Paranoid

One of the best albums ever released. Has a little bit of everything: doom metal, rock, instrumental, killer parts from all members. I don't think there's a weak spot anywhere to be found, and that's while it's one of the most iconic albums ever. The hits are incredible, and the lesser known tracks are just as enjoyable

Demonic and hateful

Verrassend en beter dan ik had gedacht. Mooie gitaar, maar geheel niet mooi genoeg.

5,5 wel vet maar niet echt mijn ding

Flawless

Just about the only metal I actually like

One of my favorite metal albums. Every cut here hits, even if it isn't as hard as it was in 70.

This album has better singles than an album like Black Sabbath 4, but I feel like the overall quality is a bit lower. Still a very solid album, but not quite a 5 this time around.

Not really as bad as I thought it would be. Mostly guitar riffs and boring lyrics

The embodiment of all killer no filler

Delightful in a horrid evil satanic kinda way

Classics

Unbelievably good. Never expected tbh.

Previously rated: Vol. 4 (5/5) ********************* Fantastic metal album. 54 years old and still gets a lot of play on classic rock radio (War Pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man). Some other great new-to-me songs like Electric Funeral. Easy 5/5 and will listen again.

soittakaa paranoid!!!!! heh... tarkotti albumia... ei biisiå.... biljardi soittoa spotifyssä... prkl.. hand of boom 20 miljions... voivoi kun itkettää... voivoi kun huohottaa.. noh... yksi parhaista albumeista ikinä juuh jassoo.. eiköhän se ole tullut seleväksi.. valtavirtaaa valtavirtaa valtavirtaaaaaaaaaa...... noh.... astu jokeen... anna virran viedä... ehkä opit jotain...... ei tarvitse olla itse rautamies nauttiakseen tästä pätkästä. juu ei ole meikän suosikki sapatti albumi (olen homo) mutta voisin kuunnella koko homman kerran päivässä ja kyllästyisin vasta ehkä kolmantena päivänä. jeesuksellahan se kolme päivää kuppaili ennen kun ylösnousemus (Boner heh). hand of doom

From the first chords of 'War Pigs' you know what you are going to get! I haven't listened to this album for years and had forgotten how good it is; that Iommi guitar with Ozzies vocals just fit perfectly; just like they do in in 'Paranoid'. ... but then they can also do distracting stuff like 'Planet Caravan' which is almost an America west coast sound, brilliant. Then there is 'Iron Man' with that amazing riff that says it all. Butler and Ward create a solid backing for tony and Ozzie. Every track on this album is different and great, from 'War Pigs' through 'planet Caravan' and 'Hand of Doom' to 'Iron man' and 'Electric Hero' finishing off with the ubiquitous (for that time) instrumental/drum solo of 'Rat Salad' and the almost bluesy 'Fairies Wear Boots'. We were so spoiled in the early 70's with the four greatest rock/metal groups of all time - Black Sabbath, The Who,Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin.

iconic

Simply a masterpiece. It's insane that Black Sabbath released this record the same year as their first album, which is also 5/5. Some of their best and most recognizable songs are on this album. This was one of the easiest 5 stars I've given.

4-5

This album set the stage for all of the 80s imitation acts. It honestly rocks hard, and I'm surprised I haven't listened to the whole thing sooner. Best Songs: War Pigs, Paranoid Worst Songs: Electric Funeral

A trip down memory lane with some top tracks - war pigs and title tracks are classics but a bit too many fillers

I didn't realize this album is almost 55 years old. It's surprisingly diverse: punk, metal, ambient. With classics like War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man, this album is clearly a strong influence for all of the heavier music that I love.

Amazing

I'll admit that I've never fully understood the attraction and obsession some people have with Sabbath. I mean, this album is fine. Is it infinitely better than other music of the era? Not in my opinion. It's completely serviceable heavy rock, played a bit too slow for my taste.

The vocal has such soul. Makes me think, was Chris Cornell inspired by sabbath? The vocal of Chris remind me of black sabbath. Stand out tracks: Iron man War pigs Rat salad

Sounds dated, not an Ozzy fan, think he's a little overrated. If I was a hippy and was 14 when this came out I'd probably have liked it.

"Paranoid" is one of fifty-six "metal" albums (according to Spotify) featuring in the 1001 club. So far, I'm really not enjoying the vast majority of this genre, so what makes this one an exception? Blame my soon-to-be seventy-year-old father, who speaks with fond recollection of Black Sabbath being his first concert experience, shortly after "Paranoid" was released. He's absolutely not and never has been a metal-head, but even he could see the raw, primal appeal of a band like this. And so, between hearing his fond memories and reading music critics' wet dreams, this album was inescapable to me as a teenage classic-rock enthusiast. I first heard it shortly after beginning guitar lessons, and fell in love with Tony Iommi's scorched-earth tones, discovering with glee the winning simplicity of "Iron Man"'s riff (without, of course, ever being able to match the unique feel). Thirteen years on, it's still a masterclass in guitar playing and riff-crafting. I can also now appreciate that the Sabbath formula goes far beyond Iommi: Geezer Butler's bass is delicious, cranked up on the treble and overdrive. Bill Ward's drumming is a pummelling riot, as exemplified on "Rat Salad", a fireworks display to rival John Bonham's performance in "Moby Dick." I'm surprised Ward and Butler don't surface more in "greatest drummer" or "best bassist" conversations, because they're both exemplary here. But perhaps it's just that the sum is greater than the parts: while the players are all brilliant, it's the songs they're serving which are truly immortal. "War Pigs" is an exhilarating ride from start to finish: career-defining riff after career-defining riff, surrounded by a hailstorm of Ward's drums and Ozzy Osbourne's incendiary, world-ending vocals. "Iron Man" is the same, remaining perhaps my all-time favourite Sabbath song. Then there's the title track: instantly iconic, surprisingly catchy, jump-starting a hundred sub-genres at once from thrash metal to nihilist punk-rock to disaffected new-wave. I would also single out the obvious outlier, "Planet Caravan", as a highlight here as it sees the band branch out to hypnotic congas, trippy Leslie-speaker vocals, jazzy guitar solo and piano chords. It's a more successful showcase of their range than any other tracks here. It's after the halfway mark that the songs sink slightly into more disappointing fare. "Electric Funeral" and "Hand of Doom" continue the slow crawling doom-mongering, interspliced with rapid, heavy (and often disjointed) secondary passages. The Vietnam war, drug addiction, and science fiction are flavours of the day, and the pentatonic minor scale is their reliable garnish. If it all feels a little hackneyed and laboured now, I have my old dad to convince me it didn't in 1970. And what about 2970, or 7970, or 19700? Many thousands of years in the future, long after the Hand of Doom wipes us all out with nuclear bombs, global warming or a "big iron bloke walking about", the human race will evolve anew. Our long-forgotten Planet Caravan will be discovered suspended in space, and scholars will devote their careers to tracing life on earth. Entire university degrees, religions, or perhaps nations will form in devotion to heavy metal, where a legion of earnest scholars will spend their lives tracing its gloomy, scabrous origins. No matter how many thousands of years in the future this may be, the truth is unavoidable. Their research will lead them inexorably to one particular band: ye olde Birmingham's Black Sabbath. Ancient scriptures will dictate that if a single album could exemplify the sound and ethos of Black Sabbath, and metal in general, it's "Paranoid." May this review be one of those scriptures.

I didn’t mind this one, didn’t love it either. Feels like a 2.5 for me, but I’ll go with a 2.0 because I doubt I’d listen to it again. They play a couple of those songs enough on the radio for me to get my fill.

Perfect early metal from Ozzy and co! A very influential album too. I like that it still sounds very musical, not a compressed impenetrable wall of distorted guitars.

What other score could I give?

Obwohl gar nicht mein Genre fand ich’s super und daraus hat sich ein sehr schönes Radio entwickelt

Some great songs, especially Paranoid, absolutely the right choice for the title track. I find Iron Man a bit disappointing, I feel the rest of the track doesn't live up to the iconic riff.

As a non-metal fan, I appreciated this album. I don't like how metal evolved from here, but I don't mind its protean form. If I had to listen to this again I wouldn't even be upset, which is something that can't be said for many of the metal albums that came after this.

Album was fun. Again, most instrumental tracks sounded a bit dated. War Pigs is a classic though.

Didn't do much for me. I guess I expect somewhat different energy from rock music.

Classic, but also very great ;)

Classic Sabbath.

Classic Sabbath.

Classic record, very powerful.

Enjoyed. Some big hits on this one. Possibly some simpler fillers in middle part of album but overall strong.

The Beatles are widely considered to be the greatest band of all time, yet the Beatles did not write “Hand of Doom”. Curious.

Great!!

Banger! War Pigs alone is 5 stars

Seems cool, didn't listen to the whole thing but impressive at times

Jetzt schlägt der Nostalgiebonus bei mir voll durch. Dieses Album ist für mich ein "Were it all started" Moment. Damit wurde nicht nur meine Metal-Fackel entzündet. Meine ersten 5*

Although I’m not a big heavy metal fan, this is a great album. Gets boring after a while.

comes out the tracks fast and then just becomes a bit samey, and Ozzie's voice starts to grate after about 15 mins

I am sure the album is great as it is put down as one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time and Black Sabbath is a pioneer for heavy metal, but heavy metal is a genre I never liked and I just found the this album boring.

Es un muy buen disco que suena muy bien y tiene temazos épicos. Pero es medio monótono.

Worried I'm giving too many 5s. But the first half of this is top tier.

i never would have listened to this album would it not have been for this list. Black Sabbath as a name scared me off. Glad I listened though, brilliant album. Paranoid, Planet Caravan and Iron Man was quite the run of songs. Still a bit too heavy in parts for my personal tastes but good stuff!

What an awesome timeless album! I believe if it were released today, it would fly to number one. This is simply a great album for those that rock…and even those that don’t!

Guitar alone is a 5, but the second half of the album really falls off for everything else. It is a borderline 5

Amazing early metal that would go on to define metal music. War pigs is an amazing opener. Iron Man, Paranoid, and Fairies Wear Boots were standouts.

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War Pigs is the best Sabbath song ever. I will fight you if you disagree with this statement

Let it run many times. Bangers galore. 4.5 rounded up

Paranoid Loud, heavy and swampy and bluesy but with grooves and melody - if all metal sounded like this it would be great, but it took this as a starting point and unfortunately ended up all dull and boring and generally a bit rubbish. Obviously Tony Iommi rightly gets credit for his riffing style and guitar sound, but I didn’t really realise how great a bassist Geezer Butler is and also what a good drummer Bill Ward is. Underneath the riffing there are a lot of great bass lines and bass melodies, and I guess that combined with the drums is what gives the music a groove and slipperiness that sets it apart and makes it still sound good today. Also Ozzy has a very expressive voice at this point, with a bluesy edge and without too much over the top screaming. War Pigs is excellent, that muddy groove and riffing keeping it moving ever onwards with a suitably daft and portentous lyric. Paranoid of course a classic, a superb riff and a great melody. Planet Caravan is surprisingly supple, a kind of psychedelic groove but with a vaguely oppressive feeling sitting just out of picture. Iron Man the third of the classic 3 on here, again a brilliant riff, again daft lyrics, but again a catchy melody and it's a fun, moody rocker and you can hear its echoes in all the metal that came after it. Electric Funeral doesn’t quite reach those heights but is another good song, great bass and a suitable ominous riff and hook. Hand of Doom is great, another atmospheric intro, with a bass that recalls both War Pigs and Iron Man and more great Iommi riffing. Again one that echoes what came after it. Rat Salad has more fun riffing and settles into a nice groove, even if it’s not quite as strong as other tracks. Fairies Wear Boots, I like a lot and it feels very emblematic of their style - long, time signature changes, great bass playing interspersed with heavy guitar riffing and a suitably fantastical lyric and title. Overall I thought this was a great listen. War Pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man are toweringly good bits of heavy swampy blues rock/early metal, and while the rest of the tracks don’t quite reach that level its all still very good, ranging from atmospheric bluesy psychedelic jams like Planet Caravan, to genuinely enjoyable riffing like Fairies Wear Boots. Comfortable 4. 🐖🐖🐖🐖 Playlist submission: Any one of War Pigs, Paranoid or Iron Man, I’ll go War Pigs

Classic. Borderline 4 or 5

I knew I didn't like Metal, but I was willing to give it a try. I didn't think it would such a boring drivel. There is no drive to it!

Oh man do I love "Paranoid" and "Iron Man"🤘 But for me the whole album turned from revolutionary then to just a good one now. 🤷‍♂️

p202. 1970. 5 stars. The only heavy metal album you need. Not a weak track on it, and it still sounds fresh today.

Holy sh*t, what an album. I didn't use to like Black Sabbath at all, until I heard this album. I am not sure I would call myself an all out Black Sabbath fan of their newer stuff, but this album they did back when they were basically hippies, before they started wearing black trench coats and eating bats on stage, really is gold. But I digress. Just hearing the first opening note of 'War Pigs', you know you're in for a heavy ride. The guitar on this album might just be the sickest tones I've heard on a guitar actually. It just sounds so rich and heavy, almost doesn't need a bass with how thick it is. Ozzy might be a loony, but he is actually outstanding on this record and delivers much energy. The drumming throughout the record is also exceptional and powerful, and lifts all tracks. The whole album is just filled to the brim with good songs. The opening track, 'War Pigs', might be my favourite song of the album. It has a nice long progression, and you're rewarded in the end with a sick end to the song. Then there's also the absolute bangers of 'Paranoid' and 'Iron Man' that straddles 'Planet Caravan', which is a calm an mellow song with a completely different tone with its feverish song. I actually think this sits so well where it's at, and is actually a really good track in itself. The only critique of the album would really be that the first half of the record is an order of magnitude stronger than the first. But I think the second half still holds up pretty well, I enjoy them as well. Overall I think this might just be a top contender for one of the greatest records ever. Strong 5.

As always with the Black Sabbath albums I am struck by how early they created this sound. It sounds so heavy and modern without the need to play fast or loud. It just feels heavy. Starting with "War Pigs" is such a good opening to the album. It's insane they manage to put "War Pigs", "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" on the same album. Besides the hits I actually think the tracks from "Vol. 4" are stronger. Still the hits make it a 5 star.

Repetition makes the heart grow fonder…never realized I was a fan until listening to this album. The original bangers.

so strange and creepy and naive

Some generational hits packaged in an album that’s largely about the toll of war (in Vietnam or otherwise) - that’s nothing new for rock of this albums time. However, what is new is a sort of looming dread Paranoid carries with it. Manic mental states, confronting death in its face, grappling with the modern technology of war. These guys may have a legacy of mindlessly rocking and rolling, but behind that lies a lot of existential questions about the horrors we can barely comprehend

álbum de rock, no es un género que suelo escuchar. un par de canciones que me gustaron más la de iron man y electric funeral. siento que los de rock siempre se centran más en la melodía, bajos, ritmos, etc. que en la letra. bueno para escuchar una tarde si estoy en el mood.

To everyone who's not impressed with this album, I want YOU to try playing guitar this good when the tips of your fingers are missing.

ozzy is back with another classic heavy metal staple; plenty of iconic tracks and forgotten gems are scattered about in this edgy and psychological album. with headbanging-level songwriting, flashy drum fills and gritty guitar riffs, this is a pretty good example of black sabbath and early heavy metal as a whole in its prime.

First album I bought and still a jolly good listen

BANGER

the grandfather. the origin of metal. every song is iconic. not a missed beat.

metal.

Perfection

Classic bangers

HeavyMetal, 1970 -> 3

More diverse than I expected. Good.

The heavy metal

Oh man, from the first heavy riff, to the last, this album is a banger. Long been one of my favourite albums, it doesn't fail to delight. Deep, heavy riffs, amazingly hard hitting drums, and vocals and lyrics that have inspired generations of metal performers. I don't think this is a perfect album. The "Electric Funeral" background vocals don't hit right. Rat Salad as a series of solos, feels a little dated. However, this was my favourite album for a time, and still definitely ranks up there in my top 10.

There was a lot to like about this album. A lot of sections throughout the album are so memorable and stick in your head throughout the day. The bass player had no business adding all his tasty licks into these tracks. I think the highlight for me was learning how incredible and unique Black Sabbath's bass player is. The drum solo in Rat Salad is definitely dated. Drum solos at a concert are cool, drum solos in an album... not so much. I don't want to listen to the same drum solo over and over again when I want to listen to the album.

Do you like heavy music? Same here. ~217 days after their debut album Black Sabbath drops Paranoid. It's like the question was asked and answered in 1970 and forever. 🤘🏻

Never listened to the album before, but know many of the songs. Pretty interesting to step back in time to 1970 when this came out. Listening to this you can hear them stepping away from the typical rock blues of the time into something new and different...heavy metal. Also didn't expect this to remind me so much of an early Zeppelin album.

Wow. The album that created heavy metal after the flower power 60's. I'm not a fan of metal, but this was good.

Classic album. Maybe it inspired the Tenacious D song: "You can't kill the Metal, The Metal Will live on. Punk Rock tried to kill the Metal, but they failed as they were smite to the ground".

Pull on your big black engineer boots and stomp around, and don't let any damn Billy goats cross your bridge! Lots of good stuff on this one.

Respect it for its historical value, but have never been a big fan of Ozzy or Black Sabbath.

I liked it

Classics album not listen to it before but know a lot of songs

Epic, sure, and an obvious uptick in quality from the first record, but also simplistic, and a bit tedious and patience-testing. One gets the appeal, without much feeling it oneself. "Paranoid" is a great cut and "Iron Man" has that most memorable hook, and "Planet Caravan" is interesting. However, a fair-minded non-metal/hard rock (or whatever) fan will be given to think that one Sabbath record seems right and may prompt considered listening. Two might suggest one has seriously underestimated the band's quality and impact and thus prompt even closer listening and inceased enthusiasm for the debate about Sabbath's merit. Three leads to the obvious conclusion that one of the book's editors is a seriously misguided and incurable fan boy who badly needs broader musical horizons and more richly informed perspectives and perhaps also to get out more often. This is the best of the lot, but that's not saying much. Rounding down for all the grevious sins against decency and culture that were to come.

Loved Black Sabbath since long time thanks for reminding

This freakin rocked. I had heard more of the songs than I expected, fun ride all the way through

What an iconic classic metal album. It's crazy to think that this is baby mild music now. Back than it was heavy! Man, to think Ozzy had his shit together. The songs on here that are radio famous are good, but there's a few others that I'd never heard of that I liked more. Electric Funeral is actually so good! The lyrics are also so hippy in retrospect lol

Naurahdin kun näin päivän levyn (en oo ikin kuunnellu black sabbathii...) Mutta siis mitä hittoo tää oli ihan erilaista ku aattelin ja kauheen hyvää??? Tai varsinkin tää albumi kokonaisuutena oli kyl bänger ja Planet Caravan mun lempibiisu

AIAIAIAI oon kuunnellut tätä niin paljon tänä vuonna. Yks lemppareista tällä hetkellä! Pelkkiä hyviä biisejä alusta loppuun!!

Klassikko, en voi antaa huonoo arvosanaa vittu Paranoidille. Ilo että "jouduin" vihdoin kuuntelee koko levyn, ja ny ku käytän mun black sabbath paitaa julkisesti ei tunnu yhtä poserilta ku ennen.

Already knew I liked this one. Since Webelos Scout camp

Iron man? Like from the mcu?

It's a miracle that Ozzy Osbourne is still alive

Very fun album. Guitar great. Iron Man is kind of lame though.

Perfection

It's Black Sabbath again! Lots of fun but no more please.

Still hits just as hard as it did in 1970. Truly ahead of its time.

7.3/10

I’m in this project for bands like Black Sabbath. The bands I’ve avoided listening to for silly reasons. Then the project forces me to listen to them and I’m delighted in finding out they are utterly brilliant! I’d judged them entirely on the irritating and over played ‘paranoid’ - if this is their best and most popular track, the rest must be awful!…..delighted to say paranoid is the worst track on the album and it is packed with total bangers! Unfortunately my distain for paranoid takes a whole star off my rating. This has gone straight on my record wishlist 4.4

Full of heavy well crafted songs

Admittedly, I am not the audience for this. Listening to it did not change my mind.

Such an amazing album from Black Sabbath. Makes me want to go back and start a band again.

The GOAT metal album Faves: War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, Electric Funeral

I surprised myself by actually enjoying a few tracks - not my genre at all but I finally took a moment to appreciate them and I have to say not bad.

This is a great album. I had never listened to the whole thing at once before, but track after track is intense but fun. It is smart in a way I didn't expect, too. Iron Man - grrrrr...you have to love Ozzy.

The power and influence of side one - war pigs through iron man - cannot be overstated. Side two meanders a bit before a strong finish. Their bleak and cynical vision of the world still seems all too relevant. But they deliver that outlook with energy and vitality. And riffs...so many riffs.

Loveeeee it

Favourite song- Paranoid

I was nervous for this one, but didn’t totally hate it? 2.5

I knew a couple of songs, even did a cover of Paranoid ages ago with a band I was in. But I never really gave Black Sabbath much credit. Turns out - credit is definitely due. Great album. And it's in luck because I'm torn between a 4 and a 5 and feeling like I'm giving out too few 5 star ratings.

Rock completo rock todo rock

Top tier. Every song is amazing. The production is pretty much perfect.

Absolute banger. Grimy and raw sonically. Content is very of the times coming off of Vietnam

Just not my cup of tea.

V good

Such a solid album - starts out strong and just keeps on going. Has War Pigs and Iron Man - my favorite Black Sabbath songs.

Near perfect album, massively influential, and still rocks

I mean, it's Paranoid. What do you want me to say? This is easily one of the greatest, most important metal albums of all time, and by extension, one of the greatest albums ever. Everything I said about prior Black Sabbath albums applies here. The sound is still phenomenal. This album takes the feeling of doom that their debut captured so effortlessly and refines the sound to be a bit more accessible, yet still so special and awesome. There is not a single bad song on here. I could say something good about all 8 of them, so I will. "War Pigs" might be one of the greatest album openers ever. I love it. "Paranoid" is an absolute classic that shows that the guys were able to increase the energy of the sound perfectly. "Planet Caravan" is so radically different from the other Black Sabbath songs and it weirdly works. "Iron Man" is just awesome. Everything in it just works. I really like the weirdness of "Electric Funeral." "Hand of Doom" is super underrated. It's great. "Rat Salad" is a very fun instrumental that really shows the technical capabilities of the band's instrumentalists, especially drummer Bill Ward. Finally, "Fairies With Boots" is a great way to close the album. Tony Iommi's guitar work is just the best, Ozzy Osbourne's vocals capture the themes of each song perfectly, Geezer Butler is a great bassist, and I already complimented Bill Ward. This album is just amazing. Easy 5/5.

Was a banger of an album, strong start, did not enjoy the back half as much as the first couple of songs, but they were still good. War pigs was probably my favorite. Very anti-war, very a vibe.

What a banger album to start with. The album was cohesive the whole way through with each song keeping to the musical identity of the album, while also bringing something unique to it. The front half was loaded with both War Pigs and Paranoid, while the back half was more forgettable—Though that's not uncommon with albums. I really enjoyed the break that Planet Caravan provided after the energy of the first two songs, it made for a very pleasant listening experience. Dark horse for me was Electric Funeral, not a top song, but one very fun to listen to. This is my first Black Sabbath album, but I think I gotta check out more from the.

Feels like Arctic, so it's good.

Excellent, the birth of metal

Easy five star. Such great sound. Amazing guitar.

I don’t listen to Black Sabbath, so I was surprised to recognize 2 tracks. They must be part of the cultural landscape.

Not as good as vol 4 but some great guitar

Really liked the album. Thought it might be a bit heavy but there was a lot of nuance in the songs

Such a fantastic album

debut of metal for a reason

I had such a good time with this album: slightly nostalgic as my dad is a big fan but I think I would have had just as good a time going in cold. To have war pigs and go straight into paranoid is just electric it's impossible not to head bang. Post Ironman it's a bit slower metal that's less my jam but the sense of cohesion in the album means I didn't really care; the guitar and piercing vocals took me through to the end feeling amped.

War pigs is a perfect opener to this album, withcy, heavy and etherial. The rest of the album doesn't quite hold up to that feeling but great nonetheless Listened: On the bus in the rain on the way to work - skating down St James street while it's pissing down and having Ozzy scream in my ears was a stellar experience. Favourite Track: War Pigs

Classic!

A good album, I liked War Pigs/Luke's Wall, Hand of Doom and the famous Iron Man song.

While I was familiar with many songs on this album, I have never listened to it in its entirety until now. WOW! This is heavy metal at its finest. Stop what you are doing, listen to Paranoid, and bow your head in reverence to these heavy metal geniuses.

Fuck yeeea

Excellent bangers!

oh yeahhhhhhhh.

The first album I bought with my own money. Classic!

Never realised how good the drumming was!

Them drums! Good music does not age.

I was jammin, pretty good. Activated the “i am the ice cream man” version of iron man from elementary school

5 One of the best ever. Perfect album.

Not the best Sabbath album, but still pretty good .

Black Sabbath has never been a favorite of mine. "War Pigs" is, of course, a masterpiece. I first heard it covered by Faith No More, so that will always be my favorite. I hadn't listened to this album before; there are so many perfect songs.

More melodic than I thought. Classics you didn’t know you knew. Made me feel badass walking alone through the city. Energetic.

too similar, but i still always like their stuff

Black Sabbath hits again! Great music Bit samey

So good!!! Favs: war pigs, paranoid, planet caravan, rat salad and hands of doom

Having this as my 100th album is very fitting, as Black Sabbath founded the first genre I fell in love with - 4.5/5 A sublime album, planet caravan was a gorgeous surprise - could listen to it on repeat. Reviewed 30/08/2024

4.5

One of the easier 5 star ratings. All tracks slap, and accomplish their goals. Hot take: Iron Man is the most mid track

An incredible metal album, one that has a strong argument for best ever. It’s so atmospheric, sounds amazing even today, and Ozzy’s otherworldly dark charisma dominates throughout. War Pigs, Paranoia, Iron Man… these three tracks alone are 5 star worthy, but it’s fantastic throughout.

Iconic. Minus a half star for the stupid sped-up ending of "War Pigs" that I've always hated, nearly ruining an otherwise perfect song. But that still rounds up to a 5 star album.

worse things happen at sea war pigs/ lukes wall- 6 paranoid- people dont understand this song is goofy as hell. better live. a lot of black sabbath prolly is. 6 planet caravan- 3 or 4 iron man- 5 electric funeral- 5 hand of doom- 5 rat salad- 6. great name jack the stripper- 5

Adoro el rock ingles!!! 🤘🏻🖤🖤🖤🇬🇧

Very very good, but is it perfect?

Hell yeah. Sometimes I ding stuff on here for being too simplistic, but the simplicity here really works because the guitar riffs are so cool. This album rocks, and it's a prime argument for 70's music over 80's music. 4.9

10/5 One of the most important metal albums of all time.

Absolutely incredible from start to finish. Not a dull track on this album.

Solid album back to front and a nice nostalgic ride for me

Epic 😎

Absolute masterpiece, arguably Black Sabbath's best album released in 1970 after their killer debut album from the same year. There is not a single bad track. I recently read Geezer Butler's autobiography and found out that the track Paranoid was recorded in the studio on the spot to meet LP length requirements. It ended up being the most popular song they ever did.

A masterpiece and so incredibly iconic

First listen. Ok.

Если, вот это классическое, меня разбудить в три ночи и под дулом пистолета заставить петь песню от начала и до конца, я бы пел Paranoid. Еще я всю жизнь думал, что вот эта розовая размазня на обложке - это какой-то вепрь. Вплоть до прямо сейчас, 17:17, 23 августа 2024 года. Супер альбом, все хиты. Лучшая песня - Paranoid.

Instant 5 stars. You wouldn’t have metal without Sabbath.

#319. I agree with what everyone else said. 5/5: amazing. *this is the eighth album from this list I already owned. Song added to playlist: War Pigs I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Not my kind of music usually, but this album is really good.

Still rocking

This is a genre-defining, timeless album. You can see where so many future bands got their influences from, but it is a well-executed classic in its own right. 4.5⭐️

5/5

4.5/5. So good, can’t believe they made an entire cinematic universe based off one song.

Heavy, of course, but deftly played, with some great light touches. A four star classic

Strong first half, weaker second half

An absolute classic.

Boring

3 Wasn’t much vocals

A iconic and influential record that still holds up after so many years. Everyone in the band plays their part perfectly. The OG of all heavy metal albums. Best - War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, Iron Man, Hand of Doom, and Fairies Wear Boots Worst - no duds on this at all 4.50-4.75/5

classic

The reason you do this project is to hear songs like “Planet Caravan”! The only “down side” to this album is knowing how much more impact these songs all have as performance pieces.

Just bloody awesome! Early metal, and it's brilliant!

🤘

Unexpectedly, very enjoyable.

Bra rockalbum men inte det bästa, början är bra borde kanske lyssna på några gånger till

Pretty sure this no skip yall

good old times

Not bad

Paranoid by Black Sabbath is one of those albums I feel like I should have a stronger opinion about, but honestly, I thought it was just okay. I didn't really care for it one way or another. The songs have that classic heavy sound, and I can see why it’s so influential, but it didn’t exactly grab me. There were moments where I appreciated the grit and darkness, like in "Iron Man" and "War Pigs," but at the same time, some of it just felt like it blended together. There’s not a lot of variety imo, and after a while, it started to feel a bit monotonous. I get why it's a big deal in the history of rock, but for me, it didn't hit the spot. It’s an album that’s more in the background for me, not something I’d actively seek out but not something I’d turn off either. It’s fine, just not something I’m into.

The album started off well and continued on that path until "Electric Funeral." That song and the couple after were kind of duds, but the album finished strongly with "Fairies Wear Boots." At the end of the day, it's a great heavy metal album that is definitely an all-time classic, but I gotta deduct a star for those meh songs in the middle.

Really showcases how good ol drums and electric guitar can get the job done. I also like the anti-war sentiments throughout. There are some stinkers in the middle of the album, but I don't think they're bad enough to knock it down to four stars.

Buenísimo, cuna de inspiración.

First half is awesome. Last half I can live without. Can't give 3.5 stars, so they get a 4.

I mean, obviously one of the greatest metal albums ever made. The fact that Black Sabbath were the first metal band pretty much ever, and even their early works hold up this well truly demonstrates how timeless their music really is. Bravo Ozzy.

What a truly unpleasant assault on the ears this was. I can only presume that people enjoyed this when it came out due to some sort of mass defective ear genetics. Pish, utter pish.

OMG! The birth of heavy metal! Still out metals most metal even today.

Day217 - it’s good to get an album that i know but not all the songs are familiar and it holds up to the reputation

Perfect from start to finish. Not a single bad track in this album. Love it

Really good! I love so many songs from the beginning, and it has a original, if not reptitive sound. The latter songs especially are just more of the same. That being said, iconic and amazing.

not the heaviest or best or vibiest of their many great records but certainly the sturdiest...always a pleasure 10/10

Should be given to everyone as heavy metal 101 - in fact the first four albums are basically untouchable!

Easily a contender for greatest album of all time.

A classic and cornerstone of metal.

1/1001 Back when I used to go to sunday service as a kid, the pastors warned us about this type of "evil, Satan-worshipping" music. With a name like Black Sabbath, they could be the poster child of this unholy genre, one that I never felt tempted to explore... until I entered my angsty, rebellious, and *troubled* teenage years, nearly 5 decades after Paranoid's release. It was my high school sweetheart who showed me all I needed was something harder, darker, stronger, to process all the emotional turmoil I was experiencing. Soon it was metal, rock, and their subgenres on repeat, every single day. While it's no longer a daily listen for me, I still revisit my playlists from time to time. I had no struggle in a listen through of this album. Initial thoughts were full of interest for the realization that Black Sabbath were the OG rock band, paving the way for the rest, and appreciation of the lyrics in War Pigs touching on sociopolitical issues. It piqued my interest to learn more about the 70s, and caused me to search up Iron Man (my favorite superhero) which led to learning that Iron Man was initially created during Vietnam as a pro-war character (and a weapons dealer), but Marvel would pivot away from political issues because of controversy. My favorite song from Paranoid is Planet Caravan. It's melodic, and not what you'd expect from a band named Black Sabbath. Ultimately I was surprised but not blown away by this album.

Saving me from my brain

got some cool hits!

5/5 - few albums rock this hard

Possibly the worst album cover in music history. Formative album for me, couldn't imagine a word without Sabbath. Like a comfy pair of slippers. Just wish they spent more than 75p on the cover.

I love Black Sabbath. Every track has something I enjoy singing along and getting lyrics wrong

It is so hard for me to rate albums like these. The music is just not for me, but I do appreciate the guitar skills and the emotion.

What a way to start an album with them opening tracks! Iconic riffs, classic tunes - what more do you want 🤘 5 ⭐️

Love this. Kind of want to give it 4.5 because it’s not quite there. Some of the tracks drag a bit

Some great songs. Others a bit boring.

Finally, we're back on the winning track with these! You're locked in right away with War Pigs. Lots of bands try to capture it but Faith No More is the only one that got close. I always loved Paranoid as a faster Sabbath song. My friends' band played it some years back at a show and I was going off. Planet Caravan: If you start talking about the Pantera version, I'm going to call you a baby. Iron Man: Overrated? Probably. Hard as hell? YES. Electric Funeral: Frenetic. Hand of Doom: I'm pretty sure this is about Black Sabbath's mission statement. Recently, I've been listening to a lot more Dio Sabbath, and I really don't get how this list didn't include ANY Dio, but that's an aside to this - It's fucking Sabbath. It's not Technical Ecstasy, Born Again, or 13 - THIS is textbook Sabbath.

One the the greatest albums ever made, put out by the greatest band to ever make music! If I could give it 10 stars I would. This masterpiece defined an entire new style of music that 50 years later is STILL pulling its best moments directly from it. If you don't like this album, I KNOW I don't like you!

And another nearly perfect album. Not much more to say here.

Heavy

Fairies Wear Boots is low-key one of the best Sabbath songs I saw it and I tell you no lies

3 of the first 4 songs are classics. I'm not too big a fan, but I do like .any parts of this album.

Not a fan. Sounded like worse metal music, but there was definite technical value

Black Sabbath is definitely one of the grandfathers of hard rock, and this album is a pioneering work of that genre. Many stand out hits.

One of the greatest albums ever made by the heavy metal masters at their peak. Has there ever been a stronger opener than the thunderous War Pigs? From the opening riff they convey the doom of war and then follow it up with the masterful title track. Lyrically poignant and instrumentally flawless, this album truly has everything you could want from a metal band. And there is variety rarely seen in the genre.

pretty good

Not my taste at all but gave it 3 stars because its Black Sabbath and many are appreciative.

the sound and quality of the music, the lyrics, ozzys voice. all so so good.

Have always liked Sabbath without ever being a huge fan. First album I’ve heard in it’s entirety and it proves how amazing they are

Stone cold classic. Why did metal abandoned this and embraced the clownish incel style it has today?

legendary album

Obviously, I went into this very familiar with the big 3 hits off this album. However, I really was pleasantly surprised by how much I appreciated the other songs that I wasn't familiar with. I found it ironic that I heard a familar rhythm that sounded a lot like The Doors, "Roadhouse Blues" off the album "Morrison Motel, which was released 6 months prior to "Paranoid". I don't who influenced who in this case or it was just purely coincidence. However, it very easy to see how Sabbath influenced sounds that would later show up in bands like Iron Maiden and even Van Halen, especially if you listen carefully to "Jack the Stripper". I also loved how they experimented with tones off the mic and toyed with speeding up song and vocal tracks throughout the album. It was a balsy thing to do and it worked out well. We should also talk about some of the change ups they used and the smooth transitions, which speaks to how amazing they are in thier musicianship. I really appreciated the album in it's entirety. I garnered a whole new respect for this album and Black Sabbath.

Better than expected

The 90s jrock lover in me connected a lot of thoughts today standouts: war pigs, planet caravan

i mean its one of the most famous albums of all time and alongside that just simply a hell good album.

Ikonisches Album. Toll anzuhören.

I am familiar with Black Sabbath and Ozzy but never really listened. This is classic rock sounds through and through. Not something I would listen to everyday but classic hits throughout. Great drum and guitar sequences. I fully appreciate the artistry. So much better than most of the trash on this list!

Solid and heavy all the way through…with the exception of Planet Caravan which totally disrupts the flow. It’s a fine song on its own, but putting it between Paranoid and Iron Man was just rough. I’m not an Ozzy fan, but it’s hard to deny the power of this band. War Pigs alone gives me little choice but to give it 4 stars.

First time I heard Iron Man, over at Brad Johnson's house when his older brother Seth put it on after their parents left, I was so scared I had to leave the room.

It's hard to go wrong with such a classic album and three epic hits! (It also makes me wonder why we also had their debut album in this collection, as this album so clearly exceeds "Black Sabbath" in most aspects, except perhaps how quickly their first album was recorded). I don't think I've heard most of this album before, ironically, and some songs are surprisingly mellow--well, really only "Planet Caravan", I suppose, especially sandwiched between two foundational metal songs ("Paranoid" and "Iron man"). I'm also really impressed at how political/topical many of the songs' lyrics are; a far cry from the average metal band's sophomoric topics. I also enjoyed reading about the background to some of their songs, like how "Paranoid" was literally last-minute filler for the album (and then became their only top 10 hit), and how "War pigs" was originally titled "Walpurgis" after some loosely-satanic-connection to a Saint-day, but the record label felt it went too far on the Satanic spectrum. Also hilarious that the album was renamed from "War Pigs" to "Paranoid", but the album cover remained the same (odd) photo. I'm very torn about how to rate this album, I'll admit. It seems like only a 4-star album, but the heavy metal legacy of the band and this album in particular seem more 5-star.

I enjoyed this much more than I expected to. Even the more inane lyrics are delivered with a grinding intensity that works. Caution: Iron Man will get in your head and for the next few hours everything you do will be done to that rhythm.

141/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

Not my usual genre but it's amazing how many songs I already knew. I can see why this was so groundbreaking at the time.

An instant classic of its time: political commentary on Vietnam and the Military Industrial Complex complement the iconic Sabbath sound, but it falls short on some of its symbols and concepts and •*• is not peak.

war pigs, paranoid, iron man

Iconic

When I was in high-school I found someone’s discarded brown paper bag book cover in the hall. It had doodles and stuff on it, as well as a few lines written in alternating black and blue pen. “Make a joke and I will sigh And you will laugh and I will cry. Happiness I cannot feel Like love to me is so unreal” This was before the internet so if you didn’t know what it was you had no way of just looking it up. But it stuck with me for years until I happened to actually be paying attention to the lyrics of Paranoid and it blew my mind. I’m not sure who the metal head was in RBC circa 1994-95 but I thank them for inadvertently introducing me to Sabbath.

much higher than i expected

Amazingly clean drums

Iron Man and War Pigs are such classics, though, and this album was incredibly subversive when it was released. All metal owes this a debt of gratitude, for sure. That said, while I respect it, I found it a little boring. Three stars is just about right.

Solid album. Lots of really good tracks and an interesting listen.

Perfect album. No notes.

Feels like simple, repetetive and moody Rock.

What a great guitar sound, and there are at many classics here. Favorite track has to be War Pigs

The well-known hits still hit, but Sabbath crawled so other bands could run. Also, Iron Man kinda sucks.

This album kicks ass.

I love this album! It is the best of Black Sabbath, IMHO. It is a masterpiece. All tracks are very-very nice but some like "War Pigs", "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" are absolutely perfect! Long live Black Sabbath! Ozzy forever!

I mean with the hits that are on here and the rest is pretty good too….

War Pigs!!!!!!and then into Paranoid has to be one of the best 1 2 punches on the entirety of the list. Planet Caravan is super weird, then Iron Man comes in. The back half of this album has enough heavy experimentation to almost fit in with a jam style band.

Fuck yes. En fest af den anden verden, og genialt musik at smadre igennem til. Fløde i øregangene, solskin på en regnvejrsdag… giga sang på sang på sang. Denne plade burde være et grundværk i almen musisk dannelse.

Et alt for fedt album at vende tilbage til. Det her var, og er ægte gateway metal. Hvis man ikke kan lide dét her, så fortjener man ikke øre. 💀

Det er 3 ikoniske metal numre i Warpigs, Paranoid og Ironman. Som helt album spiller det også max. Særligt Electric Funeral og Hand of Doom burde være på et hvert metal repetoire.

Fantastic rock album, great transition between song. None feel out of place. Really enjoyed it. Very hard at times and slows down at other times. Favorite : Planet Caravan Worse : Rat Salad

Metal baby

Most Unexpected song is Planet Caravan.

Very good album. Rivals their debut. Very good and very cool!!

It’s ok

Black Sabbath is so interesting. They are indisputably one of the starting points for metal, and I am no metal fan. Yet, their music has very little in common with metal beyond 1980. Cool band. Makes me wonder what Ozzy’s library might have been like if he didn’t leave Black Sabbath or allow his *manager* to dictate his professional choices.

Awesome album - first 5 rated

An absolute classic that can’t be faulted if viewed within the microscope that is 1970. I’m a huge fan of this band, particularly from their inception through to the closure of Dio’s first stint as their singer. However, I rarely play any of their first four albums, as they are just too dated. They are, and this is, a very important part of our musical history. They invented stuff on this album, and 5 of the tracks were regular inclusions in my tribute band’s set list. This album is symbolic of rock creation and evolution.

Short and sweet. The guitar sound >>> Ozzy’s vocals. Of course this album is on this list, no problem saying that even though they’re not my favorite band.

I had heard Planet Caravan before but never really took the time to look at the lyrics - I now have a new favorite Black Sabbath song. Was pleased with today's listen. 4/5

A wonderful hard rock album that paved the way for metal and hard rock for years to come. There are certain songs on here I hope to never hear again for the rest of my life, but I respect the effort and influence this album has brought.

This is THE all time classic heavy metal album. I am unable to tell how many times I've listened to it. Paranoid was the first song I learned to play on bass. My buddy in Jr High had this 2 for 1 cassette with Paranoid on side 1 and Heaven and Hell on side 2. I've owned this on tape, vinyl and CD. The drumming from Bill Ward is exceptional. This whole album is just exactly perfect and easily in my top 10 of the entire project.

Black Sabbath's Paranoid is a landmark metal album, brimming with heavy riffs, gloomy atmospheres, and Ozzy Osbourne's iconic vocals. Songs like "Paranoid" and "War Pigs" are undeniable classics, while tracks like "Planet Caravan" showcase the band's versatility. Pioneering and influential, Paranoid remains a must-listen for any metal fan. 5 out of 5 stars

Never listened beyond the hits. This is metal I can find palatable. We aren't screaming and growling just because and the lyrics are actually deep and meaningful instead of being mad for no real reason. I won't be coming a Black Sabbath fan anytime soon but overall not a bad album.

Black Sabbath is kind of a weird band. But weird in a good way that makes them different than other metal bands. I know that War Pigs and Iron Man are classics but my favorites are Paranoid, Planet Caravan, & Electric Funeral.

I’ve never explored Black Sabbath beyond their hits. For being in the heavy metal genre, it had a lot more diversity than I expected. I enjoyed it but it was also a little weird.

Planet Caravan is eh but the rest is great.

Chad metal

Classique. Inégal.

Ouwe mannen muziek, alles lijkt beetje op elkaar (zitten wel bangers tussen trouwens) planet caravan breekt het ook ff lekker

peak

That was pretty awesome. Definitely would not have listened to it without this album generator. I feel like everyone should listen to it at least once. Never forget Dirty Dan. I throw the javelin.

Well this is the archetypal metal album, and pretty good at that. Massive heavy riffs complemented by surprisingly socially conscious lyrics (even if rather naive/banal at times) and a sense of humour at times. All this belies the vague satanist aura that the media surrounded the band with. Top track would be Paranoid, but really they all have their appeal, even Planet Caravan, which I used to find rather dull. Maybe I am mellowing with age. An important album that set the stage for the emergence of heavy metal. On the other hand, the rise of many imitators may not have been a great thing!

3.25

This is… fine. Idk I really don’t have an ear for discerning between good and bad metal. It’s all just… fine.

The Prince of darkness reigns supreme.

Starts off brightly with a pretty epic opener in ‘War Pigs/Luke’s Wall’, followed by the title track ‘Paranoid’, which is the hard rocker everyone knows and loves, and then ‘Planet Caravan’ which surprises in how groovy it is. From there, ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Electric Funeral’ are kind of plodding and ponderous while ‘Hand Of Doom’ while in a similar vein is much more engaging both lyrically and melodically. ‘Rat Salad’ is basically a filler track featuring an extended drum solo, while ‘Jack The Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots’ provides a decent, rocking ending. This is certainly light years ahead of Black Sabbath’s debut, and while it’s solid overall, apart from the opening salvo, and ‘Hand Of Doom’, there’s nothing else here that I really find overly outstanding.

This is what blew up Metal as a genere. This albums importance is priceless. The most important album of Metal and still one of the very best

A classic.

Auch, wenn sie sich natürlich auf andere frühere Bands beziehen, kam mir das Album ein bisschen wie eine Blaupause für spätere Heavy Metal und Grungealben vor.

Brother, it's Paranoid

Classic album, a few overplayed songs but enjoyed some of the songs I knew less.

This was really good. Most songs relied heavily on guitar hooks, but not to the point of being monotone. Each song was unique and easily distinguishable from the rest. Even though I'm not the biggest fan of the genre, I really enjoyed this album. 4.5 stars

This album is perfect. Banger after banger after banger after banger. And those changes in the song are just godly. One of the best ever

The album was really chill, I really liked the guitar solos and the drum solos. I wasn’t really used to hearing songs that weren’t lyrically dense, thats why I’m rating it a 4.7. Final rating: 4.7/5, Best songs: The entire album. Overall: It’s really great for my first ever album on this platform. My brother suggested this to me.

10/10

Paranoid - die Geburtsstunde des Heavy Metal. Es ist ein Song für die Ewigkeit und das Mantra des Album. Es ist für seine Zeit ein Meilenstein und als Gesamtwerk in sich schlüssig, energiegeladen und immer wieder gerne zu erleben. Ozzy zu seiner besten Zeit. Herauszuheben sind die ruhige Ballade „Planet Carvan“, die Energiebombe „Iron Man“ sowie mein Geheimtipp mit exzellentem Gitarrensolos „Fairies Wear Boots“.ein einfach geile Platte 🤘🏽😊.