- Twenty years after the release of Book of Shadows, hard rock guitar slinger Zakk Wylde's debut solo album, he delivers a sequel. The earlier record, now regarded as a classic for its harrowing honesty and expressions of personal darkness, was an anomaly, given its Southern-flavored acoustic roots m.o. (with requisite flourishes of killer electric guitar work).
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| Book of Shadows | |||
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| Studio album by | |||
| Released | 18 June 1996 | ||
| Recorded | 1996 | ||
| Genre | Southern rock, folk rock | ||
| Length | 51:25 | ||
| Label | Geffen (original release) Spitfire (reissue) | ||
| Producer | Ron & Howard Albert | ||
| Zakk Wylde chronology | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
Book of Shadows is the first solo studio album by heavy metal guitarist Zakk Wylde. The album was first released in 1996 by Geffen Records and was reissued by Spitfire in 1999 with the bonus disc containing 'Evil Ways' (the Japanese bonus track from the album's original release), 'The Color Green', and 'Peddlers of Death' (an acoustic version of a track that features on Black Label Society's Sonic Brew).
Unlike his work with Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society, here Zakk Wylde shows a different side to his music; an introspective and mostly acoustic style recalling many of the lighter moments from his previous project, Pride and Glory, as well as classic folk rock artists such as Neil Young.
Promotional singles were released for 'Between Heaven and Hell' and 'Way Beyond Empty', the latter of which also had an accompanying music video. Dragon ball xenoverse trainer unlock all skills.
'Throwin' It All Away' was written about the death of Shannon Hoon from the band Blind Melon. Hoon and Wylde had lived together and became close friends a few months before he died of a drug overdose.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Zakk Wylde.
- Disc one
- 'Between Heaven and Hell' – 3:26
- 'Sold My Soul' – 4:52 (feat. Guiggs)
- 'Road Back Home' – 5:48
- 'Way Beyond Empty' – 5:25
- 'Throwin' It All Away' – 5:47
- 'What You're Look'n For' – 5:31
- 'Dead as Yesterday' – 2:51
- 'Too Numb to Cry' – 2:23
- 'The Things You Do' – 4:11
- '1,000,000 Miles Away' – 6:29
- 'I Thank You Child' – 4:41
- Disc two
- 'Evil Ways' – 4:13 (original Japanese bonus track)
- 'The Color Green' – 3:05
- 'Peddlers of Death' – 5:51 (later re-arranged and re-recorded with Black Label Society for the Sonic Brew album)
Personnel[edit]
- Zakk Wylde – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, harmonica, bass on '1,000,000 Miles Away'
- Joe Vitale – drums, keyboards, piano on 'I Thank You Child'
- James LoMenzo – bass
- John Sambataro – additional backing vocals on 'Way Beyond Empty'
- Production
- Produced and recorded by Ron Albert and Howard Albert
- Mixed by Bob Clearmountain, assisted by Ryan Freeland
- Strings arranged and conducted by Mike Lewis
- Recording engineers: Greg Goldman, Ron Albert, Howard Albert, Eric Gobel, Frank Cesarano
- Mastered by David J. Donnelly
- Management
- Personal manager: Gerry Tolman
References[edit]
Zakk Wylde Book Of Shadows
- ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Zakk Wylde Book of Shadows review'. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Book_of_Shadows_(album)&oldid=988318700'
CD Review: Zakk Wylde – Book of Shadows IIZakk Wylde Songs List
eOne Music
All Access Rating: A
| Zakk Wylde - Book Of Shadows II 2016 |
Foregoing the mighty roar of a typical Black Label Society or Ozzy Osbourne release, Wylde crafts a dog-eared, toned-down hymnal of introspective, bittersweet ballads with a soulful Southern-rock drawl reminiscent of the Allman Brothers on this, his beautifully rendered second solo album.
Zakk Wylde Guitars
The assured work of a man once broken and lost and cautiously hoping beyond hope that he's completely healed, Book of Shadows II,
Zakk Wylde Website
due out on eOne Music, is deeply moving, with the lush, pastoral 'Autumn Changes' and 'Lay Me Down' and a bluesy 'Tears of December' serving notice immediately that Wylde, for all his fortitude, is acutely aware of his all-too-human vulnerability. 'Darkest Hour' and 'Forgotten Memory' – with its echoes of Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing' – quietly and gracefully swan dive all the way to rock bottom and yearn for salvation, while 'Lost Prayer' has a hopeful, sunny glow ensconced in blues tradition.
- Production
- Produced and recorded by Ron Albert and Howard Albert
- Mixed by Bob Clearmountain, assisted by Ryan Freeland
- Strings arranged and conducted by Mike Lewis
- Recording engineers: Greg Goldman, Ron Albert, Howard Albert, Eric Gobel, Frank Cesarano
- Mastered by David J. Donnelly
- Management
- Personal manager: Gerry Tolman
References[edit]
Zakk Wylde Book Of Shadows
- ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Zakk Wylde Book of Shadows review'. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Book_of_Shadows_(album)&oldid=988318700'
CD Review: Zakk Wylde – Book of Shadows IIZakk Wylde Songs List
eOne Music
All Access Rating: A
| Zakk Wylde - Book Of Shadows II 2016 |
Foregoing the mighty roar of a typical Black Label Society or Ozzy Osbourne release, Wylde crafts a dog-eared, toned-down hymnal of introspective, bittersweet ballads with a soulful Southern-rock drawl reminiscent of the Allman Brothers on this, his beautifully rendered second solo album.
Zakk Wylde Guitars
The assured work of a man once broken and lost and cautiously hoping beyond hope that he's completely healed, Book of Shadows II,Zakk Wylde Website
due out on eOne Music, is deeply moving, with the lush, pastoral 'Autumn Changes' and 'Lay Me Down' and a bluesy 'Tears of December' serving notice immediately that Wylde, for all his fortitude, is acutely aware of his all-too-human vulnerability. 'Darkest Hour' and 'Forgotten Memory' – with its echoes of Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing' – quietly and gracefully swan dive all the way to rock bottom and yearn for salvation, while 'Lost Prayer' has a hopeful, sunny glow ensconced in blues tradition.Here, warm organ sounds coat a rich, organic blend of tasteful electric and acoustic guitar meditations, all backing resonant vocals soaked in too much melancholy. Melodies slowly evolve and take shape, in no hurry to articulate the inner turmoil of the artist. Tracks such as 'Sorrowed Regret' and 'The Levee' start out spare and haunting, before Wylde adds instrumental flesh to these creaking bones, in a sense gradually bringing them back to life in some sort of folk-rock resurrection. Spiritual and cathartic, Book of Shadows II is full of woe, evocative of a life of hard-earned lessons and turning inward to confront whatever demons are still in there.
– Peter Lindblad
