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Paranoid

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Paranoid · After the success of the debut, Black Sabbath went back into the studio in June 1970, four months later, with producer Rodger Bain. The recordings at Regent Sound and Island Studios in London were finished in a few days. Many tracks had arisen from jam sessions on stage, including during a six-week stay at a club in Zürich. The title track came about as an afterthought: there were too few songs, and Tony Iommi played the guitar riff in some twenty minutes. It became a single and reached fourth place in the United Kingdom.

War Pigs was first meant to be called Walpurgis, but Geezer Butler's lyrics target warmongers. On Planet Caravan, Ozzy Osbourne sings through a Leslie speaker. The album is regarded as one of the most influential metal albums. In 2017 Rolling Stone placed it first on its list of the best metal albums.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Planet Caravan and notice the vocals, which sound through a Leslie speaker and so very different from elsewhere on the album.

Track list

  1. 1War Pigs / Luke's Wall (2012 - Remaster)7:54Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Paranoid (2012 - Remaster)2:47Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Planet Caravan (2012 - Remaster)4:28Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Iron Man (2012 - Remaster)5:54Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Electric Funeral (2012 - Remaster)4:49Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Hand of Doom (2012 - Remaster)7:07Apple Music ↗
  7. 7Rat Salad (2012 - Remaster)2:29Apple Music ↗
  8. 8Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots (2012 - Remaster)6:14Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

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