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offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-12-12 04:55 [#01798672]
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i know lots of songs but i don't have any albums..what do
you think would be the best ones to start with?


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2005-12-12 05:10 [#01798677]
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definately start with their first album, the self titled
Black Sabbath because it's the best one
instrumentally and atmospherically.

Then if you like that move on to the Paranoid LP
because that has the more well known stuff sucha s the title
track and other songs like War Pigs and Iron Man.

I love Sabbath, just make sure you start with one of the
first two albums and not the later stuff. Albums like
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and the ones with Dio as lead
vocalist simply aren't up to the same high standard. I don't
know much about Ozzy's solo albums I'm afraid apart from the
fact his guitarists are Slash and Zakk Wylde - two of the
best guitarists of the last 20 years. Check out Wylde's band
Black Label Society (particularly the song Queen
of Sorrow
) because they're currently producing high
quality rock music, unlike Sabbath, and are suprising good!


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-12-12 05:15 [#01798679]
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cheers i'll get to it.


 

offline VampireAngel from San Juan (Cuntland) (Puerto Rico) on 2005-12-12 06:04 [#01798692]
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Hi Tolstoyed, I have the Black Sabbath Black Box 8-cd set,
wich are the digital remasters of all their albums with Ozzy
Osbourne : Just let me know ok cheeers.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-12-12 06:10 [#01798696]
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thanks, i found remastered version of their self titled,
i'll move on from there :)


 

offline VampireAngel from San Juan (Cuntland) (Puerto Rico) on 2005-12-12 06:13 [#01798698]
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Ok koool, but just in case, let me know, so I can open Slsk
alright :) No problem man ;)


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-12-12 06:14 [#01798700]
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thanks again..i'll contact you when im on my home computer i
think :)


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-12-12 06:15 [#01798701]
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no hurry :-)


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2005-12-12 06:28 [#01798708]
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N.I.B is a great song, probably their best :)


 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2005-12-12 06:43 [#01798713]
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Probably better off getting a Best Of as Sabbath's albums
are a bit inconsistent. Goes without saying avoid anything
after 1978


 

offline r40f from qrters tea party on 2005-12-12 09:48 [#01798843]
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just get the first three black sabbath albums. the fourth
one is ok to listen to once or twice, but...


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2005-12-12 11:33 [#01798902]
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I love every damn album album up to Heaven and Hell. I even
find merit in the admittedly terrible final two albums, just
because they're so misguided and ambitous. They're bad but
they're not boring.

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Sabotage are my favorites, very
stylized and well-produced and arranged stuff, the good kind
of flaky. Sabotage in particular is a must, Symptom of the
Universe is far more ferocious than anything on their older
albums and there's a lot of a strange, twisted epics on
there.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2005-12-12 11:34 [#01798903]
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Oh and since nobody mentioned it, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary
of a Madman are the essentials for Ozzy's solo career,
mainly because of Randy Rhoads. After he croaks, the
guitarists get less interesting and he goes around in
circles. Great neo-classical influence on the first two
albums, and the cheese is kept to a mimimum.


 

offline rotunda on 2005-12-12 20:24 [#01799356]
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I'd say the first 5 albums are all worthy of purchase, check
the 1st DVD as well if you get a chance, some of the live
footage is amazing plus you get to hear Tony Iommi saying
"let's just def it" in a proper brummy accent


 

offline tallyho from Vladivostok (Russia) on 2005-12-12 22:35 [#01799478]
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well, i personally think Vol.4 is excellent... and
'Snowblind' is one of the most beautiful tracks ever
written.


 

offline bogala from NYC (United States) on 2005-12-12 23:34 [#01799493]
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I love Ozzy's voice


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2005-12-13 02:05 [#01799506]
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born again with ian gilliam


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2005-12-13 02:32 [#01799507]
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frown @ gothaholics.com.au


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2005-12-13 06:28 [#01799564]
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I think I'm one of a very small sect of people who think
that the album cover for 'Born Again' is absolutely great
and interesting in it's artistic auntorsé! it's been
ridiculed by many a critic and I contantly sift through
reviews in which they say it's hideous and an eyesore in an
otherwise pretty sound album.

Born Again Album Art

What do You think?


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2005-12-13 17:15 [#01799975]
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i know what you mean. i dig it as well. i was browsing and
it was interesting to find the same source image used on a
depeche mode album


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2005-12-13 17:16 [#01799976]
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not all album covers have to bee ooh woo dark and spooky.


 

offline r40f from qrters tea party on 2005-12-13 21:58 [#01800051]
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it's got some good songs, but the production and all the
cheesy synths bother me enough that i don't enjoy it.


 

offline spculum from MÜÜT on 2011-05-12 10:38 [#02413866]
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Ozzy & Arp 2600


 

offline freqy on 2011-05-12 15:57 [#02413892]
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R2D2 was partly an arp 2600 awww :P


 

offline dave_g from United Kingdom on 2011-05-12 17:01 [#02413895]
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I love the "Classic Albums" programme generally, but the
Black Sabbath one was really good. They did the Paranoid
album and it's great when they solo the tracks. Really top
musicians, well worth checking out.


 


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