https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxmSsGJuE56najSKWrcCaBdJZi7aKruc5q
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The other band, my assā¦ If it wasnāt The Riffmeister, it could be as well the other way round!
Happy birthday to one of the greatest sonic architects of our lives.
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I was actually thinking what would be my ten favourite tracks with Ianās vocals that showcase his immense abilityā¦
It got quite interesting:
Getshamane (1970); Child In Time (Doing THEIR Thing, 1970); Fools (1971); Clear Air Turbulence/Five Moons (1977); Fighting Man (1979); Mr Universe (BBC 1980); If I Sing Softly (1981); Black Sabbath (Worcester, 4/11/83, better version than Ozzy and Ronnie ever did); Toolbox (1991, whole album is vocally insane, but if one track is to be picked - then itās Donāt Hold Me Back); Donāt Make Me Happy (1998); Clearly Quite Absurd (2005). Ok, 12 then.
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Ian Gillan belting out the Sabbath theme tune, ICONIC
For those of you who havenāt heard it - itās a MUST HEAR. And since we started with wishes from Tony Iommi, this is more than fitting. 3:20 to 4:30 is one of his finest 70 seconds EVER.
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Dear, dear, crazy Big Man!
We wish you Nothing but the Best!
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Long may you run, all the best
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Long Live To the Hero Of all my life! 
In these days I am into the song Vengeance ! 
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Happy Birthday to my favourite Singer! You were near flawless the other night in Toronto!
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Holy FUCK!!! That is the BEST version of that song Iāve ever heard! Is the whole remastered show available on YT Martin? Iāve GOT to hear the rest after that!!
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I have this Worcester live show on CD (title: Born In Hell); an American guy mailed it to me. Itās an exceptional, fantastic document. Iāve never understood why Black Sabbath never officially released a proper live album (one done right). And Iāve been waiting for ages for the Born Again remastered that Tony Iommi promisedā¦ 
Mind you folks. not all of that concert is THAT good. Ian had a big problem in singing in Ronnie Jamesā Dio register and so heās clearly struggling with Heaven And Hell (as he was 2 months later when Sabbath opened the 1984 shows with Neon Nights). Zero The Hero is shaky too. But heās really great in other Ozzyās stuff, IMO. If heād had enough dignity then to learn the lyrics instead of going on booze and endless mode of the bitch was trashed and death was in my eyesā¦ This wouldāve been epic.
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I like it at all!
..and
https://www.gillan.com/anecdotage-12.html
We saw no more of the dwarf. I learned my words and the rest of the tour was just fine
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Isnāt he just an amazing guy??
81 yo, and just keeping on 
Many other vocalists in that age cannot do what he does so easily 
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Karin with your holistic vision, you know very well that music helps you stay young,
BigIanās hearing and voice have benefited as directly connected organs, the synapses and neurons have remained surprisingly active, never giving up was fundamental for him.
but unfortunately not his sight.
Who knows, if he had been a famous painter, perhaps his sight would not have degenerated so much, while his hearing would.
His perseverance towards his work, and the care he has had for himself over the last 20 years has allowed him to have a prosperous rock old age.
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Well he is indeed my kind of guy 
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FlƔvio I have this theory:
When you do what you love, you stay younger!
I am a very good homeopath, and I have seen so many people start to ruin their lives because they had a terrible job or horrible relationships.
Yes, I know, not everybody can choose whatever they wanna do. Bills have to be paid, coffee has to be bought etc, but: the more good things you have in your life, the longer you stay fresh in your mind and body. And I honestly think that Ian and his companions are a living proof of that.
I have also had the great pleasure to treat some people, and I will tell you about this young man: he is 27 and for 2,5 months ago, he was hospitalised in a psychiatric clinic. He was so down, suicidal even. He heard about me, came to my clinic, I gave him remedies and we talked a lot about how to get the ābest lifeā.
āMiraclesā are still happening, today he is working again, almost full time, he has found a girl he really likes, and sorry, this is not because I wanna brag (ok a little maybe ) but I have seen this happen over and over: when people have a reason to live, they pull through even the worst situations. And ok, my remedies help a lot too
Bad hearing, bad posture resulting in reumatism (or the other way round, whatever happened first) bad eyesight etc can be helped (by meā¦) but the will to live the best life has to come from the person who is suffering.
And I truly believe that if you wanna have the best life, the solutions are in your own hands
See! Now I made a little advertisement for myself and I will end this with a lovely song:
https://youtu.be/3SH_MbMJwxI?is=mqG-xcdRPXjfK4X9
Is it just me, or are Ritchie playing uptempo?
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Music can heal, at least it soothes everyday"s troubles. As a general practising MD for 30 plus years now i have always been at home in the socalled " school medicine" but yes, there are remedies outside that are useful in capable hands
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Erik, you are right about music
Actually, as a homeopath, educated from the Swedish school, I learned that music has a very deep effect, emotional of course, but also in the tissue of the body.
Music has fluctuations, just like homeopathic remedies have.
And oh I was happy when I found out that it also can be hard rock that heals
Like this very nice man singing a little tune:
https://youtu.be/zthMepNqX9g?is=KeIO-dLDp_wAFYK7
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