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No bad. Could imagine listening to this to chill out. Best song was Changes rest sounded quite similar to each other
Splitting hairs here, because I love me some Sabbath, but Master of Reality is superior.
No feelings either way. I could have this on the background not be distracted by it.
It was fine. The guitar sound was great. I just don't see me listening to it again.
A bit mellower than I expected given the Black Sabbath with which I'm familiar.
This album surprised me quite a bit, in a good way. I have historically not cared for Black Sabbath at all, and I think this album starts out weak, but it picks up from there and became really enjoyable. I am now quite intrigued to check out more of their work.
Had not listened to much early metal before, was not expecting to find such a diverse array of tracks and interesting melodies. Favorites include Changes and Tomorrow's Dream.
This was interesting. I avoid Black Sabbath as I've never really connected with Ozzy Osborne, his voice, or Black Sabbath's music and aesthetic. I only knew their hits, and didn't expect to hear slower, lighter pieces like 'Changes' on this album. I came away not liking Black Sabbath any more, but understanding they're a little more nuanced than I assumed they were.
It was fine, liked that it was varied with softer moments. But probably something I won't return to much. Standout was "Snowblind".
I am familiar and fond with the first 3 Sabbath album, so I was excited to see this appear. However, definitely didn't hit me the same way as their earlier stuff. Reading up on it it sounds like this was the first Sabbath album fueled by coke rather than booze and weed, which I think is the perfect summary for the deficiencies of this album.
decent album. definitely not one of their bests though.
Good but not my favourite Black Sabbath, Changes and Under The Sun are class though
Review 2.0: Seems like I get to review this twice within a week's time. The first time was solo, now as part of a group. This was my first review on this app. The original score was a three and therefore was my measuring stick for each subsequent review. I kept thinking... How does this album compare to Sabbath? Tomorrow's Dream, Supernaut, Snowblind, and Laguna Sunrise still stand out. St Vitus Dance riff is very nice, but lyrically doesn't do much. Changes still feels meh compared to how I used to like it. FX doesn't do much besides acts as a bridge between Changes and Supernaut. It honestly lowers my opinion of Changes even more if you need to add a minute long effects track to ease back into a rocking mood. Cornucopia doesn't really move the needle for me. Something about Under the Sun doesn't sit well with me. Maybe it's the quicker segments where Ozzy's vocals seem off? I definitely like Every Day Comes and Goes, and The Straightner more than the song segment that precedes them. Okay, given my love for a few songs, heavy riffs, and varied song structure I'm now leaning towards a very high 3, but with no half stars it'll still be my measuring stick album. ----------- Original Review: I've been familiar with many of these songs for years. The 2nd half of Wheels of Confusion was a treat. Changes seems so dull to me now. I used to have a higher opinion of that song. Tomorrow's Dream is my favorite track.
O álbum é bem sólido, seguro, bem tranquilo de ouvir, mas senti que faltam novidades, coisas mais.. marcantes talvez, diferenciadas. FX não entendi kkkkkkk me lembrou a mosca do Breaking Bad lá. Minhas preferidas foram Supernaut, Snowblind e St. Vitus Dance gostei bastante delas até. Um álbum que é bem bom, mas não me chama muita atenção. Se parar pra pensar, acho que essa é uma ótima definição pra um 3 estrelas pra mim.
Supernaut and Snowblind are worth a listen alone. Rest of the album feels like filler. Not the heaviest hitting album they have.
Not my favorite genre
Intstrumental
'Heavy metal' in a similar vein to Deep Purple in as much as it's more like rock music. Pretty solid album for something I wouldn't have naturally picked out. 'Changes' is an absolute banger of course.
Fuck, Sabbath is cool. Tony Iommi and his fucked up right hand created some iconic riffs. Ozzy's just cuts. Hail Satan. I don't always agree with whatever boomer made this list, but this is a decent entry. I typically favoring more main-stream Sabbath songs, but 10 minutes in this is pretty good..and then changes.. what? I guess they were trying something new. Wait, I *have* heard that. This one has a decent wikipedia article and it's always fascinating to read aboutthe recording process. Seems this album is definitely a reach by the band to try more experimental stuff... on copious amounts of cocaine. If I compare this to other albums of theirs I am not sure it would even be top 3 or 4, but when they stick to sludge/stoner metal it's top tier. Review of Reviews: The people like Black Sabbath, even those who did not think they would. Best Track: Wheels of Confusion.. me likey epic metal songs that are over 7 minutes.
I've been familiar with many of these songs for years. The 2nd half of Wheels of Confusion was a treat. Changes seems so dull to me now. I used to have a higher opinion of that song. Tomorrow's Dream is my favorite track.
Fairly repetitive grooves, but overall a great rock album. Ozzy’s voice absolutely carries, it’s so powerful.
It's funny to me relistening to thes albums that when they were released they were HeAvY MeTaL and now they are pretty tame as far as agressive albums go. I enjoyed the album. Never had listed top to bottom and enjoyed it. Had a few songs that were familiar and i enjoyed them even more in context.
This is a pretty standard rock album that lines up with how the genre sounded during this time. Not much on this album really sticks out to me and there are so many songs that are 2 minutes of random playing only to put in a great song towards the ending 3 minutes. Consistently inconsistent. I do love Ozzie on this album and his singing is such a highlight throughout. At the end of the day there are better bands with better albums in the genre at the same time so they're lower on the totem pole. 6/10
First song=very good, Second song a bit boring, i waited for the day it ended Third is so melancolic (that is not how you spell that word but idc) and pretty I LOVE IT!!! Fouth one is just like a filler episode i guess?? Btw im in a train and someone is moaning and the song and the moaning go well together 👍 i think black sabbath should think about this when they remaster the album :* they dont need to pay me for the idea just credit me Peta je brate motori motori vajb, hajmo dalje skip skip skip Kroz ostatak sam malo pretecala ali mi je laguna sunrise zapalo za uho i toeto sve u svemu ovo je zabavno hihi
pretty good! not necessarily my vibe but i can appreciate some great guitars
not their best by any means but Definity some good stuff.
It's okay, less exciting than I imagined it would be but still good. 5/10
Too patchy to be their best album but Supernaut is one of the best songs they ever recorded
Felt like this kinda lost steam
Decent
I was expecting it to be death metal, but it was very enjoyable. Changes is an all time song.
Good album, a little too all the same-ish and homogeneous. Since exceptional songs (Changes).
Black Sabbath is not exactly my piece of cake. "Changes" is a legendary song though, I enjoy it. I was also pleasantly surprised by "Laguna Sunrise", it doesn't sound like Black Sabbath at all. Otherwise, the album is alright, I can listen to it, but it does not evoke much emotion.
Nice simple old rock
it was fine. more bluesy then I thought
Some nice songs but not my type of music.
3/5
I'm a metal head, but Black Sabbath bores me to death.
It was better than I have anticipated, some songs that I knew and weren't what I thought were typical Black Sabbath
Not bad, stylistic variety. Not too metal for me?
Not my preferred genre but definitely some good tunes, really cool discovering "changes" which I've heard before but never knew where it came from
Beginning of the album was boring. The middle was pretty banging, and the end was alright. I'm feeling a solid 6.
Not as good as the other sabbath albums. Still good though.
Pretty chill. Some cool blues rock which I was not expecting. RIP Ozzie!
Pretty good. A bit of a different sound than I'm used to for them, some bluesy stuff going on.
6 5. Stupid page deleted my detailed response lol. Not bad for what it is. Just, rock, bleh. It's nauseatingly lame and both harmonically and rhythmically uninteresting.
Paranoid & Master of Reality are two of my all time fav albums, this is a good listen but just doesn't quite reach that level for me. I was today years old when I found out Changes wasn't written by Charles Bradley.
Meh Rating: 3.0
Legendary percussion and Ozzie too
Middle of the road album, extra star for "Changes"
Top songs Supernaut. I know if from the cover by "1000 homo djs" Snowblind Wheels of Confusion
Don't usually listen to this kind of rock but noteable tracks - Supernaut and under the Sun
This was perfectly fine, which is high praise from me on a heavy metal album. I get the appeal of this type of music, especially for a live performance. It just doesn’t typically land well with me in practice, and I can’t imagine actively turning something like this on to listen to. My favorite songs on this album were honestly the ones that sounded least metal. Changes was great, and then it’s followed up by FX which is an avante garde-y noise track that I liked a lot. I’m a sucker for these kinds of avante grade things, and this delivered. Most of the rest of the album though is more or less what I’d expect from 70s heavy metal. I generally felt neutral on most of it, which frankly exceeds expectations. Not much else to say here, it more or less was what I thought it would be (Changes and FX aside). Minor point, but I felt like the vocals were washed out a bit by the instruments on a lot of the songs. Not sure if that’s just on the 2021 remaster I listened to (or if that’s typical for them) but I found that a little annoying. Favorite song: Changes Other: FX, Supernaut
Siellähän oli pianopoppistakin välissä! Ihan menevää tavaraa, mut eipä taaskaan nouse keskimääräistä korkeammalle. 3/5
Me gusta más lo melódico y folksy, pero tiene un buen balance.
Actually pretty good. I was not aware of the variety in Black Sabbath music. This was varied and interesting. Still not my favorite thing, but pretty good.
Interesting mix of melodies here. Because I'm unfamiliar with rock and metal, I only have the impression of it being loud music played by sweaty musicians. I appreciate the diversity of sound on this album. Changes has a tenderness, while FX left me quite curious. I didn't understand what the sounds were supposed to be about, if anything. But then we pick up the pace again with Supernaut. Laguna Sunrise is pleasant. It sounds like its title. And just like before with Supernaut, St Vitus Dance picks up the pace after a moment of tranquility. While this is the only Black Sabbath album I've heard, they're just ok to me.
3.5/5 Changes+Laguna Sunrise+Snowblind schöne Tracks
The first pieces are maybe too long, but I really enjoyed the instrumental parts, even more than when they sing.
Mainly gritty rock amd roll, driven by that guitar. A couple of differemr slow songs (including Changes) and what is FX all about - sounds like some studio clatter ?!
Dimery clearly struggles with ‘importance’. The next album sabbath bloody sabbath is worth a must listen. So is the debut. Just because a band changes the world doesn’t mean everything it does is worthy. Notable exceptions do exist. To think we don’t have little Richard because dimery would rather show he knows rock music man. Black sabbath is cool. It’s a fine album but not the one you need to understand sabbaths place in the pantheon.
I’ve never been a fan (except for Paranoid) but I did quite enjoy a lot of this album. Mainly the music, because I do have a problem with Osbourne’s voice. Still, I really liked Supernaut - the one where the drummer appears to have ripped off the intro to Theme from Shaft. And the bluesy intro to Wheels Of Confusion (& most of Iommi’s playing on that). And okay, after a couple of plays I found myself rocking along to this album. And I don’t know why???
Ta bien
I have no clue why I find Black Sabbath to be so mediocre, as it seems like it'd be something I'd be far more into, but even the hits don't do anything for me anymore, and considering this album doesn't even have those, it's hard to understand the praise. However, it is still alright overall and easy listening (for metal) that doesn't have any ridiculously annoying parts. Although just making random noise for a minute-and-a-half is definitely pushing it. Again, this is okay, but I've gotten all three Black Sabbath albums on the list now, and none of which have switched me into thinking anything more of them. Definitely influential, but outdone by all their pupils.
7/10 Good Sabbath tunes, however not as cohesive as other releases. Also struggles with the issue of following Master of Reality and Vol 4 does not bring much else to the table, musically speaking.
Solid album. I primarily enjoyed the songs that felt unexpected to me from Black Sabbath. “Changes” is a highlight along with the instrumental “Laguna Surprise.”
In 1972, Black Sabbath were in a rut. Two years after the shattering success of second album "Paranoid", they finally took a break after their world tour, opting to take their time with album four. Amidst this leisurely pace, Sabbath began to embody the full excesses of rock and roll. Speaker boxes full of cocaine were flown in on private planes, drummer Bill Ward was struggling to record his parts for being inebriated, and the band were constantly paranoid over being busted. Several years later, we have the benefit of knowing they made it through, but their 1972 situation points to a lack of direction, as they teetered on the edge of tragedy, at risk of becoming buried and snowbound completely. Their fourth album, then, lingers on their classic metal sound with moments of inspiration. Opener "Wheels of Confusion" is a grinding, queazy metal riff turned to sludge, bass rumbling unintelligibly and Osbourne's distinctive vocal ringing out over it all, heralding the end of the earth. So far, so Sabbath. But for better and for worse, the biggest surprises in "Vol. 4" are the band's attempts to diversify. As if to show off their songwriting chops, they bring out a piano ballad for Track 3! "Changes" is one of Sabbath's most popular songs, and it feels a bit unnatural to hear them do something slow and sensitive. The lyrics are boilerplate heartbreak: "I feel unhappy, I feel so sad / I've lost the best friend I ever had." The piano in the verses feels a little clunky, and to me the chorus doesn't soar so much as half-heartedly flap above ground for a while. Later, "Laguna Sunrise" is a pleasant acoustic guitar interlude in the vein of Led Zeppelin's "Black Mountain Side" or Yes's "Mood for a Day"… not quite as good, but what is? "FX", meanwhile, is a sloppily done, very lazily named 99 seconds of a guitar being hit with various objects. When compared with what, say, Zeppelin were up to- having released their four self-titled albums at this stage and moving towards Houses of the Holy- "Vol. 4"'s experiments come off as underwhelming, even embarrassing. Sabbath were perhaps better off staying in their lane. So with that in mind, I reserve special praise for "Supernaut", my favourite track here with an excellent grinding riff. It was supposedly John Bonham's favourite Sabbath track, and it's easy to see why it would appeal to a drummer as much as a guitarist, bassist or vocalist: the whole band are on fire through its four-and-a-half minutes. "Snowblind", which follows it, is similarly vast, doom-laden, epic. These two tracks are superb: it's a shame the rest of the album doesn't live up to them, but it's still a decent, coked-up time in metal's oldest hands.
I had low expectations for this album, but I shouldnt have. I actually enjoyed it.
Heavy metal. Ningún megahit. Ni fu ni fa.
Wheels of Confusion- 3.1/5 Tomorrow's Dream- 3/5 Changes- 5/5 FX- 3.5/5 Supernaut- 4/5 Snowblind- 3.8/5 Cornucopia- 3/5 Laguna Sunrise- 3.4/5 St. Vitus Dance- 3.7/5 Under the Sun- 3.9/5 Total- 3.6/5
Considering the release year of the album... it's surely pioneering. Not really my type of music but would say it's some interesting stuff.
Definitely a genre defining album for rock and heavy metal. I hear a lot of influences for later bands. I thought that it was interesting that one of Black Sabbath's main influences is The Beatles. They sound nothing alike!
Dece
Changes would have to be one of the best ballads ever!
Great riffs, but vocal lines are unintersting and repetitive. Ozzy's voice is a bit thin so the combination is less than the sum of its parts.
Not what I was expecting from Black Sabbath at all. The styles are kind of all over the place. Good individual songs, but doesn't hold any sort of theme together.
I had to sit on this one for a while because I wasn't sure how I felt upon listening to it. Know it that it was fueled by cocaine helps to make sense of some of the crap that's on here. Overall, I think this was mostly fine. Supernaut is fucking incredible. The bass part in particular really grabs my ear. Sadly I found most of the rest of it to be run of the mill Black Sabbath stuff (Snowblind and the last two tracks), boring as hell (Changes, Laguna Sunrise) or just totally unnecessary (FX). Idk I went in really wanting to like this but really only one song blew me away. 3 for its legacy though, I definitely feel as though I'm in the minority on this one...
Solid throughout, didn't wow me outside of the few prog-metal type influences.
wicked and good to experience
Leuke muziek, allemaal prima nummers. Er springt alleen niks echt bovenuit en dat maakt het een klein beetje meh. Gewoon heel solide dus.
Good melodic metal. Not an album I knew but certainly an enjoyable example of the genre.
Not nearly as good as pranoid
Wtf this was actually really good. I'll be taking away "Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener" and "Changes". I also want to say something clever regarding "Changes" being the perfect drive-into-the-sunset-with-the-windows-down moment at the end of an A24 film (there's a shot of the main protagonist on the side mirror gazing introspectively out the window with a soft smirk plastered across their vanilla face), but I don't have the energy to search for the right adjectives or come up with a backstory at the moment.
Album was good, but not really in the right mood for it
Good but not there best
Fun to listen to, not sure I'd seek it out though.
Not bad overall. Shows another side to Iommi with the quieter tracks.
Not as good as earlier efforts, but still pretty awesome.
Like the other Sabbath records, this is so ingrained in our culture, and so much has changed, that this really isn't heavy anymore. I liked a few songs, but I could leave most of this.
I forget how bluesy Black Sabbath was. I don’t know much about their overall catalog, but this one is just okay for me. Solid, but just okay.
Moet ervoor in de stemming zijn maar met een goede box is dit ergens wel oké.
Cocaine-gedreven metal album van Black Sabbath. Vooral hoog aangeschreven binnen het muzikale circuit met loof van Frank Zappa, Beck en Led Zeppelin. Waarschijnlijk best luisterbaar wanneer je zelf ook hebt gesnoven en gezopen, maar best aardig verder. leukste nummer: Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes De band leefde in paranoia in de drugsvilla na het zien van The French Connection omdat ze vreesden voor een soortgelijke inval.
Highly listenable black Sabbath. I need a less distracted relisten.
Can't say I'm a fan of Ozzy, but when I need to hear Ozzy at his best, the first four Black Sabbath albums is all you need. This is hard rocking, stoner rock at it's best, when heavy metal wasn't about hair spray and wanna-be posers and all about loud guitars, heavy bass, tight drums and worshiping the devil. Oh, the early 70's was a good time for music!
Not as dark and heavy as earlier Sabbath. Better song development and singing, but lack of knockout riffs. Easy enough to listen to, but relatively forgettable.
Better than I expected
The "I'm going through changes" song, good
Good. Not mine.
Not bad! I liked Black Sabbath more when I was a teenager, so I still have a bit of fondness of ol’ Ozzy. I didn’t mind it but I have no plans to return to it.
The songs are kind of all over the place on this album. Supernaut rules. I've always liked Sabbath's extremely plain and matter of fact lyricism which shines on Changes. Further, I appreciate a Mellotron in any capacity so the songs that feature this instrument stand out. Beyond those three sparsely related highlights, this album is OK. The cover art is awesome as well. For me, this is a 3.99 rounded down to a 3.
actually liked it more than I expected. not as metal as I was thinking it would be
Really good. My first doom metal really. I will listen to more of them.
Way more sophisticated than I thought it was going to be. Nice job Sabs.
Have found BS to be very miss and sometimes hit. This is a very heavy collection which kept me interested featuring strong guitar work and an almost tolerable Ozzie.
Normally love Black Sabbath, obvi nothing beats paranoid but this album wasn’t the best the first half but really nailed it at the end. Almost like ozzys attempt at zeppelin??
A very good effort from these absolute legends. Features all the hallmarks we’ve become accustomed to. Sharp, simple writing. Enjoyable but flawed. Not this bands best effort but really really good.
Et af de bedre hard rock/metal albums, varieret, mens slår rimeligt hård alligevel
Heavy. Really fucking heavy
I’m not super familiar with Black Sabbath. But, this album is solid with some really tight and inspired playing.
A great album cover. Simple and to the point, just like the rekid!
Another sound album from Black Sabbath - does what it says on the box.
Overall good, not sure Ozzy can hear the rest of the band and I'll never enjoy Changes.
Good album from a good band. Not their best album but it definitely is a top tier metal album
It's okay, few songs still have that Black Sabbath essence I so crave (Supernaut & Snowblind). Feels like Geezer Butler is doing less of the lyrics creation so it doesn't have that sense of doom and gloom against the system combined with general evil that really give Black Sabbath that iconic founding start to Heavy Metal. 5/10 stick to the good stuff 1972 Black Sabbath members (Fuck Dio)
I dig this Black Sabbath album. It wasn’t as intense as I assume their albums would be and more lyrical.
It was fine. It bet in person it would blow me away, but at normal volumes it just wasn't that interesting
Not a bad album but honestly it missed so many of their best songs.
Prefer their previous album but can hear the influence this album had.
I've never really been a metal-head so this album is new to me. Is it ever heavy and dark. But in a good way. Ozzie has always come across as a bit of a flake to me since I only know him from the Osbornes reality show, but I can see that he and his band actually had real talent. If I'm ever in the mood for some head banging music this would fit the bill nicely. Thank you 1,001 for introducing me to something that I would have never think of playing.
Not bad, evolved but lost some of the charm of the first 3 records
Strong, heavy rock LP. Not as immediate or powerful as their other output but a great, chugging listen nonetheless.
Brighter than paranoid. Maybe laid foundations for later Zeppelin?
Intro to Cornucopia is everything. The rest of the album is a bit up and down. I don't really care for the instrumentals, 'FX' is entirely pointless and 'Changes' is just mawkish.
dark sludge rock with the weightiness of a legendary classic album. like Led Zeppelin, but with less LoTR and probably a similar amount of drugs. 3.5/5
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to - some really nice light and shade.
When I think of Black Sabbath, images of Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a bat come to mind, and "crazy train" is the standard song I think of. This album took me by surprise with how soft and gentle most of it was. I didn't recognize the band until "St. Vitus Dance" at the end of the album.
Best Song: Supernaut. That perfect Sabbath mix of ethereal vocals and deep, proto-metal grooves. Worst Song: Changes. Don't get me wrong, this is a great song. It just isn't a great Black Sabbath song. Nearly every cover I've heard feels better and more natural than this version. Overall: Pretty solid album. Ozzy is in near-perfect form, and that kind of pitchy shout-singing contrasts well against the instrumentals. Conversely, the pacing/track order is a bit bizarre: "Laguna Sunrise" seems better suited as an opener or closer, and as it is sits really awkwardly in the middle of the album. Also, and maybe this is just my more modern sensibilities pushing in, but I often find myself wishing Black Sabbath played at 1.25x their default speed (more like the latter half of Snowblind) to drive the intensity and pace further forward. Alas, baseline slow Sabbath is alright.
Some good stuff, especially the instrumental. But some that I didn't like.
Pleasurable
Changes is a great song. Well done album with big hits and gives breathing room on the off tracks. Just not my cup of tea.
Changes Snowblind Under the sun / Every day comes and goes
Прослушано! Громко, напористо, но как то не заводит.
3.5/5 I have to try more albums of Black Sabbath. It’s a great Dad rock band and I don’t know enough about them. Favourite songs: - Changes - Supernaut
I got a sense recording this album was chaotic times. Never listened to it straight though, not upset I did
This album takes a little while to get rolling. "Supernaut" is a crushing track, and from there they kind of get their feet under them. I like the experimentation on the 2nd half, "Laguna Sunrise" in particular is a nice change of pace. And boy this one is heavy.
Not their best.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Pretty good stuff
Solid. This is my second listen, and I enjoyed it a lot more this time. I missed the rock sound on 'Changes', despite it having 55 million listens on spotify, I didn't fw it. Snowblind and tomorrow's dream were my favs. I'm not blown away enough to give it anything higher than 3, still a reasonable listen. Love the energy of Supernaut. Also, wtf is "FX" doing on there?
not bad
I couldn't really get into Ozzy's voice, but what a group of expert rockers.
Oh, well. Ça me rappelle les party en secondaire 4
I enjoyed it, generally a softer sound than I expected. Not overwhelming so an average 3*
Liked it. Probably not as much as I was expecting though.
I guess there’s more to Black Sabbath than I’d give them credit for. Unexpectedly diverse. I do feel like when they sound “different” it’s a pretty straight “homage” to someone else - that sounds like Hendrix, this sounds like Led Zep, that sounds like late Beatles. OK but not what I’m in to.
Not a huge fan but it was OK
Not quite as many memorable songs as on Paranoid.
Has some good tunes, I prefer some of their other albums though
Never listened to a black Sabbath album before... Pretty much exactly what I expected. Got some cool riffs
Well, they're no Zeppelin. Riffs aplenty, but songs? Nah.
Black crappath
T3B 1. Snowblind 2. Supernaut 3. Cornucopia
Having heard a lot about Black Sabbath and Ozzy's famous bat biting incident, I've never listened to an album in full. Vol. 4 is full of hard hitting metal, yet with one surprising ballad in "Changes" helps give the album a little nuance. And despite Iommi calling "FX" a total joke, created whilst they were high, it worked pretty well as part of the album. Best: Changes Worst: St. Vitus Dance
12th September 2022 Listened throughout the day while working from home. Seb came to stay and ate out in Stroud at the Japanese place. Lovely mix of heavy and light, Ozzy’s vocals are iconic. Sabbath are a true great. 3.5 if I could.
Not something I would listen to otherwise but it is well done. Some tracks were a bit boring to me.
Guitar heavy songs, pretty alright, some interesting melodies
It was a pretty good album. I knew a couple of the songs. This was album was on par with the first Black Sabbath album. Better than a 3, not really a 4.
This album is brought to you by cocaine. This was where Sabbath moved from the proto-metal sludge into trying to be the Pink Floyd of metal. Still, some great songs on here.
I am a person who barely knows Black Sabbath, I know who they are, I heard them around me growing up...didn't own anything from them but when I hear Changes, I know the tune... This is an album that starts big, stays big...and is one of the more fun listens to I have had recently. And then you read the wiki about the cocaine used and think... They were THAT functional on coke? Jeebus.
was okay but wouldnt go back to it
Has a few high notes but some filler too.
Pretty classic rock. Not bad, not my favorite of all time either.
Was expecting more being a fan of Paranoid and the self-titled album. I am not loving the stoner metal sound and I feel like “Changes” doesn’t really fit in this track list. Favorite songs: Supernaut Laguna Sunrise
Black Sabbath has their influence on so much of what is coming out of metal, and pretty much every sub-genre of hard rock, these days. While that's interesting, the influence doesn't do much for me. I'm not a huge fan of Ozzy's voice and their is too much redundancy for me in the guitar riffs.
3.0
I am always surprised by how unfamiliar I am with Black Sabbath's music. They were still super-popular in my tween, early teen, and teen years, even though I don't think they were putting out new stuff by the time my peers were into them -- I think Ozzy was already off and running with solo career by then -- and given how into rock and hard rock I was at the time, it would've made sense for me to deep into Sabbath. Oh, well, for whatever reason, I missed them for the most part. Nice to hear them now. This is some great music and as with the other Sabbath albums served up by this project, it makes total sense to me how often I hear this band referenced as a major influence on countless bands that followed.
without this album, the world would not have heard charles bradley's sublime recording of "changes"
Innocence and faerie tales vs. reality and disillusion. This whole album is the diary of a young man’s coming of age, with all its attendant rebellion against the systems under which he was reared. This is all about the internal changes that come with the cold confrontations a young person must reckon with when becoming an adult. “FX” feels like some kind of calibration, a preparation for the quest that subsequently unfolds, a search to recapture the magic of youth. Serenity follows madness.
The album opens extremely strong with great giutar riffs in the opener and a real momentum is created over the first two tracks. Unfortunately this momentum is killed by some of the most criminal track sequencing I've ever heard. The one two punch of Changes and FX drags on and kills the energy of the album just as it is getting started. I actually think changes is a nice, introspective track but it's a bit too long and seriously should be a closer or a mid-album break and not the third track. Snowblind is a very epic midpoint with a great guitar solo. It's well placed as this grand ceterpoint of the album with more excellent guitar work. The back half of the album drags a little with a slight lack of energy although I did like the way Cornocopia evolved over the course of the song. I thought the instrumental outro at the end of the closing song was a good way to end the album. The 2nd Black Sabbath album I've listened to and it was another pretty good one. Some great tracks like Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener and Snowblind but the track sequencing was unforgivable and really hurt the album experience for me. 3.5
Pretty standard Sabbath album. Have heard this a few times before. Handful of decent songs, Supernaught being the highlight. I think a few more listenes would help, but after one nonstop listen 3.2/5
3, changes
Pretty good.
Interesting album, felt "all filler, no killer" - Changes and Snowblind came close - but strangely still found it overall very listenable.
Best Tracks: Changes, Supernaut, Snowblind and Tomorrow's Dream.
I feel about the same about this album as the other Black Sabbath album...music was good but the vocals weren't for me. I do think it was more interesting as they were obviously trying some different stuff, but still just not super impressive to me
Love the instrumentals but the vocals get tiring after a while. 5/5 for instrumentals but Ozzy's vocals really don't do it for me.
Like the music, don't like the singing
I'm new to Black Sabbath - for some reason I missed them when I was a kid despite loving Zeppelin, the Stooges etc. I found this album surprisingly good. Will probably go back to it
The doomiest of the classic era Sabbath albums - you can almost hear a whole new genre being birthed - but probably the least sticky in terms of riffs. I love the 1970s inasmuch as you could put some rammell like 'Laguna Sunrise' on an album like this, and you can even get away with 'FX', which sounds like some aimless noodling. You know what though? Slightly clunky piano aside, 'Changes' ain't half bad, even though the late Charles Bradley made it his own. Pioneering in terms of head-crushing doom; emblematic in the 'anything goes' way a lot of rock from this era was. Which I find charming.
I've heard this album before, but none of the songs were anything I had heard on the radio before so I didn't give it much credit. But, after listening to it now, I really think I enjoyed it and need to keep listening to it. My favorite track is Changes, followed by Supernaut and FX. 3.5 / 5
My introduction to metal. I put it on while I’m completing some tasks for the day. And I swear I wasn’t even halfway through the album and when I checked the last song was already playing. It’s not the longest album out there, but time passed by quickly. For the most part, I liked bits and pieces. I’m not the type who really likes the harder rock and metal sound. So it’s not something I like enough to save, but still decent. Highlights: Changes, Supernaut, Laguna Sunrise, St. Vitus Dance
not bad
Honestly one of my least favorite Black Sabbath records. The production is a bit lackluster, disappointing being their 4th release. The 2021 remaster sounds slightly better. The riffs are less memorable but more creative, "Wheels of Confusion" and to an extent "Tomorrow's Dream" definitely sound progressive. I was not expecting a dull pop ballad with "Changes" and I honestly do not like it, and I can't understand how it's so popular. Album picks up with "Supernaut." It's raw and heavy with awesome moments, and a strange Latino percussion in the middle. "Snowblind" is the best track on the album. The buildup reminds me of their s/t. "Cornucopia" has my favorite doom sound, but I didn't care for the middle bit. I enjoyed the "Laguna Sunrise" interlude; it didn't disrupt the flow the same way that "Changes" and "FX" did earlier. "St Vitus Dance" sounds like a polka dance at a satanic temple. We end with the heavy, progressive "Under the Sun," probably my second favorite song. There are moments where the guitar, drums, and vocals independently grab my attention. Those last 2 minutes are an epic way to close to the album. 3 stars for the poor production (compared to their other albums), the bad track ordering, and the tracks being less memorable and (for most) filled with weak moments or choices. Still, it's Black Sabbath at their most creative and cocaine-fuelled, and their prog spin makes for remarkable dark highlights that no one else could live up to until the 90s.
im calling this a 2.5, rounding up because i didnt really dislike anything
Enjoyed more than I expected
A ne loše samo nije više moj đir. Snowblind mi je najbolja pjesma.
An a-ok rock album
Liked it!
enjoyed more than i thought i would
Flow style, vibed to the bside? tracks, listened to the 2021 remaster
Enjoyable and interesting ting, with a few odd tracks here and there. 6/10.
I didn’t enjoy this record much not because it isn’t good but because it’s not what my taste in music gravitates against. For fans of the rock genre I can see how good of a record this would be for them but for me it’s really nothing special.
Solid three. Not as good as Paranoid.
Fine. Bit annoying after a while. Should have eaten a bat or something.
Not my favourite Sabbath
Changes was my favorite.
There are albums by Black Sabbath that I find more interesting than this one!
Good album. Hardcore
Yllättävän melodinen paketti taas. Ihan ok.
I wonder if Black Sabbath is something people listen to *in spite of* Ozzy's voice. Musically, there's interesting stuff going on and I imagine he's an excellent live frontman but I can't get totally on board with the vocals.
I liked it and I really did NOT see that one coming
bit miserable
Better than expected
Ihan ok pläjäys ilman suurempia ihastuksia tai vihastuksia.
Although I did not enjoy this Black Sabbath album as much as the first on our 1001 journey, it wasn’t bad at all. It’s heavy, but not too hard, still quite listenable for me with variety in melodies and tempos. I doubt that I will have the urge to go back for a full album listen in the future though.
I can’t say I was thrilled to have to listen to Black Sabbath today. I liked their last album well enough, but I didn’t recognize any of the songs on here and wasn’t really in the mood… While they still aren’t really my preferred listening choice, they are really good at what they do and I found the album often enjoyable. But then I also often found it tedious. I get tired of Ozzy’s delivery at times and long for more variety, and like a lot of heavy metal some songs just seem to grind along. But the band is really talented and there are things I really like. Turns out I did know the song “Changes” and have heard it many times. It’s a piano-driven ballad that is pretty good. Other highlights for me included the instrumental second half of the first track “The Straightener”. I like “Supernaut” - great guitar riff and drums! “Laguna Sunrise” is an acoustic guitar/orchestra song that seems out of place here, but was a nice change of pace in the middle of side B. It would seem more at home on a movie soundtrack… “FX” was annoying to me… after reading the wikipedia article it was clearly an idea born out of way too many drugs. Can’t imagine not hitting skip if this were to come up again in the future. BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4 is a decent listening experience with moments that I really like, but it isn’t something I want to listen to start to finish.
This was pretty good; however, not THE best Sabbath album and there weren't a lot of tracks that obviously stood out from the rest.
Just really average. Nothing really stands out, but nothing is bad per se, except for "FX" which is basically a meme track (they said it themselves, apparently).
Interesting choice of albums from Black Sabbath. Starts out slow and steady, sounding just like Black Sabbath with sinister guitar, straight ahead drums, and plenty of bass, plus Ozzie's somewhat nasal slightly otherworldy tone which is the perfect match to the music. The piano ballad "Changes" was a pretty surprise and Supernaut has some very catchy riffs. I very much like the best of Sabbath, and am fine with the rest. I'd call this album fine.
Was not expecting a cover of "Changes" here. Overall though, to me this is not their best album. FX is a surprising experimental piece. Definitely preferred their debut (the only one I've rated at this point). Still good though. 3.5 to 3.
An excellent effort by an average band.
Pretty solid album again from Black Sabbath. Changes is a surprisingly good ballad. The rest of the album does what sabbath is known for. This one is a bit better than the other one too. 7.3/10
A bit too old school for me, but easy to listen. I like it.
A few bobs, but nothing stuck out
Sloppy and unfocused, but ozzy's voice is still startling (in a good way) on virtually every song. Changes is my favourite track
Early metal with a dash of psych and very melodic with plenty of unexpected hooks.
I have probably never listened to Black Sabbath yet, at least not to their full albums. To be honest I was afraid it would be too hard, but it's perfectly listenable. It's not necessarily my cup of tea, but I also don't think it's a bad album. "Changes" made me realize where that sample originally came from (thanks Eminem, I guess). :)
Enjoyed this album quite a bit, just felt it wasn't very cohesive. I especially didn't really see how the instrumental track in the first half really fit with the rest of the album. Some great tracks though. Favourite Tracks: Changes, Supernaut, Cornucopia
It certainly brings the iconic sabbath sound and presents a straightforward heavy, gritty metal sound, if you’re looking to rock out and not much else, this will do. I don’t think it holds up to something like paranoid, not many memorable tracks or super interesting sections in songs apart from a few nasty guitar solos. 3 stars since I gave paranoid 5 and I think some other sabbath albums would fit better in the 4 star slot.
Changes and FX was duds
Not as good as earlier Sabbath albums.
Two Sabbath albums back to back, but very disappointing - I didn't need to hear Ozzy singing a piano ballad. Only a couple of good tracks.
Cool and electric album, easy for listening
This is decent, but it doesn’t blow me away. 3 stars is harsh but 4 is too many. 3.5!!
Classic rock hits. Fun listening
Not bad
Nothing to write home about, but a fairly enjoyable album with moderate filler.
October 4, 2021 Not bad - a little forgettable. I enjoyed "Snowblind".
Meh... won't be looking for Vol. 5.
I guess maybe I had an incorrect assumption about Black Sabbath but this is not very hard at all.
The fourth album by the popular Black Sabbath band almost caused their downfall, with how often they were "arsing around" (doing drugs & not recording enough). But that goofing off also let the band experiment with new sounds, as well as staying true to their heavy-style roots. Released to dismissive critics, the album still went on to perform well and is a great example of Black Sabbath's musical range. I enjoyed the album!
Always struggled with this one.
boring apart from the last track.
Un bon album de black Sabbath.
Obviously I know who Black Sabbath is but have never listened to a full record. This was better than I expected it to be and there are a couple bangers on here.
Decidedly not for me, but good! I enjoyed 'Wheels of Confusion' and 'Changes'.
i liked it!
I've heard a few tracks from Black Sabbath many times, and two of their albums all the way through at least once. This album was new music to me. The album was good, but nothing stood out as iconic as their other works. I'm not sure if 'iconic' is a measure of the quality of the music, or if 'iconic' is just a sum of the pop-culture weight that has accumulated over time to some of Black Sabbath's music.
Volume four, is not quite a 4
Hmm loved some f it, meh about the rest. 3.5
Lesser sabbath
A highly listenable chunk of quite proggy metal from the inventors of the genre themselves. However, at times I found the songs rather self-indulgent without being memorable and inspiring. There are riffs and hooks spread throughout but none really grabbed me. Except, that is, for the standout track on this album, "Changes", which really stands apart from the rest of the tracks. A solid 3/5 from me!
Changes Snowblind Cornucopia
Changes, Supernaut
2,7 Stem is precies vaak op achtergrond ofzo. Changes is van hun oké ik heb weer iets bijgeleerd.
Maintaining my opinion that Ozzy was the weak link in Sabbath.
The album has a lot of different songs not your normal rock heavy metal album however not many songs that make me want to go back for more 3/5
Shit rocks! Never listened to a full Sabbath album before but it was pretty good. More soft parts than I though there would be, kind of a nice surprise.
Definitely not my favourite black Sabbath album, still ozzy though do still decent. 3/5
Very good, just not my favorite Sabbath.
Zang van Ozzy trek ik slecht, maar de gitaarriffs zijn echt geweldig. Cool om eens een hele plaat van ze te luisteren.
Viel best mee, dacht dat het afschuwelijk zou zijn.
I really like Black Sabbath, but have generally stuck to 'greatest hits' stuff to this point. This album was softer and more varied than imagined. Some departures from the classic Black Sabbath sound are more successful than others. Overall, about half of the stuff on here is great (Wheels of Confusion, Tomorrows Dream, Changes, Supertnaught, Snowblind), but some of is a bit pointless (FX, Laguna Sunrise), and the rest is forgettable (Cornucopia, St. Vitus' Day, Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes). I really want to give it a 4, but on that balance of the above, it has to be s a 3/5.
Inspirational of all the riddly diddlys out there, this was a fun hard rock and metal album.
Not a bad album. "Changes" is the best song on the album and it's great. 6/10.
not my bag
it's metal
Good, but not unforgettable
Ozzy and Sabbath, a great rocking pair. A good album.
A pretty underwhelming Sabbath album. Unfortunately this one could have been dumped on the list in favor of an album by an artist that is not on this list since this one feels pretty redundant. You can feel the band's struggle in the record, which isn't a good sign. 2/5
Classic rock is not really my genre. There was one recognizable song, maybe used in a sample, Changes, and that was interesting. I prefer the slower, acoustic songs, but even so, it didn't pull me in very much. I've never listened to a Black Sabbath album in full, so now I can say I did. woot. I listened to some more of their popular songs after, and was like, oh yeah
1.8/5 I was expecting more. I like some of their hit songs but this was void of any of them.
ehh, not into it
Not a giant black sabbath fan. Kinda boring for all the hype it gets. Changes was a good song.
Yrh
Didn’t really get much out of it. I believe there’s more to it I’m not hearing but it didn’t happen for me on a couple listens
-4
Edgy for the time, but a bit boring.
no me gusta el aire que da
Yes it’s Sabbath. No it’s not any of the Sabbath songs you want to hear.
Yeea not bad
Really underwhelming for me. Clearly the band is insanely talented but nothing about this past that fact feels particularly interesting to me.
Ok
Ok
**an ok album. A lot of banging instruments
Snowblind
It was okay. Good background music for working but nothing much else. 2.5
I didn’t really enjoy this. Trying too hard.
#375/1001. Black Sabbath runs out of hits and goes melodic. Boring.
It was more melodic in places than I initially thought it would be and I understand the importance of the band and their influence but it did nothing for me
i was sort of expecting this to be a little better…… i was a bit disappointed actually
Annoying
album 59 it's fine! changes bangs but otherwise its whatever ꩜ album rating: ★★☆☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,030 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 31 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 12 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 47
Boy, these guys really do like snow, huh? Me personally I prefer the warmer seasons but hey to each their own!
Unmemorable.
muy cool
changes i know ? this one is cute the rest maybe a bit too classic-rocky for me
Couple of decent tracks like Supernaut & Cornocopia but overall not really my thing 2/5
never listened to them but i've always heard the name. coming from someone who knows literally zero things about them i was a little... let down? i don't know maybe i just expected something in a heavier direction. it was okay! fave track: supernaut
It was fine enough, but not my thing.
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Ozzy does tend to slur his words together though
Listen I know they're supposed to be revolutionary pioneers of metal and I respect that, but this just ISNT my thing. At all.
objetivamente está bien pero yo no vibre nada, capaz no era el momento para escucharlo y me pareció medio pesado
Tracks: 1 Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener I like the beat and the instrumental a lot but I wasn’t a fan of the singing and the lyrics. Also too long. 2 Tomorrow’s Dream Better than the last but I’m still not a fan. 3 Changes Bro this is the song they got i’m going through changes from in big mouth; already makes me have a bad association with it. I don’t like it anyways it’s too slow. 4 FX It’s just some strange drum banging? 5 Supernaut Meh 6 Snowblind I actually like this one a good amount. The rhythm and singing and beat is really good. 👍 7 Cornucopia I don’t like the way he sings it- it’s too cut off. I’m not really sure how to describe it. 8 Laguna Sunrise This was a nice little instrumental. I didn’t like it that much though. 9 St. Vitus Dance Another meh instrumental 10 Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes It was okay not enough for me to like it though.(?) Overall: Mehhhhhh
I liked the bits with the instruments but i did not like the bits with the man. Mostly by the end i was neutral but the beginning put me off enough to round down.
There were some moments that really surprised me and I enjoyed and they were usually when they were doing sick guitar riffs but Ozzy was a little too earnest here for my liking and they were a little too jammy and I just don’t feel like they have the instrumental props to pull that off.
#bernwoche Viel zu poppig, Lyrics besonders belanglos, erfolgreiches Schema zu oft wiederholt. Dennoch funktioniert es für mich auf einer bestimmten Wbene (die des Eiffsounds in Kombi mit den Srums). Auf den meisten anderen aber gar nicht.
Not
Different, some songs just ok
Fell asleep. Some manic drum fills woke me up.