Master Of Reality

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Embryo” is kind of weird because it seems very unpracticed. It is a clean guitar solo piece written by Tony Iommi, but he messes up and stuff. But it’s only 28 seconds long, so I’ll give him a break. Taylor 2006, pg. 199, "Some say that Master of Reality was the first stoner metal album. The album as a whole is more late 1960s Heavy Psych in the vain of May Blitz, Grand Funk Railroad, and Leaf Hound." Moving on, every musician sounds pretty inspired here. The guitar is obviously the most important instrument of this album; Tony Iommi dominates everything here with his amazing riffs really shining. Almost every riff is, indeed, very catchy and heavier than the ones featured on the band's past records. So, we can find here Iommi's riffs in their heaviest form, that's for sure, even though “Volume 4” also has a couple of interesting heavy ones. He doesn't solo as frequently as on “Paranoid” but the solos still play an important role on the majority of the songs. Ozzy Osbourne delivers a competent performance, with his unique voice, even though he isn't, technically speaking, the best singer out there. Hey Joe… Is it really Ozzy singing on “Solitude?” Some say it’s Bill. I’m a bit confused and I hope you would clarify this matter. Unfortunately, the religious virus also rears its zealot head, in “After Forever,” which is a great Yardbirds-type arrangement nevertheless and despite its drubbing us over the head with “God is the only way to love” it does have the great line “Would you like to see the Pope on the end of a rope?”

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Levy, Joe, ed. (2005). Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (firsted.). Wenner Books. p.180. ISBN 978-1-932958-61-4. So, ‘Into the Void’ really is the heaviest song ever (I probably say that about three times a week about different songs, but this is always one of them). I actually rather imagine this as a continuation of the lyrical themes of ‘Solitude’ it makes for a rather amusing narrative: Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021 . Retrieved 26 July 2023. It was like four kids let loose in Toys R Us,” recalls Geezer of the ensuing carnage. “As to be expected of four blokes in their early 20s, we went a bit wild. Booze, women, drugs, nice hotels, private planes – all of it paid for by what we loved doing. But as with everything, too much of a good thing has its downside.”The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021 . Retrieved 6 February 2021. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5. Man distraught at the loss of his lover – be it through death or more worldly reasons like his incessant flatulence in the bedroom, for the purposes of this narrative I shall assume the second is the case. Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass) - With the mentality "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," Geezer continues in his trademark fashion. His detuned bass (relatively matching Iommi's tuning) lends a heaviness to the album not seen in other bands around the time. Highlights include Sweet Leaf, in particular in the under the guitar solo (more like band solo) Katherine Schwarzenegger Drops New Collaboration With Cleobella, Inspired by Family and the Holidays

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Musically my only minor complaint with the album has to be Bill Ward’s drumming. Being a drummer myself, the first time I heard each of Sabbath’s first four albums I literally laughed out loud at some of Bill’s drumming. It isn’t until Sabbath Bloody Sabbath that to me his drumming is no longer odd at best, laughable at worst. At least on this album the only time that I visibly cringe is during the extended middle section of Sweet Leaf. His drumming during that section sounds like what I imagine a hamster in a wheel would sound like if it was given a drum set. On the rest of the album though he plays competently with some interesting offbeats and good enthusiasm. His best moment is likely the eerie sounding timbales on Children Of The Grave. They really help to give that song it’s wonderfully evil atmosphere. To my ears it is never good to have Ozzy sing over slow music, where we are forced to listen to his voice. This would be successful in some cases from Volume 4 - Never Say Die but here Ozzy gives only one quality vocal performance, more on that later. The truth is that you can fast forward through most of this album and not miss anything spectacular, ninety percent of it is totally dispensable and the other ten percent just doesn't matter. The phrase “nothing happened” can never be more literally stated about an Ozzy era release than this. Production was once again handled by Roger Bain, and this one sounds a little different. What is immediately apparent is that Tony's guitar is a little crunchier than previously. The other more obvious difference is that the album is heavier and more bass-driven than before, due to Geezer being slightly more prominent in the mix, along with the lower tunings used on the album. Bill's kit sounds as clear as ever, and Ozzy is mixed to the fore. There was always an undercurrent of youthful exuberance, violence and piracy": Why The Cult's Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury aren't scared of summoning the ghosts of their past by resurrecting Death Cult

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The contradictory message ("Think for yourself and don't let others dictate your beliefs! By the way, Christ is the only answer.") will aggravate those who pay attention, so I advise just immersing yourself in the riffs and letting them flow over you, because musically speaking the song is still a treat - yet another showcase for Iommi's fuzzy riffs, with the repetitive structure set against Ozzy's chantlike vocals giving the song a hypnotic quality. Where the first album was built mostly upon a non-conventional approach to structure, and the second one mainly played off of technical intrigue, this album is more straight-forward in structure and focuses on heaviness more than anything else. If you play the guitar parts to “Lord of this World” and “Into the Void” through a modern sounding distortion setting, you will have something equally as heavy as what the likes of Pantera and Metallica were doing in the early 90s, although it is far more musical in my view in the case of Sabbath.

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So? What then? How do I rank it? Well, It may sound harsh after such and total fanboy praisal as the one above, but I have to place Master of Reality as number three on my list of Sabbath Records... I hate to even think of placing them on a list, but if I have to, It'll be number three. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note that the timing of "Orchid" on revised US pressings is incorrect: it includes the "Step Up" introductory section of "Lord of This World." The timing of "Solitude" on these pressings is also incorrect, as it includes the first half of "Into the Void", whereas the timings of "Deathmask" and "Into the Void" from the original US pressing should have been grouped instead. US-made compact disc pressings of Master of Reality continue to list the incorrect timings of the Revised US LP pressing on the CD booklet. [37] However, the songs are not indexed on the CD using those timings – the breaks between songs are correctly placed.Speaking of bad lyrics, the words to After Forever may irritate some listeners. The song itself is perfectly heavy, but the lyrics bash people who unthinkingly bash religion simply because they think it's the cool thing to do (which is fair enough - I'm an atheist myself but I think people should choose their religious beliefs because they've thought things through for themselves rather than to make a fashion statement), but then turns around and uncritically embraces Christianity as the answer to all man's ills. Jaaroverzichten – Album 1971" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022 . Retrieved 26 July 2023.

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This verse is about the person feeling empty, but now has something to look forward to thanks to the "sweet leaf". Sweet leaf is slang for marijuana, but the way the lyrics are written makes the reference feel subtle, and is further enhanced with the slow and stoner riffs and Ozzy's energized vocals. When it's not about drugs, however, the lyrics can get spiritual. Take the lyrics to "After Forever" for example, where this verse quotes: This verse is about being open-minded about a god existing, which the band written to prove that they weren't Satanists. However, the subtlety is what makes this work extremely well, with the questions leading to multiple answers, and suggesting that it can be good or bad should there be a god or not. While the lyrics are simple on paper, their subtle tone enhances the themes, and they would be further executed by the instruments and vocals. Daniel Radcliffe Honors 'Harry Potter’ Stunt Double Left Him Paralyzed After Set Accident in New Doc Trailer DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rded.). Random House. pp.62–63. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.Children Of The Grave - This cut gave birth to all headbanging cuts. This song features a pulsating chug that will make you beat your head against a wall for hours. This song also features nice tomwork from Ward. About halfway through there's an ominous breakdown, before returning to the pulsating rhythm and capping it off with a nice solo toward the end.