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CD Reviews: Review of Ohmwork by GZR
 
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Ask a typical heavy metal fan about Black Sabbath and the response will more than likely begin with Sabbath’s status as the most influential heavy metal band ever as well as their contention for the crown of greatest heavy metal band. Then of course you’ll hear about Ozzy, the most famous (and infamous) member of the band. A true fan will be quick to credit Tonni Iommi as being the author of some of the meanest metal riffs ever recorded. Just listen to the track “Supernaut” if you have any doubts. But when asked about the other members of Sabbath, that’s when the responses typically bog down. How about Geezer Butler? “Um…cool name…great bass solo at the beginning of N.I.B.” And Bill Ward? “the drummer…right?” This hypothetical Q & A raises two questions: “is there a demand for a Geezer Butler solo album?” and “could it really be any good?” I’ll leave the first question up to you, but I can definitely answer the second.

Before playing any tracks, I had a preconception that I would be listening to songs with a retro 70’s metal sound recounting epic battles involving demons and wizards. And why not? Judas Priest recently achieved mild success with old school metal on Angel of Retribution. To my surprise, all the songs on Ohmwork sounded like every other Slip/Drowning/Mud band playing on (or plaguing?) hard rock radio today. Not what you would expect from a 55-year-old founding member of Black Sabbath.

The overall flaw with Ohmwork is the lack on organization on most of the songs. The music is hard and fast but the tempo changes, necessary to transition between singing and screaming, feel awkward and forced. Singer Clark Brown spends half the record belting out inaudible lyrics in his (patented? dream on!) guttural delivery. Hearing the words “Force fed, man made” screamed over and over on the track “Pseudocide” serve only to bludgeon the listener. There are a few bright spots on the album. “I Believe” and “Don’t You Know” work best because the band is able to temper their urge to scream and thrash. When taken with the rest of the album, these songs will sound better than they actually are.

Years ago when the formula of mixing singing, rapping and screaming was introduced (hello Faith No More, I’m talking to you), who knew it would be the blueprint used by so many bands today. Perhaps the bar was set unfairly high for Geezer in this review, but when a member of a legendary band creates songs that duplicate rather than innovate, you must assign a failing grade to this piece of Ohmwork.  


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