This is where the line blurs between prog and metal, reality and unreality. Black Sabbath's music took listeners to places; not the natural spires of Yes or the kaleidoscopic counterpoint of Gentle Giant, but a great murky Limbo where Heaven and Hell might both be glimpsed. Much is made of the band's "classic" period, which most agree extends to Sabotage. Some stuck around long enough to champion the albums with Ronnie James Dio, others boarded the crazy train and followed Ozzy instead. Despite critical derision, Sabbath forged a new direction in rock with their debut, produced one of the great rock albums of all time in Paranoid, and left behind a paean to pot ("Sweet Leaf") that should be entered as testimony when the legalization hearings take place one day. The rest of it's gravy; wonderful, warm gravy.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1970 January | Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me) |
| 1970 February | BLACK SABBATH |
| 1970 August | Paranoid |
| 1970 September | PARANOID |
| 1971 July 1 | MASTER OF REALITY |
| 1972 January | Iron Man |
| 1972 September | Tomorrow's Dream |
| 1972 September | VOLUME 4 |
| 1973 October | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
| 1973 November | SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH |
| 1975 August | SABOTAGE |
| 1975 December | WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR ROCK 'N' ROLL |
| 1975 | BEST OF BLACK SABBATH, VOL. 2 |
| 1976 February | Am I Going Insane (Radio) |
| 1976 October | TECHNICAL ECSTASY |
| 1976 November | It's Alright |
| 1976 December | Paranoid |
| 1977 December | GREATEST HITS |
| 1978 May | Never Say Die |
| 1978 September | Hard Road |
| 1978 September | Paranoid |
| 1978 October | NEVER SAY DIE! |
| 1980 April | HEAVEN AND HELL |
| 1980 | Lady Evil (edit) |
| 1980 June | Neon Knights |
| 1980 June | LIVE AT LAST |
| 1980 November | Die Young |
| 1981 October | Mob Rules |
| 1981 October | MOB RULES |
| 1982 February | Turn Up The Night |
| 1982 December | LIVE EVIL |
| 1983 July | BORN AGAIN |
| 1983 October | Stonehenge |
| 1983 | Trashed (edit) |
| 1985 August | THE COLLECTION |
| 1985 December | BOXED SET |
| 1986 February | SEVENTH STAR |
| 1986 | Danger Zone |
| 1986 June | CLASSIC CUTS FROM THE VAULT |
| 1987 | The Shining |
| 1987 November | THE ETERNAL IDOL |
| 1989 March | Paranoid |
| 1989 April | Headless Cross |
| 1989 April | HEADLESS CROSS |
| 1989 | Black Moon |
| 1989 June | Devil and Daughter |
| 1989 | The Gates of Hell |
| 1989 November | BLACKEST SABBATH |
| 1990 January | BACKTRACKIN': 21ST ANNIVERSARY EDITION |
| 1990 March | Paranoid |
| 1990 August | T Y R |
| 1990 September | Feels Good To Me |
| 1991 May | THE OZZY OSBOURNE YEARS |
| 1991 | CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE |
| 1992 June 29 | DEHUMANIZER |
| 1992 | Time Machine |
| 1992 June | TV Crimes |
| 1992 | I |
| 1992 | Master of Insanity |
| 1994 January | CROSS PURPOSES |
| 1994 September | IRON MAN |
| 1995 March | CROSS PURPOSES LIVE |
| 1995 June | FORBIDDEN |
| 1995 | Guilty As Hell |
| 1995 November | BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL 1970-1983 |
| 1996 November | UNDER WHEELS OF CONFUSION 1970-1987 |
| 1996 | THE SABBATH STONES |
| 1998 August | IRON MAN |
| 1998 October | REUNION |
| 1998 December | Psycho Man |
| 1999 February | Paranoid |
| 1999 September | BEST OF OZZY OSBORNE YEARS |
| 2004 February 10 | ROCK CHAMPIONS |
| 2000 May | LIVE |
| 2002 August 20 | PAST LIVES |
| 2002 October 22 | SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE: THE ORIGINAL BLACK SABBATH (1970-1978) |
| 2004 April 12 | THE BEST OF BLACK SABBATH |
| 2004 April 27 | BLACK BOX: THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL BLACK SABBATH (1970-1978) |
| 2006 March 14 | GREATEST HITS 1970-1978 |
SEE ALSO...
DIO discography
OZZY OSBOURNE discography
BILL WARD discography
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