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The Black Smiths - covering Smiths songs in the style of Black Sabbath

posted by davidt on Tuesday January 15 2008, @01:00PM
eat_your_heart_out writes:
What if Black Sabbath covered The Smiths?

I came across this download a few weeks ago whilst hunting for Moz/ Smiths rarities on the net. Basically, The Black Smiths were a band covering Smiths songs in the style of Black Sabbath. Not, really being familiar with the work of Sabbath I can't comment on how faithful the reproductions of their works are. However all the lyrics are Morrissey's and sung in the style of Ozzy Osbourne!

Further information is listed below:

'The Black Smiths (2005) Tracks:

1. Fast Pigs Going Nowhere
2. Fairies Panic
3. How Sweet Is Leaf
4. Shoplifters Of The Void
5. Unhappy Sabbath Day
6. What She Sabbed
7. Planet In A Coma
8. Children Of The Cemetary
9. That Snow Isn't Funny
10. Into The Bigmouth
11. This Charming Acrobat

The Black Smiths:

Ozzissey - Vocals
Johnny Marrommi - Guitar
Geezy Rourkler - Bass
Mill Warce - Drums

[Anonymous] Notes:

What if Black Sabbath covered The Smiths?

I discovered these guys through Metal Sludge's Copy Cathouse column.
They had posted their only album for free on their website & that's what I'm sharing with you.
While not a top notch recording or even a classic album, it's well worth grabbing for a fun diversion and the pure WTF?! of it.

Recommended Songs: "How Sweet Is Leaf" & "Fairies Panic"

I believe they broke up a little while ago.
So this all that there is.

Metal SLudge Article.

I downloaded the aforementioned recordings by going to www.torrentreactor.to and searching for Black Smiths (ignoring their importuning for free pornography!). Nb. You will require suitable torrent downloading software to enable you to download and listen to the music.

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  • please leave your name, next of kin, and consultant psychiatrist's address below.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday January 15 2008, @01:09PM (#291459)
  • Great idea!
    Anonymous -- Tuesday January 15 2008, @03:03PM (#291472)
  • www.viva-moz.com

    hey check out this website I found:

    www.viva-moz.com
    Anonymous -- Tuesday January 15 2008, @04:08PM (#291481)
  • Ozzissey
    9 x Fined -- Tuesday January 15 2008, @06:07PM (#291500)
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  • Would love to check this out sometime.
    Jose M. -- Tuesday January 15 2008, @07:53PM (#291510)
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    Sweet and Tender Hooligans
  • These guys are from Denver. I rented a rehearsal studio down the hall from them. It was funny to hear them start playing a Sabbath tune and then start singing Smiths lyrics. That basically all they did. The singer was truly a Moz fan so I can assure you they weren't trying to slight him.
    David Rich -- Tuesday January 15 2008, @10:21PM (#291518)
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  • afro americans doing rap versions of Smiths songs

    I kicked her badly [Girlfriend ina coma]
    when we went downtown [first of the gang to die]
    fighting at the docks [ irish blood, english heart
    MLK [ the world is full of crashing bores]
    Celibate Cry <[email protected]> -- Wednesday January 16 2008, @12:29AM (#291527)
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    and the hills are alive with celibate cries
    • delete it by Celibate Cry (Score:1) Wednesday January 16 2008, @12:32AM
  • This was done to perfection by the great deceased Kurt. On T.O.T.P. Channeling Morrissey via The Beatles and Black Sabbath.

    From Seattle to Manchester to Liverpool to Birmingham. Kurt certainly covered all bases.

    Note Kurt in extravagant Moz pose @ 1 min 24 secs. And to think Morrissey thought they were 'just hippies'!!!!!

    It doesn't get any better than this. Ever.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erxt-lgZP2o&feature =related

    'A notable alternate performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" occurred on BBC's Top of the Pops in 1991, during which the band refused to mime to the prerecorded backing track and Cobain sang in a deliberately low voice and altered numerous lyrics in the song (for example, "Load up on guns, bring your friends" became "Load up on drugs, kill your friends"). Cobain would later claim he was trying to sound like former Smiths frontman Morrissey.[54] The Observer stated Nirvana's performance was responsible for "Teen Spirit" entering the UK top ten the following week;[55] when Top of the Pops was cancelled in 2006, The Observer listed Nirvana's performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as the third greatest in the show's history.[56] This performance can be found on the 1994 home video Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! and on the bootleg Outcesticide IV: Rape of the Vaults.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smells_Like_Teen_Spir it
    BrummieBoy -- Wednesday January 16 2008, @06:00AM (#291542)
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    sig cancelled
  • That would be sight to behold! "Hector was the first o te weh weh weh"............"fiirst to wah wah wah wah wah"..."first to wheeewww"..fuck it! SHARON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Foster88 -- Wednesday January 16 2008, @04:07PM (#291652)
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    I have spent my whole life in ruin's, because of people who are nice.

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