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Musicians

BootinUp

(47,156 posts) Sat May 1, 2021, 02:02 AM May 2021

Icons: Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath

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Icons: Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath (Original Post) BootinUp May 2021 OP

Saw him once Delarage May 2021 #1

An Icon, Indeed! ProfessorGAC May 2021 #2

Delarage

(2,186 posts)

1. Saw him once

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Sat May 1, 2021, 09:53 AM

May 2021

Black Sabbath played in Camden, NJ, at an Ozzfest that I went to. He is one cool cat

ProfessorGAC

(65,057 posts)

2. An Icon, Indeed!

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Wed May 5, 2021, 08:23 PM

May 2021

His style (playing 5ths instead of whole chords, the dark tone of his fully saturated amp, his foray into modal runs) were groundbreaking.
He's also a cancer survivor! Tough bird!

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