Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 30.10.2012 at 19:24

Written by Guest on 30.10.2012 at 19:15

Written by Alex F on 30.10.2012 at 18:40

Black Sabbath off Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath... by far.
That song is an absolute classic and will forever be my favorite BS song.

Agreed, probably with Fairies Wear Boots coming second, followed by N.I.B., Paranoid and Supernaut in some kind of random order.

And someone named the filler again Btw Paranoid is also one of my fav songs but it is a filler in the true sense of the word. The band wrote it in the studio because they needed a couple of more minutes of music to fill up the album

It is really funny that a filler laid the ground to the entire heavy metal genre. Blue Cheer's "Summertime Blues" was earlier and is what I consider to be the first heavy metal song, but that song still had a significantly blues element, and "Black Sabbath" is a doom metal song, not a heavy metal song. "Paranoid" started the evolution to what would be traditional heavy metal, an evolution they of course continued a year later with "Children Of The Grave". Probably "Paranoid" could be considered the second most influential metal song ever after "Black Sabbath".

Written by Guest on 01.11.2012 at 04:48

Megalomania is still one of my favorite metal songs, and my favorite Sabbath song. Ozzy actually sounds really good throughout the entire song (even if he does get loaded with effects during the intro), and writing a 9 minute long progressive metal song that feels half its length (in a good way) before metal as even a thing is pretty incredible.

I'm surprised so many people mentions Megalomania as their favourite song, although I agree it is a great song, but I didn't know it was considered among the true classics, since it isn't featured on any of my compilations or live albums by Sabbath, and the Sabotage album is rarely mentioned as one of the very best Sabbath albums, and when talking about Sabotage, it is often Symptom Of The Universe that is mentioned. Perhaps I should have included Megalomania on the poll too.

I'm going with Die Young - love that song.

Picking an Ozzy era favourite song would be pretty difficult.

I love Hole in the Sky!

What a riff, what a song...

I like
Iron man - OZZY
Die young - DIO

Voted "other" because Supernaut is my favorite. That riff is in my head all day

I currently enjoy Snowblind. The main riff I think is one of Iommi's best and Ozzy's vocal performance is ridiculously good. Vol. 4 is an amazing album.

Written by Valentin B on 10.01.2013 at 12:13

I currently enjoy Snowblind. The main riff I think is one of Iommi's best and Ozzy's vocal performance is ridiculously good. Vol. 4 is an amazing album.

Vol. 4 is my least favourite album by Black Sabbath.

I could add that I still like Vol. 4, but I like all of their first six albums. I just find it difficult to find any true stand-out track on Vol. 4. like on the other albums. My favourite song on the album is Tomorrow's Dream, but Snowblind is of course good too.

Written by Aristarchos on 23.01.2013 at 15:42

I could add that I still like Vol. 4, but I like all of their first six albums. I just find it difficult to find any true stand-out track on Vol. 4. like on the other albums. My favourite song on the album is Tomorrow's Dream, but Snowblind is of course good too.

but it is easy in second album find out one song who totaly is 100% diferent how rets of album tracks

What I have found most interesting is to see how many different favourite songs people have, although there seems to be two songs more popular than others. "Children Of The Grave" is one of my favourites too, but "War Pigs" is probably my least favourite track among those on the poll.

Written by Aristarchos on 05.10.2014 at 12:11

What I have found most interesting is to see how many different favourite songs people have, although there seems to be two songs more popular than others. "Children Of The Grave" is one of my favourites too, but "War Pigs" is probably my least favourite track among those on the poll.

War Pigs lyrics lost its meaning now, but Grave ... its still actual ... we have no jobs, life, hope and future, but why we cant march unite inr ebelion as in 70's?

Written by Bad English on 05.10.2014 at 16:10

War Pigs lyrics lost its meaning now,

How the hell have those lyrics lost their meaning?

They are morecurrently actual than ever before...

"Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death's construction
In the fields the bodies burning as the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds... Oh lord yeah!

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor

Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait 'till their judgment day comes, yeah!

Now in darkness, world stops turning
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs of the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgment, god is calling on their knees, the war pigs crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan, laughing, spreads his wings
ALL RIGHT NOW! "

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 05.10.2014 at 16:37

Written by Bad English on 05.10.2014 at 16:10

War Pigs lyrics lost its meaning now,

How the hell have those lyrics lost their meaning?

ALL RIGHT NOW! "

I mean as band said song is about anti Nam war , isnt it so , well , maybe it has if we transferee to another todays useless war like Iraq fore example

Bob Dylan also said his 70's song lyric dont mean same as they did back in the days as protest song ...

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Written by deadone on 10.10.2014 at 02:04

Heaven and Hell

One of the best metal songs ever written IMO.

I think Marcel and Richard(where is that old wolf man, damn I miss him) once said its wortsh BS songs ever IMO

Black Sabbath is a Top 5 Metal song for me. So many classics on this list though; hard to pick just one!

Supernaught, easily. Megalomania a distant second.

Written by Bad English on 10.10.2014 at 02:47

Written by deadone on 10.10.2014 at 02:04

Heaven and Hell

One of the best metal songs ever written IMO.

I think Marcel and Richard(where is that old wolf man, damn I miss him) once said its wortsh BS songs ever IMO

NO WE NEVER SAID IT IS THE WORST BS SONG.

All I said (no idea about Richard though) is that is is the single most OVERRATED BS song. And especially because it just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on. And live the song is even worse. I can stomach it on album but totally not live.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 10.10.2014 at 13:17

All I said (no idea about Richard though) is that is is the single most OVERRATED BS song. And especially because it just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on.

At least they admit to it in the lyrics.

Written by M C Vice on 10.10.2014 at 15:21

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 10.10.2014 at 13:17

All I said (no idea about Richard though) is that is is the single most OVERRATED BS song. And especially because it just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on.

At least they admit to it in the lyrics.

true

Written by M C Vice on 10.10.2014 at 15:21

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 10.10.2014 at 13:17

All I said (no idea about Richard though) is that is is the single most OVERRATED BS song. And especially because it just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on.

At least they admit to it in the lyrics.

#REKT

I agree with Marcel though, it's not a bad song but it's certainly not up there with the metal opuses to come from the first few BS albums. And boy did Dio ever do a shitload of higher quality stuff in his career than Heaven and Hell

Written by Mattybu on 11.10.2014 at 21:48

Written by M C Vice on 10.10.2014 at 15:21

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 10.10.2014 at 13:17

All I said (no idea about Richard though) is that is is the single most OVERRATED BS song. And especially because it just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on.

At least they admit to it in the lyrics.

#REKT

I agree with Marcel though, it's not a bad song but it's certainly not up there with the metal opuses to come from the first few BS albums. And boy did Dio ever do a shitload of higher quality stuff in his career than Heaven and Hell

after leaving rainbow Dio as lyricist and also songwriter went step down

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 10.10.2014 at 13:17

Written by Bad English on 10.10.2014 at 02:47

Written by deadone on 10.10.2014 at 02:04

Heaven and Hell

One of the best metal songs ever written IMO.

I think Marcel and Richard(where is that old wolf man, damn I miss him) once said its wortsh BS songs ever IMO

NO WE NEVER SAID IT IS THE WORST BS SONG.

All I said (no idea about Richard though) is that is is the single most OVERRATED BS song. And especially because it just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on. And live the song is even worse. I can stomach it on album but totally not live.

I have to agree. At first the song sounds really great, set up to be one of the best metal songs ever, but it doesn't build up from there on, it just drags on.

Written by Bad English on 11.10.2014 at 22:39

after leaving rainbow Dio as lyricist and also songwriter went step down

Yeah, from what I have heard his best work is definitely with Rainbow.

Written by Mattybu on 12.10.2014 at 19:59

Written by Bad English on 11.10.2014 at 22:39

after leaving rainbow Dio as lyricist and also songwriter went step down

Yeah, from what I have heard his best work is definitely with Rainbow.

Elf is Ok as well, but he really use his fantasy in Rainbow

From their first lineup I remember really enjoying Supernaut. Riffing is as heavy as anything for the time and terrific drum work by Ward. With Dio, I'd take Children of the Sea. The mellow, folky parts are great themselves and they really set up the heavier riffing. Those dynamics might be commonplace now, but still rarely done as well as here. But my absolute favourite is The Shining with Gillen on vocals. Martin is great as well, but Gillen was one of the best singers of the 80s who rarely had a chance to have his voice heard on first rate songs.

Written by DayFly on 25.10.2014 at 15:32

From their first lineup I remember really enjoying Supernaut. Riffing is as heavy as anything for the time and terrific drum work by Ward. With Dio, I'd take Children of the Sea. The mellow, folky parts are great themselves and they really set up the heavier riffing. Those dynamics might be commonplace now, but still rarely done as well as here. But my absolute favourite is The Shining with Gillen on vocals. Martin is great as well, but Gillen was one of the best singers of the 80s who rarely had a chance to have his voice heard on first rate songs.

one of rare Dio epic lyric fantasy song after leaving rainbow IMO

A National Acrobat has always appeared to me as one of the most unique songs in rock history. There goes my vote.

War pigs amazing solo and song ... Black Sabbath is a legendary track ... Paranoid fucking great BUT where is Heaven And Hell track this track is Black Sabbaths best track and its like a symbol of Heavy Metal for me its just amazing and Legendary the lyrics the solo and Dio every thing is just fucking great \m/