The Song Remains Not the Same

by Black Label Society

Overview

This companion piece to Black Label Society's 2010 offering Order of the Black finds Zakk Wylde and company running through selected tracks from the record, as well as a handful that didn't make the cut, like a lovely rendition of Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home," in an acoustic fashion. Stripped down, songs like "Overlord" and "Parade of the Dead" owe more to Alice in Chains' 1996 Unplugged album than they do Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin, but the string and piano-laden accompaniment lends a more ornate, Skynyrd-meets-Bad Company vibe to the occasion than it does a rainy, hopeless, late-'90s day in Seattle. Wylde's powerful croon is more pronounced (you can almost hear his colossal beard), and the arrangements are well thought out and appropriate for the material, making it less a gimmicky version, despite its excellent title, of Order of the Black and more like its dark shadow. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/2011
Label:	Eone
UPC:	0099923236320
Rank:	32935

Tracks

1. Overlord
2. Parade of the Dead
3. Riders of the Damned
4. Darkest Days
5. Juniors Eyes
6. Helpless
7. Bridge Over Troubled Water
8. Can't Find My Way Home
9. Darkest Days [John Rich Album Version]
10. The First Noel

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Black Label Society   Primary Artist
Zakk Wylde   Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Will Hunt   Drums
John Rich   Vocals,Featured Artist
John "JD" DeServio   Bass,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Tony Iommi   Composer
Paul Simon   Composer
Steve Winwood   Composer
Bill Ward   Composer
Geezer Butler   Composer
Neil Young   Composer
Ozzy Osbourne   Composer
George Marino   Mastering
Zakk Wylde   Design,Mixing,Artwork,Composer,Producer,Group Member
John Irwin   Design,Artwork
Marty McDermott   Crew
Phil Ciulo   Crew
Chris Dries   Crew
Keith "Moby" Lanoux   Crew
Mark Ferguson   Crew
Big Ray   Crew
Jeff Graham   Crew
Dave Allen   Crew
Will Hunt   Group Member
Nick "ET" Catanese   Group Member
John "JD" DeServio   Mixing,Producer,Group Member
Adam Klumpp   Mixing,Engineer