Experiencing Black Sabbath: A Listener's Companion

ISBN-13: 9781442256910 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 264 str.

Nolan Stolz

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Black Sabbath is often credited with inventing heavy metal when they released their first album in 1970. Their new style of music was loud, brutal, scary, innovative, and highly influential on heavy metal bands from then on. Their five decades of music crosses generations of fans, and they remain relevant to this day, with their 2013 album charting #1 in the U.S. and in at least five other countries. In Experiencing Black Sabbath: A Listener's Companion, musician and scholar Nolan Stolz leads the reader through Sabbath's 20 studio albums and additional songs, offering a close look into their music and the storied history of the band. Along the way, Stolz highlights often-overlooked key moments that defined Sabbath's unique musical style and legacy. Band members' own words illuminate certain aspects of the music, and Stolz makes connections from song to song, album to album, and sometimes across decades to create an intricate narrative of the band's entire catalogue. Experiencing Black Sabbath reveals the underappreciated genius of these heavy metal progenitors to all rock music fans and gives even the most fervent Sabbath fans a new way to appreciate this music.