Music Debate #130: Black Sabbath

[Reed Rothchild | 9,588]

 

[Brickman | 4,017]

Oh yeah here it is. Now we're getting onto the good stuff!

10/10. Helped shaped metal and rock n roll, Ozzy absolute legend, Dio & Tony Iommi absolute gods. Anyone going lower than a 9 just hand in your VGS membership now. 

[LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056]

Some variety of era’s that don’t get much mention

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

7 hours ago, Shmup said:

Oh yeah here it is. Now we're getting onto the good stuff!

10/10. Helped shaped metal and rock n roll, Ozzy absolute legend, Dio & Tony Iommi absolute gods. Anyone going lower than a 9 just hand in your VGS membership now. 

[G-type | 2,534]

9 hours ago, Shmup said:

Helped shaped metal and rock n roll, Ozzy absolute legend, Dio & Tony Iommi absolute gods.

We're explicitly NOT supposed to consider this. Only how much we like the actual songs.

[Andy_Bogomil | 815]

9 for me. I'd like to give them a 10 but for pure listening intent I'll stick with a 9. 

[Kguillemette | 1,547]

9/10 

First or second most influential band in the world of metal(you can make the argument for Judas Priest, as far as metal is concerned, they are interchangable). The leader and founder of NWOBHM. They transcend heavy metal and put an absolute stamp on pop culture as well, a torch that solo Ozzy eventually ran away with. As heralded as Black Sabbath is, I would even argue how underrated they are. They are a complete band of amazing musicians and not just a vehicle for Ozzy. We all know how great Iommi is, but Bill Ward and Geezer Butler are incredible instrumentalists in their own right. While they don't get the perfect 10 from me, just by virtue of probably not being in my favorite 20 bands or so, giving them any less than a 9 is just unacceptable for me. 

Oh BTW, It may be controversial, but I give Sabbath with Dio the slight edge over Sabbath with Ozzy. Though they differentiated themselves by renaming themselves Heaven and Hell to avoid fan confusion of the two eras.

[Brickman | 4,017]

3 hours ago, G-type said:

We're explicitly NOT supposed to consider this. Only how much we like the actual songs.

Yeah I know and it has no bearing on my rating, I just wanted to say it. Reed can see me in court! 

[mbd39 | 2,030]

I have to go 9/10. They're great but they're no Led Zeppelin.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,588]

5 hours ago, Shmup said:

Yeah I know and it has no bearing on my rating, I just wanted to say it. Reed can see me in court! 

 

[Renmauzo | 1,205]

With banger after banger, these guys just knew how to write music that made you feel something: amped, pensive, thoughtful, melancholy, angry...all of it. They were very influential for me in my early music career; I even learned how to play harmonica because of The Wizard.

Every time I've done a show, I'll get several people telling me that my singing voice and range is a dead ringer for Ozzy's which is always humbling. Dio was a brilliant vocalist whose voice it was a pleasure to discover.

Wicked band, legends all.

[JamesRobot | 5,837]

Well I was listening to Pink Floyd last week but now I'm making my way through Sabbath's Ozzy years.  So killer.  Had to bust em down to a 9 though for the Dio stuff.  I just can't get around his voice.  Too operatic for me.