Every time I hear War Pigs on the radio, I think, why is
this happening? Is that the best they
can do?
I mean, I know Paranoid had an impact when it came out,
and all that, but in my corner of suburban Canada, Black Sabbath enjoyed only a
minor popularity. There were many more
copies around of records by the likes of Humble Pie, Spooky Tooth, Wishbone
Ash, Spirit, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown and Uriah Heep.
Sure, Ozzy enjoyed an
elongated solo career, and that allows for some revisionism. And, no, I’m not a Sabbath fan, but really, check out some of the
aforementioned bands. There are far too
many great bands that have had their entire canons reduced to one or two songs
by classic rock radio. And these bands
don’t get any airplay at all!
It’s a dreammare,
brother. It’s a ride on a hellbound
train. Those radio cats are withholding
a lot of great music, and it’s got me feelin’ bad.
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