This just might be the greatest Heavy Metal album that ever came out! It's certainly the most important in my opinion.
Ozzy Osbourne's voice goes perfect with Tony Iommi's guitar, and ball busting Bass and Drum lines featured by Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Put that all together and you get the all time 1970 classic PARANOID!
Track List
War Pigs
Paranoid
Planet Caravan
Iron Man
Electric Funeral
Hand Of Doom
Rat Salad
Fairies Wear Boots
The name of the Album was originally going to be "War Pigs", but the record company decided not to name it that because they feared backlash from the Vietnam protesters. In fact the actual song "Paranoid" was a last minute resort because they felt the album was too short and needed one more song. So Tony Iommi came up with the guitar lick, Geezer Butler came up with some lyrics and that was that.
Here's the classic album cover of a guy with a shield and a sword jumping from behind a tree!
Untill next time, I'm Lord Semaj, and that will be all.
i have never heard "rat salad" or "fairies wear boots" but they sound awesome. you must force the songs upon my ears when i am once again capable of squishing your face, personally.
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