Writers Block - Sabbathcore: A Punk Tribute To Black Sabbath

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Sabbathcore: A Punk Tribute To Black Sabbath

Imagine the 60s; hippies, flowers, love, euuugh!
In the 70s, when the dream died, Black Sabbath bummed everyone out with their 'downer rock', making room for music that can express the shitty aspects of life, and lets be honest, that's most of life. Some say that Sabbath created 'heavy metal', while other say they are a typical example of the varied 'post-psychedelic' 70s 'hard/heavy rock' landscape along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Dust, Mountain, Captain Beyond, Sir Lord Baltimore, Vanilla Fudge, and many others. I wont bother boring you with my opinion, as who really gives a shit, honestly?

I've been meaning to compile a bunch of punk covers of Sabbath tunes for a while but the recent 'Metalsucks Podcast', interviewing Corrosion Of Conformity, made me think. While I could just compile anything from the classic punk of The Dickies' 'Paranoid' to the crusty onslaught of Detestation's 'Children Of The Grave', I thought giving this compilation a theme would be cool.

In the C.O.C. interview they talked extensively about being a punk and liking rock and metal. For those not in the loop, C.O.C., while now being a heavy rock style band, were a hardcore punk band that became one of  the pioneers of 'crossover'. So my theme is a '80s US hardcore record', all bands being either popular or obscure 80s American punk bands.

So, why Black Sabbath you ask? why not just a general 'hard rock' covers comp?
Well, first off, Sabbath are fucking rad. Second, there is a surprising amount of Sabbath covers by punk bands. So yeah, I never claimed I was creative.

As for the comp:
The Accused rip out 'Symptom of the Universe', a tune they have covered since the early/mid 80s, while Desecration tears through 'Paranoid' in typical hardcore fashion. T.S.A. play a ridiculous shift between 'heavy riff' and fast-as-shit hardcore. Possibly the most well known band here, aside from NOFX and The Melvins, The Fartz do a great version of 'Children Of The Grave', which prepares us for Eat The Rich as they decimate one of my favorite Sabbath tunes 'Electric Funeral', much like T.S.A. they play the main riff and then speed up in an unintelligible hardcore frenzy. Another well known act, The Melvins, do an awesome version of 'Symptom Of The Universe', although all the instruments are played fantastically, the drums and vocals are of particular merit. NOFX offer a fairly disappointing version of 'Iron Man', trying to sound a bit too much like the original...without the talent. Unknown to me until recently, Corrosion Of Conformity's 'Rednekkk' is a homage/tribute to 'Symptom of the Universe'. And finally, C.I.A. end the comp with a blazing version of 'Children Of The Grave'.

Track List
1. The Accused - Symptom Of The Universe (From 'Hymns For The Deranged' 1989)
2. Desecration - Paranoid (From 'Subject To Blackout' 1986)
3. T.S.A. - Satans Pontiac (Iron Man) (From 'Subject To Blackout' 1986)
4. The Fartz - Children Of The Grave (From 'World Full Of Hate' 1981)
5. Eat The Rich - Electric Funeral (From 'I'm Buck Naked' 1984)
6. Melvins - Symptom Of The Universe (Early Demo/Mid 80s)
7. NOFX - Iron Man (From 'Mystic Radio Presents - Covers' 1985)
8. Corrosion Of Conformity - Rednekkk [Symptom Of The Universe] (From 'Eye For An Eye' 1983)
9. C.I.A. - Children Of The Grave (From 'C.I.A. LP' 1984)

Running time is around 22 mins, all tagged and whatnot.

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Writers Block: The Many Versions Of 'Pipeline'

*Before we get on to the post, this is the first installment of 'Writers Block'. A series about cover versions and music cliches, in which i put a compilation together for your listening pleasure. Hope y'all enjoy!

Snow Delay At The Frankfurt School Presents: Writers Block: The Many Versions Of 'Pipeline'

First recorded and released in 1963, and originally called 'Liberty's Whip', 'Pipeline' is a defining 'surf' tune. With the heavy reverb on the guitars, catchy melody, and jivving drum beat, it is not only a great surf song, its a great song in general.

Pipeline, somewhat surprisingly, became popular for many American punk bands to cover and take influence from. As with many things, this could be due to many reasons. Its a cliche, but 'nature vs nurture' is always relevant. Where you're from and who you interact with, directly and indirectly, influence your personality and choices.

This song will always have significance for me. It was one of the first 'surf' tunes I heard, after Miserlou, that is. And above that, it was one of the first 'non-punk' tunes that i wanted to play on guitar. It basically opened up a whole new world of possibilities to discover, not only as a, a-hem, 'musician', but as a music listener in general. I remember actually playing this for a few auditions in the past, and, surprisingly, being successful in such situations! ... i know, i know. Crazy, right!?

My interest with 'surf' music will be dug up again in a soon-coming post/compilation on 'Surf Punk', lucky for you guys, eh? But for now i'll leave it here. In Summary: Pipeline is raaaad maaan, check it ouuut.

In this compilation I have compiled some rad versions of this classic tune, ranging from the original by The Chantays, to the blistering punk of Agent Orange, and the Thrash attack of Assassin! All tagged and ready to go, brother!

Track List
1. Chantays (From 'Pipeline' 1963)
2. Hellwoxters (Live Recording 1990s)
3. The Humans (From 'Play' 1980)
4. Johnny Thunders (From 'So Alone' 1978)
5. Necros (From 'Jail Jello' 1986)
6. Exploding White Mice (From 'A Nest Of Vipers' 1985)
7. Elton Motello (From 'Victim Of Time' 1978)
8. Assassin (From 'Interstellar Experience' 1988)
9. Anthrax (From 'Attack Of The Killer Bs' 1991)
10. Agent Orange (From 'Bitchin' Summer' 1982)
11. Weird Riders Of The Surf (From 'Off Limits' 1992)
12. Gx3 (From 'En llamas' 1990)
13. Bill Of Rights (From 'Surf, Skate, Ski & Skank' 1985)
14. The Boneless Ones (From 'Skate For The Devil' 1986)
15. J.F.A. (From 'Untitled' 1984)
16. Bleach Boys (From 'Pukewave' 2007)

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