Everything Is Better With Dragons
Book blogger, Autistic, Probably a Dragon
Thanks to Tumblr I’ve just found a couple if videos Sabbath added to their official YouTube channel.
This first one is for ‘End of the Beginning’ and looks to be from the event they did in New York a few hours ago, or at least from one of their recent tour stops.
(Part 1/2)
Released 10th June 2013
Produced by Rick Rubin
* John ‘Ozzy’ Osbourne Vocals
* Tony Iommi Guitar
* Terrence ‘Geezer’ Butler Bass
* Brad Will Drums
http://open.spotify.com/album/1WLFpcTap1kwv9j2IHuqRg
TRACK LIST
End of the Beginning
God is Dead?
Loner
Zeitgeist
Age of Reason
Live Forever
Damaged Soul
Dear Father
Methademic
Peace of Mind
Pariah
Dirty Women – Live in Australia
I absolutely loved ‘God is Dead?’ when it was released earlier this year, and I’d hoped the rest of the album would be as good.
Well.
Some of it is.
Songs that stand out on first listen are the opener ‘End of the Beginning’, ‘God is Dead?’ (obviously), ‘Dear Father’, ‘Methademia’ and ‘Pariah’.
Listening to the album a second time, I found that ‘Loner’ grew on me. The other 5 songs didn’t make on impression on me either way (I’m not including Dirty Woman – only the new songs).
Overall the album is good, sounds like early Sabbath (as was intended) and has all the hallmarks of their style. Ozzy still has the most distinctive voice around; Tony Iommi’s riffs and the layered guitars are perfection. Geezer is still Geezer. Age and sickness has done nothing to dim their genius.
I know some people aren’t happy because Bill Ward isn’t a part of this album, but to be blunt, it doesn’t matter. Brad Wilk is an excellent drummer and a good fit for the band.
Mr Ward refused to sign contracts, Mr Iommi didn’t know how long he’d be able to work for and cut negotiations off so that they could get on and make the album. They got another drummer. Simple. The album that resulted is good. It’s really nothing to do with the fans and what they want; only what the band want and need.
Black Sabbath are currently touring and will be performing in the UK in December. I hope to see them in Sheffield, if I can get a ticket and the weekend off work.
Rose
http://open.spotify.com/album/4ulIP4JbW6KegM8KNC02k5
Blame Kerrang! for me me reviewing this album. I’d never heard of Airbourne or listened to any of their music until now. I probably wouldn’t have bothered except that there was an interview with the singer, Joel O’Keeffe in a recent issue of Kerrang! (01 June 2013, Issue 1468) and I thought I’d have a listen.
‘Black Dog’ is a metaphor and euphemism for depression, most famously used by Winston Churchill, and the use of it in this album’s title suggests that the band are addressing personal problems. That ignores the rest of the album title. Together they describe the songs and overall feel of the album. It is confrontational, rather than confessional. The band have used their own personal ‘black dogs’ to fuel creativity and produced an upbeat, even fun, album.
It reminds me of Bon Jovi (don’t get mad, I mean lyrically) but heavier. Does that make any sense? They aren’t saying anything new or profound, but they’re saying it with passion. I like this album and I’ll probably try to see them play at Download*.
4/5
*Airbourne play The Zippo Encore Stage 6.15pm – 6.55pm on Sunday 16th June 2014
This track was recommended to me by Spotify because I’ve got this band in my playlists. I reviewed their EP ‘Incandescent’a few weeks ago *
http://open.spotify.com/track/3JvHNU1vKQZHWzVrZ0hzUS
Compared to their earlier releases ‘Damn You’ is definitely an improvement in terms of musicianship. The guitars show new vigour and the vocal style has improved. The song is catchy an upbeat.
While these improvements in style are great, the band seem to have lost lyrical depth, like that displayed in ‘Brighter than the Sun’s and ‘What they can’t steal from you’.
3/5
[* ‘One band I like, one band I think are a bit bad mannered and two bands I’m not fussed by’ 16th May 2013]
http://open.spotify.com/user/115648747/playlist/1yD1tPTy4BR7bEBOPHOQfv
I am listening to this album this morning, I’ll tell you what I think later.
Books are great treasures, holding worlds and lives in their pages. Their value to humanity is greater than their monetary worth. A 99p classic can give a lifetime of pleasure.
And this is the second of the two reviews. Enjoy.
As I’ve said before, I have a great deal of interest in the historical origins of Christianity and therefore Judaism. Having read Graham Philips’ Act of God, as previously reviewed, and found it fascinating, I reread The Magdalene Legacy, which I originally read several years ago after starting Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. When I had first read The Magdalene Legacy, I was convinced it was accurate if somewhat controversial. Now somewhat older I realise how naïve that belief was. The Magdalene Legacy should be treated with caution by readers. Although a fascinating read, there are many errors in it’s historical accuracy. Whilst Gardner’s reflections on the Grail story and the historical realities of Jesus’ life are interesting and do offer an alternative perspective, they also carry a certain amount of conspiracy theorising. If one has no knowledge of the subject it is easy to be drawn in and Gardner includes…
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My sister has an interesting reading list. Her book reviews tend to be of semi-academic books, I thought I’d reblog them because they are interesting. We argue a lot because we were brought up to have opinions and to back them
up with knowledge. It just so happens that my sister is interested in history and religion,
whereas I’m more of an equal opportunities
nosy git. I want to know everything about
everything.Here is the first of two book reviews written by my sister.
I’ve recently read Act of God and found it deeply fascinating, realistic and well researched. Having quite an interest in this topic, I began reading with trepidation and was hooked from beginning to end. The tale starts in Egypt with a tomb classified Tomb 55, located opposite the tomb of Tutankhamun. This tomb is a mystery and Phillips’ research takes him through the Amarna period of Egyptian history during the time of Akhenaten; and into the depths of ancient events, touching on the Plagues of Egypt described in Exodus; and finding an historical explanation for some of the events in the Old Testament.
This is a fascinating and engaging read and does not contain any conspiracy theories, whatsoever. Unlike many of his peers, Graham Phillips considers his argument carefully backed by geographical, historical and scientific information. He places biblical events in genuine historical context and shows solid, logical reasoning and detective…
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