Their Satanic Majesties Return

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May 082013
 

2013 saw the return to Australian shores of the most influential heavy metal band of all time, the mighty Black Sabbath. Your humble(?) scribe was there to witness their return. Earth To Black Sabbath Back in 1968, four young men from the industrial wasteland that was the city of Birmingham, England, got together and formed a band. Originally called Polka Tulk, they started playing blues based rock as a way to avoid becoming droids working their lives away in factories. Eventually they changed their name to Earth and rehearsed their sets during the day in a cinema, which by night showed horror films. One day whilst leaving the cinema, they noticed the large crowds gathering outside to watch the film that was showing at the

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The Wall Live In Chicago

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Jun 232012
 

Over the last year or so, former Pink Floyd bass player and songsmith, Roger Waters, has been touring around the world performing The Wall. The Wall album was originally released in 1979, and went on to sell an estimated 30 million copies worldwide. It is a concept album which tells the tale of an alienated rock star (Pink). Such childhood memories as the death of his father in WWII, bullying school teachers, and an overbearing mother along with the breakdown of his own marriage represent bricks which Pink uses to build a wall around his feelings. The bleak storyline managed to appeal to all sorts of musical fans, from Floyd’s more traditional “hippy” following to punks. A single from the album “Another Brick In The

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