Black Sabbath - Never Say Die: Live in 1978 (DVD, 2003)

Never Say Die was recorded live in 1978, the last year of Black Sabbath's original line-up (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward). If you have any knowledge on Sabbath's career at this particular point in time you would know Iommi has demanded centre stage for this last tour, so Ozzy's performance is restricted to the side of the stage, and therefore pretty disappointing. It is painfully obvious to see the tiredness not just Ozzy (soon to be fired), but all the others are under too. The performances are good (I mean, it's Black Sabbath, afterall) but not brilliant, probably due to the sound levels and Ozzy's voice not being anywhere as good as it usually is, which was really disappointing for me. If you're a Sab fan, you'll buy it regardless of any review (just as I did). It's good to see the how the band performed towards the end of the original four-piece.It's nowhere near as good as the Sabbath Story : Volume One (which infact features two excerpts of the same Never Say Die concert), but I would still strongly recommend it to any Sabbath fan, because we can all take the bands problems at the time into consideration. Theres some worthwhile performances on here, plus rare concert songs such as Dirty Women, Rock & Roll Doctor and Never Say Die, as well as the classics (War Pigs, Paranoid, Children Of The Grave, Snowblind, Symptom Of The Universe, Electric Funeral & Black Sabbath). There aren't any extras on the disc, but my guess is you're not contemplating buying it for those anyway. It's worthwhile for any Sabbath fan to have it in your collection.

This is an excellent DVD showing Black Sabbath with their original lineup. It's a shame that this would be their last world tour with Ozzy for many years to come until the reunion happened. The film quality is great and the sound is great as well. The DVD is roughly 60 min. long and Sabbath play some of their biggest hits and also some lesser known songs that die-hard Sabbath fans will appreciate.

If you're a fan of the old Sabbath and want to see them in all their glory then this is the DVD for you. If you're a younger fan of Black Sabbath and want to see what they were like back in the day then this is a must buy. I give this DVD a 5 Star rating and is well worth the purchase price.

The original Sabbath lineup doing it like only they can, and at the height of their career. This is better than any Sabbath DVD that you will find. The Last Supper is filled with interviews that seem good but they are stuck in the middle of songs. You'll be jamming along to a song and it cuts from the live show to an interview. NOT GOOD!!! Black Sabbath live in Paris 1970 is better than the Last Supper but the sound quality is not as good as this vid. Also, as a bass player myself I like to watch Geezer jamming on his bass and Live in Paris has very few moments of Geezer onscreen, it centers mostly around Toni Iommi and Ozzy. Dollar for dollar, this is the best Black Sabbath DVD there is. If you are a true Sabbath fan like I am you will want them all really but this is my fav vid from them.