Saturday, December 08, 2007
At number two in my top 10 of 2007
Putting this top 10 together took more effort than I expected initially. A quick scroll through the ever-present albums on my iPod was enough to yield six or seven albums, but as I gave it more thought, I realized there was more to this gig than just making a list.
The Top 10 doesn't reflect my 10 most-played albums of the year, but my faves of the year. The list has changed several times, too, since the first post on this subject a week or so ago.
It's been said that the tolling of the lonely church bell at the start of the first track on this album signals the advent of Heavy Metal. Almost 40 years after the release of their first album to reach commercial success, the eponymous Black Sabbath album still sounds good - from start to finish. The first track, Black Sabbath, is (as far as I know) the only track on my iPod where the track, album and band all have the same name.
Black Sabbath the album demands to be played loud. Rediscovering it earlier this year has brought back early teenage memories, when this album was part of the soundtrack to my newspaper round. These days I don't get such a thrill from its edgy sound but it brings back memories. In particular The Warning is one of those superb tune-in, rock-out tracks - with a driving bass keeping the song on track.
I've awarded second place to a pair of albums from the Sabs - the second being Master Of Reality. I've played this less during 2007 but every time I do, there are moments when it just grabs my attention - such as Ozzy?s faux choking on Sweet Leaf and the unexpectedly gentle melody of the segue song Orchid, luring me into the start of the heavy set Lords Of This World.
Horrifying to think that these albums are almost 40 years old. As a teenager, anything older than six months sounded old fashioned. Anything from the 40s (40 years ago at the time) sounded like it came from another planet.
The Top 10 doesn't reflect my 10 most-played albums of the year, but my faves of the year. The list has changed several times, too, since the first post on this subject a week or so ago.
It's been said that the tolling of the lonely church bell at the start of the first track on this album signals the advent of Heavy Metal. Almost 40 years after the release of their first album to reach commercial success, the eponymous Black Sabbath album still sounds good - from start to finish. The first track, Black Sabbath, is (as far as I know) the only track on my iPod where the track, album and band all have the same name.
Black Sabbath the album demands to be played loud. Rediscovering it earlier this year has brought back early teenage memories, when this album was part of the soundtrack to my newspaper round. These days I don't get such a thrill from its edgy sound but it brings back memories. In particular The Warning is one of those superb tune-in, rock-out tracks - with a driving bass keeping the song on track.
I've awarded second place to a pair of albums from the Sabs - the second being Master Of Reality. I've played this less during 2007 but every time I do, there are moments when it just grabs my attention - such as Ozzy?s faux choking on Sweet Leaf and the unexpectedly gentle melody of the segue song Orchid, luring me into the start of the heavy set Lords Of This World.
Horrifying to think that these albums are almost 40 years old. As a teenager, anything older than six months sounded old fashioned. Anything from the 40s (40 years ago at the time) sounded like it came from another planet.
# posted by Nesjo : 01:26
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