I saw Ozzy last year at Ozzfest and on the last tour this year. Both times kicked ass so enough with the hate already. Although I do agree with Gunnar about Ozzfest '05 as we were both at that show. The highlight of that whole show was Iron Maiden. Not bc of an epic performance haha.
YES!
[i]The original line-up of veteran British rock band Black Sabbath – guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, drummer Bill Ward and iconic vocalist Ozzy Osbourne -– has just announced a resumption of duties. The metal blogosphere has been excitedly stoking the rumor mill about this for some time, but the band put its official stamp on it this morning.
For the devout hard rock and heavy metal communities, this is somewhat akin to the announcement of the second coming.
What makes this reunion more significant is the promise of a full new album of material from the band produced by Rick Rubin. The band will headline the Download Festival in Donington Park in Castle Donington, England and a worldwide tour will follow.
But these many years after their heady, hedonistic and heresy-happy heyday, will the reunited Black Sabbath be capable of recapturing the original hellfire? Hang on to your horns.
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The good news: Rick Rubin brings out the best in those he produces (if he’s actually into it - if he doesn’t care he apparently just stops showing up to sessions!)
The bad news: Rick Rubin has apparently lost so much hearing that he thinks digital clipping actually sounds good.
You do realise this could all be another St Anger.
This is awesome news. Rick Rubin is the perfect fit for this project. This will all be about ego checking at the door.
You’re excited because a bunch of 65 year olds are reuniting to make lots of money? What is it that you think they have left to offer? Did you hear that Ozzy will be handling the lyric writing duties for this? Yeah, can’t wait.
It’s not a Black Sabbath album it’s a Black Sabbath Inc. album.
Rubin didn’t produce St. Anger. He produced Death Magnetic BECAUSE OF St. Anger.
Some of Ozzy’s lyrics were pretty good. He wrote The Writ.
Rubin didn’t produce St. Anger.
I never said he did.
Some of Ozzy’s lyrics were pretty good. He wrote The Writ.
You’ve…obviously been living in a cave on Mars with yr fingers in yr ears for the past 30 odd years.
Then why would you suggest this would be like St. Anger? Rick Rubin’s specialty is finding out where an artist’s strengths lie and pushing them hard in that direction. He did it with Johnny Cash, Danzig, Metallica, and even Neil freaking Diamond. If anybody can get good work out of Ozzy it’s Rick Rubin.
What makes this reunion more significant is the promise of a full new album of material from the band produced by Rick Rubin.
Can’t say I’m a fan of the Rube.
When I was a young scamp and listened to silly things like System of a Down, I noticed on their Toxicity album there was a lot of keyboard string patches, but they were very faint and buried in the mix.
Then I saw the making of the record, and it turned out they were full blown string sections and sounded fantastic.
Rubin’s one of those producers that, whether it’s due to his shitty hearing or notorious laziness or both, ignores a lot of the finer details and I don’t think he quite realises a band’s potential like he once did. The recent RHCP and Metallica albums are a testament to that.
However, I will concede that when he had it, he fucking had it.
I’d be inclined to hear what David Bottrill could do with the Sabbath sound.
Imagine the dense and clear sound of Lateralus applied to a Sabbath album. You cannot tell me that would not be fucking immense.
Jeez.
Rihanna could produce this and I’d be all over it.
It’s Sabbath damnit! [pirate]
I’ll wait to hear it before judging too harshly. All this “it’s like the second coming of the Messiah” crap, though, is lame.
Sabbath reunions aren’t exactly the Haley’s Comet of metal events. 1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2011 . . . .
Rick Rubin makes this next rebirth something different and I’m looking forward to see what comes of it. If not for Rubin producing I would have rather the band leave Ozzy to his retarded family and hired Tony Martin instead.
Well. We’ll see. I’ll probably talk a bunch of crap but still end buying a ticket.
You’re excited because a bunch of 65 year olds are reuniting to make lots of money? What is it that you think they have left to offer? Did you hear that Ozzy will be handling the lyric writing duties for this? Yeah, can’t wait.
It’s not a Black Sabbath album it’s a Black Sabbath Inc. album.
Yeah, but going to Black Sabbath for the lyrics is really only half the ordeal imo. It was always about the music, for me, and considering Geezer wrote most of the music (and the lyrics too), I have hope.
I wonder what the almighty ALBINI would do with this record…
Imagine the dense and clear sound of Lateralus applied to a Sabbath album. You cannot tell me that would not be fucking immense.
Yeah, you’d have an immense sound alright - but that would have to contend with Ozzy’s nasal babblings on how he’s a “rocker and I will be til the day I die and no one’s gonna stop me I am who I am and I love me wife and kids without them I’d be, like, nothing and me life would be all empty and shit and oh did I forget to mention that war is bad and politicians are greedy and I’m going insane…”.
Need I remind anyone of the lyrical genius of the last 2 reunions songs? Psycho Man + Selling My Soul.
yeah but they said it sounds old school which is promising. I’m happy they’re back & look forward to it.
I will be disappointed if Ozzy doesn’t throw around a few “I’m going insane!” lyrics on this new album. But as already mentioned the more important part is the music and that should be ok. I look forward to see how the album turns out, but have no interest in the tour. Also, Ozzy cancels shows if he has a sniffle so there’s undoubtedly going to be disappointments along the way. I went to Ozzfest about 10 years ago which Ozzy was supposed to headline, but he canceled last minute and Tool were bumped to headline act. It was all good.
Also I hope to fuck they can keep Ozzy’s bitch wife and stupid ugly kids out of the picture as much as possible for this comeback. Just imagine the fucking pain of seeing Black Sabbath on some X-factor shit.
When they last reunited (1997) they said that they would only record an album of new material if the material was there and was good enough to put the Black Sabbath logo on. So, with that in mind, perhaps they have come up with the goods.
Stick them in a garage, allow them access only to shitty analogue equipment and see if they can come out with something raw and magical. Let Rubin’s input be minimal. Then, cross fingers.
I too hold reservations regarding Ozzy’s …a-hem…“lyrics”. I want a doom metal album, not an Ozzfest crowd pleaser.
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