So even though this record has gone on to be considered an early heavy metal classic along the lines of Zeppelin II or Machine Head, what the fuck is up with that song Epitaph? We know all bands have some stinkers, but this is some grade A crap. It sounds like one of them White Album era McCartney bullshit songs nobody likes, especially when their metal gods schmaltz through it.
Trust us, were not against some lighter (or the more modern cellphone) raisin' songs to be sprinkled through a band's catalog, but their is no excuse for this one. This is the second album folks! Imagine if something this bad was on Paranoid or Ride The Lightning. And the fact that "The Ripper" is on this record doesn't make up for it.
Okay. It does.
yeah, Saucy Jack always trumps the balladeering.
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