Band Of The Week - Black Sabbath

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Back to my normal business, this weekend my selection of classic rock band is Black Sabbath. I'm sure many of you never heard this band before, Ok... they are the 'Godfather of Heavy Metal'. As usual, I selected some of my favorite songs to share with you all.

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Black Sabbath - Crazy Train



Black Sabbath - Paranoid



Black Sabbath - Iron Man



Black Sabbath - War Pigs

Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England. The original band line up of Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums) is the same as the current line up (2006) although there have been shifts of personnel in between.

From Left: Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward

Black Sabbath remains a dominant influence in the genre they helped create. VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock ranks them second, behind Led Zeppelin.

From left: Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi

History (source from wikipedia)

Black Sabbath formed in Birmingham, England in 1968 under the name Polka Tulk Blues Band (soon shortened to "Polka Tulk"), and later Earth, playing blues rock and hard rock.

Black Sabbath has a unique sound that emerged from diverse influences. Iommi was greatly influenced both by Hank Marvin's playing on Cliff Richard and the Shadows' heavy-guitar based recordings and by jazz guitar, particularly that of Django Reinhardt. Tony Iommi left Earth/Black Sabbath for a short time to tour with Jethro Tull and is seen playing with Jethro Tull on the rolling stones rock N roll circus. Ward has also expressed a fondness for jazz music, especially drummers like Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Geezer Butler cites bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce of British blues band Cream as a major influence on him: “He was the first player I ever saw who bent the strings and played the bass as a totally independent instrument”. Early incarnations of Black Sabbath merged elements of blues, jazz, and rock and paid their dues playing cover versions of songs by heavy rock acts including Jimi Hendrix, Blue Cheer, and the previously mentioned Cream. Osbourne says he was deeply influenced by The Beatles and his favourite album of all time is Revolver.


Members

Current line-up

* Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
* Tony Iommi - lead and rhythm guitars
* Geezer Butler - bass guitar
* Bill Ward - drums

Ozzy Osbourne

Tony Iommi

Geezer Butler

Bill Ward

Trivia

After repeatedly being passed over by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since becoming eligible in 1997, Ozzy Osbourne famously demanded that Black Sabbath be removed from consideration for the institution. In 1999, Osbourne said after Black Sabbath was passed over their second year of eligibility, "Just take our name off the list. Save the ink." His basis for this position was that because the fans did not select the members, it was "totally irrelevant". The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ignored this request and Black Sabbath was finally inducted by Metallica members James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich on March 13, 2006.

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath... The God Father of Heavy Metal Rock!!!

Happy Weekend!!!