Have A Very Metal Christmas And While We're At It?

Question

Since Today is Christmas What I would like from all My friends here in R&P is to know
What are Your favorite songs and albums from the Pioneeers of Heavy Metal and Incidentally My favorite Band
Black Sabbath
I enjoy their entire career Myself...every vocalist...every song...every note.

Your Turn

And of course
All My friends from the wrestling section as well

One song or fifty..either is fine with Me

I'd especially like to know if anyone else besides Me enjoys the
Ian Gillian
or
Tony Martin
Era's

Answer 1

And a Metal Christmas to you as well! Jack Daniels and Sabbath for all!

For faves though, Sabotage is my favorite album, followed by Master of Reality, Heaven and Hell, and then Paranoid. I think that Ozzy and Dio are definitely the best. Everything after Mob Rules sounds way too 80's for me.

Songs in no order are:
Heaven and Hell
Sweet Leaf
Lord of this World
Wheels of Confusion
Children of the Sea
Symptom of the Universe
Hole in the Sky
Megalomania
Paranoid
War Pigs
Children of the Grave
Warning
The Wizard
Black Sabbath
Snowblind
Lady Evil
Neon Knights
I
Fairies Wear Boots
Sabbra Cadabra
Spiral Architect
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Never Say Die
Johnny Blade

\m/ Forever!

Answer 2

Not taking anything away from the rest of their career, it's the original lineup, the first three albums (Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality) and memories of seein em live on the Paranoid and Master of Reality tours that get the chills goin.

They just seemed to be innocently thumping along at what they did best without giving much thought to what is was they were doing.

Although I don't think anybody could have possibly known it at the time, there was something in the water during those days that has never been nor will ever be seen or heard from again.

† Merry Christmas Darth and to all Rock and Popsters.

Answer 3

I /was/ having a very Metal Christmas, having a jolly old time listening to Priest then for some reason I switched to African music, ha.

I've only heard [and enjoyed] songs from the Ozzy and Dio eras. In all the time I've known of Sabbath I've been very hesitant to listen to the others - but perhaps I'll give them a try.

My favourite albums;
Black Sabbath
Master of Reality
Paranoid

My favourite songs;
Snowblind
Black Sabbath
Electric Funeral
Hand of Doom
Children of the Grave
...among others.

Also, Iron Man will always have a special place in my heart, you don't want to know why, ha.

Merry Christmas.

Answer 4

Iron man, Paranoid, Under the Sun Every Day Comes and Goes, Sweet Leaf, Supernaut, Snowblind, Planet Caravan, Electric Funeral, St. Vitus Dance, Hand Of Doom, Cornucopia. I love all the Ozzy stuff, some Dio, and i havent heard much else.

Answer 5

Merry Christmas Darth and everyone else in R&P.
Headless Cross with Martin is a fav.
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, but loved everything Ozzy
Heaven and Hell and everything Dio also.
Born Again with Gillian also rocks...
I guess everything cept Technical Ecstasy. I just couldn't get into it, listening 5 or 6 times trying to get a handle on it. I never did, but still own the vinyl and still play it from time to time.
AND any Blue Oyster Cult you wanna play...it all rocks for me.
I could go on and on and on and on but I think ya'll get the point.

Answer 6

I'm so burnt, right now, but here's a list of the top of a blank mind...
- JUDAS PRIEST - Victim of Changes; Living After Midnight
- SCORPIONS - In Trance
- RAINBOW - Stargazer
- TRAPEZE - Medusa
- BUDGIE - Napoleon Parts I & II; Anne Neggan; In For The Kill; Zoom Club; Sky High Percentage
- UFO - Let It Roll; Love Lost Love; Mother Mary; Electric Phase!!!!; Lights Out; Cherry
- LUCIFER'S FRIEND - Ride in the Sky
- CRACK THE SKY - Nuclear Apathy
- DEEP PURPLE - Highway Star (Made In Japan); Speed King; Hard Lovin' Man
- KISS - (everything on :"KISS ALIVE!)
- BLACK SABBATH - Black Sabbath (the 1st three notes of Heavy Metal -- also known in Medieval Music as the Devil's Triad); N.I.B. (killer!!); War Pigs; Paranoid; Fairies Wear Boots, etc,; Sweet Leaf; Children of the Grave; Tomorrow's Dream; Snowblind; Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- MOXY - Sail On, Sail Away
- ROBIN TROWER (I Can't Stand It; Twice Removed From Yesterday; Sinner's Song; Day of the Eagle; The Fool and Me; Too Rolling Stoned; Long Misty Days; The Shout
- METALLICA - Enter Sandman & (all of "Ride The Lightning") AC/DC - too many, but my favorite is Dog Eat Dog
- AEROSMITH - Rats in the Celler (their fastest song)
- MONTROSE - Rock the Nation; Bad Motor Scooter; SpaceStaton#5; Make It Last
- STABBING WESTWARD - (all of "Darkest Days")
- MAX WEBSTER - Hangover; Comin' Off the Moon; Only Your Nose Knows
- RUSH - Finding My Way; Before and After; Working Man; Anthem; Best I Can; In The End; 2112; Subdivisions(?); Tom Sawyer; & Red Barchetta
HAWKWIND - (too many to fathom for consideration)

Answer 7

Merry Christmas to you Darth and my favorite Black Sabbath songs are Iron Man, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath,N.I.B.,War Pigs and Sweet Leaf

Answer 8

Merry Xmas to you as well Darth!!You are awesome everywhere in R&P ,in wrestling and most of all as a personality!!
You know my preference to Iron Maiden..but since you asked for the other legends..Black Sabbath...

My fav. albums:
Paranoid
sabbath bloody sabbath
Sabotage
Born Again

as for the songs:
Paranoid
Iron Man
sabbath bloody sabbath
Heldless cross
Dirty Women

and many more btw..

Happy Xmas again and see ya' around!!

Answer 9

Ian was cool...and I will have a Metal Christmas as soon as I get over this hangover lol:) Sabbath rules! Sabbath Bloody Sabbath..and I like the classics Iron Man..Paranoid:)

Answer 10

Merry Christmas!
Don't forget Ray Gillian(R.I.P).My band is KISS every era every Costume(Yes even "Music From The Elder" Paul's did suck but Gene's was awesome!).
A former S.M.F...