We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll is a good single-disc collection of many -- but not all -- of
Black Sabbath's best tracks from the
Ozzy Osbourne era, drawing about half of its material from the group's first two albums,
Black Sabbath and
Paranoid. That makes it ideal for the fan who only wants one
Black Sabbath disc, but those who want to dig deeper should be advised that all six LPs from the
Osbourne period contain high-quality items not present here, especially the under-represented
Master of Reality and
Vol. 4. Still, there's no quibbling with what is here. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide