'Superfools'

December 28, 2023 2:35 PM

Aretha Franklin/ Black Sabbath mashup. 'supernaut/'chain of fools' (slyt) and toss in a dash of Randy Rhodes. Steele makin' it real reviews.
posted by clavdivs (14 comments total)

Of this I approve!
posted by Liquidwolf at 2:43 PM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]

I love this.
posted by pracowity at 4:40 PM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]

YES
posted by eustatic at 4:56 PM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]

Going by the mashup's title, and before fully reading the description, I thought this was going to be "Super Freak" + "Chain of Fools". Not that the actual mashup isn't great, though!
posted by May Kasahara at 5:11 PM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]

Throwing a spanner in here... I do LOVE mashups and clever re-interpretations of prior works (whatever the medium). However, there seems to be a stream of 'blended music' which ALMOST gets into the 'mashup' territory but misses the 'internal ear' (the 'animalistic' aspect) of a (or multiple) piece(s) of music which is what makes a unique piece of music. For me this is just messy - I defer to people like DJRiko and DJBC etal plus countless other mashup artists whose ears are attuned to the finesse of being lost in music... AI and regenerative music misses the point entirely and bastardizes the whole music genre... Shame, shame, shame... shame on you.

See also... here.
posted by IndelibleUnderpants at 7:22 PM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]

I hold most mashups in pretty low regard, but this is a good one.
posted by intermod at 9:42 PM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]

Interesting. I grew up with Randy (1960s). I did not mind the video, but did not understand why it was made.
posted by baegucb at 9:50 PM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]

METAFILTER: I did not mind the video, but did not understand why it was made.
posted by philip-random at 10:45 PM on December 28, 2023 [4 favorites]

Good stuff. If you'd like to listen to an entire band that sounds like this, the BellRays are what you want.
posted by Rykey at 5:44 AM on December 29, 2023 [1 favorite]

From the same why-was-it-made producer, Rage Against the Machine + James Brown Take the Soul Power Back is pretty wow.
posted by mcstayinskool at 7:16 AM on December 29, 2023 [4 favorites]

The creator, Bill McClintock, deserves to be named here. (And maybe added in the tags?) Several previouslies.
posted by oakroom at 9:13 AM on December 29, 2023 [3 favorites]

I like this video just because it takes Black Sabbath's most under-rated song and fixes that dead area with the percussion and acoustic riffing. I always suspected that the band recorded this low-key bridge with the intent to add something later, but somehow forgot all about it until the song reached the pressing stage. They should've called Aretha the first time around and fixed it good 'n proper: crossover of the decade, it would been!
posted by spoobnooble 3D: the spoobening at 11:28 AM on December 29, 2023 [1 favorite]

This is a good mashup. The flavors mesh and enhance each other and don't get in each other's way. Aretha is heavy on the one and deep in the pocket and so are Sabbath. The drum breakdown, as mentioned, turns into the best part of the song! The extra guitar solos add a bit of comedy to the proceedings. Once the novelty wears off it still has real musical appeal. I will be forwarding this to like 3 or 4 people on my phone, the highest possible honor for any mashup.
posted by anazgnos at 11:59 AM on December 29, 2023 [2 favorites]

That's a good mashup. But man, those two main riffs are among Iommi's best. Light on their feet yet heavier than hell.
posted by Ber at 3:20 PM on December 29, 2023 [2 favorites]