Episode 2 - Black Sabbath

00:00:00 - Intro

• Black Sabbath!
• Iommi Guitar God

00:01:58 - Back to the Beginning

• Watched the stream together, then apart.
• There were feelings.
• Covering various artists.
• Aaron's impressive knowledge of 90's club activities.
• Mastodon and Rump Shaker videos.
• Library as the original streaming services. (Orange County Public Library still has CDs for checkout!)
• Aaron's blog on the line-up. Read it here!
• Tom Morello, the MC.
• Surprises with the artists on stage.
• Stephen Tyler and Ronnie Wood
• Any low moments?
• Future Film of the Event.
• Backstage shenanigans.
• Rob wasn't a fan of the Pantera set. Zakk's audio was better with Ozzy.
• Rob was more moved by Ozzy's set over Black Sabbath's.
• Ozzy's celebrity rise.
• The dip of Black Sabbath.
• Rob's mom knows Ozzy, not Black Sabbath.
• Seeing Ozzy was emotional.
• Aaron sees Black Sabbath > Ozzy.
• Aaron thinks Zakk's one-dimensional.
• Pretty great song choices all around.
• Aaron enjoys Bill Ward shirtless.
• Fan's uploaded content on YouTube was great to watch.
• Children's Hospital didn't know the donation they were going to get!
• $190 million raised for charity.
• Metallica saves an EDM festival!
• Aaron was satisfied with the festival.
• Rob thought it was great.

00:25:52 - Album Review - Black Sabbath

• Rob picked Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
• First hearing Black Sabbath
• Rob continues for the rest of this review to say that Type O Negative covered N.I.B. on a tribute album. They did not. It was Black Sabbath, the song. He of course knows this, but his mouth and brain aren't communicating at this point, and fails to correct himself in this recording.
• You can hear the change of tides; it has a foot in the past and a foot in the future.
• Rob is also sorry for his phone vibrating.
• Discussion on interludes.
• Production notes.
• Black Sabbath is different from Paranoid.
• Black Sabbath is creepy.
• Aaron says to read Into the Void by Geezer for more insight.
• Black Sabbath in the first four records.
• Occult references were dialed in.
• Rob is wrong again on the Type O Negative reference.
• This album is culturally relevant.

00:38:14 - Album Review - Seventh Star

• Aaron's first exposure to Black Sabbath
• Rob won't bring his phone to the recording booth again, promise.
• Aaron buys Seventh Star at Albertsons.
• Iommi keeps Black Sabbath alive, even if this is supposed to be a solo record.
• Glenn Hughes is a great vocalist.
• Tasha Yar! (No Stranger to Love)
• MULLET.
• Great hard rock record, terrible Black Sabbath record.
• Does Iommi = Black Sabbath?
• Iommi's solo work.
• Aaron discusses the supporting tour.

00:51:36 - Album Review - Cross Purposes

• Black Sabbath's troubled history.
• https://black-sabbath.com for a lot of history and info.
• Drama 💁‍♂️.
• Membership rotation.
• Aaron's CD booklet is sticky.
• The record has some fillers.
• It was special for Aaron; his first live experience.
• Mature, heavy metal songs.
• Death metal + Black Sabbath = amazing show.
• A comparison of Morbid Angel and Black Sabbath
• Toss in Motorhead. 🤯
• New Boxsets.

01:04:24 - Album Review - Heaven & Hell, The Devil You Know

• Rob's introduction to Dio.
• Cow Pie Bingo.
• Carnies played the best music.
• Murray is evil!
• Rob thinks this is the pinnacle of what Black Sabbath can be.

• Bible Black sample.
• Losing Ronnie James Dio hurt.
• More Drama 💁‍♂️.
• How do you rate these albums? They are so foundational. Quintessential to who we are as metal fans.
• What makes Black Sabbath Black Sabbath?
• Iommi kept the flame alive.
• Rob says something stupid again, but he realizes it.

01:18:10 - Secret Pick -  No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello

• Rob throws Aaron a bit of a curveball
• It's a tough record.
• Having mixed children really puts a perspective in album's messages.

• Leave it to Aaron to bring in a Zoolander reference.
• The spoken word tracks hit hard.
• James Baldwin inspired.
• The album is metal AF.
• It's an experience.
• Pure PUNK
• Creates more listening opportunities

01:26:36 - Secret Pick - Below the House, Planning for Burial

• It's heavy.
• Listen on a gloomy day.
• The production harsh and difficult to listen to.
• However, glockenspiel!
• A bowlful of emotion, with a little bit of musical milk.
• Lyrics are inaudible at time. Reading them is required.
• An emotional catharsis.
• The last track gives a bit of a resolution.
• Live performances are raw and visceral as well.

01:34:13 - New Picks

• Aaron gives Rob The Weirding, by Astra
• Rob gives Aaron Hymns for the Hopeless, by William Elliot Whitmore