Reviews (page 16 of 16)
Legendarisch, maar voor mij was een keer voldoende
Viel me mee. Ik hoorde zelfs een mondharmonica.
Has its moments, but Zeppelin did most of this better.
Eh, not bad. Nice music to listen to on a long run.
Went on for a while...
nah
Why this album? It isn't their best, or anywhere near it. Preposterous.
I've never really been interested in Black Sabbath's music. I can recognize that it's foundational and there are some songs that I like... but overall this album didn't impress.
50 years ago, in the right environment and with the right substances I can imagine this would be quite a cool album to listen to. Listening today, sober and eating my lunch it's a bit, well boring. The main problem for me is songs are just riffs and guitar solos, the tracks are a bit slow and not particularly groovy. I struggled to find one track that I enjoyed.
Rhe opening song was fine and whilst I understand the appeal I don't feel it. Obviously an important album in the history of metal and Ozzys vocals are strong. Just wizards and ghouls played to slow blues is just not my thang.
Better than I expected, but I don't love Ozzys voice.
First song was pretty epic but couldn't keep my attention after that.
Couldn’t get into it at the time of listening. Perhaps needs a different mood to enkoy
this is the first time i listen to this album and band. album sure looks spooky. it is from those days people thought the magic card art style was a cute look for an allbum i think. makes it look pretty indie and low budget. black sabbath from black sabbath by black sabbath: i like the syncopated drums in the opening track, the part wheere he said 'o no!' was abit feelsweirdman. not sure about the title because the song or bells or lyrics does not remind me of shabbos? I get the point is to use tritones bc it sounds spooky but the three notes get very boring after a minute or so. I like the outro alot, especially the triplets on the cymbals (i think?). also final guitar section is neat but it does not sound very special (but it might have been for its time!). second track sounds abit gimmicky to me, the harmonica tires fast. not a fan. I love triple time songs and particularly 6/8 so i liked the intro and outro alot, but when the time changed back to 4/4 it didn't do much for me. I think that 6/8 meter could serve as a great basis for some nice solos. Fourth song got a curious intro. I like the zills one or two minutes in. The riff sounds a bit boring, and not played very tightly. I think the guitarists do a pretty good job soloing on this track. i found evil woman not interesting. i think Sleeping Village is one of the most interesting tracks on the album. it seems like guitarists have some freedom here. change past the halfway point is where it gets fun. dissonant outro is also nice, but I could do without the repeating guitar riffs. to this point it is clear these people are good musicians technically. i really like these solos. it could also jusst be the studio quality was poor which may be why it doesnt sound very tight. it is a common issue with records from that time. warning is another song where guitars (and drummer) get to flex. it sounds llike a blues, but again 3 minutes in, when the vocalist is done it gets pretty curious! i guess it is shredding which is cool, but the harmonies are quite simple and the solo guitar sounds like absolute ass in my headset (might be feedback issue or maybe too much reverb wasnt a thing back then). tempo changes are cool, i like that. in the last track i got the feeling the drummer may be a jazz drummer? For second i thought i was about to listen to a bebop song, but it is not. to me alot of the guitar riffs feel alike. Halfway the guitars start playing arpeggios which always sounds cool and good but harmony stays quite similar. then theres another nice solo. not a fan of the vocalist overall, but instrumentalists are good if they are not just playing riffs all over. i can only imagin this was just popular at the time. i mean deep purple built a career on just riffs. i must admit i zone out pretty quickly when i hear another riff permutation, especially with all the distortion. i do not typically listen to this type of music, but i think i see why people might like it, but dont think it aged well bc of production. it was probably quite revolutionary for its time. i hear serious blues and rock influences. i also read up some factoids and read someone killed themself listening to this bands music? i dont think the music is that bad but ok.
Aside from the first track, not very memorable for me...
Not a big fan of Sabbath and I am still not.
Not very fun.
Amazing guitar playing but okay in general
Meh
Honestly eh. I thought I'd like it more but it just did not hit as hard as Rush, Iron Maiden, or other prog/hard rock bands. Some parts were really good but others just yelled about the wizard that will kill you with his magic (Rush would talk about the nuances and intricacies of the magic and how it's a microcosm for the entire human race, but this didn't really elaborate AT ALL). It just didn't really do it for me
It's alright, great guitar playing.
It was not bad per se, but I would not listen to it again. A bit boring
Not the best of Early Sabbath here, I prefer "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" Myself. "Evil Woman" and "Wicked World" OK tracks but not a favourite
ok, could be better
This band was one of, or if not (I don't know much about them) the first to make music within the heavy metal genre, and for that I appreciate it. Other than that it really wasn't for me, some of it sounded cool though I guess. 2/5 stars.
Maybe it should sound like smoke on the water? Oddly, Ozzie's diction seems good here. "My name is Looo-cifer please take my hand". I feel this album was chosen because of Sabbath's influence, but because they had about 60 to choose from, they went with this because it was their first.
muzika je epic ali ovi tekstovi se ne bi svidjeli mojoj baki.
Thought I would like it more, but it was pretty meh
I guess none of the songs are terrible and there were some cool guitar riffs here and there. No good songs either though.
I listened to about half…just meh.
not for me.
Not as expected, not as engaging
First repeat artist! It's a shame we got this after Paranoid, because the latter is clearly superior even for something released the same year. Some cool riffs in this album as well, but none of the songs stand out much at all, leaving it to drag on as a result
Such a combination of talented musicians and styles. But would not sit down and listen to this for any other reason than album review.
This could have been great, but time and time again, the awful, awful voice of Ozzy Osbourne reaches out of the toilet bowl and drags the whole thing right round the U-bend. Seriously, was there no one else?
Its interesting how un-metal this sounds compared to modern times. They were on to something with the heavier led zeppelin but nowhere near a classic album i think
listened, but I feel it has not aged well - sounds dated, plodding and morose
I see why it's highly regarded and enjoy some of it. Ozzy vocals & metal just are not my thing
Nope
Aburridooo, Se entiende que sean los padres del Metal y que éste disco inspiró a muchas bandas chingonas bla bla...
Some amazing guitar solos. Definitely see how this album was revolutionary at the time. 2 stars
I can see why this album was controversial in its day. The lyrics especially are meant to be that. The music itself is surprisingly good, and I can see why it's considered the proto-heavy metal. However, Ozzy Osbourne is NOT a very good singer, and the way he noodles around on this album doesn't make it any better. I probably wouldn't listen to this album again by choice, but wouldn't object to someone else playing it. 2 stars.
Ehhhhh
i see the aesthetic but im not the target market since most of my songs are rainbows and butterflies lol lyrics seem poetic tho
Not my thing
Very different from every metal album I’ve listened to, but it’s still incredibly bad and boring.
Not for me, as it sounds less relevant today than when I last heard it. 1. Warning 2. The Wizard 3. N I B
It could be worse. Evil Woman has a nice tune. Warning being 10 min long is ridiculous but I got through it. It's just not something I would ever choose to listen to.
This is not for me at all No hate at all
I am aware of and slightly familiar with Black Sabbath. I currently have 8 songs liked by them. 6 songs from the Paranoid album (which I gave a 4 star rating on this site) and 2 songs from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. None from this album. Thoughts after listening 3 times ... Was surprised there was so much harmonica on "The Wizard" - definitely showing their blues rock roots there. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any songs that I want to listen to again. It's disappointing as I was hoping this would be good (like the Paranoid album), but it just didn't grab me at all. It seems like a lot of folks dig this - and it looks like I am in the tiny minority of people that don't. I recognize everyone says this album invented heavy metal. Props to them for that, but frankly most (not all) heavy metal is just crap anyway - so to me that is not a big positive - haha! I base my scoring solely on "how many of these songs do I actually want to listen to again?" - and not on how supposedly influential something is. Liked songs on Spotify: 0/6 NOTE: Spotify only has 6 of the 8 songs available. Sleeping Village and Warning are blanked out and not playable. I don't know why - but I am only reviewing the 6 songs I have access to. Rating: 1/5 (should be zero)
Minder slecht dan gedacht... maar nog steeds prut
Onhan tätäkin tullut aikoinaan kuunneltua mutta ei aikoihin enää. Ja nyt kun kuuntelin, niin syy on selvä: tämä on kitarapornoa, ei niinkään erityisen mahtavia biisejä. Eli tylsä kuin mikä. Black Sabbath toki on kova bändi mutta tämä on tylsääkin tylsempi albumi, olkoon miten vaan merkkiteos mutta ei pitoa mulle. Ehkä vähän tyly 1/5
No sé que decir sobre este álbum, la verdad no me gustó para nada
I hate it. Whining men who can’t sing and just scream/talk 😒 ok the music gets better but it would be even better as an instrumental
Ugh. Not my cup of tea, but I listened to it for the first time. Wasn’t as bad as I expected. Interesting part of music history.
Not for me
Its very evil sounding i don’t like it at all i would never wanna listen to this at all its so bad as well.
Not for me
Nope!
Such a blast from the past. The sound of this recording is so signature 1970. The guitar sounds, the mix on the voice, the big heavy rhythm section, the dark power chords. A real slog for me. I didn't like it then and still don't like it..
1/10
This album is torture. It sounds like a bunch of noises together. I hate it. It’s so boring with zero good tunes
not really my style but not terrible
nicht meins
The only thing I liked about this album was the opening thunderstorm which started off the first song. All the guitar riffs and heavy drumming just gave me a headache.
Literally 1 star, if I could do half I would. Literally so just Satanic and all the songs sound the same. Lyrics aside the guitar and drums have the 1 star.
Okay
meh
Gaaaaar nicht meins
Too miserable for my taste.
1. black -1 2. uuizard -1.5 3. zleep - 1 4. Nib -1.5 5. Evil -0 6. World - 1
Not for me.
Not my thing, did't finish
not my personal fave... the metal is not it for me ngl... all the songs r too long too :(
Jedinica iz principa. // Bila bi dvica jer je loš album osim ponekih dijelova ponekih pjesama.
This album like the previous one on this list (Paranoid) does nothing to change my hatred for Black Sabbath's "music". (And my very short review of Paranoid actually got a thumbs up so it seems that I am not the only one with this opinion)
Don't like heavy metal
Not into Heavy Metal genre!
Overated
Not a fan of heavy metal.
You can't write war pigs and a letter supporting Israel
Crap
ozzy was a zionist and for that .. one star
"When i was a kid, an older friend had the first two Black Sabbath albums... i hated them on first listen... and i've stayed true to form ever since... are there some good musicians playing? yes... some unique, evil riffs? yes... but i never got into "costume" acts... unless it's a cowboy hat and a Nudie suit... please lay off the cos play, K? of course i understood Led Zeppelin... and Deep Purple were pretty good, and could really sing and play... but these guys? nah... RIP to the so called prince of darkness... out of tune, fake scary, wimpy drivel... one star."
Just not my thing at all.
um lmao! you know! not my style!
Very, very silly.
Bei allem Respekt vor Ozzy und der Bedeutung für das Genre... Nope. Kann ich mir nicht anhören.
not my cup of tea. mad respect for ozzy tho
Not my taste in music, so while I did listen to a bit of it it was not my thing
It's the first time listening to this album and it'll be my last. No disrespect meant to recently passed Ozzy, but this'll drive me insane. Not a fan of this Sabbath album at all.
I don't care if it was 1st metal album ever. It's boring and sloppy
I bought this album when it came out in 1970. Didn't like it then. Don't like it now. They did create the template for heavy metal, but this pales to the explosive bombast that the genre became. This is no more than heavy rock. The band members are all very good musicians. But, I just don't find any emotional intensity in any of it. RIP Ozzy.
No.
Really disliked this style of music. I fully understand why people like and listen to it, but not for me.
Often said that black sabbath are the first true metal band. So they are to blame for all the rubbish that follows. As tuneful as a group of people falling down the stairs, comedy vocals and irritating solos. No redeeming qualities
This was creepy and not in a good way. Also, 5 songs in a 40 minute album was a bit tiring to listen to.
This is short album went on forever. Felt like a heavy metal dirge. I was expecting it to be great after listening to Paranoid in the first week of ratings.
didn't listen. not my gig
This one didn't hold up for me. I can't with the guitar solos.
no
I would give this album 0 stars if I could.
p198. 1970. 1 star. Below par Brit heavy metal with schoolboy lyrics and a naff cover. Like Wyld Stallyns, they got better. Genre defining, possibly. Essential listening, no.
That's just blasphemy.
No thanks
I’m more Beastie Boys than Black Sabbath, more Adam Ant than Ozzy Osbourne…not at all the right audience for this album.
I prefer Spinal Tap I’m 90% sure Tony Iommi came back to my house for a smoke in the 90s though
Underwhelming. 1/5
Just not my type of music.
Average
Not that great
70’s
Not of fan of heavy metal. Or even the beginnings of the genre.
I’ll never understand how this genre became so popular.
Unbearable noise
Not a fan....
Made me physically uncomfortable
Nah. I felt this didn't showcase Ozzy's unique sound, and the songs were just plain boring.
😝
Blech
Not for me.
not my cup of tea
Zzzzzzzzzz. J'ai eu du mal à terminer l'album jusqu'au bout. Terriblement ennuyeux et creux.
Now I’m 100% sure, I do NOT care for Black Sabbath.
Klingt veraltet
Not for me.
Eher schwach
Not my type of music, tried it but couldn't get through.
Not for me.
Was really hoping for more from Black Sabbath. Disappointing. Pretty bloody boring actually.
I was hoping to like this. Maybe I would if I was drunk. I'd enjoy this more if it were just instrumental.
👎
Not for me
It is kinda more old than just old school. The structure is pretty simple and binary. Nothing exciting about it.
давно чет единиц не ставил, а тут и жанрово не прям мое, да и в целом хуйня
This is going to be a very easy review for me. Do not like Black Sabbath. Do not like Ozzy, except for a song here or there and the one that comes to mind is a mellow one, Momma I'm coming home. Anyway, just not a fan of the dark, gothic sound. Not sure my family has ever heard me play a Sabbath or Ozzy song around the house. Just does nothing for me. This album was 5 songs, each like 8 minutes long. Thought something may kick in after a few tokes but that seemed to make it worse for me. Long story short, hated it. All but the harmonica in the Wizard. Will not revisit. Will not listen again. This shit annoys the hell out of me...... 1
Refused to listen. Turned to the Surrey cricket ball-by-ball feed instead.
I do not like Ozzy Osbourne’s voice I do not like his voice by choice. I do not like Ozzy Osbourne’s voice. To me it is discordant noise. I do not like it here or there. I do not like it anywhere I do not like Ozzy Osbourne’s voice I do not like his voice by choice. I do not like any Sabbath song They make my head just feel all wrong I do not like any Sabbath tune I would rather be on the moon. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not like any Sabbath song They make my head just feel all wrong. I will not listen in the rain. Listening causes too much pain. Not in the dark! Not in a tree! Not in a car! You let me be! I will not listen in our house. I will not listen to them in Laos. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not think they’re misunderstood. I just don’t think they’re any good. Apologies to Dr Seuss!
I guess it’s an age thing. In the 1970’s I lived in a lot of share-households. I saw & heard a lot of record collections. This wasn’t in any of them. My brother, 8 years younger than me, was the first person I knew with a Sabbath lp, but that was their 2nd album, the one with Paranoid on it. It’s the only track of theirs I could name in a line-up and I’ve always liked it. This album is totally new to me & I don’t feel like I’ve missed anything in the intervening half-century. Derivative & boring.
Leiðinlegt. Leiðinda rödd. Leiðindi.
Way too dark. I didn’t enjoy this album
nah lol
I’m alright!
ew yucky
Honestly the playing kinda sucks sometimes. Evil woman is great, the albums pace can be quite sluggish at times. And I LIKE downtempo. Sometimes thrilled, sometimes bored
A classic. Everybody should listen this album at least once.