SolitudeMarissa Nadler · 2016

pitchfork

“In 1971, Black Sabbath seemed to treat loneliness and misery with shame. "Solitude", the quiet late-album stunner from Master of Reality, wallowed in its feelings to the point the band almost hid behind them. Ozzy’s voice (or was it Bill Ward?) is balanced just barely above Iommi’s gentle guitar chords, which flute and piano decorate with shy little nods. Really, Geezer Butler’s bass seems to be t”