“Paranoid” by Black Sabbath - album review

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TJR says

The second album in seven months from these hard working class kids. And it’s even stronger than the first – I’m living proof that you don’t need to be metallic, nor indeed satanic, to dig their powerful brand of sludge-rock. Opening salvo “War Pigs” tunes in to the vibe of the day, with bassist Geezer Butler saying that the song was “totally against the Vietnam War, about how these rich politicians and rich people start all the wars for their benefit and get all the poor people to die for them”, while Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath’s lead singer has stated that the group, “knew nothing about Vietnam. It’s just an anti-war song.” Whatever the root inspiration, it’s a provocative opener, and the momentum of the album is immediately propelled further still by the proto-punk rumbling of “Paranoid”, an out and out classic that must have sounded great on Top of The Pops for all the young rebels of the day. The album shows a great deal of variety, comes with tunes, and is lyrically though-provoking. At this stage, I’m sure I’d have been a fan back in the day…

The Jukebox Rebel
29–Sep–2010

Tracklist
A1 [07:55] 7.5.png Black Sabbath - War Pigs (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Terry Butler, Bill Ward) Rock
A2 [02:47] 9.3.png Black Sabbath - Paranoid (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Terry Butler, Bill Ward) Rock
A3 [04:30] 6.4.png Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Terry Butler, Bill Ward) Psychedelia
A4 [05:53] 6.6.png Black Sabbath - Iron Man (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Terry Butler, Bill Ward) Rock
B1 [04:47] 6.2.png Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Terry Butler, Bill Ward) Rock
B2 [07:07] 6.8.png Black Sabbath - Hand Of Doom (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Terry Butler, Bill Ward) Rock
B3 [02:29] 5.2.png Black Sabbath - Rat Salad (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Terry Butler, Bill Ward) Rock
B4 [06:13] 5.5.png Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Terry Butler, Bill Ward) Rock

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