Metal Militia

( h/t Paddy at The Political Carnival )

I've always been a fan of music that pushes the envelope, more so to those that actually put a stamp on it and mail it off just to see what happens.

Not often to bands like Black Sabbth come along, but it sure is a beautiful thing when they do. It's hard to believe that 40 years ago this month, Ozzy, Geezer, Tony, and Bill made one of the heaviest and most groundbreaking records of all time.



Interesting to note that the three main notes that make up the musical theme of the song "Black Sabbath" were once band by the Church in Europe because they were believed to conjure the Devil himself.

Spacial Sounds

Recently WIRED compiled a Top 10 list of songs that used space as their central theme. And while classic tracks like Bowie's "Space Oddity" and Elton John's "Rocket Man" were tops on the list, there were several that I thought had been left out. This isn't to discount the list in whole, but I have gathered together my own love-of-space music list.

Black Sabbath: Planet Caravan



Monster Magnet: Space Lord



David Bowie: Life On Mars



The Rolling Stones: 2000 Lightyears From Home



Pink Floyd: Astronomy Domine