- Audio CD (26 Feb 1996)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: Castle Comm.
- ASIN: B000005RFM
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 25,251 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Hole in the Sky |
| 2. Don't Start (Too Late) |
| 3. Sympton of the Universe |
| 4. Megalomania |
| 5. Thrill of It All |
| 6. Supertzar |
| 7. Am I Going Insane [Radio Edit] |
| 8. The Writ |
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've always been a sabbath fan & I always will. For me 'Sabotage'represents the band at their most creative & powerfull. This is the album I tend to come back to more than any of the other jewels in the Sabbath crown. I can't recomend this album enough. If your looking for the peak of heavy rock, then this is the most complete collection of blistering, purposeful, imaginative & thrilling music produced from The Kings of Heavy Metal.'Hole in the Sky' will pull you straight in & wack your brain cells. Catch your breath with 'Don't Start (Too Late)', but hold tight for 'Symptom of the Universe'. This will burn onto your memory for the rest of your life!
This album has drama in 'Megalomania' & 'The Writ'
Lunatic ramblings in 'Am I Going Insane' & if you looking for a soundtrack for a black mass, try 'Supertzar. A riff so good, Ozzy refused to sing over it! I don't need to mention the might of Tony Iommi's guitar work. The solo that ends 'The Thrill of it All', is probably my all time favorite. Every Sabbath fan will tell you that this album should be loved to death. Its power will inspire you. No rock fan should be without it.
This album has drama in 'Megalomania' & 'The Writ'
Lunatic ramblings in 'Am I Going Insane' & if you looking for a soundtrack for a black mass, try 'Supertzar. A riff so good, Ozzy refused to sing over it! I don't need to mention the might of Tony Iommi's guitar work. The solo that ends 'The Thrill of it All', is probably my all time favorite. Every Sabbath fan will tell you that this album should be loved to death. Its power will inspire you. No rock fan should be without it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Recorded in the middle of their amazing 70's ooutput, this (along with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) has a proggy twinge to it, which elevates it above thier seminal metal work. Sadly, it also marks the beginning of the end for the original line-up.
The album's most surprising insight is the fact that the first recording of it was lost and they had to go back and redo the whole thing in record time. Not that you'd notice.
The album kicks off with psychedelic stomper "Hole in the Sky" and makes a stron statement about the ride we're in for. there's a brief acoustic interlude before we get to the stand out track: "Symptom of the Universe". this is the greatest metal riff of all time. Lets be clear on that: this is the greatest metal riff of all time (its in Em btw and uses the satanic dimnished 5th interval). not only that but it also segues in to a jazzy Fm7/B vamp section at the end with some very tasteful acoustic guitar soloing and yearning vocals from Ozzy.
Megalomani ias an epic 9m paranoid drug odyssey which takes you on its trip and leaves you strung out. just enough time to recover for side 2 (this is a vinyl experience noobs) and the hook laden Thrill Of It All.
The experimental Supertzar (choirs) and Iam I Going Insane (synth pop) are disposable, while album close The Writ is a bitter cycnical dark and twisted groover. absolutely awesome, all of it.
as if the album needed any more curios, it has bizarre sonic bookends, in the form of a screeching mike and count in at the start and a barely audible jug blowing piano folk stomper (i kid you not) to finish.
The album's most surprising insight is the fact that the first recording of it was lost and they had to go back and redo the whole thing in record time. Not that you'd notice.
The album kicks off with psychedelic stomper "Hole in the Sky" and makes a stron statement about the ride we're in for. there's a brief acoustic interlude before we get to the stand out track: "Symptom of the Universe". this is the greatest metal riff of all time. Lets be clear on that: this is the greatest metal riff of all time (its in Em btw and uses the satanic dimnished 5th interval). not only that but it also segues in to a jazzy Fm7/B vamp section at the end with some very tasteful acoustic guitar soloing and yearning vocals from Ozzy.
Megalomani ias an epic 9m paranoid drug odyssey which takes you on its trip and leaves you strung out. just enough time to recover for side 2 (this is a vinyl experience noobs) and the hook laden Thrill Of It All.
The experimental Supertzar (choirs) and Iam I Going Insane (synth pop) are disposable, while album close The Writ is a bitter cycnical dark and twisted groover. absolutely awesome, all of it.
as if the album needed any more curios, it has bizarre sonic bookends, in the form of a screeching mike and count in at the start and a barely audible jug blowing piano folk stomper (i kid you not) to finish.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is regarded as the last of the legendary first six Black Sabbath albums. It is like it`s predecessors an absolute must for hard rock and heavy metal fans. It goes along with the expansive composition of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and has in places the great guitar riffing of early Sabbath albums. `Symptom of the Universe` best epitomises the Sabbath style of awesome riffs and great composition. All of the songs are fantastic but the ones that make this record so special are `Symptom...`, `Megalomania`, `Thrill of it all` and the outstanding `The Writ`.
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aah the thrill of it all!!!!!!
How do you follow the class that was Sabbath Bloody Sabbath? easy you do it all again on Sabotage! These are the greatest Ozzy/Sabbath Albums,i love em all but these are the 2 i... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr Blackwell
Bill wasn't too happy wearing those red tights.
It would have been be hard for them to better the first five albums even if drink, drugs and paranoia hadn't interrupted the godfathers of heavy rock, but on the whole it is a... Read more
Published on 13 July 2009 by Mr. Leon Osborne
Probably Sabbath's finest hour
I remember reading a review of this album in Q Magazine, giving it 1 star and calling it 'stale and oppressive'. I can honestly say I've never disagreed with a review more. Read more
Published on 20 May 2009 by Nick Malings
3.5 stars
what we got here is Sabotage, the band were starting to have bad moments with the drug addiction and making this album, that obviously is not completely bad but it contains some... Read more
Published on 7 May 2009 by Mr. A. C. Martin Ramirez
Sab-otage
The absolutely best album ever recorded. This is the music that gave rise to Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, etc. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2009 by Spin
Progressive Sabbath
This was the first "Heavy Rock" album I ever heard and I still believe it is one of the finest ever...and what a cover! At the age of 14 I thought, who the hell are these people? Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2009 by Steve
DRATS AND DOUBLE DRATS
GEEZER BUTLER DOES NOT LOOK GOOD IN RED STOCKINGS. HE LOOKS MORE LIKE A HAND MERCHANT.
Published on 14 Oct 2008
Sabbath's Last Great Work
Awesome album. 'Hole in the Sky' is one of the best hard rock songs ever written FACT. 'Megalomania' 'The Thrill of it All' and 'The Writ' are all epic songs with huge... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2008 by Example
Awesome album by the creators of heavy metal.
This album is brilliant, one of their best from the Ozzy era. I have most of the Ozzy era of Sabbath except for Never Say Die and Technical Ecstasy, this is one of the best. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2008 by MrMetalheadO'Hagan
The Best Album Sabbath ever did
This album is the most important album the serious rocker could ever put in his collection. The first 4 tracks will blow your mind. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2008 by N. J. Willetts
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