Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath

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VARIOUS ARTISIS - Nativity in Black Vol. II

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This album may be a few years old now but after listening again to this the other day I had to leave my 2 cents.

First off cover albums are very difficult to review so I will do a song by song review and average the total score.

1. "Sweet Leaf" - Godsmack - 4.5/5

-A great opener - Godsmack really nailed this track on the head... They gave it a bit of their own edge but still kept the premise of the song.

2. "Hole in the Sky" - Machine Head - 4/5

-Machine Head seems to do either really good, or really, really bad... Luckily this falls within the first.

3. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" - Static-X - 2/5

-Just not feeling the vibe - too `electric' and just too much like Static X...

4. "Never Say Die" - Megadeth - 4/5

-Mustaine does a good rendition but I feel like something is just missing on this cover that stops it from being great... Then again maybe it's just Mustaine.

5. "Snowblind" - System of a Down - 4.5/5

-My favorite song on the CD that sounds little like the original but brings an entirely new element an already classic song.

6. "Electric Funeral" - Pantera - 5/5

-Probably the best cover on the album... Phil and crew do an amazing version of this tune.

7. "N.I.B." - Primus (featuring Ozzy) - 5/5

-I feel bad for Geezer Butler.... Les Claypool schools the old school master on this version... and having Ozzy sing the Vocals only makes this track better.

8. "Hand of Doom" - Slayer - 5/5

-This actually sounds little like what you'd expect Slayer doing a cover to sound like... A very mature sound and probably tied with Pantera for the best cover on this album.

9. "Under the Sun" - Soulfly - 4/5

-Though significantly heavier than the original this is still very well done... Love the breakdown!

10. "Sabbra Cadabra" - Hed (pe) - 2/5

-Yeah it's just weird... Not in the good way like the S.O.A.D. Cover... This is just odd.

11. "Into the Void" - Monster Magnet - 3/5

-Just not feeling this track... Not bad, just not great...

12. "Iron Man" - Busta Rhymes - 1/5

-Yeah umm... ok. "I work hard to take care of everyone of my N!&&#+$..."

I like Busta for rap but please don't EVER!!! Cover Sabbath Again!

TOTAL: 44/60 = 3.66 Stars (rounded up to a generous 4 Stars)

Truth is if you are a Sabbath fan and you like some of the bands on here it is easily worth your time and money... However, if you're a 70's Purist I probably wouldn't bother....

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This CD is good overall. Here's my review

1. SweetLeaf - Godsmack. Great guitar tone, but the song sounds too much like the original.

2. Hole in the Sky - Machine Head. I was very dissapointed in this song, because Machine Head rules. It sounds like its mixed up.

3. Behind the wall of Sleep - Static X. Good remake, its got a disco feel to it.

4. Never Say Die - Megadeth. Good cover also, but its Megadeth, and megadeth sounds the same no matter how they do a song.

5. Snowblind - System of a Down. If there is a reason to buy this album, this is it. Great remake. They put their own spin on it.

6. Electric Funeral - Pantera. I love Pantera, but I couldn't tell if it was Phil or Ozzy singing the vocals, too much like the origial.

7. N.I.B - OZZY/Primus, Just like the original

8. Hand of Doom - Slayer. This is a stand out track. It is raging start to finish.

9. Under the Sun - Soulfly. This is a great remake of this song.

10. Sabbra Cadabra - Hedpe. Good remake, to hip hop for me.

11. Into the Void - Monster Magnet. Good overall cover, but it clocks in at 12 min, too long

12. Iron Man - Buster Rhymes. This should be deleted from the disk.

Overall, if you like Sabbath give it a try. Soulfly, Slayer and System of a down are the 3 best covers.