Reviews (page 15 of 16)
You can imagine the cocaine hanging in the air in the LA studio during this recording session. Truly epic guitar and drum composition, mixed with haunting rhythms for Ozzy to lay on a thick layer of buttercream icing onto this devil’s food cake of an album. 5 stars.
Lesser known good songs on there
Har ägt plattan en gång i tiden men sålde den då plattan saknar låtar som sticker ut.
Toujours aimé Black Sabbath, leur chanson Changes est si poignante (version originale ou en reprise). La voix d'Ozzy est si particulière. M'a donné le goût d'écouter encore d'autres de leurs albums
estuvo bueno la verdad, no me cambió la vida pero re bien. 8/10
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.
Rock and rolllll :D
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.
All hail the forefathers of metal. 🤟
01/04/23: Great production/musicianship, a lot of power to the guitar and drums. Ozzy's vocals are stellar. Didn't pay much attention to lyrics but apparently it's some sort of ode to cocaine. My first listen highlights are as follows: -Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener -Changes -Supernaut -Snowblind -Laguna Sunrise -Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes
This album needs no listening, a staple from my days at school, university and beyond. This is a fantastic album and is peak Sabbath with the whole band being on top form. Some great heavy tracks like Wheels of Confusion, Snowblind and Tomorrow's Dream through to the delightful ballad that is Changes and instrumental Laguna Sunrise and not forgetting Supernaut that has been rejuvenated through Iron Man.
A really solid album I've never listened to. No major hits, but all really good songs
Overall good, not sure Ozzy can hear the rest of the band and I'll never enjoy Changes.
Surprisingly arty.
Good album from a good band. Not their best album but it definitely is a top tier metal album
Love Black Sabbath.
Not the best Black Sabbath album at all imo, but it has some strong songs still. Saved tracks: Tomorrow's Dream, Supernaut, Snowblind, Under The Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes
First of all, Sabbath rules. There are 4 essential Sabbath tracks here (Wheels of Confusion, Tomorrow’s Dream, Supernaut, and Snowblind). These are behemoths, metallic marvels. The rest is not bad. Decent fun with some instrumental experiments thrown in. I’m really not that jazzed about Changes. Classic Ozzy track but not really Sabbath’s forte. There are more complete Sabbath records, but you can’t go wrong with this one.
LP
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)
4.5
Great riffs, but some of the vocal melodies would benefit some work. For me, this album is inferior to the debut, to paranoid and to master of reality.
I dig this Black Sabbath album. It wasn’t as intense as I assume their albums would be and more lyrical.
Zróżnicowany album, czasem melancholijny.
It was fine. It bet in person it would blow me away, but at normal volumes it just wasn't that interesting
Not bad stuff
Hey, hey. El metal es un género muy cercano a mi corazón, por lo que escuchar en este disco muchos de los estilos y subgéneros que ahora escucho es sin duda esclarecedor
I really liked the intro song! Wasn’t able to listen to it all! But brought me back to working on cars with my dad.
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.
If the only downside to this album is the song “Changes”, then it really isn’t such a bad thing. Tony is still reigning Riff Engineer General, Geezer plays all the right notes and locks in with Bill Ward, who slays the drums. If there is a weak link it is Ozzy. But he is still solid and Sabbath wouldn’t be Sabbath, in this period, without him.
This is the kind of album I was hoping to find in this book. Love The Straightener and Tomorrow’s Dream. Changes and Laguna Sunrise were quite a surprise. FX was a bit unnecessary but its a funny story. Orchestration is surprisingly good throughout. Guitar keeps going just beyond abilities on Under the Sun. This is a keeper album to me for sure. Absolutely fucking rocks.
I recognize this album cover. I’m pretty sure MG bought this one on release. Tony’a guitar playing is quite good and the drumming is also top shelf. Hard to believe they pulled this off drunk and stoned. I like the ballad on this album too. I made a rookie mistake and rated the War Pigs album too low so will bump this one.
Their guitarist, Tony Iommi, has gone riff crazy on this one, changing it up every couple of minutes. Black Sabbath were starting to sound a little pre-fab at this point, though now that I’ve listened to Metallica, who sold a zillion times more LPs and claim that BS was a big influence, I can appreciate Tony more. The opening track’s main riff is uninspired, but the guitar work that graces the intro and last 2 minutes make up for it. “Supernaut”, Frank Zappa’s favorite apparently, and “Under the Sun” are quality enough to have been on one of their earlier releases. I'll give a thumbs down to the ballads and the echo chamber song. It's interesting that their record company forced them to change the name of this album from "Snowblind" as they did their second LP, from "War Pigs".
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
Heard individual tracks before, but never listened to the full album - which at 42 years of age is a travesty because this album is the bollocks.
Strong, heavy rock LP. Not as immediate or powerful as their other output but a great, chugging listen nonetheless.
Not as good as paranoid but still great album with cool riffs, drum, bass and some of Ozzys better vocals
me entretuvo bastante
Surprisingly good. Liked Ozzy’s singing, really liked Changes.
Kinda average, typical Black Sabbath
Ash man loved dancing to this
This is another of those essential heavy metal records. No collection is complete without this album in it. The band was zonked outta their minds on cocaine, but the record delivers. Supernaut, Snowblind, Changes are some of the finest songs Sabbath ever wrote.
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.
Very very very good.
Supernaut is God tier Sabbath. Wheels of Confusion and Changes are good, bordering on great. The rest is good, but altogether not as satisfying a listen as Masters of Reality.
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
It was nice for a metal album.
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to - some really nice light and shade.
From when heavy metal was cool.
Yeah, loved it...
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.
This is a great album, I love Black Sabbath but have spent more time listening to their first three albums. So, this was a nice album to get today. So many solid songs, and I really like some of the diversity is genre that they're incorporating. I'll definitely listen to this one more from now on. Standout Tracks: Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener, Changes, Supernaut, Snowblind, Laguna Sunrise
The story about the recording of this album is almost as interesting as the album itself. I'm always amazed that bands can put out work like this while in a haze of drugs and booze. There's good range on this one, with "Supernaut" the obvious standout and some nice production turns on "FX" and "Changes".
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.
Unha sonoridade impropia da súa década que se fai tremendamente actual. O ritmo do baixo asulagate cando o escoitas. Sabía que me gustaba Black Sabath pero non tanto.
I think I’m a Black Sabbath fan.
Some good stuff, especially the instrumental. But some that I didn't like.
Found myself digging these songs more than the last Black Sabbath álbum assigned.
Pleasurable
Yes. Just this black viscous goopy wave of cacophony scored with deep bass and vitriol. Love it.
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.
Whatever it is about metal you like, Sabbath did it first.
Love the groove of old early metal. Solid vibes, and I love seeing the roots of the genre extend down into NWOTHM, DOOM and Stoner metal. Sabbath age well IMO.
Much better than last album. Good guitars. Better altogether songs.
Changes Snowblind Under the sun / Every day comes and goes
Прослушано! Громко, напористо, но как то не заводит.
4. Very good record, sound still sounds fresh. Standouts: Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener, Tomorrow's Dream, Supernaut, Snowblind, Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes.
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’d have gone with Paranoid but this has some interesting stuff.
I got a sense recording this album was chaotic times. Never listened to it straight though, not upset I did
10/??/2022 Retrospective listen. This album is so fucking good. Honestly my favorite album that I've heard from Black Sabbath so far. Made me want to listen to even more of their stuff. Idk how they're so fucking tight and solid with their sound. Cornucopia, Changes, and Snowblind were my favorites. I had loved Under the Sun before hearing the entire album, so getting to hear it as the closing track was truly the cherry on top.
Great ofc, not the superclassic, but still ;)
Really good album, didn't know this one yet. Familiar sound, but also some surprising elements, making the album very interesting.
Really good album, Black Sabbath pushing heavy in lots of different directions in this album with full on metal ballad. The openers and closer both awesome songs and snowblind is up there with the best cocaine songs of all time. Supernaut is an underrated song.
Enjoyed!
I really enjoyed that. Based on the rock music I listen to today this felt like a melting pot of genres. 4/5
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.
Geiler 70s sound! Rock von damals ist auf jeden Fall extrem in meinem Musik-Gedächtnis verankert. Danke Papa 🙃
Not their best.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Pretty good stuff
Dit album kende ik nog niet helemaal. Goed, maar misschien niet echt de positieve uitschieters van andere eerdere albums.
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?
This album rips. Had to check when Slow Ride was released bc the opening riff reminded me of that tune, seems Foghat ripped it off Sabbath. This album was fun, Iommi shreds, Ozzy wails, 5 stars
I'm biased, deal with it. Long live Sabbath!
4/5 Best song: Changes
5/5 Kanntr ich schosch Banger Dicker Ohrwurm von Changes 💦
Great album
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.
ALBUM RATING: 4.5 ALBUM GRADE: A TRACK RATINGS: 1. Wheels of Confusion - 4.5 2. Tomorrow’s Dream - 4.5 3. Changes - 4.0 4. FX - 3.0 5. Supernaut - 5.0 6. Snowblind - 5.0* 7. Cornucopia - 4.5 8. Laguna Sunrise - 4.0 9. St. Vitus’ Dance - 4.0 10. Under the Sun - 4.5 *Power track (adds 0.1 to the total album rating)
Great album that I have never listened to, I’ve only heard their hits. Solid power chord driven rock with intricate bass lines. Many of the e bands I enjoy listen to list them as an influence, so will give more of their albums a listen for sure.
This one has actually survived over time :)
This is great, very Led Zeppelin, maybe with a little less variety, but Ozzy's charisma makes up for it.
Now that's music!
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
Mint, really enjoyed it.
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
It’s Ozzy man, where’s fucking Sharon!!
Riffs.
Well, they're no Zeppelin. Riffs aplenty, but songs? Nah.
Black crappath
Vol. 4/5
Banger
T3B 1. Snowblind 2. Supernaut 3. Cornucopia
Good record all of it
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
Dope dope dope. Ozzy voice gets annoying after some time but this album kicks ass. Great flow of up and down heavy and soft. First real time listening to BS
Fucking sick. They rock the simple riffs to the shredding solos to the ballads. From a songwriting perspective, Black Sabbath has some really unique bridges and outros.
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.
solid early Sabbath, liked it
the first four albums plus Heaven And Hell (which I actually enjoy more since I prefer Dio to Ozzy but that's another topic entirely) are very close to my heart, and Vol .4 especially has some of my favorite Sabbath songs, for example Supernaut and Snowblind
Not something I would listen to otherwise but it is well done. Some tracks were a bit boring to me.
not really my thing
I actually enjoyed this a lot. Had never listened to Black Sabbath before so was expecting something overall heavier.
Love the cover. Not a fan of the music.
Great workout album honestly. Love the guitar and drumming. Classic rock/metal is always amazing and this is like the purest form of it. Was pleasantly surprised by changes and laguna sunrise. Didn’t think they would be a black sabbath track.
Never listened to Black Sabbath before. Crazy. This is much better than I was expecting. Actually, pretty good. Already on my second listen through. Stand out tracks: Changes (love the Charles Bradley cover), Snowblind, Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener.
My love for early metal is equal to my disdain of current metal. damn that under the sun song is good.
Guitar heavy songs, pretty alright, some interesting melodies
This was my first time listening to a hard rock made in the 70s
Excellent performance by the group, very tight and cohesive album with catchy and popular songs.
It really doesn't get any better than Black Sabbath, really. Listen to this album and put that up against anything Ozzy has done lately and you'll see that the Ozzy of today hasn't lost a single step. I really need to listen to this album a lot more often. I loved the cover of Supernaut that 1000 Homo DJs did ages ago. The original is just as hard hitting.
Plus les albums de hard rock défilent dans le générateur, plus mon rival et compagnon d'écoute eltrapeze se rapproche de mon père étant donné leur passion commune pour ce style de musique. Le lendemain de la génération de cet album et alors que je déjeunais avec mes parents, j'eus la très mauvaise idée de mettre mes coudes sur la table. Mon géniteur se fendit alors de la réflexion suivante : « Je donnerais si cher pour que mon fils biologique soit eltrapeze et non toi, robphacochère… » Je courus m'enfermer dans ma chambre et allai pleurer sous ma couette.
Cet album vient encore un peu plus nouer les liens très forts qui m'unissent au père de robpecunière. Je me réjouis d'avance de partager avec lui certains des solos endiablés de cet album de Black Sabbath, au fond de sa caverne a vinyles.
I love it
At first I thought it was an ac/dc album and was like how’d they get so good all the sudden. Lol. This album was great.
Heard many of these songs before and loved them (Changes obviously!), don’t think ever listened to full album start to finish.
Heavy rock blues and the blueprint for metal’s rise to fame.
Not as good as "Master Of Reality" but better than "Never Say Die"
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.
Black Sabbath rock out, I don't know what to tell ya.
4.5/5
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Changes, Snowblind, Cornucopia, Under the sun
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.
Nice changes in glow Great guitars Good vocals 3.7/5
Classic. The mighty Sabbath is still the best!
Great metal riffs
I was surprised at how much I liked this. Since Black Sabbath was at the forefront of heavy metal, I assumed it would be screamy, but I apparently don’t understand what heavy metal is.
was okay but wouldnt go back to it
Great sound and catchy tunes.
Sólido.
Has a few high notes but some filler too.
Perfect album.
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’ve listened to quite a bit of Black Sabbath over the years but not really to the full albums much, and increasingly impressed with the band. This is very strong and also showcases the always-surprising gentler side, with the really beautiful Laguna Sunrise and of course the amazing Changes. There is some filler though, the genuinely pointless FX being the most egregious.
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.
4.5
Nice
without this album, the world would not have heard charles bradley's sublime recording of "changes"
just love the hard rock with no hesitations, it’s just so good
I like Sabbath. At times quite a bit. But still... I can't help but occasionally feel like Sabbath were no better than a high school band at times. This album gives a few good examples -> i.e. some of the riffs are really interesting but then either don't subtly diversify or lead into a good derivative part. Maybe they just weren't great songwriters. Or needed stronger preproduction. Or were inhaling Scarface amounts of coke and peaked on the intake during this album. It's probably that. Enough nitpicking, this is actually for the most part cool. Sludgy and creepy (Ozzy's voice of course the primary cause) but with enough unexpected turns to make most of the songs interesting. The first track for example...that tempo increase out of nowhere is weird as hell. "Tomorrow's Dream" and "Supernaut" are just awesome hard rock classics, my two faves on this album and brilliantly showcase how good this band could be at their best. Overall tho, there are parts that are tough for me. e.g. sometimes the sloppy performances (excepting Ozzy. I actually think his vocals are tremendous) are a bit distracting. Again...it's probably utterly patronizing but it's like talented high schoolers trying to play a bit above their weight class. I love Tony Iommi's sound of course, it's probably at worst half of what made this band unique. But the solos...ehh. FX might be the dumbest waste of major label studio time in history. thankfully it's short. "Changes" is their mellow "hit" here and frankly it's kinda childish. And "Snowblind" - even tho it's a catchy tune - has always driven me nuts because could not *one* stoned to the gills person in that studio have told Tony Iommi to tune his goddamn guitar?? one string is just ahhhhh (I think it's the G string, I can't not hear it on the arpeggios. still like the tune... mostly). "Cornucopia" has such a bad intro; it leads into a fine enough main section but that comical sludge is too much. Still still... I don't know why I focus on the negative. Because even if there are a few ehhh tunes this is one that's a worthy early metal collection - and the 2/3 of it that rocks is worthy of a recommendation. I think I'm a bit harsh on it because I often think they should have been so much *better* than they already were! e.g. a clean or better band w/could have made this a 10/10. Then again they wouldn't have been Black Sabbath so round and round it goes... 7/10 4 stars.
Not all the moves work, but it's good to hear a good heavy band stretch. Has to be consumed in order, I think.
curto das antiga pai muito bom
This one surprised me. Way more melodic than I expected less reliance on shredding guitar solos and more on song structure. There's even a piano balad (Changes). All-in-all listenable album. 4.5 🌟
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.
Good but not my style
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
Not their best, but still a very good record from Black Sabbaths peak. Favorites: "Wheels of Confusion", "Supernaut", "Under the Sun"
Not as good as the first three but still a top time.
Fucking great, enjoyed it, really lightened up my mood.
Genius.
Loved the instrumentals. Ozzy is a legend
Enjoyed 'Supernaut' Didn't realize how slow a lot of Sabbaths songs were. Only really know their bigger hits so this was a good listen. Kinda like a heavy Deep Purple? More rhythm than I was expecting
Geweldig album, wat een stem
Classic!
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
Surprised I'd never listened to this. Supernaut and Under the Sun were the standout tracks for me.
Solid album! Enjoyed supernaut and slowblind.
Meh. I do like early ‘Sabs’, and this was okay, but I feel like it is not as focussed as some of their earlier albums. I guess musically they were branching out, but it's the heavy metal thunder that I love about this band andd their early albums.
I really wanted to give this an objective listen and try and understand a little more about the music. But it's just not for me. I'm never going to like any metal music. I stopped after the first track and played some Smokey Robinson instead.
Standout Tracks: Wheels of Confusion, Changes, Snowblind, Laguna Surprise, Under The Sun
A more experimental and diverse Sabbath I think. Smoother and not as Heavy. More accomplished. Still good but easy to listen to.
3, changes
good stuff
Good, enjoyed it.
You can tell by the blatant lyrics that drugs and hedonism heavily influenced the proceedings, which is not always a good thing. There's a bit of a lack of craft just riffs, that quickly get tiresome. There is a change of pace on the piano led ballad 'Changes' (with some interesting mellotron) but even that's nothing special.
Got fed up really quick
Sabbath had collapsed under the weight of their own legend by the time they released this. And their enormous drug and alcohol intake probably didn't help much either
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.
didn’t have enough time to finish but what i listened to was great (up to changes)
Absoluut niet het beste Black Sabbath album. Zelfs wat saai met momenten
Not my favorite black Sabbath album, but still fun with some real bangers.
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.
This album instrumentally is a 5. Vocally ozzy is not.
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
Different than what I was expecting. I like Black Sabbath and I liked this album. But it was different.
I need to listen to Black Sabbath. I missed out. Both albums so far have been fantastic, and not at all what I assumed.
Ik vind het rockmuziek voor oude mannen. Nee, niks voor mij. Vooral de zangstem stoort me.
Not as good as the first two, but I enjoyed it.
There has to be an examination of how Funky so much early metal is. Also: are Sabbath The Godfather’s of grunge?
#2 sabbath imo
Similar to Deep Purple, lots of fun! The arrangements are fast, energetic, interesting. Noticing I’m tending to like a lot of 70s metal, then something happens 80s-00s that loses me really hard.
Awesome
Skárra en sumt. Ozzy enn leiðinlegur en það er þó allavega einhver tjáning í gangi þarna. Lögin mörg hver alveg ágæt. Ozzy er samt leiðinlegur.
Honestly, I thought the soulful version of “Changes” from Big Mouth was the original.
Goed albumpje
I'm starting to like this black Sabbath. Do you know I didn't know they did the original Supernaut? I'd only ever heard - and loved - the 1000 Homo DJs version of that. Haha. Life, am I right? Anyway, no wonder people like Black Sabbath. The songs are good. It's heavy, but that's not what makes it good. The songs are good. I liked this album.
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
Vol 4 is one of those albums that just quietly rules. It doesn't have any of their hits but it's just so solid all the way through. Ok, maybe changes is a bit how-ya-goin'. But whatever. 4/5.
Reading my colleagues review it sounds like the debut is better, well that's exciting because I quite enjoyed this one. I can't pick a favourite track though the whole album just feels so comfortable.
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
I should listen to more Black Sabbath.
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.
i'm not a rock or heavy metal fan so this is not something i would ever listen to. i get that there's a lot of people that would probably call this the best album ever but it's just not for me. not horrible, but something i would ever return to. favourite track: changes
im calling this a 2.5, rounding up because i didnt really dislike anything
Enjoyed this so much more than expected, best sabbath album so far
This is a great album from Sabbath, intense and often darkly beautiful. On my first pass through the album, I thought it was stylistically a little uneven, but coming at it again I appreciate the band’s efforts to stretch their legs a bit musically. There are some surprising touches here that you don’t really expect to find on a Sabbath album. I don't think Geezer Butler gets enough credit by the way for some pretty great songwriting. The lyrics are plainspoken, but often incisive and eloquent in a way that’s surprising for such heavy music. I think that is a big part of the magic for this band and for why they had such massive appeal. That, and they also freaking rock. Top notch all the way. Fave Songs: Snowblind, Supernaut, Changes, Under the Sun, St. Vitus Dance
Enjoyed more than I expected
Not my cup of tea, didn’t get on with it at all
Sempre necessária a sequência de heavy metal.
The Sabbath at their most drug fueled best, their coherent approach to heavy blues is quite wonderful. I love "Supernaut" "Wheels Of Confusion" "Snow Blind" "Cornucopia" and the much gentler "Changes". Ozzy at his best vocally and Tony Iommi is at his height guitar wise. The Rhythm section holds it altogether via Geezer and Bill Ward which is amazing considering the overindulgence in chemicals that they all allegedly were involved with at the time. Proper "Spinal Tap " stuff in real life. (A Gold Painted Bill Ward could come straight from the Spinal Tap Script on how they lost a drummer!) Good to see this on the list.
So good. The songs are really dynamic — they switch tempos (and sometimes even genres) mid-song but Black Sabbath has such incredible chemistry as a band at this point that everything clicks. The music sounds alive! I love the melodic songs too. I always knew Ozzy was a great singer but "Changes" was the song that made me realize he's one of the all-time great rock singers. The instrumental "Laguna Sunrise" is beautiful too. An eclectic album full of amazing performances. The way "Under the Sun" ends, with the band gradually slowing down, I always feel like I should applaud at the end. Great stuff.
It's Sabbath! This isn't the best Sabbath album, but it's still jam packed with great tunes. High 4 for me!
en route pour dégager le métal de mon genre détesté et remettre la country
A ne loše samo nije više moj đir. Snowblind mi je najbolja pjesma.
Događaj se odvio 17. listopada 2029. godine. /// Ulazi kupac u moju trgovinu ploča zvanu "TriTriŠest". Kupac: "Dobar dan, kako ste? Imam jedno zanimljivo pitanje za vas." Ja, Luka: "Hej, pozdrav, evo dok se vidimo dobro je, kažite?" Kupac: "Pošto su mi mnogi rekli da ako slušam heavy metal/hard rock, moram bar proći albume Black Sabbatha, možete mi možda dati/preporučiti njihov najbolji album pa da s time krenem u akciju hevi metalizma?" Ja, Luka: "Nema problema, izvolite." Kupac: "Hvala puno, malo mi taj čovjek na slici izgleda kao Mišo Kovač zbog dignute ruke hehe." Ja, Luka: "Bome imate pravo, odoh poslušati njegovu onu Dalmatino i popit koju. Upravo ću zatvoriti trgovinu, lijep pozdrav vam želim i hvala što ste došli!" Kupac: "Ne, hvala vama!" Kupac je otišao sa osmijehom na licu, a moj dan je bio ispunjen.
An a-ok rock album
I'm honestly blown away. This was amazing! The only Black Sabbath I'd listened to before this was their debut, and I liked this a lot more. Ozzy's singing is really good on this album, I thought he sounded a little like Robert Plant at times. A super great hard rock record that knew when to slow down a little. VERY glad I listened to it!
Classic
Meh... Ég þurfti ekki að hlusta á þessa plötu. Lögin eru einföld og endurtekningasöm, og mest spilaða lagið, Changes, vekur beinlínis upp kjánahroll. Rödd Ozzy er bæði léleg og leiðinleg. En jæja, sumt rennur þokkalega í gegn þrátt fyrir allt. Ekki botninn, en ég mun ekki hlusta aftur.
Amazing from the beginning until the end.
I am a Black Sabbath fan now. Thank you, 1001 Albums Generator.
Really haven't had much exposure to Black Sabbath before but damn they can rock. Love the dark, fuzzy guitar that gives the sense of forward motion
Liked it!
ittl be lucky to beat a 1
Never really listened to sabbath but I like them. Gives me a zeppelin vibe
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.
Heavy lot of fun
My fifth favourite Sabbath album... :)
Just about their best and a high-water mark for the first heavy metal era.
Yew already kno
Favorite Track - Snowblind Where I was - Office How I listened - Amazon music on BT Speaker Listen Again? - Likely
Really enjoyed this. Ozzy is a total lefend and this is guitar riff heaven. Love it.
This one is great. The guitar work on here is excellent, as usual. As ist the rest of the Instrumentation almost every song on here is really good, except for “ changes” which is a bit of a lull. Apart from that it’s an excellent metal album, in my top three sabbath albums. The songs here are somewhat more complicated than the first three albums, following on from sabbath bloody sabbath which took the band in this direction. My favourite songs from this album are the opener and closer, “wheels of confusion” and “under the sun” Arguably the best sabbath album, this is well deserving of 5 stars. Well, time to go on another Sabbath Marathon now...
Pretty cool.
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.
Miles better than expected! Some belters.
Must be good - except for the track with 41 million listens, as I've had it on repeat for a couple of days now and added one or two liked tracks
First time listening to this album, I am familiar with masters of reality and paranoid and this is just as good, really enjoyed this even the dramatic step change with changes and FX in the middle. I have been swaying all day between a 4 and a 5, but after my 3rd listen today I believe this is a 5 star album, it’s such a melodic, dynamic and diverse album one I’m going to keep coming back to.
Where is tony Blair when we need him?
Shite
i don't think i ever knew how maudlin changes is. it feels like it goes on forever. its not the kind of darkness i was expecting form the prince of darkness but it is infinitely more soul crushing and scary than any of the heavier stuff. the album on the whole is fairly uninteresting.
DID YOU CUM IN MY BURRITO?
Fine. Bit annoying after a while. Should have eaten a bat or something.
Heavier than Putin's plans for Ukraine.
Not what I expected, in a good way. "Changes" and "Supernaut" are standouts, along with the opener. Let the myth of Ozzy Osbourne colour my impression of Black Sabbath. Will try to explore more.
Not my favourite Sabbath
great album. was a it scared of the heavy metal genre but it turned out great
Changes was my favorite.
I was surprised by less heard songs. Very good album.
Simpatico, non male.
One of my top Black Sabbath albums, St. Vitus Dance is still a favorite of mine by them!
Honestly really like this. Feels more like a Zeppelin album and not too heavy. Changes is a GD ballad for cryin' out loud!
There are albums by Black Sabbath that I find more interesting than this one!
Gloriously heavy and inventive in its way, but they're still utter clods. As ever, a drag.
I feel like this band was going through some changes …. Great album.
A classic. It's on my top 4 records by Sabbath. I don't like Changes and FX, but the rest of the songs are superb. Favorite tracks: * Supernaut * Snowblind * Wheels of Confusion
I am not familiar with BLACK SABBATH or their fourth album BLACK SABBATH, VOL. 4. I never had any interest in listening to BLACK SABBATH. I should mention I did see BLACK SABBATH live with BLUE OYSTER CULT back in 1980 and I was not impressed with BLACK SABBATH, although RONNIE JAMES DIO was the lead singer instead of OZZY OSBORNE. However, I do like RONNIE JAMES DIO, originally from RAINBOW a lot. After listening to BLACK SABBATH, VOL. 4, I don’t know how to explain my ranking of a perfect 100/100, yet the album is not a perfect one that I could listen to a daily basis. There are other albums with less than 100/100, that I certainly could listen to on a daily basis, but not this. On another given day I could rank all the songs a “5” and on another a “1” (although, rather unlikely). The point is all the songs musically sound the same. Yes, the couple of instrumentals are a nice touch. Lyrically they do touch upon different themes/topics, but not varied too far from the rest. So, take this ranking with a grain of salt on this particular day. I would have like to have seen more variation in the songs in order to give a truer test as to the artistry of the band. So I’m not giving the band a “5” for now, until I explore the other albums. In 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, LACK SABBATH’s BLACK SABBATH, VOL. 4 Is joined by their first two albums: BLACK SABBATH (1970) AND PARANOID (1970) Rate Artist: BLACK SABBATH (4.0) Rate Album (Year): BLACK SABBATH, VOL. 4 (UK 1972 Original) (5.0) Ranking of BLACK SABBATH - BLACK SABBATH, VOL. 4 songs No. Title Length Ranking 1. "Wheels of Confusion" 8:02 10.0/10 2. "Tomorrow's Dream" 3:12 10.0/10 3. "Changes" 4:45 10.0/10 4. "FX" (instrumental) 1:44 10.0/10 5. "Supernaut" 4:50 10.0/10 6. "Snowblind" 5:33 10.0/10 7. "Cornucopia" 3:55 10.0/10 8. "Laguna Sunrise" (instrumental) 2:56 10.0/10 9. "St. Vitus Dance" 2:30 10.0/10 10. "Under the Sun" 5:53 10.0/10 UK 1972 Original Release 100.0/100 = 1.00 / 2 = 5.00
lumbering menace - glorious!
Good album. Hardcore
very black sabbathesque hardrock, heavy on the guitars quite primitive in that regard but the lyrics are way better than you'd think
Yllättävän melodinen paketti taas. Ihan ok.
I very recently relistened to the Ozzy-era Sabbath records, and this surprisingly easily was the runaway favorite. 4.5
first listen the guitar tone is timeless and very cool
Plenty of influential if a little dumb riffs and Ozzy's wailing is passionate if a little bit samey by the end of the album. Changes stands out like it shouldn't be on there, but it is welcome. The production was surprisingly slick and rich.
Riffs = thick. Grooves = smooth. Probably my favorite Sabbath album of the three I’ve heard so far.
My 8th grade science teacher gave me this album. Big ups to Mrs. Brown!
A great album with classic tracks.
Increible album, with both memorable songs like Changes that diverge from the usual repertoire of the bands, and even experimental songs like FX. The rest are just plain out bangers.
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.
Excelente disco!
I liked it and I really did NOT see that one coming
bit miserable
Some more nice Black Sabbath, I'm surprised I haven't listened to them at all before. Gave the last one a three so giving this a four to average it out..