Ranking Rock/Metal Albums: #1. Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath(1970)

I'm starting a new exciting and hopefully long blogging adventure today, one dedicated to rock and metal albums I listen to, since this has been the music I love for a long time. I'm not going to write long reviews since I'm not a music specialist, I'll just rank and rate from 1 to 10 songs from rock and metal albums and  I will  also calculate the overall rating of the albums based on my preferences at that moment. It's all for fun, eventually.

To start this fascinating journey into the world and metal I picked up the album which basically started the heavy metal genre back in February 1970, "Black Sabbath" from the legendary Birmingham outfit by the same name, so here is my ranking and rating of the songs from the least favourite(not the worst, since there isn't a bad song here) to the one I love the most:

8. Wicked World- 7.5(good)

7. Sleeping Village- 8(solid)

6. Behind the Wall of Sleep- 8

5. Evil Woman- 8.5(very good)

4. Warning- 8.5

3. The Wizard- 9(great)

2. N.I.B.- 9.5(fantastic)

1. Black Sabbath- 10(stellar)

OVERALL RATING: 8.62

I have to mention that, in the case of songs with the same rating I ranked them solely on what I feel at the time of writing this post, so the positions are interchangeable based on my mood.

The title track, with its chilling intro and riff and Ozzy's haunting voice, a perfect horror tale, always sends shivers down my spine when I hear it, and N.l.B. almost has the same effect on me. They are easily the most memorable tracks for me, but this doesn't mean that the rest of the album isn't great as well. It's full of hooks and memorable moments that obviously left a profound mark on people and its huge influence on the development of heavy  metal turns it into

 an essential listening for any fan of heavy metal. It is also the start of a great string of albums from Black Sabbath's classic line-up(Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward) and I'm going to rate and rank those albums too in time. Long live heavy metal!

 BONUS: The album cover, with that creepy-looking house and mysterious lady in black, also deserves a 10!

Under the Bridge

               

     Under the bridge I'm standing free

     The asphalt road right above me

     The mighty river by my side

     Under the cool shade I can hide.

    

    People and cars will come and go

    In a complex and endless show

    But here below the bridge I find

    Just solitude and peace of mind!

    

 

On The Run

I'm on the sun from sadness

And from enduring pain

From chaos and from madness

From gloom, despair and rain.

I'm on the run from sorrow

That grips my mind and soul

Still waiting for tomorrow

But who knows what I'll find?

I'm on the run from bad dreams

With whom my brain still fights

When monsters and demented screams

Chase me on sleepless nights.

And yet this life of trouble

That never seems to end

Won't turn my life to rubble 

And it won't make me bend.

The day of battle will arrive

When I will run no more

Through all the dark times I'll survive

And I will win this war!

The Storm Comes from the East

          

          

        The storm comes from the East

        Just like a cruel, greedy beast

        Alluring people with its call

        Which threatens to destroy us all.

       Some say the West is full of sin

       Deprived, decayed, rotten within

       And thus they want the storm to come

       To clean the land of dirt and scum.

      Their brains are influenced so fast

      By leaders who speak of the past

      When life was great, or so they claim

      To bring back those times is their aim.

     The more citizens they convert

     The higher the state of alert

     For those of us whom they can't fool

     We'll never follow their rule!

     The danger from the East is real

     And if it wins we might not heal

     Our roads should always go West

     We all know that is for the best!

    

Winter's End

        Winter full of darkness

        Time to end your role

        Take away the sadness

         Get out of my soul.

         Spring of pure delight

         Come back to my street

         Stay within my sight

         Make again life sweet!

 

        

Au Bord De La Rivière

    

 

        

        Je me promène au bord de la rivière

        Je sens la brise du vent dans l'air

        J'avance un peu au centre de cette île

        Et je m'éloigne du bruit de la ville.

      

      Sous le soleil qui brille avec douceur

      J'admire des choses près de mon coeur

      Les sons de la nature, les arbres majeusteux

      Et le movement tranquil de l'eau!

       Dans ce sanctuaire de la beauté

       Plein de splendeur et de sérénité

       Je marche sans hâte et sans souci

       Oh, quel bonheur de me trouver ici!