#sabbath

Sabbath, in the first instance, is not about worship. It is about work stoppage. It is about withdrawal from the anxiety system of Pharaoh, the refusal to let one’s life be defined by production and consumption and the endless pursuit of private well-being. ↗

— Walter Brueggemann

#consumerism #peace #productivity #rest #sabbath

Two or three angels Came near to the earth. They saw a fat church. Little black streams of people Came and went in continually. And the angels were puzzled To know why the people went thus, And why they stayed so long within. ↗

— Stephen Crane

#angels #catholicism #chapel #christianity #church

With Rock Band, you can play along to Black Sabbath or Nirvana and possibly find new ways of appreciating their artistry by being allowed to perform parallel to it. Rock Band puts you inside the guts of a song. ↗

— Carrie Brownstein

#along #appreciating #artistry #band #being

I was so frustrated in Sabbath after the last few albums. I just didn't like the musical direction Sabbath was going in. ↗

— Geezer Butler

#albums #direction #few #frustrated #going

I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But it's very nice and I'm very honored. It's nice to know after 27 years now that what I said in the first place has stuck, and that was the belief in it. ↗

— Tony Iommi

#after #artists #belief #first #honored

Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#days #fact #festival #god #having

If there was no Black Sabbath, I could still possibly be a morning newspaper delivery boy. No fun. ↗

— Lars Ulrich

#black sabbath #boy #could #delivery #fun

I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started. ↗

— Geezer Butler

#before #i #never #picked #sabbath

To do the Ozzfest again would be great. I'd like to finish with a final Sabbath album. You always feel that it is still a challenge. ↗

— Geezer Butler

#album #always #challenge #feel #final

Black Sabbath was written on bass: I just walked into the studio and went, bah, bah, bah, and everybody joined in and we just did it. ↗

— Geezer Butler

#bass #black #black sabbath #did #everybody