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PARANOID proved to be Black Sabbath's most focused, consistent, and successful record. Leaving behind the amorphous, extended jams of their debut for focused songs and a more structured sound, Black Sabbath virtually wrote the book on heavy metal with the ominous, unforgettable riffs, thunderous rhythms, and dark themes on this release. There are some up-tempo rockers, the famous title track for one, but for the most part PARANOID oozes along like a bad dream, as on the slinky, creepy opener, "War Pigs," or the lumbering thud of "Iron Man" (which boasts one of the most indelible electric guitar riffs in rock history).

The album's title is apt: PARANOID is filled with an edgy aggression and lyrics about war, insanity, death, and destruction. Ozzy Osbourne's flat, affectless voice merges perfectly with Tony Iommi's fuzzed-out, sledgehammer power chords and the bruising bass and drum lines to create an intense, freaky, horror-show universe. There are elements of blues-rock and psychedelia (the floating "Planet Caravan," in particular), but Black Sabbath basically invents here what would become one of the most popular genres of music in the latter 20th century and beyond. Even after the millions of heavy metal albums that have followed in its wake, PARANOID stands as an all-time classic.

Black Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals); Tony Iommi (guitar); Geezer Butler (bass instrument); Bill Ward (drums).

Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.126) - Ranked #130 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"
Spin (p.89) - "Ozzy saw heavy rock as a way to emulate the horrors of a fallen world..."
Q (12/99, p.170) - Included in Q Magazine's Best Gothic Albums Of All Time - "...[They] stamped their bombastic and doom-laden imprint on British rock forever..."
Vibe (12/99, p.162) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "[With] classic after classic, the strange, lost, almost sobbing vocals of a young Ozzy Osbourne floating over a skulking rhythm section and grim, lurching riffs."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.93) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "With sharper edges and nastier riffs than Sabbath's much bigger contemporaries Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, the album made it clear to any doubters that heavy metal didn't just have to be about hobbits and sports cars."

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List Price $11.98 (You save $1.53)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Label Warner Bros.
Orig Year 1970
All Time Product Rank 591
CD Universe Part number 1099183
Catalog number 3104
Discs 1
Release Date Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Rodger Bain
Engineer Tony Allom; Brian Humphries
Personnel Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
Tony Iommi - guitar
Geezer Butler - bass instrument
Bill Ward - drums
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1War Pigs: War Pigs / Luke's Wall
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4Iron Man * See All 486:25 $1.29
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6Hand of Doom * See All 168:26 $0.99
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8Fairies Wear Boots: Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots
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5 stars ITS A GREAT SABBATH CD
BLACK SABBATH HAS A BEEN A GREAT BAND FOR OVER 30+ YEARS
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5 stars WHAT THE HELL!?
Everyone who has written a review for this should have gave it five stars, even the Fleetwood Mac guy! This is the greatest metal album ever, and Sabbath is one of the greatest bands ever(second actually, next to Zeppelin), and it is worth every penny. You say that it isn't worth the price because it only has eight songs?...They're eight of the greatest songs ever recorded!!! What is wrong with you?! "Paranoid" is pure brilliance! Rock On!...if it's worth the price.
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5 stars INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The first six Sabbath albums are the blueprint for metal I don't care what anybody says. I still don't understand how people can listen to these classic albums and prefer Dio over Ozzy, I went twice to see the Heaven and Hell shows because I love Tony but The second time I went Dio sounded horrible and everybody booed at the end of the show that has never happend at a Ozzy show.
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3 stars sab good
awesome
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5 stars A revolutionary album
In 1970 this album was a sensation. The sound was new, tough, different and exciting. And this music has stood the test of time. In my opinion this is their best album.
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