Paranoid

Black Sabbath - what more needs said

Just a perfect record - massively influential, but just some of the best heavy rock/metal songs ever written. It has serious range too, Planet Caravan is a spacey track, a special song.

wild, wacky, wonderful. it's so great to listen to albums like this and look back. you can hear all of the different bits and pieces that served as inspiration for the artists that came after. this shaped so many artists and still continues to shape music today. rest in power Ozzy 🖤

Yeah it's a 5/5 Ozzy certainly earned the title of Price of Darkness. Iconic look, creator of heavy metal. A worthy member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Probably did too many drugs but he lived a full and long life. Despite his health conditions the legend even put on a Back to the Begining event only 17 days before he passed away... Paranoid is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential heavy metal albums of all time, often cited as a key influence for the development of the genre, as well as one of its earliest albums. It was ranked number one on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Easily my favourite artist and was really sad when he passed away.

Without a doubt, the best heavy metal album of all time, and certainly one of the best rock albums ever written. War Pigs is such a huge opening anti-war anthem. Then the title track Paranoid, basically one of the most iconic heavy metal tracks. That was written in about 20 minutes because they needed to fill another 2 minutes on the record. Planet Caravan is such a beautiful, serene, cosmic love song that sits perfectly between the heaviness. Then it blasts right into Iron Man, which is just the best riff in all rock music. Electric funeral and Hand of Doom, are really dark and sinister tracks and then Rat Salad is just where the band gets to show of their technical skill. Then it closes with the slightly more fun and whimsical track Faries wear boots. The album is the easiest 5/5 I could ever give. It is absolutely perfect, there isn't a song in there that I could say is better or worse than any other.

The progenitor of modern metal with some real classics. Not quite as much to my taste as the self titled album, but undeniably genius

Lovley

That’s a good album

How do you out-Black Sabbath Black Sabbath (the song) from Black Sabbath (the album)? With War Pigs, that's how. If the guitar riff, accompanied by its unsettling bassline isn't enough, an air raid siren wails, warning you to get ready for something ominous incoming. War Pigs is followed by Paranoid, Planet Caravan and Iron Man. That's a hell of a four song run. Ozzy's vocal melodies, Geezer's basslines and dark lyrics, and Iommi's iconic riffs are held together by some criminally underrated drum fills from Bill Ward. The first album was a lot more bluesy, but Sabbath had settled into a much darker sound here. Besides the riffs themselves, coming from the darkest dankest depths, there are some really interesting pauses and moments of almost silence in between that creates an atmosphere of anticipation. There's some interesting choices in experimentation too, with the vocal oscillation of Planet Caravan, the tape speed change at the end of War Pigs, and the intro to Iron Man, where Ozzy apparently sang into a mic through a metal (unfortunately not iron) fan. It still hits hard almost fifty years later.

My 3rd favorite Sabbath album. Still fucking perfect

A classic!!

5 I can tell how influential this album was, and is. It’s the basis for a lot of music today.

Solid 🪨

I like

As easy as this gets. Every track is an unimpeachable stone cold classic. The biggest, most important building block of metal. I’ve heard these songs 1000s of times and spending the day with them yesterday was still a thrill.

0 bad songs straight heat

Very good album, really enjoyed this

I love classic metal and this band are one of the prime immortals of this group. Powerful vocals, thumping drums and bass, all tempered by wonderful lyrics and beautiful melodies. As Ozzy clearly tells us Enjoy Your Life and I know my life has been better with these guys in the world.

This album is so damn good. Black Sabbath created my favorite genre: metal. Most of the bands I listen to today such as Bongripper, Sleep, YOB and Windhand were directly influenced by this band. Their first three albums are just about flawless. Paranoid is probably their peak as a band, no notes.

Heck yeah

Iommi guitar double-tracked, Geezer on low end, Ward bashing, prince of darkness. What more do you need? Keep it simple stupid.

Didn’t think id love it like I did

Brings back so many memories. I understand better now how Ozzy, Geezer, and Iommi would have grown up in the shadow of the Beatles, Stones, Who, and American rock. To feel so close in age, yet still an outsider. You hear both the severance for electric guitar, but also the anger of wanting to create a new type of music of their own.

For me the best Black Sabbath album. Love every bot of it

Well the first half of the album is three stone cold classics plus Planet Caravan. That song is also pretty damn tasty. Then Electric Funeral keeps up the typical Sabbath energy. Hand of Doom and Rat Salad are pretty good times too. And then Jack the Stripper. Terrific album! A seminal work. Insane to think of the influence this album had. And it's 1970! It's like 15 years ahead of its time!

Incredible, beginning to end. Oddly for me, Iron Man is the weakest song, the rest friggin rock.

Still holds up so SO well. No notes, all love.

A great album all the way around

Iconic classic ily imy ozzy

This album is the reason why 95% of the shit I listen to exists. God bless Ozzy Osbourne and God Bless Black Sabbath.

Would have been a 4 if Ozzy was still alive

Amazing album Great guitar solos and vocals

musica 2, não tem como. as 3 primeiras músicas são uma sequência potente demais.

I don't even need to listen to this one to rate it. I definitely will, though! Absolute classic from some of the progenitors of heavy metal. War Pigs never fails to get a crowd singing. Paranoid is an amazing little song. Planet Caravan is a beautiful little departure from the heavy stuff. I'm a bit over Iron Man, but it was obviously a big deal when my music tastes were developing. And for me, side 2 is an insane four-song combo. Electric Funeral is one of my favorite songs to play on bass. Hand of Doom is a ton of fun too. Rat Salad is a great instrumental and Fairies Wear Boots is a fantastic closer. Insane album. Definitely among the greatest.

Bangers back to back. I think planet caravan remains a revelation into just how great sabbath are

Tremendo álbum de Black Sabbath. Creo que de los que he escuchado hasta ahora es el que mejor suena. La calidad de la grabación y la ejecución es sobresaliente. Las ideas en la guitarra y los efectos que utilizan, la duplicación de riffs y solos en combinación con el trabajo de paneo hacen que la música suene tridimensional. Las temáticas sociopolíticas de las letras le dan más peso a una lírica que en su álbum anterior tenía el foco en la mística y el oscurantismo. Si considero que por momentos las melodías que canta Ozzy Osbourne son poco imaginativas, en tanto que imita el riff de los instrumentos. Pero podría también considerarse una elección estilística más que una falta de imaginación. Definitivamente es memorable.

🤘💣🎸🤖🔥

I’m just gonna say it: greatest metal album of all time.

If Black Sabbath’s self titled album was the starting point of heavy metal, Paranoid is heavy metal perfected. It’s crazy how an album can have such a stacked first half, and still have enough to deliver a stacked second half. Honestly, it’s a little funny that such an album would cause a lot of Pearl-clutching back then. It’s just a lot of fun fantasy and one great anti-war anthem. Everything that was amazing about the previous album was done tenfold here. From Iommi’s riffs to Ozzy’s vocals to Ward’s drums, it all comes together to create a gloomy, brooding masterpiece. It’s really one of the best metal albums of all time. (Also, RIP to Ozzy. Got the debut instead of this on the day of his death. Not that that was a bad thing. Still, RIP to an icon.) Favorite track: Paranoid Other hits: the rest of the album

Paul McCartney is fond of saying that the Beatles "invented heavy metal" with "Helter Skelter," but come the FUCK on; this is the root of an entire genre of music, a sound and attitude, a lifestyle, and billions of records sold by thousands of bands.

Your album receives a 5 when 3 of the 8 tracks on your album are all time standards that every metal band has covered at least once. While the rest of the album falls between very good and great as well. Doesn't get much more influential than this album.

>>>>> the Beatles

War pigs and planet caravan

One of the best metal albums of all time. Heavy riffs, solos, dark arts - it has it all.

Heavy Metal peaked here.

sim

Classic

One of the best metal albums out there. Black Sabbath embodies the revolt against the powers that be, calling out their selfishness and callousness of our leaders.

One of the greatest. Riffs galore

Absolute peak✋🤚 Some of their best work. Stable old school rock/metal album. 5/5🎉

Iconic

É maravilhoso ouvir do que o Black Sabbath era capaz. Esse álbum é pesado, assustador,divertido, crítico... Que som sensacional! Tudo combina. QoA Adonis New.

I knew this was a classic album but I've never listened to it. Wow. Every song is either a great 4 minute rock song or has an outro if pure self indulgence

What an explosive start to an album that is - War Pigs & Paranoid are sensational classic metal songs to set the tone for the album to come with roaring guitar riffs, heavy instrumentation and Ozzy’s iconic vocals. What follows is an interesting, brilliantly written metal album that stands strong as a genre defining album.

Classic metal! RIP Ozzy

the best.

I mean, it’s one of the best heavy metal albums of all time. This is unimpeachable stuff.

9/10

Classic

Classic metal album

It feels odd to review an album that’s so engrained in your psyche. As I said with Vol. 4 by Sabbath, it’s like reviewing my own genetic code. My opinion won’t change how rooted it is in the zeitgeist of what we call heavy music. There’s a reason why Sabbath remains so present 50 something years later. Why they still spawn so many disciples of their revelatory sound. Take away the nostalgia factor, the hype and what you’re supposed to feel about it. The reason why it still holds up is it could been recorded yesterday. Aside from the minutiae of the production of the record, some lyrical themes, it’s not wrapped to a particular time. Four broke ass dudes from a very rough part of England created a soundtrack to their environment. It wasn’t glamorous, it was raw, real and relatable to people around the world to this day. The craziest one of the bunch used his voice to rail against unjust wars, toxic skinhead culture and a myriad of other social ills that plagued people in his working class neighborhoods beyond the British Isle. This is a building block of rock.

Thanks, any excuse to listen to one of my most formative albums. It is, of course, flawless. Every lyric and every riff is iconic. This is the essential ur-language of heavy metal. Oh to be a young bloke in 1970, transcending the shadows of war and nuclear winter with righteous minor pentatonic guitar solos.

This album is great, and is a reminder as to why Ozzy Osbourne is the godfarther of metal

Awesome

I regret not listening sooner

Sabbath at their peak.

My very first Black Sabbath album and still my favorite. So many good ones: War Pigs Paranoid Electric Funeral Rat Salad and of course, Iron Man Wow,

Something I wouldn’t typically listen to but definitely a big hitter

Reminds me of being 16

This was a journey! Living in Brum now, I see why Sabbath are such a big deal!

mui bom

What an epic album. One thing I noticed is that Bill Ward’s drumming is amazing on this. Izzy’s voice always gets the love you you gotta hand it to the other members as well

42 minutes of perfection.

Wonderful!

Finner ikke så mye å trekke for her. Legendarisk album.

I'd never listened to the non-radio tracks before; great album. Easily a 4.75 for me, but I gotta round up to 5

Love it!

Maybe best Metal/Hard Rock album ever...

sounds great now, must have been mind blowing on release

4/1001 ~ are you fucking kidding me? Easy-peasy 11/10. Too much love for every individual song and this LP as a whole. Worthy side quest: check out Tuluum Shimmering’s 38 minute cover of “Planet Caravan” for a blissfully paralyzing journey to the center of your soul.

Odlično. Ker dobr album za zaključek tega tedna. "War Pigs" - amazing začetk albuma. Ful mi je všeč ta komad, že od prej. Pr Black Sabbath so mi velikrat še najljubši del komadov bobni - res so fakin hudi. In, ne morm poudart kok sede ta album po včerajšnji Bonnie. Mogoč sm bla pikico preradodarna z oceno včer. Oh, 8 minut mine v trenutku. Ampak, ni panike, je kle "Paranoid". Ta komad pozna verjetn še tisti, k nima pojma od benda, razn mogoč, 'aj to tist od Ozzyja?'. Ker chill predah s "Planet Caravan". To je komad, ki ga morš poslušat poleti in ponoči, na ležalniku pod odprtim nebom, z zvezdami direkt nad sabo. S pivom v eni in đolo v drugi roki. Al kakor vam paše. In šibamo nazaj, z "Iron Man". O, sorry, ne, tole bo poznal še vsak fakin Joža s taprve gostilne. Kje je un pepel moj, da se spet posipam z njim? Ampak, ne pomen pa to, da je komad kakorkoli slab. Amazing, kvečjem. (A ni zanimiv, kako je kšne občutke ful lažje izrazit v angleščini, sam pol maš pa briljantne besede v slovenščini kot so 'kvečjem'? <3) Ok, a sm rekla bobni na začetku?! U, "Hand of Doom" mi je na začetku, k da je iz 90h somehow padel v 70a, sam poj se pa band spomne, ker let je. And repeat. V bistvu ful zanimiv komad k gre skoz neko 7 minutno evolucijo. Booobni. "Fairies Wear Boots" - sori, že sam naslov mi je ena najljubših fraz, k sm jo kadarkoli slišala, poj pa še komad najbl hud? Kva pa še hoč za finale albuma? Ta gre na stalno rotacijo.

Awesome

Classic. RIP Ozzy

🐐

Alla faccia del caciocavallo

Il miglior album in questa lista per il momento. I black sabbath nel 1970, prima con l’album omonimo e poi con paranoid, hanno inventato il metal (thank god). Atmosfere cupe, riff veloci alternati a melodie lente e incessanti, un’estetica che ha contribuito allo sviluppo del genere come musica “del demonio” (che 🐧1). L’influenza di questa band è presente ovunque, e non solo nei gruppi metal. 10/10

uno degli album più importanti della storia anche se non è il mio preferito dei sabbath. poco da dire, 5 strapieno pezzi preferiti Planet Caravan/War Pigs

molto sorpresa da quanto mi sia piaciuto!!! sempre avuto pregiudizi sul metal perché capì paura cos e invece no assolutamente mamma mia mi sono proprio divertita bellissimo album godo

Hits

Pure gold!! Listened to it 3 times today

Ran this on loop for my back set , just hit different today. RIP.

Black Sabbath, Paranoid 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 War Pigs in itself gets this album to three or four stars. Just incredible from the cacophony of siren wails to the grind of the guitar that really didn't exist before Iommi. But then! Speed it up! Make it manic! Osbourne makes you believe O, Lord, yeah! The crunchy groove of the verses. That kinda precision of a two-note repetition (turning a riff into a groove) is tougher to do than you think. And they nail it. And while some of their stuff goes from metal heaven to bong drum circle (see: Supernaut) and just kinda wreck the vibe, this one never gives up the edge. And that's one song! There's a reason grunge acts cited Sabbath among influences. Just raw. Listen to Kyuss "One-inch Man" and its riff is just a cleaner Sabbath. Listen to Helmet and they're just a 90s Sabbath. The influence is there for the good of all. The rest holds up. I mean there's the occasional miss.... Faeries Wear Boots and this silly Hobbitty bullshit. Like they could never quite separate entirely from the hippie era here. But in other tracks like The Wizard yaknow.... They do OK. We'll let it pass. Planet Caravan though is half jam, half jazz and it's brilliant. There's crossover between Sabbath and Zeppelin but it's tracks like this that really keep Sabbath on their own groovy side. I can't say I've listened to every Sabbath album, but this one brings it hard and I love it.

*listened before the project* the best heavy metal without No doubt

The first album is proof of concept and a move to hard rock and heavier vlues, but this is the first real pioneering metal album. That makes it one of the most important records of all time. Also, it fucking rocks.

Fairies in Boots clears most other albums by itself Not to mention War Pigs Rest in peace, Prince of Darkness

5 stars of course. Love almost every song of this album, and it was a big influence on other artists. RIP ozzy🙏🏻

I've never followed Black Sabbath, but I really enjoyed this album. 9/10

banger

RIP Ozzy, but forever grateful for this masterpiece. Incredible and influential tunes beyond belief. Truly too much success for one lifetime.

THE Black Sabbath album.

RIP Ozzy

Not much to say about this, some absolute stonking riffs. Probably not my favourite Sabbath album but they have some choice when it comes to defining metal. And you can’t help but smile when it starts with War Pigs.

The perfect album

Rip

🐐

Jeg falt inn i Black Sabbath-periode her forleden, og innså på nytt hvor idiotisk sterk denne skiva er. A-siden består av fire ikoniske tracks; FIRE av rockehistoriens mest legendariske låter. (Jeg er litt usikker på hvorvidt Planet Caravan regnes som like ikonisk som sporene som sandwicher den, men for meg har dette vært en unik og sublim låt siden jeg hørta Panteras cover* av den.) B-siden åpner med Electric Funeral som er nesten like ikonisk som låtene fra A-siden, og de tre siste låtene er egentlig ikke noe dårligere. B-siden er kanskje mer groovy enn A-siden, og hinter på mange måter til Master of Reality. Jeg har alltid vært bestemt på at Master er den sterkeste skiva til Sabbath, men i det siste har Paranoid sådd tvil i meg. Det eneste det ikke er noen tvil om, er at begge skivene får 5 av 5 par fairie boots. *Jepp, det var i hvert fall da jeg første bet meg merke i den. Når jeg hørte den igjen i dag, er det lett å høre at Pantera ikke tilføyer denne låta noe nytt (noe som er typisk når et metal band covrer favorittlåtene sine), men vi kan ikke bestemme vår egen origin story. Om ikke annet taler det for at Pantera skjønte at Planet Caravan er låt, ass.

Having just reviewed a BS album a few weeks ago (self-titled), I won't go super long here. I'll try only to repeat myself to the extent of expressing RIP Ozzy. I found this album to be better than Black Sabbath, their first album, for a few reasons. Definitely having a full album of songs instead of a half-album and a jam was part of that, but also because the songs themselves were well constructed. You could tell the group was growing and gelling musically here. I already knew many of the tracks on Paranoid, as a few are iconic in metal (and really music in general). They stand up as great songs decades after they came out. The whole album's influence and lasting power also speaks for itself. Even the songs I weren't as familiar with were good. There wasn't a whole lot here to dislike, though I could see the genre/length not working for some listeners. They were part of the enjoyment for me. I consider this album in the high-good/low great range. I thought about keeping it at the high 4-star level, but I can't come up with any real reason that it doesn't deserve to get up to 5 from me. It just rocks. I'd definitely listen again, in full. Overall: 4.5/5

Seminal metal album establishing the groundwork for decades to come, pioneering the genre and sound with heavy bass riffs, complex guitar solos, insane drum work, and Ozzy’s metal singing voice, 5/5

It's fuckin Sabbath man

Perfekt

Rip Ozzy Produksjonen var mye cleanere enn jeg husket Geezer er en helt

supeerrrrrrr i loved it and the drum was so pleasing

This album I know well, not because I listened to it over & over as a kid, but most of these songs are mainstream now, War Pigs, Iron Man, Paranoid. It seems like your grandma knows about Black Sabbath & the late Ozzy Osborne. This was Sabbath’s 2nd album & it’s the one that really broke them. Paranoid was a hit single for the group. That had to really broaden their audience, which led to the right people finding this music, which led to the best metal bands being birthed. It’s amazing how things come together & work perfectly. Tony Iommi with the riffs, Ozzy with the melodies, Geezer Butler with the lyrics, and Bill Ward with a jazzy drum style that really kept the group tight. This isn’t my favorite Sabbath album, probably because I’m still an a-hole at heart, but it’s a must-listen masterpiece. Hand of Doom and Faeries Wear Boots are my faves off this album. Mostly because they are heard less than the hits. Electric Funeral just sounds evil, so it's great as well. Paranoid is a masterpiece & you can hear where heavy metal came from after one listen.

Partire con War Pigs vuol dire aver già vinto. Per me la miglior canzone dei Black Sabbath, seguita a ruota da altri classici come Paranoid e Iron Man. Electric funeral è puro Doom ed è stupenda, ma tutto l'album non perde un colpo. Fondamentale!

Amazing album, sees the band really finding their groove and leading a path lots of others would follow

The second Sabbath record I get and quite the noticeable improvement. First listen and I get the hype around this release. It has all the hits of course but it makes out to be a well balanced release. Overall, it wins at kicking ass and lots of it too. (9/10, bordering on 10, 5/5 on this scale)

Good, need to listen this again

Ooo finally a legend, tho he's deceased now. I remember listening to this album, but I don't remember any of the songs, it was too long ago I suppose. Mm I think I'll like this so high hopes. First song, mmm like the start, the headphone play and the whole introness of it all. Needn't make a comment about how good this is tbh. Rather listen to it with full immersion than waste time writing. So many changes and work from the sonical part. Second song, this is very known, the delivery is amazing. The upbeatness must be noted too. Everything came together here somehow, full and giving every element song could entail, but that can be said about every one of this album's song I assume. Third song, mm it starts quite slow, but it'll pick up, as it always does. It didn't pick up nvm. It's pink Floyding in its own way, the song. Apparently this is one of their lighter song, didn't remember that, as I already said generally. The instrumental break in my right ear is amazing right now. 4th song, evil start already mmm. This is an instant bop, wonder why I don't have this saved hm. The ending part is too good, something is extra working. No words to describe how joyful it is to listen to a quality album finally. 5th song, talking guitar y'all, Ozzy was making a hell of this song as usual. If I have something to say I usually have a lot, can't critic anything here that's what I can say rn. 6th song, this is a classic one, not in a popular sense, it's just so Black Sabbath somehow, perfectly cooked. The part where it becomes a fully new song, mmm so good, didn't expect that. 7th song, this feels like a bigger than usual interlude that actually is good on its own too. 8th song, I thought this song would be muuch longer, nevermind that I guess. The main catchy part of instrumentals is too good, really grasps the idea of what my ears like to hear. Well this was such an amazing experience, I'll head to writing the finale, as I'm listening to it mm. If I knew more about music and how it works, I'd probably talk a lot more about how pleasing this was. It's a definite 5 star album that will be in my rotation one way or another. Mm I hope they have one or more albums here for me tucked away. Otherwise rest in peace Ozzy..

The best black sabbath album, basic pick but every song here is absolutely amazing. This album got me into metal and therefore also got me into music in general, it holds a really special place in my heart. RIP Ozzy

Ozzy's passing is still fresh, but even without that this is a banger of an album. Didn’t realize how political it is too, which makes it even better. Drive fast with the windows open and blast this one.

I don’t have to say much about this do I? It rocks so hard.

SABBATH! jaaaaaaa! Kaum eine andere Platte ist so gespickt mit Hits. Eins der besten Alben aller Zeiten.

Why didn't they give me this when Ozzy Osbourne died? This is a million times better than their self titled thing

Am I a bigger Black Sabbath fan than I realized? This album fucking rocked. The sounds on this are haunting, guitar riffs that will melt your face off. Setting a clear standard for anything to come after. No notes. clear 5/5

First time listening to the album beyond the singles. I can see why it’s considered a classic, amazing riffs, vocals and rhythms!

This album must have been mind blowing to audiences at the time. I knew the heavy hitters but the whole album is enjoyable front to back. I really appreciate how clear all of the sound comes through despite being a metal album. Ozzy's vocals are fantastic.

I loved the heavy metal sound and I most of all appreciated what I perceive to be an anti-war message.

Okay this album is actually fire. I think this is the most this genre, or maybe specifically this type of metal, has ever actually stuck and resonated with me? Something about it is just EXCELLENT sounding. Even despite the long song lengths, I never got the usual feeling of all this guitar sounding the same for 40 minutes. Great stuff.

No notes! Just pure riff-filled heavy goodness the whole way through. Fantastic atmosphere, fantastic songwriting, pure banger energy.

Black Sabbath at their absolute peak. Best listened to at max volume while speeding down the highway. The RIFFS. War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man are all iconic. But the rest of the album is awesome too. This is certainly one of the best albums on this list.

God, what an album. Obviously the megahits here are incredible, but the deep cuts are what really surprised me -- the album does not drop in quality for a single second, and every track is strong in its own way. My personal standout is Planet Caravan, a meditative bass and bongo groove and perfectly placed breather in-between the face-melting Paranoid and Iron Man. I THINK I still prefer the rawer, darker atmosphere of their debut album -- but who are we kidding, this is a 5 star all the way. Standouts: War Pigs / Luke's Wall • Paranoid • Planet Caravan • Iron Man • Hand of Doom • Rat Salad • Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots

This album has Iron Man, Paranoid, and War Pigs and that's only on the first side. RIP Ozzy

Yeah

No words, I obviously knew this before and love black sabbath. I feel like this is an album everyone can and did enjoy, no matter what genres they usually listen to. It’s just iconic and changed this genre. Perfection.

Amazing from start to end, not a weak track. Every band member adds so much, Tony Iommi has an incredible talent for writing great riffs and licks, nearly every series of notes played on the guitar is genius, Bill Ward’s drumming lends so much energy and power to the music, Geezer Butler’s bass adds a lot of depth and heaviness, and Ozzy Osbourne’s amazing vocals are so powerful and really sell the messages the songs are sending. Incredible songwriting and the long songs are very much worthy of their length. 5/5

Classic!

Best and most influential metal album ever

I think when I first discovered free will and started listening to Rock music on my own, this is the first album I remember playing on Spotify. No debate on this one

Legend

The blueprint for ALL Metal that came after it. 'nuff said!

This album is the epitome of why lists like this exist. No matter how many times I have listened to it, it remains amazing. Even with Paranoid and Iron Man getting extremely overplayed on classic rock radio, it could not affect how kick-ass those songs are.

The first Black Sabbath album I ever listened to over 20 years ago. Still one of my favourite albums with so many good songs!

Hell yeah let’s GO

foda

I ilike so much of this album, is the kind of rock that I used listen. I knew the band, but only the famous songs so this album was a great choice, because it had the famous one and other songs that I didn't know.

Great!

Grew up on this. Classic.

Well played, pushing Sabbath the day after Ozzy died. Recency bias in play, but this is a terrific album . . . would love to know the thought behind Electric Caravan, a jazzy five minute interlude between three of the most famous metal songs (War Pigs/Paranoid/Iron Man)

Banging tunes, classic rifs.

10/10

This album hit like a punch and a prophecy. The guitar riffs are crisp, massive, and unforgettable. Ozzy’s voice is haunting and unique. It still feels super relevant. War Pigs, Iron Man, Electric Funeral.

RIP Ozzy Osbourne🦇 Your contributions to music will never be forgotten. You were a great person and a joy to everyone who knew you. Now, with that out of the way, onto the actual review. This album is one of the greatest metal albums of all time. It’s also one of those rare instances where there isn’t a single bad song on the whole album. The band is firing on all cylinders this album, with Geezer Butler and Bill Ward creating an incredible rhythm section, especially on songs like War Pigs and Iron Man. Tony Iommi’s legendary riffs and solos are essential to this album. Tony is one of the only guitarists who can stand beside Jimmy Page in how many iconic riffs he’s created. Ozzy’s vocals are just the icing on the cake to this iconic record. His performance on the title track is one of the greatest in rock history. The album also has many great deep cuts, such as one of my favorite songs on the album, Planet Caravan, and Hand of Doom is another great song. Overall, this album is just legendary in every way, shape, and form. Thank you Ozzy, for leaving us such an incredible album, and thank you to all of Black Sabbath for making it possible. Rock On!

All time classic, RIP Ozzy. Will be listening to this today but no additional analysis is required since it is and always has been an easy 5/5. War Pigs and Hand of Doom are maybe the most epic songs ever recorded.

Not my favorite genre, but this album is fantastic!

Their first album not withstanding, this was their REAL debut as far as I’m concerned. Instead of the one-day live-in-the-studio documentation of a typical Sabbath club set (complete with wanky solo-instrument solos), we get eight focused tracks that truly demonstrate what the band was capable of.

71/1001. I guess this not a coincidence that the album is in my plate the day after Ozzy left us, or is it? A secret war pigs algorithm which puts forward recently deceased artists albums? What are the odds, same as the betting ratio between Iron man vs. Jack the Stripper? Is this a message from an electric funeral in a planet caravan? Hand of doom preparing some rat salad? I think I am paranoid.

Got this on the day after it was announced Ozzy died. When I was young, I got the feeling that Black Sabbath was verboten in a 'how could you listen to that darkness'? kind of way. Honestly, I thought that perhaps Black Sabbath was sick and cruel (and the bat thing didn't really help). When I got older and listened (and was more media literate), I realized War Pigs was just a hardcore peace song. And I think that the people that didn't want us to listen were just telling on themselves. Anyway, this rocks. It's classic for a reason.

what a question, every song is a banger and so iconic

Passande, bra tajming. Självklart inget okänt album. En riktig klassiker. Vila i frid Ozzy 22/7-25💔

A classic ❤️

Listens: 5 Standout Tracks: War Pigs / Luke's Wall Okay, so this is the second time it's happened now: An artist dies (The Beach Boy's Brian Wilson last time) and I get his album the next day. So, yesterday, Ozzy Osbourne sadly kicked the bucket and now I get a Black Sabbath album? Not complaining, but majorly :sus: Maybe I'm just being paranoid. I'm not being paranoid. There is apparently a way for the maintainer of this platform to slip albums into the queue, or at least artists/genres. On the one hand, listening to an Ozzy album immediately after he passed is a nice tribute to him and the band, on the other hand, the knowledge that my queue can be influenced or modified introduces an element of distrust in the platform. Is my album ordering really random? Is my queue influenced by upcoming artists releasing music? It's not really random if someone has the ability to tweak it. ---- Anyways, this album is epic. No bad songs. Not a single one. On the first side, I really enjoy how Planet Caravan audibly punctuates War Pigs/Paranoid and Iron Man. It's a nice chill, seedy beat. Congas and hazy, atmosphereic-like style. Like you're in a dingy smoke filled lounge just chilling. War Pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man are all fucking epic high energy rock/metal songs totally deserving of all the popularity they receive and their place in the cultural zeitgeist. Side B is equally awesome, especially Electric Funeral. 5

Classic heavy metal. This should be introduced to every adolescent child as they become aware of their own taste in music and the greater world around them. RIP Ozzy.

5.0 - Awesome

it’s the blueprint. Clocking in at just over 40 minutes, it’s lean, menacing, and absolutely packed with genre-defining riffs that still slap harder than most modern rock. From the galloping doom of “War Pigs” to the manic paranoia of the title track, every song is a shot of pure, unfiltered heaviness delivered with a sneer. Tony Iommi’s guitar tone alone could level buildings, while Ozzy Osbourne sounds like a haunted prophet broadcasting through a broken radio tower. What makes Paranoid legendary isn’t just its influence — it’s how tight it is. There’s no dead weight here. “Iron Man” stomps like a vengeful robot god, “Electric Funeral” is a swamp of apocalyptic psychedelia, and “Hand of Doom” is as unsettling as its name. Even the deeper cuts (“Rat Salad,” “Fairies Wear Boots”) bring something wild and weird to the table. It’s angry, raw, political, and totally unafraid to sound ugly which makes it all the more beautiful. Sabbath didn’t just invent heavy metal with Paranoid they perfected it.

Well, this is absolutely the "One Album a Day" version of a cheap pop and a way to goose the numbers for this album, but it absolutely goes hard as fuck and would fully deserve the 5 stars on any other day as well. RIP Ozzy

Classic album. I can jam every track. Best way to spend 42 minutes. 1001 album worthy; yes 103/191

It's Black Sabbath performing in just 40 minutes an entire genre forming truth and passion.

One of the seminal albums of hard rock and heavy metal.

Rock God

Wow is this what you call fate? This album was recommended the same day that Ozzy Osbourne passed, so that definitely had an impact on my listening experience. That being said what can I say, it's Black Sabbath at it's blackest and most sabbath-est. I was gonna give this 5 before, and if I could give it a 6, I would. 5/5

8,50

Music tastes and opinions are subjective. Paranoid being a 5 star album is not.

See you in hell.

# Album Name: Paranoid # Artist: Black Sabbath # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Im not just saying it because ozzy carked it today, but this is a fantastic album. Black sabbath have been such an over whelming discovery for me as part of this journey. Banger after banger. I love sabbath now. Absolutely great band. Every album so far has been great. The guitars, the lead, the drums. All immense. This band is tight AF. RIP Ozzy # Top Tunes: Every track is quality. # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Probably my most listened album in high school. Incredibly influential band and incredibly good music. One underappreciated aspect of this album is the variety in here. For a few blokes from Birmingham making a lot of noise, there’s quite a varied track list. Paranoid sounds clearly different from Fairies Wear Boots, sounds different from Planet Caravan and Electric Funeral. Rip Ozzy you legend.

RIP Ozzy 😞

"Clap your fucking hands!!" - Ozzy Osbourne

Whoa! A coincidence that this is the album of the day the day after Ozzy dies?! The Prince of Darkness left his mark all over rock music. We’ll miss him. This is Black Sabbath at its finest.

Rip ozzy 🦇

🤘🏾🥲❤️‍🔥

This is an epic album, both musically and in content. Music is at its best when it takes you on a journey, and this album takes you on a legendary adventure. Favorite track: "Iron Man"

RIP OZZY ❤

Ozzy - RIP

Ozzy one of the GOATs. RIP. Every song is an absolute banger

own

Banger. One of the best.

Once again baffled by my younger self for not having listened to more Sabbath.

Solid.

I think War Pigs and Paranoid might be the best one two punch openings to an album ever. I can't even imagine throwing this on in the 70s when it came out and having those tracks just melt my face off. I'd never listened to the album straight through, but I was impressed by the other tracks, Electric Funeral and Hand of Doom are great! I do think the back half of the album does loose some steam but not in a major way. Such an iconic album with absolute classics on it. RIP Ozzy, one of the greats. Standouts: War Pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man, Electric Funeral, Hand of Doom Rating: 4.7/5

Pretty damn fantastic. Seven out of eight tracks qualify as actual classics, and the one extra instrumental is still an enjoyable listen. Hard to imagine this band as the cause of satanic panic. I just hear four brilliantly grooving musicians. 10/10

I think the best Sabbath album, and it couldn’t come at a more fitting time. RIP

As a metalhead, the members of Black Sabbath are my dads. Great and legendary album. RIP Ozzy

4.5 Birth of heavy metal came with their self titled album, but this album truly cemented the genre. It's crazy to think that this was recorded over just half a week, with songs written in a couple of hours. The first 4 tracks are unbelievable. Electric Wizard is the only downside of the album imo, it feels like a discarded self titled album filler track. Drum solo is kinda pointless but inoffensive, whereas #6 & #8 are just 'very good'. Probably a 4* music wise, but I'm bumping it up due to a) importance, and b) in memory of Ozzy who passed the same day this album appeared (surely that must be by design!)

Arguably the best Black Sabbath album but certainly the most influential. "Paranoid" is maybe the most important piece of heavy metal ever made. It's far from the first one but Black Sabbath managed to mold the genre into something unique, separated from its blues roots, and characterized by themes of darkness and the occult which would cause such panic in parents. Reports of Satan worship are severely exaggerated however. A keen listener will see that Sabbath don't celebrate darkness as much as reflect back the darkness they see in the world (and yes of course that means wearing all black and calling yourself the Prince of Darkness, maybe a step further than Johnny Cash would have gone). The lyrics are heavily political, calling out the bank bosses in bed with politicians beating the drums of war (the War Pigs mentioned in the opening track) and the herion addicted veterans who came back to nothing. There's also a heavy dose of Sci Fi mixed in, contributing more to three general theme of apocalypse. When it's not the War Pigs, it's the Iron Man. Either way, the world is destroyed. For my money, "Vol 4" is still their peak, but I can't deny just how brilliant and catchy some of these songs are, particularly in the first half, rounded out by the stunningly improvised title track and the unexpected calm and space age "Planet Caravan". It's fitting and certainly no accident that I got this one today, following the passing of Ozzy Osborne so soon after the final Black Sabbath concert in Birmingham. R.I.P. the Prince of Darkness. I'm sorry that I didn't learn to appreciate your music sooner.

Metal is not really my genre overall but I love classic early 1970s metal. This album is one of the most influential albums ever made, the first half are one incredible bangers after bangers and the whole album is compact and feels so short because it's just great music. The darkness, the rawness and energy are just fantastic. I've had other Black Sabbath albums on this challenge before but this is the best by far. RIP Ozzy (who died yesterday).

Black Sabbath c’est tellement contemplatif, c’est avant que le métal devienne les olympiques de la guitare. Même quand les percussions se débrident, on reste dans une sorte de poisse lente. Ozzy est juste assez inquiétant. J’adore.

I appreciate that the generator serves up albums based on the goings on in the real world. Yesterday Ozzy passed away and I decided to listen to my favourite Sabbath album and today I happened to get served up the same album so I listened again. What a fantastic gift this record is, a strong follow-up to their fantastic debut. Ozzy and Black Sabbath would forever change the course of music with their influence. I’ve thought a lot about it and I would personally argue that the first 5 Sabbath albums are the most impressive 5 album stretch of any band or artist in the history of recorded music. I know folks will say Beatles, possibly Zeppelin or Pink Floyd, Bowie and they may have a strong case but for me Sabbath’s 5 album run is the most impressive, especially to start a career. There are no skips on this album, opening with the iconic War Pigs and the awesome back and forth with Ozzy’s wailing vocals and the bands response, followed by Paranoid, followed by Planet Caravan which has always been one of my favourites of theirs. I’ve always appreciated their ability to cool it down a bit and still be absolutely fantastic at the change of pace, this song always makes me picture the desert and if you’re ever driving down a long desert road with little traffic, toss this song on, it’s perfect. Iron Man, awesome, every song is awesome. July 22, 2025 we lost an icon, a legend. We didn’t lose the masterpieces he was a part of, we need to be thankful for the unreal art he left behind and the influence he had on countless others who made amazing contributions to the music world. Thank you Ozzy! RIP. 5 stars

Hello everyone. Rip Ozzy of course. Dude made some killer music. Even from the get go it rules. All sorts of all timers here and even the b side type cuts are also very very good. What I love most about this record is how balanced it is. Everyone gets ample time to shine. Ozzy of course gets to belt it out. The guitars have plenty of moments. And my personal favorite is the bunch of times where the guitar fades out and its just the bass rumbling along. And even a drum solo toward the end. Its just so balanced and I love it. You have heard a bunch of these songs for the last 60 years and they stand the test of time for sure. Just listen to it and savor every second. Its a classic and a pioneer. Do yourself a favor and hit it

I’m starting to question whether this site is actually random because Ozzy Osbourne passed away the day before I got this album.

With the passing of Ozzy Osbourne yesterday, this was especially poignant. Probably one of the most influential and important albums in the history of Western Music.

RIP ozzy osbourne, black sabbath are great 5/5

Generated due to Ozzy's passing, which is a cool feature. My second Black Sabbath album overall. It's a high 4 / light 5 for me. I liked this a lot more than their debut and knew most of these songs well already. I always crank the volume for War Pigs especially. My favorite of the songs I didn't know is Hand of Doom. I love the soft drumming and how the whole song ramps up and backs back down multiple times. Great album overall.

Classic and iconic

the start of heavy metal. RIP ozzy

Iconic. Front to back has hits that help define early heavy metal

Best metal album ever. Long live Ozzy!!

Seminal heavier album. I say that as Ozzy never liked the term Heavy Metal. Simply sublime from start to finish.

Reminded me of the uniqueness of Ozzy, a great pioneer with an incredible voice and sense of humor.

Classic.

Along with their self-titled debut released the same year this album defined the genre that would be called heavy metal. This album scared the crap out of me as a kid and continues to thrill me all these decades later.

Perfect album, masterpiece. Every song is a total blast, and there is a 60 second period of time in Warpigs which has got to be tied for the best minute of rock ever recorded. 6:36-7:36. RIP Ozzy

One of favorite throwbacks. RIP to a real one 💔

The Prince of Darkness lives forever

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very instrumental

The first four Sabbath albums are perfection.

Damn good album. Songs are nicely connected, insturments clear as day and riffs bang.

When listening to an album, I always like to imagine what it would be like hearing it for the first time at the time of its release. With this album more than most, I genuinely think I would have been blown away. Heck, im still blown away in 2025. Imagine living a relatively metal free existence then hearing War Pigs followed by Paranoid followed by Planet Caravan followed by Iron Man! You will struggle to find a run of tracks like that on any album. Second half of the album holds up well of course. Some standout sporadic drumming. RIP Ozzy 9/10 Favourite track - Has to be War Pigs although Planet Caravan is right up there

is there rlly anything i need to say?

This album is so dope. Only knew the two no songs. Blaring through my earphones I was loving all 40 mins of it. Not heavy by today’s standards but just dripping in everything great about 70s hard rock. King guitar solos, thumping drums. So good. So surprised I liked as much as I did. RIP Oz

I think this is a STRONG 9, the strongest of possible 9s, and back by the occasional duller moment on the second half, like on some of the lengthier jams on Hand of Doom. Considering its impact though it feels wrong to rate it less than a 5. This is one of the best rock albums ever, probably the best Sabbath album, and truly one of the most stunning, fully formed projects to ever come out of an early career of an artist. The fact that this came out in 1970 blows me away. I know that songs like Helter Skelter existed, and Led Zepplin had two or three albums out by now, but to release this and the self-titled Sabbath album and fully invent a new genre off the bat is legendary stuff, only really matched by albums like Ramones. This album is heavy, heavier still than a lot of other metal, and I appreciate it so much more than a lot of other metal projects because the songwriting is so stellar. Tony Iommi is one of the best riff composers ever, and Geezer Butler's lyrics are underrated, and appreciably political and angry here, something they would lose on later projects. War Pigs is, for me, the best metal song ever. And, maybe most importantly, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward are one of the best rock rhythm sections ever. They are the heart of this album, and at the core of what make Black Sabbath so good. All timer, no skips, RIP Ozzy

Hit upon hit upon hit. Rest easy our sweet prince of darkness. Holte ender in the sky 🖤🖤🖤

It is not only a legendary album but also a really interesting and pleasant to listen to. I'm not a real fan of black Sabbath but I absolutely love the music they've done Rest in Peace, Ozzy Osbourne

Rip ozzy

ah masterpiece... i love this album. planet caravan is maybe one of the most beautiful songs i know. this album is just 10/10. rip ozzy osbourne

It's Sabbath. Listen every time.

25/1001 :: Black Sabbath - Paranoid Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 9 Fav Tracks: Ferries Wear Boots, Planet Caravan, War Pigs I said earlier this is my 5th favorite Sabbath album and here I am giving it a 9. All the hits on this one. Overplayed and still just undeniably incredible. It’s pretty much flawless. War Pigs my favorite of the hits but it’s cuts like Fairies Wear Boots, Hand of Doom and Planet Caravan that catapult this album into masterpiece territory. I listened to this on vinyl last night. I’ve now owned 4 copies of this. Once on tape, on CD and twice on vinyl. Scored a shitty $10 copy until recently my bro-in-law gave me a nice 108g reissue. Over the past 24+ hours we’ve been talking (and seeing) about how much what Ozzy has meant to us and the world and it’s paramount. But this album might even transcend that. It’s such an important piece of music history. Inspired countless bands and heavy metal sounds. Damn Ozzy left us. What a legend. Love you Oz. Thank you.

I've never been a big fan of Black Sabbath, but this album is fire.

Top 5 of all time album. RIP Ozzy. You were weird, but you were also an important part of making this masterpiece.

1970 I was born this year... All the bangers represented. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ (twice today) Revisit ✅️ RIP Ozzy ★★★★★

What a staple of rock music. An absolutely incredible album that hasn’t lost the littlest bit in terms quality.

Best metal album of all time RIP OZZY

dep ozzy

Some other reviewer on here gave this album two stars and complained that Sabbath doesn’t rock “around anything” ie a clock, a robin, etc etc and I can’t stop thinking about what a brain dead take that is. FIVE STARS

RIP Ozzy. The only heavy metal album I own, and all I’ve ever deemed necessary.

perfect album. black sabbath is one of the greatest bands of all time, and ALWAYS will be. put any of the first 6 sabbath records here and i will be giving it the 5 stars it deserves. ozzy forever

#39 Paranoid ~ Black Sabbath Let it be known today Ozzy Osbourne passed and now I receive Paranoid by Black Sabbath as my generated album. There are many things you can point to as to why this album just sounds so good. Is it Ozzy's distinct vocals, his campy but fantastical lyricism? Or is it Iommi's guitarwork, not over-saturated in solos as Jimmy Page, but built upon very heavy, low-pitched and catchy riffs? Or is it Butler's bass and Ward's drumming that propel every single song like a warhorse, a form of exercise to keep the blood pumping through each listen? Or is it the underappreciated exploration of many different styles in the 'Sabbath' sound: psychedelia, blues, a bit of prog and even a bit of jazz; the combination of such sounds becoming the basis of the heavy metal genre that will emerge in the later decades? The real hooker to Paranoid is how simple everything sounds. It's an album that's easy to get on first listen, and because of this you get to appreciate how tight Black Sabbath is as a band, and how intricate each song is built to produce its iconic sound. There are no over-elaborations, no pretensions, it simply fills out an agenda of rock and delivers to a high quality that will keep you moving without resorting to an overuse of tricks and solos to jangle keys in front of the listener. You get the whole deal of Black Sabbath, and they do a pretty great job at selling the project. Frankly, this album is one of those albums where you don't need to be a wizard at your instrument to produce a 'good-sounding album'. Page's, Hendrix's and Blackmore's technique is certainly a bit more impressive than Iommi's, and you may prefer the acrobatics of Plant's vocals to Ozzy's. But Paranoid is an album of unusual vision, sold on its shocking imagination and its desire to hook you in with atmosphere over display. And in this regard, it passes with flying colours.

all time classic, stays forever

Un classique. War Pigs, Iron Man, Paranoid. Excellent.

Rest in peace Ozzy. Thank you for the music.

All good, if ever there was a case for not judging an album by it's cover then this is it. At least five of the tracks on this album are all time classics by my estimation and it set the standard for other metal bands to try and match for years to come.

I AM IRON MAN

Paranoid and Vol. 4. RIP Ozzy.

It’s good all the way through, a foundation for rock and metal to build on for all time

Poor ozzy. Wasn’t a massive fan of BS but liked and appreciated him.

I'd known a handful of songs from Paranoid before, of course, but I'd never listened to it straight through - and what a mistake that was. The opening trio alone - War Pigs into Paranoid into Planet Caravan - is sick. A hard-hitting anti-war protest slams into a song about losing your mind, then drifts into mellow cosmic bliss. Even if the connection exists only in my head, I love the emotional whiplash - it shows the album's incredible range. And don't sleep on Planet Caravan - it is essential here. Then Iron Man kicks off the "tech horror" suite - all wicked riffs and apocalyptic imagery. Electric Funeral might be my favorite track, with its killer guitar run and nuclear dread hammering home War Pigs' message. Meanwhile, Hand of Doom and Fairies Wear Boots dissect other society's sicknesses. Paranoid might be the first perfect album I've encountered. It's dynamic yet concise, packed with bangers (zero filler), and balances raw energy with deep social commentary. Every melody sticks, every message lands. Truly music for both the mind and the heart.

On the day of his passing, how cool! Anyway - 4 absolute classics to kick off. I dont know if I can describe this better than anyone else has. 5 stars. Gems: War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan and Iron Man

Classic

What can be said about this album that already hasn't been said... Though it's not my personal favourite album by Sabbath, it is still a masterpiece and a 5/5. From start to finish, song by song, it is an incredible genre defining experience. I love this album and this band with all my heart.

אין מה להגיד, אחד האלבומים הכי טובים בכל הזמנים. שיר מועדף - Iron man מקום שני - Rat salad RIP Ozzy

Excellent album! Ozzy Osbourne (RIP) Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. Legendary lineup for a great band that opened the door for many metal fans. 5/5

Aboslutely classic. Magnificent album. Nothing more to say.

Amazing album

Fitting album for the first full day without Ozzy. Great album!

What a coincidence - is this really a random list? I only ask because Ozzy died yesterday and here is a, maybe even the Black Sabbath album popping up for me. Fifty five years ago - hard to believe, seems like such a peachy-keen, gee whiz time, though I suppose war was coming into everyone's home again and things were getting quite a bit darker. Amazing riffs, amazing vocals, masters of the reality of heavy metal music, most certainly. 5 stars for my preference, 5 stars for the impact on what was to follow, 5 stars for what this was at the time.

An absolutely incredible album that helped pave the way for heavy metal. It definitely still holds up today, still just an absolute joy to listen to front to back. A little haunting that I got this album the day after the Prince of Darkness passed 🙏 Standout Songs: War Pigs Paranoid Iron Man Electric Funeral Hand of Doom Fairies Wear Boots

One of the best metal/hard rock albums ever. RIP Ozzy Ozbourne

Oddly, despite being an absolutely massive band, I feel like Black Sabbath are underrated. At least by my generation, who know Ozzy primarily as the funny granddad figure from reality TV. But listening to their two 1970 albums, and thinking about their history as a band, they're incredibly impressive. For my money they were as creative, revolutionary and influential as The Beatles, but their material has held up much better and they were much more consistent. There are no duds on this album. War Pigs is maybe the best metal song and the best anti-war song of all time. Iron Man and Paranoid go hard. The dark blues stuff like Electric Funeral sounds great. And the fact they were about 20 when they wrote and recorded this stuff, coming from the opposite of privileged backgrounds, is even more impressive.

A super important album to heavy rock. Without it, there's no AC/DC, no Metallica, no Korn (okay maybe I'd be okay with that), and no Iron Maiden. A lot of classic songs on this one too.

Iron man🔥🔥🔥🔥

rip ozzy, man of amazing

Great album. Everyone's got to love ironman.

I got emotional listening to this album since we lost Ozzy.

Listening to this a day after Ozzy’s passing hits a little different. This was my first time listening to this album all the way through and it did not disappoint. Every song on this album is great and this is just a solid heavy metal album all the way around. Without Black Sabbath and Ozzy you wouldn’t have many of the metal and rock bands that we have had and still have today. They were definitely trailblazers in the heavy metal/rock genre. I will definitely be listening to this album again in the future. Fly high Ozzy our Prince of Darkness. <3

RIP Ozzy

One of the GOATs, hands down. RIP Ozzy and thanks for the music!

Goodbye, Ozzy. Thank you for everything

Walpurgisnacht

First impression pre listen: It's a sad day. The Prince of Darkness has left this world. His mortal form may have expired, but Ozzy can never truly die. Rock on and rest in peace to one of the greatest to ever do it. Individual track notes: War Pigs/Luke's Wall One of the best album openers of all time. Beyond iconic. Sadly still relevant to this day. Impossible not to nod along to the bassline of this song. Perfect drumming too. Fantastic. 5/5 Paranoid Come on, what am I even supposed to say about this song. It's literally perfect in every aspect. It's Paranoid ffs. Fantastic. 5/5 Planet Caravan A masterclass in atmosphere and selling a fantasy. Ominous, spacey and vast. Psychedelic and thought-provoking. The extended instrumental feels like an entire journey. Fantastic. 5/5 Iron Man One of the most recognizable and iconic openings of all time. The slow buildup, the distorted vocals and the guitar riff are all unmistakeable. Tells a bit of a depressing story. Timeless in every sense. Beautiful solo. Underrated bass part. Who can forget the outro. Fantastic. 5/5 Electric Funeral Sludgy and dense. The harrowing and apocalyptic lyrics are so vivid in their imagery, it's almost as if you can picture them in front of you. Amazing switchup. Love how the energy changes with the severity of the lyrics. Fantastic. 5/5 Hand of Doom Intense and hard hitting. Fantastic buildup. Great groove. Love the solo. Again fantastic imagery in the lyrics. Really knows how to paint a picture with words. Fantastic 5/5 Rat Salad Weird and dynamic instrumental track with some fantastic drumming and a fun heavy sound that never gets old. Great. 4.5/5 Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots Amazing bassline. A deep and layered heavy sound, goes very hard. Sick guitar. A great summary of the album and an explosive and memorable end to the album. Fantastic. 5/5 Final review: I know a lot of people probably got this or another Sabbath album today following Ozzy Osbourne's death. This is an album I was always gonna give a 5 to, but hearing it today was special and it actually made me emotional. I find it really difficult to review this album objectively today, so the least I can say is that this thing fucking rocks. It's impossible to count how many people who were inspired by this album, spawning entirely new genres of music. There's nothing about this album that isn't iconic from start until finish. One of the greatest of all time. 5/5

5. Recommended the morning after Ozzy died..

Although I slightly prefer the riffs on their debut, the songs on this album are even more memorable, and the noticeably better writing is probably why. I mainly remember Sabbath's self-titled for its riffs, but Paranoid also has a ton of iconic lyrics that are sang in a very pleasant rhythmic way. The tone of the album is, of course, very dark, but it is also extremely catchy. It’s crazy that Sabbath not only have been able to replicate the success of their first album—and arguably even improve on it—but also did it the same year. Crazy good album made by some crazy talented musicians. It is very simple, so I wouldn’t exactly call it the undeniable peak of rock, but Black Sabbath absolutely perfected the hard rock formula to a level no other band, in my opinion, has been able to since. 9/10

getting this album on the day Ozzy left this mortal realm was really something. it felt like communion. this album is really, truly perfect. timeless. i’m 29 and i love this like i was alive for it

RIP Ozzy. Maybe the greatest Side A in music history. 3 10/10 classics. The guitar solo on Paranoid is one of my favourites of all time. i'm giving it a 5, maybe just out of sentimentality.

You know, everybody should listen to Paranoid before they die.

THEYRE BRITUSH??? some crimes can be forgiven heart emoji

Ozzy's demise led to me getting two Black Sabbath albums a mere two days apart. As soon as I heard the news, I knew I'd be getting Paranoid. Fan-fucking-tastic album - not just for honoring Ozzy's legacy, but in general. If I made my own list of 1001 albums to listen to before you die, Paranoid would be on the first page of the list as I was coming up with ideas. Absolutely outstanding. A legend. 🤘😭🤘

I KNOW IT WOULD COME TO ME! so ozzy's dead. and we should listen to some black sabbath. what else? cut off the head of a bat-shaped cake to honour him? but anyway back to the album itself. i values personal dispair more than society doom and im pretty selfish and just want the few person that i love to live happily and don't care about the majority of people (except the minority groups me and my cared ones are a part of. Im sorry for lacking kindness but im just too tired about things they have already bought me trauma. sorry). so i avoid things with a clear political message because the truth is forever to brutal for me to see. But War Pigs is just so good. Just like Paranoid. Paranoid is so good that its literally my brain structure half of the time. Just as Iron Man. tbh i think there's only one weak track on the album ans its Planet Caravan. What was noteworthy is that all these song has a real dystopian imagery which fits with Tony Iommi's riff and the whole atmosphere beautifully. i mean why would people hate this album? jsut i mean its really a straight up classic. 5/5

One of the easiest fives I’ll give out. If this isn’t a five, what the hell is?

This is a fantastic tight album with some insane bangers on it. I think it might be their best. Even though it's so lean, there are a couple songs that let off the gas a touch more than I'd like, but the whole flow is great. I think it's really approaching perfection. I do like heavier chunkier stuff, but this really was the bridge being laid to get there.

In 250 odd albums I think this is something like my 7th 5 stars but this one tops the list. My usual listening is modern Swedish pop and Eurodance but this is the best album ever made to my ears. Or the best I've heard at least

Easy 5/5, what a foundational classic. RIP Ozzy.

One of my favourite albums, so no notes necessary - Although it is poignant that the project presented me with this album on the day after Ozzy Osbourne passed away.

A masterclass of heavy metal music. Need I say more? Favorite Track: "War Pigs".

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RIP Ozzy

++: War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, Iron Man, Electric Funeral, Hand of Doom, Rat Salad, Fairies Wear Boots 9,9/10

Ozzy died yesterday - it hit me harder than I would have thought. RIP - Prince of Darkness. This is a perfect album

5/5

Today we celebrate the life of legendary rockstar and the "Prince of Darkness" Ozzy Osbourne, after the news of his unfortunate passing yesterday. Don't question the 1001 albums generator. "Paranoid" seems to be considered the group's biggest album and I certainly agree after my most recent listen. I mean, the guitar riffs from Tony Iommi are among the most iconic in all of rock and are backed wonderfully by the rhythmic bass and drums from Butler and Ward, respectfully. Enough is said about Ozzy too, whose snarly vocals complete the picture. No, listening to this does not make you a satanist. A lot of these tracks are pretty damn real honestly (Hand of Doom notably, among others). Maybe this gets a bump from me after the recent news, but I can't deny that this is Black Sabbath's greatest work. I know this wasn't their first album, but heavy metal was beginning to be forged right here. Long live the Prince of Darkness.

RIP Ozzy!!! You and the boys really made a masterpiece with this one that has and will continue to stand the test of time. Pure metal, pure awesomeness all wrapped into a classic record. Having two smash hits back to back is crazy work!

i got this the day after ozzy passed away, i’m not sure if that’s a full coincidence or if they designed it like that. this album is absolutely essential for metal and getting into the genre and for extremely good reason, every song just hits hard, it may be mainstream and recognisable but the quality of songs are just outstanding. the intro War Pigs sets such a good scene for the rest of the album then it just goes into the song Paranoid which is a punchy banger that anyone can like. the drums in Rat Salad were amazing as well, very impressive. my favourite song might be Hand of Doom, i think it’s extremely underrated and i love the sections in it. overall amazing album that everyone should listen to at least once in their life.

Reviewing the day after Oz passed. Nothing to say. One of the greatest albums of all time.

It’s 1970 and you hear this album with War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man. Holy riffs.

Fantastic 5/5

GOATed for sure.

Please give it a listen if you haven't. Stop living under a rock.

RIP Ozzy

Album 845 of 1089 Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970) Rating : 5 / 5 I don’t think it’s a coincidence this one came up today—just one day after the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. I don’t mind. Paranoid is a legendary album, and it earns every bit of that reputation. I’m not the biggest metal fan out there, but I do like good music, and this easily qualifies. Strong debut? That’s an understatement. This thing defined a sound. The band was firing on all cylinders—Tony Iommi’s riffs, Geezer Butler’s bass, Bill Ward’s pounding drums, and of course, Ozzy’s unmistakable vocals. Tracks like “War Pigs” still hit hard, both musically and lyrically, and “Iron Man” might be one of the most instantly recognizable riffs in rock history. Even the deeper cuts like “Planet Caravan” offer a weird, dreamy detour that shows the band had more range than they often get credit for. It passes all the tests. Rest easy, Ozzy—you made your mark.

I'm not sure if this is purely fate or an intentional manipulation of the algorithm, but I'm receiving this pull the day after Ozzy's passing. RIP to one of the greatest to ever do it.

All time classic album and one of the most influential bands ever. Over half the songs are legendary. RIP Ozzy.