Paranoid

RIP Ozzy, you legend. I'll keep this one short. Truly one of the best, this album kicks ass from front to back. Guitar riffs are iconic. "Planet Caravan" is a masterpiece. It makes me feel alive. Every song is great. Easy 5 stars. I'll be mainlining more Sabbath today for sure

More Metal. It's better than [[Ministry]], but still loud. Oh they play Iron Man.

Rating: 4.6/5 Short Review: Riffs so heavy they’ve developed their own gravitational pull. Paranoia has never slapped harder. Favorite Track: “War Pigs” – because if you’re gonna have a political meltdown, you might as well do it with evil church bells and righteous fury. Consistency With Me: 7.5/10 Why: I get the darkness. I respect the dread. But I don’t swing swords—I sharpen them and hand them to you. This album wants to burn the world down; I prefer to haunt it. Still—iconic.

Ahh, perfection.

Absolute metal and rock legend. Sleep well, Dark Prince...

One of the best albums ever release. RiP Ozzy

Super Solid Album. Great Riffs and a good atmosphere.

This rules - war pigs, paranoid, iron man….thanks for it all, oz ❤️

Classic, one of the albums that started it all for metal and heavy music. Hard to put into words just how groundbreaking this was, people had never heard anything like this before and it changed the shape of modern music forever.

Het is niet perfect (ahem Planet Caravan), maar het is nog steeds wel echt geweldig. War Pigs en Iron Man zijn twee van mijn favoriete nummers en de andere 5 zijn ook allemaal bangers Rock On Ozzy🤘

Best album ever made

Thank you, Black Sabbath. Thank you, Ozzy. RIP to a legend.

A phenomenal album that laid a template for heavy metal. Every song is great in its own way and you can hear both the psych rock, jazz and acid rock that influenced them and the heavy metal, doom metal and stoner rock that this album would later inspire. It's hard to go past War Pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man as the 3 best tracks though.

The Oz. May he Rest in Peace. A great album with some of his most memorable tunes. War Pigs and Iron Man being two of my favorites.

4 out of 5. Another classic I really should have listened to by now in the books. Electric Funeral however did drag it down for me a bit but not enough to drop my score to a 3.

Still sounds great all these years later. A true classic 5*

War Pigs and Paranoid might be the best 1-2 punch to open an album, ever. I love the way they take on serious topics with serious music, yet still retain a sense of joy. As a songwriter, that is very difficult to do and makes the tunes so satisfying to listen to. An all-time classic banger from the godfathers of metal. R.I.P., Ozzy, but rest assured your legacy will endure.

I expected this. This is good. It’s not as heavy as I used to think Sabbath sounded. Not as dark either. I don’t know what I thought. There are some weak songs on here for sure. Planet Caravan and Electric Funeral are the weak ones. Interesting note, the first time I heard War Pigs was by Faith No More Also, the first time I heard Hand of Doom was by Danzig. That’s just how I roll. So ya, this is sludge rock, blues, jammy and metal, all intertwined with each other. It works and will make one return to them at another time. Choice cut: Hand of Doom

War Pigs 4.4 Paranoid 4 Planet Caravan 3.3 Iron Man 4.1 Electric Funeral 4.3 Hand of Doom 3.8 Rat Salad (instrumental) 3.6 Fairies Wear Boots 4.4 Score: 3.9875

Sick guitar riffs. Before this project I thought I wasn't a fan of heavy metal, but I've come to a more nuanced understanding of my preferences. It's noisy, high-distortion instruments and screamy vocals that I don't like, and this doesn't really have either of those

Apropos that this was my album the day after Ozzie died. I dunno if everyone got it or what, but a masterpiece nonetheless.

Yeah, I didn't think the randomizer was going to be so random today and was appropriately assigned the second studio album "Paranoid" by English heavy band Black Sabbath as album of the day. Most of these songs were developed during onstage improvisational jams. The album was originally going to be called "War Pigs" but the record label didn't like that. But, the album cover art was not changed and, hence, there's a guy dressed as a pig swinging a sword on the cover. By the way, that's the worst pig costume I've seen. Good thing it's blurry. The album is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential heavy metal albums of all time. Black Sabbath was Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitars, flute), Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums, congas). The album was and is their best selling album reaching #1 in the UK and #12 in the US. "War Pigs" opens the album with long stretch-out guitar notes, rumbling bass, drums and a siren. It's eerie. The music starts and stops and Ozzy eerily comes in with "Generals gathered in their mass..." A deep groove. Great guitar riffs by Iommi and drum fills by Ward. A song aimed at the politicians and people running the banks while they get the poor and working class to fight their war. The classic Iommi guitar riffs guides us into "Paranoid." The band kicks in. Driving. Charging. Geezer wrote this about depression and the crossover state after smoking a joint where the paranoia turns to depression. Hmmmm. We get another classic song intro with "Iron Man." Drums ticks, guitar strikes stretched, a demonic robotic announcing " I am Iron Man," and another great Iommi riff. You really start to hear not only the influence on heavy metal but also grunge. It's about a guy who goes to the future, sees the apocalypse, comes back, has a magnetic field turn him into iron, is unable to warn people who make fun of him but eventually gets his revenge on those people. (Hint: see Geezer's apparently state of mind in "Paranoid.") ""Hand of Doom" starts softly and gets louder. It's an evil-sounding song based on the band experience visiting two American army sites and seeing soldiers addicted to heroin. "Fairies Wear Boots" closes the album. Iommi at maybe his most melodic and Ward throwing down more great drum fills. Ozzy wrote this about a nasty encounter with a group of skinheads. Iconic Iommi guitar riffs and solos, Ward's great drum fills, Ozzy searing, snarling and demonic vocals and Geezer's underlying bass are just some of the highlights of the album. They create a heavy, grungy and eerie vibe. The band is tight. The topics cover war, drugs, paranoia, relationships and unwanted fights. Most songs are classic and you hear their influence. A great, classic album. R.I.P. Ozzy.

-Didnt realize that this was all bangers. heard most of it individually but had no idea they were all at the beginning -Planet Caravan is criminally underrated

55 years old, and still slaps.

What a banger. Odd that ozzy became such a distinct voice in rock cuz in albums like this he's not really at the forefront of it. Theres so much instrumental stuff, and his best stuff is just singing along to the best guitar riff youve heard. Its like robert plant singing every now and then with zeppelin and half the time hes just vibing out onstage. When every person in the back is killing it sometimes its ok to just chill

all respect for black sabbath

It helped shape the genre. Thankfully the genre progressed quickly because this is kind of ass.

RIP Ozzy

War Pigs is the best anti-war song, and one of the seminal songs in the genre from one of the band's earliest albums. Quintessential.

:pour_one_out: A true 5/5

Coincidence I get this album the day after Ozzy passes? RIP to a LEGEND. Genuinely liked this more than I thought I would.

Fu king awesome! Confession - I’d never listened to black sabbath until meeting Jon S! Honest. They’re great, particularly Tony Iommi. Being enlightened enough to move past the Satan foolishness as theatre and just listen to the music, this is the best of 80s hair rock done a decade earlier

This couldn’t have been a coincidence. This is one of my favourite albums from the 70s and plays like a greatest hits. I have listened to this so many times and it still sounds fresh. Fairies wear boots is one of my favourites and has a great backstory about its origins. As a teenager, this was the album that bands dipped into to beef up their repertoire as they always got people up and moshing. Sabbaths impact on music cannot be overstated and Ozzy, in all of his raw, beautiful messiness , will be missed.

Side A is amazing. Those first 4 classic tracks are fantastic, great heavy sound of course, but great variety too. Side B dips a bit for me but the closer 'Fairies Wear Boots' is so good. Quirky trippy lyrics, so dynamic, such brilliant changes of pace. I don't like Heavy Metal, and don't like that much heavy rock, but Sabbath pretty much created it all and at their best they were brilliant.

RIP Ozzy 😢🖤 Quite fitting that this came up the day after his passing. As an album, it’s a classic for a reason. Dark, heavy, barebones. Great riffs, solos, drums, atmosphere, and of course vocals from Ozzy. Just cool. I can imagine this must have caused quite a stir when it came out in 1970 - after a psychedelic, hippie 60s, this is the antithesis. Cathartic.

i am ironman

This had me Paranoid that I was being watched by Jack the Stripper.

I quite liked this

The seminal album of metal by all accounts, though shouts of steppenwolf are also valid.

awful cover though

Wut was that?

Godfather of Heavy Metal. Brilliant and classic. Endlessly influential.

A big fan of this album. Other than heavy metal classics like 'Paranoid' and 'Iron Man' this album shows off some much softer, more musical tracks, like Planet Caravan.

Very fitting that this showed up the day after Ozzy died. One of the best metal albums of all time and essentially helped developed the genre. 5/5

RIP bat muncher lid

Starts good but drops off.

Really has some bangers on it and even more impressive the guitarist has two fingers

Full banger. RIP Ozzy.

it made the sound of hard rock/metal

they don’t make ‘em like this anymore.

Incredible vibes, really enjoyed it in the backdrop as I worked. I hadn't listened to any Black Sabbath before and was pleasantly surprised. It was less intense than expected but the guitar portions killed it

As classic as it comes. You can feel how this sound is so different and heavy relative to everything else in this timeframe.

DNF

Overall, I see why this is considered an iconic album without even fully understanding its context due to my lack of knowledge about the 60s/70s metal scene. I'm a huge fan and connected to the music's sound at a very core level. Intro song (War Pigs) is iconic--Every instrumental is a banger. I love when music is just "war is evil, guitar solo." Paranoid taking half an hour to write is hilarious and a sign that sometimes the vibes are just immaculate. Just a great bop of a song. Planet Caravan was very pleasant, a major comedown from the energy of Paranoid. I liked it and could hear myself listening to it when I am in a focused mood. Love the instrumentation. Iron Man's verses are so catchy (positive). Thematically, I vibe with how the world can turn us hard so easily, it can be hard to care when nobody else seems to want you to. Cathartic listening experience. Great solos, which will be a trend. I almost wish it came back to one more verse at the end, but it could just because I liked it so much I could have had it keep going. Electric Funeral's sound was an immediate yes for me. Doom and gloom but make it sound sick. Love the unevenness in the sound overall, then the unsteadiness in the time structure in the bridge. Overall a mood. Hand of Doom just feels so heavy. The weight in the lyrics and the instruments, just bleak. Makes me feel a pit in my stomach. Headbanger for me though, just feel the instruments and vocals in my bones. Rat Salad (the Baltimore diet). Drums go boom, it's a good time. Doesn't overstay its welcome at all, I'm sure it'd go crazy to witness live. Fun addition and a good placement in the album. Fairies Wear Boots is a tough lyric choice for me to enjoy, so it turns me off the song a bit. My least favorite off the album, but I definitely will find the chorus get caught in my head.

Poignant to be reviewing this the day after Ozzy's death, it really is a very good album. The best of any genre is always great even if it's not your taste and this is testament to that. It's easy to forget how groundbreaking this stuff was.

Very appropriate that this was the album of the day immediately following the death of the legendary Ozzy Osbourne. This is an album I have heard countless times. Favorites include War Pigs and Iron Man. Metal was born with Black Sabbath.

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: 7/1001 I have listened to the opening tracks for this album several times throughout my life, but never had I listened to Parnoid in full before. The first two tracks perfectly encapsulate why Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath received the stardom they did. The signature sounds, ultimate guitar rifts, and power vocals are just a few reasons these anthems still hold a place in society today. By the time I got to Planet Caravan I was a bit thrown by the mellow ballad sung in a whisper. Perhaps in the 70s people needed a break after two heavy songs, but it took me out of the mood the rest of the album eventually returns to. If I could change one thing about this album, it'd be stitching this song at the end as my cool down, which is otherwise absence as the back 2/3 of the album return to the metal sound that propelled the band to startdom. Many songs continue to have resonance, but as products of the 70s, the anti-war messaging and paranoid nature of the album were hallmarks for the horror vibe that became immensely real and relatable. Every instrument stands out through the sheer energy energetic in each song, not least among them the voice of Ozzy Osbourne. While a signature sound carries through most of the album, each rift and verse differs to keep any part from sounding to repetitive while keeping the listener engaged. I could see this being a gateway to the genre as it certainly made me want to chase similar sounds after. Podium: 1. War Pigs 2. Paranoid 3. Iron Man Honorable mention: Rat Salad, Hand of Doom, Planet Caravan The album is outstanding with multiple hits and a thematic cohesion. There's no chance I won't continue exploring it for years to come just as it has remained relevant for near 50 years. Despite the ordering being a little weird for me, the balance of the tracks, the range of the vocalist, the meaty instrumentals are all reasons this album stands out. For these reasons I give Paranoid by Black Sabbath 4.5/5 stars.

Impressive to see a genre defining album that plays like greatest hits album. RIP Ozzy 🤘

4/5 What a legend! RIP Ozzy! 3 of the first 4 songs on this album are legendary - War Pigs, Paranoid, and Iron Man. These guys blazed the path for metal music, and for that Im eternal grateful! Favorite song - Paranoid

Yeah baby… Yeah… Mother Metal

Ah, my 12th favourite Sabbath album. I get that it's massively influential, but it's just a bit dull, especially the lesser known tracks. Also, i think Ozzy was the worst singer Sabbath had.

The riffs are so good. This album is iconic for a reason. RIP Ozzy.

I've never really listened to Black Sabbath before - but if their music is like this then I have been missing out.

Trying very hard to be objective and not let recent events cloud my rating. Not a massive Sabbath fan but this album is great. Riffs all over the place, opening with probably the best Sabbath song (maybe the best Ozzy song).

Great album, on the day when Ozzy dies, I cannot do anything but 5 stars

Pure delight!

Har hørt mange av enkeltsangene før, men usikker på om jeg har hørt hele sammenhengende. Good shit! Dukket opp dagen etter Ozzy Osbourne døde, RIP!

A strong, classic timeless album

Did not know how much of a Black Sabbath fan I was! Listened the day after Ozzy died, RIP Brummy Legend.

Brings me back to middle school. Ozzy died yesterday. It's not my favorite album.

RIP Prince of Darkness

RIP ozzy!

Speaking as someone who knows he is not a fan of Black Sabbath, I will refrain from reviewing this today. It would feel wrong to be critiquing someone who died so recently when their accomplishments should be celebrated. I know MTW will do it justice. xoxo Of course it had to be Sabbath and what an incredible choice in album for a wednesday of all days, RIP Ozzy man. What can I say about Sabbath that hasn't been repeated for decades, they're the origins of Heavy Metal and without them bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, the list goes on, would never have been. Right let's get started with what I believe to be one of the greatest opening tracks to an album, War Pigs, the song starts with the slamming of distorted power chords from Tony Iommi followed with Geezer Butlers heavy bassline before the section and the drum begin to tap tap tap in time, Ozzy then takes the stage with powerful lyrics describing the horrors of war and the politicians that back it for their own corrupt gain (very fitting message in the year 2025 right?) This leads us into the title track of the album and oh boy where do I begin? Arguably one of the most iconic guitar riffs ever written, the sound, the tone of the guitar, the thick chugging of the bass, the blues inspired licks from Toni Iommi, all backing Ozzy's rough vocals, chanting the words of a lost individual. The tone of the album drops with Planet Caravan and not in a bad way at all, Ozzy's powerful chanting are replaced with vocals that sound like almost the ghost of whisper, guiding the listener through and almost psychedelic dream like track and one that isn't out of place. Iron Man speaks for itself a powerful track speaking of the time traveller who witnessed the end of the world and skin was turned to iron as he comes back to seek vengeance on a world that ignored his warnings, I mean come on that is metal as fuck. Musically way ahead of it's time, heavy distorted riffs backed by Ozzy's almost haunting lyrics. The use of the Wah pedal in Electric Funeral leaves you with a overwhelming sense of doom, backed with Ozzy's cryptic lyrics and vocals, then the second half of the song kicks and the pace kicks up with harsh yells from Ozzy, only for the pace to return to that doom like riff and vocals. Hand of doom plays in a similar way, starting small with simple basslines and building up to the full bands thrashing sound. Rat salad stays consistent with heavy blues inspired riffs and licks with the backing bass and drums staying tight, the track is entirely instrumental and plays like a jam between the musicians. Fairies Wear Boots concludes album with heavy reverbed overdriven riffs, followed by consistent drum fills before Ozzy's ludicrous tale of what is likely a drug trip, all backed with Toni Iommis sharp bends, Geezer Butlers heavy basslines and Bill Wards rapid fills. Overall what a fucking album that pioneered what metal music became and will continue to evolve. 5/5 MTW

WOW LOVED THIS

Such a timeless album

FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS AND YOU GOTTA BELIEVE ME!

RIP Ozzy but also great album

Love it

So good

Incredible throughout. The first half is stronger and more memorable than the latter, but I can't really fault it for that. Personal favourite: War Pigs.

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Rip to a legend, what can I say that hasn’t already been said about this album, easiest 5 I’ve given so far and another I can listen to on vinyl, some of the greatest songs written and has one of the best sabbath deep cuts with planet caravan which you would not expect on a metal album. Awesome riffs and great production, just gets me so pumped listening to this album

Extremely timely given Ozzy's passing. I've never listened to this before but it sounds monumental and epic. I'll keep listening!

I never really took the time to go in deep on this. Levels innit

Some of the most recognizable guitar parts ever, very fun album.

Liked it much more than I expected, and not just the iconic riffs.

Not a surprise today, RIP Ozzy. Best song Paranoid.

RIP Ozzy. Some great classics in here. Loved the unexpected drum solo in Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots.

this is excellent. I didn't know I liked Black Sabbath.

If you loved it, you get it. Brilliant guitar work and great drumming. No words for Ozzy's outstanding vocals. Paranoid is a masterpiece!! RIP Ozzy.

Fantastic album

Loved it. As I've said when the other albums have popped up on here, I think Paranoid and Master of Reality are their best pieces of work. They really bring it here on every track.

Haven't listened to this album in years. Great reminder of how absolutely iconic it is. It's a bit more sombre listening to this now though, RIP Prince of Darkness 🥀 Highlights: War Pigs (topical af rn), Paranoid, Electric Funeral

War pigs and Paranoid are the top songs, there were a few that personally I didn't enjoy but overall still a good album.

5 stars for one of the most influential albums of all time! War Pigs and Iron Man are obviously epic, but my fav is Fairies wear Boots

Thought I would hate this, but it’s actually pretty good!

Ozzy kicks ass. RIP. Needed another 5 star on this list.

R.I.P Ozzy, you'll be missed🤟

Between this album and Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk, it's a good thing I don't know where to get heroin.

Lots of delicious guitar

Heavy metal has never been on my radar. It is something that has been around me in recent years, as my husband is a fan of this style of music. This list has cemented my taste in a lot of ways, but has done a great job of exposing me to albums I would have never listened to. This album is one of them. War Pigs, Paranoid, Electric Funeral and Iron Man were by far my favorite tracks. The mixing is great, with Ozzy's voice working well with the heavy instrumentation. After listening, I read through the Wikipedia page, where I learned that the title track was written in 25 minutes and got a peek into their writing process. The inspiration and creativity behind the band is evident, and is a reason they are so widely known to this day. RIP Ozzy.

Generals Gathered In Their Masses 1001 Albums Generator 80 (07/23/2025) Man I'm worried that my randomly chosen order is like a kiss of death. The day that Brian Wilson died, I was given Pet Sounds, and today, the day after Ozzy Osbourne died, I got my favorite Black Sabbath album. This band was my first concert and my band always ended our concerts with a cover of War Pigs, so this album really means a lot to me. From the politically scathing War Pigs to Fairies Wear Boots, inspired by a skinhead attack that the band endured after a concert, Paranoid covers a lot of ground. Musically, Black Sabbath expanded on the sound of their previous album with even heavier riffs, better songwriting, and more musical technicality. War Pigs is one of my favorite anti-war songs from an era where every band was making anti-war songs. The way the second verse talks about the cosmic judgement on the war pigs is haunting and you can feel the fury that Ozzy had for these warmongers. Not to mention, what a way to start a fucking album. The bass-led intro leads into the iconic, simple verse riff, and the ending Luke's Wall is amazing. The title track is a song detailing mental health issues and also has some great riffs. This one is also extraordinarily catchy for a metal song. Iron Man, from its unforgettable doom intro to the riff that every guitarist learns when they first start playing the instrument, was designed in a lab to be one of Black Sabbath's most popular songs. But the deep cuts are where this album really shines. Planet Caravan is one of my favorite Sabbath songs period. It is not a metal song at all (it's hardly even a rock tune), sounding more like a psychedelic jazz piece off of a completely different album, but it is done so well. Electric Funeral has my favorite riff on the whole album at around 2:30 and the way this song changes from the slow plodding verses to the blast in the bridge is genius. Hand Of Doom is led by the brilliant bass work of Geezer Butler and is another example of Black Sabbath incorporating a jazzy sound, but unlike Planet Caravan, this is certainly a metal song. In fact, is Hand Of Doom a prog metal song? Is War Pigs a prog metal song? I am not brave enough to say that they are, but they certainly have elements of prog. I just don't have anything negative to say. Even the weakest track, Rat Salad, is still fantastic. Bill Ward's drum solo drives the song and it is amazing and technical and impressive. Paranoid is my favorite Black Sabbath album (alongside Master Of Reality) and it's an easy 5/5. RIP Ozzy. Favs: War Pigs Electric Funeral Hand Of Doom Least Fav: Rat Salad

I only really knew the hits off this album: Paranoid, War Pigs/Luke's Wall, and Iron Man. But I was pleasantly surprised to listen to the rest. Planet Caravan is a soft instrumental groove that I would never have expected to hear, and I love the contrast it brought to the album along with other, softer sections like the beginning of Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots. Ozzy's voice is perfect for the band's sound and subject matter; for me it brings to mind a wailing proselytizer. The drummer is great, and I think his part elevates the music significantly. Rat Salad was fine but stood out a bit from the rest of the album as something you might want to hear live but doesn't beg a second listening.

Enjoyed this one more than I was expecting to. Some good songs but it felt a little too similar. Would be happy to hear the songs again but I’m not sure I’d deliberately relisten to the album. Fav song: Paranoid Least fav: Electric Funeral

Now I know that the 1001 gods can handpick the album each day I’m blaming them for all the shit ones personally. Really liked this one though. Great rock and great vibe. Specific rating- 4.5 Fav song- iron man Least fav- rat salad

Think it starts really strong and then gets worse which left me waiting for the album to finish. Favourite song: War Pigs /Luke's Wall Least: Rat Salad

ROCK N'ROLL RACING! Cachez vos enfants et vos grands-mères, ça fait peur. Tout comme leur Iron Man, ces gars-là ont probablement visité le futur, pour revenir avec leurs riffs et ambiances uniques. La plus grande preuve à supporter cette théorie demeure Rat Salad, pièce prémonitoire qui annonce l'incident du Normandin de Québec de 2016. S'il y avait eu des paroles, bien des traumatismes auraient pu être évités. Par bouts, j'aimerais que la prod soit un peu plus big pour mieux soutenir l'intensité déployée, mais ça a aussi son charme. RIP Ozzy 🖤

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this. Felt similarities with The Doors

Is a fantastic album, glad I finally listened to it fully. Great tribute to Ozzy to have this album today.

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Silly but enjoyable 🤘

Sabbath have still never really been bettered. RIP Ozzy.

I wonder what would have happened if all these satan-worshipping goths never got the catharsis this music gives them(/us)?

This one has their most recognizable hits, but the second half is honestly more intriguing with both Electric Funeral and Hand of Doom. But it’s still rough, and even though Fairies Wear Boots could contend for Sabbath’s finest moment, it’s just criminal that their best album is left off this list.

Isso daqui mudou a minha vida e de tanta gente de um jeito tão absurdo que num tem nem como explicar. Todos os grandes hits num disco só, chega a ser bizarro como os caras estavam qnd lançaram isso. Como disse uma vez um grande sábio "you can only trust yourself and the first six Sabbath albums"

Based on how this algorithm handled Brian Wilson, I would have bet good money this was going to show up today... Metal's not my thing, but if I had to listen to an album, this would probably be the one. A-side is definitely stronger than the B-side.

Dang this was really good. I can’t see myself go down a rabbit hole of the rest of their portfolio. But this album alone makes sense.

• 4/5 • The classic of the genre. • Packed with great tracks. The only Sabbath album I like listening to all the way through.

Fantastic from start to finish. Rest in peace, Prince of Darkness.

Nobody should be put in the ground without having listened to Black Sabbath. The blues inspirations are still clearly on display in planet caravan and war pigs. The dark sound has been refined and the lyrics are better than their debut (I will forgive rhyming masses with masses on war pigs). There was never anything satanic about Black Sabbath, it was very human above all, tackling anxieties of the time with a dark sound that befits those topics.

R.I.P. Ozzy Osbourne :( Yeah this album wasn't random. Top to bottom there are soooo many hits and great songs here. Black Sabbath at their best. Ozzy is such a powerful vocalist and Tony Iommi writes some of the greatest riffs in rock. Doom Metal? Hard Rock? Whatever you want to call it. This is great. I am not a huge fan of "Planet Caravan" but this album is fun overall. "War Pigs" , "Paranoid" , "Iron Man" ...are you kidding me??? Actual rating....4.5. LOVED Songs: Everything except "Planet Caravan" and "Rat Salad" is good, but not my favorite.

liked songs: all Yep. 4.5

Warning. This is not a drill. Hey. It’s a 5. I don’t need to write jack shit about this album. Not a word. I will, because I’m an insufferable wind bag, but I don’t need to. It’s perfect in every way. It’s the invention and perfection of a genre in one single bound. It sounds like rage incarnate boiled in a terrifying, psychedelic cauldron where it is cooled, shaped into a monstrous spectre and let loose on the unsuspecting populace. Oh I would like to take this moment to send a big “fuck you” to people who breathe the names of other bands when discussing early metal music. If you listened to Paranoid and found that it reminded you of so much as “Smoke on the Water,” or Led Zeppelin, you are a musical moron. And that’s coming from ME. You only get to press play on perfect albums so many times in this life. I will relish in this moment. War Pigs - One of the greatest songs of all time. I don’t know if it’s incredible or just deeply depressing that the lyrics hit the same today as they would’ve back then, but either way, this is a disgustingly vile vocal line with sickening lyricism. Those lyrics contain imagery cool enough to be a bitchin’ mural on the side of a van whilst also boldly attacking the sociopaths that send the terrified poor to kill eachother in the name of meaningless advancement. The heaviness of this song, the riffs, the sentiment, the vocal performance are all completely untouchable. Paranoid - I can’t believe this song is as popular as it is. It’s just so heavy and aggressive. This is 1970, people. How the hell did this escape into the mainstream? Planet Caravan - Even the psychedelic break absolutely rips. It’s enough to induce emotion. Iron Man - I wasn’t alive in 1970. Imagine playing this on your parents turntable. The call to the exorcist would be made as soon as the needle hit vinyl. JESUS. This song is like Enter Sandman in terms of popularity but these riffs man. Evil incarnate. Electric Funeral - I remember these lyrics blowing my god damn mind as a 12 year old. I mean this whole album is just incredibly tough lyrically, but you mix “dying world of radiation” and “eyes melting to blood” with this disgusting wah drenched riff? I was hooked for life. Hand of Doom - This track was a sleeper discovery around the same time in my life. The quiet bass intro through my shitty 2008 earbuds start tricked my ear into thinking the song hadn’t started. Of course I would proceed to be repeatedly bludgeoned about the head and face with this riff and lyrical content. Rat Salad - When I’m loving a jam song, something has happened. I’ve either sustained brain damage, or this is the greatest album of all time. I wouldn’t rule out either possibility at this point. Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots - The opening to this sounds like a pre-game hype song for a 90’s basketball team. That is a slightly odd left turn, but eventually we make our way into the main meat of this song. More incredible bass and guitar work as I am more and more inclined to believe the tale that fairies do indeed wear boots. Ozzy Osbourne just passed away, so I assume this album was put here for that reason, unless it’s just incredible serendipity. His performance on this album is other worldly and his contributions to metal music from the early Black Sabbath period are unquestionable. He could’ve retired the day this album came out and he’d still be one of the greatest to ever do it. As far as the rest of the band, Tony Iommi’s riffs are absolutely disgusting. It’s a rare skill to play a guitar with soul and he has it in spades. Geezer Butler and Bill Ward form a colossus of a rhythm section that is single-handedly responsible for the heavy metal genre and each album that followed. Please do not get it twisted. Black Sabbath invented this genre and on the back of “Paranoid” have remained miles ahead of everybody for decades. THE Heavy metal record. THE Doom metal record. Absolutely perfect. 5 HIGHLIGHTS: War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, Iron Man, Electric Funeral, Hand of Doom

This was pretty iconic. I never thought I was a Black Sabbath person, I'd always dismissed them and Ozzy. It turns out this is just my speed. 5 star.

One of the GOATs. It's not perfect, but it's close enough to get 5 stars.

Ozzy died yesterday. This album rips.

I don't think there can be much debate about Black Sabbath's importance and influence on music history and music as we know it. Also R.I.P. Ozzy Osborne who just died Standouts War Pigs Paranoid Iron Man 5/5

It was 5 every day of the week. Magic album, and one of my favourites!

RIP Ozzy

Meh. It was fine

Long live Ozzy

Just an unbelievable album all the way through. RIP Ozzy.

For so many reasons this is a 5.

I bit the head off a bat this morning to honor his holiness. Tastes like chicken.

Okay first of all, I refuse to believe this list is truly random. There's no way this came up the day after Ozzie died!!! That aside, this album still slaps. 10/10. Total classic. Guitar Hero overplays be damned.

Canonical hits at the top—and also kudos to that B side, which put me in a spaceeee. Didn't think I'd be repping a song called Rat Salad when I woke up today...

RIP and also...I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would!

That was really really good, and I’m not just saying that as a tribute. Izzy can fuck my ears up any day, but walking around nyc with this in my ears especially made me smile.

every black sabbath album I listen to in its entirety gets better and better. RIP ozzy

Someone has been in my room and stolen my beers from my room

RIP Ozzy

What a great album! Hard to believe that it is 55 years old as it has clearly aged well. Packed full of so many great riffs and the first two tracks in particular set the tone. Again, it is obvious that this band and album have been so influential to many that followed. Three of the bands I like have covered Sabbath songs including Faith No More who covered War Pigs and it is the strength of the song that make the alternative versions so strong. RIP Ozzy - Holte ender in the sky🙏

While for me nothing beats their first album, this runs it pretty close. But that’s probably splitting hairs really. It’s got all their famous tracks, but my favourites are Hand of Doom and Fairies wear boots. They show off the true mastery of their songwriting and musicianship, effortlessly changing pace and mood several times in a single song. Ozzy’s (RIP you legend) vocals complementing the song rather than trying to be the focus. They really were the perfect band for their first 4 albums at least.

I remember hearing Paranoid, the song, for the first time as a kid and I was instantly hooked. This album is more commercial than their first album, but it is oh-so-good and always great to revisit.

What an awesome album. Between War Pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man, this album is loaded with Sabbath's best. Thank you to the algorithm for queueing this one up in the wake of Ozzy's passing. RIP Ozzy

RIP Ozzy. This is my second pass through on this album, it was in my list before we created the group. Still a 5. Always a 5. Play it loud. Play it often.

Such an influential album. And it rocks as well.

Heavyweight entry. Undeniably influential. Strange this comes up within a day of Ozzy passing. Does the algo know?

Hell of a way to go out. Goodnight sweet prince (of darkness). This album brings the hits.

Gritty and muscular with a dash of immortal

Once again bringing up an album in a timely manner. Of course everyone's eulogising Ozzy, but it's a belting album. RIP ya crazy bastard.

Classic. Heavy riff driven. Most songs are very catchy and very memorable. That being said, they are also way simpler than most 4/5 star album we have had so far. And it’s not minimalist by design. They tried making the album comprehensive and deeper. It’s more like an unpolished stone that changed the landscape - not a jewel cut to perfection.

With legacy points I’ll say it’s a 4. There are some really good songs that hold up to this day, but there is also an almost rudimentary feel to some of it. I think it’s safe to say that its legacy and impact is why their sound has been built on so much, and therefore the original seems basic in comparison. But I maintain that this is proof of its influence.

This album was really enjoyable. Some absolute bangers / classics on this records, and then you throw in its influence on top of that. Solid record.

A lot of classics on this album. The guitar is clearly the shining star, but Ozzy’s singing was perfect in its role. The timing of getting this album the day after Ozzy’s death, along with the quality of the album, makes it difficult to give anything but a 5.

Iconic. Awesome melodies and still goes so hard.

This album rocks. Three quintessential rock hits on this album that have stood the test of time is enough for an easy five stars. RIP to the Prince of Darkness.

I really thought I would be done with this album after "Iron Man", but it just keeps going strong. I wish more metal was like this. I don't need a crazy amount of distortion and double peddle bass drums on every single track. This is heavy but its' also crisp and clean. It just goes, and I haven't even mentioned "War Pigs" or "Paranoid" yet! Fuck dude, this album really is that good. RIP The Prince of Darkness

A Milestone in Hard Rock. Wow. A very distinctive voice - R.I.P. Ozzy

kurz reingehört, Paranoid und Iron Man kannte ich .. irgendwoher. R.I.P. Ozzy - gestern gestorben und heute im Album of the Day: Zufall?!

Kein Zufall, dass das Album jetzt kommt, da Ozzy Osbourne gestorben ist. Und zeigt wieso er zurecht als Begründer des Heavy Metal gilt. Und er tönt wesentlich frischer als am Konzert als Senior welches ich aus Versehen besucht habe.

Top 5 stoner rock of all time

Das Album hatte ich schon in den paar Alben, die ich alleine durchgespielt habe, bevor wir die Gruppe gegründet haben. Meine Bewertung damals: "- better than seeing them live (saw them live in Wacken and they are just too old for this) -> wobei das glaube ich doch gelogen war, habe sie glaube ich verwechselt. Upsi! - still old man metal, not mine ⭐2/5" - gefiel mir dieses Mal schon etwas besser, aber insgesamt ist es einfach nicht die Art von Musik, auf die ich Bock habe 3 – War okay / Interessant 👌 Solides Album, einige gute Momente oder Ideen. Vielleicht nichts, was ich nochmal hören würde, aber spannend zu kennen.

I never heard this album before Guitar Hero/Rock Band. A bunch of these are bangers. 4.5.

Easy 5. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

RIP Ozzy Osbourne :-( It's impressive and interesting that Rolling Stone picked this as the #1 metal album of all time. For me the three hits are enough to elevate the album to 4-star territory: War Pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man. The rest of the album is solid but those tracks didn't stand out as much.

This album definitely.delivers the hits, but I might prefer the woolly, undefined character of their self-titled album more. That said, I may have rated that one too high, and this one too low. But split the difference for both.

Crazy to hear a masterful band at the inception of an entire genre. While it's hard not to think of Beavis & Butthead when 'Iron Man' comes on, 'War Pigs' remains a simply amazing song (no wonder T Pain wanted to cover it.) & the whole album toys with bluesy, grungy, funky ('Hand of Doom' especially) elements that make me think of so many other bands that came after. & while being at the start of something can also mean experiments that don't stick (were those bongos on 'Planet Caravan'?), even a quiet interval was ultimately interesting in the rest of a harder-hitting mix.

As much as this list has reinforced a deep dislike of heavy metal, it's also reminded me that some of the early, more hard rock stuff kind of rocks.

this album was generated for us on 7/23/25. that’s not a coincidence, right? rip Ozzy

It's funny how genres evolve over time. If you asked me to assign a genre to this album, "metal" is not one of the words that would come to mind. That genre, to me, is so much heavier than what this sounds like, and a lot of that is just because of how the genre developed. Because this certainly was metal when it was released, but the genre has evolved into more thrash, more screaming, and/or more distortion. But anyway, this album rocks. My favorite songs below are by far the highlights, both in popularity and in best songs on the album. But each track has something to offer. And while the entire album isn't banger after banger, it is a great album that's elevated by its hits. Keep rocking in the afterlife, Ozzy. Favorite Song(s): War Pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man

Delightful. RIP Ozzy. I was on the fence between four and five stars for this album. Did current events tip the scales to five stars? Maybe. Is every song five stars? No. But when this album is good it’s really really good. And also surprisingly groovy.

Yes, RIP Ozzy. This and Master of Reality are in my opinion the best Sabbath records. Because that they are.

I was going to give this a 5 all along. But RIP, Ozzy.

This one popping up for the day after Ozzy's passing into the void. Absolutely no way this is random. Really solid, consistent classic album. Really dig the thematic elements.

RIP Ozzy

I will admit my rating is tainted by Ozzy passing away but still, it is a bloody great doom laden rock album. Being a fan of psychedelia, 'Planet Caravan's is the most appealing track.

Poor old Ozzy couple of classics.

I mostly experienced this album vicariously, my mates were far more into it than I was at the time. I have however come to appreciate its true magnificence for myself, and I'm glad to have done so. It's also worth noting that this is one of the worst album covers ever. Anyhow, cheerio Ozzy, a rock-'n'-roll life well lived. Bet he's biting the heads off angels as I write this.

Good, fun metal. The Brum is strong with this one.

RIP Ozzy! (A non-random 1001 selection, the day after Ozzy Osbourne's death)

Sadly this landed on the day of Ozzy's passing. Hadn't listened to the record in many years....totally brilliant! Thanks, Ozzy!!

Starting with back to back mega hit classics "War Pigs" & "Paranoid" then rolling into the most unique song of their Ozzy years career, "Planet Caravan", followed by yet another metal classic, "Iron Man". Lethal way to kick off the album! That right there, and the fact that they created this heavy sound that still resonates today, gets this into the T1001 for sure. The listen counts across all 8 songs is unreal. This is still a very popular album, longevity achieved! "Electric Funeral" is the weak link, not much to it. Strong finish with "Fairies Wear Boots" Solid 4 stars for the firepower contained on this album! (And Ozzy died today, how ironic!)

Ozzy!

war pigs isch huuuuuere geil. melodie kicks und riffs richtig premium. paranoid au riese banger kenni halt au aber delay uf de stimm und kicks wieder suuper. planet caravan mega chilligi gitarre huere jazzy. seehr cool. iron man halt au absolut iconic. riese riff. electric funeral fühli nöd meeega aber de shit isch würkli metaaaal. sie hend erfunt. hand of doom au sehr sehr wie ich mir en generische black sabbath song vorstell. aber cool. Sehr dehr cools album, VIERI

war pigs und paranoid lupfed das album eigehändig ufes 5i S HIHAT ISCH SO GEIIIIIIL OHHH LORDYEAH ich find de übergang zude strophe sooo smooth UND DENN CHUNNT PLÖTZLICH DAS RIFF VO HINNE FÜRE aso ich hör ufich han früener immer denkt, de komisch mah seg es herz so s rote ischs herz und s blaue denn d aorta oder so hahaha ICH HAN DE SCHLUSS VERGESSE HAHAHAHA STIMMT paranoid chönntmer echt 10 min am stuck laufe lah, das riff macht so spass und nach dene 2 absolute bangers chunnt planet caravan wo so funny und komisch isch aber daa zum 💫vibe💫 mite congas hahaha und s solo oof hahaha OZZY?? "Geezer came up with these heavy duty lyrics about death and destruction. No wonder we never got any chicks at our gigs." iron man isch au es riff wo eifach sooo catchy isch SOLO DE SCHLUSS ISCH SOOO FANTASTISCH AAAAAAA WIED DRUMS UF DE TOMS UMEWIRBLET und s riff langsam wird A HAHAHAHA es git e eigeni wikipedia siite für "past black sabbath members" hahaha ich han voll die komisch stimm vergesse bi electric funeral anyway back to langsams iommiriff de bill ward git halt au eifach huere gas, so geili drums omg I forgor s riff bumdöbum au hand of doom so villsiitig s drumsolo isch halt v.a. beidruckend aber nüt mega krasses zum lose wemmer ehrlich sind die zweit hälfti vom album isch scho nöd glich krass ABER di erst hälfti setzt au soooo e höchi messlatte aber ja immer no so villsiitig (TAKTWECHSEL) und fun, vlt eifach weniger catchy jaa megaaa klars foifi WTF wie passend, hüt isch de ozzy gstorbe :(

A truly great rock album. All guitar, all rhythm, all power. It seems to lose steam as the album continues, but it never loses its rock value. No list of rock greats can miss the work here. 4.5/5

Would have liked it more if it were a rock-opera. Bright costumes. Choreography. Lights.

"Can you help me occupy my brain?" Listened to B4? Yes Tracks Already Saved on Spotify: All Standout Tracks: All (98/100)

4/7

Man borde kunna ge den 6/5. Magiskt rakt igenom och lyckan när jag insåg att Iron Man är på samma platta🤩

Really not my jam. Also Ozzy is not a super great singer idk

Paranoid deserves five stars for War Pigs and Iron Man alone, but every single song on it is a legit banger.

The whole album is great, but the 4 opening tracks get special praise. This was the start of heavy metal but you still hear psychedelic echoes. Balanced, awesome production, a pure classic.

Simply amazing. A classic, fantastic album.

I've never listened to an entire black sabbath album, so I am looking forward to this. This album is quite good, but its a lot quieter than I was expecting. The upbeat load stuff is the known popular stuff, but the quiet stuff between songs is something I did not expect.

Truly revolutionary. People reduced this album to “satanic stuff” but clearly they weren’t listening. Deep social commentary, amazing sound and lyrics definitely a 5

This album has lots of obvious inductees in the hypothetical Hall of Fame of Riffs. It's sparing with higher tempos, preferring to mostly plod along and focus on the heavy, grimy guitars. The drumming and bass provide a rock solid foundation, and the atmosphere is unrivalled. Ozzy does his thing. Still not my absolute favorite Sabbath album, but we have to give credit here. An all timer in the metal world.

Lots of classics and solid b sides.

1.5 Yes, I like Paranoid and some of War Pigs, but the rest of the album is just not it for me.

A dobar je album, ne mogu reći. Valjda sam ih se preslušala kroz djetinjstvo, pa mi izlaze na uši, ali realno jedan od kultnih albuma. 4/5, 7/10

1. War Pigs: Turn it up....the ur-gods of sludge...I am hooked. 2. Paranoid: Even better. 3. Planet Caravan: turn it down boys...let Ozzy sing with a Led Z groove behind. Oh and Tony gets to doodle at about 2:30 mark. 4. Iron Man...massively influential. Tony's guitar parts are now cliche but back then...rage. And Bill's drumming: worth the price of admission. 5. Electric Funeral: such a funk guitar intro, before Ozzy snarls. Tony is bending strings. 6. Hand of Doom. Watcha gonna do?....play some metal, that's what. 7. Rat Salad. Instrumental. 8. Fairies Wear Boot. What a way to end a classic rock metal album.

Phenomenal album, still hits so hard over 50 years later. Still very relevant, too.

Rock on. 5/5

This slaps. Some legendary songs on here, really cool. I like the album cover too.

Classic

Supi, war auch schon in meiner Spotify Bibliothek und das nicht ohne grobe - hat nen paar banger drauf!

+badass intro +paranoid and planet caravan especially stand out to me +interesting to hear early heavy metal and realize how much it's evolved -though personally it's not something I'd listen to all the time

I like Ozzy's vocals, but heavy metal probably isn't my genre. Can't deny that this album has some legendary songs on it though, which helps the score.

Some excellent tunes, ahead of its time and still sounds great.

To paraphrase Nuke LaLoosh, War Pigs announces this album's presence with authority. War Pigs and Paranoid are so insistent that Planet Caravan is a real shock. Iron Man is a great song...and Busta Rhymes turned it into This Means War which is also good. I could do without British people pissing and moaning about Vietnam. You didn't have to fight, you didn't lose loved ones there. I don't see the British writing a bunch of antiwar songs about the Falklands War.

Have always hated Black Sabbath and that hasn't changed.

my first 5/5 on this app. this album is so cool.

A classic whose influence on music is immeasurable. Rat Salad is the only mid song on the album, the rest are bangers. Sure, Iron Man, Paranoid, and even War Pigs have been played to death, but they still stand as vital and exhilarating heavy metal songs.

Yes there is War Pigs, Iron Man and Paranoid on this album, but the rest is just as good. Easy 5 stars

There's not a bad song on this album, so you know what that means. Perfect record. I got this the day after watching Ozzy's retirement party on stream and what a legacy he left behind.

One of Sabbath's best albums from start to end. It starts out powerful with War Pigs and Paranoid and then... WTF??!?! Planet Caravan completely destroys the mood. Switch Iron Man and Planet Caravan in track order and you have the best 3 song start in album history! Oh well, the rest of the album makes up for that gaffe. Hand of Doom is so good, it often gets overlooked on this album which is just loaded with good songs. *headbangs to Iron Man's riff* Yeah, this is great. I love it. It's a must listen to any heavy metal fan. Probably in my top 10 albums of all time too. 5/5

I really liked the music. The vocals left something to be desired though. Hard to understand and seemingly quiet compared to the loud and energetic music. Some songs had a western country feel while also being hardcore electric and rock. I saved a song to my playlist!

Revolutionary in the development of the genre, "Paranoid" is one of the best heavy metal albums of all time. Crunchy, rough sound gives the record an edge that Sabbath became known for. Typically, just because a musician is the first to do something they are not necessarily the best, but "Paranoid" as well as Black Sabbath as a whole stand the test of time.

This is the kind of metal I like. Clear lyrics, impactful message, timeless ideas; and a little bit of rage to tie it all together. The sound is wonderful to top it all off, I don't know what I would change other than a more consistent sound throughout the album.

[4.5/5] Final impression: War Pigs / Luke's Wall - Fantastic. *Paranoid - Wait is this album all bangers. Planet Caravan - Not as strong as the two opening tracks, but great instrumentals. Iron Man - Fantastic. Electric Funeral - Also fantastic. Instrumentals are sick. Hand of Doom - All bangers so far. Probably my least favorite track so far, but still good. Rat Salad - Awesome. Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots - Good beat. Overall notes: Wait, am I a Black Sabbath fan?

“Satan laughing, spreads his wings” is one of the greatest lyrics of all time. Only one real meh track on the whole album

positivt overraska!

This album is so good. Not a single song that doesn’t need to be here. “Iron Man” is a mainstay in my gym playlist; had no idea that the other songs from this album are just as good. It’s metal, sure, but it’s not screeching lyrics, gory graphics, or blown out basses; it’s singular in focus, coordinated, melodic, rhythmic, and passionate. Extremely good.

Classic album, even if I’m not the most metal guy! This is the kind of work I expected to find on this list, so much better than most of the albums we have reviewed.

Remember when Ozzy wasn't a billion years old? Yeah, good times. This album? Full of amazing songs that still hold up even now. Yes, including Planet Caravan. Geezer's bass tone is great throughout, I love Bill Ward's feel on this album too.

Lots to like on this album and it was a good time to get it after so many just ok or terrible albums.

This flows well!

Great album. It has some of the most iconic Black Sabbath songs and iconic rock songs in this genre. It has iron man which is often one of the first songs early rock guitarist learn to play. It’s iconic and still fun to hear.

9/10 - one of the all time greatest albums, war pigs is probably one of my favourite songs too. There’s a reason paranoid is such a pioneering album and it holds a real soft spot in my heart. Man I miss Stubbsy

Every song on here I'd ace, and it defined a genre. Bass could be louder. But doesn't take sway from the album

boring metal slop again, every metal album is the same change my mind

Absolutely Fuck Yeah dude

I can absolutely see why this is rated so high. It's really impressive that this is from 1970. Very good early metal music, but I can't give 5 stars to an album with rat salad

Does all metal flow from Iron Man? Maybe so maybe not but this is undeniably heavy with some of the best known riffs ever

First Black Sabbath album I ever listened to, and the best to my ears.

Classic. The source of so much heavy metal.

Great! Loved all the songs.

Very clean, its a classic and the father of metal music. Crazy how they peaked with their first two albums all in the same year after existing for only two.

My second favourite Sabbath album

As great as everyone says it is.

I really wanted to like this album more, but I think it wasn’t for me. There were a ton of great moments and riffs that I likee, but as a whole it just didn’t get me. Iron Man and Fairies Wear Boot were great though. Maybe on a few relistens I’ll warm up to it more.

Rockige Burschte dieeee. Perfekt Länge vo 40 Minute git es Plus Pünktli und das Rockige het mer au sehr passt! Dadezue happy Hanukkah zeme, das git solidi 3 Punktlenskis

Ja aber du heiligi maria muetter gottes. Erwartig isch irgend es heavy metal gedöse, aber da chund ahgnehmi, schöni, und mengmal funny musik füre. Planet caravan scho fast e mix zwüsche khruangbin und hermano guuterez, sehr unerwarted langsam hed mi das guitäreli troffe. I like. Nachher hends aber grad mitm uboot/motorsägi konteret. 3 positiv gmeinti, erfreulichi waldbeeri für das.

chlöpft scho ine – paranoid (de song) isch en certified banger! ah dere stell möcht ich euch eis vo mine lieblings ozzy osbourne quotes präsentiere: «I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that's OK - the bat had to get Ozzy shots.» drüüfachs danke für d'ufmerksamkeit

This is a great album. Lots of different sounds in here and some absolutely classic tunes.

Great

Classic rock/metal.

RIP Ozzy.

More black sabbath! My first repeated artist. I enjoyed the first one more than I expected and this one has hits. Looking forward to it. The sounds feel more dated in this one - maybe just because it's got the more famous material on and so I've heard it in clubs etc before comparing against newer stuff. Need to keep both headphones in - it's panned wide. Those hits are really great. War pigs in particular. I don't think I had as good a time listening to this as the other Sabbath record though. Maybe just because that one surprised me more.

Love this

🤘

Obviously starts strong with War Pigs and Paranoid - Planet Caravan feels like a super dope song that they did some really cool etheric background vocals for and then forgot to add in the actual song, and it upsets me. The lesser-known (for the general public, I'd say) back half of the album is still pretty good. Overall, a good listen. I got through it twice in the day.

One of the easiest 5-star reviews to give ever. This is the birth of heavy metal. Everything that could be said about this album has been said already, no reason for me to rehash it. All the tracks are excellent however one specifically deserves a mention - planet caravan. IMO supremely underrated. Love that track.

Heavy heavy heavy! I'm familiar with more of this than I thought, I do dig the lesser known songs just because of how overplayed the rest are! Good shit

Really not my style. I only knew Iron Man beforehand, but the music is so boring to me. I know they're very successful and I don't want to invalidate that so this is just a case of I wouldn't get it, and that's okay

this rocks and i am glad to break the mellow streak!!!

Eines der besten Metal-Alben, auch wenn es aus den 70ern ist. Ein paar unverwechselbare Songs, gute Gittarren-Riffs. 5/5

No debate, one of the seminal albums of all time

What a record. Year after hippy summer of love and then war pigs comes out. Outstanding record. The riffs are relentless and geezer butler is criminally underrated as a bass player.

IIIIII AMMMM IRON MAAAAAN

Noided

Paranoid is the only song I've heard before. I've been missing out apparently. I love 80s Ozzy but didn't go further back. But I still instantly knew the riff in Iron Man. This album sounds more 1985 than 1970. It's an easy 5 as the blueprint to every metal album of the 80s and 90s.

I love this album. I love that it's recorded like heavy jazz. I love that Tony was obviously influenced by CSN&Y in his solo for Planet Caravan. I love how many iconic songs are on this album. Such a great album and my first five star since starting this project!

Once again, kicks ass. Also still makes me think of Jack Black at moments. Just cool and hard hitting. (4.5 stars)

I feel like the nexus of this album was Ozzie finding a dope guitar tone and basing the whole album off it. Which is fair! It’s fascinating how technically simple it is, but it comes together so well

Yeah man. It fucking rules.

One of the best. Glad it came up as it's been a while since I've listened to this in entirety.

Great music. Always hated Ozzie’s voice.

Do I need to explain ?

This is a great album.

Creía que eran jevis y son jipis

Strong vibe

Very good album. Heard it before. Makes metal the right way. Stand out song - paranoid

1) War Pigs: Lyrics might be a bit too on the nose, but everything else about this one is perfect. 2) Paranoid: An undisputed all-time metal classic for a good reason. It's rare that a song sports this kind of relentless energy. 3) Planet Caravan: A strange fit for this album, but what a song! 4) Iron Man: I feel that this tracks reliance on that guitar riff is both its main strength and weakness. It's so dominant that everything else seems to take a backseat. 5) Electric Funeral: Frantic. Yet also, strangely gloating? Sarcastic? A credible soundscape for a nuclear apocalypse. 6) Hand of Doom: Heavy, uncompromising. The lead guitar playing a sweet escapist high over the bass' harsh reality. 7) Rat Salad: Short, purely instrumental. The drum solo sounds outright experimental, at least by this band's standards. Adds very little to the album, but I don't mind it. 8) Fairies Wear Boots: Fun lighthearted little song to close out the whole thing. Consistently strong from start to finish. Some of Black Sabbath's (and metal's) most defining hits, as well as some "hidden gems", all unified by the band's signature sound. Couldn't possibly ask for more than that.

5/5

While I appreciate the significance of this album, this is not music I would ever choose to listen to.

Vocals lyrics and music come together to create an incredible sound. A vision. They present as wizards atop a mountain -casting dark spells, warnings, and wisdom from up high. The album has so much fuck yeah, and so little fat.

8/10

Used to be on the regular playlist, still love.

I really enjoyed this album. I can hear all the influence it's had on all different sub genres of rock that came after it. I can hear its influence on punk, grunge, metal, hair metal, all of it. I knew more songs that I realized and really thought there drummer was good.

I appreciate Black Sabbath. Hell, I used to listen to this album a lot. I appreciate what it has done for historical reasons and who it influenced (even myself as a teenager). But this album just hasn't stood the test of time (at least for me). Still acceptable, just not great like I once thought it was.

Superb this. Only knew 2 songs but whole album very good

Never had listened to the whole album. Totally dug it

Easy 5 stars

One of the most memorable metal albums of all time. The riffs are impecable and hadn't age a bit, and, in my opinion, this period is the greatest for Ozzy's voice, as I think it becomes unbearable later in his career. It is heavy and gloomy, as you would expect from a doom metal album (if not a doom metal record, it is, undeniable, the blueprint for it). I don't think I have a lot more to say about it that hasn't been said before, so I'll leave it at that. I'm not giving it 5 stars because I'm saving that score for more emotional experiences.

Still one of the greatest albums of all time.

Love it

Awesome

excellent - although not really full metal

Classic

Genre defining early heavy metal. The dark side of the psychedelic dream. Filled with bleak lyrics, great songs and a heavy vibe.

Classic!

A pioneering album, and any album that opens with War Pigs and Paranoid can't be that bad. And yet, the rest of the abum fades in comparison, I'm afraid. Maybe it's the hordes of sound-a-likes that followed this who have poisoned the well, but the rest of the album seems rather derivative really. NB : For a smile, listen to The Dickies version of Paranoid.

A classic. Here’s to Brum! :)

This is an actual masterpiece. The fact that Iron Man is probably the worst track on the album speaks volumes. I’m not a metalhead by any stretch, but the mix of Iommi’s riffs, Butler’s baselines and Osbourne’s spooky vocals is sublime. Hand of Doom and planet Caravan are standouts.

Seminal heavy metal album. Arguably the best ever in that genre, and one of the greatest of rock in general, too.

As a drummer, all I can say is BILL FUCKIN' WARD, man! Absolute monster who played just as big a role in paving the road for Sabbath's success as the other band members, while laying down some truly thunderous grooves/fills on this album in the process. And don't get me started on "Rat Salad" - even non-drummers can appreciate the gloriously schizophrenic mess that Bill left us with.

Galið gott stöff. Á engan rétt á að vera svona heavy 1970. Ozzy geggjaður en hljóðfæraleikurinn á hjartað mitt í þessu. War Pigs á vel við í dag.

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