Artist: Black Sabbath
Label: Sanctuary Records
Release Dates:
Original: September, 1970
CD: April 7, 2009
Discs: 3 (2 CD / 1 DVD)
Aardvark's Rating:
Would it suprise you to know that Black Sabbath's sofmore release was originally slated to be called "War Pigs"? Yet, at the last minute, after the cover artwork had already been shot, the producer announced that the album which they had just struggled to produce was too short. Well, shit; what to do?
Why, record another song, naturally. And thus was born Paranoid, one of Black Sabbath's most easily recognizable songs; a song which, to this very day, finds it's way into their encores with alarming regularity.
Paranoid, the song, became the title of the new release. And what a release it was. One of the things that sets a true superstar band apart from all other bands is their ability to release a second disc which exceeds, if not just meets, the popularity of their first one.
While Black Sabbath, by Black Sabbath had such notable songs as "Black Sabbath", "The Wizard" and "N.I.B., Paranoid produced and entire album of notable songs... "Paranoid", "War Pigs", "Fairies Wear Boots", "Iron Man" and "Electric Funeral"... well, what can I say.
Black Sabbath was THE band which laid down the blueprint for most, if not all, heavy metal bands to follow. Steppenwolf may well have been the band to coin and popularize the phrase, but Black Sabbath made it manifest and real.
For anyone who likes Black Sabbath, or even just wonders about the roots of their favorite metal, thrash band need look no further than "Paranoid".
Dig it!
Disc One (Original album remastered): War Pigs / Paranoid / Planet Caravan / Iron Man / Electric Funeral / Hand Of Doom / Rat Salad / Fairies Wear Boots
Disc Two (Quadrophonic Mixes): War Pigs / Paranoid / Planet Caravan / Iron Man / Electric Funeral / Hand Of Doom / Rat Salad / Fairies Wear Boots
Disc Three (Early takes, demos etc): War Pigs / Paranoid / Planet Caravan / Iron Man / Electric Funeral / Hand Of Doom / Rat Salad / Fairies Wear Boots
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