The aliens are saddened by this, because of the distance they've traveled, only to find a species not yet evolved enough to join them. Hence, humanity, which is still embroiled in war, is not yet ready to receive the amazing gift of advanced technology which would allow them to join the fleet of universal explorers, the planet caravan. Mars is described not as a planet but as a god, and if you know your Roman mythology, you will know that Mars was the god of war. The second and most important clue comes from the lines, "And so we pass on by the crimson eye - Of great god mars". Why? There a couple of hints as to why: first, the moonlight is describes as falling down like tears, invoking sorrow. ![]() The song explains that they have just discovered Earth, but they bypass it. The song is about a fleet of alien ships that travel through the universe, looking for others who are ready to do the same. The nature of the vocals is meant to invoke the speech of aliens. Pictures loaded by Graham Young, Birmingham Mail.An interesting comment abut this song I saw on Youtube was: "First off, I want to say to those who find the lyrics hard to make out: that is intentional. The gallery is a partnership between fiends Dave Travis (left), ex rock photographer turned concert promoter and Mission Print founder Gerv Harvill. Havill & Travis at 14 Lonsdale Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9RA. He has run Big Bear Records in Edgbaston for 46 years (to 2014) and founded the 30-year-old Birmingham International Jazz Festival in 1984. Jim was the first manager of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. Also loaded: Jim Simpson at the private launch of Jim Simpson – A Photography Retrospective, an exhibition at Havill & Travis showcasing Jim’s extraordinary collection of photographs from of pop, rock and blues stars from the 1960s. Who is the worlds most famous Brummie? Without doubt, its Ozzy. Whatever, Black Sabbath are THE Birmingham Rock Band. Hendrix, yes, to a limited extent, but that only partly explains it. Their music developed naturally from then and its hard to indentify exactly what directly preceded it. It all started with Geezer Butler who contributed the bands name as well as many of the songs. ![]() ![]() Makes Led Zeppelin sound like a kindergarten house band. Quite how the Sabs changed from being a perfectly good blues band into the musical phenomenon that we all know and love is shrouded in mystery. In fact, their early publicity claimed, ∻lack Sabbath, the Heaviest Band Around. Strangely, Heavy Metal was not a term used in those days, though Sabbath certainly prided themselves on being heavier than any of their so-called rivals. Jim Simpson says: “If any one band can claim to be the originators of Heavy Metal, then that band is Black Sabbath. One hundred prints have been made at £495 each. The first ever picture taken of Black Sabbath taken in 1968 of Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, on a bank of grass close to Portland Road, Edgbaston. Pictures loaded by Graham Young, Birmingham Mail. So let your spirit float to this one, kids. With the use of the occult and horror-inspired lyrics, and one-of-a-kind 1970s rock ‘n’ roll bohemian swag, we are definitely feeling a brotherhood with this unique quartet!
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