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... (i.e. the Ozzy Osbourne ones) are completely essential. Discuss.
Here is my view:
The first one (Black Sabbath) is just splendid bluesy classic rock
the next five are divine, awe-inspiring riff worship at varying degrees of slowness, possibly the fifth one (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) is a bit different and has more synths and stuff, but they're still riffy synths.
Numbers seven and eight (Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die) are more contentious (most people feel it's just the first four that are essential and scoff at seven and eight which are definitely worse but are still wicked), but I reckon they sound like early Van Halen and that's alright by me. 'Air Dance' has an amazing riff as well - kind of all fast and pompous and trebly.
My favourite of the whole lot is Sabotage, which is the sixth one.
Nine and ten are okay if you can be bothered but really, who can?
Ozzy's solo stuff is rubbish.
Anyone agree with me? Or does anyone feel that the ones without Ozzy are better?
Here is my view:
The first one (Black Sabbath) is just splendid bluesy classic rock
the next five are divine, awe-inspiring riff worship at varying degrees of slowness, possibly the fifth one (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) is a bit different and has more synths and stuff, but they're still riffy synths.
Numbers seven and eight (Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die) are more contentious (most people feel it's just the first four that are essential and scoff at seven and eight which are definitely worse but are still wicked), but I reckon they sound like early Van Halen and that's alright by me. 'Air Dance' has an amazing riff as well - kind of all fast and pompous and trebly.
My favourite of the whole lot is Sabotage, which is the sixth one.
Nine and ten are okay if you can be bothered but really, who can?
Ozzy's solo stuff is rubbish.
Anyone agree with me? Or does anyone feel that the ones without Ozzy are better?