Mythology (Pre-Black Sabbath) - Spoonful (Live 1968)

[Chilling10680]

Gritty, heavy fucking blues. I love it.

[metart93]

sounds a lot like the Ten Years After version, he's playin a bunch of Alvin Lee licks that can be found in their version...

this is still awesome to listen to though!!

[gallina098]

nevermind he had the accident at his 17 ~1965

[gallina098]

anyone knows when he got his finger chopped? i think 67 or 68

[3dgemogirl]

Hehe :3 the guy on the far left is my grandad :P Chris Smith (: What an awesome band though!

[craigfromnewcastle]

@3dgemogirl hahaha cool!

[craigfromnewcastle]

@3dgemogirl my dad taught chas chandler some guitar chords, he went on to play in the animals then manage Jimi Hendrix :D

Chas I mean, my Dad went in to printing hehehe knob

[MatthewCVR]

Thank you for uploading this.

[azzhoul]

iommi beat the shit out of clapton in 6 minutes vith 14 seconds lol

[mrdeersniper]

I think the reason Mythology split up is because each one were charged with possession of marijuana...

[Johnlocke666]

I used to know Chris Smith years ago he is really a top bloke

[3dgemogirl]

@Johnlocke666 Isn't he just :P (he's my grandad) hehe

[gerda1231]

The Man in the front is my great aunts boyfriend( we call him uncle Neil) he never told me they disbanded because of drugs! lol

[MrGuitarmind]

@gerda1231 OMG seriousslly???????!!!

[blksabbath65]

this rocks,thanks for puttin this on

[1000dubcity]

He said in an interview that he lopped off his fingertips right before sabbath was going to tour germany

[mrdeersniper]

Now this is RARE!!!

[5150pb]

@LedThinSabbathPurple Howling Wolf did the original

[5150pb]

@hydraIX Its Howling Wolf who did the orignal

[tacosalad98]

Is that him in the back? or the right?

[ozznutt1967]

@tacosalad98 Tony Iommi is in the back and that is Bill Ward on the right

[TheSentientParadox]

First performed by Howlin' Wolf. Written by Willie Dixon. Muddy Waters was great and may have even played it too, but he warn't the first.

[sabbathfan55]

cool man

[HOTROD74GremlinX]

@LedThinSabbathPurple Howlin Wolf did this one before Cream.

[Boshyworld]

This is pretty cool...he's already finding his style here with this.. ehem...music....he sounds so out of place with this band he's way above them...Then there was Sabbath.

[doomdude873]

TONY IOMMI!!!

[detroitdemon]

Anyone who knows music can tell it's Tony Iommi on guitar, c'mon

[16penney]

Unmistakable, evil riffs no matter what type of music Iommi is playing, or what guitar for that matter.

[lekcah1]

this sound was captured, not manufactured in some software program.

fuck wanting to clean it up

[TheElectro2009]

the guy in the front looks like the guy from flight of the conchords

[cmarivs]

that's Iommy no? and Ward must be on right. Cool

[ej0002]

At the risk of getting hate mail, the ONLY reason I like anything Clapton ever did was because of some live Cream stuff he did. But Iommi takes a GIANT DUMP on Clapton here. 

I like the SG better though, but this is totally cool.

[MatthewCVR]

Excellent!

[omersy92]

This sounds a lot like Cream's version of Spoonful. Spoonful was originally written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf

[MrNEILSUPERNAUT]

yes, this is tony and bill's pre-Sabbath band. i forget the names of the other 2 members, but this is defo tony & bill live in 1968.

[Cuandoeslachupa]

fuck this sounds like jimi hendrix..... my opinion

[iommi74]

I thought Mythology was pre-accident Iommi ?...What year did he lose his fingertips then ?...

[Ptich88]

scroll down the page -- there is an answer to this. Cheers

[chrisburchardt]

This is so so so good! Raw red meat!

Let's not cerebrate the flesh! Let's eat!

OH YEAH!!!!

[nitespawn]

1964

[masteryan]

He lost his tips the day before he decided to become a professional musician.

I'm assuming he was a professional musician here.

[Eldryzif]

He was 15 when this accident happened, so I think that was 1963.

[kingbloozo]

this is a willie dixon composition,covered by both howlin wolf and muddy waters in the fifties,and by cream in the mid sixties,it´s on their first lp actually

[AlbertMondback]

Amazing.

[edslides]

spoonful is one of willies songs. EVERYBODY that was ANYBODY did this tune. and willies version remains the best. look up the vidia its on here.

[JohnnyMonstro]

sounds real good, a gift to you, warriors...

[studiokalle]

Thank you a LOT for sharing this rare tape rcording.

Tell´s a lot about band members hard working before come real Sab´s

[Avalon365]

originally from Willie dixon and later became a hit through Howlin Wolf

[upwk7]

He cut of his fingers, during an accident (1965) in a factory where he worked. Listening to this, it is clear that Tony Iommi is a far more potential guitar player, then he is given credit

[MightyOdin]

Song is Originally from Howlin' Wolf. Old blues guy.

[meathead612]

I have to say that I love the sound of these older recordings. It's a dirty sound that suits Iommi's style perfectly! Long live Iommi, long live the SABS!

[adrianpetersonroty]

whos the guy in the front. he looks really familiar

[adamsmith13real]

Had Iommi fingertips at this time?

[blacksabfan]

Iommi had already cut off his fingertips at this time.

[MightySaturn5]

lol...he didn't actually "cut off" his own finger tips, it was an accident at his place of employment at the time.

[loouuni]

@blacksabfan

?? i thought it was while the 3. album where the guitar is tuned down to c' the first time? this isnt possible he cut them off in 68 lol

[blacksabfan]

@loouuni

I have no idea what the hell you're trying to say.

[kyla2112]

@adamsmith13real If you take his birthday and that the accident happened when he was 17, you come up with 1965. So he had already had his accident when this recording was made.

[mrdeersniper]

@adamsmith13real He did it in 1966 so yes...

[jgemelli1]

This is great stuff! Iommi was rocking!

I think we could clean up the sound a bit more. The background noise anyway without losing the music.

[Shindig109]

the sound on this video is really soft

[1993SG]

My kind of music!

[Quelqueshue]

fined fifteen quid for possesion of a piece of resin, no wonder they got angrier.

[originaltbyrd]

i've always wondered how different tony would sound if he'd kept on playing a strat. this goes some way to providing an answer. it does sound some different than on Sab's 1st album, but it's obviously the same guitarist.

[bloodysabbath098]

where's ward and tony on that picture?

their faces are very far during black sabbath.. if you now what i'm telling.. right?

[keeponrockin86]

iommi is at the top. ward is on the right hand side.

[mos6507]

Wow, he could really trill even before he put on prosthetic fingertips!

[taekwongr]

awsome rareties you are posting mate, cheers

[sabotage68]

iommi is putting clapton to shame with this cover, iommi is the real god!!!!!!!!!

[1dragster]

Well said!! Right you are, Iommi is the true god!!

[Gitars5]

@sabotage68 Now that is an overstatement! But i agre that he really chalenges Clapton here

[Actar411]

@sabotage68 So Really Iommi is playing Willie Dixon's Spoonful, which Clapton also played.

[skok65]

Cited for resin?! Talk about Starving Musicians. . . The lick at 2:11 is a trip! Thanks for posting.

[youssiiif]

wow i didn't think there was any recording of mythology... sounds pretty rough but i doubt there s any better (sound quality wise) thanks very much !

[thesithempire]

So good!!!  Thank you for posting this!!

[backfire4]

I lovw this, great to hear it,thank you very much! at least thers somone out ther that appreciats this band......

[shawng909]

This is some heavy shit! In all my 27 years a Black Sabbath/Tony Iommi fan, I am grateful for hearing this!

[clepto4peace]

Makes me wish I were around back then, I wasn't born till 84, missed a lot of good shows :(

[b24warbaby]

he had all his fingers back then.

[blacksabfan]

I'm pretty sure he had his accident even before this. Could be wrong though.

[theOrsonFilms]

@blacksabfan no, iommi said in an interview that it happend the day before he went, with sabbath, on europ tour.

[blacksabfan]

@theOrsonFilms

No, it was the day before he was going to go on tour with the band called "The Rest". This would of been sometime in 1966. In any case, it was long before this recording. Besides, Iommi said it took some time to relearn and devise a way to be able to play; if he did it right before Sabbath's Euro tour in presumably 1969 (since you don't bother to make this clear and it's the earliest possible date), how could he have played on the first album then? So, you're wrong. Sorry.

[Iommi91]

@blacksabfan Tony lost his 2 fingers in his last work day, when he was 17.

[blacksabfan]

@Iommi91

Yes...that would be anytime between February 19, 1965 and February 18, 1966. Just like I already implied above.

Really, the only important thing is that his accident was BEFORE this recording. That is certain.

[mlmr11]

Accident in 1966

[16penney]

This is great stuff! always wondered what Iommi sounded like before Black Sabbath, playing the white Stratocaster. Thanks.

[jimkaml]

Too Awesome! There's no mistaking that sweet sweet Tony riffage-Great post!

[ozwaldo2]

Now that is some early Riff-Raff!

[BlackSabbath313]

Tony looks so different from when he was in Black Sabbath!!!!!!

[UncleJimmema]

This is amazing. Do you like know Iommi or something? Kidding aside, these are really good bootlegs.

[NIGHTWING1970]

I'm speechless! What's next? An interview w/the guy who "played" bass in "The Shining" video? blacksabfan, I raise my glass to you!Awesome.

[iommisg]

dude. This is great man! I don't know how you do it brother. I'd love to be your student man. haha.

[BaboonBro]

Neither can I. Thanks fantazillions.

[BlackSabbath279]

Incredible! I never thought I would ever hear a recording of Mythology! Dude you are my hero!!!!

[blacksabfan]

I have the other 8 tracks from this show as well. I'll get around to posting them sometime when I'm not completely drained from my high school teaching.

[BlackSabbath279]

Sweet. I can't wait.

[blacksabbathmetal]

Would love to have you as my teacher in high school. Seriously, come teach in North Carolina.

[MusicDude86]

one of your best posts, blacksabfan!!!!

[bandizam]

i have seen your postings & would love to get hold of all 8 tracks.