5.25.2006
In the immortal words of one of doom metal's most influential forbearers:
Oh you didn't, Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath? You didn't think you were "going to make it Devil music?" Tony, let me tell you something: YOU'RE PLAYING GUITAR FOR BLACK FUCKING SABBATH! What did you think you were going to make it? Did you think you were writing songs for the Spice Girls? How much were you smoking exactly? Either, way too much or definitely not enough.
Anyway Tony, you knew from the very start you were "making it Devil music." And please know that this is in no way a criticism. No sir. Not on this blog anyway. Mr. Iommi, you're a hero here. A role model.
But Tony, you knew you were making it Devil music. Come on now. However, I'll give you this: you may not have known that you were writing in the Devil's Interval...
Of the "long-haired guitar wizards," Tony, you are the undisputed king.
"It just sounded right - I didn't think I was going to make it Devil music"
Oh you didn't, Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath? You didn't think you were "going to make it Devil music?" Tony, let me tell you something: YOU'RE PLAYING GUITAR FOR BLACK FUCKING SABBATH! What did you think you were going to make it? Did you think you were writing songs for the Spice Girls? How much were you smoking exactly? Either, way too much or definitely not enough.
Anyway Tony, you knew from the very start you were "making it Devil music." And please know that this is in no way a criticism. No sir. Not on this blog anyway. Mr. Iommi, you're a hero here. A role model.
But Tony, you knew you were making it Devil music. Come on now. However, I'll give you this: you may not have known that you were writing in the Devil's Interval...
"...a musical interval that spans three whole tones, like the diminished fifth or augmented fourth. This interval, the gap between two notes played in succession or simultaneously, was branded Diabolus in Musica or the Devil's Interval by medieval musicians.
A rich mythology has grown up around it. Many believe that the Church wanted to eradicate the sounds from its music because it invoked sexual feelings, or that it was genuinely the work of the Devil.
It is a mythology much beloved of long-haired guitar wizards."
A rich mythology has grown up around it. Many believe that the Church wanted to eradicate the sounds from its music because it invoked sexual feelings, or that it was genuinely the work of the Devil.
It is a mythology much beloved of long-haired guitar wizards."
Of the "long-haired guitar wizards," Tony, you are the undisputed king.