And find the
dish that ran away with the spoon..,
“Supernaut” – Black Sabbath (1972)
Obviously, when it comes to
Black Sabbath songs, it’s always gonna be about the riffs.
Ozzy may be the frontman (and
sideshow) but the Black Sabbath ‘sound’ falls mostly to guitarist, Tony Iommi.
His Sturm und Drang riffs can invest lyrics, even as benign as those above,
with a sense of impending threat. Such a flagrant violation of the first rule
of lyric rhyming is even excusable, when paired with a compelling riff. The
original lineup (with the exception of drummer, Bill Ward) has famously
reconvened for ‘13’, an album intended to echo the creative thrust of their
first recordings. Using a few sonic signposts linking straight back to those
early albums, Black Sabbath achieved their goal, remarkably without falling
into self-parody. In this edition of JR, we find there’s still light, somewhere
in the darkness.
At least the Comeback Trail
wasn’t totally under Black Sabbath’s dark, foreboding cloud this week. Soul and
Gospel veteran, Mavis Staples appeared with ‘One True Vine’, a second album
made in collaboration with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, while Bernard Fanning’s long
awaited ‘Departures’ also made its …arrival.
The JR Radar was quick to
alert us to the just released album by Canadian band, Barenaked Ladies. Now in
their 25th year, the songs on ‘Grinning Streak’ are as sharp as ever
and odds are that, “Odds Are” may be the most summery song you’ll hear all
winter.
Longtime JR favourite, The
Tedeschi-Trucks Band have released the first song from their forthcoming album,
‘Made Up Mind’ featuring a nice tip of the hat to Booker T. & The MG’s and
Blues Brothers guitarist, Steve Cropper, resurrecting the famous riff he played
on Sam & Dave’s 1967 hit, “Soul Man”.
Also signaling a new album on
the way is Jack Johnson while Sigur Ros make a strong return with ‘Kveikur’,
maintaining Iceland’s bona fides as a music hotspot.
Barenaked Ladies: “Odds Are” (from the album ‘Grinning Streak’)
Bernard Fanning: “Departures (Blue Toowong Skies)”/”Inside Track” (from the album
‘Departures’)
Mavis Staples: “Far Celestial Shore"/”Can You Get To That” (from the album, ‘One
True Vine’)
Tedeschi-Trucks Band: ”Part Of Me” (from the forthcoming album, ‘Made
Up Mind’)
Black Sabbath: “Zeitgeist” (from the album, ‘13’)
Jack Johnson: “I Got You” (preview from the forthcoming album, ‘From Here, To Now,
To You’)
Sigur Ros: “Hrafntinna” (from the album, ‘Kveikur’)
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