This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of so many classic rock albums. One of which is the last masterpiece from the original Ozzy era of Black Sabbath – namely Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Ozzy called it their “final” album. Which, obviously, it wasn’t, but it definitely marked a line in the sand for the band’s original flush of success. And it wasn’t until Tony Iommi came up with the riff for the title track that it all began to come together.
Talking of riffs and guitars, this month we grabbed Andy Summers for the Classic Rock Interview in which he talks about conquering the world in The Police, his ‘apprenticeship’ with Zoot Money and his long-time passion for photography. Grand Funk Railroad’s Mark Farner tells us about being in that quintessential ‘American Band’; we discover whether Crown Lands are the spiritual successors to Rush; get the lowdown on all things The Damned; get quirky with Sparks and so much more.
