Paranoid
by: Black Sabbath
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Amazon.com essential recording:
Though most of Black Sabbath's classic material from this album ("War Pigs," "Iron Man," "Fairies Wear Boots," and the title track) can also be found on the collection We Sold Our Soul for Rock & Roll, Paranoid is essential for the completist. One of the best albums from one of the bands to define heavy metal, this album is chock-full of the best stuff from Sabbath's Osbourne years. (Where else will you be able to hear "Rat Salad?") The music isn't exactly complex, but it doesn't need to be; its importance lies in its evocative power, with which any teenager will be able to identify. --Genevieve Williams
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Amazon.com essential recording:
Though most of Black Sabbath's classic material from this album ("War Pigs," "Iron Man," "Fairies Wear Boots," and the title track) can also be found on the collection We Sold Our Soul for Rock & Roll, Paranoid is essential for the completist. One of the best albums from one of the bands to define heavy metal, this album is chock-full of the best stuff from Sabbath's Osbourne years. (Where else will you be able to hear "Rat Salad?") The music isn't exactly complex, but it doesn't need to be; its importance lies in its evocative power, with which any teenager will be able to identify. --Genevieve Williams
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- One more perfect album.
After so many years, some of the songs on this album seem really played out due to the fact that radio ruined them by playing them so much. Ah, such is the case with all music and how radio sees it, I guess. While I think the debut albums is a bit better, "Paranoid" still is almost perfect in my opinion. How a band can be this dark and heavy, yet still manage melody thourghout the music and vocals is beyond me. My favorite track off this album is not heavy at all, it's "Planet Caravan". The spaced ... Read More
Rating: - An Awesome Classic
Paranoid by Black Sabbath, while not quite being the best the band had to offer was the album that struck hardest commercially and for a good reason too.
There are some great songs on here. The songs Iron Man, Paranoid, and War Pigs, which are the most popular on this album are great and all have catchy riffs and great vocals. The songs Hand of Doom, Electric Funeral, and Jack the Stripper are great too, but I feel like I can't listen to them as many times as the first three I mentioned. ... Read More
Rating: - Their classic
Black Sabbath started out when two bands split up and combined to become the Polka Tulk Blues Company.Around then, guitarist, Tony Iommi cut a couple of his fingertips off, and he melted bottle caps and put leather coverings on.The Polka Tulk Blues Company changed their name to Polka Tulk and soon later to Earth.However, they were booked when another band called Earth was expected.They then moved into a direction to scare people and became Black Sabbath.
This album was originally titled ... Read More
Rating: - The most anthem spewing Metal release ever!
After there earth-shattering debut earlier that year in 1970,Sabbath follows basically the same sound,but produces an even larger number of classics than it's predecessor.
Probally the most influential Metal album of all time,this one set a standard that is still followed today in the Metal world.
There's a timelessness to this music,it;s sound the perfect melding of apocalyptic doom and youthful rebellion.
For many this is a soundtrack to teenage angst.
Sabbath will ... Read More
Rating: - The most influential metal album of all time. Its their best one too!.
Black Sabbath are usually seen as the founders of the metal genre. They had created a sort of metal prototype with their 1970 debut album, but their 1971 follow up Paranoid was were they created their definitive metal sound. Almost every song here is now a metal classic and is recognised by metal fans all over the globe. The album totally embraces the dark side of nature with themes like death, war, the dangers of drug addiction, nuclear annihilation, mental illness, ect.
Paranoid was not only Black ... Read More
- One more perfect album.After so many years, some of the songs on this album seem really played out due to the fact that radio ruined them by playing them so much. Ah, such is the case with all music and how radio sees it, I guess. While I think the debut albums is a bit better, "Paranoid" still is almost perfect in my opinion. How a band can be this dark and heavy, yet still manage melody thourghout the music and vocals is beyond me. My favorite track off this album is not heavy at all, it's "Planet Caravan". The spaced ... Read More
- An Awesome ClassicParanoid by Black Sabbath, while not quite being the best the band had to offer was the album that struck hardest commercially and for a good reason too.
There are some great songs on here. The songs Iron Man, Paranoid, and War Pigs, which are the most popular on this album are great and all have catchy riffs and great vocals. The songs Hand of Doom, Electric Funeral, and Jack the Stripper are great too, but I feel like I can't listen to them as many times as the first three I mentioned. ... Read More
- Their classicBlack Sabbath started out when two bands split up and combined to become the Polka Tulk Blues Company.Around then, guitarist, Tony Iommi cut a couple of his fingertips off, and he melted bottle caps and put leather coverings on.The Polka Tulk Blues Company changed their name to Polka Tulk and soon later to Earth.However, they were booked when another band called Earth was expected.They then moved into a direction to scare people and became Black Sabbath.
This album was originally titled ... Read More
- The most anthem spewing Metal release ever!After there earth-shattering debut earlier that year in 1970,Sabbath follows basically the same sound,but produces an even larger number of classics than it's predecessor.
Probally the most influential Metal album of all time,this one set a standard that is still followed today in the Metal world.
There's a timelessness to this music,it;s sound the perfect melding of apocalyptic doom and youthful rebellion.
For many this is a soundtrack to teenage angst.
Sabbath will ... Read More
- The most influential metal album of all time. Its their best one too!.Black Sabbath are usually seen as the founders of the metal genre. They had created a sort of metal prototype with their 1970 debut album, but their 1971 follow up Paranoid was were they created their definitive metal sound. Almost every song here is now a metal classic and is recognised by metal fans all over the globe. The album totally embraces the dark side of nature with themes like death, war, the dangers of drug addiction, nuclear annihilation, mental illness, ect.
Paranoid was not only Black ... Read More
