In the Black Box book, Geezer Butler explains: "The lyrics to 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' were about the the Sabbath experience, the ups and downs, the good times and bad times, the rip-offs, the business side of it all. 'Bog blast all of you' was directed at the critics, the record business in general, the lawyers, the accountants, management and everyone who was trying to cash in on us. It was a backs-to-the-wall rant at everyone."
@bryan2071 . This highly generic explanation entirely fails to explain the anger and despair that this lyrics powerfully convey. The Lawyers , Business side of events surrounding the band at time of release are however relevant. There were three changes of label at the time of the album's release, the last of which, Warner Brothers, I believe were not sympathetic to the original message of Geezer's words which lawyers believed would affect marketability. In the manner that Snowblind was about cocaine addiction. Sabbath's subject matter is principally based on real and specific events. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a...
@bryan2071 . This highly generic explanation entirely fails to explain the anger and despair that this lyrics powerfully convey. The Lawyers , Business side of events surrounding the band at time of release are however relevant. There were three changes of label at the time of the album's release, the last of which, Warner Brothers, I believe were not sympathetic to the original message of Geezer's words which lawyers believed would affect marketability. In the manner that Snowblind was about cocaine addiction. Sabbath's subject matter is principally based on real and specific events. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a direct reference to the Bloody Sunday Derry massacre and the whitewash the British public was subjected to in its aftermath. I'm saddened that Geezer felt pressurised to compromise his explanation at a later date when his lyrics were, I felt, always more powerful than U2's take on the same subject matter.
In the Black Box book, Geezer Butler explains: "The lyrics to 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' were about the the Sabbath experience, the ups and downs, the good times and bad times, the rip-offs, the business side of it all. 'Bog blast all of you' was directed at the critics, the record business in general, the lawyers, the accountants, management and everyone who was trying to cash in on us. It was a backs-to-the-wall rant at everyone."
@bryan2071 . This highly generic explanation entirely fails to explain the anger and despair that this lyrics powerfully convey. The Lawyers , Business side of events surrounding the band at time of release are however relevant. There were three changes of label at the time of the album's release, the last of which, Warner Brothers, I believe were not sympathetic to the original message of Geezer's words which lawyers believed would affect marketability. In the manner that Snowblind was about cocaine addiction. Sabbath's subject matter is principally based on real and specific events. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a...
@bryan2071 . This highly generic explanation entirely fails to explain the anger and despair that this lyrics powerfully convey. The Lawyers , Business side of events surrounding the band at time of release are however relevant. There were three changes of label at the time of the album's release, the last of which, Warner Brothers, I believe were not sympathetic to the original message of Geezer's words which lawyers believed would affect marketability. In the manner that Snowblind was about cocaine addiction. Sabbath's subject matter is principally based on real and specific events. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a direct reference to the Bloody Sunday Derry massacre and the whitewash the British public was subjected to in its aftermath. I'm saddened that Geezer felt pressurised to compromise his explanation at a later date when his lyrics were, I felt, always more powerful than U2's take on the same subject matter.