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Although it failed to reach the top 40, "Iron Man" remains one of Black Sabbath's most popular songs, as well as the band's highest charting US single. [30] As of 2014, Paranoid is Black Sabbath's best-selling album, having sold 1.6 million copies in the US since the beginning of the SoundScan era. [31] [needs update]
"Paranoid" was the first Black Sabbath single release, coming six months after their self-titled debut was released. Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler (from Guitar World magazine, March 2004): A lot of the Paranoid album was written around the time of our first album, Black Sabbath. We recorded the whole thing in about 2 or 3 days, live in ...
Black Sabbath were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. [1] The band helped define the genre with their first three albums Black Sabbath, Paranoid (both 1970), and Master of Reality ...
The discography of Black Sabbath, an English heavy metal band, includes 19 studio albums, eight live albums, 13 compilation albums, nine video albums, three extended plays and 37 singles. The band was formed in 1968 by John "Ozzy" Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (lead guitar), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums).
Pantera covered the song for Black Sabbath tribute album "Nativity in Black II". Iced Earth covered the song on their album "The Melancholy E.P.". Vitamin String Quartet covered the song on the album "The String Quartet Tribute to Black Sabbath". Cavalera Conspiracy covered the song on their second album "Blunt Force Trauma"
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. [18] "War Pigs" was ranked the best Black Sabbath song by Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check. [19]
"Fairies Wear Boots" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, appearing on their 1970 album Paranoid. It was released in 1971 as the B-side to the single "After Forever". On original 1970 US copies of the Paranoid album, the song's intro was listed under the title "Jack the Stripper", formatted as "Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear ...
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler – who composed the song's lyrics – said the song is about floating through the universe with one's lover. [3] Black Sabbath lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne uses a Leslie speaker to achieve the vocals' treble and vibration effects. [3] The piano parts on the track were played by album engineer Tom Allom. [3]