Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 or Sabotage?

[joker1961]

Sabotage

Both are great. Sabotage here.

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a Sabbath freak so no need to say I love both...Sabotage.

I really do love both... I do, I do, but it inches out by one song: Symptom of the Universe.

TOTAL REPSECT DUDES............ME TOO!

 

[Sharp Dressed Man]

Vol. 4

By narrow margin.

 

[Big Ears]

I would probably vote for Sabotage on the strength of Symptom of the Universe alone, but the whole album is consistently strong and heavy. Ironically, while the band were at a creative peak, they were experiencing management and record company problems, so this was the last great Osbourne-era album. I remember hearing it as an import, before it was released in the UK, which was a sure sign something was wrong.

Volume 4 has Snowblind and Wheels of Confusion, which stand alongside anything by the band, while Laguna Sunrise and Supernaut are okay, but that is it for me. Sabbath were full of coke and the album title shows the lack of inspiration. I do like the front cover, which was designed in about 10 seconds, but it works. You could always spot it in the record shops.

 

[Lynch]

Of the original/first 6 albums, these are the two that I listen to the least. Pretty much a coin toss for me to decide which I like better as it depends on mood.

 

[joe]

Vol. 4: 8/10
Sabotage: 9/10

 

[nedkelly]

No doubt! Vol IV

 

[Frands]

Sabotage

 

[Porch Monkey]

Sabotage for me. Ozzy's voice has a good hard edge to it on this album, and it definitely suits my darker moods.

 

[Magic]

I like em both, but I going with Vol. 4 on Snowblind alone.

 

[E-Z]

Personally I have always found that Vol.4 is an 'easier' album to listen to over Sabotage.

Sabotage appears to have a overall 'heavier feel' running through it than Vol.4 does.

As much as I probably listen to Vol.4 more than I do Sabotage Sabotage is possibly the slightly better of the two albums though.

E-Z