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It's no doubt that Black Sabbath is the most important band in all of metal. It would just be silly to argue that. No other band even comes close when you're looking at important bands of the metal genre. And it's also no doubt metal is what Sabbath does, and they do it pretty damn good. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is an album simply to fall in love with. Every single track has its moments, and each track is as crucial to the album as the next. One of the very few albums where every single song can be so damn good. As always, this album serves up the classic Sabbath heavy sound. Grungy, heavy, and awesome are the only words I know to describe it. Most (if not all) of the album is in super down-tuning (correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it's either C# or Cb). Probably the lowest tuning I've ever heard ever; especially throughout the course of a whole album. But it doesn't by any means make the album any worse. In many ways (and I know most of you will agree with me on this one), Sabbath just would't be Sabbath without Tony having to always tune down. Down-tuning tends to create a much heavier, darker sound, and heavy and dark are what Sabbath are best at.
I've never really known Sabbath to make brilliant, jaw-dropping lyrics, but then again they're never all that bad, either. I really can't rip them for writing bad lyrics, because in truth there's nothing to complain about. After all, metal music (or even rock music in general) doesn't necessarily have a lyric-friendly reputation. I'll just say that Sabbath's lyrics are a hell of a lot better (not to mention more thought out) than a lot of bands at that time or even of the present day.
Personally, this is my favorite Sabbath album. I don't care how great everybody thinks "Paranoid" was, because any one of the tracks on here blow "Iron Man" right out of the water. It's as simple as that. I can't really pick a favorite song from the album. The whole album basically has something for everyone. From the acoustic instrumental track, "Fluff," to possibly the heaviest song ever written, "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath," to the wonderful depiction of the futuristic environment in "Spiral Architect," there's something here for metalheads of all kinds (and for you nu-metal geeks; you may learn a thing or two from listening to these guys). So, even though most metal music gets a bad rap because so many bands have abused its reputation, Black Sabbath is still the real deal and this is as close to a perfect metal album as you're ever going to get.
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good review, that one is definitely my favorite sabbath album.
rock on
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Sweet album - shitty review
good try though!
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great album but suffers from bad production as did most sabbath records did early on
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I would have to disagree, listen to anyone of those songs and the quality is excellent especially for its time. its not the clearest sound but it does not have to be
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this cd is pretty good, but the quality isnt that great, which makes me mad cuz its such a good album
| | | Album Rating: 5.0
This is the best Sabbath in my opinion.
5/5
| | | Album Rating: 5.0
Might be my favorite sabbath record, really hard to say as their first 6 records are all superb. I personally the production is great, especially for the time as someone said. Plently in your face, and the quality is fine, I like it raw anyway  . Ozzy kicks ass on this record (as he does on Sabatoge as well) Not that he is ever bad on the first 6, but this and Sabatoge are highlights (IMO).
| | | Album Rating: 4.0
one of my favorite sabbath records definitely favorites are sabbath bloody sabbath and national acrobat
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Great album and A Nice reveiw. i Can hear more Zeppelin in modern metal though. But they're both insanely heavy and awesome so i cant complain.
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Just about my favourite Sabbath record.
The title track is just pure awesomeness.
| | | Album Rating: 5.0
This is the only actual Sabbath album I won I got it for about 8 dollars I believe, and it is an awesome album. I never have to press the next button on any tracks! The vocals, the melodies, and the riffs are all top knotch!
| | | Album Rating: 4.0
Excellent album. I especially enjoyed Sabbra Cabra
| | | Album Rating: 3.0
Yeah, Sabbra pwns. 'specially the awesome psychedelic bits. Title track also equal goodness.
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Metallica did a cover of Sabbra Cabra
| | | Album Rating: 5.0
I have a soft spot for this album, I think it was the first Metal album I ever got, I couldn't stop listening to it. A true gem.
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This is perhaps my least favourite Sabbath album, but still deserves 5 stars IMO. Man, they are great.
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these guys really know how to turn a simple song into a masterpiece.I love who are you so much.relax me..
tracks 1,2&4 so hot as hell...
5/5 at 70's
3.5/5 these days
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Not my favourite,but it makes up for Volume 4 in my opinion.
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Actually I find Paranoid and Heaven and Hell to be the only ones that top this.
| | | Album Rating: 3.0
Compared to their previous three albums, this one just is not that good. Spiral Architect is a pretty dope song, though
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