A Tribute To Black Sabbath
(Temporary Residence Ltd.)
Tribute albums, for the most part, are worthless major label messes aimed at thick-headed consumers unaware of how to purchase music using their own decision-making process. This cool tribute to the original Black Sabbath (when Ozzy was still aboard - the first time) is as unique and powerful as the band it honors. For about 40 minutes, nine distinct and very different combos skew and scramble first wave Sabb classics like “Iron Man”, “Fairies Wear Boots” and “Planet Caravan”. Japanese stoners Ruins perform their own mini-medley of all the familiar greats on “Reversible Sabbath”. The Curtis Harvey Trio begin their version of the Black Sabbath Volume 4 ballad “Changes” using the original arrangement before morphing the song into a cute bluegrass lilt. The unexpected happens often on this jewel which is what makes it so rare of a find. If tribute albums are gauged by the fresh perspective the bands create then “Everything Comes and Goes” is definitely top-notch.
The MONk 2009 view: What can I say except that this tribute album from a few years back is what initially turned me on to the awesome Japanese trio Electric Eel Shock, and for that, I am eternally grateful. Thanks "Everything".
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