Talk:Tony Iommi

message: I would like clarification of dates. This article suggests Tony continued with the band until 2000. Since he is a lefty, he's easy to spot but this video from youtube suggests he played with them in 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cen1SvpTsYk Euc (talk) 01:23, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates 

message: 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)
thread_title:  The use of the word "talent" and "talented" 

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

message: "amazingly talented" for instance.
-- Beardo 04:16, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  not exactly NPOV 

message: 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)
thread_title: Early history

message: 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)
thread_title: Guitar Style Section

message: 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)
thread_title: Django Reinhardt as an influence

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Religion ? 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Jethro Tull and T.I. 

message: 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.
This article states his only performance with JT was The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, but the page for JT mentions footage of him playing at the Isle Of Wight festival the same year. Don't see any links/citations though so won't edit for now unless I see something.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.107.28.202 (talk) 21:02, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Departure to join Jethro Tull

message: 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)
thread_title:  Career Span 

message: 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)
thread_title:  incorrect information in the accident part thing 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Sandwiches on tour 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Early history 

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

message: From the article: "according to critic Greg Prato[1], 'Iommi is one of only two guitarists (the other being Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page) that can take full credit for pioneering the mammoth riffs of heavy metal.'"  If Tony Iommi is sharing credit with Jimmy Page, how can he "take full credit"?  Tigerthink (talk) 07:32, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  How does this quote make sense? 

message: Since he does not have the looks typical for Anglo-Saxon type, I wonder what Iommi's ethnic roots are - is he Italian? Can somebody provide information on that matter? 83.172.120.77 (talk) 18:00, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ancestry 

message: Married, family, divorces? People usually go through that stuff  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.164.10.150 (talk) 18:21, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  No personal info? 

message: Altered the genre to remove rock and roll. Not really what Tony is known for. MH441967 (talk) 21:12, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Genre 

message: He play the mellotron, the piano, the flute, the organ and synthesizer .he played all these instruments in black sabath
:If you have references to support all of this it should be included in the text of the article.  Please don't simply add them to the infobox. J04n(talk page) 16:32, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Him playing a particular instrument on one song may be significant for that song's page, but when you consider the vast number of songs that he only plays the guitar these other instruments pale to insignificance.  As I said earlier, a referenced section detailing other instruments that he has played would be a welcomed addition to the page but the infobox should be reserved for his primary instrument. J04n(talk page) 17:17, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Instruments 

message: The rolling stones list has no credibility and they placed guitarists like Jack White, Tom Morello above Iommi, it is a disgrace to Tony Iommi he is one of the greatest of all time along with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.99.137.35 (talk) 12:19, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can anyone remove the 86th greatest guitarist on Rolling Stones? 

message: Thank you so much for your contribution. Please find a reliable source that states the proper form, or it may continue to be open to debate. You've done a great thing by starting discussion on it! Now, keep the ball rolling. :D Happy editing! —DuncanWhat I Do / What I Say 01:28, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Tony's Name

message: Pre-accident, was he / did he play left- or right-handed?  There's a lot of comment saying that post-accident he tried to learn to play right-handed, suggesting that he was originally a left-hander. Andy Dingley (talk) 17:01, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Left handed? 

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message: Should this article state how, as broadcast on news on January 7 2017, he has been inspired to write music for Psalm 133?81.140.1.129 (talk) 23:18, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's a source and here's a link. Has now been added. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:43, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
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message: I am planning to add a list of awards won by Tony Iommi as an individual (not including those he has won as a member of Black Sabbath or Heaven & Hell). Here is what I have: 2000: Lifetime Achievement – Guitar Magazine, 2007: Metal Guru – Classic Rock Magazine Roll Of Honour, 2008: Star on Birmingham Walk Of Stars, 2009: Armenian Order Of Honour, 2012 – King Of Rock 'N' Roll – Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund Awards, 2013: Riff Lord – Revolver Magazine Golden Gods, 2013: Rock Titan – Loudwire Music Awards, 2015: Gibson Les Paul Award – Q Magazine Awards, 2016: Lifetime Achievement – National Guitar Museum, 2017: The Courage Award – Loudwire Music Awards, 2018: Icon – Kerrang! Awards
Does anyone have any others to add, or feel any of the above should be excluded?
Thanks Malcolm Dome (talk) 08:26, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as I can tell, there's nothing in the guidelines (here nor here) that allows for a new section to be added for awards/honours. Given this, I'd be careful about this proposed addition. What I typically see is either a standalone article for such things, or the material is added into the prose in a relevant section. Honestly, most of the awards you've listed aren't significant by any stretch. Virtually every one was given by a magazine or website, thus they aren't significant awards on the level of a Grammy or something similar. I'd say keep it out of this article unless consensus decides otherwise. SolarFlashDiscussion 15:36, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

text: The base criterion for including awards/honours/accolades in an article is: does an article already exist for the specific award? We should not add any award unless it is demonstrably notable, and notability is generally interpreted as having a pre-existing standalone article that can be linked to. The vast majority of these "awards" definitely don't meet this criterion. Birmingham Walk of Stars does have an article, but that one is already adequately covered in the prose. The Armenian Order Of Honour does not appear to meet the base criterion. A quick glance at your list tells me probably most of the others won't either. Many of these awards sound like a level of subjective assessment  might be present as well, which we need to avoid. So I don't see any reason to include any of it in the article. SolarFlashDiscussion 17:51, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tony Iommi Awards