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Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978),Black Sabbath

- Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978)
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Black Sabbath
Released 2002

War Pigs
07:56
9,479 plays

N.I.B.
05:23
9,184 plays

Black Sabbath
06:17
7,102 plays

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- 1
- Black Sabbath
- 06:17
- 7,102 plays

- 2
- N.I.B.
- 05:23
- 9,184 plays

- 3
- The Wizard
- 04:21
- 6,689 plays

- 4
- Warning
- 10:35
- 6,035 plays

- 5
- Evil Woman
- 03:23
- 5,077 plays

- 6
- Paranoid
- 02:49
- 10,496 plays

- 7
- Iron Man
- 05:56
- 11,568 plays

- 8
- War Pigs
- 07:56
- 9,479 plays

- 9
- Fairies Wear Boots
- 06:16
- 5,923 plays

- 10
- Sweet Leaf
- 05:05
- 6,174 plays

- 11
- Children of the Grave
- 05:17
- 5,969 plays

- 12
- Into the Void
- 06:14
- 5,685 plays

- 13
- Lord of This World
- 05:24
- 4,685 plays

- 14
- After Forever
- 05:26
- 4,497 plays

- 15
- Snowblind
- 05:29
- 4,798 plays

- 16
- Laguna Sunrise
- 02:50
- 3,585 plays

- 17
- Changes
- 04:43
- 3,840 plays

- 18
- Tomorrow's Dream
- 03:08
- 3,481 plays

- 19
- Supernaut
- 04:44
- 4,942 plays

- 20
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- 05:44
- 4,979 plays

- 21
- Fluff
- 04:09
- 3,410 plays

- 22
- Sabbra Cadabra
- 05:56
- 4,135 plays

- 23
- Am I Going Insane (Radio)
- 04:15
- 3,369 plays

- 24
- Symptom of the Universe
- 06:28
- 4,916 plays

- 25
- Hole in the Sky
- 04:00
- 4,389 plays

- 26
- Rock 'n' Roll Doctor
- 03:26
- 2,711 plays

- 27
- Dirty Women
- 07:14
- 2,994 plays

- 28
- Never Say Die
- 03:49
- 3,480 plays

- 29
- A Hard Road
- 06:00
- 2,943 plays

album review

Even after Ozzy Osbourne became a beloved figure, embraced even by conservative politicians, it's amazing that the leader of a band as anti-social and malevolent as Black Sabbath has ever become a household name. Even more amazing, the music made by the first lineup of Black Sabbath -- or "the Original Black Sabbath," as they are billed here on this double-disc collection on Rhino -- still sounds threatening, menacing, and ugly, surely not ready for wide acceptance. Which just goes to show, it can occasionally be easier to embrace the artist than the art, since surely those that now hug Ozzy haven't heard his Tony Iommi-fueled sludge, which is expertly chronicled on this Rhino collection. Yes, those who are hardcore metalheads will want the original albums, but for those who just want the highlights -- those riffs that have entered your subconscious through osmosis -- this is the way to go, since it cherry picks the best hits and album tracks to fill out two discs, enough to offer proof that even if Zeppelin were more versatile, Sabbath were the definitive heavy metal band, especially if you were only looking for power, volume, and strength. Nothing is missing here, at least nothing that the casual observer would know (and that's all that matters), and it all proves that not only did Sabbath define heavy, they still are the heaviest metal band ever -- nothing else sounds as oppressive as this. Yes, Paranoid and Vol. 4 and Master of Reality are cornerstones of the genre, but this captures the essence of the band, which may make it preferable to many listeners. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide