So Black Sabbath's "The Writ"......

[J.]

.......is one of the most amazing songs ever.

And Sabotage, as a whole, is marvelous.

And I've come to the conclusion that Volume 4 is their best album.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

and the sun is shining

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

Sabotage > Volume 4.

 

[unhinged]

I kind of chop + change by mood on this one
vol4 was one of the first albums I ever bought..aged 12
I didn'y really understand it at the time, but sabotage was fairly instant
the first 5 are godly though and theres no real point dissecting them
they can be viewed as a whole I think

going to listen to master of reality now

J, have you ever heard Bill Ward's 'Ward One' album?
its better than anything ozzy ever did (post sabs) although he sings on a couple of tunes on it
i'd reco it if I had the cd
very hard to get though, only got a tape myself

 

[Eminor]

Sabotage is usually my fave, but it changes from time to time.

 

[unhinged]

http://www.mp3shits.com/full/download/Bill_Ward_-_Ward_One_Along_The_Way_mp3/23660/

you can her some snippits here...ward one that is

 

[Demonspell]

Sabotage > Volume 4.

Correct. The Writ is an amazing track, but even something as brilliant as that or Symptom pales before the awesomeness that is Megalomania. I mean, mellotron and cowbell on the same song...does it get any better? Never heard that Ward album, but I seriously doubt it's better than Diary Of A Madman...

 

[J.]

I find megolamania too long. that's the 9+ minute one right? I love THrill of It All, though.

for me:

1. Volume 4
2. Sabotage
3. Master of Reality
4. Black Sabbath
5. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
6. Paranoid

 

[unhinged]

Never heard that Ward album, but I seriously doubt it's better than Diary Of A Madman...

hmm, maybe
diary is a classic

everything after has been crud (imo)

geezer butlers albums are pretty good too

 

[cthulufhtagn]

heheheh, prolly my 2 favorite sabbath songs are sweet leaf and snowblind

 

[IOfTheStorm]

"Wheels Of Confusion" you twats !@!!!

 

[J.]

yeah wheels of onfusion is great.

so i found that life is just a game
but you know there's never been a winner
try your hardest, you'll still be a loser
the world will still be turning when you've gone

mondo

 

[IOfTheStorm]

For a time i thought that the song's ending is the best music ever recorded.
Wait i still kinda think that

 

[J.]

still, "After Forever" is one of my top 3 Sab songs. hell I even love the Biohazard (yes, Biohazard!) version.

but The Writ, oh The Writ, is like sweet nectar.....

 

[Demonspell]

The closing sections of Wheels of Confusion and Under The Sun >>> everything else on Volume 4

 

[Papa Josh]

Vol. 4 is the be all end all of Ozzy era Sabbath.

And I have the entire Ward One cd. A very strange, yet infectious cd, has Ozzy, Jack Bruce, Zakk Wylde, actually, has like 40 people on it...

I remember the video he had with Ozzy for Bombers (Can Open Bomb Bays). Great song.

But Dairy being the last great cd Ozzy released???? C'mon now... 4 words for you, Bark At The Moon. Period.

"Waiting For Darkness" is still one of the best heavy metal songs ever penned. EVER.