Black Sabbath (Official Thread)

[E-Z]

Yeah those 2 songs are killer. Sabotage has been panned by a lot of people too though, dunno why, Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die are both worse. Ozzy said himself Never Say Die is a pile of shit. Wouldn't say shit but it is pretty poor.

Yeah SABOTAGE usually gets 'unfairly panned' by everyone but i guess cos it followed SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH a great Sabbath album.

I read that Tony called TECHNICAL ECSTASY his 'solo album'. I like the album especially the tracks BACK STREET KIDS, ROCK & ROLL DOCTOR & DIRTY WOMEN as well as most of the other tracks on it.

The NEVER SAY DIE album is ok although i personally like (the old vinyl side-1) the tracks being-

NEVER SAY DIE, JUNIOR'S EYES, JOHNNY BLADE & HARD ROAD as the best tracks on it.

 

[Sweaty]

I love the Ozzy era Sabbath, classic, however Dio was also good with his own style, Dehumanizer is a classic Dio album IMO

 

[E-Z]

I love the Ozzy era Sabbath, classic, however Dio was also good with his own style, Dehumanizer is a classic Dio album IMO

Yeah when it comes to the 'Dio era' Sabbath i like DEHUMANIZER as well and also the HEAVEN & HELL album.

The MOB RULES album is ok but i always preferred the HEAVEN & HELL album although the track THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS off of MOB RULES is a good number but i haven't heard those albums for over 10 years or more?.

 

[Riff Raff]

Dio albums were better then the last 2 done with Ozzy.

 

[E-Z]

Dio albums were better then the last 2 done with Ozzy.

Yes and No Riff Raff??.

If you (or anyone else) listens to TECHNICAL ECSTASY & NEVER SAY DIE as just 'hard rock' albums they sound f******g great!.

But if you (or anyone else) listens to those 2-albums as BLACK SABBATH albums then you mite be disappointed thats why a number of Sabbath fan's don't like those 2-albums.

 

[Riff Raff]

Yes and No Riff Raff??.

If you (or anyone else) listens to TECHNICAL ECSTASY & NEVER SAY DIE as just 'hard rock' albums they sound f******g great!.

But if you (or anyone else) listens to those 2-albums as BLACK SABBATH albums then you mite be disappointed thats why a number of Sabbath fan's don't like those 2-albums.

For me those 2 Sabbath albums are just poor. Not shithouse but they are far from good.
As hard rock albums I still don't like them.

 

[E-Z]

With TECHNICAL ECSTASY in particular Tony Iommi was trying to boarden Black Sabbath's appeal to reach a wider audience and move away from the previous albums heavy rock/metal formula but of course Sabbath fan's didn't want it but to be honest i actually like TECHNICAL ECSTASY it's filled with lots of good heavy rock tracks.

Listen to the album with 'open ears' metal fan's it's really a great listen.

 

[Riff Raff]

My ears are open and I dislike those albums.
Ill never get into them, they are just not for me, more power to those who do like those albums. I have tried numerous times to like Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die, it won't click for me, Ill stick to the albums I do like.

 

[E-Z]

I've tired my 'best shots' Riff Raff but i've failed on you.

Your typical of most Sabbath fan's when it comes to those 2-albums but TECHNICAL ECSTASY & NEVER SAY DIE are part of the Black Sabbath discography and always will be so they're ALWAYS be part of the 'mighty' BLACK SABBATH story forever more.

 

[Riff Raff]

I've tired my 'best shots' Riff Raff but i've failed on you.

Your typical of most Sabbath fan's when it comes to those 2-albums but TECHNICAL ECSTASY & NEVER SAY DIE are part of the Sabbath discography and always will be so they're ALWAYS be part of the 'mighty' BLACK SABBATH story forever more.

They are part of the Sabbath discography but the part I choose to not go back to.
I prefer even Forbidden to those 2 albums.
As for completely ruling those albums out of my library, for now yes. Ill stick with the Dio albums and the first 6 Ozzy. They are all the albums I need to obsess over lol