BLACK SABBATH: 13

[Jasonic]

LOL. Exactly what I expected. I seriously had no idea what you thought of AWK.

I just know you seem big on hype bands.

I do recall that a member of Obituary was in his band. Just a bad pick overall.
Sure as heck not going to help the draw.

 

[Justin G]

I'm surprised they're playing someplace that large. I figured they'd play a smaller venue.

Um, it's Black Sabbath. They're going to play the same venues Iron Maiden and Judas Priest would.

 

[Justin G]

I just know you seem big on hype bands.

Lotta hype around this Andrew WK kid.

In 2000.

 

[nomisofsiman]

Um, it's Black Sabbath. They're going to play the same venues Iron Maiden and Judas Priest would.

Not quite. As much as Priest is my favorite band, their venues dipped considerably on the last tour. But yeah I agree with your point.

 

[nomisofsiman]

Lotta hype around this Andrew WK kid.

In 2000.

Yeah...honestly, I didn't know he was still around. I know it wouldn't help the draw, but too bad they couldn't get someone like Witchcraft or Orchid or something.

 

[SF Metal Man]

Yeah...honestly, I didn't know he was still around. I know it wouldn't help the draw, but too bad they couldn't get someone like Witchcraft or Orchid or something.

I'm sure they could have gotten anyone they wanted.

 

[edgeofthorns]

Andrew WK is the opener??? I didn't think he was even still active to be honest. It looks like they would've invited a Mastadon, Volbeat, or even a revamped 90s band like Alice In Chains or something. Andrew WK is one of the most bizarre picks I could have imagined for this tour!

~Brian~

 

[nomisofsiman]

Andrew WK is the opener??? I didn't think he was even still active to be honest. It looks like they would've invited a Mastadon, Volbeat, or even a revamped 90s band like Alice In Chains or something. Andrew WK is one of the most bizarre picks I could have imagined for this tour!

~Brian~

I'm sure this is a Sharon thing, because I recall when he was popular, he played Ozzfest.

 

[SF Metal Man]

I'm sure this is a Sharon thing, because I recall when he was popular, he played Ozzfest.

He was popular?

 

[KingsGene]

BLACK SABBATH Premiere "End Of The Beginning"!

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[nomisofsiman]

i might have actually liked this one had Ozzy's voice not sounded like shit. Obviously this has to be a live recording.

 

[Bryan316]

No Bill Ward.

 

[Harvester]

You can stream the entire disc on I-tunes.

 

[labrekk]

No Bill Ward.

That bugs me too, but Wilk seems to be doing a very nice job. The problem for me is Ozzy much more than the drumming...And also the lenght of the songs...

 

[nomisofsiman]

That bugs me too, but Wilk seems to be doing a very nice job. The problem for me is Ozzy much more than the drumming...And also the lenght of the songs...

See, what people don't seem to realize is Bill can't really drum that well anymore, which is why I don't understand this line of thinking. I also agree though with the length of the songs. I mean they've had some longish songs in the past but not this many on one album.

 

[J. Golden]

yeah well Ozzy can't sing very well anymore either (ever actually), but still he was invited to the party.

 

[nomisofsiman]

yeah well Ozzy can't sing very well anymore either (ever actually), but still he was invited to the party.

Yeah but Ozzy was never known to be a great technical singer. What he was was unique though.

 

[The Fiddler]

You can stream the entire disc on I-tunes.

Love track #4 (Zeitgeist) and it's, "Planet Caravan" vibe. Will definitely purchase that track via iTunes, but the others will require more listens. Good album, but not great, IMO. Brings back a lot of memories though.

Like others have mentioned, many of the songs could be shorter, even if only by a minute or two.

 

[The Fiddler]

That bugs me too, but Wilk seems to be doing a very nice job. The problem for me is Ozzy much more than the drumming...And also the lenght of the songs...

I wonder if Vinnie Appice was considered for the gig?

 

[labrekk]

Ozzy has been embarassing live recently (as proved some YouTube vids) but I think that, thanks to studio magic, he's actually quite decent on "13" and doesn't ruin the songs. I like Rubin's production as well.
That being said, these mostly looooooong songs will take time to fully appreciate, but the album is surely not bad, even for a Sab fan which really enjoys more the Dio and Martin eras...