken up for 34 years (since 1979), they played together like they'd never been apart! I just had to have this Blu-Ray so I could relive the experience again and again. The picture quality is excellent! The "production" value is also excellent. Great camera work, editing and post-production make for a great (on video) experience. Blu-Ray is the only way to go. The high-resolution picture quality and color saturation is beautifully done. The only downside (for me at least) is NOT with the Blu-Ray but the fact that only 3/4 of the original Black Sabbath toured together, as Bill Ward did not take part in this "re-union" tour. Wish he had. Would have been really cool to have seen the original 4 members all together and playing together. Instead, they toured with Tommy Kluefatos on drums which was a great choice. He's an awesome drummer and I was truly impressed with his heavy metal drum skills behind the kit. Tony Iommi is indeed the "riff-master", and Geezer Butler is also one of the best bass players to grace the line-up of ANY band, anywhere. Ozzy is still Ozzy. This "13" tour was a long time coming and well worth the cost of my V.I.P. ticket to see 'Sabbath live. If you are a Black Sabbath fan, you simply MUST own this....Gathered in their Masses Blu-Ray.

I thought it was a great dvd. Video was of high quality. The audio was slightly less but still a good listen. Ozzy’s voice was showing some wear and his onstage antics haven’t changed much since I saw him last in 2004 I think. Gezzer was dynamite !

Perfect 👌 👍

My thoughts on the new Black Sabbath DVD "Gathered in Their Masses". The Facts: Bill Ward is NOT included. 4 new songs from "13" ARE included. All songs are recorded one half step lower than on "The Last Supper". There are no stupid interview interruptions during the concert footage. Now, what I think: Whether you know it or not, virtually all recorded material is enhanced or repaired in some way. Ozzy sounds good on this, DO NOT listen to the live clips from this tour on YouTube, just sad. On the DVD the "fill in" drummer does not overpower the songs with modern drumming technique, again DO NOT watch the live clips. (actually Tommy does a nice drum solo, even if it is almost identical to what Vinnie Appice always plays). This concert is not as "playfull" as Last Supper, not surprisingly - that was almost 15 years ago & Tony is fighting for his life. The tempo's are slower and feel like they are quantized or on a click track, but that makes this pretty tight from an arrangement standpoint. The sound, video, & editing are very, very good. Actually "looks" a lot like the Last Supper. Overall, I love this DVD & am glad I bought it. I can already tell that this is one that will get watched many times & not just sit on the shelf. And by the way, the new songs sound great & fit right in - actually sound more modern - but all Sabbath.

The DVD arrived on time.

i like dvd! i like black sabbath muisc! i got this dvd to watch his concerts!

Toda una pieza de colección y más la edición que contiene una playera. Disfrute mucho el concierto

Black Sabbath is not an ordinary band. They are living legends who changed rock music forever. No wonder Toni Iommi got his honorary doctorate degree recently. Well deserved! Their revolutionary sound influenced so many bands from 1970 until now. And how many bands are able to come out with a great new album after 43 years? The sound is great, the band is on fire, even Ozzy sounds great and he's doing his best to entertain the public. I am looking forward to see them April 5 2014. It will not be an ordinary show for me. Being at a Black Sabbath show in 2014 is a pilgrimage.

Le son et l'image sont parfait ( qualité Blu-Ray ). L'intro de WAR PIGS est à coupé le souffle et le morceaux du même acabit... " JESUS " ( avec sa barbe et ses cheveux long retenu par un bandana qui fait penser à la couronne du Christ ; Tommy Clufetos ) le batteur, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi et Ozzy sont quasi-parfait ( surtout le duo batteur / bassiste, qui sont époustouflant...) ; Ozzy est beaucoup mieux que ce que j'avais pu lire, certes son début de Parkinson et ses excès passé ( un an sous LSD, entre autres... ) le rend légèrement enfantin par moments mais l'on vois à plusieurs reprises qu'il s'éclate comme un fou et cela devient contagieux envers ses camarades de scène ; le public est merveilleux et très enthousiaste ( avec Steven Tyler et Joe Perry d'AEROSMITH en V.I.P. ). Je n'étais pas un fan du groupe à part les 3 ou 4 morceaux ultra connus mais là, après le best-of et ce magnifique Blu-Ray je suis conquis. Seul hic, le méga tube " SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH " ne dure que 30 sec, le temps de l'intro...Après une telle reformation et un tel Blu-Ray c'est juste scandaleux, surtout que l'on voit bien qu'ils ne sont pas sur les rotules à la fin du concert...

O DVD é muito bom mas o produto entregue parece usado. Já veio com a capa e encarte desgastado.

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