Great Rock Albums of the 70s: Black Sabbath- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

There are many great Black Sabbath albums post "Paranoid" from the 1970s which I could talk about (ie. We Sold Our Soul For Rock and Roll), but I chose "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" because it is the only Sabbath album I own on CD. This is not to say that this isn't a great album in its own right because it definitely is. When I put this album into the car CD player, it always makes the car journey that much more pleasant.
"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" was the first Black Sabbath album to receive favourable reviews from the mainstream press and the subsequent tour in 1974 helped expose the band to a wider audience in the U.S. On the album, the band makes greater use of additional instruments such as synthesisers, which in no way detracts from the over all heavy sound which Sabbath are known and loved for. Additionally, keyboard legend Rick Wakeman also plays on the album. While the album has the traditional dark mood sounding lyrics, the track "Killing Yourself to Live," written by Geezer Butler, is about his battle with binge drinking.

Track Listing:

1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

2. A National Acrobat

3. Fluff

4. Sabbra Cadabra

5. Killing Yourself to Live

6. Who Are You?

7. Looking for Today

8. Spiral Architect

Black Sabbath

Bill Ward- drums, percussian, timbani

Ozzy Osbourne- vocals, synthesiser

Geezer Butler- bass, synthesiser, meletron

Tony Iommi- guitar, piano, organ, synthesiser, flute

"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is just one of the great Sabbath albums that they put out during the 1970s and while they would go on to put out more great albums after the departure of Ozzy, it is this era in the chronicles of Black Sabbath and albums such as this one that they will forever be known for.

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