Imoutgoodbye Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Last time I noted I did Dio before Black Sabbath. It was because I want to lump Ozzy in with Sabbath. Not only because that's the way it should be, but neither Dio nor Sabbath elevated themselves in this "rock"y relationship. Not to mention I did not care one bit for Dio's renditions of War Pigs and Iron Man. They produced, in my mind, one good album and it was Heaven and Hell. Ozzy, unlike Dio, never TRULY had the same feel without Black Sabbath. It almost became more pop, less rock. Take, for example, Crazy Train. The song starts out great and then takes a GIGANTIC dump all over itself! Don't even get me started on Bark at the Moon. Oddly enough, most people I talk to still don't realize where the muddy sound on the bass for Black Sabbath comes from. Tony Iommi lost a finger just above the top knuckle on his "plucking" (I say plucking because you don't strum a bass guitar like a lead, you actually pluck and pull the strings more often than not) hand in an industrial work shop accident and the only prosthetic available to him was a wood one. This created the muddy sound you hear on the bass in Black Sabbath's work. I could go on and on and on about Black Sabbath, but I won't. The song I present to you today is one that I like to relate to FL, though not everyone's a fan of this song. I give you, The Wizard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQ5jhtFypg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-D&Der Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I disagree about Crazy Train: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imoutgoodbye Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I disagree about Crazy Train: God, youtube is either going to make or break that poor kid. Shame on his parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Reefer Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Stoner rock ftw. All you Sabbath fans check out the following bands. Pentagram Witch Electric Wizard Sleep Witchcraft Earthless Some good stoner bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rensvert Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have to agree with the Crazy train bit, it starts out great but then it just kinda takes a crap and does that for the rest of the song, sadly many songs have had that happen to them, anyone remember Skynyrd's Three Steps? Rens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Reefer Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Gimme three steps, gimme three steps mister, gimme three steps towards the door. Oh won't you gimme three steps, gimme three steps mister, and you'll never see-a me no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackwilly21 Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Tony Iommi didn't play bass... Bill Ward did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-D&Der Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 I know what you mean about Crazy Train--it's the rock 'n roll riff it breaks into, but I kind of like that because underneath it is the heavy riff it starts with, so you've got that in the background. The song is about the Cold War really, and the insanity of Mutual Assured Destruction, so it kind of fits, that fear always in the background, behind the everyday normalcy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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