Black Sabbath September 8, 1978 Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY, United States Never Say Die North American Tour
Disc 1: 01 Supertzar (intro tape) 02 Symptom of the Universe 03 Snowblind 04 War Pigs 05 Never Say Die 06 Black Sabbath 07 Dirty Women 08 Rock 'n Roll Doctor
Disc 2: 01 Bill Ward drum solo 02 Jam I 03 Orchid 04 Jam II 05 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (riff) 06 Jam III 07 Jam IV 08 Jam V 09 Electric Funeral 10 Iron Man 11 Fairies Wear Boots 12 Encore break 13 Paranoid 14 She's Gone (outro tape)
notes (from sabbathlive.com): VG audience recording of complete show (minus a few small cuts during the drum solo). This audience recording surfaced more publically in April 2005, along with another tape of comparable quality from Niagara Falls 12/10/76. It was originally purchased by Fred S. at a record convention in Niagara Falls, NY in the 80's, but has strangely never been more widely available. From a performance perspective, the show is 'decent' but plagued by a combination of technical problems. Also, Ozzy is not in his finest form, but does his best to keep the proceedings energetic. One of my favorite highlights is when the band breaks into a jam on the solo section from "The Warning" during the long improvisational section! The tape itself is quite clear and was recorded fairly close to the stage. It might have earned a VG+ from me if not for some assorted buzzing noises (like a poorly grounded wire) and a few sudden channel dropouts that are replaced with buzzing or hissing noises. Although there are only a few moments like this, they still mar an otherwise nice recording. Bill's drum solo oddly fades in and out before coming back in again at full volume. Thankfully, this is only a brief disturbance. Nit picking aside, I think most listeners would be pleased with the sound quality overall.
