Black Sabbath's first six albums (1 Viewer)

[Herb]

they're metal man.

IRON men.

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

I've been on the Caravan since the early 80's. It has been a sweet ride - for the most part - but my boots have been resoled at least 3 times. 

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

Megadeth's first six is pretty strong. Rust is one my favorite albums by any artist.

• Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
  
• Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
  
• So Far, So Good... So What!
  
• Rust in Peace
  
• Countdown to Extinction
  
• Youthanasia
  

Youthanasia is not that great.  Countdown is sort of like the Metallica Black Album, there are some good songs but not my favorite.

Rust in Peace is absolutely a top 5 metal album though and Peace Sells is really good too.

 

[rockaction]

Youthanasia is not that great.  Countdown is sort of like the Metallica Black Album, there are some good songs but not my favorite.

Rust in Peace is absolutely a top 5 metal album though and Peace Sells is really good too.

Rust In Peace was such a letdown after Peace Sells and So Far, IMO

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

Peace swells

... and War bloats.

 

[rockaction]

... and War bloats.

Opps

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

... and War bloats.

Opps

Not knock'n - just could not pass such an epic.

 

[Ghost Rider]

We get that they basically created it.  But that has nothing to do with the quality of the albums and the question at hand.  

Correct.  Sabbath’s influence is more than obvious. The greatness of the original 6 vs other runs by metal bands is the topic here. 

 

[skol asylum]

Honest opinion? 

Trash

One of the most overrated bands ever.

X

 

[rockaction]

X

I thought X was a cool band, actually.

 

[Workhorse]

Motorhead nearly got there:

Motorhead, Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, Iron Fist makes 5. Through in Hammersmith if you want, but that's a live album. Another Perfect Day isn't very good though so they didn't get 6 straight in the studio.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

X

X is one of the most underrated bands ever.

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

X is one of the most underrated bands ever.

It is one of those Mondays ...

 "Underdog vs. Overcat" 

 

[Herb]

Motorhead nearly got there:

Motorhead, Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, Iron Fist makes 5. Through in Hammersmith if you want, but that's a live album. Another Perfect Day isn't very good though so they didn't get 6 straight in the studio.

I thought about Motorhead also. The thing with them is they were so consistently good, but they never had that one or 2 transcendent albums. Ask 50 Motorhead fans which album is their favorite and you might hear 10 or 12 different answers.

Also, I think Another Perfect Day was a pretty good record, and this is one of my favorite Motorhead tunes ever.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I thought about Motorhead also. The thing with them is they were so consistently good, but they never had that one or 2 transcendent albums. Ask 50 Motorhead fans which album is their favorite and you might hear 10 or 12 different answers.

Also, I think Another Perfect Day was a pretty good record, and this is one of my favorite Motorhead tunes ever.

Solid, I also always liked Shine off that album.

 

[=Smackdown=]

Two come to mind that have already been mentioned . . .

Iron Maiden

Killers

The Number of the Beast

Piece of Mind

Powerslave

Somewhere in Time

Rocka Rolla

Sad Wings of Destiny

Sin after Sin

Stained Glass

Hell Bent for Leather

British Steel

Strong to quite strong on both

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

We’ll just have to wait for the next Baroness album to see. 

 

[Raging weasel]

Maiden is my fave metal band so definitely they are on the list.

If you consider AC/DC metal they have a strong case- all 6 Bon Scott albums + Back in Black is a great start.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

Black Sabbath has chunks of the Pixies in their stool.

Oh hey.

On the last episode of City on a Hill they played “Dead” by Pixies.  You know what they haven’t played? Sabbath.

CHECK MATE

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Oh hey.

On the last episode of City on a Hill they played “Dead” by Pixies.  You know what they haven’t played? Sabbath.

CHECK MATE

show review highlight sounds like a Pixies review:

Though City on a Hill's meandering story can't quite match its ambitions, it's entertaining -- and even occasionally riveting -- to watch Kevin Bacon and company ...

Kevin Bacon ...so it's like a non-dancing "Footloose"?

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Kill Em All

Ride the Lightning

Master of Puppets

...And Justice for All

Garage Days EP

Black Album

only thing that comes close IMO

 

[Ghost Rider]

Maiden is my fave metal band so definitely they are on the list.

If you consider AC/DC metal they have a strong case- all 6 Bon Scott albums + Back in Black is a great start.

I think most would consider AC/DC hard rock, but that is a good run of albums. 

 

[TakiToki]

Youthanasia is not that great.  Countdown is sort of like the Metallica Black Album, there are some good songs but not my favorite.

Rust in Peace is absolutely a top 5 metal album though and Peace Sells is really good too.

I don't necessarily disagree with you, although I'm probably higher on Countdown and Youthanasia than you are.

I think Countdown is pretty dang good, all things considered. Megadeth was in a spot where the cash was there to grab, and MTV was ready for them with a slightly more melodic and formulaic album than their previous efforts. I'm not going to begrudge Dave for taking the money, and thought he did a good job of still keeping some heaviness intact.

 

[peaces]

Kill Em All

Ride the Lightning

Master of Puppets

...And Justice for All

Garage Days EP

Black Album

only thing that comes close IMO

I'm probably one of the biggest Metallica fans on the board (seen them close to 60 times) and I love garage days but I don't think you can include an album of covers, just my opinion

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

I'm probably one of the biggest Metallica fans on the board (seen them close to 60 times) and I love garage days but I don't think you can include an album of covers, just my opinion

I know, but its pretty epic in its own right, the small hours and crash course and how they did it was awesome

 

[peaces]

I know, but its pretty epic in its own right, the small hours and crash course and how they did it was awesome

Totally agree and although not on the original they pretty much took Am I Evil and made it theirs.

 

[DocHolliday]

Totally agree and although not on the original they pretty much took Am I Evil and made it theirs.

Seems like their version is really close to the original.   But, it's still fantastic. 

 

[TakiToki]

The quintessential Metallica cover is Breadfan, IMO. I remember the days of Z Rock, when that was #1 on its countdown show for something absolutely silly like 20 straight weeks.

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

Oh hey.

On the last episode of City on a Hill they played “Dead” by Pixies.  You know what they haven’t played? Sabbath.

CHECK MATE

show review highlight sounds like a Pixies review:

Though City on a Hill's meandering story can't quite match its ambitions, it's entertaining -- and even occasionally riveting -- to watch Kevin Bacon and company ...

Kevin Bacon ...so it's like a non-dancing "Footloose"?

Who checked who, mate?

Reflex in the sky warn you you're gonna die
Storm coming, you'd better hide from the atomic tide
Flashes in the sky turns houses into sties
Turns people into clay, radiation minds decay

 

[Sebowski]

Like Sabbath wasn’t influenced by countless bands.

This is a an amazing Take Quake

 

[=Smackdown=]

The quintessential Metallica cover is Breadfan, IMO. I remember the days of Z Rock, when that was #1 on its countdown show for something absolutely silly like 20 straight weeks.

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

If you consider AC/DC metal they have a strong case- all 6 Bon Scott albums + Back in Black is a great start.

AC/DC has the albums but not the genre.  Malcolm says they are a Rock N Roll band, I agree with him.

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

The quintessential Metallica cover is Breadfan, IMO. I remember the days of Z Rock, when that was #1 on its countdown show for something absolutely silly like 20 straight weeks.

Am I Evil is their best cover but Breadfan is up there.

 

[Quint]

Am I Evil is their best cover but Breadfan is up there.

Agreed. And gotta throw “The Small Hours” in the mix.