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[edit] The use of the word "talent" and "talented"

Well, technically talent is Neutral, because he is most certainly "technically talented" when it comes to the guitar. Also..if a guitarist is ranked best heavy metal guitarist as well as #86 on the list of Rolling Stone's greatest guitarist who ever lived I think that it's safe to say that he can be ranked as AT LEAST "Talented." It would almost be offensive not to call him as such. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaji132007 (talk • contribs) 06:30, 6 October 2007 (UTC)



[edit] Suggestion

The Iommi (band) should have a split page, so that this seems less cluttered. Vegetaman 10:41, 15 August 2006 (CST)

[edit] Headings

This article needs to be cleaned up and wikified. Too much information without Headers. Jack 12:32, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] not exactly NPOV

"amazingly talented" for instance.

-- Beardo 04:16, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

you try playing guitar with 2 less fingers on your fretting hand then!

[edit] Early history

I recall his saying in an interview that his family were keen accordion players (he is of Italian ancestry) and when he was growing up, they used to have musical get togethers based around this instrument.

- Meltingpot

62.137.152.165 20:22, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Guitar Style Section

Poorly written POV with an oversized image to boot. If I had the time I'd re-write it myself. Unfortunately I don't. It certainly needs it because right now it reads like it was written by a ten year old. Someone want to take a stab at cleaning that mess up? (unknown user)

Well, I'd like to clean it up, but I also do not have time. Vegetaman 07:21, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Django Reinhardt as an influence

The dark sound of heavy metal was influenced by the gypsy Django Reinhardt

no, iommi was inspired by the fact that Django didn't give up ; it doesn't matter if Django was a redneck hillbily playing the banjo bluegrass style, called bobby and his mother was his cousin, what matters is that Django had the ability to carry on despite insumountable odds. Jackpot Den 22:14, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I would have to disagree, I dont know if your a musician, but Gypsy music= A lot of Minor chords,Heavy Metal=A lot of Minor Chords+Distortion. Toni Iommi knows where the sound came from.

Yeah, well, there's an interview in the UK music paper "Melody Maker", November 04 1972, titled 'Django Was My Inspiration'. In this, Iommi tells how, after his accident, he was inspired by the tale of Django, who played guitar despite having his hands burned in a caravan fire. Inspiration, not influence. Alister, UK PS You've called him 'Toni', BTW. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.10.125 (talk) 09:29, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Religion ?

Is Iommi Catholic/christian, since he seems to use the cross quite a lot as a motif, or is he an atheist/agnostic using it because "it looks cool" ? Jackpot Den 22:15, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Last I knew, Iommi (in fact, none of the guys from the original line-up of Black Sabbath) claim to be anything other than Christian. It's the media and poor interpretation of their music that made it seem otherwise. Vegetaman 07:20, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jethro Tull and T.I.

The reference to the subject's duration with Jethro Tull as a participating ‘live’ performer cannot be correct as the subject is clearly seen and identifiable in the film released I believe WAY LATE (i.e.: commercial foul as in ye olde reference - Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene 3) Isle of Wight. I saw this film at the Telluride Festival of ca. 1997. A grain of sand in the MASSIVE BEACHES of the world’s history, made available to all by way of the I.Cisum.ili.dilm 02:38, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Re Tull at the Isle of Wight festival: it's Martin Barre. That footage is now commercially available. Iommi mimed Mick Abrahma's guitar on "Song For Jeffrey" on the Stones RnR Circus - all the band mimed, save for Ian Anderson who sang live. Alister (UK) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.10.125 (talk) 09:40, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Departure to join Jethro Tull

The article states that Iommi briefly left to join Jethro Tull in August 1969, but was in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, meaning that he would have had to depart at least before 11 December 1968. However, I still don't know his date of departure, so it would be useless to correct the date at this time.

[edit] Career Span

I think that the span of his career should be typed on the sidebar as having started in 1964-65, as being stated in the article itself. Gumdropster 13:50, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] incorrect information in the accident part thing

it says he was 15 when he lost his fingers but watching VH1's metal documentary, it said he lost them in 1968, and being born in 1948 would make him 20 years old, not 15Slash's snakepit 00:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sandwiches on tour

Ozzy (Osbourne) once said that when Black Sabbath were first starting out and short of money, Tony's mother would make sandwiches for the band to eat (they all travelled in a van).

- Meltingpot

Meltingpot 13:00, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Early history

In an interview with an American metal magazine, Tony claimed that his family (who were part of Birmingham's Italian community) were keen accordion players and would hold musical "get togethers" playing this instrument.

- Meltingpot

Meltingpot 13:00, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Heaven and Hell tour

The drummer at the NYC Heaven and Hell concert was Carmine Appice, not Vinny.71.70.128.97 20:09, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

What? You mean the Radio City Music Hall gig, on March 30 2007? The one released on CD and DVD? That was the only gig they played in NYC. Watch the video: it's Vinny. Listen to Dio - he introduces Vinny. face it: it's Vinny. Alister, UK —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.10.125 (talk) 09:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)