GMD Poll: Black Sabbath’s Discography Ranked

[J.]

Mob Rules is good and all but The Devil You Know is pretty throw away.

Exactly. Apparently the words "on par" are lost on some people.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Exactly. Apparently the words "on par" are lost on some people.

None of them are even close to being on par with Mob Rules. I'd argue Headless Cross is the only one on par with TDYK, though I could see the case being made for some of the others.

 

[J.]

Nah. Mob Rules isnt all that great. It's good, but the weakest Dio from his first three.

Headless Cross is the weakest Martin album, outside Forbidden

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Nah. Mob Rules isnt all that great. It's good, but the weakest Dio from his first three.

Headless Cross is the weakest Martin album, outside Forbidden

Damn. You're just all around wrong on Sabbath. Mob Rules is one of the greatest traditional metal albums ever and Headless Cross is clearly the best Martin-era album, (Tyr has higher highs, but lower lows).

 

[Baroque]

Mob Rules is pretty weak compared to Heaven and Hell, it's still Dio though.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Mob Rules is pretty weak compared to Heaven and Hell, it's still Dio though.

I don't understand this position at all. Mob Rules is far more consistent and its high are as high, if not higher than Heaven and Hell. Other than the ambient track, basically every song knocks it out of the park. It's cohesive yet dynamic and has a very well constructed emotional arc for a popular metal album. Heaven and Hell has several "solid but not great" tracks and "Walk Away" which is skipable.

 

[J.]

I actually prefer Dehumanizer.

I heard Live Evil for the first time recently. Dio does great on those Ozzy tracks

 

[crimsonfloyd]

I actually prefer Dehumanizer.

I heard Live Evil for the first time recently. Dio does great on those Ozzy tracks

I get that. It's darker and heavier, so if that's what does it for you, then it makes sense that it would be your preference. It's high on my list as well. Haven't heard Live Evil as I'm not big on live records, but maybe I need to give it a listen.

 

[J.]

Exactly why ive only just heard it. I dont dig live albums. But its one of the few, or only, albums with dio on ozzy tracks

 

[CiG]

Yeah you're all fuckheads, Mob Rules is fucking amazing.

 

[Krow]

Listened to a couple albums on youtube to be able to rank everything.

1. Paranoid
2. Heaven and Hell
3. Cross Purposes
4. Black Sabbath
5. Headless Cross
6. Tyr
7. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
8. Vol 4
9. Mob Rules
10. Dehumanizer
11. Sabotage
12. Seventh Star
13. 13
14. Born Again
15. The Eternal Idol
16. Master of Reality
17. The Devil You Know
18. Forbidden
19. Technical Ecstasy
20. Never Say Die!


inb4buttfrustrations.

 

[The Ozzman]

Cross Purposes at 3. Nice!

 

[alex76]

OK, since this a Sabbath thread, and I am starting to think this might be a Sabbath song, I was wondering if anyone might be able to identify this. Its at the very beginning of this clip. I know I have heard it before somewhere, but I just cannot place it. It plays as the opening to this Live clip of Led Zeppelin. It starts at :00 and ends at :15. I have tried contacting the guy who posted the video, as well as the Music Access Radio Show, other forums, etc. I have even tried the various computer programs/sites that can identify a song just by playing small segments of it, but to no avail. You guys do seem to know your metal, so maybe there is a chance here. Any help/advice would be much appreciated!

 

[J.]

Played a bunch of early solo ozzy albums. IMO, these just arent very good. Diary of a Madman is the best of the lot. Blizzard did not age well. The Ultimate Sin has like two decent songs. No Rest for the Wicked sucks

 

[The Ozzman]

First 3 of his solo records destroy his Sabbath stuff. Throw in No More Tears too

 

[J.]

Wait. You saying that Blizzard is better than Sabbath Bloody Sabbath?

 

[The Ozzman]

Possibly. I have to listen to them back to back.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Blizzard is better than Sabotage, at least.

 

[CiG]

Blizzard of Ozz is a fantastic album, I think it's easily the best of his solo works and possibly one of my favourite traditional metal albums of all time.

There's some real magic in that one. Also, possibly some cocaine.

 

[alex76]

Blizzard & Diary are some of the very best metal albums out there. I would say they are on par with the best of Sabbath.