Black sabbath fire cross logo4/30/2024 So frankly, I don't really care for or about Black Sabbath's contributions to and influence upon the lyrical matter of so many later (and often much dumber) heavy metal bands. Of course, the lyrics are almost never in favor of the occult, and singer Ozzy Osbourne tends to sound less like a self-proclaimed "Prince of Darkness" and more like a pansy running through a graveyard to get away from a demon that's chasing him, but never mind that. A British rock quartet decides that they want a cheap and easy way to bring in angsty youngsters looking for a cheap and easy way to rebel against their parents by seeming "evil." Said band fills its music with these forbidden combinations, fills its lyrics with references to Satan and the occult and bingo, "evil" rock music is born. Fast forward to the late 1960's and early 1970's. The only reason I don't correct this part is that a reader comment mentions it and corrects me.Īs a result, these note combinations gained a forbidden aura and evil mystique, with almost all composers avoiding them in order to avoid offending God. I remembered they were frowned upon, but I managed to forget why. (author's note): I'm so, so embarrassed that I mistakenly lumped in parallel fifths and octaves with tri-tones as things that are looked down upon for their "evil" qualities. Many centuries ago, some yutz in the medieval Catholic church decided he didn't like certain note combinations (parallel fifths, parallel octaves, various tri-tonic things) and decided to keep them from making their way into church music by declaring them "satanic" and "fundamentally evil." You see, Black Sabbath, in my eyes, is a quintessential example of ill-conceived religious dogma backfiring upon itself. Actually, few things could be further from the truth, mainly because I cannot imagine myself taking any of Sabbath's evil trappings seriously. Some might suspect that I'm fundamentally biased against the group because I'm a Mormon, and thus am offended by all of the "evil" lyrical topics and "satanic" melodies and vibes conjured up by the group. This shouldn't be taken to say that I don't like quite a few Sabbath songs and albums (because I do), it just means that ranting and raving about cool hidden nuances is something I reserve for my Yes page, not for a Black Sabbath page. But what does it say when I give what is reputed to be one of the best hard-rock, if not rock bands ever, Led Zeppelin, only *** out of *****? What does it say when I rate The Present by The Moody Blues higher than Led Zeppelin II? It basically says that I'm not exactly the best-equipped person in the world for metal appreciation in general, and definitely not for Black Sabbath appreciation. Yes, I enjoy listening to prime Deep Purple quite a bit yes, I enjoy putting on some of Led Zeppelin's best stuff from time to time and yes, I think Metallica's best 80's work is pretty awesome. Radio City Music Hall Live 2007 (Heaven And Hell).Black Sabbath Completely confused by the rating system? Go here for an explanation.
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