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Ed.) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Apr-25-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2005 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.iommi.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Iommi Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Fused (Jap. Ed.) Label : Victor ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Being a big fan of Black Sabbath from its ║ │ │║ conception into the early 80s, it took me awhile ║ │ │║ to give later eras of Black Sabbath a chance. ║ │ │║ But one that I never gave much attention to was ║ │ │║ Seventh Star, featuring Glenn Hughes from Deep ║ │ │║ Purple doing vocals. I was just thrown for a ║ │ │║ loop because the singing was so much more ║ │ │║ soulful than what I had heard in metal before, ║ │ │║ and I put the album aside, until recently I had ║ │ │║ still only warmed up to about half of the album. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ So when I bought this album, I was rather ║ │ │║ skeptical of how good it was going to be. But on ║ │ │║ the first listen, it was clear to me that Tony ║ │ │║ Iommi and Glenn Hughes are one of the most ║ │ │║ perfect pairings in heavy metal. After being ║ │ │║ slightly disappointed by IommiÆs self-titled ║ │ │║ solo release, not from a guitar standpoint but ║ │ │║ from a vocalist standpoint, I got the 1996 DEP ║ │ │║ Session and decided that maybe Glenn Hughes ║ │ │║ really wasnÆt too bad of a vocalist. But Fused ║ │ │║ has opened up the doors for me to enjoy all the ║ │ │║ work Tony Iommi has done with Glenn Hughes. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ One of the things most striking about this album ║ │ │║ is this perfect mesh of true heavy metal. The ║ │ │║ doom riffs coupled with blues solos and soulful ║ │ │║ singingà Its almost as if something completely ║ │ │║ unheard of before in metal came out, something ║ │ │║ that had started to surface during Seventh Star ║ │ │║ and Eight Star (or The 1996 DEP Sessions). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The album opens with Dopamine, which begins with ║ │ │║ you only able to hear this very distant sounding ║ │ │║ guitar riff. And then you get a punch in of ║ │ │║ drums, and the guitar cranks up and launches you ║ │ │║ head first into this song. And when you expect ║ │ │║ some sort of crazy screaming or growling ║ │ │║ vocalist, you get a very fitting soulful singing ║ │ │║ of Glenn Hughes. Not to mention a great Tony ║ │ │║ Iommi solo in this song, with a very bluesy ║ │ │║ feel. A great selection for the first song on ║ │ │║ the album, not to mention also my favorite ║ │ │║ track.s ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This is followed by Wasted Again, which features ║ │ │║ this great doom riff intro that just helps keep ║ │ │║ the album flowing. After that is even more doom ║ │ │║ style songs with great singing. But then you get ║ │ │║ to What YouÆre Living For, which is like a sped ║ │ │║ up type of doom, that is almost like Candlemass. ║ │ │║ That song is very interesting, for it contains a ║ │ │║ very Black Sabbath (band and song) tempo change ║ │ │║ towards the last half of the song. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Then you get even more high quality doom songs, ║ │ │║ until you get to the very last track on the ║ │ │║ album. The song I refer to is I Go Insane, and ║ │ │║ it starts with a very bluesy guitar solo and ║ │ │║ this very epic sound. The singing is lower and ║ │ │║ smoother, and fits oh so well. This is ║ │ │║ brilliant, showcasing the fact that this band ║ │ │║ doesnÆt have to play doom type music all the ║ │ │║ time. Though you can still tell that it has the ║ │ │║ familiar riffs that only Tony Iommi could write, ║ │ │║ its just a masterpiece in and of itself. And a ║ │ │║ long one too, at over 9 minutes long û a great ║ │ │║ way to close out the album! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Basically, if youÆre looking for a place to ║ │ │║ start with IommiÆs solo albums, do yourself a ║ │ │║ favor and pick up Fused. Heck, if youÆre a Black ║ │ │║ Sabbath fan and you want to expand your horizons ║ │ │║ on branches off from the band like Dio and Ozzy ║ │ │║ in their solo careers, then you should ║ │ │║ definitely think about picking up this album ║ │ │║ too. It stands up very well on its own, and ║ │ │║ opens up strongly and finishes just as strongly ║ │ │║ as it startedà which is something few bands ║ │ │║ manage to pull off. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Tony Iommi Guitars ║ │ │║ Bob Marlette Keyboards, Bass ║ │ │║ Glenn Hughes Vocals, Bass ║ │ │║ Kenny Aronoff Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Time is Mine / Goodbye Lament Single 2000 ║ │ │║ Iommi Full-length 2000 ║ │ │║ The 1996 DEP Sessions Full-length 2004 ║ │ │║ Fused Full-length 2005 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Dopamine [04:09] │ │ 02 - Wasted Again [03:56] │ │ 03 - Saviour Of The Real [04:07] │ │ 04 - Resolution Song [04:57] │ │ 05 - Grace [05:14] │ │ 06 - Deep Inside A Shell [03:43] │ │ 07 - What You're Living For [04:38] │ │ 08 - Face Your Fear [04:36] │ │ 09 - The Spell [04:58] │ │ 10 - I Go Insane [09:15] │ │ 11 - Let It Down Easy [04:30] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [54:03 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘