Black Sabbath - Turn Up the Night (Live 1981)

[lidoplace]

Does anyone know if there is a recording out there of their August 1982 concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland (just outside of D.C.)? I was fortunate enough to have been there and would love to have one. Thanks!

[gfinetti]

This is ridiculous!! How can someone sing like this?

It´s pretty fair that Dio be recognized as the most gifted singer of history of Rock and maybe of all styles.

[TurtleFL]

Are the recordings complete?

[blacksabfan]

@TurtleFL

By all accounts, yes. It's the same setlist night after night. Sabbath was never a band that did any surprise encores or anything of that sort. The people below don't have a clue what they are talking about, as well-intentioned as they are.

[barrettlennon16]

fortunately, this song was played again at the high voltage festival 2010... sadly the last concert ever for Heaven & Hell, with Jorn Lande on vocals... RIP Ronnie James Dio

[TheSterlingSound]

Perhaps somebody knows why this was played so seldom...such a great song

[thorba69]

Nunca entendí porque esta canción no la tocaron mas veces en vivo. Al igual que la de Slippin´Away son fantasticas y debieron quedar fijas en el set list pero no pueden meter todas aunque la de Voodoo nunca me termino de agradar pero...

[nostalgia43]

I saw this tour...GREAT.............I.lov­ed the Iommi and Dio

combination..

[ratbatblue555]

geezers bass is fukking awesome

[blacksabbathswagger]

I saw them in San Diego on their Mob Rules tour and they played this song. So the guy that stated they did not PROVE IT!

[blacksabfan]

Well they didn't play it at Long Beach, Phoenix, UC Davis, San Francisco, or Ingelwood...recordings exist of all of those 1982 shows. Why would they play it at San Diego?? Again, I think it's a case of misremembering. I can't prove it because there's no recording, but a distant memory doesn't qualify as proof either. All there is is overwhelming evidence to suggest that they didn't play it.

[Hitokiriitachi999]

epic, but so underrated

[Dribadanful]

Sound is a shit

[gnrher]

SATANIC WAH!!!! one of the best songs of black sabbath for sure...

why they don't play it live? :S

[DIOFan92]

I think that Dio doesnt have the chops to perform this well nowadays. I think that it was hard to sing even when he was young(er).

[MrPittsbrother]

Inspiring song, makesd me feel like getting a big silver cross and get a band going again!

[Winonasalibi]

You are so right they MUST play this song again.....

I did see them do it though in Long Beach... I'm possitive of that.

[GangstaLink]

No, they didn't.

I HAVE the long beach show.

I have almost EVERY show from teh MB tour that was recorded.

They only played TUTN for the Canadian tour, and at that it was 3 TIMES. (Recorded)

[Winonasalibi]

Don't know what you think you have tapes to but that's my fav. song off ot that album and I was there.... I know what I heard.

Better mark your tapes better or check your sources...

[blacksabfan]

Sabbathlive (as it was back before it was taken down) was pretty much the ultimate source for this sort of debate. Gangsta is right, the song wasn't played there. Why would Sabbath stick that song in for one show when it hadn't been played since the beginning of the tour? You're probably mis-remembering. Don't take it personally, it happens.

[terminator2570]

@Winonasalibi I know what you mean. This is my favorite ALL TIME song. I would remember it too. They probably played it. Some of those bootlegs don't have the entire show and sevaral other people are saying they heard it also.....

[blacksabfan]

There's a recording of the Long Beach show in existence...this song wasn't played. Four of Sabbath's 1982 shows from California exist as AUD recordings and NONE of them have this song.

[blacksabfan]

@Winonasalibi

What happened to your comment? Oh well, I took the liberty of reposting it below so everyone can see what kind of asshole you are.

@blacksabfan

This was my fav. Dio era song.... and I KNOW they did it. I don't give a shit what recordings you have.

Well, if you don't give a shit, then stop showing up to this one and bitching about what you obviously are misremembering.

[rage2203]

Heaven & Hell should play this song on its 2009 tour. Voodoo too.

[Diopriest]

such a great underrated track i hope they play it on the devil you know tour id love to hear it live thanks for this sweet post blacksabfan you rock /,,//,,/

[h86obsid]

I really wish they had played this more, or at all on the first Heaven and Hell tour, it's my all time fave Sab track.

Here's hoping for the next tour.

[clintbronson5]

I wish they could write like this more!!! I love Sabbath and will be buying THE DEVIL YOU KNOW but after hearing it its no HEAVEN & HELL or MOB RULES....

[unejikated]

No harm atall.Amen brother

.Looks like they would recognize the interest in these songs and do something,but like I said, they're too lazy to put something out for us on youtube which may result in some sales for their dadgum recordings.STUPID ASSES!

Look at Sony, for cryin out loud!

[unejikated]

Looks like "WMG" would get their sluggard asses in gear and get us a video.But it's all about money, isn't it?

[blacksabfan]

My problem with WMG and UMG and others is that they remove stuff they have no plans of releasing in audio or DVD form. I'm not saying they have to release everything, or that it's their responsibility to, because there is a business side to it. That said, if they don't have plans to make certain things commercially available, then what's the harm in letting certain things remain posted? You can't lose money you're not making in the first place, right?

[killerdugong]

hopfully they will bring this one back on the next tour.

[ratbatblue555]

the mob rules!!!!

[thergothon666]

thank you very very much!!!!

[Alastorm89]

I want the trills in the chorus!!

[Diopriest]

wow this is absolutely amazing i never knew they played this song one of my favorites out of the mob rules album thanks blacksabfan you rock /,,/ /,,/ long live dio /,,/ /,,/

[xxKama33xx]

He didn't do the trills, which is like the trademark of the song. Nice upload, but disappointing at the same time.

[BlackBunch]

which trills? no idea what you mean. which minute/second in studio version?

[Popprevialishious]

The trills after the lyrics "turn up the night" in the chorus. I think.

[xxKama33xx]

That, what Popp said.

[SmoDABR]

Dear BlaSabFan, I wrote u a couple of days ago but u never responded.I want to thank u for all these gems.I've been afan since SAbotage and some of these things truly amaze me.You look pretty young but you sure r on top of it.keep bringing Sabbath .I asked you before if you could get any live stuff from 73 or 74 besides Cal jam.Thank you 4 everything. your the bomb SMODABR

[blacksabfan]

Yeah sorry, I get a lot of messages and I don't always respond to them all. Nothing personal. I do have some live stuff from '73 and '74, and I have posted some of it (A National Acrobat @ Pittsburgh '74 and a version of Killing Yourself to Live from Februrary '73). I will say that there isn't as much live stuff from that period as earlier or later periods, and what does exist isn't that great in terms of quality, which is why I don't post much of it.

Thanks for your compliments though.

[UncleJimmema]

GREAT POST!!!!

[BlackSabbath4Ever]

Bloody great...thanks man!

[blacksabfan]

It must have seeded a long time ago on one of the torrent sites. I actually got my copy from someone else who must have DLed it while it was seeding. I haven't really searched for it though, so it might be floating around on a blog or site someplace. It's just a bummer the recording isn't that great.

[ThrashHard08]

This is RARE!!! where did you find this?