- Audio CD (5 Jun 2000)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Original recording remastered
- Label: Raw Power
- ASIN: B00004SD4G
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,309 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Formed in Birmingham in the late 1960s, Black Sabbath would rapidly ascend to become towering figures of the music they helped to invent: heavy metal. Blending powerful guitar riffs with a heavy rhythm section and lyrical themes of the occult, drugs and all things dark, Black Sabbath broke through in 1970 with their self-titled debut album and its hit single, "Paranoid". They then rode the crest of the wave of British metal that rose up in the 1970s, recording one classic track after another ("War Pigs", "Sweet Leaf", "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath") until lead singer Ozzy Osbournedeparted for a solo success in 1979. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s,their line-up went through numerous changes, to include at various points Deep Purple's Ian Gillan and Ronnie James Dio. The Best Of Black Sabbath is their most comprehensive greatest hits compilation to date. This 32-track, 2-CD set gathers all of the best-known songs from early Sabbath's now-classic line-up, while still finding space for a few live tracks and some later, post-Ozzy recordings ("Heaven And Hell", "Turn Up The Night" and "The Dark/Zero The Hero").The Best Of Black Sabbath is an essential introduction to some of the finest works of these rock pioneers. --Ted Kord
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well what can i say? this album has everything! i cant think of a track on it that i ever skip past on the CD player! you have to listen to it more than once to take it all in though because at around 2 hours 40 mins its a great collection to listen to for ages and ages. With rocking tracks like Paranoid and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and lets not forget the trudgingly excelent Black Sabbath with its atmospheric sound! i wouldnt advise listening to this in the Dark all alone! of course there are so many greats on this album i aint gonna go through them all and they're listed above anyway. its safe to say that this is a damn fine collection of great work with many great guitar peices and some evil lyrics. all i have left to say now is BUY IT NOW!!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
deep purple, led zeppelin and black sabbath. the trinity. the heaviest of these were sabbath and without them heavy metal may not have even existed. it certainly wouldn't be the same as it is today. tony iommi is responsible for some of the best riffs ever written and this compilation is a testament to that fact. add to this the throat seering howl of the legendary ozzy osbourne and you have on eof the best combinations in this genre.
classic tune after classic tune. not always as technically perfect as it could be or as well recorded as it deserves but this only adds to the charm of these spirited and ground-breaking recordings. every rock fan should have some sabbath in thier collection and this is as good a place to start as anywhere else.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is an amazing album. It is the only Black Sabbath album I own and is perfect if you love the classics but don't want the entire back catalogue.
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A summary of the greatest metal band ever
First of all I think it is plain to anyone that Sabbath invented HEavy Metal and are still the best in the buisness today. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2005 by "hardkoreginger2"
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OK, I'll admit it.
Up until recently, I wouldn't have known Black Sabbath if they came up to me in the street and slapped me in the face. Read more
Up until recently, I wouldn't have known Black Sabbath if they came up to me in the street and slapped me in the face. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2003
Wow, all that on two CD's!
This was one of the first Heavy Metal CD's i ever brought and despite the comments about the age of the music from my friends it remains the same, sabbath outclass most modern... Read more
Published on 10 July 2003 by Matt Bloor
A superb career overview
If you just want the classic songs from Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne era, go for the superb Rhino collection "Symptom Of The Universe - The Orginal Black Sabbath 1970-1978". Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2003 by Docendo Discimus
Black Sabbath... Rock!
Black Sabbath not only invented heavy metal, but remain the best band in the genre. Sabbath are still relevant today, and after hearing their music you will question the... Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2001 by porridge_2000@yahoo.com
It's Pretty Well All Here!
Almost every facet of Black Sabbath is included in this compilation of their "hits" over twenty-odd years and three vocalists. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2001 by rainbowrichardg
BRILLIANT!
The best album in my collection, the best of Black Sabbath is a must buy everyone should have it, the best rock around.
Published on 9 Feb 2001 by chris dobbs (snr)
The ULTIMATE Sabbath compilation..............
Apart from the last three non--Ozzy tracks, this compilation has all the essential Black Sabbath. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2001 by "andystantonexstevenage"
Coud have included more
Although a massive collection of great songs they have missed out on most of the equally good Dio years and all the Tony Martin era. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2001 by the treepster
Wonderful!
This album has it all!! Black Sabbath were at their best when singer Ozzy Osbourne was at the helm. So much raw energy and excitement is in all these songs......classics!! Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2000 by "elbazimo"
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