Black Sabbath, the Iron Men of Rock, to Reunite

Article by James C. McKinley Jr. at The New York Times.

     I was once told a story of how a couple of teenage kids were at a big rock festival. Oink Floyd came on, and they booed, claiming they were an "Old Person Band". To start, I love Pink Floyd. The great gig in the sky is one of the greatest songs ever composed. But Black Sabbath is similar, though I actually don't like them that much. Pretty much the only song that is any good of theirs is War Pigs. Kids my age will be calling the members old Geezers. The band is made out to sound fervent about writing together again, which leads me to believe that this album will be worth listening to. But is Ozzy still kicking? We will have to wait for the release of their new album in the fall of 2012 to see.

     This article reminded me of an advertisement. McKinley clearly loves Sabbath. It's either that or he would make a fantastic agent. His style was that you would expect from a newspaper. It gave facts and offered little opinion on it. There was a surprisingly small amount of bias. He offered both points of view, saying, "Though many critics despised their music, the band sold 8 million records in the 1970's." He makes no personal claims at liking or disliking the music. The purpose of the article is to excite the public so that they buy their music and concert tickets. Any publicity is good publicity after all. The article is compiled using flat, dull language and makes you feel like you're listening to a Black Sabbath album: irritated. Overall, a dull article for a mediocre band.