A Simple, Heartfelt Request
By Mitch Berg
Go here, and vote for anything but Black Sabbath. Because I totally hate Black Sabbath.
Yes – for the first and only time in my life, I’m running a campaign based purely on hatred.
Do it for the children.
Thanks.
February 1st, 2008 at 4:30 pm
“”for the first and only time in my life, I’m running a campaign based purely on hatred.””
Another SITD Myth.
February 1st, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Angus rules. Flash on the other hand….
February 1st, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Why do you hate Sabbath? There are a couple of good songs there. I used to hate them because of Ozzy – now I kinda like ’em because of Ozzy. His voice, which I used to hate, has grown on me over the years. I never liked the guitar tones of Sabbath, nor the soloing of Toni Iommi. Nor the name Toni Iommi.
February 1st, 2008 at 5:31 pm
A big part of it is Iommi. He’s the thud-fingeriest excuse for a guitarist ever to record an album. He sounds like he’s made mittens out of thick, juicy steaks, and dons them to play the guitar.
Oh, and Ozzy’s voice just bugs me. Although I got over it just fine on “Blizzard of Oz”, because Randy Rhodes was like the anti-Iommi.
February 1st, 2008 at 5:43 pm
But doesn’t Sabbath represent Change?
February 1st, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I’ve heard that John McCain is a Sabbath fan. Big time.
February 1st, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Sorry Mitch, Iron Man has my vote.
February 2nd, 2008 at 6:33 am
“He sounds like he’s made mittens out of thick, juicy steaks, and dons them to play the guitar.”
Actually he’s missing the tips of several fingers on his fretting hand, so he’s wearing protective rubber “fake fingertip” thingies… meaning you aren’t that terribly far off. He still amazes me for the ability to create endless variations out of a fairly limited repertoire, though.