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Album: Paranoid
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    War Pigs (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
2)    Paranoid (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
3)    Planet Caravan (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
4)    Iron Man (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
5)    Electric Funeral (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
6)    Hand of Doom (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
7)    Rat Salad (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
8)    Fairies Wear Boots (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
9)    War Pigs (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
10)    Paranoid (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
11)    Planet Caravan (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
12)    Iron Man (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
13)    Electric Funeral (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
14)    Hand of Doom (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
15)    Rat Salad (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
16)    Fairies Wear Boots (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
17)    Bonus DVD; More Info...
18)    War Pigs - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
19)    Paranoid - Alternative Lyrical Version (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
20)    Planet Caravan - Alternative Lyrical Version (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
21)    Iron Man - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
22)    Electric Funeral - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
23)    Hand of Doom - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
24)    Rat Salad - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
25)    Fairies Wear Boots - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
2)    Paranoid More Info...
3)    Planet Caravan More Info...
4)    Iron Man More Info...
5)    Electric Funeral More Info...
6)    Hand of Doom More Info...
7)    Rat Salad More Info...
8)    Fairies Wear Boots More Info...
9)    War Pigs More Info...
10)    Paranoid More Info...
11)    Planet Caravan More Info...
12)    Iron Man More Info...
13)    Electric Funeral More Info...
14)    Hand of Doom More Info...
15)    Rat Salad More Info...
16)    Fairies Wear Boots More Info...
17)    War Pigs More Info...
18)    Paranoid More Info...
19)    Planet Caravan More Info...
20)    Iron Man More Info...
21)    Electric Funeral More Info...
22)    Hand of Doom More Info...
23)    Rat Salad More Info...
24)    Fairies Wear Boots More Info...
 
Album: Paranoid
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    War Pigs (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
2)    Paranoid (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
3)    Planet Caravan (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
4)    Iron Man (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
5)    Electric Funeral (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
6)    Hand of Doom (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
7)    Rat Salad (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
8)    Fairies Wear Boots (CD1 - Original Album) More Info...
9)    War Pigs (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
10)    Paranoid (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
11)    Planet Caravan (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
12)    Iron Man (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
13)    Electric Funeral (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
14)    Hand of Doom (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
15)    Rat Salad (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
16)    Fairies Wear Boots (CD2 - 1974 Quadrophonic Mix) More Info...
17)    Bonus DVD; More Info...
18)    War Pigs - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
19)    Paranoid - Alternative Lyrical Version (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
20)    Planet Caravan - Alternative Lyrical Version (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
21)    Iron Man - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
22)    Electric Funeral - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
23)    Hand of Doom - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
24)    Rat Salad - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
25)    Fairies Wear Boots - Instrumental (Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in on 16th & 17th June 1970) More Info...
2)    Paranoid More Info...
3)    Planet Caravan More Info...
4)    Iron Man More Info...
5)    Electric Funeral More Info...
6)    Hand of Doom More Info...
7)    Rat Salad More Info...
8)    Fairies Wear Boots More Info...
9)    War Pigs More Info...
10)    Paranoid More Info...
11)    Planet Caravan More Info...
12)    Iron Man More Info...
13)    Electric Funeral More Info...
14)    Hand of Doom More Info...
15)    Rat Salad More Info...
16)    Fairies Wear Boots More Info...
17)    War Pigs More Info...
18)    Paranoid More Info...
19)    Planet Caravan More Info...
20)    Iron Man More Info...
21)    Electric Funeral More Info...
22)    Hand of Doom More Info...
23)    Rat Salad More Info...
24)    Fairies Wear Boots More Info...
 
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  • PARANOID proved to be Black Sabbath's most focused, consistent, and successful record. Leaving behind the amorphous, extended jams of their debut for focused songs and a more structured sound, Black Sabbath virtually wrote the book on heavy metal with the ominous, unforgettable riffs, thunderous rhythms, and dark themes on this release. There are some up-tempo rockers, the famous title track for one, but for the most part PARANOID oozes along like a bad dream, as on the slinky, creepy opener, "War Pigs," or the lumbering thud of "Iron Man" (which boasts one of the most indelible electric guitar riffs in rock history).
  • The album's title is apt: PARANOID is filled with an edgy aggression and lyrics about war, insanity, death, and destruction. Ozzy Osbourne's flat, affectless voice merges perfectly with Tony Iommi's fuzzed-out, sledgehammer power chords and the bruising bass and drum lines to create an intense, freaky, horror-show universe. There are elements of blues-rock and psychedelia (the floating "Planet Caravan," in particular), but Black Sabbath basically invents here what would become one of the most popular genres of music in the latter 20th century and beyond. Even after the millions of heavy metal albums that have followed in its wake, PARANOID stands as an all-time classic.
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.126) - Ranked #130 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"

Spin (p.89) - "Ozzy saw heavy rock as a way to emulate the horrors of a fallen world..."

Q (12/99, p.170) - Included in Q Magazine's Best Gothic Albums Of All Time - "...[They] stamped their bombastic and doom-laden imprint on British rock forever..."

Vibe (12/99, p.162) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "[With] classic after classic, the strange, lost, almost sobbing vocals of a young Ozzy Osbourne floating over a skulking rhythm section and grim, lurching riffs."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.93) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "With sharper edges and nastier riffs than Sabbath's much bigger contemporaries Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, the album made it clear to any doubters that heavy metal didn't just have to be about hobbits and sports cars."
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