Paranoid

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studio album
First released:
Sep 18 1970

Overview Edit

Paranoid is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released in September 1970, the album was the only one by the band to top the UK Albums Chart, and as a result is commonly identified as the band's Magnum Opus. Paranoid has been certified seven times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and contains some of the band's best-known signature songs, including the title track, "Iron Man" and "War Pigs".

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Record label:
Catalog number:
82 3 00000231
Release dates:
  • May 31 2004

Genres

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), Doom Metal, Hard Rock, Metal, Rock, Classic Rock, Heavy Metal. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Sabbath find their niche
Black Sabbath's second album develops the self-penned heavy rock contained on their debut and does away with the obvious blues influences. Tony Iommi's murderous, downtuned guitar prowls through what is a mostly slowish collection of tracks. The hit title track is the only high-tempo song. Ozzy Osbourne delivers lyrics that combine fragmentary remarks on war, drugs and nuclear threat with references to the occult and the grisly, largely in a voice that evokes dread. There's the odd digression, s…
Written by D. J. H. Thorn "davethorn13"
2 stars Good but clipped sound
I wanted to comment not so much on the over-reverberant, dull sound of the 5.1 DTS, but on the mastering of the two CDs.

The CDs (the original album and rehearsals) do sound good. I was surprised therefore when I transferred them and opened with a wave editor. Both have substantial amounts of clipping (that is, the level is set so high waveform peaks flatten at full scale).

I think the reason they sound better than the "Black Box" is that they have not been compressed by volume maxing software…
Written by res

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. engineer

    1. Brian Humphries [Engineer]
    2. Tom Allom [piano on Planet Caravan]
    3. Tony Allom [Engineer]
  2. performer

    1. Bill Ward [Drums]
    2. Geezer Butler [Bass]
    3. Ozzy Osbourne [vocals]
    4. Tony Iommi [Lead Guitar & Keyboards]
  1. producer

    1. Roger Bain [Producer]

Other versions Edit

Paranoid 8 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 41005
release dates: May 31 2004
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Paranoid 8 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
release dates: May 31 2004
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Paranoid 8 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
release dates: 2003 in Italy
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Paranoid 8 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Warner Bros / Wea
catalog number: 3104
release dates: Oct 25 1990
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Paranoid 40 tracks Deluxe Edition
format: 3 x CD
release dates: Mar 30 2009
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