Um…..What? Black Sabbath – Never Say Die! – 1978 Talk about sounding absolutely nothing like yourself. Never Say Die!, the last Sabbath record with Ozzy is one of the most confusing records I’ve ever head. Let alone from Sabbath. It’s as though, at times, a power pop group decided to Continue Reading
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Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Rainbow – Rising
Rainbow – Rising – 1976 It’s probably best to forget the last outing and just get started with Rising. After all, it’s loads better, more exciting, less reliant on ridiculous lyrics and uses a tighter band.I would say that this is what I was hoping and expecting from the Deep Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Black Sabbath – Technical Ecstasy
Black Sabbath – Technical Ecstasy – 1976 That chukka-chukka guitar! The soaring Ozzy vocals! It can only be one thing: It’s the Blizzard of—what? Oh, this is still Sabbath? But why does it—? Ok. I’ll stop asking. This first song really sounds like, hey, waitaminnit..electric synth? What? And why does Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Deep Purple – Come Taste The Band
Deep Purple – Come Taste the Band – 1975 I can’t believe I’m saying this but, I’ve never been so glad to hear Jon Lord’s organ. After the abysmal borefest that was Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, that instrument is a welcome sound.It should be noted that by this time the only Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow – 1975 A few months before the last Deep Purple album of the 70s (and the first without Blackmore, an album that Ian Gillan, who did not sing on it, would decree not really a DP album) Blackmore came out with his new band and Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Black Sabbath – Sabotage
Black Sabbath – Sabotage – 1975 After two years off, primarily touring for Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, their most well reviewed album to date, and partying apparently, Sabbath returns with the album you never hear about.Listening to it for the first time in ages I sort of understand why. If SBS Continue Reading
OscarWatch 2011
So, the Saggies, the DGAies, the Proddies, the Globies, are all done. And where are we? Things have changed decidedly. BEST PICTURE127 HOURS BLACK SWANINCEPTIONTHE FIGHTERTHE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHTTHE KING’S SPEECH THE SOCIAL NETWORKTOY STORYTRUE GRITWINTER’S BONE Previous prediction:The King’s Speech – 65%,The Social Network – 35% I think Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Deep Purple – Stormbringer
Deep Purple – Stormbringer – 1974 Wow, one year, two Deep Purple albums. I’ve said before that I think 1974 was a watershed year for rock music. The coalescence of so many ideas and pinnacle of concepts and conceits.In 1974 you could buy Burn and dig on the journey that Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Deep Purple – Burn
Deep Purple – Burn – 1974 Remember Machine Head? How great that record was? And then it was followed by the highly mediocre Who Do We Think We Are? Forget that. And forget Deep Purple as you might have known them. From jump street the addition of David Coverdale as Continue Reading
THe A-Z of your Life Meme
This is going around. I never do memes. I thought I would try one. • A-Available/Single? No. I hated every moment I was.• B-Best Friend? My partner. My wife. She’s my best friend with benefits.• C-Cake or Pie? The pie I like, chocolate cream, is really just pudding, so I’ll Continue Reading