It was their second UK No.1 single. Geldof wrote the song after reading a report on
the shooting spree of a 16-year-old girl named Brenda Ann Spencer, who fired at children playing in a school playground across the street from her home in San Diego, California.
She killed two adults and injured eight children and one police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for her crime, and her full explanation for her actions was “I don’t like Mondays, this livens up the day.”
For the past few weeks metal pioneers BLACK SABBATH dominated the (rock) news.
On July 5th, Ozzy and the band played their final concert. A massive event baptized ‘Back To The Beginning’ featuring an incredible cast of famous hard-rocking guests.
Then last week the surprising and shocking news of Ozzy‘s passing
came in. Whether you’re a metal/Black Sabbath fan or not, you should
have at least heard of a madman, named Ozzy. He was 76.
And today it’s the 50th anniversary day of their 6th LP SABOTAGE.
The longplayer was released on 28 July 1975, today 50 years ago.
Geezer Butler (bassist) about the album’s title: “Around the time of Sabbath Bloody
Sabbath, we found out that we were being ripped off by our management and our record company. So, much of the time, when we weren’t onstage or in the studio, we were in
lawyer’s offices trying to get out of all our contracts.
We were literally in the studio, trying to record, and we’d be signing all these affidavits
and everything. That’s why it’s called Sabotage – because we felt that the whole process
was just being totally sabotaged by all these people ripping us off.”
Sabotage‘s front cover got mixed reactions over the years. By some it’s regarded
as one of the worst album covers in rock history. The inverted mirror concept was
conceived by Graham Wright, Bill Ward‘s drum tech, who was also a graphic artist.
The band attended what they believed was a test photo shoot
for the album cover, thus explaining their choice of clothing.
Rolling Stone Magazine: “Sabotage is not only Black Sabbath’s
best record since Paranoid, it might be their best ever.”
The album peaked at #7 in the UK and #28 in the US.
Sam Murphy (Vocalist/guitarist): “This song was written about a relationship that I ended, and reminiscing about the feelings months after the fact. Lyrically, it’s a very bittersweet song.
It looks back positively on the time that was spent but there’s also a layer of regret about the things that never quite came to fruition.
It’s strange to sing live now because the relationship that it’s referencing has
since been rekindled but I can still connect to those feelings from back then.”
TUTV: Think Interpol going slo-mo on a sort of psychedelic lament, which cycles
around sinister guitar riffs, a persistent drum beat and yearning vocals, while the
song’s sonic capriciousness is swelling along its gloomy path and heads towards
a pulse-pounding finale. Lots of traumatic tension with a nerve-racking impact.
Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
28 July 2025
Self-proclaimed Scumdogs Of The Universe, Virginia‘s metal clowns GWAR
are fabricating ghastly racket since 1984, with several, different line-ups.
Last Friday they unleashed their 16th full length, baptized The Return Of Gor Gor.
It features 3 new songs and several live tracks. It’s actually a multimedia release
bolstered by a 32-page comic. All of this to celebrate 40 years of Gwar.
One of the new pieces is TYRANT KING. A monstrous rapid-fire
rocket speeding up with nuclear force. It’s accompanied by a
live-scenes video clip.
Gwar about the track: “There is no manual for being a good parent,
but I am pretty sure your kids shouldn’t end up blowing dudes in a
truck stop bathroom,”
Artist: MARYSE SMITH Who: Singer-songwriter based in Martha’s Vineyard, MA from Massachusetts. Maryse spent some years in Vermont writing songs, now she does the same on Marthas Vineyard. She detailes the interpersonal relationships that define our lives in surprisingly staightforward ways. She winds her words around common themes with just enough of a literate twist. Smith has, so far, released 3 albums.
