Product description As per title .co.uk 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
A**S
Oldie bit goodie
Arrived on time great mommies.
F**Q
Excellent Sabbath Compilation
This is a great Sabbath compilation. It focusses mainly on the Ozzy era and cherry picks the best tracks from each album he sang on. Shortly before buying this I listed the tracks I wanted for my own home made compilation and it was so similar to the track listing here that I never bothered, I bought this instead. I love 90% of the tracks and the rest aint bad either, I'm enjoying it so much that since buying I've played this over any individual Sabbath album.
N**S
Great vinyl both in material quality and finishing as well as music
Great compilation of Black Sabbath works that could well find its place on die hard (for those lazy Sunday listening sessions) as well as not so seasoned listeners (as a good collection of Black Sabbath works)
J**S
Fine but not Fantastic
Black Sabbath are not fine. They are fantastic. In my opinion they are the greatest band that have ever roamed the planet. They are colossal.Some of their songs are better than others as is the case with all bands but the idea of a 'best of' album is to collect the best songs and unite them on one offering. Do songs like 'The Wizard', 'Wicked World', 'Planet Caravan', 'Electric Funeral', 'Lord of this World', 'Am I Going Insane(Radio)', 'Never Say Die' and 'Hard Road' merit their place on a 'best of' opus ahead of 'Wheels of Confusion', 'After Forever', 'Neon Knights', 'Cornucopia', 'St. Vitus Dance', 'Under the Sun', 'Children of the Sea' and 'The Mob Rules'?The contribution Ronnie James Dio made to the band has not been adequately explored and the enormous influence that Vol.4 had on the band's reputation has barely been recognised.For me, a third of the songs on this album could have been replaced with better songs from Black Sabbath's incredible catalogue of headshakers.The Best of Black Sabbath should have been an indisputable 5 out of 5, but with so many classic omissions it doesn't quite get there. Make no mistake this is a very good CD, it just doesn't do true justice to the mighty legend of Black Sabbath.
D**D
Essential
Get this, Zeppelin's Remasters and Deepest Purple and youll be covering 90% of all that was great about 70s rock/blues/metal. This is the best Sabbath compilation, and could easily have ran to a third disc of equal quality.
A**R
Great collection of songs
Every song you could want from the Ozzy Sabbath line up. Great collection of material from the masters of metal.
A**R
Works
Got it in the car for last 3 months - still great
G**K
AWESOME!!!!!
What a great album!!!!Simply put evry track is a winner. This album rocks from start to finish. A must for fans who maybe dont have tracks on other albums.
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