Paranoid

Every song is a hit.

Freaking awesome. Black Sabath. They were great musicians too.

I’ve been listening to T-Pain’s cover of War Pigs on repeat recently, so been meaning to give this album a proper listen. Really brings together my two loves: ‘Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock’ and ‘Spinal Tap’. Can’t complain. Had a great time. Album is fun and interesting. Can see me listening to this a lot more in the future. Such a good 3 track run from War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan. 4/5

I have never been a fan of Ozzy's vocals, but this album has a bit more. The guitar work is very good and there are some layers and textures - even a very good blues riff, and a variety of sounds and rhythms - much better than most of what follows in the genre.

Enjoyed this much more than I thought I would--some really iconic music here and Ozzy's voice just rules.

Strong instrumentals. great singing A monument of art.

'Paranoid' is a groundbreaking and almost a masterpiece that helped lay the foundation for heavy metal. Great riffs, unique sound and of course Ozzy's vocals. Dark and resonating.

Classic

(est. 41 mins) Was looking for more sonic variation between songs. However, found listening experience positive. Song stand out: Iron Man. (3.8/5)

Have never listened to a black sabbath album. Pretty slick. I see again where lots of people get influence and imitation.

A leap forward from their first album with no less than three iconic riffs. The writing and production is raised. The band is great and Ozzy is in good form. War Pigs is one of the all time great songs.

What to say about this album that has already not been said? Masterpiece, Classic and Perfect!

Surprisingly good. I think this is the second Black Sabbath album I've reviewed and both were way better than expected.

Great 70’s Rock n Roll! Progenitors of Heavy Metal!

Obvious quality but surprisingly not as aggressive as I'd hoped.

This album rocks, didn't realize half these were black sabbath tunes from sporting events/movies.

Solid album

Some really good stuff here, but I lost interest by the end.

Where does Heavy Metal begin? I wonder. hmmm. RIGHT HERE. This album is still so relevant today.

I don’t know if the version I listened to was a remaster or rerelease but the ‘wall of sound’ was impressive for time. I’ve never been a huge fan but they influenced a lot of bands/genres I grew up loving so this gets a big thumbs up

Sabbath is Sabbath. Tony Iommi's guitar playing is legendary, Ozzy's voice is unique, and they cultivate such a vibe that it's impossible not to like at least one song. When an album opens with "War Pigs" you know the album is going to be fire

War Pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man are old favorites of mine. Planet Caravan really fell short. Electric Funeral on the other hand was a nice surprise. Hand of Doom was a little heavy handed but had good sound. Rat Salad was ok, not a big fan of instrumental rock. Fairies Wear Boots was fun. Overall I’d give it a 4

This album is full of great riffs, and Iron Man is iconic. But at a point each song sounds like it's ripping off the last. Except for Planet Caravan, which is plopped right in the middle and feels ridiculously out of place.

Doidera

Baddass album

I'm not a metal fan. This is a straight-up banging album.

classic metal, genre defining

It’s ozzy. It’s classic.

7/10 iconic rock and great song made me wish for a longer album

this album is amazing. there are so many highlights on this album, many being the outstanding riffs and drum rolls sprinkled all throughout the tracklist. this was such a fun listen and kept me entertained the whole runtime. i had only heard the obvious classics from this album, but im so glad i have finally experienced the album in full! my favorite song on the album is War Pigs / Luke's Wall, it's one of the best openers to an album I've ever heard. each song was quality and i loved every single minute of this album, and for that reason..i rate this album a 5!

Not really my taste tbh. Lots of stuff I’ve heard before though. Yeah just not super into it, sorry

favourite: iron man really close to a a 5 which i was not anticipating at all. a whole lotta fun

No pude escuchar todavia

feeling cooling listening to this tbh good morning commute album, gets ya goin planet caravan almost speakeasy jazz club vibes okay flashback to marching band playing in the stands at football games with iron man LOL

The most important album ever created. Fuck the beatles

Had a few good songs but some dragged along a good bit

Expected worse tbh but this album does have their biggest hits. Not my favourite genre but the best I've heard it done. 4 stars.

HELL YEAH. Incroyable album.

No denying it influenced so many metal bands to come but just too dark and harsh for me. No need to ever listen to it again.

Classic.

not a bad album to keep you awake when you are just super tired on a gray and cloudy day.

10/5

Excellent second album.

Very strong start to this album with War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man. Even some of the lesser known tracks like Rat Salad and Hand of Doom kick ass. Turn up the speaker and jam.

I didn't live through Satanic Panic, so after hearing this I just have to ask...THIS is what people were up in arms about 40, 50 years ago? All the Betties who had their britches in bunches back in the day need to give black metal a try. This is paler than their skirt-concealed, taboo ankles in comparison. They missed out on some great fucking music while they were busy being Paranoid.

Disturbing music.

This was very fun to listen to, Black Sabbath is good. A little juvenile but that's ok.

This is another album taking me back multiple decades. I first heard this in high school in the late 70s, especially Paranoid and Iron Man. This is one of the earliest heavy metal albums (before the term even existed). I enjoy it more than many of the successors, as metal evolved to groups like Judas Priest, Metallica, and Iron Maiden. Still, I'm not a hard-rock lover, so it doesn't get a higher score from me. I must admit, however, that I loved the drums on Rat Salad. And the intro of Iron Man is iconic, of course.

Tale of two album halves for me. Tracks 1-4 are three great songs and 1 complete skip. Tracks 5-8 are all middle of the road. Overall, it is a very good rock album that I would revisit on occasion. Track by track: 1 - I don't know which part is "War Pigs" and which part is "Luke's Wall" but this is a good track that makes an immediate statement on what the vibe of the album will be. 2 - This song rules. 3 - Okay... so we're taking a break from the music. I sense a future skip. 4 - OK yeah... I know this one. I don't know if I can give a fair take but I'll try. The guitar riff is iconic. The guitar solo starting after the 3 minute mark is great and breaks up the repetition well. It is a longer song than I remember but also better than I remember. I sort of expected to be a bit too tired of this to really enjoy it. 5 - This song is pretty decent. Not a standout for me. 6 - Another fine track. 7 - What a name for a song. It was pretty decent. 8 - This album didn't really go out with the bang it came in with but I wasn't skipping anything either.

What an album! It's truly astonishing that this album came out in 1970. Paranoid and Iron Man are obviously great, but War Pigs is also spectacular. I love the drum solo in Rat Salad. The final track is awesome and the brief tonal departure for planet caravan is perfect.

Good songs Not my style

Never realized the heavy blues background of Sabbath. Would never have thought this, but Sabbath, Led Zepplin and early Fleetwood Mac (even on the outside, Chigago Transit Authority) all had that raw, heavy blues machine going!

All Hail the Ozzman

Know this metal rock album well.

Such an iconic album for metal, can hardly believe it is over 50 years old now. Barely topping 40 minutes and only 8 songs, I was thinking of just giving 4 stars, but once those last 2 jams played I had to keep it at 5. Favorite track: "Paranoid" 5/5

Paranoid. Iron Man. War Pigs.

Awesome. Never realised I was a Black Sabbath fan until now!

Oh lord, yeah!

Filled with classics

Great album. I love how Tony Iommi plays guitar. Still not real fond of Ozzy's lyrics and singing style, though.

easy 5 star

- If I could give this a 6 I would - Insane vocal delivery - Great variety of sounds that keeps the album engaging all the way through

- my goodness what a masterpiece - the beginning of metal, but also so varied - the band is so talented and Ozzy has the perfect voice

Still as impactful all these years later but I can't imagine listening to this in 1970 and how much it would blow your mind.

Incredible! A classic

9/10

Top 5 album of all time for me. Every song is perfect and the flow of mood between songs is perfect.

An album that sits atop the Heavy Metal Mountain.

Great metal album high 8

Never really listened to any track off this entirely until 1001 albums. A lot more variety going on here than anticipated. Tony Iommi is a far more interesting guitarist than originally understood him to be. Production is pretty good in terms of subtle shades adding dimension to some simple but creative ideas. Ozzy's voice is obviously super young, lacking the experience (and studio trickery) to create the full blown evil howl of his subsequent work. There are some lesser tracks that get a bit repetitive in an annoying way, not in a drone, overtoning sort of way. All in all, excellent but probably not something I want to listen to much.

War Pigs // Paranoid // Planet Caravan // Iron Man // Rat Salad // Fairies Wear Boots 4.5/5

I have heard all those songs seperately but never together - it went so hard all together. What a groundbreaking album, I can see why so many have followed in their footsteps. My favorites were Electric Funeral, Hand of Doom, and Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots.

I loved it I have grown up listening to those songs eventhough that wasn't my generation. It took me back to memories of sneaking out at night listening to music in my friend's basements. Like all my friends. Lol

The hits are obvious and prevalent. The remainder of the album seems to fall into filler territory

First time listening to a Sabbath album. The three big hits are great. It was more psychedelic than I expected. Tails off towards the end of the album.

War Pigs/ Luke’s Wall - 4 Paranoid - 5 Planet Caravan - 5 Iron Man - 5 Electric Funeral - 4 Hand of Doom - 4 Rat Salad - 3 Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots - 4 Been on a Black Sabbath binge lately, I’ve only listened to their first four albums but this is probably my favorite so far. Songs like Paranoid and Iron Man deliver what I was expecting from the band, but tracks like Planet Caravan and Orchid off of Master of Reality really took me for a surprise and gave me a new appreciation for the band. 5 stars all day

B War Pigs 3 Paranoid 4 Planet Caravan 3 Iron Man 4 Electric Funeral 4 Hand Of Doom 4 Rat Salad 3 Fairies Wear Boots 3 Blavk Sa33ath FTW.

From the first riffs on War Pigs to the last notes of Faries Wear Boots, this album is perfection. The ultimate metal masterpiece. Timeless.

Un cincazo

Excellent. Iron Man, paranoid, war pigs.

A classic of heaviness. Some tunes lose a bit of cohesiveness as they go on, but this is required listening.

maybe not a fan of heavy metal and type but the album was a fun listen. Electric funeral was the highlight

This album is perfect. It was one of the first two metal and introduced some of the first sub genres. All of the songs are expertly crafted with Ozzy's haunting vocals that suit the darker, doomier environment that essentially didn't exist until Black Sabbath's first two albums. Even in the lighter moments Ozzy's vocals shine. The true star of the show however is the band, Tony with his crushing simple but heavy riffs, Geezer Butler's rock steady bass rhythms, and Bill Wards very jazzy way of playing drums created a fantastic dynamic that set the tone for future heavy metal bands. Anybody looking to get into metal should start here, not Metallica, not Iron Maiden, not Judas Priest, not Motorhead, Black Sabbath should be every prospective metalheads starting point.

Great album, start to finish, great sound, often imitated but never surpassed

Such a banger

Fairy wear boots. what is he even signing about. whatever. I like it.

Fucks hard

Irony man Few hits in there heavy rock almost metal. Really good overall later tracks kinda slow down but it’s all just guitar solos down there. 3.8/5

Amazing

More intense and faster than the debut with seemingly endless memorable song elements. A+

Mkt svårt. Vissa låtar har skrivit in sig i musikhistorien. Andra lite trista. Hatar också hårdrocksballader. Vill jag tänka efter och vara känslig finns det andra genrer som gör det bättre. En stark trea.

Childhood classic. Gillar ozzys röst som fan men det Slår mig nu hur oerhört banala melodier det är (inkl paranoid som är svinbra fortfarande). Det rör sig om monotona ramsor som snarast är att jämföra med barnvisor i konstnärlig höjd.

Så jävla stark inledning! Snorbra. War pigs. 5 Paranoid. 5 Planet Caravan: 4 Iron Man: 4 Electric funeral: 4, oj vad likt Alice in Chains "dirt". Hand of Doom: 4 Rat salad: 3,5 Fairies wear boots: 5 Lyssnar på repeat under helgen. Inte en död sekund. Otroligt tajt skiva. Ett av få album (hittills som är bra rakt igenom). Förstår att kommande musiker inspirerats.

Lyssnade mycket på denna när jag var liten så har ett nostalgiskt förhållande till alla låtar, vilket såklart påverkar betygssättningen. Så här 20 år senare får man kanske ändå konstatera att den inte riktigt är det mästerverk som man önskar att den vore, i synnerhet den andra halvan som kanske inte är superspännande. På totalen forfarande en bra skiva dock med ett par odödliga låtar. Coolt att den har 50+ år på nacken nu också, snacka om trendsättande.

AMAZING

it opens with the multiple-awesome-riffs song, war pigs. just that alone is a 5 already i dont think i need to say more. the A side has all the hits but B side hits like a train just as much. i tend to be harsh on metal because its not really my thing, but this album i totally fucking respect, its a shame that such sound was lost amongst the trying of making the genre heavier and heavier while forgetting the genius mind behind the start of it. like all the parts in hand of doom and the second part on electric funeral, thats fucking jazz man, where did it all go? there's probably more recent bands out there with this sound but theyre not as famous as their other metal buddies. anyway, best metal ever made.

Everything on this is good, the influence is huge, how can I not give it a 5. Will I listen to again: 100%

Great album with classics like Iron Man. 70/80's rock will never be my go-to, but this was great.

Fuck yeah!

The beginning of the album, in the vein of Cream or the Moody Blues, sounds like the standard psychedelic blues that was already declining in 1970… but then it gives way to something totally different. Something new. Black Sabbath rewrote the game. They weren’t the only ones doing so, but they were the only ones who went on to devote themself totally to the emerging heavy metal genre, rather than sticking with hard rock or blues rock like Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple. Hell, even the song titles set the standard for metal: “Iron Man”, “Electric Funeral”, “Hand of Doom”, really the only song that doesn’t have a metal title is “Fairies Wear Boots”. This was one of the first CDs I ever owned that wasn’t a greatest hits compilation. Early on, I skipped most songs that weren’t “Iron Man”, having just begun attempting to play guitar, but over time the rest of the album has grown on me considerably. The album shifts back and forth between heavy metal and psychedelic blues, but it still forms a completely cohesive unit. This is another album which has floated in and out of my top 100, and the guitar solo from “Iron Man” is still probably my favorite moment on the album.

Hard rock. Just a lot of tuneless, loud noise.

Great stuff. Can see why this is considered one of the templates for heavy metal.

I don’t think Inhad ever listened to this all the way through. Obviously a big album in the metal world. Hard to believe this was from 1970.

very cool album

a classic metal BANGER

Masterwork.

A couple of great songs beyond the one ones I'm familiar with. The run of Hand of Doom, Rat Salad, and Fairies wear Boots stand out in the back end. Iron Man sounds dated these days...I guess its just a little overplayed. War Pigs and Paranoid still hold up. I always thought I "knew" this album because of the hits, but its much more complete with everything in context.

I can tell this is a really well-made album and the lyrics are very thoughtful. I think it's just not my preference of style, so I get a little tired of it after a bit. Hence 4 rather than 5 stars.

I was surprised at the musicality of this metal album. Some of the guitar sounded melodic and bluesy, not something I expected from Black Sabbath. I especially liked Planet Caravan.

Iron man gets this an instant 5, but the rest of the album gets the same rating without it. Still sounds as good today as ever

1. Are song 1 and 2 the same with just less instrumental?? 2.song 3 chill vibes 3. Song 4 - I am iron man, didn’t realize it was from this album 4. Overall - good album songs I didn’t realize I already knew

Great album. Found a couple of songs to add to the playlist from what I had already heard.

BADASS

I am not a fan of the type of music produced by Black Sabbath but did give the album a listen anyway.

This is a such a sweet album. It packs a punch with it's tone and melodic changes. Deceptively complex for how hard it hammers you. A stone cold classic. Rock and roll baby.

Álbum 2 del reto,

First two opening songs are stronger than the rest of the album, if they kept up that ferocity it would be an undeniably sublime album

11 out of 5. Stone cold classic. Even if War Pigs was the only good song on this album, it would still be legendary. It is not the only good song on the album. * I already had this one on vinyl

Listened on repeat. Not something I’d have listened to on my own accord. Can understand why Black Sabbath earned a large following.

1.8.24

Features some great songs, I've enjoyed hearing most of it.

I dug this. I knew the hits but really found the fuzzy guitars and occult lyrics enjoyable.

yo... war pigs paranoid iron man hand of doom rat salad

Terrific 2nd album by BS. Smashes on side A. Lesser known but excellent tracks on B. Birth of metal. Rifftastic. 4.5

I never would have listened to this if not for this program. I can’t believe how much I enjoyed it! Caravan Planet is psychedelic and groovy. War Pigs is surprisingly socially conscious and thoughtful. I have a greater appreciation for Black Sabbath and their role in the evolution of rock music.

So this is where i knew that one song i thought these guys were like screamo whoops

Much to my surprise, I rather enjoyed this.

5/5. One of those albums where every single song is great! While Sabbath is known for Paranoid, I like the deep tracks like Planet Caravan even better!

Iron Man and War Pigs were cool songs, not much else to say abt it. Quite liked it, would give 3.4 stars if i could, but that has to be three then!

Eh, it's alright. Not really my thing. Paranoid and Iron Man were cool songs, the rest... ehhhh.

Cue epic montage

I found myself not knowing when a song began and ended, a lot of the songs blended together, which isn't really for me. I like the genre of music and some of the songs are pretty iconic, however the blending is too much for me

some iconic songs, it was a nice listen

very iconic, pioneering sound for the date. all the tracks hit hard with vocals, riffs and drums alike. all the songs are great with no low points.

Dreary. The mix seemed so muddy.

I was so nervous going into this listen, Heavy-metal is far from my genre of choice. However, the opening chords fill your speaker with such warmth. I automatically felt safe then hearing ozzy's vocal soar I was instantly in. I quickly found my self dancing along to some of the most accessible metal I have ever heard. I loved how melodic themes would impact and almost ricochet through the album and you'd hear infamous melodic patterns scattered through later songs reminding you you're listening to an album not a collection of singles. Playlist Track: War Pigs Rating: 4/5 Date Listened: 05/01/2024

One of the all time great hard rock albums. Forget paranoid, war pigs and iron man which you've heard a billion times and you still have some really great tracks like hand of doom, fairies wear boots and planet caravan.

Nope.

A great album

I may be Paranoid, but not an Android. I. AM. IRON MAAAAAAAAAN Incredible work!

Again, I can see how this band is so well loved.

Inte en enda tråkig sekund

Classic Early metal, makes me wish coven's witchcraft destroys minds and reaps souls was on this list, anyway this album is the most primo shit

Didn’t like it

Such a classic! I was in high school when this came out and part of the joy of the album was that it annoyed the hell out of my parents….

Repetitive; songs had a few common licks. Lyrically, the songs touched on dystopian themes, but did not excel at either melody or lyrical turn of phrase. Iron Man and Hand of Doom stood out. There are clear precursors of the metal genre; this album seems pioneering in the context in which it was released.

Classic album with a familiar tunes.

Really liked a few songs

Was there any surprise that I recognized the album's first half? Not from me anyway; Dad listened to WEBN, the Cincinnati hard rock station, while I was growing up, so classic hard rock? Was part of the soundtrack of my life. I listened to the album without looking up the lyrics; most were white noise. Looking them up later on genius.com was a bit of a revelation. And not simultaneously because of putting them into the context of their time, place, and influences? Both the influences on them at the time and the influence the album and the band had on later music. Of course, the lyrics are talking about the Vietnam War, punks, skinheads, drugs, and hippies! I hadn't thought to put a Black Sabbath album into my background music rotation, but Paranoid is now on it.

Classic metal album

As classic as you can get with a rock album. Ozzy Osbourne overrated fr fr but is made up by the accompanying musicians.

Funny that I'm so much more familiar with The Cardigans cover of Iron Man that it's essentially the primary source in my head. Turned completely on its head into a gentle ballad, it's great. I will definitely have heard Faith No More's War Pigs first as well, however that's more or less a note for note reproduction. A good cover no doubt, but not an exciting one. Those two songs are fabulous, War Pigs probably my favourite BS song of all. That into, The intricate drums underlay the monster riffs, it's just superb. Paranoid is great but I've heard it too much. Obviously this record is a classic. Planet Caravan is really good, and different. Hand of Doom the best of the rest, I'll overlook Rat Salad's Moby Dick-esque drum solo with a riff jam because this is undoubtedly a five star album.

Amazing album. Classic.

I already knew most of the songs on this album, but I never listened to the full track list in order. I think my favorite track is “War Pigs.” Pretty great stuff.

Ich liebe diese Gitarre!

Много яки 🦔

A vital album for 20th century.

The first half is undeniably legendary with war pigs, paranoid to planet caravan (kind of a jazzy/quiet cut that I just heard) to iron man. The second half didn’t hit as hard and felt more like a showcase of their playing more than hard hitting songs but it is a worthwhile listen and classic metal album

honestly just imagining being a teenager and hearing this when it came out???? UNBELIEVABLE

Very old but cool music

Spitze

Some great songs on here

Das erste heavy metal album, großes Kino

Classic. One of the best rock albums of all time.

absolute banger of an album - definitely see the influences on bands like Wolfmother. Wide range of energy, from jazzier slow jams to frenetic high paced guitars and crazy drums. Huge album, big fan.

I have already heard this album, but I love it anyway. Amazing gloomy riffs, Ozzy’s voice Is amazing

2 Songs haben mich als Jugendlicher erreicht. Das Album war sehr einflussreich für spätere Bands.

An absolute classic!

Eingängige Akkorde, manche Songs sehr schräg. Paranoid ist natürlich spitze.

Very solid album. Incredible for 1970. Includes some of the most famous songs like Iron Man, Paranoid, and War Pigs. I appreciate the antiwar sentiment in this album, but it's the birth of metal that makes this album so great.

Absolute monster. Must have sounded so fucking scary to contemporary listeners, too.

Iron Man, Paranoid and War Pigs all on this one album. It sets the prototype for heavy metal, yet there’s some weird soft songs too.

One of the best albums of all time.

Absolute classic. ENERGYYYY. Favorite Track: War Pigs

Might be my #1 album. Right up there with the Led Zeppelin classics, Fleetwood Mac Rumors, etc. Not every song is a classic, but the influence and impact of this record on music cannot be overstated. The heaviest hits from Bill Ward and the heavy metal guitar and bass riffs, blending a groovy, syncopation with a dark aesthetic that birthed several genres of music over the next 10 years. War Pigs is probably the best anti-war anthem ever written. . .

5/5. A classic heavy metal album, the origin for those about to rock. Each cut on here is memorable and unique, some slow and ethereal while others heavy and dark. Mostly the latter. There is just honestly not a bad song on here, hard to find fault.

Can't beat this album. One of the best, and I feel like the songs are some of the metal songs that really connected with me the most as a kid.

Not much I can add that hasn't already been said about this album. I could listen to war pigs on repeat and it will never get old

Awesome

Like the songs popularised by Ironman and Buckets The Drummer. Otherwise, not very listenable

Didn’t know I liked Black Sabbath that much. Iron Man and Paranoid are iconic.

Classic. Compared to the schlock played these days, this album is a 5. I remember listening to this in high school. Even though it had been out for several years at that point, there was really nothing else like it.

Nice classic album. The hits stand up and the whole album still has legs.

Another album I appreciate more than I like. The production is terrible but the songs are revolutionary. I dig their moxie, especially for the time.

Man, you just can't touch early Black Sabbath. Must be 6 albums in a row in about as many years from their inception, and every single one is a damn near metal classic. At first it's hard to get past the incredible big hits like 'War Pigs', 'Paranoid' and 'Iron Man', but on repeated listens the rest clicks pretty quickly. 'Electric Funeral' is one of the doomiest riffs you'll ever hear, while 'Hand of Doom' and the closer 'Fairies Wear Boots' just show how Sabbath just had an endless bag of badass riffs and hooks they pulled from, while not being afraid to play around with atypical song structures. I might still be in the camp that puts their next album 'Master of Reality' above this, but to call this anything less than a genre defining classic would be plain wrong.

This is a really fantastic and historical heavy metal album. Actually groundbreaking in 1970. The songs paranoid, and with war pigs really show off what the band is all about. The song iron Man tells a really cute little story and is a must play for any early heavy metal guitar. God, wannabe. Tony's guitar riffs are really cool. Even though most of them are simple to play. You would never know that some of the adjustments he makes because of his disability. It. And Ozzy is a great front man. I don't want to see him bite the head off of a live bat, but I can always understand his lyrics and he just adds to the bands. Persona. Even if you're not into heavy metal, this is definitely worth a listen.

Sounds good, and i even know half of the songs and can sing along... still i don't think a will ever turn this on again intentionally

01) War Pigs - 8,5 02) Paranoid - 10,0 03) Planet Caravan - 10,0 04) Iron Man - 8,5 05) Electric Funeral - 8,5 06) Hand Of Doom - 8,5 07) Rat Salad - 7,5 08) Fairies Wear Boots - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,69 (87/100) "Planet Caravan" is so different than the rest of the album, love it! "Paranoid" is a rock/metal royalty. Not the fan of the genre, but this is very, very good...

A classic. Not a bad song on the album

classic hard rock

Alreet like

Great

War pig - better than expected Paranoid - not bad, I like he rhythm of the lyrics Planet caravan - v nice. Unexpected Iron man - classic riff but not for me. Don't like the pacing or style of lyrics Electronic funeral - nope Hand of doom - this is really nice until the electric guitar kicks in and the shouting starts Rat salad - some good drumming I can see how this must have been amazing on release, something totally new. It's not for though, guitars are too heavy being the main thing. My star ratings are getting messed, need more than 5. Giving this 2 would rather do 2.5 or something as it isn't bad it's just not for me

One of my favorite metal albums of all-time!!!! I love Tony Iommi's riffs with Ozzy as an eccentric lead singer. I love every song on here and would give it more stars if I could! Favorite Song(s): All of them!

Lots of classic Sabbath tracks on this one, very forward thinking

5*

For me, a two.

This album shreds.

Amazing and influential album that still holds up, but I’ll say it - Iron Man is a pretty dopey song aside from the outro

Sabbath! I mean, what can you say about the goddamn Prince of Darkness. As silly as it is, this music rips. Punk and metal owe an outsized debt of gratitude to Ozzy, whether you dig this or not. I don’t listen to a ton of Black Sabbath, but I’m never disappointed when it comes on. Some of these songs are just linchpins of hard rock music. I think anytime someone plays “Paranoid,” Jack Black goes into a spasmodic fit wherever he is. Bring on the rat salad. I had fun with this.

Surprisingly decent!

7.5/10

The invention of heavy metal. Must listen.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ozzie started it all! Loved hearing it on train commute home!

Overall pretty boring album. Paranoid and Iron Man carry hard. Very instrumental heavy. Not too much variation in the overall sound. I could listen to this album on a roadtrip driving through Nebraska and be entertained.

I don't have much to say about this album that hasn't already been said so I'll just reaffirm that it's still an absolute banger that goes insanely hard from end to end. War Pigs is the rare song where all of its covers hit as hard as the original song, especially the Cake one; Paranoid and Iron Man are some of the most hype songs ever and Hand of Doom is also a standout among standouts. Even Planet Caravan is a nice change of pace after two super energetic songs. I've always wondered how they came up with the cover art.

It's Sabbath, and I'm a metal head. Having said that, it's not a brilliant album, and you can tell its the birth of metal as a genre. There are some excellent tracks, but it could use some refinement. It us still a good album, just not one of the very best.

Though I can't stand Ozzie Osborne and most of Black Sabbath's catalog beyond the early early, I can't deny that Paranoid is a heavy metal classic. Like many kids growing up during the 70's, the song Paranoid was the gateway to listening to metal/heavy rock, so much better than most of the crap on the radio. Ironically, I probably first heard the song on the radio and was hooked by the rhythm and heavy riffs. This is the only BS album I actually own and the rest of the album carries on the darkness and metal hooks and I have to admit, I like it a lot. Some of the best "signature" songs for the band are on here, War Pigs, Iron Man and of course, Paranoid. I'm not a big fan of metal and to me later Sabbath hits parody territory, but there are few metal albums that I love to listen to repeatedly and this is one of them.

war pigs is famous for rhyming masses with masses, but I like the guitar in this, slow paced and unoffensive rock. I didn't expect planet caravans vibe, but it was nice and relaxing. iron man! like the guy from the movie(s)! hand of doom is a little boring, too cliche of the genre. high skill guitar on here, and not annoying or unpleasant or anything. probably my favorite of this genre. wouldn't choose to listen, but mildly enjoyable to hear.

This is an album that I have listened to before. I really like Black Sabbath so this album was perfect for me. War pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man, Hand of Doom are all fantastic. Planet Caravan also needs a special shout out for being so out of the ordinary for this band. I like the smooth and more calm switch up. Solid album that I will continue to listen to.

Black Sabbath are kings of the guitar riff. Very simple, classic rock instrumentation. Just guitar, bass, drums. Good stuff. The vocals are quite minimal actually. For all the hoopla about demonic influence there's not that much to worry about. Compared to modern music anyway. Lil Nas X would kill a 70s church wife with one glance. I know War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man the best but all these songs are pretty good. Planet Caravan was a nice chill moment. Rat Salad has a fun name.

Easy gold. Rock out.

great wizard man

Perfection

Great record.

I lol'ed when this title came up. Despite claiming to like rock music, never in my life have I imagined myself deliberately listening to a Black Sabbath album start to finish. Well, it wasn't half as bad as I thought, I actually had an ok time listening to it, but I don't think I'll find myself coming back to it. I did like Planet Caravan a lot (the only non-heavy track in the whole album XD), and A+ for creativity for naming a song Jack the Stripper hehe

Evidence that 'heavy' has changed, but seminal to the genre. War pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man are excellent songs.

there was like one cool song, the rest was just bleh. like it’s crazy but most of these albums make me realise that if i listen to all the songs, i’m less likely to like them. they just all meld into the same shouty, boring sounds. i didn’t care for this; won’t listen to it again, can appreciate that it was probably ‘influential’ for some reason but i also kinda don’t care; you can’t have 100 bands all out at the same time making the same music and tell me they’re all influential, don’t make sense!

Love: Paranoid Iron Man Hand of Doom Jack the Stripper Planet Caravan Like: War Pigs Electric Funeral Rat Salad Meh: Nope:

Sehr gut

- war pigs is the longest song i’ve ever heard - i know paranoid! and iron man!

CLASSIC

Great album

Goede metal wel

Great album. It’s a shame there is a generation that only knows Ozzy as a guy who mumbles around the house and burns omelettes, or whatever the hell he did on that show.

Kinda reminds me of Eric B and Rakim/Run DMC era rap, you can hear all the elements of something new, but a primitive and not fully formed version of the genre yet. Ozzy’s vocals sounds awesome too.

One of the greatest albums of all time.

4.8

All time classic, banger after banger.

Первые 2 песни хороши, но остальное -- просто катастрофа.

Strong album, with Standouts in War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, and Iron Man.

Het vlaggenschip van moderne rock en metal, gemaakt door pioniers. Op hun 2de plaat schudden ze het stof van de blues van hun klank af voor echt primordiale riffs. In mijn persoonlijk leven heeft de plaat al heel wat moois teweeg gebracht. Black Sabbath de wei zien platspelen op Graspop. Steevast voor de baslijn van Hand of Doom kiezen wanneer ik een basgitaar sinds lang nog eens vastpak. Een allstar band dit meesterwerk integraal zien brengen op een Desertfest afterparty. Honderden meebrulmomenten op 1 van de talrijke tijdloze classics. Black Sabbath heeft met hun eerste paar platen tal van genres uitgevonden die tot vandaag een groot stuk van mijn muzieksmaak kleuren. Nog een gelukkige 75ste verjaardag Ozzy!

Manne toch, wat een plaat. Sappige riffkes, lekkere tempo wissels, badass teksten. Jullie weten het, ik ben fan.

Fuck yeah! Machtig!

obviously

would be a 5/5 as instrumentals only

Nine inch nails WISHES, very rocky without being overbearing, guitar good, kind of dad music in a good way

Triste perché era già conosciuto, ma l'ho ascoltato lo stesso. Iron man folle, paranoid pure, questo sarà il mio primo 5 nonostante voglia essere conservativo

Nr. 47/1001 War Pigs 5/5 Paranoid 5/5 Planet Caravan 5/5 Iron Man 4/5 Electric Funeral 4/5 Hand of Doom 4/5 Rat Salad 3/5 Fairies Wear Boots 4/5 Average: 4,25 Already liked Vol. 4 and this is even better. Excellent and groundbreaking album. Didn't reach 5 stars for me, because I'm not the biggest fan of the heavy metal genre.

A classic album by the great godfathers of metal music. This one is full of bangers back to back.

Hacía muchos años que no escuchaba el album completo. Impresionante.

Thought I wasn’t going to like it but changed my mind woo

Started very strong and faded in the last half

Pretty good, would say this is more hard rock than metal Paramoid is the best song, but liked Iron Man as well Quite slow paced songs, I like the vocals, and the songs are all different Between 3/4****

Lots of classics on this one. War Pigs is such a good song!

War pigs is a classic.

Ozzy's voice is kinda annoying ngl Still great

This is one of the classic albums of all time. What’s not to like? Groundbreaking for the rock industry at the time and it still holds up well today.

Honestly this relisten was just as good as my first listen, and maybe even better. Loved the guitar and even though the songs get a tiny bit repetitive (riff wise), it still kicks ass.

I’ve never listened to this album before. My first time listening to Planet Caravan. I’ve never wanted to live IN a song like this one.

Great album. Guitar tone is heavy and the rhythm section comes through feeling powerful. Definitely understand why this is considered one of the best metal albums ever

Einfach fett

nice guitar and some funky production bits, but honestly not my kind of vibe of music

aiiiii😍

🤘🏼🤘🏼

Enjoyed the guitar and vocals but ultimately it's just not something I'd regularly listen to.

i'm not a huge fan of Ozzy so i'm just gonna listen through it. but tbh Paranoid has no reason to be that short. i really hate when music tricks you into thinking that your audio is too quiet all the sudden like the song is a secret. it's not great or bad in any particular way. this is just not made for me at all. it didn't feel like a waste of time though. 3/5

What can I say about this that hasn't already been said a million times. It is one of the cornerstones of rock and metal. It's a classic for a reason.

Meget bra

Love this album. It's tough to pretend to be objective when it's one I've known and loved for years.

Rating: 10/10 One of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, an absolute classic. Incredible songwriting and riffs, each song is very memorable. No weak moments on this album, unbelievable this came out in 1970. Favorite songs: pretty much all of them. Least favorite song: Rat Salad.

War Pigs!

YES

easy 5

Can't go wrong with Black Sabbath!

Amazi g

Classic album. How can you not love the way the album starts with War Pigs?

Love this album despite not liking heavy metal

The true source and origin of all stoner/ sludge rock. If it wasn't for this album then there's so many bands who would have either not existed at all, or would have gone down a different route entirely. It's not perfect, a bit rough around the edges here and there, with a drum solo instrumental track that serves little purpose. But it's close enough for a well-deserved 5-stars. One of the things I love about this album is that there's not much in the way of fancy guitar solos and everything sounds musically achievable, even though there's undoubtedly a lot of talent on display. I strongly feel that this is what led so many other bands to get together and try to copy this style of music.

ICONIC

This entire album is like one of those "500 riffs you should know on the guitar" youtube videos condensed. Nothing in particular stood out to me but nothing turned me off of this album either. This is an album for guitar players and guitar lovers. Faves: War Pigs/Electric Funeral, Iron Man, Electric Funeral

hell yes. i dont know if this is their Best but it does slay. i do however wish i didn't think of robert downey jr every time that iron man riff plays... ugh

love the lyrics, love the scifi lore concept, love the riffs……have never been able to enjoy mr ozzy’s vocals. sorry :/ love how fairy-like planet caravan sounds. didn’t expect that from black sabbath tbh

i liked it

i fucking love this album cause it's really all of the stuff i'm into. anti war sci fi folklore apocalypse music, has depth but is also just easy to rock out to. some of the most recognizable riffs ever. faves: war pigs, planet caravan, fairies wear boots

It's a good album with good songs, but I don't think I'll be listening in the future! I do think it's really funny to end your album on a song that's like "these mean punks ruined our show .. that was so GAY of them don't you guys agree". I do think I would've liked the album much more if it had something more interesting happening melodically, because everything else should have clicked more for me. I kept thinking about In the Court of the Crimson King and how much better it was while covering some similar themes and moods. I'm going to give this a 4.... but it's a conflicted 4. Favorite songs: War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan Worst song: Fairies Wear Boots. why don't you go eat a dove's head and calm down Ozzy.

Probablemente su mejor disco. Muchas rolas favoritas de la prepa.

Same rating as Superunknown (Soundgarden), but for very different reasons. Some good songs and moments in songs that I enjoy a lot, and some of it that I really can't stand.

Fantastic

100% the best and most iconic heavy metal album of all time.

I like metal, but this was not really my cup of tea. Still better than listening to a genre that I do not like.

I like the musical style of this era. I had an incorrect preconception of this band. They are very much a band of the 60-70s, very much talks about human alienation, degradation of mental health in the modern world, loneliness, fear of the bomb and war.

Alright, going from one of the worst-rated to one of the highest-rated should be a cinch yeh it's a classic

It’s wild that this album came out in the 70s. Talk about blazing a trail. Fun listen. Three metal anthems in one 15 minute stretch. Fantastic.

A Classic album with some legendary tracks. Not for me though

Enjoyed this more than their first album. Still not my cup of tea, but I appreciate the band’s attempt to push rock music in a new direction. War Pigs still maintains its power after all these years. Really enjoyed the unique Planet Caravan. Would listen to a whole album of songs that sound like that.

Hallmark metal music

Good songs all around. Kind of like a greatest hits album.

All time classic heavy metal. 8/10

What an incredible album. Black Sabbath came out hot with their first album, and this album takes them to the next level. It feels like so many great metal albums could not have been made if this album was not made first. It works well both as a standalone artwork and a harbinger of things to come. And it fucking kicks ass 5/5

Holy paranoia. This one is brilliant. Catchy, memorable riffs played over a grungy metal sound that I would've called derivative if it was from 20 years later, but is pretty revolutionary for its time. Incredible restraint shown on all instruments, demonstrating that the most effective musician plays what's right for the song. And yet, all instruments (particularly the drums and bass) have countless outstanding moments that make for great replayability. Intense, energetic, and impassioned. I love it. 5/5

Paranooiiiiddd

ja lekker

Luke' Wall and Planet Caravan really surprised me. Wasn't expecting that from a Black Sabbath Album. Rat Salad has a great mix and great drum and guitar work. Overall 4/5

The grandfather of metal, Ozzy at his best!

Absolute Partybanger mit dabei :)

4.5/5 Only the second best version of War Pigs but still a banger

Great drums

Good stuff 👍

Iconic amazing album