Paranoid

The birth of Heavy Metal has been complete. Some 54 years on after its release this album still weighs heavily towards the top of hard rock albums. 4.5/5

5 stars.

This is an obvious 5. There's really not much to say - just absolute bangers from start to finish.

Pretty good! I’m not into heavy metal but it’s hard to dispute how good Black Sabbath is.

Riffs, rhythm and rasping vocals

Some high highs but mostly bland

No, just no. Not today. I didn't like this back in the day. If I never hear it again, I'm happy. It's better than some later death metal though.

Classic, bit very slow... Those were the times...

I honestly do not know how to rate this album. I still have youthful memories of an older step brother introducing me to "Paranoid", "War Pigs" and "Iron Man". At this point in my life I know I will never be metal fan, but I appreciate this album is recognized as being the start of the genre. I can also appreciate the musicianship. Tony Iommi's guitar work is stellar as is the rythym section. I should give this album a 4, but because I never gravitated to metal and will probably never listen to it again, I rate as a 3.

I LOVE War Pigs. Fun to have a reason to listen to the rest of the album. I was having a good time but I got a bit bored in the second half - maybe just too much of the same for me.

This was a level or two better than the previous Sabbath albums we've had. Found myself really getting into this. A very strong 4.

Insanely good. One of the most solid openings in the music industry. It's a little long and it has some downs, but it's a masterpiece.

A TOP 10 album!!!!!!!!!

ord är överflödiga. en tidlös klassiker

It's really good

Estamos ante uno de los álbumes fundacionales del Heavy Metal. Su rock duro sonó en 1970 como algo absolutamente nuevo, sobre todo en el clásico "Paranoid". Además de la canción que da título al disco, con un riff inconfundible e inigualable, destacaría el tema de apertura, "War Pigs", un extenso (casi 8 minutos) alegato contra la guerra y las élites adineradas que las sostienen, así como "Iron Man", con otro riff memorable para hablarnos sobre los peligros de los avances científicos, la aniquilación nuclear e incluso el abuso de los estupefacientes. Poderoso y primario musicalmente hablando, Paranoid es un disco que sin duda hay que escuchar.

Klassikot mainioita.

Joya del Heavy Metal que sentó las bases para todo lo que vino en las décadas siguientes. Imperdible.

“I love you first four Black Sabbath records.” This is actually my least favorite of the four but it’s still amazingly wonderful.

You want to talk about essential? You want to talk about genre defining? Or important? Fuck it, this is it right here. Possibly the single most fitting album ever released for those discussions. I distinctly remember a comment I made to my dad after I heard Black Sabbath for the first time. I said they were “everything I wanted Metallica to be”. Still really not sure what that means, and it didn’t stand the test of time. I respect both of those bands equally now, but Metallica is no Black Sabbath. No band will ever truly be like Black Sabbath. Especially not that beginning line up with Ozzy. That is one of the best band line ups ever. And although I’m aware this isn’t their debut, and I’ll have a chance to talk about that in the future, this record is everything. Any characteristic that has defined metal music for the last 50 years, especially with heavy metal and doom metal, can be traced back to this. You can thank, or blame I guess, Ozzy for basically creating the form of dark and intense lyricism that would be synonymous with the genre. And every part of this album is just so fucking awesome. I mean, it starts with 3 of metal’s most legendary songs ever. Planet Caravan is a complete deviation, but a welcome break after those first two songs. It’s so beautifully hypnotic, and probably contains the best bass part from Butler on the album. It’s honestly a hard toss up between that song and War Pigs for my favorite pick. But this album is by no means front loaded. The second half highlights their doom metal roots better. Rat Salad is mostly composed of amazing solo bits from Ward, and I’m such a huge fan of his drumming. It feels very jazz influenced, and his chops plus his dynamics and control are amazing to hear from a metal drummer. I’m really just a fan boy for every member of this line up. Ozzy is THE metal frontman, and Tony Iommi’s guitar parts are glorious. Everyone remembers the first time they heard War Pigs. It also may just be the remaster, but this album sounds incredible, and better than a lot of stuff bands would put out 20 to 25 years later. This album will never be overrated in my mind. Because it deserves every ounce of praise and love it has ever been given. Simply one of the best albums ever made. Rating: 10/10!

I remember Mr. Jolly teaching War Pigs in my religion class. Classic metal album.

Great listenable hard rock, each track is worth a check. Highlights: -War Pigs -Paranoid -Hand of Doom

Great album. Songs with different moods..

war pigs has to be one of the greatest intros of all time. my favorite sabbath album.

5/5. Groundbreaking album that still holds up.

war pigs and paranoid are both highlights some of the songs are a bit too long for my liking (Hand of Doom) but otherwise its a great 70s rock album.

A masterpiece.

THE SHIT!

hell yeah

Good Old Ozzy

I’m a decent fan of the title track and “Iron Man” but otherwise I don’t love the incessant drum solos and builds that feel like they never really pay off. Dad loves them which makes so much sense since he’s a drummer but outside of that the tracks are all over the place, feeling like they attempted to imitate Beethoven with the slow somber juxtaposed with the crashing drums from one minute to the next.

Legendary album. Groundbreaking band. No denying their appeal. I spent a wee bit of life spinning this stuff, but it never really stuck, and I quickly moved on. Too dark. Too slow. And come on… Ozzy’s voice is fingers on chalkboard pleasing. 4 stars, because duh.

Aww yeah, I know this whole album. Great: War Pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man. Good: Electric Funeral, Fairies Wear Boots, Planet Caravan.

I've listened to this album before and it has aged like a fine wine. On their second album, Black Sabbath was able to perfect their formula for the early formations of heavy metal music. The songwriting and mix are impeccable so I can hear every member have multiple shining moments in the spotlight. Every track is a classic in its regard, even deep cuts such as the slow gaze of "Planet Caravan" and the short instrumental "Rat Salad." Iconic riffs are paired with timeless lyrics of destruction, be it of the world at large through war or of self by partaking in drugs. Maybe the sequencing of tracks could have been a smidge better like the drop in tempo from “Paranoid” to “Planet Caravan”, but that is a minor nitpick. If you've not heard Paranoid before, then please take the time to listen.

One of my favorite Sabbath albums. Just amazing start to finish.

En av de bästa hårdrocksplattorna någonsin, vilket många nog håller med om. Inte en enda dålig låt och flera riktigt bra. Dynamiken i soundet är bra, först hårdrock, sen Planet Caravan och sen doom. Omslaget tycker jag är väldigt snyggt även om det kanske finns en del som skulle säga emot mig om det. Perfekt.

I enjoyed the album a lot, not only because of Paranoid and Iron Man, but also because of that.

A bit underwhelming considering how hyped this is. Especially when you compared it to albums like the debut (which should've gotten a 5 from me), "Master of Reality", or "Heaven and Hell". But hey, at least it has 3 amazing hits. You know what they are.

Such an influential and genre defining album. Great drumming and guitar playing throughout, super catchy riffs. I never really noticed how strong of a part the bass plays in almost every song; really great bass tone and cool counter melodies. I am not the biggest fan of Ozzy's voice but it fits here and he has some catchy melodies. side note: despite being iconic I think this album cover is kind of ass. Their first album looks so spooky and this one just looks lame. Also the font looks like a spaghetti western or local mexican restaurant

04.06.2024

jazzy, liked it

Experimental rock metal. Not my No 1 Genre but nevertheless a good piece to listen to.

The birth of heavy metal. Hell yeah

Fantastic more than 50 years later

3+ war pigs iron man

It's a classic, and I really like some tracks, surprised by others. But not something I'd reach for. 3.5, so I'll go for 4 stars.

An album full of absolute classics. One of the all-time greats.

this album fucking slaps not sure if 4 or 5

Iconic

The vocals on this album sounds great and has catchy consistent experimental unique sounds. I can definitely appreciate the loud upfront drums that feel like a punch to the chest consistently throughout the album. The album starts strong with war pigs, following with a paranoid to carry out the vibe and then the experimental sound to Planet Caravan knocks the album out the park. Iron man keeps it unpredictable with a sci-fi meaty headbanger. The speed up of the drums and guitar give it also a real punk thrasher feel. Electric funeral kinda lost me a little but I can appreciate it for what it is and carrying the vibe of the album. I enjoyed the switch up and melodic sound of hand and doom. Drums were great and snappy. Can appreciate this album for what it is.

Top ten best albums ever

This is what a masterpiece sounds like (づ ᴗ _ᴗ)づ♡

Such a good album. I somehow forgot that I use to listen to it quite often. I thought that I was going to listen to this for the first time only recognizing some of the names of some of the tracks. But relistening to it now flooded all the memories of listening to it all the time back in high school. So thanks for that. Excellent album.

Good Album-War Pigs is a classic

The fact that it features a few of the greatest guitar riffs ever played pretty much guarantees this is a good album, but there is also zero filler here, not a single missed beat, and many interesting ideas to boot (Planet Caravan?!). Fantastic. Best song: War Pigs

Not enough stars in the sky to rate this one. Proof that God and Satan are best friends, or at least were college roommates.

Entire album of classics, spawning a new genre! Favourite track: Ironman Other picks: War pigs, Paranoid & Planet Caravan

the most influential metal album of all time. so many genres and subgenres came from their music.

I knew a few songs but this was my first sit down with the entire album, and I have to say that paranoid is an apt title! "Electric Funeral" is particularly bleak song filled with images of radiation, and humanity burning to a crisp, the corny vocal delivery from Ozzy feeling like it is straight out of Spinal Tap. Of course the gimmicky and riff laden "Iron Man" lives in infamy and is playful and engaging curiousity. Paranoid stands the test of time with it's propulsive rythm and choppy guitars, a prototypical early metal track. There is a bit of a mellow psychedelic 60's hangover on Planet Caravan that doesn't quite land in contrast with the other more explosive tracks on the album. While listening through the album it was hard not to think of the cartoonish reality show version of Ozzy that we know today, though to there are certainly some compelling bangers that I would certainly turn up to 11 of they came up on a future playlist!

Legendary

Wow. Colour me impressed. I always avoid Black Sabbath because I know the song Paranoid and it's totally fine but all the hype surrounding Ozzy Osbourne and his family kind of put me off. Cannot deny this album is an effin masterpiece. Not a "hard rock" album listener generally however this album is *chef's kiss*.

This record shrrreeeeddddsssss. Every song is a hit and distinct from the others, yet its sequence is seamless. Ozzy is forever a milestone figure in music and will always be remembered as such. His vocals, lyrics and cadence over top of such menacing guitars is awesome. This record will be getting many replays in the future.

# 241 : They've done a pretty decent job. I think Its OK, I could listen to it, some of the songs are pretty iconic but it was hard to know when one song ended and another began, too much blending or samey maybe? # 139 Rolling Stone Greatest 500 Albums Favourite Track : Paranoid

Oh fuck yea! Black Sabbath. One of the best to do it.

I get they are an influential group but it’s not for me. I like the anti-war commentary but don’t really connect with any songs on the album or find it that nice to listen to. The name rat salad gives me such a big ick.

Quantum leap forward from the debut, which is saying something. Not a weak track on one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time. if there's a weak link it's actually Ozzy as instrumentation is so fresh and complex the vocals can't help but come over as slightly simplistic, great frontman though he is. It works, as Rush do with Geddy. Quibbles, Five stars.

Paranoid combines the two strands of Black Sabbath's early sound - atmospheric goth horror and fuzzy blues power-trio rock - into a an avalanche of terrifying sludge: heavy riffs that come in two speeds but just won't stop pouring out, banshee vocals wailed from the depths, powerful rangy bass, all-over the kit drumming, and, most importantly, the concept of some kind of man, but of iron?! The seeds are sown: stoner and doom metal, thrash metal, speed metal, hair metal and even punk, post-hardcore and grunge are all here in germinal form. It's always funny how Ozzy's vocal melodies are just the riffs - total idiot song writing that still kicks.

Oh hell yes. Let’s go. Crank it! 1970 y’all. Ridiculous. War pigs. Heavy. Ominous. Bass going crazy under the solo. Opening with such a long song sets a mood for the album Paranoid - nothing to add that hasn’t already been said 3 atmospheric broody dark. Not high energy but nice psychedelic and artistic Iron man - coming off Planet Caravan, maybe thinking it’s the end of side A, THUMP THUMP THUMP reminds you of what you’re listening to. Back in the pool, everybody! That breakdown. Melting minds Exceptional track order so far Side B - electric funeral - similar to war pigs starting side A. sludgy. Hand of doom- dynamic journey. Exceptional Good finish. Good groove. 5star

Album #133 and the easiest 'I see the cover, I give 10 stars' so far. I don't always listen to Metal, but when I do, most of it is music that walks on the doomy sludgey stone (heh) pavement Black Sabbath has laid. And fantastically laid, great in its own right, not just as a foundation. I've had their debut album earlier and while it must have been mindblowing on its release - the title track! - , they still sounded like a blues band across the album. In Paranoid, they really found and developed the ~thing~. It's a great thing!

It’s wild how so much of what they do has become just standard rock now. It almost doesn’t read as metal today

# Playlist track - Faeries Wear Boots # Notes - Weird-ass amazing cover art +1 star - Paranoid and the memories of playing "Rock and Roll Racing" +1 star - "I am Iron Man" +1 star - The worst track (Rat Salad) is still good +1 star - Shaped what it even means to play Metal music +1 star. - But seriously, this is an amazing album.

It’s a perfect rock album

9 / 10 Hard Rock primigenio. Ha superado el paso del tiempo perfectamente.

Not my thing, but I can appreciate that it is an essential part of the genre

Legendary early Metal album.

Outside of the two popular songs this was not great

War Pigs Paranoid Iron Man Electric Funeral Hand Of Doom Fairies Wear Boots

One of my all time favorites

This fucking rips. I was shocked by Planet Caravan — didn’t know that was in their repertoire and I found it thoroughly enjoyable.

Paranoid is iconic for a reason and that reason is that its really good. The guitar riffs were really cool and unique and almost had a jazzy sort of feel to them. Ozzy was also great at singing this album as all of these songs really fit his voice. I think that the biggest standout tracks to me are probably the most popular ones being Paranoid and Iron Man but that's not to say the other songs aren't great either. This is a really great album that i would even put ahead of Vol. 4. Best Song: Iron Man Worst Song: Planet Caravan

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Paranoie è bellissima, anche qualcuno altra ci sta, non ho ascoltato tutto

7/10

War Pigs was the original title

Absolute metal classic

Solid early metal album. A lot of great songs and elements that would be built upon by later bands. War Pigs is a great opener. The second half of the album has some weaker tracks, but this isn't bad. 3/5.

Better than expected. Not much of a metal fan, other than the popular mainstream stuff - Iron Man, Paranoid, and War Pigs - but I found a couple of other songs on here that I enjoyed and nothing was unlistenable. 3.25

I actually liked this! The lyrics were better than the first album, and there was a pretty wide range of style and sounds.

Smash

epic revolutionary classic

A classic that never gets old!

A classic, short and sweet.

Classic rock!!!!

endnu et album jeg vidste ville være en 5'er inden jeg satte den på. For evigt en kæmpe banger, og jeg foretrækker egentlig stadig Master of Reality. Vilde år for Black Sabbath. Min eneste kontrære mening om det her album er Hand of Doom > Paranoid og Iron Man

Super hårdt OG super catchy, lyder virkelig som et mission statement for hele genren. Jeg tror egentlig marginalt bedre jeg kan lide debuten, men den her fortjener stadig at joine Ágætis Byrjun på Claus-Rasmus-Sandra Five Star Hall of Fame™

Den her plade er så svine fed. Mere defineret "metal" i lyden end den forrige plade.

Metal. Dos megahits. Un 4.

Paranoid 5. Resto 3. No, venga, 4.

Overall it was better than I expected. A few catchy songs and pretty consistent.

Not a genre I usually enjoy (in fact I dragged my feet on listening to this one because I wasn't ready for metal), but it was actually a fun album. Great musicality and lots of instrumental talent. I probably won't listen to this one again because of the genre, which is why it's a 3, but on musicality alone it would be a 4.

PERO SIIIIIIIIIIIII 9/10

Classic

Classic Sabbath & Ozzy. I've loved this album since I was in middle school many many years ago. My mother had this on vinyl and I fell in love with it through her. Not a bad song on this album. Absolutely rips. Standout Tracks: War Pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man

What can I say about the definitive Black Sabbath album? Apart from the title track "Paranoid", we also have "War Pigs", "Iron Man", "Electric Funeral", and "Fairies Wear Boots".

Heavy is an understatement. It's awfully overrated on this site for certain. I guess Paranoid is something of a classic. But this probably isn't quintessential Ozzie, although I for one don't deserve a vote.

Open to close, this album is *solid*.

I really rather enjoyed this one. Much more musical than I remember. Iron Man is haunting. Bet they were great live.

Knowing that this is kinda the Old Testament of metal albums adds a lot of value. Coming at it from a modern metal perspective, this sounds more like hard rock and lacks a bit of the edge I would expect from a metal album. Nonetheless, Paranoid is iconic with excellent lyrics, anti-war sentiments, and VERY memorable riffs.

It's one of those albums that has so many bangers that it's reminiscent of a Greatest Hits album. I was surprised at how consistently good it was. It's no surprise Sabbath was so influential with works like this.

Easiest 5 ever. This album is front to back perfect musical chemistry.

Absolute blast of a record and a heavy metal essential classic.

I never listened to a lot of Black Sabbath, but this was an amazing experience. Listened to it multiple times and enjoyed it a lot. The album also had huge influence on the metal scene. 5/5

Great album. After listening to their debut earlier, its amazing how much this pushed them to the next level.

Just awesome

One of the best of its era, one of the best of its genre. A seminal work that holds up today and will stand the test of time.

One of my favorites. War Pigs is an awesome way to open the album and Fairies Wear Boots is a great way to end it. Planet Caravan was always my least favorite because it killed the momentum around Paranoid, but I think it's necessary when listening to the entire album.

Pretty freaking good.

I can see why this album is a classic. Enjoyed this one much more than I expected.

Obra fundamental para entender el paso del Rock al Rock duro y al Heavy con todo lo que vino después. Paranoid es de escucha obligatoria, con War pigs (resuenan ecos de Led Zeppelin) como clásica apertura y con el tema titular como más reconocido himno. Planet caravan es una golosina psicodélica antes de retornar al lado pesado con Iron man (influenciados por Deep Purple o Cream). Cuanto más bajan el ritmo más tenebrosos se ponen, Electric funeral es un buen ejemplo. Hand of doom es una declaración sobre la guerra y la drogas con estupendos quiebros de ritmo. Buen cierre con Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots Otros discos de 1970: LED ZEPPELIN-III, THE KINKS- Lola versus Powerman and the moneygoround, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - Cosmo's factory y Pendulum, VAN MORRISON - Moondance, THE STOOGES - Fun house, THE DOORS - Morrison hotel, NEIL YOUNG - After the gold rush, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - Loaded, BADFINGER - No dice, GEORGE HARRISON - All things must pass, FLAMIN' GROOVIES - Flamingo, IKE & TINA TURNER - Come together, ERIC BURDON & WAR - The Black-Man's Burdon, MC5 - Back in the USA, DAVID BOWIE - The man who sold the world, WILLIE DIXON - I am the blues, FLYING BURRITO BROS - Burrito Deluxe, SANTANA- Abraxas, Miles Davis- Bitches brew, Simon and Grafunkel- Bridge over Troubled Water, SIXTO RODRIGUEZ- Cold fact, THE SOFT MACHINE -III, JJ PERREY- Moog Indigo, THE WHO- Live at Leeds... y debuts de los propios Black Sabbath,Elton John y Kraftwerk así como el final de THE BEATLES con Let it be.

Who can resist this record? It’s simply magical. Everything is right here.

Favorite Tracks: War Pigs/Luke’s Wall Paranoid Iron Man

Banger after banger after banger. The inventors of a genre of music and a band that likely doesn’t get the credit it deserves because “SHHHHHHAAARRRRROOOONN” 8.6/10

7/8 are bangers. Metal+blues perfection.

This makes me paranoid

Classic early metal album, without being obnoxious dad rock from this period. 3* Highlights: war pigs, paranoid

This album delivers on all fronts. Great riffs. Great mellow sections. Great writing. I particularly enjoy the closing three tracks, with Fairies Wear Boots as my favorite on the album. Banger album.

A wise man once said that the greatest trick the devil ever played was that his fruit tasted sweet. Perhaps this is what Black Sabbath was going for on this album, Paranoid. The first track war pigs, a fantastic opening track paints the picture of what to expect, rage, power, and a commitment to dark powerful imagery. The pacing of the album works perfectly smoothly transitioning from more aggressive metal riffs towards more soothing and classic rock. Several times, the metal riffs return, in epic fashion and crash over the musical landscape in waves. There's a lot I love about this album and makes me excited for some of the metal and hard rock that I know is coming.

**** THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS **** . . . . . . . . The lead singer of this band is best known for his role in Adam Sandler’s smash 2000 hit “Little Nicky”. He also played the dad on the MTV show “The Osbournes”. Happy to see this band finally get some recognition.

Anyone who has ever listened to or made rock music owes a lot to this album, but rather than rehash that all it’s worth it to say that there are a few things that bring this down from perfection. Electric Funeral sounds like something my high school band of 16 year old burgeoning potheads would’ve written. Fairies Wear Boots could be a Tom Petty song if you turned off the distortion. Hand of Doom is two songs smashed together. If you ignore the 50 years of radio and pop culture saturation, the first half is a masterpiece of metal. This is one of those albums I switch out because I’ve simply heard it too much but that doesn’t change how good most of it is.

I did War Pigs at karaoke once and almost got heckled off the stage

Oh Black Sabbath. The band I've heard 1001 times and never gave a shit. Once Domino and I left Ozzfest early rather than listen to Ozzy perform. I think I blame this on my very narrow metalcore elitism I suffered from in my late teens and early twenties. Listening to this album intentionally allowed me to enjoy those singles that would cause me to change the radio station. I found the songs I never heard before to be great. Planet Caravan is my favorite track perhaps because it stands out so far from the rest of the album, and gives you breathing room between Iron Man and Paranoid. The last track is great too: "'Cause smokin' and trippin' is all that you doooooo".

Classis sabbath. Well written and performed.

One of my favourite albums. Of the first 6 with Ozzy, it's not my favourite (where you at 'Master of Reality'?), but for this list it's definitely an easy 5* also, I just bought the red & black vinyl reissue of it, so this is great timing.

It has THAT Black Sabbath song on it. And you don't even have to know which one I mean by that.

A perfect early metal album.

Transformational music by the G.O.A.T. band of the mid rock and roll era.

Yeah this one rips. Had a few jam sessions disguised as LP's in this process but this one is something else. Musically inventive and wild as hell for the time period. Great album.

What an awesome album. Consider it in the context of the year it was released! It was soooo HEAVY and broke new ground! This is my favourite Black Sabeth album by a long shot. Tony Iommi is awesome with his replacement fingertips, what an amazing sound. A true landmark album

What a solid album - I knew I'd enjoy this one, but I actually ended up loving it even more than I thought I would on the full listen through! It's not even that I'm that big of a Black Sabbath fan, its just really great music! I wish I had been around to hear it when it first came out - it would have been incredible to hear such a different and brand new sound! I have zero doubts this album had a huge influence on many of the bands and music genres that I love! A truly landmark album!

duh

Sounds a bit basic

I'm now 746 albums into this list, and something that I've noticed is that albums that have pioneered genres are in most cases not the best ones. Ideas and guts aplenty, but not the ability to really put it into cohesive songwriting (yet) And then there's this one. Not from the sunny beaches of California, but from the grey streets of Birmingham, a polluted city that was being rebuilt after WWII bombings with brutalist monstrosities. And such a city makes way for the first two albums of Black Sabbath, albums that still reverberate throughout the ages. If you have War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan and Iron Man on side A, showcasing Iommi and Butlers quality with the downtuned sounds. Osbourne's lyrics have also taken a major step forward here, with War Pigs' anti-war rhetoric still very much on point 55 years later. Only minor attach on this album is that on side B they're giving Bill Ward his spotlight as well. And while a really good drummer, the drum-solos break the album up and feel unnecessary. So maybe not perfect, but nigh on. And one of the most influential albums on hardrock, stoner rock and heavy metal there ever was.

Absolutely sublime.

Great, especially the first two songs.

Really cool sound. Definitely listenable. I was afraid it might be a little too death metal but that was not the case. Definitely worth another listen.

War pigs will be played when I am president

Legendary opening track and everyone knows Iron Man. A good heavy album that created my favorite genre. A great listen and happy to see heavier stuff on this list!

back to back Black Sabbath! Liked this more than the previous one

Classic heavy metal with some truly memorable tunes.

De e Paranoid av Black Sabbath kom igen

One of the foundational albums of heavy metal, Paranoid is also a staple of classic rock. Combining dark imagery with heavy riffs, Paranoid sets the template for everything from hair metal to death metal. A true classic.

I'm not paranoid but neither am i listening to Paranoid. I don't do heavy metal.

This is easily both the best heavy metal album of all time and the most influential heavy metal album of all time. War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man are obviously beyond legendary tracks, but tracks like Electric Funeral still absolutely rip and I’m still surprised by how they got away with putting a mellow track like Planet Caravan between Paranoid and Iron Man while still maintaining a coherent sound. The music and vocals are top fucking tier coupled with the genre defining sound and aesthetic that kicked off a whole generation of metal. Not to mention the ironclad tearing down of pro-war sentiments. This is truly one of the most perfect albums of all time for me. 4.8 stars

Iconic Black Sabbath even thou not my favorite genre I recognize greatness when I hear it so as a critic personally a 4 but as an impartial critic of the genre a definite 5

Damn, that was good.

Simply groundbreaking. Excellent guitar riffs. Dark and nightmarish vocals that the world had not seen before. Good bass work. Those drums in Rat Salad! So many contemporary artists derive inspiration and direction from these pioneers. I can't say that I didn't enjoy any moment of it and I would easily place this in any masterpiece category.

After laying down the rules of Metal with their debut, Black Sabbath released this their second release, easily one of the greatest metal albums of all time, cementing their place as the true inventors of the genre. A favorite of mine for sure.

Another album that's just not my jam. I can appreciate that it has a significant place in the heavy metal genre but I just didn't enjoy listening to it.

i was like half listening while i worked and i couldn’t stop nodding along to the beat. also listened on the subway home. very good. i kind of loved it. i didn’t realize Ozzy Osborne (i think that’s how u spell it) sang in black sabbath and he fucking killed it

War pigs - He’s got a good voice! Iron man - sick opening Electric funeral - I also like this one quite a bit. Very bleak lyrics though lol. This album was great, a W for me

Legend. Not my type of music but a legend none-the-less

А знаете че скажу - мне понравилось. На удивление, это не прям скуф-рок, а что-то более глубокое

Imagine releasing Black Sabbath and then nine months later releasing Paranoid, 70s Sabbath were on some different shit.

The start of metal…. Classic sounds ..,,Paranoid and Iron Man stood out

Classis album some fantastic riffs

Amazing to hear this album again as Black Sabbath discover what is possible with fuzz distortion, blues scales, riffs and lyrics exploring a million tragic ways to die young and unfulfilled. a great review at Pitchfork here: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/black-sabbath-paranoid/ and Henry Rollins really captures the aesthetic of the album when he says: that this album is a sketchpad. "They're realizing their strengths, And there's not a lot of music on the Paranoid album. That's not a put-down: I'm saying there's a lot of space, and that's where the album gets a lot of its power." https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/913974144/50-years-ago-black-sabbath-found-its-sound-and-took-metal-worldwide I'm struck by how dry the mix is. Hardly any reverb on the guitar (except on Jack the Stripper) and the drums are super dry. Ozzie's voice is heavily reverbed and that makes his singing dreamy and distant. It's a really simple album, by all complex life starts that way

Did you not know I needed this in my life

This album was way better than I was expecting, and I already knew it would be good going in, considering it has three of the most famous Sabbath songs. It starts off with a bang. There aren't many songs as epic as War Pigs. The slow build, the ominous siren, the almost chant-like singing before the "Oh, lord yeah!" and the song really takes off. Classic. One of the greatest anti-war songs ever. Then, straight into another classic, Paranoid, before slowing down for the psychedelic prog of Planet Caravan, and then right into Iron Man. What a sequence of songs. The first half of the album is hard to beat, but the back half is also amazingly strong. Hand of Doom was a particular standout for me among the songs I hadn't heard before. There are so many great riffs and solos on this album, amazing drumming, and Ozzy's in top form. I love the mix of metal and psychedelia, and I never really paid attention to how almost proggy the band could get. Based on the albums I've already reviewed, you might think I'm not a big metal fan. But this is the kind of metal I love — hard-hitting, but melodic, with inspiration from jazz and blues (or symphonic) — not that tuneless thrash stuff. It's also funny to me that Ozzy became such a lightning rod for the satanic panic backlash, because lyrically, this album is everything true Christians should be all for — anti-war, anti-drug, Revelation-like themes of satanic evil dooming the world to apocalyptic destruction. They obviously never listened to the music they so loudly decried. Anyway, I digress. Fantastic album. 5/5 for me.

Another classic Black Sabbath album.

This was on heavy rotation for me in high school, but I'd say it doesn't really hold up. For me, this brings back people, places and things I've moved on from long ago. Like a lot of old psychedelic rock, it's hard to imagine the right context to listen to it now. War Pigs still rocks.

God I love black sabbath

I can only imagine how mind blowing this would have been in its day. But now it's pretty average metal to my ears. My favourite track isn't even metal (the caravan one). My rating is for current day enjoyment, not historic impact, so it's a 3.

אני יודע שזה קלאסיקה, כולם יודעים שזה קלאסיקה 10 מתוך 10

No metal band, including Dabbath themselves, has ever made a better album.

Good album. Not amazing, but enjoyable.

Fantastic from beginning to end. The drums on this album are phenomenal; groovy and full of fills. Guitar riffs that are simultaneously heavy and kinda funky. Just all around great hard rock jammin’!

3.5

YES!! A classic. Iommi riffs coupled with Ozzy's iconic voice. The foundation for all future metal.

I get that this album represents the genesis of heavy metal. And that “Iron Man” and “War Pigs” are thematically important. But this is boring, right? I mean, soul-crushingly, navel-gazingly dull. Right? Hello?

Classic. I’ve heard the hits but. It the entire album.

It's hard to overstate the influence of this album. Entire genres have spawned from this album, and it still sounds fresher and more interesting than much of what has come in the 54 years since it was released.

War Pigs, Iron Man and Paranoid…all timers. Always loved Ozzy, but really heard the guitars this go round…amazing.

One of the Best albums of hard rock of all times, Ozzy Osbourne great vocals and Tomy Iomi a Master of guitars

Spacey Metall. Ok aber noch nicht überwältigend.

Great album. They remind me of Pink Floyd. Added to library and will be listening when revising. Favourite song definitely iron man and the cover art is very cool. NO WAY THEY'RE FROM BIRMINGHAM AHAHAHAHAHAHA Ozzy Osbourne - cool name. Thoroughly enjoyed, will be listening again.

Das ist ja mal eine Überraschung! Kenn ich doch einige der Stücke, gefallen mir auch.

Great album to powder coat a 3’ aluminum fence to.

The birth of heavy metal as we know it. First record my dad ever gifted me and it’s absolute flames. Perfect mix of dark energy with rock & roll. Paranoid is one of the only radio songs that’s rotted with replay so bad that I can still genuinely bump without cringing. 5 stars and not even in my top 4 Sabbath Albums 🫣

Iconic Ozzy Osbourne is truly one of the best to do it. They are all playing os perfectly you just feel the passion with every single note played and lyric sung. There is no wonder every single movie trailer wants to mimic and use these songs. Instant hype from so many of these songs while also being cool. Metal music has been one of my weaker genres as I remember is metal core from high school and college. You can literally hear the influences that sprung off them and certain melodies in the tracks are so familiar and they all started here. Rat Salad has a beautiful Drum solo in the middle which blew me away and the guitar and drums are just fighting in this what I call song-fu Electric funeral is beautiful it is almost like the guitar is a 2nd vocalist. Also the subtle use of the triangle makes me happy perfect 8/10

decent

Gods of Metal

I haven't listened to this since I was a teenager. it really does hold up! Classic and iconic heavy metal.

10/10 amazing album

War Pigs Paranoid Iron Man Electric Funeral Hand of Doom Jack the Stripper Easy to listen to. Classic metal. It’s a solid album with several bangers. Will always listen to again. Lights a fire under my ass

"Comme une grosse toune qui finissait pas 3/5" - Tom

fuck yeahhhhhh finally some good fucking music

10/5, don't even need to listen to the whole album because I already do pretty often. They basically popularised heavy metal and will always be the goat of early heavy metal in my heart. Each song is really unique, good riffs, insane voice. always refreshing

That was pretty good for boomer metal.

What this album lacks in catchy sing-along tunes, it makes up for in epic, transcendent listening experiences. Okay, "transcendent" may be a bit much; the songs were pretty good. They are primarily based on electric guitar riffs and have decent enough melodies to go with them. If this is "heavy metal," I'm all for it.

Not as "dark" sounding as I expected

-you found give me 5 guesses and I’d guess 5 other genres before Metal -this album slaps so hard, it’s easy but engaged listening -Jack the Stripper

During the COVID years me and my roommates would get get stupid high and play Battlefield while blasting this album - so I have very fond, albeit hazy, memories of this album. The irony of this is not lost on me. I think this album is revolutionary in several senses of the word. They pioneered the metal genre with this album. It's crazy to think that this came out just a year after Abbey Road and I think this album pushes rock forward in a meaningful way. It's also revolutionary in concept. They come after just about every axis of power in modern society. Fuck them war pigs, this is a nearly perfect album.

Iconic heavy metal album.

Obviously war pigs smacks. But I also liked one kf the later songs ln the album, which was an open sound space almost jazz like drum focused song. Cool to see the depth of the band!

Goodamn

Throughout the whole 60's rock bands era, there was a lot of psychedelic influence. And it all led to what Black Sabbath in 1970 made. A peak psychedelic hard rock.

Classic banger, this a 5, but Black Sabbath a 6

Un clasico. Los papás del heavy y no tamos creyendo en nadie. 10/10

Clásico

War pigs/lukes wall-10.9 GENERALS GATHERED IN THEIR MASSES!!!!!! Paranoid-9.5 Planet Caravan-14.5 I FEEL LIKE I AM ON AN OTHER PLANET LISTENING TO THIS!!!!! It sounds like British TOOL Iron Man-10 Electric funeral-10 Hand Of Doom-18.5 Pretty good song if you ask me. Rat Salad-7.5 kinda good, but the drum solo was glorious. Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots-20 THIS IS A BANGER!!!!!

\m/ \m/ Essential Heavy Metal record \m/ \m/

Not horrible. Pretty much used the same formula for the drums and base line of most songs. Rat Salad and Fairies Wear Boots song titles are more creative than the actual songs. (1.9*s)

Drum rolls, looming electric bass, heavy power chords, and the simplicity of Ozzy. What's not to like. This album is very solid, even the deeper cuts are good. This must have been bone-shattering when it came out in 1970. I wish I saw it. I can't imagine having to listen to other music afterwards. These riffs are off the charts, I loved it from top to bottom.

I got this album a while back from a monthly club. I never really gave Sabbath a chance prior and was really impressed by this album. Got the hits and also some trippy chill mode. Not a big fan of Ozzy but the songs are strong enough to still make me want to rock out. Iommi is a beast...guitar riffs for days.

Solid album. Sabbath with young Ozzie has a great sound. Great hits and the deep cuts are enjoyable. Appreciated my listen from front to back. Worked great for a run. 3.7 stars

Some tracks are absolutely brilliant. Planet Caravan has been in my top 100 songs for years now.

This album kicks off with two all-time rock bangers, War Pigs and Paranoid! I’m all here for railing against the war machine and the death cult that runs it. I even found myself liking the slowed down bongo laced Planet Caravan. Ironman, which I’ve always kind of scoffed at, had some surprising fun grooves. The spooky/scary vibes were fun. The album was surprisingly more bluesy than I anticipated. Shedding all preconceived notions of this band, I liked it!

10 actually

Fuck

So good.

6,5/10

Well of course I've heard it a million times since it came out when I was a kid. But like with many other albums on this list, I haven't listened to it for a while. This album holds up amazingly well for it's age. The cleaned up production helps, but you have to give credit to the band members themselves. Great musicianship ( that remastering lets me hear properly for the first time ), songwriting, and they're all at the top of their game here. The album that helped launch a whole genre of music.

War pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man. Good weightlifting music

Black Sabbath is pretty good.

I've never actually listened to a Black Sabbath album all the way through before even though I was familiar with them and a number of their songs. This turned out to be a pretty good album and is the one on which the song Iron Man debuted.

重金属，爽！

this is sooo boring i hope the frequency at which im getting black sabbath is not representative of the amount of black sabbath actually in this catalogue . not any worse than the first one i listened to but i think i have less patience for it now so it gets less stars.

Didn't want to listen more than 3 songs and it felt slow, pausing, political and I only enjoyed paranoid.

When I'm in the mood for this genre of music, very few albums satisfy like Paranoid. As many years pass and bands come and go, the energy is solid and the hard blues and inklings of weirdness are just delicious.

I enjoyed this more than I initially thought I would. I imagine careful inspection of the lyrics would lead to ideas I disagree with, but musically, I enjoyed it.

Amazing!

War Pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man... I bow down to thy Metal Royalty! Planet Caravan is a bit odd... like a quaalude in the middle of a coke binge. This is Ozzy at his finest, Dio at his peak. If metal had stayed like this, I may have hung in longer with the genre.

I knew i was going to love this almum even before i was given this album to lissen to, i was already im love with a few of its songs:D I loved that there was a good variety of lengths to the songs. There are almost no skips in this album:) My favourits from this album is ironman, warpigs and paranoid, but i know that when i continue to lissen to this album i will grow to love them all:))

Classic enough, but it’s just not Boston is it 🤣🤣

Famous album. I had it played to me too many times in the 80's by my metal head colleagues, but its just not my thing. A low 2

From the first note to the last note, this album is a sonic masterpiece. With illusions of nightmares and dreamscapes, this album left me awestruck. I like me some Black Sabbath but have only really listened to it sporadically. Songs 1-9, not a weak moment. Every note is so deliberate and comes with so much energy. All instruments are played masterfully including Ozzy’s vocals. The drum fills take it to another level with bass pushing the rhythm forward. The lead guitar dances all over the tracks. Planet Caravan is a dark horse for best song on the album.

Well It's Black Sabbath, I mean what else do you wanna know other than IT'S BLACK SABBATH.

An album filled with so many iconic tracks, that you could easily retire and coast simply on this. Cross reference Girl Talk's track "Oh No" on the All Day album. Featuring War Pigs mixed with Ludacris' Get out Da Way for the opening track, It's an absolute banger.

Vind het oprecht wel lekker. Mijn oom die nu bijna dood is, was heel erg fan van Black Sabbath blijkbaar. Geinig feitje. Maar ik vind behalve Paranoid en Iron Man, dit album niet heel erg veel aan.

Ja, erg goed… maaarrrr, de nummers leken net iets te veel op elkaar

I'd heard this album before and wasn't too sure what I thought of it, but upon a repeat listen I was actually really digging it.

So many hits on one album. Didn't realize they were all from paranoid.

Cool! But not for me

Not actually my favourite Sabbath album but it's still an absolute banger. That opening one-two of War Pigs / Paranoid is pretty hard to beat

This album surprised me in a lot of ways - knowing the most popular songs from this album, I thought I knew Black Sabbath's sound overall, but this wasn't as heavy as I expected. It also came out earlier than I thought, and I was surprised by the anti-war themes. With these being the strong points of the album, they're particularly well done. They do rely a lot on the same scale, with a lot of the songs being in the same key to boot. My biggest critique is that any innovation in the way of melodies is limited -all three of War Pigs/Luke's Wall, Planet Caravan, and Electric Funeral feature the same vocal riff repeated a lot, just used in different contexts. It's really driven home by that riff being the only semblance of a melody that Electric Funeral has. I don't think this detracts from any other individual song, and it's a great record, but it slightly minimizes the overall impact. 9/10. Favorite Songs: War Pigs/Luke's Wall, Paranoid, Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots Least favorite song: Electric Funeral

Greatest metal album of all time. I don't really like metal but Black Sabbath is just amazing

Oh yeah this is one of those albums I was raised on. It’s still nice to go back and hear it again since it’s been such a long time. Anyways I can see how people can be excited about this album, but I guess it’s hard for me to have the same appreciation for it, since it was always there in my life ever since I can remember.

Oh boy... straight 5. No words needed. The guy sounds like crazy train. 🤔

This must have blown people's nips off 50 years ago, quality

Impressive to create a new music genre. 1970.

Great fucking album, the guitar work is INSANE on every single song, the lyrics are so cool and never throughout the album does it get stale or boring or feel like any songs dragged on for too long.

Really good Album.

Classic album, can’t go wrong with this one Top tracks: War Pigs / Luke’s Wall, Paranoid, Iron Man

Solid

Gritty, tough and occasionally scary. The track order is off: close it with "War Pigs."

I enjoy some hippie metal on occasion. I feel like the hits really stand out here, and the rest is semi-lackluster to listen to, even if I greatly respect the musicians. Fav tracks: War Pigs / Luke's Wall, Paranoid, Iron Man

I have owned this album on all the various types of media from 8-track to CD. It is a masterpiece and I could give a callout on every song. I’ll keep it to side 2. Love the push/pull, slow muddy walk of Electric Funeral, the methodic chugging of Hand of Doom, the drum clinic on Rat Salad, and Fairies wear Boots is probably my favorite Sabbath song. One of my personal top 10 albums of all time, I give it a 5.5/5 ( when you need that extra boost…)

Quite good

Amazing collection of long-form jams - from the iconic opener to the anthemic closer, the entire band is locked in and churning out rhythms and melodies that still feel creative and fresh today. While there’s a bit of tonal wandering in the middle, this LP is for the most part a hypnotic rock journey, with 6-7 minute tracks passing by in the blink of an eye. Clear to see why this album is so celebrated and cited, even if the individual tracks aren’t the most popular cultural mainstays as other anthems of the time.

Initial thoughts: Based on the last time I listened to it, this record rules. But also, is Vol. 4 on this list? It should be. Always felt like it was quite a bit better than this album, and maybe comparatively under-appreciated because this has the three most famous Sabbath songs on it. Either way, Paranoid (the record) still rules. —- 1. War Pigs/Luke’s Wall - perfect. There’s really nothing left to say, other than that its status as one of the all-time greats is fully deserved. 5/5 2. Paranoid - The story is that this was a hastily-written, last-minute addition to the record, which ended up becoming (according to Apple Music’s stats) Sabbath’s most popular song. There’s a freshness about the song that makes sense given its origins - it’s not overthought. Along with War Pigs, it also avoid the most annoying tendency of Ozzy-era Sabbath, which is having a vocal melody that’s the same as the guitar riff. The lack of a melodic counterpoint makes several of the songs fall into the “has a great riff” category, instead of “is a great song”. This is a great song, with a great riff and a great vocal melody, and a great groove. I’ve got plenty of gripes about the production on Sabbath records (see below, imaginary person reading this), but the slap back echo on Ozzy’s voice is one of those subtle choices that disproportionately contributes to the strength of the song. 5/5 3. Planet Caravan - Honestly hard to know what to make of this song. I like the change of pace (though their attempts to do so are way more effective on Vol. 4), and it’s got a spacey vibe that works pretty well. That said, it’s probably at an inopportune spot in the track listing and comes off as slightly undercooked. - 3.5 4. Iron Man - Exhibit A for the “great riff” rather than “great song”. Arguably one of the 2 or 3 most iconic guitar riffs of all time, for good reason. But Ozzy’s contributions feel lazy and it feels like that squanders all of the potential offered by the riff. In contrast to most of the rest of the record, I don’t really think Geezer Butler and Bill Ward bring much to the table here either. So hot take! Iron Man sucks! Well, maybe not. The riff alone is worth a lot, but any credit to the song is basically for the riff and nothing else. 2.5/5 5. Electric Funeral - All of same problems as Iron Man but with better drums and bass but a lesser set of riffs. - 2.5/5 6. Hand of Doom - We’re back on track. 4.5/5 7. Rat Salad -A very solid instrumental that suffers for comparisons to Zep’s Moby Dick. Bill Ward can’t match Bonham when it comes to making a drum solo worth listening to. Some is the result of skill (the machine gun fills aren’t as brutal and solid) but really good sounding drums make an huge difference when it comes to keeping someone engaged listening to a drum solo, and these drums just don’t sound that great. This all makes my feelings sound more negative than they are. The riffs are good, the band is tight, and there’s an awareness that most instrumentals like this should be kept concise. 3.5/5. 8. Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots - I somehow got this far without actually mentioning Tony Iommi. He’s definitely the best part of this song. The subtle delay on his guitar really adds depth (though the fact that his guitar is slightly out of tune bugs me a bit). The leads on the Jack the Stripper (Whatta title) showcase both the skills that led to him essentially inventing the genre of metal, and the skills that are largely outside of the metal lexicon and give his playing more depth and texture than just about all of his imitators. The Fairies Wear Boots section is great too, even if it has uh… complicated distinction of being anti-Nazi by way of homophobia? I think? The 70s were a confusing time! 4.5/5. — Overall, this album isn’t nearly as good as I remembered it. I think its inclusion on this list and reputation as one of the all-time greats is the combined result of its importance in the development of metal and the presence of the three most famous Sabbath songs. Two of those three songs, along with 2 or 3 of the album tracks are amazing and worth the price of admission. But the first Sabbath album is more important in the development of metal, and Vol. 4 is a better, more diverse and more consistent listening experience. A lot of people would say the same about Zeppelin IV compared with anything from the first three albums, to House of the Holy or Physical Graffiti, to even (for a certain crowd) Presence. But LZ IV is still a top to bottom great record. The knock against it is overfamiliarity, and that it’s a bit less daring and adventurous than most of the other Zeppelin records, not that the tracklist is inherently weak. Another overall thought: it’s tiresome to compare Sabbath to Zeppelin, but it’s pretty hard to avoid doing. Listening to Sabbath always makes me appreciate the production of (very bad person/sex pest who also unavoidably talented and significant) Jimmy Page. I think you’d be hard pressed to argue that Bill Ward is as good of a drummer as John Bonham (not least because almost nobody is), but I still think that Bill Ward is far closer to being a Bonham-level drummer that his reputation would suggest. Honestly, I struggle to think of many drummers outside of those two who have that combo of swing and power. I think a huuuuuge part of why Bill Ward is rarely discussed in the same conversation as Bonham is the sound of the drums themselves. 50+ years on, Bonham’s drums are still the gold standard for what rock drums should sound like - huge and powerful, but with a character that’s almost like (forgive me) creamy? By comparison, the drums on this, and all of the other classic Ozzy-era Sabbath records sound small, dated, lo-fi and weak. They sound closer to the drums on Simon and Garfunkel songs (especially Only Living Boy in New York) than what we generally expect hard rock drums to sound like. That they’re being played with an amazing amount of power and skill is evident in spite of, rather than because of the actual sound of the drums. The guitars, on the other hand sound massive. I don’t know enough about audio engineering to know for sure, but I’d imagine these two facts aren’t disconnected. The guitars on Zeppelin are often cleaner and more high-end focused that you’d expect, presumably leaving more sonic space for the enormous sounding drums. Anyways, too much Zeppelin discussion, but also nobody is reading this. This is a good album with several great songs, but it shouldn’t be the only Sabbath album on here (and I just looked it up, and it isn’t - s/t and Vol. 4 are both in the list too. Good job list!) Overall - 3.5/5

Can you imagine the reaction to this heavy music in the late 60s/early 70s?! The true pioneers of heavy metal. 5/5

4.5/5

A classic among classics.

I love Black Sabbath and this is my favorite album of theirs. They spawned a whole genre of music inspired by their version of dark riff driven rock.

Heavy and quite awesome

If this album didn’t exist entire genres would have been created

One of my all time faves. I think I heard somewhere that this was the first heavy metal album. My favorite song is Hand of Doom

Hooky at times (title cut is best thing they ever did), but mostly full-on sludgy, white-bluesy, with the occult cosplay playing as little more than schtick after all this time. There's no doubting Ozzy's originality, but three BS records is at least two too many for this list.

I was surprised with how much I liked this album. It's not as heavy as I thought it would be. Love that they had a softer song (Planet Caravan) and War Pigs/Luke's Wall is so iconic. Amazing vocals by Ozzy and great guitar!

Some classics on here and I can see why they call this the birth of modern metal.

Klassiker!

Another high school classic

favorite song: War Pigs / Luke's Wall least favorite song: Rat Salad rating: 10/10

4.5 almost perfect lost me a little towards the end

Such a breakthrough album in the "heavy metal" genre. It set the standard of downtuning and is full of classic riffs that inspired so many players afterward.

When my husband was a kid he thought that fairies wearing boots were dancing with a bra. 🤣

Some of These Songs really slap while others are kind of meh. Espacially Planet Caravan was not the vibe.

ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!

Fierce

Classic rock at its best. My favorite Sabbath album!

Thoughts before listening: This is a very good album by a monster band. There are some outright classics on this album, including the title track which has always been over of my favorite by them. Looking forward to listening Review: "War Pigs", "Paranoid", "Iron Man", and "Fairies Wear Boots" alone would make this a 5-star album, but even the deep cuts are killer. Absolutely one of the most influential albums of all time, essentially creating the metal genre. I've always loved that despite the crazy places metal would go, the originators were just doing a slightly more distorted take on 60s blues rock. Easy 5-stars.

Nice bit of metal.

Didn't think I would get such a popular album to start it off, but this music aged very well and was enjoyable overall.

Very nice, maybe a bit dark. Good for gym with the exception of a few songs. Really enjoyed it with my morning workout

War Pigs / Luke's Wall - 4.5/5 Paranoid- 5/5 Planet Caravan- 4.3/5 Iron Man- 5/5 Electric Funeral- 5/5 Hand of Doom- 4.7/5 Rat Salad- 3.8/5 Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots- 4.3/5 Total- 4.6/5

i listened to half the album and did not like it.

6/10

Brings me back to my older brother in high school. This was his favorite and his band would cover all of them surprisingly well for their age. Amazing album with the tone of the guitars and wonderful feel driving it all forward. Every track brings something a little different and stands up to the 50+ years of time. My hair grew 6 inches while listening to it.

Top 10 of all time.

Metal album full of classics, the anti-war/anti-government sentiment can still be felt today. Definitely earns it's icon status.

Classics.

Every song sounds the same.

AI SIM PORRA, PAPAIS DO METAL, SABADO NEGRO, se eu pudesse eu dava 6 estrelas.

I had no idea that i was a black Sabbath fan.

And on the 8th day God created Black Sabbath Paranoid. He looked at his work, smiled and then rested knowing there would never be another.

What a blessing to have been granted the opportunity to observe the Sabbath twice this week. Killer album. It steps in where the debut album leaves off, and ups the ante by dropping in a few classics. While I might prefer their first album, I think you have to say this one is better. And War Pigs is one of the best side one track ones of all time.

Songs that have stood the test of time. Guitar riffs that are a rite of passage for anyone picking up an ax. And ozzy is one of a kind. 4.5 so giving them a 5 for respect.

The album algorithm gods smiled upon us and bookended the week with Sabbath’s first two albums. Paranoid has the radio hits, but I think I enjoyed their debut more front to back. I rated that album 4*, which is an obvious mistake in hindsight. The fact that they gave the world these two albums within just eight months of each other is a miracle. 4.5/5

Silly good

Timeless classic.