Paranoid

Really fun. Lots of ideas.

First time listening to the whole album, Hand of Doom was a standout track to me. The drums and bass are really great throughout.

From start to finish - impeccable.

Love me some Black Sabbath!

another album that i wasnt expecting to like much. it wasnt bad. I like atlantic city i saved that song

Possibly the beginning of heavy metal

I like some of the black sabbath hits and ozzy is bigger than life, but the droning of some of the songs is a turn off

I only started listening to Sabbath very late, probably 2010s, which is pretty shameful. I guess I grew up knowing mostly of Ozzy's solo work, which was always a bit cheesy. And I was never really into metal in general, so I just didn't give Sabbath much attention. But it's never too late and having been much more into metal in the past several years, I enjoy Sabbath immensely. This album is spectacular. The hits are great but so is every other track. It's a thoroughly engaging listen from start to finish.

It's a shame I didn't appreciate Black Sabbath's greatness until middle age, but that also seems fitting. But even in my younger days I knew that "Paranoid" was a ripper. I came to "War Pigs" via Faith No More's cover of it, and it was my introduction to these supposedly scary bands being a lot more conscientious than hysterical conservatives gave them credit for. Anyway, this is great. A bunch of classics with deeper cuts I appreciate and yet another harrowing song about heroin.

Probably the best metal album I've heard. The low-key tracks on this album are just as good as the singles I feel. Just an amazing album all around.

Legendary!

Really good. Lots of great songs.

Really great! They sound different to how I thought they would, a lot more ballads I really liked the vibe.

YESSSSSS

I expected a constant, aggressive onslaught, but I was struck by how melodic the songwriting actually is. The album balances surprisingly relaxing tracks with high-energy ones and impressive guitar solos. It’s an enjoyable record that proves why it’s such a classic record.

Great album and classic/hardcore rock? It seems to be a classic album and i get why people love it. The use of guitar alone is amazing and full of sound. I enjoyed and will come back it.

'Tis a classic sure

The instrumentals are sexy. I had a hard time not saving this whole playlist, but um, I saved 6/8 songs

I usually don't listen to metal, but I did really enjoy the sounds and instrumentals on this album.

I liked the other Black Sabbath albums on this list, and if I had to pick one, this would be the "essential" listen. It has their most notable songs, "War Pigs", "Paranoid", and "Iron Man".

Great drums. Crunchy dissonant guitars.

Me gustó, creí que iba a ser demasiado metal para mí pero no lo fue tanto. Tiene una que otra canción que agregaría.

All killers no fillers, this is so sick. Perfect outro as well

Classic, loved seeing black sabbath perform, rip Ozzy this past year. Loved introducing my kids to this album

brilliant

Is this experience making me realize I like metal?!

Planet Caravan é transcedental!

Lots of drums

One of the best of all time. Every song is great, even the slower tracks have great guitar sounds and Ozzys singing is unique. No one else could do what Ozzy does. Love this album and is one of my favourites

This album surprised me. I didn’t think I was a heavy metal fan in the slightest, not even a little bit, but I loved this album.

Truly their masterpiece. The first part from war pigs till Iron Man, might one of the greatest runs ever.

Black Sabbath ended up being almost like a parody of rock music’s excesses with the mountains of cocaine they’d consume, but first the had to make some actually pretty great music to afford their mountains of cocaine and Paranoid is the best showcase of how they were once great

So many bangers that I didn't know I knew. I could have done without the long guitar solos though.

todas las canciones me parecieron increíbles, tal vez planet caravan no, pero es un álbum increíble e iconico. mis canciones favoritas están entre paranoid, hand of doom o rat salad

Y’a la musique de Iron Man ☝️🤓 Un album qui commence énergiquement avec War Pigs puis Paranoid, et reste sur ces sonorités rock/métal.

NAO ME CHAMA DE PARANOICO Q EU FICO PARANOICO FAVS (top 3): paranoid, iron man, eletric funeral menoçoes honrosas: planet caravan, rat salad gente, legal, um metalzinho bem classico nota final: 3.5/5

Black Sabbath appear as easy prey for Satanic Panic, so it’s a brilliant twist to open the album with these lyrics: Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerer of death's construction In the fields the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to Mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds... Oh Lord yeah! So, who exactly should we be afraid of? It’s so interesting how these early Black Sabbath albums use religious themes and spiritual consequences (eternal judgment, hell) to add weight to morality plays. Sometimes, as on “Hand of Doom,” a soul is lost through the very natural outworking of a very bad habit. Meanwhile, “Paranoid” and “Iron Man” are classic tracks. “War Pigs” and “Fairies Wear Boots” (with apologies) are famous second tier tracks. I rate this album just below their self-titled first album which somehow feels “thicker” and “heavier” overall. And don’t miss their album Master of Reality which has my favorite of their “Christian rock songs” - “After Forever.”

The origins of Heavy Metal are much more compelling and interesting than most of what follows. Fortunately, those better ideas come through in Paranoid. War Pigs, Iron Man, Paranoid are all strong, interesting tracks. They fit the ideal of heavy metal. While there is a lot of space to explore ideas of war, death, good, evil, etc., musically, there doesn't seem to be a lot of room to explore. I'll take these early albums as they are... good (albeit heavier) rock and roll.

No es mi estilo, pero me gustó Paranoid

Gran álbum y en especial Planeta Caravan fue un grandioso descubrimiento.

je le préfère à celui d’hier

very very boring, fell asleep

Any true rock/metal fan would give this album 5 stars. It is objectively amazing. Black Sabbath INVENTED metal, Ozzy Obsourne is THE frontman. This goes beyond personal test, it gets to a point where an album deserves 5 stars for its impact only. And this album is truly great

the guitar on this is so awesome oh my god

Absolute banger. Black Sabbath could do no wrong in this early era. Perfect mix of political commentary, face melting rock and roll, and weird wizard fuckery. 5 outta 5 classic

Girl Talk All Day ruined the opening song lol. I enjoy and respect Black Sabbath for their music and how influential they were but gotta say it's not my favourite hard rock album to ever be

“Can you help me occupy my brain?”

🥞

Incredible to think there was a time before this album. Listening to Paranoid today is to be immersed in the broad, sadly now-clichéd sounds of modern metal and hard rock contemporaries in one ~40 minute listening session. Deviating from the bright atmospheric rock of the 1960’s, the contrasting nature of Sabbath’s sophomore release blends jazzy melodies with claustrophobic, dark blues; this album is wall of lush sounds and a testament technical skill. From the classic heavy sludge of Ironman to the atmospheric dreamscape of Planet Caravan, Sabbath reigns supreme and infinitely influential. If a 5-Star album exists, it must be judged on a scale defined in its extremes by Paranoid.

A classic, but very intense for my liking. Still, there’s very good instrumentation, musicality, and sound quality. I am not, however, a big fan of metal as it stresses me out.

maybe too rock-y for me, but i liked it anyways!!

Classic hard rock birthing heavy metal. Slow heavy riffs and powerful drumming. Easy 5 stars.

Would not have guessed that Black Sabbath would sound so fresh on the re-listen/in this exercise. They straight up rock. I have stated that I've grown to love "Black Sabbath grooves" and this album has fewer of those (Hand of Doom), but they make up for that with a lot of variety and start to finish solid performances. Osbourne sounds GREAT.

Hell of a one two punch to start the album. The rest is varied and dynamic. I love how they sing about death and the devil but it’s kinda silly and fun. Strong contrast to butt rock like Metallica that takes the heaviness but none of the stuff that makes the heaviness work. Also, maybe an unpopular opinion but - Led Zeppelin woulda been better w Ozzy over Robert Plant. He hits all the high notes but in the lower registers his voice is more bluesy and natural. Also has an archness about his delivery and isn’t obsessed with lord of the rings and new wave bullshit. Plant almost ruins several songs with his histrionics.

This doesn't hold up to Black Sabbath Volume 4, but it gets damn close. So many hits on this and looking deeper, I love a few extras: Planet Caravan is super dark and creepy, Jack The Stripper is a songified epic (very Led Zeppelin to me).

Ok this album surprised me. Thought it’d be dumb and one note. Had a surprising range (Planet Caravan was a nice pretty curveball) and the guitar licks are tasty (Electric Funeral puts the FUN in funeral, Hand of Doom is catchy. And the hits are obviously good. Am I a Black Sabbath fan!? A nice surprise on here

I listened to this one for the first time back in July when Ozzy passed. It seems super reductive to call these guys metal after hearing what they’re capable of on this album. Sure it rocks, but I’m hearing more in common with Zappa than with Metallica. So much range, like a jazzier LZ. This one has to go somewhere near the top overall.

I’m no metal fan but I still appreciated this one. It’s got such a heavy mood to it but there’s heaps of separation between the instruments which made me appreciate the drums and bass I think more than I would otherwise. Not likely to listen again just cos I’m not often in the mood for this vibe but I can definitely see why it’s so influential

Black Sabbath... the iconic metal band so prolific they have their own equivalent of "Six degrees of Kevin Bacon" in the music industry. War Pigs, Iron Man... What an album of bangers. My only complaints are that most of the tracks are too long, and the first 70% of the album is all in the same key, which doesn't help the feeling of it dragging on a bit. To be fair to the legendary Tommy Iommi though, as I understand it he lost two fingertips in an industrial accident and tunes his guitar down with super light strings so they're easier to fret with his prosthetic fingertips... which would certainly lend itself to exploring a particular lower, darker sound and a specific key using those lower open strings. I can't complain too hard. Much like AC/DC, what they lack in key diversity they make up for in riffs.

- tellement de sons qu’on connaît deja - bien plus doux et mélodieux que ce que je m’attendais - 3.75/5

Honestly better than I expected for a genre I don’t enjoy listening to.

Classic black Sabbath with unforgettable tracks. But only on side one. Side two was always less memorable, but not bad.

Sad that War Pigs is still so relevant

3rd Black Sabbath album. Best so far. Filled with all time classics. 4/5.

Forgot how tight this record is. 100% killer riffs.

this is also another album i already listened to but i do say it is a great metal album, i can see how important this album and band is to basically the whole metal genre. Ozzy makes this album sound like your fighting vampires like dracula for some reason but it’s so epic. I also want to notice the song Planet Caravan, that song itches the brain like no other, it’s so trippy. The title track of course is good and Iron Man has to be my favorite track if we are being honest. Short Album but it feels like a nice journey. RIP OZZY OZZBOURNE 10/10

Love this album. Another classic, but it’s always great to reintroduce yourself to legends.

Pretty good. The two standouts are the title track and “War Pigs.” Metal is not my favorite genre, but I sort of enjoyed it in parts.

Black Sabbath Baby

planet caravan dısında fav albumum ya da grubum degil

Ozzy's isn't the greatest singer in the world but the rest of them make up for it!

Only 2 songs in but im enjoying it very much, awesome sound an greater lyrics, what rock should be! <3

birthed a genre. Absolutely Legend

Rockin classic

think I actually listened through this one when I listened to their debut. I like it well enough, I think I like their debut better! solid album though and would be so much fun to see live I’m sure.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath proves that some songs are popular for a reason, even if the album as a whole doesn’t always get talked about in full. Tracks like “Paranoid” and “Iron Man” have earned their legendary status, but I’m not sure about the album as a whole. My favs were “Planet Caravan” and “Electric Funeral”.

Very heavy for a 70's album. War Pigs is probably their most political song. The song Iron Man is their most popular. Electric Funeral is really heavy and really good! Overall, I give it a 9/10

One of the best albums of all time to me

It's Sabbath's most famous album, with their biggest songs. A landmark in Metal. Is it their best? Who knows. But I have to score the best Metal albums five stars so they get more appreciation than the random indie/jazz/folk/RnB faff which has had zero cultural impact.

Good!

Foundational rock album! Full of classics and who doesn’t love Ozzy!

Absolutely classic songs and genre defining.

one of the defining albums of heavy metal as a distinct genre. i salute my flag

YEAHHHHHHHHHH

I AM IRON MANNN

LOVE LOVEMLOVE

1/5/26. Didn't realize so many hits were on this album. 9/10

Yeah, i mean it's unreal isn't it.

As someone who loves heavy music it’s a pretty easy 5

Because I don’t know too much about music only how it makes me feel. Obviously the music itself is incredible. Feelings I felt listening to the album: confident, curious, loud, rebellious

szczerze nic nie pamietam z niego, nudny i powtarzalny, moze kiedys przeslucham 2 raz i zrozumiem te wyswietlenia

Iron Man is fun and Paranoid is also good and I love the power guitar. But overall this just doesn't move me greatly

Beast of an album and crazy to think how much of a step forward this was for heavy music (not sure you'd quite call it metal yet) in 1970. 3 of the first 4 songs are all-time great riffs, and a few of the latter half songs essentially created the template of sludge/doom metal. Ozzy and Iommi get a lot of the credit (rightly so) but the rhythm section is pretty underrated I think - really appreciate Bill Ward's playing on this one in particular. A stone cold classic.

So to be clear, my ratings here are how much I ENJOYED the album, which includes, but goes beyond, how important, legendary it is. For me, Black Sabbath has always been insanely cool guitar riffs, openings, but I have a hard time sustaining the song. For example, the first two minutes of this album are maybe the sickest first two minutes of any album ever. But I find myself losing interest (mostly because of the vocals) as the song bleeds into minute 5, 6, 7 .... Iron Man is the same way. Undeniable legendary guitar riff. But then ... And the album is the same way.

Can’t fault it … but not quite at 5 ⭐️ levels

I have to say, I'm not too keen on metal, but I can't deny that this is a bloody good album. I've heard a couple songs off this album before (as most people probably have) but I have never listened to the whole thing. War Pigs - I found this one slightly boring. I just don't think this really warranted 7 minutes of the album, I probably would have liked it more if it was 3-4 minutes. Not the best opener if I'm honest. Paranoid - A classic, not much to say really other than its obviously a great song. Planet Caravan - I like the distortion on the vocals, its a nice slow track. Honestly not at all what I was expecting, but its a great show of versatility. I'm definitely putting this one on a couple of my playlists. Ironman - Another classic. I like the riff and drums on this one much more than paranoid (though they're both great). A fun song overall. Electric Funeral - Great riff, I like the switch-up that comes halfway through. Hand of Doom - I feel like this would be a better opener than War Pigs, but maybe that's just me. Love the bass in this one. Has a nice and satisfying build up. Rat Salad - The drum solo was very fun. Its a clean instrumental. Not too much to say about it really. Fairies Wear Boots - Nice rhythm to it. As with the rest of the album, the guitar and drums are brilliant. This is my favourite track on the album. Added this one to a few playlists. Great closer to the album. Only reason its a 4 for me is because its just not really my thing, I can't say I'll really ever listen to it again as a whole. Undeniably great, though.

Hits you right in the stomach even now. Can’t imagine what hearing this at the time must have felt like.

Not their best but it is very good

Solid album.

Some bangers some very mid

Rip ozzy War pigs goes crazy Let’s snort a line of ants

RIP Ozzy!

I don’t know how I feel about metal

so its fire like we alr knew

classic metal, can't even imagine how hard this hit in freaking 1970

Fantastic album each song better than the last. I will not only put this on at any time but frequently seek it out. Mixed well, bass sounds fantastic, guitar work amazing - drums incredible. I understand Paranoid more and more every year. Hand of Doom personal favorite boosted by Tool’s cover last summer. Ironman is tired. 5/5 all day long.

Un album incredibil,un clasic si o dovada ca black sabbath au fost si sunt creatorii metalului. Solourile si leakurile lui tommy sunt ireale pentru acea perioada ,iar vocea lui ozzy se lipeste perfect peste instrumental. Albumul incepe in forta dupa se liniștește putin cu planet caravan urmand sa se intoarca inapoi in forta si sa se termine cu o dovada de talent din partea instrumentistilor ,piesele de la coada albumului avand mai multe parti doar instrumental. Un album care a revolutionat lumea si pe buna dreptate.

Definitely not my typical music genre haha. Did love the instrumentals (gr8 guitar and drums!!), wasn’t a fan of the vocals (sorry ozzy osbourne, didn’t even know he was in this band)… overall not a bad album at all, just not for me -favourite track: RAT SALAD

ay so far roadhouse blues is making me think i won’t like this it’s too 50s/60s still -waiting for the sun has some cool instrumental moments -you make me feel real no thanks -blue sunday is fine maybe my fav so far -ship of fools is fine -okay i like the spy actually and its lowkey giving vecna especially in terms of will -okay indian summer is really good and making me byler emo like im depressed now

This album begins well, has a good middle and finishes well. Favourite songs: War Pigs/Luke's Wall, Paranoid, Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots

Top shelf album. Easy 5

👌Strong start and strong finish👌

Top 5 hard rock/metal album of all time, and likely not 5. Here we have Sabbath's 3 biggest hits. The band just said to the world, "oh yeah, here's this thing called heavy metal. Enjoy. Or fuck off; we really don't care." Influence 5. Hits 5. Quality 5. Intangibles 5. I prefer a little more nuance in my rock, but this is really great 4.

Banger, j'adore Black Sabbath, le batteur une pépite, les rythmes et sonorités reconnaissables en toutes circonstances, un groupe qui a une vraie identité

Album au top ! J’en connaissais pas mal déjà

Du rock, encore du rock, toujours du rock

Amazing record, my first intro into Black Sabbath. For anyone who claims they are a hard rock / heavy metal fan, this is required listening.

Greatest album of all time.

I give this album 6/10. I liked the music and the lyrics, but I prefer pop or alternative music, so I don’t really like metal music all that much. Out of all the songs, “Paranoid” was my favorite.

8/10, 3 liked

1.) electric funeral- I really like the guitar in the background and the song itself has a very nice touch to it. 2.) jack the stripper- This song has a cool guitar solo in the beginning and the beat is really nice. 3.) planet caravan- To be honest I think it song is kinda boring because of how short the song is but it has a nice beat to it. 4.) rat salad - I like how this song just has no lyrics but also boring. 5.)

Truth be told: I’d only known Ozzy Osbourne as this old dude from this MTV show … never checked out his work. But… wow. This record rocks. I like the moody guitars, the great drums, the bizzare lyrics and - his voice! I am impressed. Not sure if I’d start listening to this on the regular but I did like this. This record is a condensed reduction of what heavy metal should be like.

So many hits and classic ageless sounds. 5/5

Rock and lovely details I love the older vibe

Partly heard before Saved 7/8 Top track: War Pigs

The description of this album said that this album and Black Sabbath's discography were the first heavy metal albums and helped pioneer the genre. Heavy metal (not the Cameron Winter album) is not normally a genre I choose to listen to but I loved this album. I really enjoyed the anti-war themes and lyrics as the album came out during the Vietnam war. I knew of a few of songs like War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man but the songs that were new to me matched and built upon those songs very well. Overall an absolute banger of an album. R.I.P Ozzy.

The beginning of an era

(Keep in mind I've never listened to this album beforehand, so this is a first-time experience for me) 1. War Pigs has a really nice guitar, and the vocals are amazing. It's an Anti-War song, so I love it even more than I already did. Also, not to mention that Guitar Solo is amazing and was executed perfectly. 2. Paranoid gives me more of a singing-focused part, and I really love that because Ozzy Osbourne is an amazing singer (If you have heard any of his songs). Also, the song in general is just really good because you have a mix of the drums and guitar, which is just a blessing to the ears in my book. 3. Planet Caravan is very calming compared to the other 2 and gives an almost ethereal, otherworldly-like melodic vibe, and this seems really good for background music. 4. Iron Man is a really intense song with all of the talk about life in death in the second verse, the riffs are really strong on this song, and it sounds like a battle-cry song, hot take, but this is my least favorite song on the album just because it wasn't doing too much for me, it was decent but definitely not as good as some other songs on this album. 5. Electric Funeral is about a nuclear holocaust type thing and has a really strong base. I personally love this song because of how hype it can get someone, also, not to mention the guitar in this song is matched so well with the chorus in this song, so it is on the higher side of this album. 6. Hand of Doom is a song that talks a lot about drugs and falling back into bad habits. The lyrics on this song really impacted the listening experience positively because they are talking about how you shouldn't care about what you put in your body, and continuing to struggle with addiction. 7. Rat Salad is an instrumental, and I can't really rank it based on lyrical terms, but as for the instrumental, it is pretty good. I love Bill Ward on the drums, so the instrumental is fine with me. 8. Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots is basically a song that is mainly for the intro for me because I love the way it transitions from Rat Salad to this song, just figured out this song was about skinheads... really ironic and makes sense now that I listen to it again, this song is fine with me but wasn't really a stand out for me, still love that intro though. (I finished finally!!! YAYYY)

old slow rock and some rock beat 7.8/10

Such an amazing album. It still sounds heavy today. The riffs alone are just incredible. Probably my favorite Sabbath album.

My step brother was really into Black Sabbath, who I defiantly decided not to get into as his tastes veered closer toward thrash metal, a genre I’ve never enjoyed. So I’ve always kept some distance from Black Sabbath. But fuck, “War Pigs” just made me realize how much I’ve overlooked them. The song is heavy, but melodic. The lyrics are biting social commentary that I always ignored for its overt satanic imagery (which I tend to find juvenile). So many great guitar riffs, and the bass guitar slaps. Its timing is also notable: 1970 seems so early for music that sounds like this. Yes, Led Zeppelin released their first two albums in 1969 (which is remarkable in and of itself), but I actually don’t consider them to be metal in the way Black Sabbath is. Even in the moments where I thought “maybe this isn’t a five star album,” something awesome would happen that would change my opinion.

Very innovative album to say the least especially in the metal scene. Great riffs vocals and solo sections. 8/10 Favorite Song: Rat Salad

SO FIRE, next fucking question

Listened to it at the gym and now my legs hurt. Good fun with spooky bits.

Kinda boring with some cool bits here and there. I dunno, not for me

I listens to this a bunch, it was fine. There are at least two albums on this list with songs that take inspiration from Iron Man.

Black Sabbath seems to be the only metal/metal adjacent band I can get into

Fajny album ale nie jest tym, którego słuchałabym bez innego rozpraszacza. Najbardziej zapamiętałam (oprócz Iron Mana) 'War pigs' i 'Electric funeral'.

So ahead of its time. Now I know where all those songs that Jack Black was singing was coming from.

Killer opening track, strong album

I’m going to become a Black Sabbath fan now

Only 6 months after their debut Paranoid took Sabbath into the limelight not least because of the single Paranoid. Some classics here like War Pigs, Iron Man and Fairies Wear Boots make for a great album.

I’ve heard of them beforeeee. this album was mainly background music for me. there were a few songs that I liked but nothing memorable.

Amazing album. Really want to give it a 5 because it's such an influential album but idk what is holding me back.

Día 2: un álbum que conocía pero nunca había escuchado entero. Muy buena introducción a la banda para mí, voy a seguir indagando

This album, kind of classic rock, kind of metal, kind of... not what I would commonly listen to, not typically my thing, etc. is the bomb! What? From start to finish. Lots of it I have heard, some of it a lot, but some of it I had never heard, and ALL of it is amazing. Truly. Wow! What an absolute must hear corker of an album! It doesn't get much better than this in ANY genre as this is a masterwork. Black Sabbath sits at the head of a rock/ metal, high talent band table. Wow! Just wow...

great album

Probably greatest metal album. 5.0

Classic metal band, one of the OG's. But this album isn't my vibe though. The songs were okay.

Questo album include diversi pezzacci che non sapevo di conoscere. Anche ballad niente male. Note to future self: recuperare discografia Black Sabbath.

3.5 out of 5 I really like a lot of the songs on the album and i love how it flows through each song to the next with the whole project feeling very cohesive. The instrumental’s were really enjoyable but i found some songs were a bit long for my liking. Not exactly my genre of music but have been listening to Black Sabbath since i was kid. War Pigs and Hand of Doom being my favourites on the album

not for me

Listening to iron man inspired me to give this a slightly higher rating bc obvs it gave me flashbacks to the first movie Also brum legends - the album itself wasn’t for me but I liked the sound so maybe this genre is one to lookout for?

Black sabbath’s tone, space, feel and dynamics are unique and inspirational. They set the peak for creativity combing melody, rhythm and back to back amazing riffs.

Classic Sabbath cuts, album is raw and great end to end. Nuff said.

creo que mis favs de este album son planet caravan,war pigs,fairies wear boots y hands of doom la que menos me gusto fue electric funeral aunque aun asi me gusto no soy oyente mucho de metal o rock asi,sooo aun asi me gusto añadi la mayoria de canciones a playlist (creo que todas lmao but)

Would be 5 without the drum solo

ITS GOOD!! I thought it would be more like hard rock idk what that means but i genuinely enjoyed this album.

Never really listened to Black Sabbath before. I was impressed this was very good.

day 3 of listening to white dad's music taste :/ vocals and guitar eating wish the high hats were mixed better paranoid has some great drums okay love how this album actually have variety and shows musicianship planet caravan is a very pretty song vietnam mention hand of doom probably the best song off the record not the kind of music I would listen to but still a very enjoyable listen

Not my type of music genre but I thought I would give it a go. At least was intrigued by the drums but as I continued listening to the rest I of the album, it got too weird for me.

Very good

Iconic. Truly one of the greatest

One of the greatest albums of all time.

first album I bought on an iPod

Simon, I’m office-party drunk and insight-sparse. I know this one from way back, it’s their best, and my main surprise today is that the drum solo song is pretty ace! Five stars, wow what a cover x

Thanks to this website, I've been enjoying the Sabs immensely (up through "Sabotage") for a year or so. "Paranoid" is at the top of the tree, banger after banger with rip-roaring riffs adorning the astute ramblings of a madman; this is where they invent and perfect a genre unto themselves. What a guitar tone! Love it.

7/10

Thats a good one

War Pigs into Paranoid is such a strong start to the album. The blues instrumental in Planet Caravan is hypnotic. Iron Man is a 10 out of 10 metal song. Very top-heavy album, but even though the second half isn't as strong, it is stronger than most others in the genre.

Cool

This is flawless. It's just the right length, leaving you wanting more. Every song has it's own identity and is memorable. Every sound is perfectly produced and balanced with the others so it all works in harmony, nothing overwhelms anything else. Sabbath know when to be quiet among the loudness. It doesn't have to be everything all at once, this is all very measured to have the most impact consistently throughout. It's a genuine masterpiece of artistic expression, and should be compulsory listening for all.

I mean I’m kind of at a loss for what to say. It’s incredible. It’s such a thrilling ride from start to finish, not to mention how it changed the music landscape AND what it has to say about the time period in which it released.

Not first thing on a Monday morning... nope. After lunch music. Classic album from my youth... there's still a couple songs in regular rotation in fact.

Great record. My dad owns it on vinyl, which is strange because he doesn't like heavy metal. But I get it now. Really great stuff, I'll have to listen to it again.

This album makes its case almost immediately. The riffs are undeniable, the songs are lean and memorable, and the atmosphere is heavy without being bloated. You can hear exactly why Paranoid became the template so many bands chased, often without ever quite getting there. It’s not just influential in a vague, academic sense. The songs themselves actually hold up. What really pushes it over the edge for me is how durable the writing is. Tracks like “Iron Man” aren’t locked into one genre or era. They’ve been covered, reinterpreted, and reshaped across styles, which only happens when the core idea is strong enough to survive translation. This isn’t heaviness for its own sake. It’s structure, groove, and mood working together. The production is raw, but that’s part of the appeal. Nothing feels overworked or indulgent. The band sounds focused, confident, and completely unaware that they’re defining a genre. That accidental quality gives the record a kind of purity that a lot of later metal never recaptured. This lands as a five. Not because it’s flawless, but because it set a standard that’s still relevant, still enjoyable, and still hard to beat.

klasyczek, bardzo dobry album

not really my style

no skips, every song is so good faves: war pigs, paranoid and probably iron man

War Pigs - 5/5 Paranoid - 5/5 Planet Caravan - 4.5/5 Iron Man - 5/5 Electric Funeral - 4/5 Hand of Doom - 4.5/5 Rat Salad - 4.5/5 Fairies Wear Boots - 4.5/5 So this is what the original first heavy metal album sounds like. I had already known about some of the more popular tracks (War Pigs and Paranoid specifically) but had never given the album a whole listen. Easiest 5 stars I'll probably ever give. Overall: 5/5 Favorites: Literally the Entire Album

Certified banger.

Some tunes I recognised - reminded me of school of rock. Just not really for me though.

Classic.

Great to hear this after so many years. One of the first albums I ever listened to. I learned the riff for Paranoid when I was 14. Still sounds good to this day.

Chilled and heavy. Excellent A side, B side a little weaker

A bit too hard rock

Je ne sais pas pourquoi j’avais quelques a priori sur le groupe, puisque finalement j’ai beaucoup aimé cet album!

A classic album, and a deep one. The title track may be my least favorite song on here, and that's not a criticism. I like "Paranoid," but it's probably the most conventional and least interesting song on the album. The songs were mostly developed from riffs that the band came up with while jamming, which is very apparent. The songs are very loosey-goosey and extremely bluesy (with the exception of the psychedelic "Planet Caravan") with very little apparent intent beyond "craft a song around this killer riff" and it works better than it has any right to, because the riffs are strong and the added elements work really well. I think this is just due to really good songcraft from guitarist Tommy Iommi and strong embellishment from bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward, and the result is a masterpiece.

Love it. Own it.

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘥 is raw, heavy and direct, without much excess. The riffs are simple but effective, and the album moves quickly from one strong idea to the next. Songs like the title track and 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻 show how little ornamentation is needed when the core ideas are this solid. The mood is dark and anxious, but never theatrical — it feels grounded and blunt rather than dramatic. What stands out is how focused the album is. There’s no filler concept, no attempt to sound bigger than it needs to be. It’s not subtle, but it doesn’t need to be. As a whole, 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘥 still feels powerful and influential without relying on complexity.

My 1001 Albums Generator listen today was Paranoid by Black Sabbath. I knew Paranoid, and listened to War Pigs after Ozzy's death after my gf recommended me various songs of his. Hell yes this was awesome. Excitingly hard-hitting and more variety than I was expecting

These guys got grooves, riffs, tones, vibes down to an elemental level.

I dont know about this album, i’m not a big fan of metal or the lead vocalist’s voice in general. but i did like track 2

4.5/5 Banger start to finish Pour être les premiers à le faire affolant à quel point c'est fort 1-4 déjà connues mais incroyables 5-8 : que des belles découvertes

Really fun listen, that what suppose to be rock-'n'-roll. Very grounded and direct.

Never listened to Paranoid front-to-back, and obviously the universal hits are fire, but high key so is the entire album

58/1001 This may be my least favourite Ozzy era Sabbath album. It was so long ago that I played this fully into the ground. Hard to rate this one. I think it’s the 3 singles on this that I’m just sick of. The rest of the album is still great though. 7/10

Great Guitars. Great Drumming.

Classics almost all the way through

I’m just not a metal fan. But I can still appreciate it

pretty good 5/10

We never listened to the whole album. Several songs were so familiar. Growing up, we all thought Black Sabbath was so hard and intense. No harder than the other bands at that time. Worth the listen. Ozzy's voice is very recognizable, but not as transporting or melodic as Robert Plant's. Rat Salad reminds me of Moby Dick. One of my new faves

ok but not me

This album is somehow very heavy without being noisy. Maybe Tony Iommi's sparse guitar leaves lots of room in the mix for the bass and drums? I don't know, I'm not a very sophisticated listener. However I do know that I enjoyed listening to this album.

I had never REALLY listened to Black Sabbath before - EPIC album. Especially the first half.

not my cup of tea but plenty of classics.

This album wasn’t for me, but I can totally respect Ozzy as an artist and the band itself and how impactful it was for rock music.

~40 minutes of classic metal glory, plus Planet Caravan. 🤷‍♂️ Enough has been written about War Pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man that there's not much else to add, but don't skip on Electric Funeral, Hand of Doom or Fairies Wear Boots either!

Sadly just can't fully get into this sound. Saved a song: N RYM: Y (#18)

A bonafide classic. Love this album it is so iconic every song is a heavy rock standard. Love some of the deep cuts too

Nostalgia factor makes me wanna push this to a 5. This was the first record I ever bought and I would listen to it on repeat. War Pigs is an all timer in my life. So why not, this shit rocks it’s a 5

I'm sure this is great, but it's not really for me.

(41:51; 8 tracks, 2nd album, 1970) Heavy Metal Hard to understate how important this album was in 1970 to the development of Heavy Metal. So much hippie garbage and phychodelic rock was dominating that Black Sabbath took the industry a different direction. 1. "War Pigs" 7:57 2. "Paranoid" 2:48 3. "Planet Caravan" 4:32 4. "Iron Man" 5:56 5. "Electric Funeral" 4:53 6. "Hand of Doom" 7:08 7. "Rat Salad" (instrumental) 2:30 8. "Fairies Wear Boots" 6:15

Full of bangers

One of the most important albums for the history of rock/hardrock/metal. Exactly why it is good and correct to have it here on this list.

God album

Favorite track(s): it's all straight bangers Heard before Previous rating: 9/10

FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS YEAH YOU GOTTA BELIEVE ME

If you are interested in understanding popular music in all its genres from the last 70+ years then this album is genuinely one you need to hear before you die. Even more than the debut so much of Metal and loud rock music has its roots here. Weirdly, though the one thing almost nobody takes from it is the 'swing' that Bill's drums bring. Required extra treat if you enjoyed this: The life in Paris 1970 version of War Pigs on YouTube. Bill's drumming on that is a thing to behold.

Now this is what I was I was looking for in that debut. Not even a full year after Black Sabbath’s self titled debut they returned back to shelves with a 41 minute Heavy Metal project that feels much more confident in both its’ songs and sounds and really lets loose in all the best ways. Even with that being said I was very surprised by the variety here in the track list, not every song is a booming Hard Rock classic like with Paranoid and Iron Man, there is also the very calm and soft Planet Caravan to help add even more styles to Black Sabbath’s very small yet impactful discography. For the most part though this album is full of head banging classics to do a line of coke to. Ozzy feels much more dialed in as both a vocalist and a lyricist which makes me very happy after his very underwhelming and disappointing turn on the debut. Paranoid is totally a Metal classic no matter how you look at it, whether for sound or influence, it still reigns as one of the most important releases of the 70s regardless of how much you like it. I think this definitely has room to grow on me, but for now I can say I thought this was really great and quite a stepping stone for the band.

It was alright. Unremarkable though for my personal bird tastes.

Y'know, I spend a lot of time gassing up Black Sabbath's debut album as the start of heavy metal. The legendary record birthed straight from the fires of Hell to deliver crashing drums and crunching riffs unto the world... That sort of thing, y'know. I mean, heck, that record excited me so much, I spent half of my 1.5k review on prose adapting the first song 'coz I felt that was the only way to really get across how I felt about it. Whether or not that was a waste of space is up to you, but you can't say it didn't inspire me. For much as I pile hype on BLACK SABBATH, though, I think it's also worth taking some time to acknowledge that it's still **very** early metal — "primordial metal," as I think of it. Like, as much as it is the very first album where you couldn't get away with calling it anything else (hard rock, heavy psych, etc.), there is still a **lot** of blues influence evident to my ears. Just go listen to how much harmonica there is on that thing past the title track. Obviously, it's not enough to disqualify BLACK SABBATH from its claim to fame; you can never take away from it. I'm just saying, where BLACK SABBATH birthed metal, it's with PARANOID that genre was perfected and solidified. Let's not mince words: PARAOID is, without a doubt, one of the greatest metal albums ever made. Absolutely a top five contender in my book, if not top three. Hell, if MASTER OF PUPPETS didn't exist, I'm pretty sure I could argue my way to it being **number one**. It takes everything the band's debut had going for it, and pumps it all up to a whole new level. BLACK SABBATH set the foundation, but PARANOID set the standard, believe you me. I mean, I could go track by track here to prove it to you — honestly now. In fact... "War Pigs" is a monster of an opener, introducing war as one of the most common topics in metal songs. I use "epic" to describe a lot of songs, but believe you me, Black Sabbath have no other song that's as much of an epic as "War Pigs" is. The solo in this thing is so famous and classic, guitarist Tony Iommi has never changed the way he plays it in live shows. And that circling riff at the end? Oh, so incredible. Then you got the title track, which is a protopunk-type, "Communication Breakdown"-stye ripper. It was literally written as an afterthought, to fill up an empty three minutes, and yet it goes off **so hard**. Like, it's the most straightforward and uncomplicated thing on the album: just a kick-ass rocker. Following, you have a bit of a break in the track "Planet Caravan". It's the only song on the album that's 100% not metal, instead being this lowkey psychedelic space rock track. Tony Iommi even plays a flute on it! And yet, I feel like this sort of pace changing break track would become a standard on future heavy metal albums — or it should have. You can't go to 11 all the dang time, y'know? It's a very nice, relaxing track between iconic songs, feeling like you're floating through space and quietly taking in the expanse... And if nothing else, it's a good demonstration of their range. Side one then closes with maybe the single most iconic song from the entire album: "Iron Man". Everyone knows this song, or at least the part Ozzy sings "I AM IRON MAN" through a fan followed by the riff kicking it. It's such a good riff: don't let how many times you might've heard it convince you otherwise. Besides, the part in there where the tempo switches up to a faster beat? Oh, that's great. And I gotta pause for a second here to point out how many iconic, classic and, hell, signature songs are on this album's first side alone. That's three outta four — and it should be dang four outta four! (Give "Planet Caravan" some love.) Even their debut couldn't manage that many, and it started by inventing doom metal. This is just straight-up quality, y'know? How could you even complain about this? In fact, this side is so good, it... Honestly can kind of overshadow side two a little? But let's not act like it's any weaker; it's still strong as hell. I mean, side two opens with a riff like "Electric Funeral"'s. It's one of the best riffs on the entire album, on an album stacked with riffs. It's slow, sludgey, and, ah, incredibly memorable. And then **this song** has a tempo switch-up, too — and it's here I wanna highlight the bass sound on this album. It's very, like... "Gadong-gadong," if I can try and make a word out of how it sounds, but seriously, let us not pass Geezer Butler by. A metal album is nothing without a good bass line (well, ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL got by, though it really shouldn't have), and Geezer has some damn good ones. "Hand Of Doom" is one of the very first songs in metal about how drugs are bad, and, oh, they could not have done it any better on an early go around. When they put "doom" in the title, they mean it: this is the doomiest song on the album, with this dark, foreboding atmosphere about it... Until the tempo switches up, which, hey, we're three for three! But heck if I care if they pull this trick three times in a row; it's always amazing whenever they pull it off, and each one is unique from each other, so... Yeah, good shit. The riffin' nearly 4 minutes in is killer, too. Continuing on from there, we come to the closest thing this album has to a miss, I feel like, in "Rat Salad". It's this album's "Moby Dick" — the drum solo track — and... Y'know, I've never been the biggest on drum solos? I mean, I love percussion just fine when it's working in tandem with other instruments, laying down a beat... But on its own? I've just never been as big into it as I have any other instrument. But all said, hey, Bill Ward is still a real good drummer, and this ain't a bad solo at all. I mean, heck, even if it's riff ain't as iconic as the one on "Moby Dick", I think I'd still take this over "Moby Dick", and not just 'coz it's shorter (and either way, apologies, Bonzo). Finally, the album ends with "Fairies With Boots", a song about... Something? I'unno, and I don't think anyone else does either. I've seen a few explanations, but the best one I've heard is that it's basically about a guy tripping the shit out on drugs on the way home and seein' a whole lotta weird shit. And for a song about **that** of all things, it's a fantastic closer. May not be "Into The Void" from their next album, but I'unno, it just works super well. Get another good-ass riff, more bashin' drums, gathunkin' bass, and of course Ozzy doin' his thing... Can't think'a no better ending for an album as classic as this. And yeah, to this point I haven't mentioned Ozzy's vocals yet... And legit, what do you want me to say about them? He was one of the best metal vocalists to've ever lived, and his performance across this whole album is spectacular. There's no one particular song I can choose to highlight it, 'coz whether he's singing softly on "Planet Caravan" or going full force (or doin' that one voice where he goes "'LEC-TRIC FYUN-RAAL"), it's just that consistently strong. Goodness me. So, yeah, put it all together, take this album as a whole... It's just so fuckin' classic, and I can't think of a single other album that compares to it. Sure, other albums would be harder, and heavier, and faster, and more brutal, and more crushing, and all'a that... But this album is just no nonsense, pure, clean and uncut heavy metal. Honestly maybe the best you'll ever hear with no gimmicks attached. I mean, if you don't like metal, I don't think it's gonna change your mind too much... But I'unno even know what else to say that isn't just me using the word "good" for the millionth time. If you're reading this, you might have already listened to this album, but please, go do it again. It's just that... Well, you know.

If the debut album was the blueprint, this record is the Metal genre fully realized. Solid 5 Stars.

It’s obviously a 10. That is the definitive blueprint for metal music, although I’m struck by how much this album leaned way more into prog sensibilities than I ever realized. Everything about the writing & supernatural aspects of this album pull away from the more demonic / satanic imagery of their debut album (save for a good chunk of “War Pigs” & “Electric Funeral”, and even still, they’ve got more of a religious bend with God punishing them by letting Satan loose on the damned), and lean a bit more into the surreal with an occasional sci-fi lean. “Paranoid” is probably the most ‘normal’ track here – that’s just a sad guy who wants to be loved. I’ve heard “Iron Man” before, but I’ve never comprehended it as a self-fulfilling prophecy brought about by societal neglect. “Planet Caravan” surprised the hell out of me with how serene & ethereal it was. “Fairies Wear Boots” is also sort of a drug trip gone wrong, but it’s a real diss track towards skinheads (in the non-racist sense, apparently), and it works well. “Hand of Doom” is a drug trip gone horribly wrong to the point of death, and a solid bit of commentary on how we occasionally treat our veterans. Oh, right, yeah – War Pigs is an anti-Vietnam track. I suppose that should’ve hit me over the head years ago, but for some reason, it only really clicked this time around, perhaps with a bit of recent CCR in the brain. I knew it was an anti-war track, for sure, but the specific context of Vietnam has felt lost over the years, with how many ways it’s been repurposed for commercial usage, given the instrumental energy. I don’t think I need to touch on it that much – just a masterclass across the board, though like I said, much more of a prog lean than I realized, and for 1970, there’s still definitely parts here that feel like the Beatles or the Rolling Stones with a guitar turned up to 10, at least in terms of an instrumental rhythm. I’m a little surprised that the soundscape wasn’t sort of ear-melting all the time, like an AC/DC album might be, but I do like that choice, and for 1970, it works very well. “Rat Salad” hits that point, but in more of a dazzling drum solo sort of way. Ozzy’s vocals are great; maybe a tad nasally at times, but not in a way that ever detracts from the tracks, & his presence / power feels really strong here. There’s really not that much to say; I’m just throwing out some thoughts people have probably typed a million times before. I know it’s good. Everyone knows it’s good. The only question going in for me, as someone who only knew the 3 big singles going into this, was simply if the rest of the album would hit the same high points to pull this all the way up to a 10, & it easily delivered in spades. This is about as good as it gets right here, and there’s not a single flaw I can think of. It’s a very easy 10. Once again, rest in peace, Ozzy.

I had two Black Sabbath Albums in a row. This should have been the one!

Top 10

FIREEE

The only Sabbath I have. Starts very strong and stays strong, only hands of doom/rat salad dip in quality. Fantastic album. 4.5 rounded up Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes: 33/130 (25%) Will I get? Already have

does anyone in the world disagree when i say this is the definitive metal album?? fav song: iron man

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A few songs are really good, like Paranoid, but the others are not to my taste

Excellent. Pleasantly surprised by the 4th track, too. Overall a very strong album, and War Pigs was probably my favorite.

Never heard this album in its entirety up until today, but I swear I went through this album like "I know this song, wait I know this one too, wait I heard this one yesterday." For all that, my favorite song of the album was one I've never heard before, Electric Funeral. Anyways, I wasn't expecting 70s metal to be so hard. It feels really reminiscent of modern Doom Metal in some parts. I love Doom Metal, and I also happen to love this album. Obligatory RIP Ozzy Osbourne.

It's good.

OZZY

eh. it's fine

Brilliant metal - you hear so many influences from this in later tracks

Rock and Roll 🤘

Good album. High highs with some forgettable songs.

Never really tried to listen to Black Sabbath - hadn't realised just how many songs I'd recognise. Good stuff.

What can I say about Paranoid that hasn't already been said. An album that practically invented metal as a genre, influenced decades of artists, and still holds up well even by modern standards. It feels like an album that should've come five or ten years after prog rock and the likes of King Crimson, but unbelievably was released not even a year after In the Court of the Crimson King. Every single track carries with it a disgustingly classic riff, to the point I sometimes let the genius of the rest of the album pass me by. It's Paranoid, what more needs to be said.

I have not paid enough attention to Black Sabbath. This is a fantastic album that brings so much more to the table than the hits we know (but oh those hits!). Only niggle is that I'd like a hotter mix- maybe it's my equipment, but if the guitars hit a little harder on a few tracks they would be devastating.

This album makes me agree with my friend “I have not paid enough attention to Black Sabbath” even if I know most of these songs

Fairly ponderous

Gear: SIMGOT SuperMix 4 Artwork: 🗡️🛡️🤺 Production (2012 Remaster): 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🪦🐐♾️ Rating: 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇/5

Legendary album

if the recommended songs that came on after an album are 40+ years newer and sound the same that tells you a lot

I'm not a fan of metal. Sabbath is the exception. Everything on this album is just great.

6/10 - it's alright,. still an overrated band for me I didn't grow up with them

Metal as hell. What is this album though really? Genuinely love it but it travels in so many genres in such a short time. Rat Salad, War Pigs and Planet Caravan are my favorites thus far.

Awesome!!!

Classic Sabbath. I don't dig a ton of heavy stuff but have always have loved Ozzy and Black Sabbath. This album is solid start to finish.

straight up perfect i guess in 1970 i would’ve been totally mind blown

Legendary

Classic.

good shit. Not a single song I would say I dislike and 3 (maybe 4) songs out of 8 I would say are very good. Longer instrumentals are usually not my thing but my god this album slaps. 4 songs I would rate a 5 and the others are a 4 or 4.5. It's either a very high 4 or my first 5 and I'm choosing the latter

A cornerstone to rock music. Much respect. But just doesn’t hit for me like some other 70s music.

Oh lord yeah

Goated

Great doom metal album.

This was pretty good

Stone cold classic

not their best album, but I like it.

Necesario como el aire que respiramos

Not first listen. 5 This is the easiest 5 so far out of about 20 albums. I've listened to this record before, but what stood out to me this time is just how deliberate every second on this record feels, especially the bass and drums. And this is in addition to all of the classic guitar riffs. The songs are very powerful and driving, but at the same time very methodical and under control. It's amazing how strong of a record this is without being over the top. And after listening to more music over the years, it's interesting to hear the roots of so many other types and genres of music in this album.

Magnifique !

Hell yeah !

Vraiment un album précurseur 1970 pour du hard rock c'est fou. Ce qui est marrant c'est qu'on a pas que du hard rock mais quelques musiques très chill. Par contre j'aime beaucoup l'initiative mais j'ai jamais vraiment aimé la voix de ozzy (rip) même si c'est un goat

Oh, what a punishment. You listen to an album and immediately have a song stuck in your head all day. It would make you paranoid.

This is just not for me. I know this was a very important album at the time, but pretty much all the songs, even the most popular ones, are just too slow for my ears today to really get into.

I'm not a guitar solo guy, but the iron man solo is probably my favorite of all time. This album gets extra points for being the reason I started practicing guitar more when I was 14.

truly this album fucks. i cant divorce the objective rating from the subjective experience of how much this sound rules. Paranoid (title track) is still the goat but even when there's a break in style every song delivers something special. NO SKIPS ON THIS ONE

Rating: 10/10 The grandfathers of metal were so good that still almost nothing compares to the collective talents that this band had during this run. Ozzy isn’t the only legend here, because Tony Iommi is one of the best metal guitarists ever, Geezer played incredibly groovy bass lines and his political and dark lyrics hold relevance to this day, and Bill Ward is easily one of the most underrated drummers. Paranoid is absolutely sick all the way through with its classic metal tracks and deep cuts both. Impossibly heavy for its time

Classic jam, fun listen 6.8/10

Album goes hard. 9 <removed by Marvel>s out of 10 lizard wizards.

surprisingly did not hate this

Yeah, some really cool hard rock, lots of great songs. Very high 4 star, barely missing out on a 5

My only gripe is that it's so short.

obviously very good overall but that opener of War Pigs and Paranoid is absolutely crazy

Wonderful package with well thought out, almost "neatly organized" metal that served as a great introduction to the genre for me. Lyrics were simple yet powerful and relatable throughout the entire album. A great listen all around that I'll definitely be coming back to!

Pretty good. Miss seeing Ozzy around

Everyone needs to listen to this album, there's a certain type of person who will always hear this and have their mind blown

Black Sabbath - what more needs said

Boss album with the big tunes on

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.

album cover is the last thing you see in birmingham before getting cheffed down by force

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.

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. One of Birmingham's better exports

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

not the first example of, but certainly the big breakout for metal. seminal album but not my favorite in the style or by them deserves to be one of the 1001? yes!!!

Aaaaaaahzzzzzzzzeeeeeee! Almost laughable now that this sounded "threatening" back in the day.

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!!

2,8/5