Who Cares - Single (Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi and friends)
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 7:04PM 
It's been almost 30 years since Tony Iommi and Ian Gillan have collaborated on new material. The two joined forces in the early 80's, under the Sabbath moniker, on the somewhat controversial Born Again Record. The record was a commercial disaster, but many years later is now receiving some critical acclaim. Well the lads have joined forces again, but this time not to form a band, but to help out a charity. The Who Cares project was formed to help aid the rebuilding of a music school in Armenia. The project includes a star studded line up, but Iommi and Gillan are the marquee names.
The single includes two tracks Out of My Mind and Holy Water. Both tracks are mid-tempo rockers, that mix the sounds of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. I would say that the opening track Out of My Mind has more of a Sabbath feel, while the more melodic Holy Water has more of a DP (Thanks to Jon Lord) vibe. The great thing about this single is that the songs get better with each spin. I like the diversity of the two songs, because they are different vibes. I think that this project will be better received than the first time the two got together.
Bottom Line: The songs are well written and are catchy and will be a nice addition to any metal collection. Two songs that rock, that will keep you wanting more.
-Ragman wonders if the two will do a full CD, sometime in the future.
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These are great songs and Iommi guitar work is great here with feeling. The Heaven and Hell stuff while I wanted to go nuts over just lacked melody. Everything was crunchy and proding