Deluxe editions aside,This really is one of the best albums that 'Black
Sabbath' produced.Are there any albums made in 1971 heavier than this?, the riffs are so good & heavy!!
Sanctuary have done a great job on these reissues,although they should have done the vinyl version with an embossed box with poster like the original.
This is the best of the reissues so far, mainly because the inclusion of
the unreleased 'Weevil Woman',but really! the reissue of 'Black Sabbath'
should have included 'The rebel' & 'Song for Jim' & 'Paranoid' should have
included the dvd of the Paris Concert, these are my only gripes with these
reissues.
The music on this album speaks for itself;'Into The Void' has to be one
of the best riffs ever!!even Soundgarden & kyuss covered it.Children Of
The Grave probably spawned Heavy Metal,the NWOBHM movement,& countless doom bands the world over.Bill Ward plays great drums on this track, the
percussive overdubs work so well.'Sweet Leaf' almost as good as Butthole
Surfers 'Sweet Loaf'!(only joking)After Forever & Lord of This World,riff
after amazing riff!! i even like the acoustic/segue tracks on this album
Buy it again!!