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Technical Ecstasy is the seventh studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and released in October 1976 by Vertigo Records.The album received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart [4] and number 51 on the US Billboard 200 Album chart, [5] later being certified Gold by the RIAA in 1997.
Covered in 1969 by Black Sabbath and released in England as the band's first single on 2 January 1970, the song also appeared on the original version of the band's self-titled debut album, although it was replaced by its B-side, "Wicked World", on the later, American versions of the album. When the band's debut album started to become ...
"War Pigs" is widely considered one of Black Sabbath's greatest songs. In 2020, Kerrang! ranked the song number four on their list of the 20 greatest Black Sabbath songs, [ 17 ] and in 2021, Louder Sound ranked the song number one on their list of the 40 greatest Black Sabbath songs.
Black Sabbath's second studio album that was produced by Martin Birch and featured Ronnie James Dio as vocalist, Mob Rules, was released in October 1981 and was well received by fans, but less so by critics. Rolling Stone reviewer J. D. Considine gave the album one star, claiming "Mob Rules finds the band as dull-witted and flatulent as ever". [89]
Black Sabbath 's music and lyrics were quite dark for the time. The opening track is based almost entirely on a tritone interval played at slow tempo on the electric guitar. [ 20 ] In the 2010 Classic Albums documentary on the making of the band's second album Paranoid , bassist Geezer Butler claims the riff was inspired by "Mars, the Bringer ...
Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll (1975) album review by Steve Huey, credits & releases at AllMusic; Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll (1975) album releases & credits at Discogs.com; Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll (1975) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
Gathered in Their Masses is a live album and film by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It features performances from their 2013 world tour , recorded at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on 29 April and 1 May 2013. [ 4 ]
Evil Woman may refer to: "Evil Woman" (Crow song), later covered by Black Sabbath "Evil Woman" (Electric Light Orchestra song), 1975 "Evil Woman", a song by Greg Page from his 1998 debut album