SAVAGES (2011-2017) was an all-female London rock outfit, led by French
songstress Jehnny Beth who released her industrial-charged 2nd solo
full-length You Heartbreaker, You last year, in August.
Savages have made 2 LP’s. Their second one, titled Adore Life – a blast of a record – came out 10 years
ago, on 22 January 2016.
Time for a re-issue edition. One of the bonus tracks is a quite unique
cover of Black Sabbath‘s 1970 monster classic Paranoid (more than
1,550 billion streams on Spotify).
They slowed it down, let the guitars gently weep
and let Beth add musing vocals. Truly special.
Metal pioneers BLACK SABBATH released their 2nd LP, titled PARANOID in the US, this day 55 years ago, on 7 January 1971.
The longplayer was originally titled War Pigs, but the record company allegedly
changed it out of fear of a backlash from supporters of the ongoing Vietnam War.
The front cover, with the original title in mind, was designed and shot by Keith McMillan
in Black Park, Buckinghamshire. His assistant, Roger Brown, was the weirdo with the sword. It was a choice by Vertigo Records with the potential visual and commercial impact in mind, and was designed by Tony Iommi.
Ozzy: “What the fuck does a bloke dressed as a pig with a sword in his hand
got to do with being paranoid, I don’t know, but they decided to change the
album title without changing the artwork.”
It featured 3 of their epic hammers, Paranoid,
War Pigs (highly relevant again) and Iron Man.
The LP peaked at #4 in the UK and hit the top spot in the US.
Rolling Stone Magazine said in a retrospective review: “Sabbath ruled for bummed-out
kids in the Seventies, and nearly every heavy-metal and extreme rock band of the last three decades, including Metallica, Nirvana and Slipknot, owes a debt of worship to Iommi’s crushing” guitar riffs, Ward and Butler’s visigoth rhythm section and Osbourne’s agonized bray.”
TITLE TRACK
More than 1,542 billion
streams on Spotify.
Geezer Butler: “‘Paranoid’ was about depression, because I didn’t really know the difference between depression and paranoia. It’s a drug thing; when you’re smoking a joint you get totally paranoid about people, you can’t relate to people. There’s that crossover between the paranoia you get when you’re smoking dope and the depression afterwards.”
When OZZY OSBOURNE passed away last July, rock lost one of its greatest icons – a fact underlined by the raft of metal legends that jostled to appear on the bill with Ozzy and Black Sabbath at their farewell ‘Back To The Beginning’ concert at Villa Park, Birmingham, just two weeks before Osbourne’s death. That the singer was able to say a final ‘thank you’ to his army of fans provided an emotional end to an extraordinary journey that started way back in the late ’60s, when Sabbath formed in the back streets of Birmingham.
In this sumptuous special edition, MOJO’s writers unfold Ozzy and Sabbath’s turbulent stories and celebrate their incredible music, which all but invented heavy metal. Sabbath’s early years are put under the microscope, follow their swift rise to international stardom, and reveal how Sabbath survived Ozzy’s dramatic sacking in 1979.
Far from ending his musical adventures, Ozzy’s departure from the band kickstarted
a hugely successful solo career up to his miraculous reunion with Sabbath in 2013.
With dozens of rare and iconic images, and an appreciation of every Sabbath studio LP, Changes 1948-2025 is an essential purchase for all serious music connoisseurs and the perfect festive gift for every Ozzy fan.
You can purchase a copy and let it be sent to your home. InfoHERE.
On a seventh day – 5 years ago – musical celebs TOYAH WILLCOX and her
husband ROBERT FRIPP their Sunday Lunch Sessions as a fun pastime during Covid‘s lockdown, covering classics of big name artists. First they did some in
their garden, in their cellar and then they moved to their by now legendary
kitchen.
After Fripp suffered a heart attack last May they paused their weekly performance
for a couple of months. It was really weird no to see them going bonkers on Sundays
for a while. Of course, the King Crimson illustrious guitar expert’s health was top priority. He returned in August ready to rock again.
Yesterday they revisited their performance of Black Sabbath‘s
monstrous classic Paranoid (more than 1,4 billion stream on Spotify.
For this occasion they went underground again, with Toyah going nuts behind bars and tattooed Fripp turning Paranoid into a freakish cellar rock jaw-dropper. Halloween is just around the corner, folks.
Metal pioneers BLACK SABBATH released their 2nd LP, named PARANOID in the UK, today 55 years ago, on 18 September 1970 (the day Jimi Hendrix died). It was released
in the US on 7 January 1971.
The longplayer was originally titled War Pigs, but the record company allegedly
changed it out of fear of a backlash from supporters of the ongoing Vietnam War.
The front cover, with the original title in mind, was designed and shot by Keith McMillan
in Black Park, Buckinghamshire. His assistant, Roger Brown, was the weirdo with the sword. It was a choice by Vertigo Records with the potential visual and commercial impact in mind, and was designed by Tony Iommi.
Ozzy: “What the fuck does a bloke dressed as a pig with a sword in his hand
got to do with being paranoid, I don’t know, but they decided to change the
album title without changing the artwork.”
It featured 3 of their epic hammers, Paranoid,
War Pigs (highly relevant again) and Iron Man.
The LP peaked at #4 in the UK and hit the top spot in the US.
Rolling Stone Magazine said in a retrospective review: “Sabbath ruled for bummed-out
kids in the Seventies, and nearly every heavy-metal and extreme rock band of the last three decades, including Metallica, Nirvana and Slipknot, owes a debt of worship to Iommi’s crushing” guitar riffs, Ward and Butler’s visigoth rhythm section and Osbourne’s agonized bray.”
TITLE TRACK
More than 1,455 billion
streams on Spotify.
Geezer Butler: “‘Paranoid’ was about depression, because I didn’t really know the difference between depression and paranoia. It’s a drug thing; when you’re smoking a joint you get totally paranoid about people, you can’t relate to people. There’s that crossover between the paranoia you get when you’re smoking dope and the depression afterwards.”
Last night, heavy metal pioneers BLACK SABBATH played their final concert in
their hometown of Birmingham (UK) with a monstrous, once-in-a-life-time bill of
metal giants. The whole event was billed as Back To The Beginning.
The Prince of Darkness, OZZY OSBOURNE was, of course, the voice/face of the memorable night. Lately, the former madman deals with several health issues, including Parkinson. He performed, seated on a throne, a short solo-set with his own band and ended playing with his old Sabbath colleagues, their indestructible classics ‘War Pigs’, ‘N.I.B.’, ‘Iron Man’ and their ultimate jaw-dropper ‘Paranoid‘.
All metalheads circled the date of 5 July 2025 earlier this year. That day paranoid drill hammers BLACK SABBATH will play their final concert, with an impressive supporting cast. It sold out in no time.
Sharon Osbourne: “We had such an overwhelming demand from fans from around
the globe, who couldn’t get tickets to the show, and they took to social media, pleading
with us to broadcast a livestream of the show. Given that this is such a historic event,
we just couldn’t let them down.”
The organizers now have made a deal with Mercury Studios to stream the event live for € 26,99. If you’re not around on July 5, the stream will also be available in its entirety for 48 hours afterwards. You can buy your ticket HERE
Tom Morello (guitarist Rage Against The Machine)
says: “This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever.”
