Posted on 08/27/2016 7:45:40 AM PDT by Mariner
Forty-five years to the month after making its New England debut, pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath took to the stage at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield to bid the road farewell. From the perfect weather to a deep-cut-rich set list, it was a best-case concert scenario that highlighted the massive place in musical culture the band has occupied for the better part of five decades.
The audience ranged in age from fired-up retirees to one particularly enthusiastic preschooler in hot-pink ear protection. Families galore sang along with every word, and more than a few friendships on display predated the Nixon administration. There were off-the-clock executives, tradespeople, and gawky, goofy teenagers acting too cool for their obviously cool parents. This was a microcosm of humanity, a heartwarming display of heavy metal's broad appeal.
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They are at least a dozen Grammy's short of due recognition.
Too lazy to look. Who was singing?
I cannot wait to see them on their next farewell tour.
He may come across like a stuttering dolt, but he still has the pipes.
Gameshow host: Heres the question I ask of all our contestants. What made you drop out?
Bob: Well a lot of people think it was the 400 acid trips I took yah know.
Gameshow host: Uh huh, but what was it really Bob?
Bob: Well one day I played Black Sabbath at 78 speed, man.
Gameshow host: Black Sa... And then what happened?
Bob: I saw God.
Gameshow host: You saw God. Well that sounds like true enlightenment to me Bob.
-Cheech and Chong
That's the core of the joke:)
Black Sabbath at 78rpm would probably sound like "normal" rock/blues.
They only did about 5 fast songs.
Addlepated, er Ozzy.
?
One of the better tenors of the era.
And quite well spoken and articulate when he's out of character.
I first saw them at Winterland in SF in 1971 as they were releasing their Paranoid album.
They blew the roof off the place.
Cool! How does he remember the words.
He’s a medical miracle :)
And they are a great band. Though the name might not be loved here :
When the exact opposite is true.
Review their lyrics.
Just like witches at black masses.
Evil minds that plot destruction,
Sorcerer of death's construction.
In the fields the bodies burning,
As the war machine keeps turning.
Death and hatred to mankind,
Poisoning their brainwashed minds.
Oh lord yeah!
Politicians hide themselves away,
They only started the war.
Why should they go out to fight,
They leave that role to the poor.*
Yeah!
Time will tell on their power mind, **
Making war just for fun.
Treating people just like pawns in chess,
Wait till their judgement day comes.
Yeah!
Now in darkness world stops turning,
Ashes where the bodies burning.
No more war pigs have the power,
Hand of God has struck the hour.
Day of judgement God is calling,
On their knees the war pig's crawling.
Begging mercy for their sins,
Satan laughing spreads his wings.
Oh lord yeah!
True appreciators of Black Sabbath know and actually get the music.
Yes, there are ‘Those FReepers’ who are extremists.
I was hoping a Freeper would come along and post something about their “Devil Worshipper” music.
When the exact opposite is true.
Review their lyrics.
They have teleprompters on stage that look like sound monitors.
I just returned from a fantastic punk show of Gauze and The Genbaku Onanies in Shinjuku. Seeing this Black Sabbath post now made me feel extra great. I’m listening to Zappa now and finishing the beer I started drinking on the train on the way home. Great weather and music for a Tokyo Saturday night. Black Sabbath were one my earliest music influences from about the age of 13, and I’ve never changed after 35 years.
How does he remember the words.
Teleprompter. We saw them in ‘99. Front row. Definitely teleprompter.
Are we talking about Ozzy?
Black Sabbath - God Is Dead - Lyrics
Lost in the darkness
I fade from the light
Faith of my father, my brother, my Maker and Savior
Help me make it through the night
Blood on my conscious
And murder in mind
Out of the gloom I rise up from my tomb into impending doom
Now my body is my shrine
The blood runs free
The rain turns red
Give me the wine
You keep the bread
The voices echo in my head
Is God alive or is God dead?
Is God dead?
Rivers of evil
Run through dying land
Swimming in sorrow, they kill, steal, and borrow, there is no tomorrow
For the sinners will be damned
Ashes to ashes
You cannot exhume a soul
Who do you trust when corruption and lust, creed of all the unjust,
Leaves you empty and unwhole?
When will this nightmare be over? Tell me!
When can I empty my head?
Will someone tell me the answer?
Is God really dead?
Is God really dead?
To safeguard my philosophy
Until my dying breath
I transfer from reality
Into a mental death
I empathize with enemes
Until the timing’s right
With God and Satan at my side
From darkness will come light
I watch the rain
As it turns red
Give me more wine
I don’t need bread
These riddles that live in my head
I don’t believe that God is dead
God is dead
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Wondering if we will meet again
On the other side
Do you believe a word
What the good book said?
Or is it just a holy fairytale
And God is dead?
God is dead, God is dead
God is dead, God is dead
Right!
But still the voices in my head
Are telling me that God is dead
The blood pours down
The rain turns red
I don’t believe that God is dead
God is dead, God is dead
God is dead
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