Black Sabbath - your favourite 2 albums.

[Don Gately]

Black Sabbath, the grandfathers of metal, some of the greatest albums ever in music. Your job now is to pick two albums from their catalogue that you love the most. Just 2 mind...

[Carnage]

It's like asking your favourite Maiden album, I'd have a different answer every day. My favourite has always been Master Of Reality, some of their best stuff on there (is there a better song to jump around like an eejit to than Children Of The Grave?). Lord Of This World & Into The Void, two absolute doom classics there.

As for another, at the moment it'd be Vol. 4. The closing section of Wheels Of Confusion is heavy as balls when it kicks in, you have Supernaut, Cornucopia, Under The Sun, Snowblind... even Changes I don't mind.

Choice of the first six really, isn't it? Never Say Die and Technical Ecstasy were crap and the ones after aren't Sabbath albums despite the name being attached, but you're spoiled for choice with those first six.

[Ducky]

This is like asking should you take the Ferrari, Porsche, or Lamborghini out to the country house at the weekend 

Master of Reality is nailed on as my favourite for sure. It blew my mind hearing it for the first time in 2000, so that was filtered through a few years of listening to Metallica, Slayer, etc. it must've been a revelation hearing it back in 1971.

Tempted to put Paranoid second, purely as my favourite Sabbath song is on it, namely Hand of Doom 

[jobrok1]

...and the ones after aren't Sabbath albums despite the name being attached, but you're spoiled for choice with those first six.

Easy now!!!   

[Don Gately]

I think Heaven and Hell is well in the mix too, I know Mob Rules has its supporters but yes for me the first six are where it's at.
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is my personal favourite. It was the second Sabbath I heard after buying Technical Ecstasy, which is a hot mess, and I still love it.
After that I think the debut is my favourite, there really was nothing like it around. I know Paranoid has the big songs and Master of Reality is savage but 1.Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 2. Black Sabbath.

[Carnage]

I genuinely think Heaven & Hell is one of the worst albums I've ever heard. My initial reaction was actual laughter, it's AOR pap.

...and the ones after aren't Sabbath albums despite the name being attached, but you're spoiled for choice with those first six.

Easy now!!!   

Nope. Iommi, Butler, Osbourne & Ward - that's Sabbath, they all brought something to the table that couldn't be replicated by any of their 'replacements', and the magic simply wasn't there with any other line up. Anything after the first eight is an Iommi solo album.

[open face surgery]

Mental take on Heaven and Hell. Amazing album.

[General Lee]

Ozzy Era - Sabotage
Dio Era - Mob Rules

[astfgyl]

Master of Reality and Paranoid.

Found that easy tbh

[Trev]

Probably Paranoid and Heaven & Hell

Always had a soft spot for Never Say Die and Technical Ecstacy too. When I was just getting into Sabbath I picked up those two because they were the cheapest (I know why now with their reputation) but, as you did back then, played them constantly to get my monies worth

[Jward]

It's like asking which of your children is your favourite!

Harder actually

Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath
A tie then between Master of Reality and debut

Sorry Vol 4, Paranoid
Yer mother is calling ye

[Giggles]

Heaven and Hell is a fucking banger

[vinterland]

1. Master of Reality. 2. Heaven and Hell. Honourable mention for Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Can't really go wrong with any of their 1970 to 1975 material.

[The Great Cull]

Master of Reality and Paranoid.

Found that easy tbh

This with Dehumanizer coming in 3rd...

[astfgyl]

Master of Reality and Paranoid.

Found that easy tbh

This with Dehumanizer coming in 3rd...

I've never heard Dehumanizer. Not even one tune iirc. Who is singing on that one?