Black Sabbath – Vol. 4 – 1972 The world of dark metal gets a little sludgier in 1972. You can almost feel the band shedding off it’s working class England stink and sliding through a thick morass of L.A. debauchery. These are gods among men, these musicians. In 1972, before Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Deep Purple – Fireball
Deep Purple – Fireball – 1971 This is great. This was what the band was leaning toward on In Rock. In fact, this is the logical progression from there. Building on the toughness of that album, Fireball, with just a few exceptions, is one strong beefcake of a record. With Continue Reading