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Black Sabbath - Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978)

Black Sabbath - Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978)

Band: Black Sabbath Title: Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) Rating: Release Date: 27 April, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Black Sabbath 2: The Wizard 3: Wasp/Behind The Wall Of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B. 4: Wicked World 5: A Bit Of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning 6: Evil 7: War Pigs/Luke's Wall 8: Paranoid 9: Planet Caravan 10: Iron Man 11: Electric Funeral 12: Hand Of Doom 13: Rat Salad 14: Jack The Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots 15: Sweet Leaf 16: After Forever 17: Embryo 18: Children of The Grave 19: Orchid 20: Lord Of This World 21: Solitude 22: Into The Void 23: Wheels Of Confusion/The Straightener 24: Tomorrow's Dream 25: Changes 26: FX 27: Supernaut 28: Snowblind 29: Cornucopia 30: Laguna Sunrise 31: St. Vitus' Dance 32: Under The Sun/Every Day Comes And Goes 33: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 34: A National Acrobat 35: Fluff 36: Sabbra Cadabra 37: Killing Yourself To Live 38: Who Are you? 39: Looking For Today 40: Spiral Architect 41: Hole In The Sky 42: Don't Start (Too Late) 43: Symptom Of The Universe 44: Magalomania 45: The Thrill Of It All 46: Supertzar 47: Am I Going Insane (Radio) 48: The Writ 49: Back Street Kids 50: You Won't Change Me 51: It's Alright 52: Gypsy 53: All Moving Parts (Stand Still) 54: Rock 'N' Roll Doctor 55: She's Gone 56: Dirty Women 57: Never Say Die 58: Johnny Blade 59: Junior's Eyes 60: A Hard Road 61: Shock Wave 62: Air Dance 63: Over To You 64: Breakout 65: Swinging The Chain 66: Black Sabbath (Promo Clip) 67: Paranoid (Live At The Beat Club) 68: Iron Man (Live At The Beat Club) 69: Blue Suede Shoes (Live)

Editoral Review Decades after Black Sabbath laid down the commandments of heavy metal--lyrically, not for the squeamish; musically, dynamic and resolutely heavy--their impact remains improbably undiminished. One can make the case that the Beatles, while the most important band of all time, wasn't the most influential. One needed only to hear the first notes of the eponymous track on their eponymous 1970 debut to know that a new régime had arrived. And while one could (and should!) have mocked them, they would not be stopped. Black Box includes the eight albums recorded between 1970 and 1978 by the founding lineup--Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, and Geezer Butler--in one suitably weighty package. Forgoing bonus tracks (aside from an entertaining but brief four-track DVD extra), the box is rounded off with an impressive 80-page booklet. While the foursome was considerably less fearsome by the time they checked out with Never Say Die, more than half of this collection represents heavy metal with a lasting impact. --Steven Stolder .. You can see a complete list of all Black Sabbath discography, or go back to the Black Sabbath tabs