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Black Sabbath | 
| Artist: Black Sabbath
Label: Sanctuary
Category: Music
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 1049
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 43
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
EAN: 5050749203120
ASIN: B00022TPSO
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Black Sabbath | | • | The Wizard | | • | Behind The Wall Of Sleep | | • | N.I.B. | | • | Evil Woman | | • | Sleeping Village | | • | The Warning | | • | Wicked World |
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 debut of sabbath, debut of heavy metal itself July 29, 2008
for all you young metal fans , who ever wondered, "where did metal come from, when did it begin" well you are now looking at the very first album of heavy metal, some people will tell you, that metal was made by led zepplin, the kinks, jimmy hendrix or other mere hard rock bands of teh 60's but they are wrong. go ahead, listen to a whole lotta love, then listen to the track black sabbath on this cd, and see the difference. this is were metal started, if you dont believe this review then see teh documentary "heavy, teh story of metal"
buy this if you love metal, the production is dated but teh music is timeless
FIRST METAL ALBUM EVER AND ONE OF THE BEST!!!! June 7, 2008
I bought this a couple of years ago as my first Sabbath album and i was blown away by it. You'll find no filler here just all killer tracks. The album starts of with the classic track Black Sabbath wow what a track they made this track to scare people they did there job well, the track is about finding out satan has picked you as the chosen one and the freaky thing about it is geezer butler wrote this after seeing a black shaped figure at the end of his bed (now thats creepy), the next track is The Wizard which is my personal favourite track it has a hermonica playing at the then goes into a mindblowing heavy riff which you wouldnt really think it came from the early 70s. My other favourite tracks are N.I.B a kinda more bluesy song mixed with metal a great bass intro to it, Warning is amazing 10 minutes long mainly instrumenatl which is breathtaking, Wicked World is fantastic with a cool intro cool lyrics and a great voice. This was the first ever metal album and it should be in every metalheads collection what ever type of metal you're into you need this album.
What is this that stands before me ! February 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
OK....LETS KEEP THIS SIMPLE....I HAVE BEEN A ROCK/METAL FAN FOR 30 YEARS AND THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER.....I KNOW THIS IS A BOLD STATEMENT BUT IT IS JUSTIFIED....MUSICAL BRILLIANCE AND DARK OVERTONES......JUST BUY IT !
One Of The Most Important (And Best) Albums Ever! September 4, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Now this is how its done boys and girls, a true masterpiece and the birth of heavy metal which had been only hinted at before. Of course there is a raging argument as to who invented heavy metal generally uneducated people will suggest the ridiculous e.g. the Kinks, the Who, the Beatles (yes, they all used distortion but I'll be damned if that's metal, however I must say I do have a soft spot for 60's pop) others may suggest the more plausible (Led Zeppelin, Yardbirds, Cream and the Jeff Beck Group) but still no these bands all played heavily and certainly some of them had metal-friendly moments but Black Sabbath has it all. Heaviness from all four members, musicianship, atmosphere, the dark lyrical imagery and they had it all in spades.
This album is an absolute triumph as far as atmosphere goes from the tolling bells, onwards it all feels sinister (well except `Evil Woman').I feel two time Sabbath bass player Neil Murray described it best as `lost in a cemetery at midnight' yup that's pretty much the vibe I'm getting here. The only albums that come close to the malevolence of this record are Mercyful Fate's early work and perhaps Bathory's `Under The Sign Of The Black Mark' but in terms of song writing those albums don't match this (and they are some of the finest metal albums ever, which is an indication of the timeless quality of this release). Musically, Iommi proves himself as a master of suspense and dynamics with the albums title track, that ominous four note riff (only three in the verses!) is still the heaviest riff ever, no contest, not one br00tal death metal band is this heavy not in a thousand years. Sabbath set out to write scary music and succeeded.
Admittedly I'm not a massive blues fan I don't sit around all day listening to scratchy Robert Johnson records and scorn Eric Clapton for playing too many notes to be `true' blues . But I do enjoy blues rock and this is blues rock of the heaviest order, played with the utmost passion and conviction. Essentially for this record you are getting a Black Sabbath live show circa 1970, and for those of you familiar with the 1970 Paris concert footage will know just how good this is. But still this records bluesy influence spawned true Sabbath classics such as `The Wizard', which remains one of the bands most popular tracks.
Song wise this album is flawless, seven of these songs warrant endless listens and even `Evil Woman' is enjoyable. As previously mentioned the title track is one of the highpoints of the whole genre (and music in general). `The Wizard' is a harmonica driven blues rocker number that compels me to play furious air guitar.`Behind The Wall Of Sleep' which is a Lovecraft inspired number, with some excellent occult inspired lyrics from Geezer with the sing along refrain of `take your body to a corpse'. N.I.B. is an instant Sabbath classic with more of Iommi's finest riffs with trilling aplomb and lyrics of, in Geezer's own words *Brummie accent* `Satan falling in love and becoming a totally different person' well I bet that ruffled the collars of a few clergymen back in 1970. `Evil Woman' is without doubt the weakest song here and the only weak spot on the album but not significantly weak enough to deserve losing major points. `Sleeping Village' is ever so atmospheric with a signature Iommi acoustic guitar motif which like most of this album is impossibly simple but so effective, then the song descends into a riff fest topped off with those duelling Iommi guitar solos. Then things get really jammy, `The Warning' is particularly of note to guitar fans as it contains a long accompanied guitar solo that is just a joy to listen too, that ranges from bluesy (yes, more blues) to modal almost medieval playing. `Wicked World' has a very jazzy feeling accept it's not like most jazz which as guitar great Nigel Tufnel states `Is made entirely of mistakes' as with everything on this album its crushingly heavy.
Playing wise, all four members give stellar performances and although not as accomplished musicians as some of their contemporaries (Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin) Sabbath play to devastating effect and although the jams are long a note is never out of place. Bill's drum sound is fantastic and one of the best he would ever have (Vol. 4 is just a bit better) especially considering he apparently recorded with broken sticks and his drum heads needed replacing. Ozzy, although few would care to admit it these days in light of recent embarrassments, once possessed an immensely powerful voice which is in full effect here. Geezer's bass sound and playing is quite revolutionary, fat, distorted and unique together he and Bill formed one of the best rhythm sections ever more than capable of holding their own against the more recognised John Entwistle and Keith Moon or John Bonham and John Paul Jones. Tony Iommi is by far the most accomplished musician of the band but in no way lacking the raw power of the others. Rodger Bain's production is immense! This is without doubt one of the best production jobs ever, if you spend all day listening to polished Andy Sneap produced albums all day this is probably too raw for you, but this production has perfectly captured Sabbath's live sound with very few over dubs generally just two guitar tracks and the live band. Iommi's guitar is particularly huge sounding and is generally just a naturally driven tube amp with a treble booster (I have no idea what a treble booster does but if it makes you sound like this I want one).
So yes this an absolutely mandatory album, as about seven other Sabbath albums are. You probably already own this, as it is essential listening to find out where heavy metal began and how to do it right.
BLACK SABBATH'S DEBUT ALBUM STILL SOUNDS FRESH TODAY August 10, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Black Sabbath's debut album is given over to lengthy songs and suite-like pieces where individual songs blur together and riffs pound away one after another, frequently under extended jams. There isn't much variety in tempo, mood, or the band's simple, blues-derived musical vocabulary, but that's not the point; Sabbath's slowed-down, murky guitar rock bludgeons the listener in an almost hallucinatory fashion, reveling in its own dazed, druggy state of consciousness. Songs like the apocalyptic title track, "N.I.B.," and "The Wizard" make their obsessions with evil and black magic seem like more than just stereotypical heavy metal posturing because of the dim, suffocating musical atmosphere the band frames them in. This blueprint would be refined and occasionally elaborated upon over the band's next few albums, but there are plenty of metal classics already here.
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