Critics, even those who are metal fans, can be real nitpicking motherfuckers, and there was a lot of bitching about the album. Despite the band proving their continued greatness through a triumphant tour of sold-out shows, there is a gap between fans and critics. It hasn’t done all that well in year-end lists either. I’d love to say it boosted the popularity of doom, but probably at least 80% of the people who bought the album aren’t even aware that it’s an actual genre. The 70s were also the last time Black Sabbath released an album with Ozzy Osbourne, until this year when they released 13 and it triumphantly debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts. Oldies stations are playing 90s music, and when I listen to music I grew up with from the 70s, I try not to think about the fact that it’s just like my grandparents listening to swing jazz from the 30s when I was a kid.
Is that a little dark? Apologies, I spent the entire summer listening entirely to doom. Until then, I’ll continue to enjoy the excessive amount of music as long as it remains available. Probably when the overpopulation problem has reached critical mass and the planet’s natural antiviral mechanisms have fully kicked in to rid itself of its parasites (that’s us) and we’re struggling just to survive. Once again I have failed to reign in the volume of albums I tackled, as my full list will again exceed 650 713 albums. The world is our oyster, and nearly every note ever recorded is practically at our fingertips. In the meantime, we can choose not to be spoonfed our culture like babies and make our own choices. It’s better than the decade-plus of whining they’ve subjected us to about how they can no longer afford ridiculous expense accounts. It’s cynical and not a little soulless, but it enables the majors to keep making money. It’s entertaining, but also a sign that the corporate media/PR machines are better than ever at focusing attention on a small handful of artist brands at the expense of more varied, in depth coverage. I was also inundated with tabloidesque music news via websites, blogs, magazines, social media and FUSE News about the latest attention-getting antics of Miley, Kanye, Gaga, Kanye, Ferreira, Kanye, etc. I spent much of my time enjoying my favorite genres of heavy stoner/doom/psych rock and metal and post-punk, and going to rock and metal shows in small clubs. Headhunting Savages with feasts fit for kingsĢ013 has been disorientating. Toxic Yeti farts and porter filled fountains
Lemmy’s hairy warts and trolls under mountains Ozzy’s blackened soul and Doom filled with despairīarrel aged stouts and the devil’s black wings Iggy’s leather skin and Norse men’s silky hair Spine crushing Black Sludge and green alien beings Oysters on crackers and cheese stinking of bog Top 100 Albums of 2013 | 2013 Breakdown: Genre Lists | Shows, Videos | Movies, Television, Books, Comics, Beer Fester’s Favorite ThingsĪged bourbon on rocks and blood thickened warm Glog
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