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It’s weird to think that this album came out just as the Beatles were breaking up because brit rock and heavy metal seem so far apart from each other but they were almost contemporary. This album isn’t bad but the title tracks sound is wildly different from the rest of the album. Plus each track is 3 songs lumped together which was annoying to find a fav song. Overall, not amazing but a very interesting look into the genesis of heavy metal. Fav song I think: the wizard
Much more blues forward than I'd expected which lent itself to the darker macabre spendidly.
Black Sabbath, right? Bats! Satan! Ozzzzzzy! Sharon, Kelly, Jack and that one who only ever appeared as a blur of pixels getting something out of the fridge! Never been much more than a joke band to me, which is unfair because this album is really pretty badass. Still sounds fresh, amazingly, and I am not the kind of rockist beard-stroker who says that about every piece of vinyl pressed before 1980.
Simply good rock (even if very familiar in this case).
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.
Not the biggest fan of Ozzy's vocals.
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.
A great sound and ozzy's voice is absolutely perfect for this heavy sound. Though it struggles a bit when it hits Wicked World and the last track, the beginning of this album is amazing.
#5 Black Sabbath was awesome!!! 1st 5 stars!! Music was the kind of stuff I love!!!
muzika je epic ali ovi tekstovi se ne bi svidjeli mojoj baki.
Thought I would like it more, but it was pretty meh
The more I hear this one the more I like it. Second Listen. 4/5. Black Sabbath. Evil Woman. The Wizard. NI.B.
pretty good album I don’t really have strong feelings for it, positive or negative. it’s pretty groovy, I guess. it had an awkward start but by the end I thought it was pretty good. in terms of overall quality, I’d give it an 8/10 - it’s well written and composed and other than a few awkward parts, holds up really well. however when it comes to my own preference I think I’d give it a 6/10. it’s not bad, it’s just not something I’d feel like listening to again for a while. Most the stuff I liked from the album is easy to find in other albums (like Santanas debut) and most of the stuff that made it unique like the harmonica or the jaw harp, I didn’t really like. Again, not saying it’s bad. I believe it’s an objectively good album, but on my own preference, I just didn’t really like it a whole lot.
buen álbum
One of the classic great Metal albums, and I've heard it many times before. Though listening this time, several years after the first, I now see the blues influences better. The same kind of driving bass and simple melodies that would go on and become the basis for Funk and Disco. Neat stuff that.
I'm not sure, in all of the iconic rock riffs created in the wake of this record (by Sabbath and everyone that followed), if any are more iconic than on the opening track "Black Sabbath." Ozzy's vocal is perfect for the song. I can't imagine being a Beatles fan and thinking "Man, Helter Skelter really rocks" in 1968 and then having my mind blown by this less than two years later. I love Black Sabbath. The band, the record, and the song. But Black Sabbath, ultimately, sits middle of the pack among their other records. For me.
This was way bluesier than I expected it to be, but still very Sabbath. You can definitely hear the beginnings of the much “heavier” music they would start recording after this. To be honest, the worst part of BS for me was always Ozzys voice - it just kinda rakes on me. This album was much more about the music, and his vocals were less prominent. They sounded much more like an early-70s band. I dug it.
Black Sabbath is the bridge between hard rock and heavy metal, and you've got to say that most metal today as it currently exists wouldn't have been possible without this album. Even for something from 1970, this thing just goes so damn hard. The guitars are saturated, the drums crash like a mother, and Ozzy singing about Satan 'n' Shit™️ is just so much fun. You can hear all of the bluesy influences in this too which are sometimes less pronounced in their later stuff. With the tracks being as long as they are, some of them start to drag a touch for me and get a bit meandery ("Warning" springs to mind) - but overall, deadly album.
Grondlegger van de metal-scene. Nog heel wat rock 'n roll en blues invloeden in dit album, en dit wordt gesmaakt!
Black Sabbath & wasp/behind wall/bassically all really good. Album didn’t disappoint
Yes! This album starts so heavy with the devils chord and it commands your attention. This is a landmark hard rock album and a great one that still holds up. Favorite Tracks: "Black Sabbath" "The Wizard" "NIB"
Short and sweet with some well-crafted songs, but not as epic as I was epxecting.
Way too dark. I didn’t enjoy this album
Снова ситуация, когда нам дают альбом не за проверку временем, а за его инновативность на момент выхода. в целом я не против, но опять же, если уже есть параноид, который мелодичнее, тяжелее, более цепляющий и просто лучше - так ли важно знакомиться с зачатками всех этих качеств на дебютнике? ИМХО - нет. Для себя на данном альбоме ничего нового не услышал, эпохальныхриффов не завезли, те что есть - немного сырые и неубедительно сыгранные. звук отстроен странно - в первой песне почему-то гитара одна и отведена влево (хуевое решение, право всегда более тащит), но в остальных вполне себе присутствуют стереопара с двух сторон, ну то есть они знали, что так можно делать, че в первой-то забили. В песне N. I. B., вероятно, самый годный риффак и охуенное бассовое интро, но при этом когда оно заканчивается и начинается дисторшн-басс - он звучит просто отвратительно, как зубами по жестяному ведру. Тексты какой-то херковский дроч на гот-эстетику, ничего информативного и бесконечного-вечного не несут. Каверы - это отдельная тема. Evil Woman звучит, конечно, прикольно, но ощущается полнейшим рассинхроном с основным тоном пластинки, непонятно нахуя оно здесь вообще (на параноиде, кстати, больше бы зашло наверн, там и сама заглавная песня чем-то похожа). А Warning - это продолжание традиций ебучих Кинг Кримзон, которые были уверены, что имеют право на студийном альбоме останавливать песню и 5 минут вяло ковырять свои инструменты, издавая рандомные унылые ноты. Хронометраж в 10 минут абсолютно не оправдан, хотя где-то в ядре композиции находиться вполне себе годный песняк. ну я лично оцениваю такой экспириенс в 6/10, не думаю, что каждый человек обязательно должен это послушать
Pretty timeless, lyrics are a little wonky but the energy is infectious
Desde el momento en que de muy pequeño vi este LP en casa de mi abuela me fascinó e intrigó. Era una portada totalmente distinta a los demás como película de horro y... con un vampiro! Cuando por fín lo escuché probablemente entre 11-12 años no hubo marcha atrás. Fue un sonido exactamente como esperaba lúgubre, distinto a cualquier cosa que había escuchado hasta ese momento y que me atraía/asustaba enormemente. A pesar de la cantidad de nostalgia el disco tiene un mérito propio enorme que creo casi nadie puede disputar. Ese inicio y transición de el rock pesado a crear lo que va a ser el metal, la cantidad de influencia que tiene y la inventiva de la banda en toda esa época inicial son innegables. ¿Es un disco perfecto? Seguro hay peros que algunos le pueden poner; se sienten inicios de ese cambio pero también eso lleva a cierta inconsistencia, a ratos se siente demasiado blues, a ratos demasiado rock setentero que se puede sentir muy similar a otras bandas y a ratos se siente esa luz de innovación. Sleeping Village puede ser una canción no tan buena, Warning puede ser demasiado larga, The Wizard suena casi de un disco distinto con su harmónica característica. No importa, son minucias cuando se contraponen con el peso, relevancia y calidad del disco. Esos discos que a pesar de tener más de 50 años han envejecido con la mayor gracia posible. Hay un par de discos de Black Sabbath que se puede alegar son aun mejores pero no se le puede quitar mérito y, aunque pienso que la calificación está más que justificada, tampoco hay forma de quitar mi parte subjetiva en tanto al grado de importancia que tuvo esta banda y este disco en particular en cimentar las bases de todos mis gustos musicales posteriores. No había más que decir, era un 5 cuando vi la portada y después de escucharlo con gusto una vez más después de incontables ocasiones nada cambio.
Lo que más me impresiona de este disco es que aún sonando como lo que hoy conocemos como metal, no deja de sonar super setentero. Claramente es música de la época pero aún así suena distinta. Hasta dentro de los que piensan distinto, hay gente que piensa distinto y ellos son la prueba, guitarras más graves, temas oscuros y místicos y pese a ser criticado en la época la gente lo consumió. No todo podía ser amor y paz, también hay espacio para espantarnos y tener miedo y qué mejor que hacerlo con los solos de Iommi y la voz de Osbourne. 4.5 Songs: Evil Woman, The Wizard, NIB
Hay muchas razones para darle 5 estrellas a este disco: desde las letras, los efectos y overdubbing con la voz, el procesamiento y ensamble que hacen a las guitarras y el bajo que también tiene su buena distor y todo esto en un contexto que en su momento era novedoso y motivo de temor para la gente que los oía por primera vez. Encima, las rolas musicalmente hablando son muy buenas, con esa base de blues pero acelerado y con el volumen alto. En definitiva disfruté tenerlo que oír completo y en orden, porque hace años no lo hacía.
It’s just so good. Not as many “hits” on their debut as say something like Paranoid but still an awesome Moody albums that blends blues rock and psychedelic into something dark, beautiful and new- Heavy Metal. An excellent debut that successfully established the feel of the band with catchy riffs, low growling guitars, and satanic lyricism. Yay!
Only thing to really say is, "Sabbath fucking rules." A record that, even over 50 years ago, everyone is trying to clone and improve upon. Delightfully occult, heavy, and just makes you want to headbang. Contains my favorite Sabbath song: "N.I.B.", once described as "the raucous defiling of Cream", a better description I cannot supply. Favorite tracks: "Black Sabbath", "Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B."
It was alright, but not as good as i had expected
Solid. classic
not their best work
It was great; Sure at times it may be nothing to write home about, but all songs were still interesting in their own right. Their sound was pretty unique at the time, and I feel like this albums captures it well. Although their next album would become their hit, this one is worth a listen as well. Favorite track: Wicked World
The most influential album of all time. It's almost undeniable. Every single metal band can be tracked back to this singular album. The title track is a harrowing descent into occultism, The Wizard is an amazing piece, and the bass throughout the album is incredible. There will never be an album that will change the landscape of music like this one did ever again. Highlights: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
grande ozzy
Better than paranoid, but way more chill. They've sorted out their echo based recording method too, still not a 5 though
Regarded as the first heavy metal album, this is a shredder. The lyrics focus on the dark, storytelling perspective that would be a theme with metal. Iommi and Butler are the standouts here, Ozzy's voice never gained traction with me, but this iteration seems less 'Ozzy Inc™' than in his later years.
The album that started heavy metal. Love the rain on the opening track, followed by the haunting riffs.
I guess none of the songs are terrible and there were some cool guitar riffs here and there. No good songs either though.
Good Riffs. I really like Ozzys voice. This album is the start of a great band and a new music era. (7/10) Favorite Tracks: Black Sabbat, N.I.B, The Wizzard
Metal del bueno. Aquí empezó el metal
I listened to about half…just meh.
The first albums of legendary bands tend to be either disappointing or incredible. Pleasantly surprised to Sabbath falls in the latter camp.
Yeah, ok Sabbath you can have loads of stars.
I was on tumblr and the album finished and I didn't notice until the first song had already played again
I think the album can get a bit samey, and not all tracks hit. But the tracks that do well are great.
Not quite the same heights as Paranoid, but still a metal classic that was way ahead of its time.
This is the Devil's music. Won't somebody please think of the children??????
good
nah lol
It was alright. I do like the guitar instrumentals and heavy rock/metal sound.
Great guitar tone. Does not feel particular dated despite being released over 50 years ago. Can definitely hear their influence in moderate rock bands
Quite good rock music. The first one was sampled by Ice T, which I didn't know until I heard this.
Sabbath is Sabbath. Paranoid and Vol.4 are my favourites, but still awesome.
Great album, you can hear how their sound will develop into Paranoid from this.
Enjoyable album of early hard rock, metal. Prefer this kind of Black Sabbath over their popular hits. A bit more raw. Songs are long and change up a bit which is unique. Slightly above average for me. 7.1/10 EDIT: This is one of the better metal albums ever and one of the better albums on this list. This album deserves its proper credit. 8.6/10
I appreciate the idea of this album, but I can take it in small doses only.
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
4.1/5 loved it early ozzy and the boys. Very heavy and dark. Metal as it gets
A classic. Everybody should listen this album at least once.
Sometimes a little funky, sometimes a little jazzy. You can hear the birth of a genre here, and it’s really exciting because it’s free form and fun.
goat
If 'Black Sabbath' and 'N.I.B' weren't on this album it would be a good proggy, guitar focused rock album. Enjoyable but forgettable. But they are on this album, (plus the album cover looks like it does), so 60 years later teenagers still listen to metal in their bedrooms. It's like listening to the first monkey who discovered how to make fire. 4/5 for just those songs alone.
How many times a band makes a debut like this?
So good I had bat for tea
Classic metal album, and my favorite from Sabbath
Good rocker from 1970. While not my cup of tea, certainly was classic and enjoyable
Općenito sam uvijek htio preslušati njih, ali je to sve bilo nešta aljkavo, ne sjećam se baš, nekako mi ostanu zaboravljivi. I evo sada taman na ovaj šugav dan gdje vjerujem da bi album trebao pasati, preslušavam. Dakle, album kao album dobar, sviđa mi se to, al trebaš biti u tom raspolaženju. Nisam neki fan heavy metala (iako ovo nije toliko heavy), al za tako nešta, sasvim uredan i dobar album. Ako ovo nije 5/5 kasno jesenski cover, onda ne znam. Album je 3.5/5
nisam, po sjećanju
It's OK - definitely a "jam" album...might be nice for spacing out/chilling but not particularly well suited for "active" listening
Sounds like a horror movie soundtrack. Sick thick guitar tones. Can definitely tell it’s their first album.
Really fun (listening to this makes me smell sweat and beer when neither of those things are nearby), but I've never really been a Sabbath fan.
Headbanging in places, surprisingly catchy in others. Mostly it just dirged out. Look, I get why it’s here, and you can hear the seeds of whole genres decades before they became fully fledged... but it’s a bit of a drag to actually listen to.
not for me.
-Early influence of modern metal heard in distorted guitar -Building drums, dope guitar solo in self titled track -Distorted riffs like modern metal, unique tracks -Wall of sleep remaster badly mixed -Aged well
Actually surprisingly good. I had listened to it a while ago and wasn't that fond of it, but I really likes it upon listening to it another time.
More grooves and toons than I expected but mostly riffs, riffs, riffs, riffs, riffs, riffs, riffs. Not bad in theory but in practise led to me zoning out, making this background music with pretensions. Some humour, musically speaking. How much Ozzy's voices adds to the mix is up for debate. Not so the lyrics. They're dumb as all hell. I'm being stingy with the rating. I feel I've got to protect that second star.
not my thing, that's all
Not as expected, not as engaging
First album, released the same year as paranoid. Very different to their other stuff, still some real decent tracks tho. More bluesy, less heavy. 3/5
oooh yeeeeaaaaah is ozzys version of Robert Plants Baby baby baby. does it a lot, either that or its the lasting imprint of the album on me. fairly average album. pretty mad to think that this was the starting point for the madness that is modern metal.
Heavy heavy sound. Ozzys voice is well ozzy
I feel like I am in a cult
Crazy music… But love the album cover more
Excellent album - always forget how bluesy early Sabath is - good introduction to Black Sabath for those who aren't massively into heavy metal.
I’m alright!
Happily stick this on speakers while out in the garden on a hot day with an alcoholic beverage
Not as hard as I was expecting
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
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Black Sabbath, The Wizard, Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B./Wicked World Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: I don't know if this list has broadened my horizons or if this album really is that different from Paranoid, but I MUCH preferred this one. I'll be reappraising my 2 for Paranoid later, but I really liked this album. I don't get why they decided to combine multiple songs together, would've liked it even more if I could listen to just certain parts of the two ~10 minute songs. A 4.5 that I'll round to a 4 because I'm trying to avoid score inflation and I didn't ADORE this album, but damn this was a good album. Cut like 3 minutes off that last song and it's a 5.
Production: 12/20 Songwriting: 9/20 Innovation: 13/20 Bangers: 5/20 Emotional response: 11/20 =50 Yeah didn’t hate it didn’t love it - it was fine
Ozzy Osbourne and I were roommates back when we played for the Aston Villa under 12s. I taught him how to bite the heads off bats and he taught me how to take successful panenka penalties. If you'd have asked us back then, we'd have both said that Ozzy would go on to have a fairly noteable football career and that I would become the prince of darkness. What a turnaround. I also used to regularly finger Sharon.
But, what's Kelly Osbourne up to these days?
A lot more progressive and inventive than I thought. And great rhythm section.
Incredibly enjoyable. Set me down a rabbit hole of listening to loads of their other albums having never listened to them before.
So good! Awesome gat. surprised I like this so much. Very Zep. Harmonica in The Wizard Bass in Evil Woman
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?
Good álbum
Still great. Spent all day listening to Sabbath after
Un disco bestial
Fire
my favorite songs were the wizard and NIB (but that one is like together with two other songs). i thought the guitar solos were super cool, the lyrics were wild, and i could really see how this changed the course of metal music.
Damn! Everyone kills it in this group. Ozzy is legendary obvi, guitar wails (and solos are much better than van halen imo), bass is dark and rich, and drums take it to the next level. Love NIB, love it all
Czorny sabat, czyli jeden z bandow kucowego podziemia, ktore razem z AC/DC i Ledem Zeppelinem sa czczone jako bogowie rocka lamanego przez hardego rocka, debiut czarnego sabata zmienil to jak ludzie przdakaja w gitarki po dzis dzien i uzywaja aluzji i metafor zwiazanych z panem ciemnym, ktore staly sie stalym elementem kultury kucowatej, hajlajtami albumiku sa dla mnie openingowy kawalek o nazwie takiej samej jak albumik i band oraz N.I.B, strasznie klimatycznie wypadaja wokale ozzbornowe, moje ulbuione wokale mainstreamowego twardego rokowania
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
Heavy metal.
4.3 - Raw and restrained. A tight, heavy sound with melodic guitar lines and Ozzy’s towering voice. Loads of swagger by a band that already felt comfortable exploiting silence to draw out the power in their arrangements.
It’s hard to believe this album was released just a few months before their opus, Paranoid. It is much more raw, bluesy & the arrangements aren’t as tight. Very representative of the late sixty’s jams. Iommi’s riff-heaviness and reverb on solos gives us a glimpse of what was a few months away.
Highlight: N.I.B. (Note: several of these tracks are not available on Spotify or Apple Music, making it difficult to judge the entirety of this album) An early effort from who would soon be rock legends, Black Sabbath establishes their unmistakably Sabbath sound and will be built on and celebrated for decades to follow.
On a monday morning, looking at this album cover, I wish it was October. This is the perfect spooky album opening up quickly with a mention of Satan as this evil vile woman stands in the wood ready to curse an unsuspecting bloke...or maybe she already has? Is she the Wizard? We can't be sure, but the vibe Sabbath put out on this album is insane. The distorted guitar, the harmonica (a devil in disguise type instrument), and I just heard "lucifer" as I write this. I can't imagine how the young and old of America took this album when it came out. Were they scared? Were they repentant? All I know is I'll be coming back to the altar to listen to some of these hellish hits. And in fact, I did, listening to this album again with my brother. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to keep the Sabbath holy.
heavy metal . NO molesta
listened, but I feel it has not aged well - sounds dated, plodding and morose
regular
Classic!!
Old heavy metal. It's alright. Short album with one long song at the end. 6/10.
muy muy muy verga
Enjoyed this, my Dad owned it but only ever listened to a few tracks, solid 3.5
yeah, cool
Love it from go to whoa. Bass & slapping drums that fit snuggly, guitar solos that added to the songs.
This was good. Nice to have some heavier stiff on the list. That guitar sound is pretty alright.
I liked this album but Paranoid was way better
I see why it's highly regarded and enjoy some of it. Ozzy vocals & metal just are not my thing
Close to 4 stars, but just below it. Good album.
Sounds like Sabbath but a little too Zeppelin for me to praise. But a great album nevertheless.
Like Cream, but way better!
Álbum fundacional del heavy metal, no llega a las cotas de los dos siguientes discos del grupo pero, es un clásico que debe estar en esta lista.
Classic for a reason. Timeless. Played it twice.
Some good stuff on here, but a few of the songs were almost laughably bad. Borderline silly sounding.
Like the Mario Bava film this album takes its name from this is Terror at it's finest, lavish and full of ethereal doom. Both heavy and trance like. The album transports one to a gorgeous landscape marred by evil spirits which lurk across the land colours saturated by moonlight and the dripping of red blood. But imthere's also whimsy, creative minds unmoored by societal expectation. The birth of doom. Of heavy metal. The fact that paranoid was recorded less than a year afterward is a true wonder.
It doesn't reach the peaks of its successor, but I think this is a more consistent album throughout. The back half is surprisingly good, and includes a gosh dang jawharp. Hell it gets bluesy towards the end.
Finally some Sabbath! I actually haven't heard their debut before, but of course I've heard "The Wizard." The lore behind this thing is fascinating. Recorded in twelve hours, with Tony Iommi's plastic fingers forcing the guitar into a dark dimension. Every track on here bangs, I'm stupefied. The jazzy drumming that opens "Wicked World" blew me away. I also love that the version I'm hearing mashes songs together, like someone just found these recordings in a collapsed garage and tried to piece it all together. Not sure what else to say, this is a perfect album. Favorite tracks: The Wizard, Black Sabbath, Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B. Album art: Love the text, love the colors, and this picture genuinely scares me. I was looking at this last night on my phone and it terrified me, like I was going to see this woman take a few steps toward me or something. 5/5
Nope
Yep, that’s Black Sabbath.
Disco de currículum
Take your 5 stars!
I mean, arguably the first heavy metal album, gotta be considered a classic! Got that brooding sound. Pushed blues rock into true heaviness. There's fairly juvenile songs about wizards and the occult, so it's really laying down some genre foundation stones... Fave track - "Black Sabbath" - the first doom metal song! And doom metal, imho, is the finest of the metals! 🤘
A classic.
Class 👌🏻
Black Sabbath - more like Slack Babbath
solid
Classic. Probably my favorite BS album. 9/10 1. NIB 2. Black Sabbath 3. Warning
I'd not heard much of Black Sabbath but this was pretty darn good. Really got into "Warning". Opening track was also very cool.
Iconic album not their best tho 3.9
Sonically interesting. I see why people call it the first heavy metal album and now thinking about it can hear its influence elsewhere.
I'm a fan of Black Sabbath but this one is missing a lot that I enjoy. Some of it is still there, but doesn't make me super happy like I thought it would.
Much better than I expected.
Meh
Very excited by the intro. Yeah, really liking this. I can hear how influenced Ty Segall is by Black Sabbath in these songs. Each of these songs are just instantly likable. I don't love the vocals but they aren't unbearable and there are so many redeeming qualities to the music. I was of course aware of Black Sabbath but had never listened to a whole album. I think I'm a new fan. Wow, Wicked World almost sounds like a jazz tune at times. Yeah this album kicks ass. Love the way the songs mesh together. Liked it even better on the second listen, and was better able to appreciate the expressiveness and vulnerability in Ozzy's vocal delivery.
No me gusta el metal y así con todo es un puto discón
Aburridooo, Se entiende que sean los padres del Metal y que éste disco inspiró a muchas bandas chingonas bla bla...
It's the album that gave us heavy metal, what needs to be said? Thanks?
Its a classic but kind of dark for me.
Not the biggest fan of BS. I like the album Paranoid more.
also cool
Music music music. Stop. Sing some words. Music music.
cool
Did not expect to enjoy it - but I did!
The birth of heavy metal. Still finding it's way here but they were blazing a trail afterall. I find Black Sabbath's music to be delightfully heavy and thoroughly enjoyable. Some of the most infectious riffs ever. Love the interplay of guitar and bass. Love the tones. Perhaps the greatest example of a band taking a theme and unintentionally turning it into a whole genre. They tapped into something people didn't even realize they were hungry for. Critics hated it at the time and shit on it. Look at the original reviews of their albums from Rolling Stone and then look at how they then have to flip and eat crow and give their albums like 5 stars and include them in their top albums of all time lists now. To me heavy metal is like comic books, an art form that at the outset was seen as juvenile and crude but has gone on to mature and gain more respect over time (hell, you could say the same if rock and roll itself). And like comic books, I think if you don't get into heavy metal in your youth, it can be harder to find your way into it later in life. Black Sabbath are easily my favorite heavy metal band and the key to unlocking all that came in their wake.
The sort of music I was warned against as a kid as demonic! That cover art is great. Haven't heard all of the tracks except The Wizard, Wasp, never knew it was Sabbath actually. Also forgot Ozzy Osbourne was the singer in Sabbath. First one starts very Sludge/Doom Metal (was a genre born from this single song?). Second is much more up-beat... by metal standards. The entire album reminds me of growing up and hearing the bus drivers play "Laser 101.7" on the radio (Rochester classic rock station). Rest is pretty typical Sabbath, but I enjoyed it. I think the shortness of this album helps it actually, a preview of what's to come. 3.5 up to 4.
Guitar is kinda cool sometimes, but not my style overall.
Favorites: Black Sabbath, Behind the Wall of Sleep, N.I.B, Evil Woman, Wicked World, Warning Recognized as the album that birthed heavy metal. 'Black Sabbath' track is considered to be the first doom metal song.
Intro to N.I.B is nuts
Fucking sick
Excellent album pour amateur de heavy metal.
What a classic!
SABBATH!
clasico favs warning y NIB
Meh, interesting but messy
Black Sabbath and N.I.B are good tracks
3.5
Love Black Sabbath. This is such a great album, and historically very significant as a genre originator. Factoring in historical significance, this is an easy 5 star. The musical talent in the band reinforces that as well. The drumming especially is awesome.
Hörte ich erstmals 2020 und fand sie nicht ganz so gut wie die Paranoid oder die Master Of Reality, hatte allerdings seinerzeit ihren Einfluss als den Metal begründendes Werk gar nicht zu würdigen gewusst. Sehr gute 3 Sterne.
Gotta give full 5 star respect to the originators. Great musicians. Must have been wild to hear this the year it came out.
Old school metal.
Great album
GOAT
Solid album. Start of heavy metal. Missing 2 songs on spotify which was disappointing.
Solid album. Some outstanding tracks
Some amazing guitar solos. Definitely see how this album was revolutionary at the time. 2 stars
This album obviously marks the birth of heavy metal and countless other genres and is very good by itself. Some moments sound very ahead of its time while others are still raw and untrained and sound like four 15 year olds in a garage.
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.
Amazing. One of the most influential albums of all time
Everything was nice, except the first song
I can appreciate the quality of the album but it's not exactly my taste of music
Heel nice, zou ik vaker luisteren complexe rock beetje led zepplin achtig maar dan beter. 7.5/10
Never listened listened to Sabbath other than what you get culturally and was pleasantly surprised. I love how two of my fav songs on the album aren't on spotify atm... (sleeping village and warning -- on youtube tho). I can finally say yes Ive listened to Black Sabbath and am therefore ~cultured~
Did like it, unfortunately the first song was the best since it was much more dark and mysterious than the rest, the others were almost normal blues rock
Ehhhhh
Surely and factually genre defining. I didn't think metal could hold so much blues influence, but damn they make it work. This album was probably one of my most worth listens and also one of the more intriguing ones. This album resembles the birth of metal and reading about that while blasting these tunes has surely opened the tab on a good and lasting memory
3
One of the greatest collections of riffs known to man. I don’t have a bad word to say about this album. The highlight for me: Geezer Butler’s intrepid bass lines. This album does not give a fuck what you think about it. Too much reverb? No way, no such thing! Another tempo change? Sure, the more the merrier! Two guitar solos at the same time? Fuck it, why not?!
yess, instant 5/5. first heavy metal album in history.
ew yucky
Hyvää rockia! Nelonen on aavistuksen yläkanttiin, eli 3,8* olis oma arvio.
38min long of solid good
5 stars obviously c'mon
okay, not as metal as I had assumed
Not their masterpiece but this was super cool to listen to
Ett mästerverk.
It ok
Pretty good stuff
I knew I would enjoy this album if only because it's been ages since I was served a legit rock album. What I wasn't prepared for, for some reason, was the level of musical skill on display. This is (checks notes) their first album and they're all playing like seasoned veterans. Really impressive chops. It does get docked one star because of the cheesy, try-hard, "ooh, we're so scary" lyrics.
Happy 50th bday to metal. Still real good
Classic
Unfortunately wasn't a huge fan of the last song, but the rest was good. I can always throw some love for solid guitar work. Overall I enjoyed it and understand why it made the list.
im pretty tired while writing this and my brain is a tiny bit fried from having to do school for the first time in months this morning + having to get up rly early + finishing a song. albums cool. it has good vibes. guitar tone is sick but a couple of the songs arent super great. evil woman is "boring lame hard rock" personified. last song kind of derails halfway through and doesnt pick back up again until near the end. mostly really sick though.
First time listening to Black Sabbath and i like it, im not really into these genre, but this group has something that get me
i see the aesthetic but im not the target market since most of my songs are rainbows and butterflies lol lyrics seem poetic tho
This is a good enough album, I know first heavy metal album yadda yadda, but paranoid is where they really took off. This stuff is a bit softer, a bit more Zeppelin kinda style, which Zep did way better imo. Still, some of it is still pretty fkn cool. The title track is the best by far here. 4/5.
The first heavy metal album of all time and it's by the Prince of Darkness. All-time great. \m/
Not bad for an album that was recorded in 2 days and cost 600 punds to make!