October 28, 2011 Playlist

HAPPY HALLOWE'EN

. . . and Pledge Drive!

"Sacrifice" by Black Widow (1970)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Black Widow  "Sacrifice"  1970 (UK)
It's Hallowe'en week (and still pledge drive), so this week we have a selection of occult rock from the psychedelic era.  The Rolling Stones seem to have originated "occult rock" around 1968 with their Satanic Majesties LP and "Sympathy For The Devil" track, but the darkness really flourished after 1969 with the dawn of heavy metal and the doomy seventies, culminating in the global success (and limitless influence) of Black Sabbath.  Another UK band that was often compared to Sabbath in the early days was Black Widow, whose debut album Sacrifice is full of black mass and witchcraft themes, but has a more organ-driven eldritch sound that is quite unique.  Their later albums were not as witchy, yet still failed to translate into mainstream pop success (unlike their American counterparts Coven who started out extremely satanic but later scored a hit single with "One Tin Soldier", the theme song from the classic counterculture flick Billy Jack).
Black Widow had an elaborate stage show to go with their elaborate concepts, so there is pretty good video footatge of them preserved for the ages:  here's "Come To The Sabbat" and "Attack Of The Demon".  Here's what the conceptually similar Coven sounds like -- their debut album was called Witchcraft Destroys Minds And Reaps Souls (1969) and includes a reenactment of an entire black mass!  Other notables from the occult scene include the internationally famous Black Sabbath, and the resolutely underground Pentagram (founded in 1971 and still at it today!)  Some modern practioners of the "doom" sound include the Canadian flute-driven metal band Blood Ceremony, and Jex Thoth who are based right here in Madison (though they have never played a show in town!)
(N) = New Release
Artist Song Album Year (label) Country
Black Sabbath
Children Of The Grave Master Of Reality
1971UK
Sabbath Assembly
The Phoenix Is Reborn Restored To One
2010
USA
 
  
Misfits
Cold In Hell
The Devil's Rain (N)
2011 (Misfits)USA
Mastodon
Spectrelight
The Hunter (N)
2011 (Reprise/
Roadrunner)		USA
CodPiece
Mallrats
The Chamber Of Solitude (N)
2011 (self release)USA
King Crimson
The Great Deceiver Starless And Bible Black
1974UK
 
 
Black Widow
In Ancient Days Sacrifice
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1970
UK
Black Widow
Come To The Sabbat Sacrifice
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1970
UK
Black Widow
Attack Of The Demon Sacrifice
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1970
UK
Coven
Black Sabbath Witchcraft Destroys Minds And Reaps Souls
1969
USA
 
  
White Witch
Parabrahm Greeting / Dwellers Of The Threshold White Witch
1972USA
Louise Huebner
Introduction - Gods Seduction Through Witchcraft
1969USA
Donovan
Wild Witch Lady Cosmic Wheels
1973UK (Scotland)
Yoko Ono
Why Plastic Ono Band
1970Japan
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Brickbats Doc At The Radar Station
1980USA
 
  
Frank Zappa
Baby Snakes Sheik Yerbouti
1979USA
Frank Zappa
Teenage Wind You Are What You Is
1981USA
The Mothers Of Invention
Cruising For Burgers Uncle Meat
1968USA
The Mothers Of Invention
I'm Not Satisfied Cruising With Ruben And The Jets
1968USA
Terry Knight & The Pack
Numbers Funk-Off:  Mark, Don & Terry (compilation)
rec. 1966-67, rel. 1972
USA
 
  
Harry Nilsson
Jump Into The Fire Nilsson Schmilsson
1971USA
Mark-Almond
The Neighborhood Man
73
1973
UK
The Dramatics
The Devil Is Dope A Dramatic Experience
1973
USA
The Temptations
The Prophet A Song For You
1975USA
Les Crane
Esperanza (Hope) Desiderata
1971
USA
 
  
FusioonTocata y Fug
Absolute Fusioon (N - reissue)
rec. 1970's (2011 B-Music)Spain
                 
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