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Black Sabbath - Master of Reality (1971) (@256) http://i38.tinypic.com/rrl4ky.jpg
(Review from wikipedia, progarchives.com, allmusic) In February 1971, Black Sabbath returned to the studio to begin work on their third album. Following the chart success of Paranoid, the band were afforded more studio time and along with lots of money. The band drowned itself with drugs. It got to the stage where they came up with ideas and forgot them, because they were just so out of it. For the recording of this album, Tony Iommi decided to de-tune his guitar down three semi-tones (or one and a half steps to C-sharp). This reduced string tension on his injured fingers, thus making the guitar easier for him to play. Geezer Butler also de-tuned his bass guitar to match Iommi. The result was a noticeably "darker" or "sludgier" sound. Walls of riffs, religious premonitions and the band's name inscribed in a purple hue forming a flapping banner through an invisible wind against a black backdrop of nothingness came "Master of Reality" in July 1971, just six months after the release of "Paranoid". A hacking cough introduces the opening track, Sweet Leaf, an ode to marajuana amidst searing guitar chords as if a soothing narcotic head experience is the only thing on Earth left worth loving. From the onset the heaviness of Master Of Reality cannot be uderstated. Tony Iommi`s slagging, sludging riffs, Geezer Butlers throbbing bass, Bill Ward bashing and thrashing his kit and Ozzy`s flat-line omnicient high pitched cat-strangling moans, combined with stark religious messages set the ambience over this deafening 34 minute excursion into the outer reaches of the twighlight zone. The religious overtones on "After Forever" and "Lord of This World"'s heavy and direct manner of their execution leave them open for misinterpretation by armchair satanists. "Children Of The Grave" is a call to arms to fight the evil designs of the powers that be and oddly enough, the scariest track on the album has nothing to do with religion, drugs or Satan at all. "Into the Void" explores something that was real and pertinent in 1971 : the possibility of an all out nuclear war. And dark celestial images of ICBMs arcing through nocturnal skies towards their helpless ground zero grids hammer forth potential horrors of such an event without leaving much to the immagination. Amidst all the cacophony and doubt "Master Of Reality" conjures, there emerges a macabre balllad appropriately entitled "Solitude" which contains Iommi's haunting flute accompanying Ozzy's mourneful woes. It`s meditative meloncholy is fitting and offers a contrast to the relentless riffing. Following the "Master of Reality" world tour in 1972, Black Sabbath started to become very fatigued and very tired. They'd been on the road non-stop, year in and year out, constantly touring and recording. "Master of Reality" was kind of like the end of an era and the band decided to take their time with the next album. Line-up : * Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar & Keyboards * Geezer Butler - Bass * Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals * Bill Ward - Drums Track List : 01. Sweet Leaf - 5:05 02. After Forever - 5:27 03. Embryo - 5:00 04. Children of the Grave - 0:45 05. Orchid - 1:30 06. Lord of this World - 5:26 07. Solitude - 5:02 08. Into the Void - 6:12Download: Rapidshare, Hotfile, Megaupload, Przeklej i Inne http://rapidshare.com/files/104986203/blacksabbath_masterofreality_1971.zip Download bez limitów Password -> sakalli |