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Classiing Black Sabbath

celtaidd	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 7:59 PM Where would you class Black Sab, the old stuff I mean (When Ozzy was there) Would it be Dark, Or Classic Rock?
bmccosar	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 9:49 PM Hmm, that's a toughie. I think the problem is trying to apply hierarchical classification to what is essentially a weblike structure. That is, instead of fitting into distinct categories, I'm beginning to believe music fits together sort of like a spider's web. If we take blues as the central point in the web, we get to early rock and roll (one jump); from here we get to the harder rock of the '60s (two jumps); from here to the even harder, pioneering sound of vintage Sabbath (third jump). Now, taking this as a new nexus, we find Dark Rock is, in my estimation, only two jumps away, and definitely touches at least metal. On the other hand, classic rock touches both '60s rock and metal, so two jumps there also. Arrgh, too much coffee again.
bmccosar	Date: February 28, 2007 @ 2:53 PM Whoa, I killed that one deader than a hammer.
Kalos	Date: February 28, 2007 @ 2:59 PM If by class, you mean genre, then I have always placed Sabbath in the Rock section. However, they are the true originators of what is called Doom Metal. Of course Doom Metal, and it's lighter cousin Stoner Rock, are two living genres that thrive to this day. My only question here is: Dark Rock?
Mojosnake	Date: February 28, 2007 @ 3:02 PM yeah dark rock is the only classification this site has for goth/doom rock sabbath rules
CarvinAbuser	Date: February 28, 2007 @ 4:30 PM classic metal

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