![]() ![]() Let it be said that there are no bad songs here, and one great one even in the title track. In Disturbing the Priest and Born Again, he does manage to sound somewhat menacing, but the rest of the time, he just sounds too damn happy. On top of that, his delivery does not fit Sabbath at all. His lyrics are terrible mostly about sex, getting drunk, rocking out, etc. Both those vocalists wrote lyrics a little differently Dio's lyrics were occaisionally out of place in Sabbath, but his delivery was always on point, so it's forgivable. Dio, there's really nothing that needs to be said he can do just about anything. Ozzy isn't a great singer by any means, but he defintely has an ear for music, and his wails really fit Sabbath's style. That isn't enough to completely ruin the songs, but it is not raw in an endearing way there was a mistake in the studio apparently, and it shows. The music here is great - the riffs, the atmosphere. While most of these songs are pretty unconventional for Sabbath, they end up being some of the most unique and interesting they have ever written. Here we have all the ingredients for a great album. So much potential, almost all of it wasted. Also that cover rocks, more albums should use Rene Magritte-esque surrealism.Īn absolute tragedy of an album. The next album would be even better though and my favorite Ozzy-era Sabbath album. He has this rough and gravely tone that I've never heard him do on any other song, and hearing him almost roar "Oh dirty women, they don't mess around" over this heavy ass riff that sounds right out of the breakdown in Jethro Tull's Minstrel in the Gallery is one of the coolest sections of any song. Personally I'm not a fan of some of the changes in sound it goes through, but the middle section is maybe Ozzy's best vocal performance ever. Usually the highlight of the album is considered to be the closing Dirty Women. Rock 'n' Roll Doctor is another ridiculously catchy groove, and is the best boogie rock out there. The funky All Moving Parts (Stand Still) has such a great groove, and there's something about funky songs from heavy bands in the 70's that's just instantly addicting. Honestly Bill Ward was on fire on these last two 70's Sabbath albums. It has a laidback rock vibe in the vein of The Guess Who, in contrast to the incredible energetic drums that open up the following Gypsy. It's Alright is the first song Bill Ward sings on, and it's a nice unique song in the band's catalogue. Opener Back Street Kids is maybe 70's Sabbath's most hyper and pumped up song, sounding closer to the faster and more melodic direction metal was going in. Sabbath was already getting a bit more experimental on Sabotage, and this just continues that on a grander scale. To each their own if one believes that, but I think a combination of the reputation Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die get and coming from the wrong place to listen really neglects how good these albums sound. There's this idea that they just went straight from hot shit to just shit, no gradual decrease of quality, just a complete 180. Sabotage wasn't the last great album, the creativity continued on the following two albums, and despite increasing inner struggles between the band members they'd knock it out of the park a few years later.įor the most part, the albums made by the original Black Sabbath lineup are considered untouchable legends in the world of rock and metal, that is until Technical Ecstasy. The finale The Writ kind of reprises Supertzar's great riff but extended and without the choral arrangement to give full stage to it. Supertzar is ominous and majestic, the combination of doom riffs and choral chants just makes sense. Symptom of the Universe switches between proto-thrash shredding and super chill folk rock vibes but with a real swing. There's the fistful of power that's Hole in the Sky, which swaggers so hard that it could've left them in a power strut forever. 4's experimentation and soulful songwriting, and is brimming with anger at managers and labels screwing the band over. Sabotage acts as a perfect continuation of Vol. For me, Sabotage is the band getting back on track after what I see as the mediocre Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and producing one of their best albums ever. To many people, Sabotage is the last of the great Sabbath albums. ![]()
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