“Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” is the fifth studio album by
English rock band Black Sabbath, released in December 1973. It was produced by
the band and recorded at Morgan Studios in London in September 1973.
The song "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" has been singled out for praise by
many hard rock and heavy metal guitar players, with Slash from Guns N' Roses
stating to Guitar World in 2008, "The outro to 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' is
the heaviest shit I have ever heard in my life. To this day, I haven't heard
anything as heavy that has as much soul." Brent Hinds of Mastodon agrees,
telling Nick Bowcott in 2008, "The 'dreams turn to nightmares, Heaven
turns to Hell' riff at the end of that song is unbeatable." Kirk Hammett
of Metallica cites "Killing Yourself to Live" as his favourite Black
Sabbath song, revealing in the Holiday 2008 issue of Guitar World that "A
lot of people gravitate toward the album's title track, 'Sabbath Bloody
Sabbath', but for me this is the stand out cut on the album."
“Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” este al cincilea album de studio
al trupei engleze de rock Black Sabbath, lansat in decembrie 1973. A fost
produs de trupa si inregistrat la studiourile Morgan din Londra in septembrie
1973.
Cantecul “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” a fost scos pe single si laudat de multi
chitaristi de hard rock si heavy metal, cu Slash de la Guns N’Roses declarand
pentru Guitar World in 2008:”Finalul de la ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’este cel mai
greu rahat pe care l-am auzit in viata mea. Din acea zinu am mai auzit ceva
atat de heavy si cu atat de mult suflet.” Brent Hinds de la Mastodon este de accord,
spunandu-I lui Nick Bowcott in 2008:”Visele se transforma in cosmaruri, Raiul
se transforma in Iad in acel riff de final, care face cantecul de neinvins.”
Kirk Hammett de la Metallica citeaza cantecul ca fiind favoritul lui, relevand
in numarul de sarbatori din 2008 al Guitar World ca “Multi oameni au gravitat
in jurul piesei de titlu “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”, dar pentru mine e piesa de
rezistenta a albumului.”
List of tracks
All songs by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and
Bill Ward.
Side 1
1."Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" 5:45
2."A National Acrobat" 6:16
3."Fluff" (instrumental) 4:11
4."Sabbra Cadabra" 5:59
Side 2
5."Killing Yourself to Live" 5:41
6."Who Are You?" 4:11
7."Looking for Today" 5:06
8."Spiral Architect" 5:29
Personnel
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne – vocals (all tracks except 3), synthesizer
(tracks 5 and 6), handclaps (track 7)
Tony Iommi – guitars (all tracks), piano (tracks 3, 4,
and 6), synthesizer (tracks 5 and 6), harpsichord (track 3), organ (track 7),
flute (track 7), handclaps (track 7), bagpipes (track 8)
Geezer Butler – bass guitar (all tracks), synthesizer and
mellotron (track 6), handclaps (track 7), nose flute (track 8)
Bill Ward – drums (all tracks except 3), bongos (track
1), timpani (tracks 6 and 8), handclaps (track 7)
Additional personnel
Rick Wakeman – piano and Minimoog (track 4)
Wil Malone – conductor, arranger
The Phantom Fiddlers - strings (track 8)
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