Controversial opinions on metal

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Technical Ecstasy has two absolutely brilliant songs on it which totally save the album, namely "Gypsy" and "Dirty Women".

Rock and Roll Doctor kicks ass too, I don't care what you say.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

One of the worst Sabbath albums has to be Born Again. Easily.

 

[The Butt]

One of the worst Sabbath albums has to be Born Again. Easily.

Born Again rules aside from Stonehenge and Hot Line.

 

[J.]

yeah, Born Again is great stuff.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I don't think any of the Black Sabbath albums are even close to being in the realm of what I consider bad, but some of them are obviously much worse than others.

Paranoid is a bit overrated compared to debut and the two albums that follow it.

 

[Vilden]

Paranoid is without a doubt the best of the first 6.

 

[J.]

Paranoid is a bit overrated compared to debut and the two albums that follow it.

No doubt. Fairies Wear Boots overshadows everything else on the album.

While it has one of the worst album covers ever, Sabotage is easily my favorite of the Ozzy era. The Writ being my favorite song. MoR is in second

 

[no country for old wainds]

VOL. 4 and the s/t A-side will always be the band's clear peak for me, but PARANOID is better than MASTER OF REALITY imo and might be their most well-rounded album overall. i think people struggle to judge it objectively because it's more overplayed than the others. i don't care for 'planet caravan' but the rest of the proper songs are various tiers of excellent, esp. 'war pigs' and 'hand of doom'.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath rules supreme

Tied with Master of Reality, yeah. Paranoid is almost as good but Electric Funeral and Iron Man are too repetitive.

 

[The Butt]

I find Master of Reality to be kinda overrated in comparison to the rest of the first four. Great album but the songs just don't grab you the same way.

No doubt. Fairies Wear Boots overshadows everything else on the album.

While it has one of the worst album covers ever, Sabotage is easily my favorite of the Ozzy era. The Writ being my favorite song. MoR is in second

I disagree (SBS imo) but I can still get behind that opinion.

 

[EchoForever]

paranoid over rated?
maybe a little deeper in the metal community but surface level Master of Reality gets possibly the most praise by all the doom kiddies and i really cant see why they pick that one as their favorite

 

[Sirjack]

For me it's probably SBS, BS, P, Vol 4 then MOR. Very difficult picks tho

 

[Baroque]

SBS > V4 > P > BS > MoR

i'd listen to any of them at the moment though

 

[EchoForever]

P>V4>BS>SBS>MOR

 

[EspaDa]

SBS > all

 

[Satanstoenail]

Best song on SBS? A National Acrobat is my fave which is probably somewhat controversial.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is my least favorite of the first five.

 

[Sirjack]

Why's that?

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

It's more ambitious than some of their earlier work but it doesn't always succeed in its ambitions, so it's inconsistent. It has some very high points.

Sabotage has the same issues although I might prefer it.

 

[Sirjack]

yeah it's a slightly more experimental BS. l can see how some would not take to it. l tend to gravitate towards those songs more than other albums for some reason. Maybe because it's the first Sabbath album l heard.