This isn’t the first time I’ve used “Sabbra Cadabra” as a means for celebration. Five months ago to the day, it went up to honor The Obelisk‘s 200th post. So you can say I’m repeating myself if you want, but dammit, it’s Black Sabbath. Get off your hypercritical high horse and rock the fuck out. It’s the best riff ever. The more times it appears on this site, the better the site is.

I’ve been avoiding saying it, but today, Oct. 19, is my birthday. There. It’s out now. Like all holidays, I think birthdays are pretty arbitrary and I’m not really into partying or celebrating them or anything like that, but hell, it’s an excuse to post “Sabbra Cadabra” again, so I’ll take it.

This version, appropriately, comes recorded live from Asbury Park, NJ, in 1975. It’s a bootleg called Accidental Overdose that Candlemass bassist Leif Edling and I discussed when I interviewed him about his solo record. One listen and you’ll know why it’s a worthy topic of conversation.

Tags: Black Sabbath, Bootleg Theater, Gods, self-aggrandizing

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