Did Cozy Powell Fit Black Sabbath?

GEORDIE · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 101

I recently finished the excellent Black Sabbath: Doom Let Loose and in it, Ronnie makes some comments about always thinking that Cozy's style of playing never fit with Sabbath. I think that's a load of you know what, to be quite frank. I think Cozy was PERFECT for Sabbath and really made the albums he was on seem that much better. What do you guys think?

agentalbert · Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 606 Location: San Antonio, TX

I think the Sabbath that Cozy played in shouldn't have been called Black Sabbath to begin with. Cozy was a fantastic drummer, but unfortunately played on some crap albums. Cozy certainly isn't the problem with a crap release like Forbidden. But Bill Ward is THE drummer when it comes to Sabbath. And Cozy doesn't really sound much like Bill.

Daemon_Blackrazor · Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject:

Cozy fit great with the Sabs - what screwed Forbiddon was recording it and producing it in 3 days.
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Dragon235 · Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1221 Location: Massachusetts

well, Bill Ward, the traditional Sab. drummer does use more of a jazz style in his drumming while Cozy wasn't as jazzy which leads to a difference in sound and style.

as for whether he was good in the band...not sure.
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Daemon_Blackrazor · Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:22 am Post subject:

Ward did have a more "Jazzy" style - but Cozy never had a problem plaing wards' stuff - he sounded better than Appice. Appice would get on my nerves sometimes, he'd drown out the others with his weird "come in on one and go out on 1&" rolls, or his "single stroke, 16 beat, super snare rools" - plus that dude couldn't come up with a decent break that didn't sound like you had heard it before.
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I think Appice is the best drummer I ever heard. I love Ward and powell but they are no Appice.

GEORDIE · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 101

Stained Class · Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject:

I think Cozy was excellent in Sabbath and did a fantastic job particularly on the under-rated Headless Cross album.

Cozy had a style of his own which to me is instantly recognisable and he stands out to me as being one of the genres top drummers.

Sabbath + Ward = o.k

Sabbath + Appice = Better

Sabbath + Cozy = Super

Scott77 · Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 130 Location: California

Cozy was great ! but didnt really fit playing the classic Sabbath songs. He was much better suited to Rainbow .

Rycher48 · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 30 Location: Austin, TX.