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Listened to album, painted house black and bought very expensive Librams, then found out these guys were just a bunch of nerds who were talking about Lord of the Rings and HP Lovercraft ... whoops
very cool
Not sure how Ozzy became the most famous one from the band, but the guitar is killer on this.
Apparently this was the first metal album? So cool!
Fuck, and I can't stress this enough, YES.
1970, классика хэви-метала. Дебютный альбом британцев Оззи Осборна, Тони Айомми, Гизера Батлера и Билла Уорда.
Great first album
The only bad thing about this album is that I waited until my mid 20s to listen to it. This isn't music, this is a force of nature
The beginning of greatness from the Prince of Darkness. Who knew only a short time later he'd be biting the head off a bat in my home state? Absolute legend of ROCK!
It is everything, isn't it?
I always wonder in which moment an artist realizes that have created something great. In which moment did Ozzi and Tommy realize they created a new artistic movement within the rock? This album is the definion of something new. Sounds, rithms, ways of singing and playing guitar that we then listened in many other bands. This is truly an album that worth to listen. I liked it.
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This is one of my favorite albums since I understand my kind of music. Impossible to dislike it.
Genius.
I've never really listened to Black Sabbath before and this was a great introduction to the band. I just love that late 60s early 70s blues rock sound. The guitar tones just tickle me in the right way. Yeah it's a lot of extended solos and guitar noodling, but I enjoy it. Gonna be putting this into the rotation for sure.
What a terrific album. It's so important to metal as a genre and it's great to listen to. People like to rag on Ozzy for his voice but I think his voice has a lot of character. It's just a classic. Always will be.
It starts with the "diabolus in musica" tritone. It's the first heavy metal album. It's a sweeping roller coaster mixing blues-inspired evil riffs and haunted vocals. Toni Iommi makes the best of his guitar playing abilities, favoring evocative suspensions and sudden maniacal bursts. Ozzy Osbourne howls (unintentionally) funny lyrics once in a while, but most of the times what he howls about is on point to suggest the necessary ambiance. And this impulsive studio performance of all four members is the first of a handful that left their stamp on the history of rock. To put it in a nutshell, it's a stone-clod classic. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: more than 900, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: approximately a half so far (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter
Not sure I quite got into this as much as the others but as a debut and what is claimed to be the first heavy metal album means I'll give it a bonus star. Fave: Black Sabbath
Excellent premier album qui lance encore un fois un nouveau courant. La voix d’Ozzy n’est parfaite ni la plus belle, mais elle est bien originale et sert bien le groupe. Ce n’est pas mon meilleur du groupe, mais tout de même un essentiel à connaître.
Definitely not as concise as their subsequent albums, but I love it anyway. Not a 5/5 compared to their own discography, but I say it's a 5/5 on this 1001 list Full of killer, catchy riffs
Místico, con buenos riffs y métricas. Buenas notas de blues y pentatonicas
I love evil music! I want to listen to music that would get me burned at the stake in the 15th century! The spooky Halloween atmosphere is awesome, too bad it's May right now. Full of bangers - the title track is a contender for best metal song of all time. "N.I.B." was sick, so was "The Wizard". I gotta say, thanks for using the harmonica in its intended form - a horror instrument. Take notes, Bob Dylan - I don't want to hear your screeching piece of rusty metal in an otherwise beautiful song. The harmonica is a demonic instrument that summons demons.
First time I've heard this album. Thought it was brilliant. Loved the sound. to think this was out at the end of the 60's
The very first heavy metal album - it's a legend!
✊🏻🎧
"Warning” é de longe uma das minhas músicas favoritas, ela tem 10 minutos, mas, faz você perder a noção do tempo: começa num blues e logo vira uma jam desgovernada, com Tony Iommi se aventurando na guitarra, que por sinal, que guitarra. Esse clima de improviso me lembra a versão estendida de “DoYaThing”, do Gorillaz com o André 3000, onde os músicos também se soltam, improvisam e deixam a música crescer até explodir. Ambas carregam a mesma energia livre e crua, quase como se estivéssemos ouvindo a banda fazer amor com os instrumentos. É realmente uma experiência única.
Classic. Amazing start to finish.
El començament del rock dur i el heavy metal. En realitat, blues rock dur i fort, acompanyat d'un so primitiu i una producció de mímims, que en aquest cas glorifica la música. Les lletres, la veu d'Ozzy i els efectes sonors fan la resta. A més, conté dos dels grans clàssics del génere i la década, 'N.I.B.' i la mateixa 'Black Sabbath'
5/5. 2 legendary 😎🤘
I love Doom, and it is so vital in a Doom fan's knowledge base to have this album.
Didn't need to listen to this to give it 5. Did anyway. A fantastic record.
Paranoid will always be the best Sabbath album in my eyes. But Black Sabbath birthed a genre, and their music perfectly captures the atmosphere of Birmingham and their origins. 5/5.
The first four Sabbath records are flawless. The absolute origin of metal music, their self-titled debut is not only dark, thick, and heavy, but also very playful. So much modern metal forged in the wake of this album is performed by better musicians, but very few exhibit the creativity and willingness to experiment to the extent that Sabbath does here. It's over 50 years and this continues to inspire bands to grab a guitar and stare into the void.
Wonderfully heavy. Notes of electric gloom. An acceptance of death.
OMG, I am so excited! I question the must-hear nature of some album choices, but this is a dead set classic that kicked off a whole genre. Still with reminders that they were, at heart, a heavy blues band, they have descended down a path to a new place. I listen to contemporary stoner metal and doom, and I can hear the direct influence of this seminal work being played today.
Perfection.
O começo do esplendor do metal
5.5…. A classic among classics….16, grade 9, long hair ,army jacket, work boots…teenage angst….what’s not to love…absolutely cherished this album.
Ein Meisterwerk, das muss so absolut mindblowing gewesen sein damals, den härtesten Song den davor jemals jemand gehört hat war Helter Skelter von den Beatles und dann kommen Black Sabbath einfach mit dieser Teufelsmusik um die Ecke. Ozzys Vocals absolut on Point und bis heute einige der besten Riffs ever auf dem Album. Hat zwar nicht so ikonische Tracks wie Paranoid aber insgesamt als Album einfach von vorne bis hinten perfekt. Funfact Tony Iommi hat irgendwann zwei Finger halb verloren und hatte dann so Plastikprothesen mit denen er die Gitarrensaiten viel krasser ziehen drücken spannen whatever konnte was maßgeblich zu diesem Sound beigetragen hat
Scheinbar sind auf dem Album nur 5 Wörter die mehr als 2 Silben haben lmao. „Black Sabbath“ ist schon ein krasses Statement für ein Debüt, ahead of its time wird zwar imo ein bisschen inflationär gebraucht, aber hier ist es sicherlich angebracht. Der Opener hat halt quasi Doom Metal begründet, wenn nicht Heavy Metal überhaupt. Man hört noch die Nachklänge von Blues Rock, aber das hier ist definitiv was neues. Mega geil durch und durch wird abgeliefert, die Produktion bringt auch jedes Instrument zum scheinen (Sogar den Bass!). Ich kann gar nichts schlechtes darüber sagen… Außerdem eins der geilsten Covers überhaupt.
Fragen: - Wie kann das Album an einem Tag recordet worden sein und so geil klingen? - Wie kann man Heavy Metal so geil in einem Album ausbauen und manifestieren dass so vieles danach alt aussieht? - Wie kann man gleichzeitig entspannt Doom Metal miterfinden dass dann aber trotzdem wieder 10 Jahre ignoriert wurde? - Wieso wurde die Mundharmonika danach im Metal nicht weiter gebraucht? - Wieso wurde Hair Metal danach so corny? - Wie kann man aus den nichts so mystische (gute) Texte schreiben? Kurz: Safe eins der 10 wichtigsten Alben aller Zeiten. Mit Paranoid dann nochnmal wichtiger und großer. Ich liebe das düstere drückende und die psychdelischen vibes die aus den späten 60ern noch mitschwingen. Einziger Kritikpunkt ist dass das riffing etwas wiederholend ist, gehört aber auch iwie zu dem Trance Zustand dazu. Für meinen persönlichen Geschmack eine 4, hier gebe ich eine 5 (also gebe ich nicht kann ich ja nicht mehr aber ich tu so als wäre das nicht passiert)
The wonderfully dumb alpha and omega.
13 de fevereiro 1970
Pure metal gold
Vibes
Holy shit, I forgot that this is one hell of an album
One of the most influential albums ever made. An explosive rhythm section, fuzzy guitar riffing and ozzys oddball vocal performance all made for something very distinct in the early 70s, but even thought it's been ripped off a million times and not novel sounding any more the strength of the songwriting still is better than most albums in its genre. The opener is the standout with it's tritone based riff and eerie atmosphere but the groove heavy blues rock of NIB also is incredible. Basically every riff is catchy.
The album that melted my mind as a child and set me on a path that 40 years later has not disappointed. One of the true GOATS.
Oh hells yes.
A true classic
5/5
easy 5
Insert Beavis and Butthead head banging here
Good album. Would rate it 8/10.
Classic down tempo metal!
Classique! J'adore et ça me rememore plein de souvenirs 5*
Pioneros del heavy-metal. Rock con mayúsculas. Inconfundible voz, acordes y estilo.
Legendary guitar riffs
This album has one of my favorite songs of all time.
Yes, \_ _/
Now here's one I've heard often enough to give it a straight 5 without re-listening, even though it's been quite a while that I last heard it. Of course, I still re-listened and it was a pleasure to do so. Not only was this the album that originated metal music as we know it today, but it has also stood the test of time really well and is still a great album when listened to today. Favorite tracks N.I.B. and Warning
Wow this fucking slapped hard. MASTAPIECE!
One of the most important musical albums in people's history! The first "heavy metal" album at all! The sound of the album has got the roots in rock, hard rock, jazz, blues and psychedelia with adding of heavy distortion and creating completely a new genre. It was a starting point of separation heavy metal from "rock and roll" and also a prototype to a lot of future rock musical genres. This album was also credited as the first record in sludge / stoner rock and goth genres. Long guitar solos reminds of progressive metal sound. Also Kurt Cobain wanted Nevermind to sound more like Black Sabbath so this albums also has got an influence to alternative rock and grunge sounds. Completely must listen and must have in collection if you re a fan of hard rock / heavy metal / alternative music!
The origin of all things devil-horned \m/
#5 Black Sabbath was awesome!!! 1st 5 stars!! Music was the kind of stuff I love!!!
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.
Grondlegger van de metal-scene. Nog heel wat rock 'n roll en blues invloeden in dit album, en dit wordt gesmaakt!
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"
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.
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."
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
The album that started heavy metal. Love the rain on the opening track, followed by the haunting riffs.
Metal del bueno. Aquí empezó el metal
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.
This is the Devil's music. Won't somebody please think of the children??????
How many times a band makes a debut like this?
Classic metal album, and my favorite from Sabbath
Incredibly enjoyable. Set me down a rabbit hole of listening to loads of their other albums having never listened to them before.
Still great. Spent all day listening to Sabbath after
Un disco bestial
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
Heavy metal.
muy muy muy verga
Love it from go to whoa. Bass & slapping drums that fit snuggly, guitar solos that added to the songs.
Classic for a reason. Timeless. Played it twice.
Take your 5 stars!
A classic.
Class 👌🏻
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.
It's the album that gave us heavy metal, what needs to be said? Thanks?
Fucking sick
What a classic!
SABBATH!
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.
Gotta give full 5 star respect to the originators. Great musicians. Must have been wild to hear this the year it came out.
GOAT
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
38min long of solid good
5 stars obviously c'mon
Ett mästerverk.
there's this feeling of pure and distilled metal to it that makes it seem simultaneously so accessible but still so hardcore and sick. the metal aesthetic has never appealed to me outside of the music but with this album i kinda get it. it doesn't pull as many tricks as Paranoid but the fundamentals on display are pretty nuts. Black Sabbath (title track to the band i guess) is my favorite, also love Bassically into N.I.B. rock solid 4
first dedicated listen through. great album. RIP Ozzy
Inte lika heavy metal som jag trodde vilket jag uppskattar, gav typ lite Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin vibes. Mörk och mystisk stämning som jag gillade, jag sparade fler låtar än jag trodde att jag skulle göra. Bra gitarr, trummor och sång, kanske stundtals lite tråkiga melodier.
A few seconds into this project, I sensed that I was in for something great. By the time I got to the third track, I could envision myself listening to this album countless times throughout my life. There was a particular itch I’ve been feeling while listening to more extreme metal albums such as <You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To>, <Maze Envy>, and <A Distant, Violent Shudder>. This album scratched that spot. I suppose I’m being presented with the somewhat conventional ancestor of the metal albums of this decade, and I’m all for it. <Black Sabbath> has a way of overwhelming the listener without compromising its simplicity. The sound palette is organized and consistent. There is no point in which too many instruments are being played at once, and vocals are used only when necessary. Furthermore, the project alternates between dark and bright atmospheres effectively, keeping the progression interesting. Great listen.
I think Black Sabbath is everything that I want from Led Zeppelin. Opening track is amazing. 4.5
Chalk this up the Brits obsession with the blues in the 60/70s. They were not the only ones doing it. However the genius move was Tony Iommi tune his guitar really low to convey that somber and dark mood from the blues even stronger bringing it to a different direction called heavy metal. The rest is history.
It’s classic metal in the way it should. The lyrics utilize religious or fantastical imagery, Ozzy’s performance is really infectious, and the music itself is great to listen to. It’s overall pretty entertaining and a good introduction to Sabbath.
good
Solid all around.
an incredible album - the start of a new genre. Feels quite old, but still some amazing writing
• Annabel’s favourite band • killer intro • vocals on point • is that a harmonica??
Musically, this album kicks ass. Amazing guitar and bass interplay. Easy to see how this influenced so much down the line. I don’t think Ozzy had completely found his place yet. Felt like some of the songwriting and melodies were lacking in places. Still an amazing record, but I’m going with 4/5, because it’s not quite as great as the next few sabbath records.
"Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath is a strong debut album. This album is the rise of the Prince of Darkness and birth of the metal genre. There is nothing negative about this album. The production level, songwriting, songs, heavy and hard sounds instruments, vocals everything is just perfect. There are no questions about Ozzy singing and vocal delivery as well as guitar and bass solo performance. The metal songs on this album are just great. All the tracks delivered perfectly from start to end. For me standout tracks are "Black Sabbath", "The Wizard", and "N.I.B". But "Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games with Me" and "Sleeping Village" may feel downgrade compared to other tracks . I don't meant to say it is bad compared to them but they are good song, just not as great as the others. Overall wonderful album by Black Sabbath. This album just created the new genre "metal". This album feels like I'm on a journey to hell to meet Satan.
It’s giving autumnal graveyard at dusk. I liked this album. It was my first Black Sabbath album and I enjoyed the darker tones, the opening track with the rain storm, the fear and storytelling within the lyrics. I would listen to this again to feel like im in some kind of halloween movie.
Fun stuff! I liked the rain opening and the guitars.
This album felt like one song or piece of art. I really liked the use of tempo changes to give you that sense of going on a journey. Its almost like this rock song was a ballad.... guys I think I'm on to something ;) Also shouldn't we all panic about this satanic music?
There are a lot of things about this album that put me outside of my usual realm of listening - I don't really listen to metal, their voices didn't really do it for me at first, but the absolute atmosphere that this album creates is spectacular. I'm an absolute sucker for rain noises so I was immediately vibing with this album until the vocalist came in, but by the time I was a quarter of the way through the album I started to feel like his voice became something that I could expect and appreciate. I love the lyrics, they make me wish I was some small town punk kid in the 70s who was freaking out their parents with devil worshipping music, I know that would have felt incredible. This makes me also see why the satanic panic was a thing, if I was a parent and I found my kid listening to this I would probably overreact like it was my government job to do so. Wicked world is surprisingly jazzy, that's gotta be my favorite, love the stripped down guitar solo in the middle Overall: I feel like this album is exactly what I wanted from this website, I don't think I would have listened to it otherwise and I liked it quite a bit, you can hear its influence in other musicians. Even though its still not really my style I can see myself reaching for it again some day, it rocks. Likelihood that the member of this band lezzed out IMO: 4/5 have you seen the picture of them on spotify with the cunty little scarves and shags? i think they were doing experiments in witchcraft Using each others bodies. Two hard boiled jammy eggs no seasoning no plate eaten out of my palm
Chingón aunque no es tan bueno como Paranoid
Nice debut from Ozzy and crew. Blues elements plus drums made me think Zeppelin.
crazy to think this is their first release.
Note: I listened to the 2014 remaster, not the 2009 one split into 8 tracks + the Evil Woman cover. I absolutely adored this album. It was just plain old fun to listen to. I felt myself being whisked along from song to song, and I was transported somewhere new every time. Muddy, grimy, dark, and chock full of piss and vinegar; I don’t have enough good adjectives to describe the sound here. I’m uninitiated when it comes to metal, but by god if this doesn’t scratch an itch I didn’t know I had. 5 songs and a 39 minute runtime is what I’m gonna call Pink Floyd Chic — I’m a fan of songs that don’t start and end in the same place. This is an incredibly well-paced album, especially in contrast to Friday’s album. Geezer Butler is a wizard on the bass. Ozzy Osbourne’s voice is iconic and Tommy Iommi gets his fair share of (well-deserved) glazing for the immaculate riffing he lays down, but I think Geezer Butler’s bass work is the real hero of this album. Punchy and driving and self assured all at once. While the songwriting isn’t the strongest, and veers into corny at times, the sound and the pacing is so strong that you hardly even notice. Song Notes: - Black Sabbath slow rolls you from the pattering rain and the tolling church bell into a death march meditation. IMO, if Halloween had a theme song this would be it. - the Wizard is hard charging and snot-nosed. Writing a song about your drug dealer is awesome and the harmonica just RIPS. - Wasp/Behind The Wall of Sleep/Bassically is such a sexy track. Each portion rolls into the next, and the spotlight on Geezer’s basswork is wonderful. - Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning is an odyssey. You have no idea what’s waiting at each island and every time I listened to it, it felt like getting picked up and being chucked into a locker in the best way possible. 8/10 Favorites: - Wasp/Behind The Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B. - Wicked World - A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning
My first time listening to a full metal album and I thoroughly enjoyed this one. The title track sets such a deep, heavy and dark tone to the album that really hits like a wave when Ozzy howls “Oh no no, please God help me” as right before the riff hits” and I was hooked at that point. Unlike the Rolling Stones, I felt this album had more variety and Tommy Iommi’s performance throughout the entire album makes this a very solid album. Wicked World was the only track I wasn’t a fan of but the rest were great. Favorite tracks: - Black Sabbath -The Wizard -Behind the Wall of Sleep - N.I.B - Bit of Finger - Sleeping Village Rating: 8/10
relisten?
8/10 I see why people say that black sabbath created heavy metal, even though they weren’t the first they were the best initially, really liked N.I.B and the opening to the song black sabbath was very cool.
Really good! I'd rock if i needed to motivate my evening work session
SO gouda, swiss cheese. Best songs are Wicked World, NIB, and title track. Ozzy's voice is a lot better than I remember and omg Bill Ward marry me
Great! Also very good Friday Hype Music for work.
Nice
This list has made me realize that I am secretly a Black Sabbath fan. I cannot imagine what it was like to hear this back in 1970. Obviously an incredible influence on (waves hands wildly) all the things yet still sounds great today.
Let’s not forget that the first heavy metal album was made by Beatles fans.
obnoxious guitar soloing in warning. drummer is pretty good ok this is just one of those guitarists i know too many guitarists whose egos do not need to be augmented by having solos like this in every song. that being said it’s kinda fun music i like the intro to wizard i’ve definitely heard this one before ugh spotify ads i have not listened to all of them but i think i’ve heard enough
Listening notes: Satan mention tally - 1 Omfg that bass tone is incredible Satan mention tally - 2 Does ozzy need help what's happening Heavy metal harmonica??? Satan mention tally - 3 Satan mention tally - 4 (same line repeated but I'm counting it) The two guitars shredding in stereo is so fucking good Goes hard with call to prayer from local mosque in the background I thought Satan would be mentioned more tbh very disappointed Great album, high quality metal with some very good riffs and solos. Probably my favourite of the albums that have come up so far. 4.2/5
It was good, I enjoyed the witch which has a thematic start to what i was doing by at the times. Felt very farmery and I was doing yardwork.
I can't imagine how the first song hit when it first came out but it still feels great. Amazing first album.
What amazes me about the Sabbath debut is how fully formed it is. From the metal sub genres to the occult themes. I think I’m going the highest of 4s (and I would probably have gone 5 if they didn’t have two albums I slightly prefer)
Black Sabbath wrote the rulebook for heavy metal, envisioning it as a deeply atmospheric and foreboding form of rock music. Their debut sounds nothing like anything that came before it and remains impressive, even if they bettered this album a few times over with their follow up efforts.
Solid 4 for Sabbath for me, blows my mind that this came out in 1970
Sabbath is awesome. I used to love the wizard when i was a kid. Kinda surprised to see this one i feel like well definitely get master of reality and paranoid too
It’s messy but they recorded it so quickly it makes sense. Cool.
Have I listened to this album before No How familiar am I with this album Not very How do I feel about this artist? My dad likes them a lot. I am not into this genre but I don't hate them. Pre-Listen Thoughts: I'm really not much of a metal fan and I don't think Black Sabbath's debut will change that, but I doubt I'll hate it. I predict 3 stars. Favorite track(s): Wicked World Post-Listen Thoughts: I actually liked this more than Vol 4, which surprised me. Especially liked the guitar on this one.
Love evil woman
Oh yes, here we are: the album that supposedly started it all. The genre that would eventually inspire decades of headbanging, parental concern, and teenagers decorating their bedrooms with increasingly questionable imagery. Black Sabbath’s debut obviously sounds like a band still trying to find its voice, but that is also what makes it such a fascinating listen. You can hear them opening up entirely new pathways with this heavier, darker sound. I especially love the creepier tracks—the ones that make you feel like you are standing outside a dark church at midnight while something deeply unholy is happening just out of sight. Not everything feels completely formed yet. A few tracks still lean pretty heavily on the blues, and you can tell there was much more for the band to discover. Still, the music keeps pushing forward, with some excellent guitar work, memorable riffs, and Ozzy beginning to settle into the voice that would soon become legendary. I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. It may sound like the beginning of something bigger, but even on its own, it is eerie, exciting, and unlike much of anything that came before it.
yuh
Black Sabbath Vol. 4 > Black Sabbath > Paranoid I said it
Among the many (many) reasons this has been worthwhile: I always thought I hated metal, when it turns out what I actually hated was a certain subset of metal (hair-metal, glam-metal ... whatever you call Van Halen and Aerosmith) - this (and Iron Maiden) ruled.
My favorite of the Black Sabbath albums I’ve heard so far. Dark and just fun. It truly is wild how different this is to anything else that was coming out at the same time. It’s easy to see how this one album pretty much invented a whole genre
This album is a bit of a conundrum for me. While I'm not a huge Sabbath fan, Ozzy is undeniably talented and a pioneer of the genre. The opening track, Black Sabbath, sets the tone for the album, and The Wizard is a great song in my opinion. Beyond that, the rest of the album blends together into one long, drug and alcohol fuelled track much like a lot of 70’s rock. Putting my personal taste aside, it likely deserves a 5. That said, it's just not in my wheelhouse, so I'm going with a 4.
Great album.
It's sabbath! Not my favorite sabbath record though, 4.5
Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath on Black Sabbath
Its a great debut album. Recorded in a flash with a brilliant triple-threat-same-name band, album, first song. But not a five star for me. If i give this five, where to go for Paranoid or Sabbah Bloody Sabbath?
The quintessential recording that's more than the sum of its parts - which here might as well mean *less* than the sum of its parts, because so much of what this band is accomplishes is from their use of negative space. The lyrics are obvious enough to make clear that the lyrics aren't going to be the primary generator of meaning; instead it comes through Ozzy's haunted vocal tones, Bill Ward's jazz fills out of nowhere, Geezer's puttering bass, and especially Tony Iommi's otherworldly guitar tones. At times there are moments where nothing seems to be happening and then a musical jump-scare arrives with perfect timing. More than anything this band understands the power of *imagination* - that the scariest monsters aren't witches or demons but the ones you make for yourself, in your own mind, in your own darker moments. The extended solo on the closing suite is a little too extended for me, lapsing into Clapton worship at points - but everything else here works superbly.
It’s not as good as Paranoid but it’s still a solid album. Changed the music landscape, etc etc. that being said it just isn’t as enjoyable, they haven’t quite got the hooks yet. I enjoy it but wouldn’t ever listen to this over Paranoid.
Decadent, extravagant, everything I want in a Black Sabbath album. Need to relisten during spooky season.
Because Black Sabbath essentially invented heavy metal on this album, I feel extremely guilty for not giving it five stars, but the end of the day I think it is more important than it is good. This album will rightfully be remembered forever, but Sabbath's subsequent albums are far more refined and enjoyable.
Almost lost me with the never ending guitar solo on the last song
Black Sabbath - 6/10: The song as an intro didn't musically intrigue me enough to be interested in the whole album. Really like the lyrics and atmosphere but song dragged out and didn't warrant the 6 minutes The Wizzard - 7.5/10 - Very good and interesting instrumentals, song keeping up with witches and wizzards theme. Behind the Wall of Sleep 8/10 - Very interesting vocal effects and also like the choppy instrumentals at some parts. N.I.B 10/10 - BANGER, everything here clashes perfectly into a peak metal song. Love the instrumentals love the singing, lyrics mid but don't matter when everything else slaps. Deservedly their most popular song on this album. Evil Woman 4/10 - Very uninteresting, didn't even notice when it started and when it ended. Considering it is coming out of such a good song it's very bland. Sleeping Village 8/10 - To me, a more fitting continuation of N.I.B. Very good instrumentals, guitars doing what they do best, and generally very good song. Warning 9/10 - They managed to make a 10 minute song that didn't bore me to death, and was actually interesting and piqued my interest time and time again. Seriously good, but still could be juuuust a bit more bombastic in my eyes. The Wizzard - 6/10 - Doesn't really fit on the album in my opinion, a bit of a slog ending, but at parts very good, at some other uninteresting. Lyrics good and provoking Generally not fan of Ozzys singing, a bit soul sucking for the instrumental that is very good. On the other hand lyrically all the songs are interesting and theme following, in a sense that I could see this music in some rural town where occult things are happening. In that sense, cohesion wise, album is very good. I could listen to the instrumentals 24/7 and never get bored, they are just too good, the quality of each individual instrument player is just so high. Maybe doesn't fully fit the vision I would have for a self-titled album from a group called this good, but other than that, very decent album
As it's a debut album, I suspect this gets short shrift in comparison to rest of the band's catalog. This is quintessential Sabbath... Don't sleep on it.
I don’t listen to these kind of music but I loved the vibe
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Nice to have on rotation.
3.5 stars I enjoyed it more than I expected. I haven’t been huge on Sabbath, but this rocked. Probably my favorite record of theirs.
Неплохой альбом лично меня ничего не зацепило
A lot of solos. Very iconic for the time. Feels dated now.
this is a little different from my typical dose of music, but geez it’s great since this is their first album. it’s this monumental experience that makes me feel elevated listening to N.I.B. at 2am😭🙏
Great album / maybe nostalgia but still love it
What a great debut album marking the genesis of this band’s discography. For being the entryway of Sabbath and the birth of metal, it does excel. Would give it 4.5 stars if I could.
Great way to start off this project! I don't think I've ever actually listened to the full thing, but it's solid. Does kinda drag on a bit by the end.
This is metal music I can get behind. Title track is so cool.
Is oval equivalent of hanging out. Lots of repetition and holding patterns. Develops significantly throughout it the album and gets really really good.
If you like thick fuzzed out guitar riffs this is the album for you! I felt like there wasn't quite as much variety as previous Sabbath albums on the generator but still a super fun listen.
Way proggier than I expected. This is not the radio hit that I associate with some of the later Sabbath work. I can definitely see how this inspired subsequent metal genres, as it sounds way ahead of its time.
A groundbreaking debut. Not my favorite Sabbath album, but really solid. 3.75/5.
06/22 Classic and legendary album!
i generally enjoyed
Kiiillaaah
Outstanding. Only Ozzie’s voice keeps it from being a 5. He can hit the notes, but the quality of his voice is hard to listen to for a whole album. Wish I had listened to this as a teenager. A 4.
Classic
I definitely liked the music and the heavy guitar sounds. I didn’t know this was the first real heavy metal album produced. I didn’t really dig the lyrics but the vibe was good.
My appreciation for this album (and Black Sabbath in general) is a 4 or a 5, but my actual anjoyment of this album was closer to a 3. I'm not a huge doom metal expert/historian or anything, but I do dabble a bit in that genre, and I like it a lot heavier and riff-ier than this. It is crazy to imagine what this must have sounded like back in 1970 though.
Great album! Love Black Sabbath. Not as strong as Paranoid though.
yes, the king ozzy, could never be less than a 4, epic songs
I’m not sure why I never got into Black Sabbath. I was huge into Zeppelin circa 1995, you would have thunk Sabbath would be a natural next step. Well it wasn’t. So here we are.
Amazing album, I’ll never get tired of it. Doesn’t quite reach the heights of paranoid
I loved this one. Ozzy shows a wide range of vocals on this album and for a first album. The musicianship is awesome
I find instrumental-heavy metal tracks to be very bland, so I really appreciate how toned down the instrumentals are in Black Sabbath's early albums. It makes the melodies sound so much more pleasant. And of course Ozzy has a unique voice that works so well with the riffs. 3.5 stars.
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Had never given them a try before; enjoyed something new. No real faves.
Unique
Ensimmäinen metallilevy. Vaikka tää ei mitään raskasta oo nykystandardeilla niin, Black Sabbath kappaleessa on jotain synkkää. Ja levyllä muutenkin hyvä fiilis. Paljon sellaisia tunnelmallisia hetkiä. Blues vaikutteet kuulee kanssa selkeästi. Jämäkkää kampetta. Parhaat: Black Sabbath, N.I.B, Warning,
I had never actually listened to this record before and I like it a lot. Amazing that it came out in 1970. The members of Black Sabbath grew up in post war Birmingham- a very industrial city. Tony Iommi lost the tips of two of his fingers in an industrial accident which affected his guitar playing sound. The music they made was dark, angry, and industrial sounding in a way that hadn’t been done before. The bass playing by Geezer Butler on the other hand sounds a lot like Jack Bruce in Cream. The back and forth between Iommi and Butler gives Sabbath a unique sound. Super important album even if a lot of what it inspired turned out to be shite. A lot of fun to listen to.
Solid rock album, the guitar solo at the end of wicked World was awesome
Strong 4
It definitely feels like they were going for "hard core" with the Satan references. I did really enjoy the guitar and base. Talented band! This album wasn't as good as Paranoid, but they had a solid foundation.
Damn it’s just so much better when you consider the context of 1970. Zeppelin was probably the heaviest at this point, and suddenly you have metal music about satan. It even holds up listening today, as someone who listens to a good deal of death metal I found it actually refreshing to have lyrics that aren’t over the top. Less is often more, and in this case everything is shadowy enough to have an even more haunting effect. Also in the decades where we’re so used to bands using lyrics that blatantly advocate for violence, I notice here that sometimes yes Ozzy is portraying Lucifer, but other times he is terrorized by Lucifer. As a Christian, I think the effect is much more substantial, Ozzy is speaking to the desire and charisma of evil, and it turns out that’s very, very terrifying. Shoutout NIB. Not five stars just because I’m not too impressed with Ward and Iommi here, I’ll probably be crucified for this… band is a bit sloppy at times, and it is cool and refreshing to my modern ears to hear a real live band playing, but it just feels like they haven’t yet really come into their own musically
The dawn of metal - dark, malevolent blues cranked up to 11. Just the beginning.
Great album. Much more melodic than anticipated, and while Ozzy's voice is often grating to me it didn't bother me here.
Really good, not my exact cup of tea tho
was very scared this was going to be boring dad rock but im shocked i fuck with it heavy. definitely keeps you attention the whole time and cohesive doesnt feel like its dragging ever damn!!!
Good stuff, and a pretty fun album. Favorite track on here was probably The Wizard. Black Sabbath doesn't always scratch the metal itch for me, but I also can always enjoy their albums.
I've heard about this album before, and I know a couple of songs. I can't say I'm into it, despite the fact that I like some of the black sabbath's sobgs
4. 1st side is a 10 out of 5 but the second side plods and meanders. Pivotal album for what it represented and spawned, for good and ill.
Very few albums make me want to travel back in time and hear it during the time it was released than this.
3-4 songs, I likey. Damn so this is the birth of the Metal genre, it is such a fairly tolerable kind of metal, not the death metal stuff which is generally associated with it Loved Black Sabbath Wizard A few jiska naam mujhe ydd ni
It is like most debut albums: scrappy, hungry, (over)ambitious... but there are no growing pains to speak of. The Sabbath you get here are in proper fighting form, harmonicas and all. Among the best A sides in all of metal. It took Metallica a few records to change (ruin?) metal music, but it only took Black Sabbath one to make it something worth carving into your notebook.
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I suppose I should blow the dust off some D&D books, scrounge up a Ouija board, and start worshipping the devil. At least that's the way I was told I might react to listening to Black Sabbath or any other heavy metal. The only spell this cast on me was one to engage my ears. The tone is absolutely dark and raw, but it has a level of polish that screams of professionalism. Amazing to read that this was all recorded in a single 12 hour session. I bet the live shows were fantastic. Black Sabbath
It was a really good album. You can feel the roots being planted for some of their later hits.
literally grew up on black sabbath lol black sabbath - 5/5 the wizard - 5/5 behind the wall of sleep - 4/5 N.I.B - 4/5 evil woman, don't play games with me - 3/5 sleeping village - 3/5 warning - 5/5 (omg this one is so long) wicked world - 4/5 33/40 = 4/5
My rating 4.2 I think this is a great album. Quite the debut!
Maybe I was primed for it, but I swear I heard every metal technique of the future, at least in passing. The rest was all blues! The mix and production are dated but still pretty great too. Nice to still be able to hear bass.
It's really nice, when i listened to it first all songs sounds same.but then i started listening it multiple times ,these songs are crazy
I've never listened to really early Black Sabbath before, this is great. 4/5
Love love love. Riff after riff, great solos, great rhythmic devices, fun storytelling and good basslines too. I love how murky and eerie it is (that opening! so much atmospheric!), and the way they leave space/silence in the music. Would love to have been around when this first came out and seen the reaction/excitement. Will definitely be listening again.
I really liked this. Definitely a unique piece for its time. Lots more bass features than I remembered, but then I've never really given BS a chance. It's so nice to hear all of the influences that other artists I love have taken from them - I need to do a deeper dive on their Ozzy-fronted library.
"Mom, where did Black Sabbath come from?" Well, son... one day Daddy Blues met Mother Metal. One time they felt like they were made for one another. And when two musical genres really like one another enough they can make a beautiful album. They called it Black Sabbath. "But Mom, *why* did they think they were made for one another." Well, son, they did drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. "Wow, so we all should do lots of drugs" Now you are reading directly from the gospel. Osborn 3:33: Doeth all the drugs and don't let anyone stop you. "Is Ozzy a messenger angel from God?" Oh honey, he isn't from that direction.....
Infant metal. A wonderous, grand experiment that's darker, distorted, louder blues which is an oversimplification of what metal is. This isn't even Black Sabbath's final form but the blue prints for some wonderful new genre takes form. 4
I've never been a diehard Black Sabbath fan. I only know the hits. This album was a surprise, as it's pretty far from what comes to mind when I hear the band's name. It was kind of bluesy and led zeppelinish. Not my favourite stuff, but I can appreciate what's going on.
Baby metal.
I'm not much of a heavy metal person, so I've never really been into Black Sabbath much, but I definitely appreciate what the band and this album meant to the whole heavy metal genre. Outside of their more commercial hits that everyone knows, I haven't really listened to them and didn't know anything on this album. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. First, while it definitely had a lot of that "heavy metal" sound to it, the music also had a surprising amount of blues sound as well. Second, the guitar was just amazing. And third, the fact that this album was recorded in just one 12 hour live session makes it worthy of the list alone. I enjoyed listening to this one a lot more than I thought I would.
Solid, even though I'm not a big Ozzy guy. More bluesy than I expected, in addition to of course metal rocking classic rock.
Really good, not quite perfect but that makes sense if this is the first metal album
Very solid, seminal metal album.
I had never heard any of these Black Sabbath songs previously. I believe I listened to the American version of the album. I was shocked by the harmonica on "The Wizard," in the best way. I could see myself listening to this again, in the background, or with more focus.
Very unexpected 4 star here. Good stuff.
needed to be listening to this at full volume with surround sound
Loving it, not listened to much Black Sabbath N.I.B straight onto liked songs playlist. Definitely one to listen to again and again.
birth of heavy metal!
Banger
fun album, very good musically and definitely good for the gym!! probably wont add any music to my playlist but now I can recognize their music!
Love.
Buen disco, el arranque de todo, Ozzy cantás como el culo pero te banco le pongo 4 por Tony. Sape
This was a very pleasant surprise. I know thr hits but have never listened to them otherwise. It made me feel like I could actually be a fan of their stuff. Great guitar too.
9/10
Just top notch, and the autoplay changed albums and I didn't even notice at first. Top notch classic metal.
So freaking innovative.
A solid start to a successful career by the band. You can hear so many elements that made Black Sabbath and Ozzy a big star
The original metal merchants. Riffs that go on for days, vaguely satanic lyrics and the sound of impending doom. Interesting that it was panned by critics when it first came out, but now regarded as a classic. Black Sabbath, The Wizard and N.I.B. all great tracks
Me pareció excelente, hubiera sido increíble crecer y escuchar esto por primera vez, realmente crearon los sonidos que los representan
me gustó demasiado pero es un flow raro que no se si me convence full, como que es bacano pero de forma rara
I love this band and songs. Reminds me of when my dad introduced me to rock and metal.
I cant believe I was missing out on this. I normally avoid this genre like the plague, but this was great. No ear piercing scream vocals, no overstimulating one note guitar, no shitty performative lyrics? What is happening? The only negative is that I don't love the idea of a fourteen minute song, (closing track no less) but it wasn't too bad. The vibes/aesthetic of this record are very cool. Opening with the thunder and keeping that somewhat sinister sound throughout the track list. Four stars. (Favorite track: Black Sabbath.)
Insanely good guitar playing. Never have been a huge fan of Ozzy’s voice. Guitar on NIB and bass on Evil Woman went super hard. Overall a pretty great album, last three songs had a hell of a run to finish the album. 4.5
Sabbath with Ozzy, dude! (a common refrain from my stoner, rocker friends in the early 80s) Among the first, if not the first, metal albums this was incredibly innovative. This album contains all of the signature sounds that would define early Sabbath, albeit somewhat less developed that the albums that followed. All the same, it is remarkable how well many of the tunes hold up today. Many of the songs are instantly recognizable by anyone who has not been living under a rock. This is iconic and highly influential music. I owned this album 40 years ago. It is telling that I enjoyed listening to it just as much today, despite ever evolving personal music tastes. RIP Ozzy.
Meget genredefinerende album. Det er basicly Heavy metal men man kan stadig høre lyden af hard rock og blues. Det er meget stemningsbaseret gotisk, mørkt og med kirkeklokker og alt muligt shit. Virkelig fedt album fra start til slut og har haft indflydelse på at lave genre som doom, grunge osv. så meget indflydelsesrigt album. Synes det er et godt album med gode riffs og massere af andet godt. Det er også meget intenst lyt synes jeg. Har lyttet til en del Black sabbath albums nu og det er altid en glædelig fornøjelse, men ved heller ikke om Heavy metal er min sådan go to genre at lytte til. Ved ikke hvornår jeg ville sætte det på selv for bare at sidde og lytte. Det er jo meget mørkt og skal sikkert også bruges i en lidt mørk sammenhæng, som jeg ikke er så villig til at dykke ned i ofte.
Actually just listened to this. Not as good as Paranoid, but truly solid. 4 stars. Boolean rating: yes, for sure
Aber keine besonderen Highlights. Deshalb fehlt Stern Nr. 5.
I liked this. Proper grooves and excellent bass lines. But short of stand out bangers but very listenable
inmaculada selección de instrumentos. Una locura la armónica y la pandereta. Una guitarra y bajo tan centrales, la batería espectacular. Todo en magnífica sintonía. No soy una aficionada al rock pesado pero este disco sin duda demuestra que una buena composición musical siempre será fácil de identificar independientemente del género en el cual se presente. Mi letra favorita? Wicked World -parece que el mundo no ha cambiado tanto después de todo. Mi composición favorita? The Wizard
Classic- puts you in the right mood for listening right off the bat. For all of the satanic panic this may have kicked off, it was surprisingly tame.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 OH NOOOOO, OH PLEASE GOD HELP ME!!!!! When I was an angsty thirteen year old and Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Wolfmother were my lifeblood, I thought this album—even that first song—was just okay, a little slow for my liking. Why then, have I kept waking up with little licks of "N.I.B," "The Wizard," "Wicked World," and "Behind the Wall of Sleep" stuck in my head for nearly the next thirteen years of my life? A fantastic album, especially considering the historical context. My rating would be higher, but I had to hold myself back and admit this album does meander quite a bit, squiggling over into Iommi spaghetti or else devolving into sort of yawning, atmospheric sections without much resolution. For as strong of a debut as this is, they wouldn't be the Black Sabbath everyone pretends to know and love without Paranoid first. But still—incredible start. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing
Almost a 5-star album just based on sheer influence, but not quite there for me as a whole in terms of personal enjoyment. However - the opener is just stunningly evocative and is pretty much ground zero for heavy metal. Nothing really sounded quite like what they conjured up here in 1970 with the doomy, occult atmosphere and the slow crushing riff. The rest of the album has its moments (NIB is my favorite of the later tracks) but is less overtly metal as we know it and more just hard blues, which is why I'm probably not 5 stars here, but hard to deny the importance of this album.
Good atiff
What else can be said. Overrated but influential
Only a 4 because I know Paranoid is on the list. But oof, what an angry sounding jazz quartet!
Oh yeah, know this one is great! Been getting more and more into Black Sabbath lately, and damn they were legends for a reason. This is an awesome album and basically started it all for metal, but their following albums were even better imo.
Such a cool debut album. Considering the time it came out, this was very different than anything else. It was darker than the psych stuff before that, definitely heavier than the popular stuff at the time (few bands withstanding) and really helped drive what became a "metal" sound. Those three tones at the beginning of Black Sabbath are something you can never really get out of your head. From there, its just you pulled into the mind of a madman.
This is from 1970 so I'm going to keep that in mind as I review the album. I love the aesthetics they've got going on, and over all the sound isn't bad. But it's just not as good as what came a couple of years after. It's hard to be both accurate and recognizing the influence of an album in a simple 5 star review. I kind of enjoyed the album, but I wouldn't say it's one of my favourites. 4/5 bumping up for 1970
I don't know why I've never actively sought out to listen to Black Sabbath records. It seems a pretty large misstep by me.
hyper agréable j'avais ecouter leur plus connu et la je suis surpris c'est vraiment chouette j'ai beaucoup aimer en arriére plan
4.3 Estrellita a 1, 4 y 7
Toimiva ossi. Hyvääää settiä!!
A good record, I think sabbath were a bit primitive at this point, and it doesn't hold up as well as some of their later records, but it hit quite hard nonetheless.
Rip ozzy. Me gustó mucho, puntos extra por la excelente duración para el viaje a la facultad.
that's cool but not my taste
Not as good as their later work, but showing a lot of promise and quality regardless
Enjoyable
Friedhof Vibes im Intro Psychedelic, Doors-mäßig Schweine Rock/ Hair-Metal Gitarren Solos Weniger satanistisch als erwartet (?) Hat sich die Toleranz in der Gesellschaft seid dem gesteigert, was so "düstere" Musik angeht? Das ist ja wirklich mega früh erschienen! Da waren die Beatles noch zusammen (vor Let it be)! Auch klassische Rock Einflüsse- so die einfachen Riffs und so der klare Ton der Stimme. Würde Friedemann gefallen.
Glassikko. Monesti miettii että kumpa osaisi ajatella aikaa jolloin levy ilmestynyt. Tämän kohdalla se on jotenkin helpompaa. Seitkytluvun alku, ei oltu kuultu vielä mitään vastaavaa. Hyvää riffii, mukava kuunnella.
On kauheen hankala olla hevi ja dark ku levyllä on huuliharppua ja lehmänkelloa. Kyllähän tääki klassiko on ja Ozzy ei ärsyttäny ees kovin paljoa tällä levyllä, ei oo ehkä vielä sitä "saundiansa" tai efektiänsä löytäny vielä mikä ei omaan korvaan istu.
No private session used for Spotify. I listened to this album several times, I like its. It's dark, dramatic and heavy.
In my opinion, this is a cool album, it has a slightly spooky feel, but in my opinion, the mysterious or horror feel can be improved. I only found that in Sleeping Village and Black Sabbath, although there are others, but those two are the most impressive. The instruments are clearly extraordinary and very cool but I think its like other heavy metal bands instrument in general. Favorite tracks: Wicked World and Evil Women Don't Play Your Games with Me
Oh, having just heard Paranoid I am excited! Yes, and after Jamiroquai a nice palate cleanser. Not as good as Paranoid. Still really good. 4 stars. Boolean rating: yes, I am glad I heard this before I died.
Enjoyed them, maybe like 4.5? Again, much more chill than I assumed they'd be
Me volvió loco este álbum, tiene temazos que no conocía. Voy a empezar a incursionar más en su mundo.
Black Sabbath - 4.5/5 The Wizard - 4/5 Behind the Wall of Sleep - 4/5 N.I.B. - 4.5/5 Evil Woman - 4/5 Sleeping Village - 4/5 Warning - 4/5 So that's what early heavy metal sounded like. It's a really good start for them and the genre, but I really feel they perfected their craft with their next album that somehow came out less than a year later. Overall: 4/5 Favorites; Black Sabbath, N.I.B.
Los solos de guitarra son una locura. NIB es un temazo. En general el álbum logra mantener la atmósfera durante todas las canciones. The wizard me raya un poco e interrumpe la vibra momentaneamente, pero probablemente es porque la he quemado demasiado. Extra points for Cadence of Part Time Poets reference
This album has really been overshadowed by some of Sabbath's later work, most obviously the cultural touchstone that is Paranoid, and to a lesser extent some of Ozzy's solo releases, but if Paranoid ran the self-title did much better than merely walking. A lot of the metal staples this album would perform such a major role in bringing into being, but of course that's because everything has to start somewhere, and metal started here. Perhaps more of a historical curiosity than a truly conventional metal album, or even conventional Sabbath album ironically, this album is well worth the time if only to understand how we got to where we are, and does a lot more than just educate during that runtime. Perhaps not as loaded with hits as the albums that followed, the self-title still includes a healthy amount of super tracks. Shame in an album with not many tracks on it that two are covers, never my favourite, but you have to invent the wheel before you can do much with it, so this is more forgivable. Thanks for all your hard work, lads.
Good album, not my style
Considering this is the first metal album ever, it’s impressive just how developed this sound already is. This doesn’t sound like a newly emerging genre, which still retains certain qualities from more conventional music of the time. This sounds like a metal album. A really good one too. “The Wizard” rocks so hard, I love putting a harmonica in a metal song. Same with “N.I.B..” “Wicked World” is so good too. Why am I even listing songs? The whole album rocks like crazy! RIP Ozzy Osbourne.
Black Sabbath de Black Sabbath me gustó mucho, a pesar de que no es el género que normalmente escucho. Me sorprendió lo creativo que suena: la guitarra tiene un estilo muy llamativo y las voces le dan un ambiente oscuro e interesante. Sentí que es un álbum bastante experimental y “raro”, pero no en un sentido negativo, sino como algo diferente, fuera de lo común y casi vanguardista. Ese tipo de sonido poco convencional es justamente lo que más me llamó la atención. Le doy un 4 de 5 por lo innovador y por lo bien que logra crear una atmósfera distinta.
Classic, definitely not nearly as consistently interesting as their next couple of albums but still undeniably important.
epic
Surpreendentemente bom
Includes three of their best songs but the others aren’t at the same level. Master of Reality should be on the list as a better album but I suppose this is historically significant.
Eerste nummer begon folklorig, maar daarna kwam de stijl van Sabbath en de beginselen van heavy metal goed naar voren. Warning is fantastisch
I'm pissed at Ice T, I had the Iceberg long before I heard this album so the intro is tainted. I first heard this several months ago on the recommendation of Mojo Reiser, really like the variety. I thought it would be pretty one note but there is a lot going on here. Pre-brain melt Ozzy is something else. 4.5
Me gustó mucho, es variado pero te tiene q gustar el rock más pesado
It's hard for me to rate this in a vacuum - their following albums are so much more up my alley. This shit definitely rocks, and is obviously a landmark album for heavy metal....just doesn't have the replay-ability for me. 4.5
This album was unreal... Wicked. The guitar was absolutely shredding, the vocals were crisp, and the drummer was very talented. I enjoyed this listen very much!
Day 238 Some of the best riffs in rock Highlights The Wizard NIB Evil Woman..
No estoy familiarizada con el metal, si rescato que los solos de guitarra son una puta locura mal. Es muy adictivo y te quedas como sedada escuchando, sali de mi zona de comfort, la verdad me gusto. Eso si, no me obsesiono nivel lo quiero escuchar todos los días o es el mejor álbum, lejos de eso porque no es mi onda. Pero banco, en resumen.
Мне не очень нравится этот жанр, но этот альбом понравился
El álbum es muy bueno, aunque no suelo escuchar este género, pero me gustan los ritmos y los solos se guitarras.
Franchement bien, on n’est pas sur du métal.