Artist: Black Sabbath
Album: Paranoid
Release Date: September 18, 1970
It’s kind of strange to realize that Ozzy Osbourne was once one of the most dark, evil men in music. More often than not my generation sees him as a drugged-out-of-his mind reality star parodying himself more often than actually making music of great substance. But listening to Black Sabbath on Paranoid makes Ozzy’s descent into desperate quasi-stardom all the more depressing. Paranoid is a disturbing, smart record that tackles big ideas with bigger sounds. “War Pigs” is one of the defining anti-war songs in modern music, while the title track set the stage for heavy metal for generations. Everyone from Metallica to Linkin Park owe some debt of gratitude to Black Sabbath; they’re the ones who made angst-laden self-hatred cool. Even though I don’t consider myself a big fan of heavy metal as a genre and Paranoid marks the beginning and end of my relationship with Black Sabbath, I have a certain respect for what the band did for the music I listen to now, even if the face of that band has faded into a punchline.
Black Sabbath – Iron Man (YSI)
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