Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath!!!!!!!!

Any doubts?

Needless to say it’s a classic. Deservingly so. It’s been a long time since I listened to this start to finish. Forgot how strong it is all the way through. Lyrics are corny in places, but the album is outstanding in spite of that. Heavy. Amazing riffs. Still really bluesy. Geezer always has something cool going on with the bass. Need to put this in more often.

classic HARD rock

Going into this album I had some concerns as my idea of metal was very superficial. This was my first metal album and I was surprised by the depth metal and Black Sabbath had to offer. The intro "Black Sabbath" perfectly builds up momentum and continually adds unique sounds giving the song such replayability as I hear new parts of the instrumental every time. The next song "The Wizard" has some of the best riffs I have ever heard. Plus the addition of the harmonica gives the song another dimension, it's kinda bluesy. This song is a perfect example of how diverse/multifaceted metal can be. "N.I.B" is such a well rounded song and my favourite performance from Ozzy, also the RIFFS! Ozzy's unique delivery and vocal presence throughout the album is very captivating. "Evil Woman" showcases Ozzy's storytelling skills again showing the how the wrong the mainstream idea of metal is. The final song Wicked world also shows show the range of Ozzy as he delivery is rough yet almost has a smooth blues delivery at times. ALSO the RIFFS!! My main complaint is less about the album but the Spotify recored as it splits the audio to left and right. In some cases its seamless but in other cases it feels like one side of my headphones have stopped working. Best Songs: Black Sabbath, The Wizard, N.I.B, and Evil Woman, Wicked World Worst Songs: N/A 9/10 - Certified Classic

WHAT IS THIS THAT STANDS BEFORE ME

Fuck yeah. I've always loved this album, ever since I first heard The Wizard. I know it's not their most popular album or their most consistent, but damn, they never sounded as huge, nor did they ever swing as hard as they do here. Huge props to the rhythm section. Bill Ward is criminally underrated as a drummer, but this album succeeds largely because of him. He always keeps things interesting, somehow managing to morph jazz drumming into metal. You'd be hard-pressed to find another album that's more influential than this one. Hell, the title track alone invented an entire genre of music (and even the sub-genre of doom metal, if you care enough). How many songs invented a new genre? Plus, this album is just so much damned fun, even on side two where things get a lot less focused. Highlights: the bass on Behind the Wall of Sleep, the lone cowbell hit on The Wizard, Ozzy's singing throughout, but especially on that title track where he sounds like Satan himself, and Tony "I invented 12 legendary riffs before breakfast" Iomi's guitar playing on the title track and his Flamenco-inspired bit on side two. Oh, and that album cover is one of my all-time favorites. I also love how much the critics hated these guys. Fuck the critics. I encourage everyone to watch their live 1970 show in Paris. Amazing stuff. Such fantastic energy. The band at its peak, before the drugs and alcohol did their damage. 40 minutes of perfection.

Title says a lot. Imagine hearing this drop in 1970...shocking! Riffs galore. The world wasn't ready.

metal slay

Very nice album. Great atmosphere. black Sabbath and NIB alone 5 stars

Choons

Just as classic as a 1970 Chevelle

Metal baby!

🤘🤘🤘🤘

Brilliant

Great metal album

amazing album

Of course this album is immensely impressive - not only for being the prototype heavy metal album, but also for how developed the sound and style is. Tony Iommi's riffs are legendary - as on 'The Wizard' - and his unique way of playing definitely guided the band towards a heavier sound. 52 years later and 'Black Sabbath' x3 is still one of the best doom tracks ever written. Lastly, the production throughout this really is something else, with the vocal pan on 'Behind the Wall of Sleep' being a highlight. The whole process of recording the album in one session seems to have added a unique element to the atmosphere and overall feel.

Few albums actively defined a whole genre like Black Sabbath. But even fewer albums contain songs that lunged more than one genre almost a decade out into the future; as is the case with “Black Sabbath” and “N.I.B.”. It’s unbelievable that this was recorded in just half a day from just the band playing their live set. Jesus, what I wouldn’t give to have seen an early Sabbath-show. The whole band is as good as they ever were - which is almost surreal considering this is their debut. Especially Ozzy’s vocals are mixed to perfection. The panned production on “Behind the Wall of Sleep”? Holy shit. It’s hard to fathom that this record is actually more than half a century old.

I have listened to this album many times, I think it's my 5th favorite Black Sabbath album. I love all of these tracks, but my favorites are "The Wizard" and "Wicked World."

Kick ass album, never heard doom metal before but its fun and heavy. The riffs are killer and drums pound.

Great album

Super dark. Really liked. Going to dive into the liner notes and wikipedia. Felt like something my older brother would listen to while I was listening to Poison and Def Leopard.

One of the best albums ever

So it begins

Fucking amazing. Way ahead of their time.

Still sounds spooky today, and not in a campy way. This must have shat some pants 50 years ago. I love the majority of the album… except for “Warning”. Blues wankery is not what Iommi lost his fingertips for, but thankfully they’ll drop this right after. Still deserves an A

EPIC!!!ONE OF THE BEST DEBUT ALBUMS EVER!! PIONEERS!!CANT EVEN THINK HOW BLOW PEOPLE MIND IN 1970 WHEN THEY BOUGHT THE ALBUM AND PUT THE RECORD TO PLAY FOR FIRST TIME AND SELF TITTLE SONG STARTS TO PLAY..

Voici ce que j'en ai déjà dit: "Excellent premier album qui lance encore un fois un nouveau courant. Le ton est mis dès l'ouverture de l'album. 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."

It's tough trying to be objective when you've owned, and loved, an album for over twenty years. I gave Black Sabbath another spin and it took me back to my teens, and reminded me of the excitement of being young and discovering music for oneself. Couple that with the fact that, despite chat about Blue Cheer, Cream and Vanilla Fudge, that I firmly believe Sabbath invent metal on this album (and have made the case elsewhere online) and I know I won't be giving this less than five stars. Still, strip away all else, and any platter containing 'The Wizard', 'Black Sabbath' (the seed of doom metal) and 'NIB' (all-time great riff-a-thon) is gonna generate heat.

Guys, I just love all of it. I don't even care if my mind wanders briefly in the back half, because it sounds so fucking good. I'm not sure there's ever been a better guitar tone. It's so much closer to what it actually sounds like when anybody plugs an electric guitar into an amp and adds distortion, and yet it also sounds so much better than what anyone can do just by doing those things. That sound is clearly in Iommi's hands and fingers (even the one that got chopped off.) It's perfect. And Ozzy on N.I.B.? I mean, come on. Legendary.

Great album!

Fucking love this one

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.

LP

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.

Heavy but with so much groove. Love the guitar sound.

Release the band name, Sharon. Tell me who you kicked off of the Back to the Beginning Concert

Najs

4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/black-sabbath/black-sabbath/ Not as strong as its follow-up Paranoid, but still great. Warning just really, reaally drags on too long. The solos are kinda bad and distracting. But the beginning of the album is undeniable. Took me too long to appreciate the magic of Black Sabbath, but all here for it now.

Sabbath!

A doom-laden blues rock fusion named in retrospect as the first heavy metal album. A fun listen, but baggy.

Great, quick, and easily consumable album. I listened to it several times this morning alone. Already having been exposed to the band and title track I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the rest of it.

They absolutely nail it on side one presenting to the world their concept of a horror movie in music form. I’m not saying side two is poor, far from it, but the world has already been changed before you flip the record. While they do invent something new, this excellent debut is not without precedent musically. I hear most notably Cream, Hendrix and Zeppelin at various points, but this makes complete sense and since the world was barely ready for what they did offer, I’m not sure it would have coped right then in 1970 if they had been any more original. They would go on to better this album, but even on this debut, even in the first 4 songs, they created a genre that gave birth to a thousand more, they influenced millions of musicians, and they gave immeasurable joy to millions more listeners across the globe and across the decades.

İlk defa bu müzik türünü dinlememe rağmen iyi hissettirdi.

It's sort of fun looking back on this and going "this is the music people were getting upset by?"

Wow, I liked that more than I expected

I love the sludgy guitar and Ozzie's vocals. I think the band got better with every album but this is a great album that gives you the Black Sabbath experience.

Fuck it, I really enjoyed this

3.5

This album made me realize that I don’t hate all heavy metal.

It ain't no orchid but I always love some Black Sabbath

What is this? Riff city!

Gubbete og herlig

89/100.

I really liked it!

Overall Rating - 4.34/5 (8.68/10). Incredible guitar work, interesting melodic compositions, simple but not simplistic.

Decent! Definitely not my favourite sabbath record, but a good one for sure. 4/5 ⭐️ 249/1089

amazing guitar work and fun to hear early Ozzy.

Where it all began 😈🤘🏼🔥

Никогда раньше я не слушал Black Sabbath, предполагая, что их звучание будет для меня слишком тяжелым. На самом же деле этот альбом мне понравился, а звучание оказалось очень даже подъемным

Speaking of hearing it at the time… There's a lot of argument as to where Heavy Metal starts. Some people try to pretend a zygote is a child even here, and go with some loud psych or heavy blues. Others will wait until they get to their preferred metal. This isn't brvtal enovgh! But it's a hard argument to make that this isn't it. It can't possibly be as impactful now, 50+ years later, but I think it comes close. That riff is so simple, but it's a masterclass in tension with that flat 5th and occasional trill. It creates a mood that metal has been inhabiting for its entire life, the terror of just being frozen in a moment, the figure in black. And then that more galloping riff at the end, building up a different tension. It's simplicity itself and yet it does exactly what it needs to do to birth a genre. It's still an unsettling track, even in our time, but it must have sounded like an apocalypse when it first dropped. Not only does it have the big dark Satan imagery here, but it follows it with The Wizard, which in essence is a goofy harmonica blues, but with Ozzy's haunted delivery and Iommi's extra crunch, it goes a step farther than the Zeppelin stuff it's clearly building off, and also makes sure that metal will also always have a home for nerdy fantasy stories. Satan and wizards and fairies. You can't go a year where that's not the vibe of at least a few of the most respected metal albums. In modern releases, apparently, most of this album is apparently made up of medleys, which is sort of a moot point but does make it hard to separate N.I.B., which I think is just as much a milestone as the title track. Maybe more so: NIB is the mission statement for most of what Black Sabbath means musically, those big riffs, Ozzy's unique sense of melody, the breakdown and soloing style, and of course the more overtly occult lyrics. If nothing else, it's my fave of the tracks. Now, it does show its age. The band is clearly young and also clearly doing a lot of feeling around (take all that Jazz drumming in Wicked World). It also loses a little shine. I remember Black Sabbath being glacial and eternal, but while it is certainly not a brisk song, it feels about double-time from how I remember it. NIB similarly feels much more roughly produced from how it crystallized in my head. Indeed, while you'd hardly want this too polished, it could have done with a little extra spit and shine. And of course, it is a first album. Everyone improves on the next outing (not that anyone but maybe Ozzy isn't already good), and while Sabbath never really sticks to one concept, the whole metal act cements by then. But the weird exploratory aspects here do make it interesting. I'm glad the band went the direction it did, but it's cool to realize they could have gone a lot of directions. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

for the time this came out this is INSANE and it still holds up really well

Blues but do it a little louder

Wonderful

Enjoyable listen, not that memorable for me but didn't hate it. Great guitar and instrumentation. Lyrics not that memorable, which is probably why it's not my cup of tea. favourite song- wicked world

deec

Bangin. Love the tone on all instruments. Epic riffs. Great horrory atmosphere without going too stupid

4/5. Though not the first “heavy” album, Black Sabbath’s self titled debut is still the foundation on which most metal music would grow on. And it is a damn good foundation too. The opening title track has this slow, distorted riff that looms over you like a giant beast. The a few tracks later you get the massive multi-phase “Wasp/Behind the Wall of sleep/Basically/N.I.B” which is straight up one of the bands best songs, especially when it gets into that iconic NIB section which has one of the best rock riffs of all time. Like most debuts, it’s a bit rougher and looser than their future material, but that roughness also lends itself very well to this heavier style of rock. They would go on to make a few even better albums, but as a debut this thing is amazing.

8.5 / 10

There's something about Ozzy, man. He has the exact voice I wanna hear on an ominous rock ballad. Black Sabbath does not disappoint ever. Also love the transitions between melodies on the longer songs. Very well put together album. Highlight: Wasp/Behind The Wall of Sleep/Bassically/NIV

Another one of the best debuts ever....title track, "NIB", and "The Fairy" are THE sound of heavy metal, and Sabbath did it first and they did it best. I want to go 5 stars but the last track is just too long, but I know when we get to "Paranoid", it'll be a a 5 star

Just a great album isn't it.

Short but sweet, pleasantly surprised by this. Also, the guitar riffs in this are sick.

I enjoy this a lot!

Track By Track Black Sabbath - atmospheric intro with the rain. Sounds very cinematic, gothic, almost horror but more palatable than that actually. There is a lot of melody here rather than noise. The Wizard - apparently inspired by Gandalf. Very folkloric. Ozzy’s screaming harmonica in the opening is very effective and evokes the theme really brilliantly. Seems to be a bit of Led Zeppelin influence as well, especially with the subject matter. Behind The Wall of Sleep - Great guitar work on this one. N.I.B - a creative concept. Builds well. Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Game) - not bad, good playing but not a standout for me. Sleeping Village - I like when a track goes multiple places. Great musicianship here. Nice form Warning - a long one! Good showcasing of their musical chops though. Wicked World - This one definitely reminds me of Led Zeppelin. Kind of a modern (for then) commentary. Almost protest-like song. Quite dig it. Overall review: I liked a lot of the playing in this. More than I thought I would. I am very impressed by the musicianship. They’re a tight band. It gets four stars for originality and what it was of the time, but three from me personally simply because it’s not usually my cup of tea genre wise. Although I want to thank Alexander, as this has reminded me about ‘Fluff’ (not on this album) is one of my favourite songs of all time. Favourite Songs: The Wizard, Sleeping Village

4 out of 5. First time listen and what a great debut album. Probably my new favorite of theirs. I liked Vol. 4 when it came up but this ties it I think.

1000 gånger bättre än jag trodde. Känns som metal innan metal typ. Innan det blev too much och helt performative. Det här köper jag att man kan lyssna på och inte känna sig som världens största tönt utan lite badass på riktigt. RESPEKT. 7/10

Loved it... Again another album before the band's peak. Big fan of them so I really enjoyed this.

Dark, moody and heavy. Great intro record and I read recorded in a one 12-hour session. Can AI even move that fast and do this well? Nope. This won't get full marks from me but dang it's good. Wish I hadn't been afraid of this band when I was a wee lad. Good stuff

very raw sabbath, but you can still hear their geniality.

Hard to avoid getting hyped up listening to this stuff.

Very cool. Will listen again.

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.

I had my epiphany with this album about a year ago when I listened to it for the first time, but the impact it had has not been lost. This album essentially unlocked the genre of metal for me (as well as essentially being the birth of the metal genre as a whole). This album really connected the genre of metal to the genre of the blues to me. The pentatonic riffing, the stabby vocal stanzas, the swing in the beat; it feels like a natural continuation of the blues that has since become a gateway between genres ever since. Incredibly important album. 4/5

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

I give it a low 4 stars. The guitar playing is insane and I liked it when two guitars played at the same time, one in my left ear and one in my right.

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

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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

YOUR LOVE FOR ME HAS JUST GOTTTT TO BE REAAL

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

Un muy buen álbum, se logra ver lo que define a Black Sabbath, la voz característica de Ozzy y la guitarra. Aunque no diría que es el mejor álbum de la banda, sí puedo decir que es el que te puede enseñar la esencia de lo que es Black Sabbath.

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

Another great Black Sabbath album. Almost as good as the last one. I really missed out on a lot of great music in my youth.

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.