Soul Strut 100: # 75 - Black Sabbath (1970)

[RAJ]

I will slowly be unveiling the Top 100 Soul Strut Related Records as Voted by the Strutters Themselves.

# 75 - Black Sabbath (1970)

Please discuss your reactions to this record. The thread will be archived later here.

About

In August 1969 the band, who were then known as Earth, decided to change their name to Black Sabbath. This was because there was another band also known as Earth, and also as homage to the 1963 classic Mario Bava terror film starring Boris Karloff.[3] Around the same time they recorded and distributed a demo version of their eponymous song. In November 1969 they recorded their debut single, "Evil Woman", released in January 1970, and recorded and mixed the remaining seven songs that would appear on their debut album. According to guitarist Tony Iommi, "We just went in the studio and did it in a day, we played our live set and that was it. We actually thought a whole day was quite a long time, then off we went the next day to play for ??20 in Switzerland."[4]

Iommi recalls recording live: "We thought 'We have two days to do it and one of the days is mixing.' So we played live. Ozzy was singing at the same time, we just put him in a separate booth and off we went. We never had a second run of most of the stuff."[5]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath_(album)

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[Hollafame]

The influence of this band cannot be overstated.





and this album shreds.

 

[pkny]

Game changer. Genre creator. And an end-to-end burner.





Favorite flip of stuff from this album? Gotta go with this for the Bill Ward/Geezer spot weld:

 

[RAJ]

The title track scared the FUCK out of me when I first heard it.

 

[DustedDon]

It's awesome to see this on the list! I need the Vertigo pressing.





:goat: :face_melt: :hard_as_fuck:

 

[asstro]

One of those albums that I am just thankful was created at all. Can you imagine a world without Black Sabbath, how different would the sound of heavy rock have been? Sends shudders down one's spine.





I had never heard the original version of "Evil Woman" until a couple of years ago, what an idea for a cover!

 

[DJBombjack]

This album is like Zeus to the Olympians

 

[PrimeCutsLtd]

I thought all of the songs on here were original. I was wrong

 

[HarveyCanal]

Moving up the body of the Soul Strut 100, #76 The Chronic represents the left nut and #75 Black Sabbath the right nut.





Quite a burly pair.

 

[The_Hook_Up]

Essential. My drunk 19 year old ass forced a lot of folks, especially hip hop guys, to listen to BTWOS/NIB in the dorm.





Was pleased to replace my shit hammered copy I bought in middle school with a minty vertigo copy I picked up at a record show last year for $20.





Easily one of my favorite LPs... every home should have one.

 

[BallzDeep]

basically any record list that has The Chronic and Black Sabbath s/t back to back is okay in my book.

 

[stratasphere]

A record that rightfully deserves to be on this list. Even without Behind The Wall Of Sleep, this record rocks.

 

[speakmumbles]

while i've come across a lot of the early sabbath albums over the years, i just happened upon this one a few months ago at some random thrift garage. $1. gotta play it again now.

 

[Humanacat]

i understand the rarity thing between vertigo versus wb but plaese to school on listening experience?





and BTW have always loved this LP





Raj totally agree, as a kid i used to think i must have been bad just to listen to this, intro was so creepy

 

[The_Hook_Up]

Humanacat said:i understand the rarity thing between vertigo versus wb but plaese to school on listening experience?





and BTW have always loved this LP





Raj totally agree, as a kid i used to think i must have been bad just to listen to this, intro was so creepy




I dunno if the vertigo really has any more "fi"...but ya get an extra song, a cover of Crow's "Evil Woman"

 

[SoundOutLoud]

Pleasantly surprised to see this on the list. This album is awesome, totally didn't think it was the Strut's thing... but then again who am I to say.

 

[Horseleech]

The_Hook_Up said:Humanacat said:i understand the rarity thing between vertigo versus wb but plaese to school on listening experience?





and BTW have always loved this LP





Raj totally agree, as a kid i used to think i must have been bad just to listen to this, intro was so creepy




I dunno if the vertigo really has any more "fi"...but ya get an extra song, a cover of Crow's "Evil Woman"




Well, you're missing some things with the Vertigo - 'Wicked World'. Also, the two medleys are broken up into separate tracks.





My German Vertigo of Master Of Reality sounds way better than the U.S.

 

[johmbolaya]

I love this album, but my top Black Sabbath will forever be Master Of Reality That was my formal introduction to the band as a kid, when I went to my uncle's place next door. I shared this story before but... it did its damage, perceived and real. But the first Black Sabbath album: brutal..

 

[BallzDeep]

on the 'scaring me' part.





remember MTV's Closet Classics?


i remember the video of Paranoid (i know, wrong album) was on once when i was like 9 years old.


my mom was ironing some clothes and after about a minute of the video she pretty much told me to please change the channel.


i gladly did.





it's like a tiny crack to hell opened up thru the tv in our otherwise safe suburban iowa living room.





:dead:

 

[finelikewine]

Wow, this is good. I'm listening to this for the first time ever. Maybe I just shoul jetison my fear of the crust.