DISC 1: BLACK SABBATH:
1. Black Sabbath
2. Wizard, The
3. Wasp / Behind The Wall Of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B.
4. Wicked World
5. A Bit Of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning
6. Evil Woman - (bonus track)
DISC 2: PARANOID:
1. War Pigs / Luke's Wall
2. Paranoid
3. Planet Caravan
4. Iron Man
5. Electric Funeral
6. Hand Of Doom
7. Rat Salad
8. Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots
DISC 3: MASTER OF REALITY:
1. Sweet Leaf
2. After Forever
3. Embryo
4. Children Of The Grave
5. Orchid
6. Lord Of This World
7. Solitude
8. Into The Void
DISC 4: BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4:
1. Wheels Of Confusion / The Straightener
2. Tomorrow's Dream
3. Changes
4. FX
5. Supernaut
6. Snowblind
7. Cornucopia
8. Laguna Sunrise
9. St. Vitus' Dance
10. Under The Sun / Everyday Comes And Goes
DISC 5: SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH:
1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. National Acrobat, A
3. Fluff
4. Sabbra Cadabra
5. Killing Yourself To Live
6. Who Are You?
7. Looking For Today
8. Spiral Architect
DISC 6: SABOTAGE:
1. Hole In The Sky
2. Don't Start (Too Late)
3. Symptom Of The Universe
4. Megalomania
5. Thrill Of It All, The
6. Supertzar
7. Am I Going Insane (Radio)
8. Writ, The
DISC 7: TECHNICAL ECSTASY:
1. Back Street Kids
2. You Won't Change Me
3. It's Alright
4. Gypsy
5. All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
6. Rock N' Roll Doctor
7. She's Gone
8. Dirty Women
DISC 8: NEVER SAY DIE!:
1. Never Say Die
2. Johnny Blade
3. Junior's Eyes
4. Hard Road, A
5. Shock Wave
6. Air Dance
7. Over To You
8. Breakout
9. Swinging The Chain
Description :
Everybody knows that Black Sabbath's legacy rests on their first four
albums — after that, they lost their luster, or more precisely their
mythic power. At their peak, which is how they are remembered, Sabbath
were all about myth and power. Their very name had an ominous
resonance, capturing their murky, foreboding sound perfectly. Taken at
face value, the lyrics of lead singer Ozzy Osbourne were ridiculous,
but delivered in his banshee wail and supported by the oozing, primeval
sludge of the band, they could sound positively frightening, the last
testament of man slowly being pulled into the dark corners of hell
(there's something about their music that lends itself to florid
writing, as well). That sound was intact on their 1970 debut, and it
seemingly came out of nowhere. Sure, some psychedelic and acid rock
bands were heavy, but nobody approached the gloom of Black Sabbath,
nobody had the same sense of dread. Decades later, after years of
airplay, after years of imitators, after their innovations have been
assimilated, their music still sounds out of time, still sounds
crushingly heavy and dark.Of course, that sentiment doesn't apply to
all of the music Black Sabbath made — Osbourne left the band in 1978
and the band was never quite the same, but truth be told, Sabbath lost
their mythic power long before Ozzy went solo. Starting with 1973's
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, the group began to stretch out a bit on their
albums, giving guitarist Tony Iommi acoustic spotlights, weaving
synthesizers into their tapestry of doom, gradually opening up the
sound of their records so much that they no longer had their mystique.
They still could sound like Sabbath, but they didn't much feel like
Sabbath anymore, particularly on their last two LPs with Ozzy, 1976's
Technical Ecstasy and 1978's Never Say Die! This is the part of Sabbath
history fans conveniently forget when they celebrate the original
lineup, but it's rightly on display on Rhino's lavish eight-CD box set
Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978. Since the
original lineup does still retain a mythic aura, some listeners
unfamiliar with the trajectory of the group's career might assume that
the latter four albums are all as heavy as Paranoid, and the fact that
they're not may be a surprise and it might not be an altogether
unpleasant one, too. While conventional wisdom among fans and the band
is that the last two records are travesties, they're not nearly as bad
as their reputation would suggest. They're certainly not what anybody
looking for prime Sabbath would want to hear, but the varied production
makes for interesting, albeit dated, listens, while both Sabbath Bloody
Sabbath and 1974's Sabotage strike an effective blend of heavy sludge
and layered production. Yet no matter how good those two albums are —
and despite fan affection for them, they're underrated simply because
they exist in the shadow of Paranoid and Master of Reality — it's the
first four that define Sabbath, and they all have aged very well. Yes,
certain recording techniques and studio conventions now sound a little
dated, but they retain their primal power.Since the music is familiar,
the real question with Black Box is whether the package itself is worth
buying. The answer is a qualified yes. At first, it seems like there's
not much need for the box, since these recordings have been reissued
and packaged so many times it seems that the group has a provision in
its contract demanding three new reissues in the U.K. every year. Plus,
Rhino had released the excellent double-disc Symptom of the Universe in
2002, so not only were remasters easily available, but there was also a
good compilation in the U.S. While all this is true, there's something
to be said for getting all the material in one place, and there's
little doubt that the package itself is worthwhile for fans willing to
spend one hundred dollars for music they know by heart. The remastering
is good, the digipacks are nicely done, the black velvet cover has good
liner notes and testimonials from musicians, and the art direction
cleverly is only in black and white, with not a color shot to be found
in the whole 78-page book. Best of all, there's also a bonus DVD
containing footage from the widely circulated "Live at the Beat Club"
performance; it's only four tracks, but it's a great example of Sabbath
at their prime, and it enriches this box. Ultimately, most listeners
are going to be content with any of the classic four, but Black Box
isn't meant for most listeners — it's meant for the devoted, and this
box lives up to their high expectations.
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
This release includes a bonus DVD featuring live footage of Black
Sabbath performing "Black Sabbath," "Paranoid," "Iron Man," and "Blue
Suede Shoes" on the German television show THE BEAT CLUB. Black
Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals); Tony Iommi (guitar); Terry "Geezer"
Butler (bass); Bill Ward (drums). Producers: Rodger Bain, Patrick
Meehan, Black Sabbath, Mike Butcher. Recorded between 1972 & 1978.
Includes liner notes by Chris Welch and Brian Ives Tim Scanlin.
Although Ozzy Osbourne has had a huge cultural impact as both a solo
artist and an unlikely TV star, his true legacy lies in the eight
albums he recorded with Black Sabbath between 1970 and 1978. Though
musical performers in various genres regularly conjured up images of
evil (most notably the Rolling Stones on "Sympathy for the Devil" ), no
act ever actually sounded consistently evil until Sabbath's self-titled
first record. The British quartet's sound arrived fully formed, with
Tony Iommi's crushing guitar riffs, Geezer Butler's ominous bass lines,
and Bill Ward's almost-tribal drumming perfectly complementing
Osbourne's haunting vocals. This gorgeously morbid, pitch-black box set
chronicles Sabbath's development, including early-'70s tracks such as
the doom-laden "Black Sabbath," the powerful anti-military song "War
Pigs," and the fierce "Supernaut," all included on one of the group's
indisputably influential first four albums. Even though the latter half
of the set doesn't always rival the brilliance found on the former, the
BLACK BOX, as a whole, reveals a formidable musical force that shaped
the entire genre of heavy metal and permanently altered the landscape
of rock & roll.
8 Studio Albums Remastered + Bonus DVD
Genre:hard rock/metal
Year:2004
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Size: 2,36 GB
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