Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

...slap really. 1 - Black Sabbath: We begin in a rainy graveyard type place... This sets the scene of what's to come. Unexpectedly (but very fittingly) the first riff is very very slow, but probably the heaviest thing ever heard at the time it was released. We hear Ozzy's voice slow and chillingly start to narrate a story. This goes on for some time and get's us set up for the album. Half way through the song there is a sudden tempo change and things ...
...walking by. As always for Black Sabbath, great riffs. This would make it onto my top 10 Black Sabbath songs too probably, and it also must receive a 10/10. 3 - Behind the Wall of Sleep: Not quite as classic as the first two songs, but still a very good song. It's nice to mix things up and have some variation, so this song is slightly more chirpy. I always see it as a heavier interpretation of what was already on the scene at the time. Very good song, ...

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...blues classic "Evil Woman" displays Black Sabbath’s roots for all to see - the main influence from the music comes from an amalgam of overdriven 60s rock like Hendrix, but the atmosphere and moody twists come entirely from the blues. Overall, a must have for anyone who calls themselves a fan of heavy metal music, and for anyone who wants to trace the roots of ALL modern rock music - almost no band manages to escape being influenced by this group ...

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...cliched sound that developed as Black Sabbath and metal aged. The album culminates with three songs, 'sleeping village', 'the warning' and 'wicked world', which you may have heard on compilations and thought, yes, they are pretty good songs, but when heard together they form the ultimate show of what Geezer and Tony Iommi could do, and you are left wondering if the ball bearings imbedded in Iommi's fingertips is an unfair advantage. ...

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...dawning of heavy metal. Black Sabbath WERE the originators of true heavy metal, and this album is the first few timid steps taken by that young band all those years ago as they found their footing in the music industry. The band were perfectly balanced: Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, who’s lunatic antics would soon make him the immensely likeable godfather of heavy metal; Tony Iommi’s on guitar, an immensely talented guitarist who almost single-handedly ...
...Butler, a fantastic bassist who could literally unblock bowels with his thunderous bass lines; and finally Bill Ward, one of the finest drummers ever (2nd only, in my opinion, to the legendary John Bohnam) whose amazingly diverse drumming style is often imitated, but never duplicated. With such a perfect line up how could they fail? This is a slightly raw sounding album, but musically it is pure gold. An essential buy, not just for a piece of musical ...

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The Collection was the first Sabbath CD I ever bought. After being introduced to them by a friend, I went looking for a general "best-of" kind of album, and this was the first I found. The main attraction to me was the inclusion of Paranoid (the first, and possibly best, track) and The Wizard - both classic Sabbath tracks. These aside, there are many other good songs up there. The biggest shortfall is the lack of Iron Man, another popular song but ...

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Vol 4 proved to be Sabbath’s first steps away from their normal sound, and the beginning of their experimenting. It is very much a mixed bag, but almost all the songs are good. The opener, Wheels of Confusion, is truly an epic song, it changes several times throughout, and is musically stunning. Tomorrow Dream is also superb. Next up is Sabbath’s first shocker, an almost ballad, which consists of piano (by Iommi) and Ozzy’s softest vocals yet (although ...
...FX is a strange and pointless musical interlude, which was best left out, and is really just a filler, but after that comes the gargantuan rifferama of Supernaut, with some truly amazing drumming by Mr Ward. Snowblind, the tell-tale Coke anthem is next up, underlining the bands apparent drug addiction at that time, and also managing to be the best track on the album. There is a relaxing (and musically impressive) interlude in the form of Laguna Sunrise, ...

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