Hard Rock Evolution | Black Sabbath

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Another band that has to be mentioned in the evolution of Hard Rock has to be Black Sabbath. Ironically, another band formed to play the American Blues that would influence millions from over in England.

As with all of the Hard rock bands coming out of the 70's (Yes in some cases they came out in the 60's but I didn't hear them until the 70's so that is all that matters)the influence came from my siblings as we resided in Southern California...whether I liked it or not, I was force fed.

It's a shame that Black Sabbath does not even seem to get full credit for many of their songs. Ozzy Osbourne's later popularity as a solo artist brought attention to many of the songs and some people don't know that they go back further. Anyway, we know, right?

You can certainly see the influence their live show had on thrash in the live Iron Man video below.

Paranoid 1970


Iron Man (Live in Paris 1970)


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The long haired kid in the small Iowa town. "I dove into the 80’s Hard Rock head first…literally. In 8th grade I started letting my hair grow. I’ll be honest, the intentions were for a rat tail. Remember those? One strip of long hair hanging off the back as the rest was short? Yes, the rat tail was going to be my first rebellion tool against my mother. Then I realized it could be so much more. It was 1984..." The rest of the story...