Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality I hadn't listened to this album since I bought it on cassette many years ago. It was as good as I remember! If you're a Black Sabbath fan from back in the day, this is a must for your collection. A classic indeed. July 4, 2008

One of the greatest Metal albums of alltime

This album basically pioneered the Metal genre. The heaviest Sabbath has ever done by far, wayyyy far. From the opening song "Sweet Leaf" to the closing song "Into The Void", you are in a trance, literally. Oh sure, Black Sabbath (the first album) and Paranoid were classic albums, they just didn't have the metal sound to them that Master does. Master is regarded as the album that opened the doors to the other kinds of experimental metal, such as doom and sludge. June 29, 2008

Absolute classic

The last truly flawless Sabbath album, from the frenzied first year(s)... before the drugs and turmoil really started to set in. Sludge, doom and stoner metal nuts... listen up, 'cause this is the ONE!!!

I learned to play guitar to THIS album... not "Smoke On the Water" or "Iron Man"... "Sweet Leaf" has to be one of the best Sabbath songs ever (relatively easy to play, as well, for you aspiring guitar players)... "Children of the Grave" and "Into the Void" are personal favorites, as well.

Timeless, crushing, heavy, blistering, and a blueprint of how to do it right. June 11, 2008

Master of Reality

ESSENTIAL ALBUM!!! Black Sabbath's third studio album peaked at #8 & is one of their very best. It was the second one they released in 1971 & I consider it to be better than Paranoid.

There are eight songs on the album, of the eight only the very short instrumental "Embryo" misses the mark, but at 28 seconds in length it's not long enough to bother me. "Children of the Grave" & "Into the Void" are the two outstanding tracks here. They're among the best ever recorded by Black Sabbath. The latter one is a science fiction work & was becoming popular as material for songs at that time. "Sweet Leaf" was the song that got the most airplay from Master of Reality, along with "Lord of This World" & "Solitude" are very good songs. The latter one is a ballad; Ward on occasions would do the vocals for these type of songs. "Orchid", another instrumental, & "After Forever" are average songs that pale somewhat against the rest of the album.

Riff-master Tony Iommi shines again as lead guitarist, I'm still surprised that he doesn't receive more accolades than he does. Of course Ozzy was the frontman & one of the best in rock; whenever a band has someone out front as dynamic as Ozzy, it makes it harder for the rest of the band members to receive their credit. The classic line up of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward, is one of the most talented from the seventies. It's good to see that they finally made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. May 25, 2008

One of the best albums you'll ever get!

I recently purchased this having high expectations, and well, this
CD went above and beyond my expectations.

Specific cuts such as "Children of the Grave", "Lord of this World", "After Forever", "Into the Void", and "Sweet Leaf", were amazing. But the other songs were really good to. The songs you don't hear as much about such as "Orchid" or "Solitude" were awesome. Every single song on this album was great. Buy it now, you wont be disappointed. April 1, 2008

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