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3
okay, not as metal as I had assumed
It ok
Happy 50th bday to metal. Still real good
Classic
First time listening to Black Sabbath and i like it, im not really into these genre, but this group has something that get me
Not bad for an album that was recorded in 2 days and cost 600 punds to make!
Скучная унылая шляпа Dull boring cliche of the rock n roll world. Every song is nothing different to others, Ozzy and Sabbath might be legends, but not in the modern world, unfortunately. This classic didn't pass the time test.
paar ganz nice parts aber nicht so meins insgesamt just for me to keep track of my rating scale: 1 star > dislike / annoying to listen to 2 stars > didn't hate it, didn't like it 3 stars > has 1-2 songs I already have in / added to my playlist 4 stars > has several songs I added to my playlist 5 stars > has a special place in my heart (I NEVER liked all songs in any album so far so let's settle for this lol)
eh, kinda zoned out for most of it.
More harmonica than expected. First two tracts are the musical embodiment of the time the son on Home Improvement was goth. While still pretty disjointed, the album picks up in listenability after the rough start. Still, when a full 1/3 of the album tracks are laughably cringe, it's hard to rate this album as a whole very high.
boring
certainly an album!
Not my cup of tea
When this popped up as the album of the day, I thought I didn't want to listen to it. I was right. Some capable guitar work, but .... yeah. When I was 15, I would have been willing to sit through this, and even find it somewhat interesting. It reminds me of when I was 15 and bought a used copy of Steppenwolf's greatest hits ... this album is like listening to the other songs on that album besides Magic Carpet Ride and Born to Be Wild. Docked one star for my having aged substantially since 1985. Famously (in some corners of the internet) Tony Iommi briefly joined Jethro Tull as the replacement for Mick Abrahams when Mick left Tull because it wasn't going to continue being a blues band. The fit between Tull and Iommi wasn't good, and it lasted, like, a few weeks. Mick Abrahams formed a band called Blodwyn Pig, featuring a saxophone player who modeled himself on Roland Kirk. Their first album, Ahead Rings Out (1969), had a cover photo of a pig's head with sunglasses, headphones, a ring through its nose, and a cigarette in its mouth. That obscure, unimportant album was markedly better than this album.
The music didn't offend me as much as other records we've been subjected to. Still, I didn't enjoy it I, and the lyircs are so painfully stupid I couldn't bear listening to them. Today I learned that I don't hate Black Sabbath as much as I hate Iron Maiden. I guess that was worth 30 minutes of my life. (No I did not listen to the whole thing.) On the plus side, I treated myself to the Bill Withers album as a reward for catching up on my listening and that made it all worth it!!
These dude's really like the devil hey
I went into this quite curious about the apparent "first true heavy metal album." It seemed I'd gotten a historically significant album as my first one on this journey. The album began promisingly with a foreboding riff, but things quickly took a turn for the worse as soon as the guy opened his mouth and started singing. It should be evident by now that I'm generally not a huge fan of the traditional heavy metal genre, and I don't know what I was expecting, but I was hoping the vocals and lyrical content would be a little less 'Iron Maiden' (who this album makes me appreciate even less, seeing where much of the heavy metal tropes that I dislike and they embody apparently originate from). The musical content grows more repetitive over the course of the album, catchy riffs growing stale and one song barely-noticeably blending into the next. The first track (a self-titled track on a self-titled album, fun) might've been my favorite--it at least stands out as most memorable after my listen. Perhaps it was because my hopes for the album hadn't yet been shattered, or maybe it's a sign to explore more doom metal (a sub-genre apparently stemming from this song). The ending took me by surprise on my initial listen, the album concluding abruptly after a final track about ruined love that might've been better suited as a sad harmonica ballad. To be clear, there are plenty of great moments that are easy to miss if you let yourself zone out, and the band's playing is solid. I'm sure if I had a greater understanding of music history I'd appreciate this album more, but I don't think there's much that could make me like it more. Not a bad album, and very good for what it’s trying to be, but not my thing at all. As a first album on this journey, I’ll say it serves as a lesson to not let your expectations dampen an experience too much and to judge the music on its own terms. My ratings are ultimately subjective and primarily meant to track my personal enjoyment/appreciation though, so… Rating: ~3.5-4.0/10 _____ Album 1 / 1001+
5/10
no es muy mi estilo la verdad
Good guitars, vocals bit weak
5/10
Legendary name. Interested to try, though I'm not sure I'm quite in the brain space for darkness... Let's go! 1) Self-titled song in the self-titled album... Got a bit bored really. 2) Wizard. more like it - know it from Guitar Hero lol 3) Wasp - cool headphone balance of the vocals. I like the quality to the lead guitar. honestly just a bit all of the same. not necessarily a bad thing to have a common theme, a vibe... just not my cuppa. Solos at the end of the last track are nasty and wild and I really liked that.
Black Sabbath has such a repetitive style but this is 5/5 at the pool hall or scary bar
Good instrument and Ozzie is a good story teller. Not my type of music.
I don't like metal or Hardrock. But this album has some great guitar riffs.
non avevo mai ascoltato questo album perché solitamente il metal non è il mio genere, ma ora, avendolo ascoltato, direi che per me non rientra nel genere. lo sento più appartenete al rock ci sono delle sequenza acustiche con la chitarra elettrica pazzesche ma che ritrovo ripetute nel corso dell’album. ho trovato un po’ difficile capire quando finivano e iniziavano certe canzoni il che mostra che comunque l’album è ben collegato da un punto di vista della produzione musicale che rimane simile per ogni canzone. nonostante io tenda ad apprezzare la produzione più rispetto ai testi per black sabbath devo dire avrei sperato avesse un po’ più di diversità nella produzione. in generale l’ho trovato sicuramente un album originale per l’epoca ma allo stesso tempo piatto, in quanto molte canzoni alla fine, al mio orecchio,sembravano simili
I think I have to finally accept i dont like black sabbath that much
doggo/10
Was always curious why rock, metal and prog bands have song of over 6 minutes. The song is usually fine except for the 5 or 6 minutes titting about on the guitar or even worse the drums. Clearly early Sabbath and the lyrics reflect this about Lucifer. Good listen except I would trim the length of song of the songs
Uniikki nimi
Not my favorite album of Sabbath, but definitely the most pivotal intro to kick off the band’s theming & direction.
Reasonable album, not a huge fan of Black Sabbath
whismichu
It was fine, but I wouldn't put it on.
Darker, but still enjoyable
Rock identity crisis.
cool guitar but I'm not super into guitar only music
Didn’t care for Black Sabbath much when I was “in the moment” and honestly 50 years hasn’t helped my appreciation of the end product. I can appreciate the guitar work, but the whole death culture BS is off putting - as bad or worse than the nihilism of the 90s artists (whose music is just worse).
Understand the skill but not for me
Not my main vibe but I still enjoyed it😛
none for me fanks
Decent album
Having now listened to more bs 60s/70s jammy psych crud than I’d ever want to…this doesn’t stand out to me as much as people make it out to. At least this wasn’t as slow as the other Sabbath entries, but man something about their oft used slow riff tempo really irks me
Ozzy did a lot of the same vocal cadence on this one that was fun to make fun of.
Could have been worse
J’aime beaucoup le « build-up » de Black Sabbath. Ce n'est en revanche pas tellement mon genre musical de cœur, mais pour l'époque, c'était impressionnant.
It was just too early in the morning today
Eh, it was very.....OK. Never heard this first album. Expected a lot better given knowing what classics they would have in the future. I'm sure at the time this was pretty unique. Would never listen to this again.
Not the great revelation I was looking for unfortunately. ⭐️⭐️
It's just quite...dull? The songs are slow, lacking in dynamics and every now and again they break out into a riff. Quite strange.
Hmmm on this one i don't like the metal :(
OK, I thought the first was better
Bra album, inte min smak
whatever. only listened to bc of ozzy
Something about thus stage of heavy metal doesn't work for me. No rhythm and the sing song delivery of Ozzy feels weird. Solos put in in weird ways too.
Enjoyable & had that first metal taste to it. Being the first album from Black Sabbath, you can both here what sounds within their works they would go on to develop. Truly interesting to listen to an album that was both the birth of a extremely important band, musically, & what was essential the birth of Dark, Satanic, Heavy Metal, as a genre. The large, chunky & whirring guitar(s) through out are the real winner for us. Vocally & lyrically there is depth, but hearing the absolute & unbridled sounds from the guitar took all the lime-light. Like cream, but worse ~
Not very heavy for heavy metal but that suits me just fine. Still, nothing really seemed to stand out for me? I couldn’t name a single track after listening or differentiate tracks from one another but maybe that’s just me
- Ah, here's that Zionist SAer again. - Ozzy's cadence, like a kid taunting someone, gets old fast. - A whole lot of nothing with the lyrics. - The guitar player is definitely talented and has a nice tone. - This music isn't bad and it has some interesting moodiness and bluesy moments, but it's not super compelling. Guitar riffs without a strong melodic base just don't hit for me. - I want to rate this a 2.5, but I'll probably round down because I'd never reach for it and it felt like it went on way too long.
Black Sabbath--didn't love it but there were bits and pieces I liked and I found it largely inoffensive The Wizard--I don't really like it, the best I've got for why is that it sounds like a lot of other classic rock I don't like but I don't have a good sense of what the shared characteristics are there And then I stopped really paying attention to individual songs. Idk I didn't hate it, I've heard a lot of stuff I liked less, but I don't really want to listen to it again or listen to more Black Sabbath either. I can hear some of the influence this had on music I like a lot more.
Not for me… maybe if I was in an angry mood…
It was fine. Ozzy still sounds like a Muppet. A few guitar solos were sloppy. random southern rock song.
I had a tape of Sabbath's second album back in the day, but never heard this one. I was interested when track 1 (title track) came on - impressed that four guys from Birmingham came up with this style, and impressed that the album was recorded in one day just by playing through their live set. But, as has been said by others,, the album gets weaker into the second side - 'Warning' in particular is half-baked and bloated, I think not good enough to be on any record. After a bit more listening and reflection, I concluded this album showed potential (interesting guitar tone, Osbourne may have been a creep but could sing, etc), but is mostly unsatisfying rather than satisfying. It's Pretty Poor, 3/10.
2,5 ster Max
Not my cup of tea but can appreciate why it is a revered album, the drumming and guitar work are really good and Tommy Iommi knows how to write a riff but if your not into this style of early metal it’s a bit of a slog. 2.5
Not as good as I was expecting it to be.
Not their best and I'm not a big fan of their best. For me 'Snow Blind' was their best ever song and none of these tracks come close. 'Warning' is especially cringe. 'Wizard' and 'Wicked World' keep this album from bombing. The latter was their first ever track played when they were called 'Earth' so I guess they got a lot of practice in.
Not for me. I know it is an iconic album but the sound wasn't for me.
not my jam but I get that people like it
mmm i only liked two of them
I’m really not in to
nope.
feels like a 2
It was fine, no takeaways for me and nothing crazy. Wouldn't listen to it again, honestly.
1. scared me tbh😐 2. liked the rhythm, not sure ab the lyrics 3. not so bad 4. really liked the start but the song was repetitive 5. liked ittt, wanna be the evil woman 6. mmmm no 7. YEAHHHHHHH, loved everything, wow 8. not my style
nice not something i would prefer but it was good it didn't make me feel like i wanna skip
wasn’t a personal fav 😔 but I did like ‘Evil Woman’ !
All sounded too similar. Liked his haunting sound. Evil woman probably was my favorite
8 songs, 42 minutes… felt like the same song the whole time and it refused to end.
It's not my genre I guess? Sounded quite repetitive. 1,5/5
Just ok.
Was expecting it to be better. A couple really good ones but most take too long to pick up.
Why did these songs all have to be like 12 minutes long?? Not bad, but not for me.
not for me
Not my genre but pleasantly surprised
Muy melódico el álbum, WARNING es una obra de arte. Pero si muy lejos de lo popular, como Crazy Train.
It's seminal for sure, but it's just not that interesting to be honest. There's a reason none of the songs from this album are popular.
reminiscent of john mayall and the bluesbreakers lyrically less mature but more metal that zeppelin you can feel that they were on the precipice of war pigs/iron man
Look, you will never hear me say a bad thing about Ozzy (RIP 🦇), but this wouldn’t be a Sabbath album I’d pick. It’s all just a little bit too prog rocky for me.
Meh
it was fine.
I listened without prejudice but I didn't enjoy it 🙁
Eh. I liked black sabbath last time but this one isn't for me.
Not really a sabbath fan, but this was alright.
Good album.
I don't really get this style of metal. Can't figure out what they're saying. Old man yells at cloud.
Didn’t really stand out for me. Most of the tracks I felt blended all together and there wasn’t anything too significant in my opinion.
Yes, they're a legendary rock band. But this isn't great. Some good tunes but then a lot of blah
Bwaaaaa
So this is where the legend began Not my favorite album, but you can hear all the key elements that would morph into the definitive Sabbath sound
i just don’t care for metal sorry ozzy
Not my thing. Ten minute tracks are NOT it, like no. I like some of the guitar parts and the title track is a bop but the rest is very monotonous for me, not bad, just not exciting. I didn’t even notice when tracks changed.
Inte min smak
I’m going to presume there are more than one Black Sabbath album on the 1001 album list, because this is certainly not their best (Paranoid is far better). This is alright, lots of twiddly guitar and riffs. Probably viewed more with rose tinted spectacles, especially now Ozzy has departed.
Too heavy
I was loosely familiar with Black Sabbath prior to listening to this album, but as someone who typically isn't a huge fan of heavy metal, I had low expectations going in. I didn't dislike the album as much as I thought I would, but it's not something I would seek out again for my own personal taste.
Surprisingly gentle for something categorised as "metal."
Not for me
dark and gloomy
While I appreciate Ozzy as a human and guitarist, I'll never be the target audience for this album.
It a fan of bs but I gave it a little listen.
Уже третий альбом Black Sabbath здесь, и я так и не могу понять, в чём прелесть
This music’s not very good
What if Jimi Hendrix was heavy? I would not enjoy it
I can take this in small doses only. Tedious.
Not their strongest record by any means, but sews the seeds for what was to follow.
I can only take so much Ozzy!
ahhh just not really for me
Had def heard a lot about this recently and with ozzy passing recent I was very aware of the context around it. Although musically fine, it didn’t do much for me . I can imagine If it’s 1970 and I haven’t heard any metal, this may blow my mind, but now that I have , this blended in and at times underwhelmed
Not a metal fan. Even Black Sabbath.
cool doomer vibe ig, title track was atmospheric. Like the parts with singing in The Wizard but not so much the harmonica sections. Warning is my favourite i think 50/100
bruyant
I didn't so much care for this either.
sentiment aside (RIP Ozzy) this isn't that great an album, most tracks sound the same and whilst distinctive his voice grates.
Early heavy metal
if i liked lord of the rings i would probably enjoy this...
is metal just not my thing??
Not as good as Paranoid imo.
you’re the beer thief
I know I'm not much of a metal fan, so that definitely covers my review a bit here. But - and I mean this with no disrespect to the late Ozzy - his delivery on a lot of these tracks detracted from a lot of these for me. This is insanely groundbreaking for 1970, which is why I'm still giving it a point, but it's nothing more than that to me :(
Just doesn’t do it for me. RIP
It seems when a singer dies, their album ends up on as my album of the day. RIP Ozzy. While I do like some of Ozzy’s solo material, Sabbath has never been my taste. I appreciate they are one of the OG of heavy metal, just not my cup of tea.
Amazing how much better Paranoid (started 4 months later) is than this.
Interesting sound, not what I expected but it also makes sense. Nothing stand out. 2/5 stars.
Not great
ah geeez. I liked Ozzy. He was a decent chap, it seemed. He’s recently passed, sadly. Not to speak ill of the dead, but…this is ghastly. I understand why this may be appealing to a younger segment of the listening public. The image and vibe is everything. The music is not, how do we say…good. Yes, I’m old. But I was young once, and this did nothing for me then, either. Good on you if you like it. Not for me.
Very good but not fully my style
short but not for me
Black Sabbath close enough to Heavy Metal that it's not entirely fair to rate it since I asked to exclude the category. Like most of the category, this record is overweight, indulgent. At its best moments it touches on blues influenced rock but I'd rather the Yardbirds by 100000000%. Wasp et al so far is the best selection although it's also too long and indulgent
For some reason this just left me with a Paranoid earworm.
I can see why it was ground breaking, but it's not really for me
Quite bluesy, first track is a bit more of a standout. A historical landmark, arguably heavy music may not exist in the same way without this album.
Not a heavy metal fan. This album is likely on the list because it's credited as being the first heavy metal album. However, it's not a notable album. There are no Best Songs. Recommend instead listening to Black Sabbath - Paranoid.
Sorry Ozzy this ain’t it for me
Nothing really stood out, old rock. Not really my thing this time
Trisha Paytas ha parido a la reencarnación de Ozzy Osbourne y por eso hoy toca esto. a ver qué tal bah no me gusta como canta I meannnn a mí un buen solo de guitarra me mola, pero no me gusta la voz, es muy aburrida XD probablemente no lo vuelva a escuchar, prefiero a led zepelin sé que tiene mejores canciones 2.75/5
glad I heard it
I'm surprised the music isn't as raw and intense as I expected. Frankly, it's a bit of a disappointment, though I understand it was a source of inspiration for other bands. RIP Ozzy
Should be a four for influence, but not my taste.
Right, before I get into the review, please, please, please whoever is generating these lists would you stop serving albums from artists who have died the day before as this clearly leads to the potential for bias in reviews. It’s not a good idea. Anyway, rant over, again. I was pretty disappointed in this album overall I really enjoyed the last Black Sabbath album that we got served but it didn’t really cut the mustard for me. Appreciating that this allegedly is the first heavy metal album ever. I guess it’s paving the way for things that followed, but that doesn’t make it necessarily that good. I’d usually be generous enough to round it up to a three, but because I feel obliged to counteract the inevitable positive bias from other reviews, I’m gonna rate it a two star album.
RIP Ozzy Same feelings as the last two Black Sabbath albums I got (Vol 4 and Paranoid). I love the guitar work, but I don't really like Ozzy's voice. The Wizard was pretty fun. Best song: The Wizard
doesn’t move me. rip ozzy though
This gets better as you go. RIP Ozzy but not the best thing in the world. Cool to hear how it evolved from Led Zeppelin though. 2.5
RIP Ozzy but I didn't like this as much as Paranoid
I keep trying but it’s just not my genre
Aqui eu entendo a importância desse álbum para o heavy metal (ele é uma referência para o que veio depois). Ouvir esse álbum é quase cinematográfico pela atmosfera que ele traz: sombrio, falando de coisas macabras, a instrumentação ajuda no ambiente. Entendo o contexto por traz dessa atmosfera pesada (desindustrialização e desemprego no UK), mas mesmo assim sinto que não lembrarei das músicas.
Had high hopes for this one but disappointed
Cool music, don't love but don't hate. Legendary duh but not something I would throw on every day. 5.7/10
The groundwork they laid was better presented on later records. The more blues inspired ideas on here mostly fall flat.
I understand it’s importance, but I really didn’t care for this.
I have never willingly listened to Black Sabbath so it’s no surprise that having to suffer through their debut album was less than enjoyable for me. I tried to imagine myself in 1970 hearing this new sound for the first time … I kind of get it, but also, I so don’t care
Clearly a super influential band that spawned the metal genre. The atmospheric title track effectively imparts a dreadful feeling. Although all the references to Satan & Lucifer feel like a gimmick used for shock value. That aside evaluating this based on its own merits not a very good rock album.
it's ok, not my cuppa
2/5
Not a fan, only N.I.B was decent
Fucking scary cover Ah light sabbath again, still sounds soft Must have been hard af at the time tho, or I don't understand the appeal to this band. heavy music really has changed since, so thats probably the case N.I.B is not bad
I had high hopes. I really did not enjoy it.
Disappointing
"Black Sabbath" by Black sabbath on the album Black Sabbath...were they really trying to push the band or what? Not a bad debut for them or the genre though. Definitely upped their game with the second album "Paranoid" but BS is no BS. Early heavy metal with some harder guitar and dark jam sessions. Ozzy's spooky tone works too. Give them credit for kicking off something new...2.28.
Not for me Roy. Competent but ponderous.
Not really my kind of music
Ozzy's voice is terrible...
This was certainly an album with a lot of instrumental solos. Sure, it is a landmark album but I feel like it's more a historical curiosity than an actually good album. It gets very muddy in places, it's repetitive despite the short length, and perhaps one or two solos could have been omitted. I'm glad I listened. It's okay in places and I can see why it's so influential. This album just doesn't wow me.
Not my genre really, long songs, unnecessary intros, yet guitar was pretty outstanding good if you like classic rock/heavy metal
I can recognize the talent but I'm not a huge fan of metal. Got to give credit for being one of the pioneering albums though. Didn't prefer the long multi song tracks.
I guess I get it but I don't like it
Not my style but ok.
Very unsure with this one! Actually wasn’t as bad as I thought, the guitar is incredible
I know this is the start of great things but this is not great it clearly is the origin of there sound and metal being born but its not good. I am sure if this was all new to you you could think this was great but coming to it fresh it's just not finished as a sound and not really worth a listen there later albums are vastly better.
God this is pretty rancid bar N.I.B. and The Wizard and even then I'm not putting them on any playlist or going out of my way to listen to them. This has aged like piss and the only thing it has going for it is its front cover. I did used to like this but I've grown to dislike it.
Didn't enjoy this. Felt like a rather long 42 minutes.
Heard it before. Honestly seeing the release year is a little crazy, truly an influential album. That said, I don't have any strong feelings when it comes to the songs 2/5
it was okay. it wasn't bad by any means, but it was a lot of ambient guitar solos and not a lot of lyrics. I also don't like when multiple songs are combined into one song. I liked the wizard the most, probably. But the guitar transition from sleeping village into warning was nice.
No thanks. Helter Skelter scratches this itch for me. Paranoid works for me, a bit. This doesn't really.
I have heard a bunch of black sabbath through the years and I like a lot of it. Their signature sound is certainly here in this album and you can clearly see where they started. At the same time it makes it clear what they refined towards later albums. It was fun listening to this album but I think I'll stick to the later songs personally.
Didn’t really tickle my fancy, and I preferred their album “Paranoid”. I liked N.I.B, but felt that songs blended together on the album overall.
Def not the Black Sabbath album I would pick. I was really hoping to discover the Smithereens' "Behind the Walls of Sleep " was a Sabbath cover but no dice.
Not my kind of music but surprisingly better than expected.
Zu düster für mich
Jedina mi je Black Sabbath pjesma oke, ostale nisu
Weirdly, this was in one ear, out the other. Not really anything I would listen to again, though I'm sure it has its merits for others. Kind of surprised by how, I dunno, bluesy? it gets. Though reading up on the band's history it makes sense, I guess I just never connected metal and blues in my head before.
Nice
Fattar att den är inflytelserik osv... men lite tråkiga låtar, inte så många som sticker ut. Höjdpunkt: N.I.B.
A great trip back to my rocker youth but not their best
pretty good not my type of stuff tho
Not into that style of music or vocals.
it’s alright, not as bad as i thought, lives up to my low expectations
Pre-listening thoughts: I don’t do metal. Post/during listening thoughts: I still don’t do metal. But this wasn’t the worst metal I’ve ever heard. 3/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: hell nah Fav tracks: The Wizard(…ANNDDDD IIIIIIIIIIII 🧹) Least fav tracks: while it’s not the worst metal I’ve ever heard I didn’t actively enjoy like any of this.
This is harsh on it, but half the songs sounded like War Pigs. I know War Pigs came after this, but I can't reduce that album's ratings.
Somewhere between 2 and 3. I'd prefer a 10 point rating system.
Tasapainottelee meemiyden ja ihan vain hupsuuden välillä. Levyllä ei ole yhtään oikeasti oikeasti hyvää biisiä, ja vaikka jokin sen vilpittömyydessä kutkuttaa, en ole valmis nostamaan arvosanaa, kun kysymys on musiikista, jota en käytännössä koskaan laittaisi soimaan. 2+
Someone has been in my room and drunk all of my beers
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Just a disclaimer: My ratings are a reflection of my own personal taste and nothing more. Surprisingly, I really didn’t mind this one. Didn’t particularly care for the lead vocals, but I did enjoy parts of these tracks. Probably won’t listen to it again, but I didn’t hate it.
I really liked the guitar riffs and solos, they paired nicely with Ozzy's vocals. Overall a good album. I wouldn't buy it personally since this isn't my cup of tea but I can see why people would like it.
Rating: 2.5 stars Overall: Not my usual kind of thing but some tracks are actually kind of a vibe for this time of year if you’re in a very specific mood for long guitar riff-heavy music and a droney voice. Very hit and miss for me. I had low expectations for this one so a few of the songs pleasantly surprised me! Best song - N.I.B. Track 1 - Black Sabbath. Love the intro. So autumnal. Giving massive Halloween vibes with the church bells and kinda haunting vocals. I’d come back to this one for the intro only. Rest of the song from around 1m in is not my sort of thing and goes on for too long. Track 2 - The Wizard I like more and might come back to it again. I’m enjoying the harmonica and groovy guitars. Track 3 - Third song Behind the Wall of Sleep has a weird time signature or something. It feels messy and offbeat. I wouldn’t come back to this one. Don’t like Ozzy’s voice in this one either. Track 4 - Fourth song NIB is definitely one I’d go back to. Great driving song on a motorway. Cross between Born to be Wild and System of a Down. Best song on the album. I definitely turned the volume up for this one. Track 5 - Fifth song Evil Woman has an amazing guitar riff. Could be a grower. I could see this soundtracking being wronged by a fellow gal but the feminist in me hates that this is written by a mediocre white boi 🤺 Track 6 - Trying to remain open-minded with song six - Sleeping Village - but it’s immediately giving whingey sad boy anthem. It does kick off a bit but - nah, I was right. Too random for me. All over the damn shop. One line of lyrics in the whole song and the rest is guitar. Track 7 - Warning - I love that the last song runs into this one. One of my all time fave things that rewards album listeners for sure. Guitar is cracking but the lyrics at times sound like a made-up song that I’d sing to my dog on a day I was feeling particular deft with my lyrical improvising. Whoever played guitar on this album deserves 85% of the royalties. Rent was dueeeeee. Okay I thought this song was finished because it changed sounds but it’s only half way through. Why not make it 2 songs?! Everything else has cut out except the guitar. Big fat meh. Sounds like I’m overhearing a (very talented) person fuck around practising guitar. It’s gone on for so long I’m starting to think the rest of the band is being held hostage. I can’t imagine how awkward it would be to stand around on stage wondering what to do with your hands while this is going on. Okay the rest of the band have come back from their toilet break or something. “Just a little bit too strong” part is great and it’s a shame that the whole song didn’t have the vibe of this one bit. This has knocked the overall star rating down for me. Hard skip. Track 8 - Wicked World - last song on the album. I like the lyrics and message of this one. Sonically was a bit messy for me. Like I’ll be getting into it and then everything cuts out and there’s a messy guitar solo. Not sure.
I guess it’s ok. Is it really metal? Todays music exists because of the predecessors, but by today’s standards it’s rather tame.
Kannast lesendur við orðið leiðinlegt? Tímamótaverk sem markar ekki upphaf neinna skemmtilegheita. Auk þess er Ozzy mögulega leiðinlegasta rödd rokksögunnar. Þessi plata stingur kannski ekki í eyrun, en ef vilji er til að hlusta á snemmáttundametal þá er bara best að hlusta á Deep purple.
angsty dad rock that they think is deep but it’s kind of monotonous
Not for me.
2/5
Eh nothing really grabbed me.
Not for me
Meh
A song came on and I thought “this one isn’t that bad!” It was Van Halen. Listen, this should be right up my alley. I love this genre of music. This one just isn’t for me.
am i giving this two stars? yes. would i still rather listen to this than schlager? also yes.
Black Sabbath is the type of music that I enjoy when it's on the radio, but nothing I'd ever seek out by choice
Nothing here that would make me want to listen to more. Though I did like later albums, I was never a huge fan
Not my type of music
Mad to think that it sounded like this BEFORE the drugs. And… unpleasantness… Still, clearly important if not particularly enlightening in this day and age.
Better than I expected.
Yeah it’s the first metal album. And that’s great. Thing is, I wasn’t there and I can’t be and I can’t really imagine what it was like before this happened. So try as I might, I can’t raise much enthusiasm. Out of context, it’s dreary.
Heavy
Not my favorite of their albums - no real stand out hits for me - but I’d still listen again.
# 230 : I can listen to it, but I'm not sure it's all its cracked up to be. If you have to play this album, listen to N.I.B
This is fine I guess. Kinda Zeppliny, kinda Creamy, but mostly this just strikes me as silly. Adolescent boys playing their instruments loudly and trying to be scary and dark. I like rocking out as much as the next guy, but do you have to be so edgelordy about it? Once your band goes spooky I just feel silly listening to you. It’s not Halloween. Ghosts and wizards and devils and witches aren’t real. They’re just something children are scared of. Or very dumb people. I think that is ultimately my problem with heavy metal and thrash metal and black metal and all the rest of it. It all just seems like music for dumb people. More so than mindless pop, more so than bro country, more than any other genre I can think of. Just music for pimply, pretentious, angry, emotionally stunted dumb people. Boo! 👻
None of it was particularly standout to me. Also I was a little confused by the tracklist.
Rarely have my expectations for an album and the album itself been so out of sync. It feels tame and almost quaint for an album called black sabbath.
I listened to this record at a friend's house in the late 1970s. He went on and on how great it was, but I really did not enjoy it that much at the time. I think I enjoyed it even less now. N.I.B. is the only song that I can say that I like. I understand why this record is on the list, but it's not my thing.
Cool intro to metal. Not my thing
Venturing into the dark and heavy realms of Black Sabbath's self-titled debut album has been an experience that, quite frankly, didn't quite resonate with me. I found the tracks on this album melded into one another, making it challenging to distinguish them or find that hook that pulls me in. There wasn't a moment or a song that leaped out, demanding my attention or leaving a lasting impression. There were instances where the instrumentals shone, offering glimpses into the talent that has made Black Sabbath iconic. Ozzy Osbourne's vocals were, for lack of a better word, okay. They fit the mood and tone of the album well, even if they didn't particularly stand out to me. It's clear that this album carved new paths in the rock genre, introducing elements that were revolutionary at the time. This appreciation, however, comes more from a place of respect for its historical significance rather than a personal affinity for the music itself. Favourite Tracks: Black Sabbath
Chill.
it was so OK. kind of nothing.
It had some moments but overall it was kind of boring with stupid song lyrics, tedious over-riffing and I'm not into all that Satan/Prince of Darkness image crap.
This is goofy music.
Started decently then it stayed the exact same just kinda boring after three songs
If you asked me to pick ten instruments that I thought would be on a Black Sabbath album, harmonica wouldn’t have even made the top twenty. Emo Zeppelin.
Awful, demonic
Sie waren die ersten und das hört man auch. Schwerfällig und bemüht aber nichts für mich. Aus Versehen war ich sogar mal an einem Konzert von Ozzy...
I like the music OK. I don’t care for his voice. My younger self can appreciate the album. My older self is over it!
Hardrock classic
The blues parts were fine, but not something I'd ever want to listen to again.
Was alright nothing to write home about. I have always heard Black Sabbath was one of the bands and to me it was just alright.
Eh. The first track is great, but it's downhill from there. Definitely a band figuring their style out.
Never have been a Black Sabbath fan.
Ich lieb dass ihren erste song und s erste album und d band gliich heisst. So hallou do sind mir. Es fühlt sich so chli wie e logischi folg vo led zeppelin aa, find d drums sind vor allem sehr ähnlich. Okee ich mach de lukas: de stereo stuff isch chli nervig uf Behind the Wall of Sleep Okee N.I.B. Findi sehr en schwache song, vor allem de text. Und s gitarre genoodel gfallt mer gar nöd uf de letschte paar songs :( De text vo de letschte paar findi au gar nöd guet, und denn spielt d gitarre amel gschmacklos irgend en scheiss ine. Ui nei sorry sevi
ah geez
Similar to The Kinks where it was a bit of an effort
Meh...
Enjoying it more than I was expecting. Songs were too long in my opinion, but I like the instruments. Don't think commuting on the subway was the best atmosphere to enjoy it, maybe would like it better at home
N.I.B is a tune, but despite its historic significance, this dad rock venture just didn't hit for me.
Short album! Sounded fairly crude and elementary even by 1970's standards.
Zu alt
Not my jam. 2/5
Heel gek album, een soort country hardrock? Mondharmonica komt in elk geval flink aan dit album te pas. N.I.B. heeft een lekkere gitaarsolo. Maar verder? Laat het me redelijk koud allemaal. Het is gewoon prima muzikaal maar ik vind weinig dingen er echt uitspringen. De vele en lange gitaarsolo's helpen daar niet bij. Shoutout Warning die 10 minuten(!) duurt!!! Is dit stiekem een progrock album ofzo?
too slow. not very good.
Little bit boring
Kjedelig
Pretty poor blues rock with added prog masturbation.
не пон
Best songs were warning which was a bit long and evil woman Wouldn’t listen again Not my sort of music
It was ok. Nothing memorable but I didnt skip it
{ Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath: Crazy how much Ozzy's voice changed between when this album was recorded and my childhood introduced to Black Sabbath. He learned hold a note but I still don't appreciate his vocals. But you can't deny the iconic drum beats, lead guitar, and bass in this album. Everyone knows it's Black Sabbath. Had to skip the second to last track "warning" because the lyrics were so bad.
Black sabbath would be at least 50% better without the vocalist. A couple of these songs were a struggle to get through but I enjoyed some of the guitar.
Noch recht Bluesrock-lastig und gefällig. Mit Ozzys Stimme werde ich aber nicht wirklich warm. 2,5 Sterne
Favorite Tracks: The Wizard
4/10
there’s a cool vibe and a few unbeatable riffs but a lot of it’s boring and you know what? concerning Lucifer: fuck around ➡️ find out
Only listened to about half of it. Not for me. I enjoyed much of the music but ozzy killed it for me 🙂
Meh
Eh.
Ozzy just sounds great with this heavy rock vibe. Enjoyed several of his hits but not my typical genre.
I must be missing something, simply don't feel anything. Except for frustration when they try to play Iron Man but they haven't unlocked that ability yet so it cuts off
my dad would like this, I don't the last song having that chill instrumental part in the middle of it was really nice tho and I thought the end of Warning being that "just a little bit too strong." thing was cool
Underwhelming. Never really gets going, not a patch on Paranoid which we had before. Reviews on the site suggest that this is a proper landmark album - the first heavy metal one - but they moved on from it pretty quickly and rightly so. 2/5.
Formulaic by today’s standards, but more than anything it just sounds dark and dour really. Sure, I can hear its influence, (I guess), but if this is considered the first real heavy metal album, then I’m glad the genre went on to produce better albums than this.
dark and cool, didn't personally enjoy listening however, lots of long guitar solos
Blah lyrics with Ozzy's voice, how fun is that! Cool instrumentals and riffs, I gotta give it that.
I've never listened to heavy metal before. It's more mellow than I thought it would be. I expected a lot more screaming. I like the guitar riffs. I zoned out while listening to this album. It isn't a bad/boring album, but there wasn't much lyrics that I needed to pay attention to. This album doesn't make me get up and dance. Doesn't play on my emotions either. The album cover is pretty creepy with a seemingly dead/zombie-esque woman standing in a wooded area in front of a house. Is she haunting the house? Is she haunting you?
the instrumentals i like but im just not a fan of the guys voice. and like much 1970s metal it is certainly not as hard as the album cover promises
i mean, there are some more melodic parts of the songs that i like, but in general it was fairly boring and repetitive. dreadful in parts. on the edge of 2 and 3 for me but i'm sticking it at 2.
You know, listening through this list makes my realize that i don't vibe with older music. I'm 35 years old. I can appreciate their influence and recognize that a lot of theses records are fine / good, but it's hard to see the importance they carried just listening to the music. Sometimes I research a bit more of the artist to see their history. So most of these albums gonna be a "one and done" kind of deal, and this is okay for me. 1001 is a big number, so I'm gonna be more excited if I find something I really like.
Tony Iommi's guitar work on this album is outstanding, but other than that this record didn't sell it for me. It was highly influential at the time of its release, and I am usually not a fan of metal at all, but still, I feel as though Paranoid was the better album by them.
The music is allright but its not touch me, sorry...
Ну... как-то не впечатлился. Их следующий альбом мне намного лучше зашёл, а здесь прям... тоска какая-то.
There’s a saying that bands have a lifetime to write their first album and six months to write their second. That doesn’t ring true for Black Sabbath, seeing as it was actually four months between their first two records, and also that their second album is so much better than their debut. Call it the Iommi rule?
m............... no se, valoro poco el rock pero safan 2 canciones, maximo 4, no m gusto, se me hicieron muy largas las canciones 4/10
Signs of things to come
Kind of boring. Not a huge fan of Ozzy’s voice.
Yuck man
The cover promises and happy jaunt , to enjoy the best of the english countryside. Promise delivered. File under Q for Quaint english heavy rock that sounded mean and naughty and worth banking even, but now is just soothing to sit down to with a warm flat pint at the end of a day being British. Funny that.
Just what you’d expect from 1970 rock.
Yeah I mean, I can see why people like it and I understand that it does what good music should do, but I don't like it, it's not for me.
Not my thing, I liked Wasp though. 1.5 but I’ll channel my inner Mark Charron and round up for charity
Bluesier than I was expecting. It's neat seeing where their sound started vs what it evolved into once Paranoid came out.
idk, mid. pretty basic and boring. BLEHHHHH :P
Pelottaako... ehei... hehhe... kaverit yrittää pelotella... no ei pelota aikuista miestä.. BLUE CHEER KUULTU ALBUMI JO!!! tämä ehkä enemmän vielä enempi heavy sound... Hankala sanoa onko parempaa... Laitetaan sama arvosana... Loppupuoli toisaalta aika tylsä.. NIB paras biisi.. Toimii.. en sit tiiä toimiiko muut niin hyvin... En ole asiantuntija.. alan... OLEN! TIEDÄN!... ei toimi niin hyvin... Nib suosituin... niin... kertonee...
Just because something is a first, doesn't mean it's good. There is some passable stuff on this record. But you have to wait for it. And the solos are so out of place. Where's the flow?
Other than N.I.B. Which I knew previously, I did not find anything remarkable about the album. I feel bad that the beginning made me think of Riders on the Storm, which obviously came out later, I could not lose the comparison. I know this is an unfair comparison, but the album sounds like it wants to be Led Zeppelin with Eddie Van Halen guitar solos and not quite meeting either.
Meh.