ITT: We talk about how awesome Iommi's riff writing ability is.

[EricT]

Discuss.

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

If anyone invented the heavy metal riff, it's him.

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

yeah. it's amazing how stripped down his stuff is, yet so fucking GOOD.

 

[deathstrike from hell]

hes stuck inside the box.

the pentatonic box.

but for not having his fingertips, he's written some great riffs.

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

hes stuck inside the box.

the pentatonic box.

but for not having his fingertips, he's written some great riffs.

no one's even come close to consistently writing 6 consecutive GREAT albums so heavily focused around the power chord. it's fucking mind boggling. not to mention some of the strongest stuff came in the last two albums.

 

[Will Bozarth]

he's stuck in a box of awesomeness

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

no one's even come close to consistently writing 6 consecutive GREAT albums so heavily focused around the power chord. it's fucking mind boggling. not to mention some of the strongest stuff came in the last two albums.

truth.

 

[tered]

I used to be ridiculed in the late 70's for being into Sabbath. Funny how the tastes in musical cycles occur. Dude is a cool mofo...and his daughter is spankable!

 

[Will Bozarth]

you signed in to post that?!?!?!

 

[teredd]

BizNATCH!

 

[Will Bozarth]

man... Serpents Knight riffage > Black Sabbath riffage any day

 

[Captain Beard]

I have his s/t solo CD and people looked at me like I was nuts. "There are popular singers on it!" Yeah, and TONY IOMMI.

 

[Will Bozarth]

i LOVE that cd. Phil Anselmo even does a good job on it, which is more rare than an autographed sheet of toilet paper from Elvis's death throne.

 

[Captain Beard]

Fucker goes all bluesy on you, I like it.

 

[Will Bozarth]

exactly

 

[tered]

man... Serpents Knight riffage > Black Sabbath riffage any day

...there wouldn't be SK riffage if there weren't Sabbath. I had ALL the LP's
and played it at any chance...along with sid, shrooms and bowls of hard dark green buds from Mexico got me through highschool. When Ozzy bailed I thought the world would end, but when Heaven and Hell came out, life was good. I saw that tour in '81 at the memorial stadium (outdoors)...I went out for a bit during Iron Man. The thing I remember most from that day is the solo bouncing off of Queen Anne hill. It was like - FU yuppie residents!

 

[Will Bozarth]

awesome! hehehe i have most of the Sabbath releases on vinyl

 

[ZANEX]

I have his s/t solo CD and people looked at me like I was nuts. "There are popular singers on it!" Yeah, and TONY IOMMI.

This is one of the best releases in 2000. Of Course it features Iommi along with: Henry Rollins, Dave Grohl, Phil Anselmo(Pantera/Down, Superjoint Ritual), Serj Tankian(System Of A Down), Billy Corgan(Smashing Pumpkins/Zwan), Ian Astbury(The Cult/The Doors), Peter Steele(Carnivore/Type O Negative), Ozzy & Bill Ward(Sabbath/Solo) & Billy Idol.

 

[azal]

first four sabbath albums = the birth of ever heavy metal riff ever played

 

[neal]

^what he said