![]() ![]() One of the best Black Sabbath songs ever. Dio, as always, is amazing and the lyrics are beautiful, deep and complex in each song. Bass is fantastic throughout the album as is the drumming. Iommi is at his best, pulls off killer riffs and and amazing guitar solos. If you want some fast sabbath with soaring vocals, give this record a listen you won't regret itĬriminally underrated album. The album starts with one of my favorite sabbath songs "Neon Knights" and the title track is also amazing. With all due respect to Ozzy, this is sabbath's masterpiece with one of the best vocalists of all time at the front. Also as a side note I think the self titled album is better than Master of reality. Its just such a great album it should be number one. Unfortunately since Ozzy was there first many want to discount the other singers, but I am sorry this album is their best! I like paranoid and Master of Reality too, but I can't see how its possible to rank them higher than Heaven and Hell. I believe if Dio would have been the original singer, and this album had been released before Ozzy was heard of there would be no question it's the best. I like many of Black Sabbath's albums but I agree this should be first not third. It's heavier, darker, and more brutal, marking the genesis of the doom metal genre and containing plenty of riffs to chill the bones. Paranoid may be their most FAMOUS album (and it's extremely good) but this is hands-down their best. Don't get me wrong, I like both albums, but Master is better! ![]() You'll see that the riffs on Master kill the riffs on the Paranoid album. Put on your diplomatic hat and listen to these two albums back to back. This started a new part of Sabbath which was more complicated in it's structure and more "metal like" than the two before which sound a bit more like heavy slow blues album.ĭon't just automatically pick "Paranoid" as the best Sabbath album because it has two "hits". This also proved that Sabbath could make more than two wicked albums in a row. I feel like Masters of Reality is a lot more dramatic than the others. Why couldn't the over produced and uninspired '13' sound like this? Ditch the 'pro-tools' (and overrated producers) and record a follow up on an analogue 8-track! (and don't forget Bill Ward this time, his 'ham-fisted jazz' drumming is integral to the Sabbath sound! ) Many have tried to emulate the sound - so far all have failed. Much better riffs than (the slightly overrated) 'Paranoid'. More people say that Paranoid is better than Master of Reality. I'm not saying that Master of Reality is a bad album - it's great! But just because it came first in page displaying the "Greatest Black Sabbath Albums", don't argue against it. Since when did more hits on an album matter in the metal genre? Well, usually more hits, means more people prefer the song. You have the drowsy ballad of Planet Caravan, the heaviness of Electric Funeral and Rat Salad, the riffing of War Pigs and Iron Man, and, as a proof that Black Sabbath truly is the best there is, you have the masterpiece that is Paranoid. It just happens that all of those are obtained this album. If you were to think of three Sabbath songs, it would probably be Paranoid, War Pigs and Iron Man. That's a bit like saying that the jazz song with the most trombones in it makes it the best jazz song. Master of Reality maybe the heaviest, but that doesn't mean it's the best. Each song is a crown Jewel in its own respect, and the replay value is off the scale. But none of them can compare to Paranoid. Heaven and Hell was good, Master of Reality was good and so was Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Influence, impact and unparalleled quality make 'Paranoid' Black Sabbath's greatest achievement. Fortifying their sound into indisputable heavy metal, the Birmingham quartet cranked out war anthems "War Pigs" and "Hand of Doom" while staying political by bashing skinheads on "Fairies Wear Boots." The barren "Electric Funeral" hits on style over substance regarding simplicity while "Iron Man" and "Paranoid" saw Tony Iommi move up to the rank of Riff General. What can't be argued is that their second album, 'Paranoid,' is lined start to finish with not only great Sabbath cuts, but all-time heavy metal classics. When it comes to Black Sabbath's discography, everyone has their personal favorites. ![]()
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