2/21/2023 0 Comments Black sabbath 13“Loner” cribs the punchy riff of “N.I.B.” And “Zeitgeist” is the psychedelic sister of “Planet Caravan.” Opener “End of the Beginning” has the same feel as “Black Sabbath,” which opens their debut LP. Of course, one of the byproducts of bands trying to recapture the old magic is the tendency to ape themselves. The equally epic “Age of Reason” shows Tony Iommi upstaging his own monolithic riff with a ripping solo. “Damaged Soul”- the album’s best, and an early contender for a Sab classic-lugs out the heavy blues, with a wiry riff and Ozzy Osbourne letting loose a raging harp solo late in the song’s eight minutes. And while it’s easy to compare a new Sabbath album that features three-quarters of the OG lineup (drummer Bill Ward bailed after failed contract negotiations) to their spotless first five records, it would be foolish-not to mention unfair.īut the spirit of early Sabbath permeates 13, which is a solid record for those with realistic expectations. In this case he had the members of Sabbath focus on their debut album-the template for four decades of metal. If anything, Rubin should get credit for making bands revisit their earlier work before entering the studio. That itself makes this album a curiosity. Producer Rick Rubin-as he’s done with many artists with varying degrees of success-took it upon himself to help resurrect Sabbath’s classic sound. If that’s the case, it’s not a bad way to go. It signals that this is the bookend to the recorded output from the band that invented heavy metal. 13-the first album in 35 years from Black Sabbath’s original lineup-ends the same way their 1970 self-titled debut begins, with the proto-doomy sound of falling rain and a distant church bell.
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