Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Dig) [Import, Original recording remastered]

Black Sabbath | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sanctuary UK
• ASIN: B002JIEYL2
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,708 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > Imports > Hard Rock & Metal
  • #68 in Music > Hard Rock & Metal > British Metal

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered edition of this 1973 album from the veteran Heavy Metal maniacs. From the grinding riff of the opening title track, the album showed that despite the band pushing back musical boundaries, they'd lost none of their aggression. `A National Acrobat' and `Sabbra Cadabra' (the latter, which featured Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman) were equally heavy, imposing tracks, whilst `Killing Yourself To Live' and the sci-fi themed `Spiral Architect' rate as some of the band's best tracks. And even if the excellent title track was curiously rarely featured in the band's live set at the time, the gentle acoustic guitar work of `Fluff' can still be heard as fans file out of Black Sabbath gigs the world over. Little wonder some claim Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is the greatest album that the `classic' line-up recorded. This is an album that oozes class from start to finish. Sanctuary. 2009.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Ozzy era, July 30, 2010

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Michael Holland "music/game/book geek" (Port Orchard, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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My title isn't meant to be a knock on their previous 4 albums, but Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is, well...different, but different in a good way.

You have your heavy stuff, like the title track and "A National Acrobat". And then comes along "Fluff", a great acoustic intrumental that shows a softer side of Sabbath. Tony Iommi's guitar work is great on that track. "Sabbra Cadabra" blends the trademark Sabbath sound with some psychedelic elements. The second half of the album has a more experimental sound to it, with "Killing Yourself To Live" and "Spiral Architect" being the best tracks in the second half.

This is also a great re-master - nothing is mixed too loud, and you won't hear clipping like you do on other re-mastered CDs. Highly recommended

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best version on CD of this album!, February 10, 2010

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G. Burns (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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Get this version. It is the best, and is better than the Castle remaster. I have both, and I know.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Sabbath, November 18, 2010

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Tommy Morais (The Great White North) - See all my reviews
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In 1973 in the UK and 1974 in America Black Sabbath released "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" an experimental album going further than the original Sabbath sound of earlier albums. The change is not unappealing but fans will know by certain songs that it is an experimental album. And I'll say right know this experiment was well worth it. It gave us some amazing songs, except the title track and "Sabra Cadabra" (which Metallica covered on their Garage, Inc.album) most won't be the usual Sabbath you would hear on classic rock stations.

The band experimented with synthesizers on "Who Are You?" they used an orchestra on "Spiral Architect" but it doesn't mean that there isn't any heavy Sabbath on it. In fact the album has one of their heaviest and best known songs with the title-track. Because a band experiments it doesn't mean they're selling-out or they suck, it certainly isn't the case with Black Sabbath, this album is one of their best. While some may say that this album isn't good or is a sell-out I disagree, I think it's a very strong album with some really great songs that every fan should like. I understand the band is known for the doom sound and all, after all I own and love those albums but I think at that point they needed something new. They did, and that's great the orchestra parts sound really good and create an ambiance without being overused and at times sounds brilliant and adds to the music.

And now for the songs. The title track is a monster, by far one of their heaviest songs and I can't imagine something this heavy for 1973! An absolute favorite and when Ozzy could do it, the end of the song was something epic. It's quite an album opener. Follows "A National Acrobat "is in the vein of classic sound and is a really great song, nothing much to say about this one. Then follows "Fluff" an acoustic instrumental song, kind of like "Orchid" was on Master of Reality but only longer and far better. "Sabbra Cadabra" is another great song, the breakdown section sounds really good, I think most fans of Sabbath have at least heard of this song or perhaps heard Metallica's version which was also pretty good. "Killing Yourself To Live" is one of the bests songs here in my opinion, everything is great, has some clever lyrics and the middle song of the part is amazing. Has to be one of Sabbath's most underrated songs. "Who Are You?" sounded futuristic back then and still does so now. It's really bizarre and reflective I don't know what to think of it, I'm not such a big fan of that one. "Looking For Today" is another superb song, overlooked but really good, it sounds like really old classic rock n' roll, because it is. "Spiral Architect" has the full orchestra fro really great results, ends the album in great way, great song.

Those who like "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" like it A LOT. The album is grandiose, a masterwork and really is Sabbath's "Chef d'oeuvre". It doesn't have a classic doom Sabbath sound all the time, it's different and in some ways perhaps better. It remains one of my favorites in the Sabbath catalog and is one of their most ambitious releases.