Sabotage [CD-single]

1. Sabotage

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3. Resolution Time

4. Get It Together [Buck-Wild Remix]

5. Dope Little Song

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Tracks:

Hole In The Sky
Don't Start (Too Late)
Symptom Of The Universe
Megalomania
The Thrill Of It All
Supertzar
Am I Going Insane (Radio)
The Writ

Album Description

1996 reissue on Castle of their top 30 1975 album for WarnerBrothers. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes & with faithfully restored artwork, it contains all eight original tracks, including 'Symptom Of The Universe', 'Hole In The Sky' and 'Supertzar'.

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Album Details

Originally Released in 1975, Whilst Mr. Osbourne Was Still Onboard and the Band Were in Peak Form, this Recording Was Digitally Remastered and Reissued in 1996. Includes Original Photos and Art Work (The Photograph of Sabbath Infront, in and Behind a Mirror) plus Lyrics. The Gripping Epic "Megalomania", the Riveting "Symptom of the Universe", and Minor Radio Hit "Am I Going Insane" Are all Found Here. Additional Band Notes by Hugh Gilmour.

Customer Reviews:

"Don't Start (Too Late)" Sanctuary has made the perfect CD Remaster for you.......2007-07-09

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various music supplies and recordings from the 60's and 70's.

Black Sabbath's 1975 release (Number 5) "Sabotage" is their continued gift of intelligent metal. Please make sure you are purchasing the Sanctuary Remastered Editions. The recording levels are so intense you can feel the music before you ever press play on the CD player!

The second the speakers tumbled to the ground because of the intensity of "Hole In The Sky" we all knew the ride wouldn't be pretty but an invasion of the senses. In the days of vinyl, the grooves would be worn to the other side from the frequency the opening track would resonate. The combination of Tony's guitar turned to eleven and Ozzy's vocals make this one of the most memorable tunes the band would ever pen. By the end of the stellar first track, nothing is left standing and there are seven more to come!

"Don't Start (Too Late)" clocking in at under a minute gives you the false sense of calm. As it ends you are in the cross hairs for "Symptom Of The Universe." Your body reverberates from the sheer aggression. When you recover you play it again. It reaffirms this is a band, a four man show. Yes to many there is Ozzy and Tony but Geezer's bass-playing is always tasty and Bill Ward's drumming has never gotten the credit it deserves. He is powerful but never annoying. His part of the machine is well oiled and dependable.

"Megalomania" for almost ten minutes will rip your guts out. "Where can I run to now the joke is on me?" Once Ozzy shatters us with the lyrics, we are sucked in for the ride of our lives. You find there is no way out and clutch the nearest object a little tighter after each verse.

"Thrill Of It All" proves there is no rest for the weary. The slaughter continues and the walls begin to crumble.

"Supertzar" is haunting. As if, a cult is programming you for membership. Think of it as a prelude for what's to come. "The Writ" surrounds you from all directions and the eight plus minutes will shatter any part of you not already damaged.

"Am I Going Insane (Radio)." Can one mans pain, self-doubt, and misery be articulated in a bit over four minutes? Just say "Ozzy."

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

The beginning of the end . . . almost........2007-05-15

By most accounts, Black Sabbath's stride began to waver a bit with the release of Sabotage. In strictly relative terms that may be true. Any band is bound to peak sooner or later, and Sabotage is clearly the day after. No new ground is broken and the performances occasionally lack Sabbath's typically tight delivery. Nonetheless, Sabotage stands quite nicely on its own merits and offers enough to keep any fan happy. On no other album will you find Bill Ward working as hard as he does pounding out Symptom of the Universe. Megalomania is an unheralded classic, displaying great production and quintessential Sabbath song construction. The rest of the album includes similar efforts except Supertzar which is just weird and ends, perhaps thankfully, before it ever really begins. For the most part Black Sabbath is guilty only of resting on their laurels, but, given their credentials at this point, zero growth isn't necessarily a bad thing.

One Last Hurrah! Sabotage Is Sabbath's Swan Song!.......2007-04-15

There are a few things I gotta say about Sabotage, Black Sabbath's sixth album: First, it's one of my favorites. Probably my favorite over Paranoid just because I've heard Paranoid way too many times in my life. Secondly, that this is the decline of Sabbath. No doubts about that. If you think differently and are a huge fan of Technical Ecstasy, well... you're insane! This was the last time that Sabbah were all on the same page. Sure there are little bits and pieces of greatness after Sabotage, but very little. Sabotage is a grand and glorious rock epic! This is probably the only album that Sabbath put out that flowed perfectly! Where they started to experiment on Vol. 4 and Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage is the culmination of all that. Whoa! Taking a two-year hiatus from touring and recording will do that to you. Everything falls into place. Also, what a great album cover. Ozzy wearing a dress and those really cool giant-heeled suede Elton John boots. Bill Ward in his red spandex pants with his checkered underwear showing through. Geezer with a cane. The 70s! Wow!

Hole In The Sky - Great song! I'm looking through a hole in the sky, I'm seeing nowhere through the eyes of a lie.... Great lyrics Great riffs. The productin value was probably Sabbath's best. Rocking!

Don't Start (Too Late) - Iommi finally did it, he made his little instrumental show-off pieces fit into the rest of the album without throwing it for a loop! Cool little 50 second accoustic blurb that heads right into one of Sabbath last classic cuts.

Symptom Of The Universe - All out metal goodness! This is one is one of those signaure Sabbath tunes that you will alway remember. Yeaaaaaahhhh!

Megalomania - Sprawling! That's is what this song is: sprawling! What a killer epic tune! This song is haunting. One of my personal favorites! Moody and dark and whoa! I love this song! The ghost of violence was something I'd seen. I sold my soul to be the human obscene.... Great!

The Thrill Of It All - Another personal favorite. The lyrical content on Sabotage grew to maturity seemingly overnight. Since Geezer wrote most of the lyrics I'm not sure you can blame Ozzy for most of the juvenile, hilarious lyrics of the past Sabbath albums, but these songs are definitely better written. Perhaps Ozzy was lending a hand? Can I ask the final question if the answer could be sold? Perfect.

Superzar - Sprawling instumental with moaning chior in the background. This is epic. No doubt about that. Are we in some dank, creepy monastery? Sounds like it. This is mood music for a human sacrifice. Beautiful. Cohesive to the rest of the album.

Am I Going Insane (Radio) - Pobably the most recognized song off the album becaus of it's induction onto the greatest hits collection We Sold Our Soul For Rock'N'Roll. Great song. Sabbath really clicked for the last time on this album.

The Writ - Apparently Black Sabbath as an entity were having a lot of legal problems at this time and Ozzy said once that they couldn't go onstage without getting served with a writ or a restraining order or whatever. Thus the birth of this lengthy album ender. Killer tune. Epic along the lines of the rest of the album. Fits perfectly into the Sabotage lineup.

Overall, Sabotage is the most consistent album Sabbath ever came out with. All the songs mesh into a whole and that was very hard for Sabbath accomplish over the years. The fact that they tok a two-year break before recording Sabotage suggests that they needed to be away from each other to come back and make some good music. If Paranoid is their landmark album, then Sabotage is their perfect album. What goes wrong after this is warring egos and drug-addiction and the end of Black Sabbath. Sorry. All good things must eventually come to an end.

Dig it!

this album is the king of the world.......2007-04-15

Sabotage is where Ozzy and the gang did the ultimate thing- they made the heaviest album of the 70's. The debut was heavy, Master of Reality was REALLY heavy, but Sabotage is KING of heavy, baby. It's also a very emotionally angry album with lots of screaming and twisted lyrics from Ozzy.

"hole in the sky" opens the album with an almost orchestra-conducting like guitar riff, and the drumming is quite excellent as well. Nobody knows what the lyrics are in the chorus- is Ozzy saying "take me to heaven" or "gateway to heaven?" That's for YOU to decide! After the song ends, "don't start (too late)" comes in next. It's just an extremely brief acoustic bit that leads into the next song. However, even though the song is not even a minute long, it's worth mentioning. Why does it sound so familiar? I think I heard that same acoustic melody on a PBS show, like Nova or something. Really! I'm not kidding!

The next song is not only an amazing song, but an extremely influential song as well. It must have been responsible for Metallica and countless other bands forming. What is this song, and why is it so important? It's called "symptom of the universe". It's a, and I kid you not, THRASH metal song. Yup, in the mid 70's Black Sabbath created thrash metal. Listen to that guitar riff. It's unlike anything Sabbath or any other band had done before. Also worth noting is how the song ENDS with a switch in melody (the "switching" point is ripped from a 10cc song, shhhh, I won't tell!) to an acoustic guitar. Why am I mentioning this, you wonder? Because every other metal band must have heard this idea, and thought it would be better to switch the acoustic bit to the BEGINNING of their songs, before the electric guitars kicked in. With "symptom of the universe" the song actually ends on an acoustic note. God, Ozzy positively SCREAMS throughout this song. It's amazing how his voice was able to hold up!

"megalomania" is probably the longest Sabbath song in history (well, besides the blues jam on the debut album). It's nearly 10 minutes in length, and put together nicely. One nice vocal melody that jumps straight into another one, with a short piano solo in the middle leading into a faster, angrier part. "FEEL IT slipping away, slipping in tomorrow, now I found my happiness, from the depths of sorrow!" Good lyrics. At least, a girl I once tried to impress liked the lyrics. We were meant to be together, but then, I chickened out and couldn't ask her out on a date. Anyway, another thing about the song I want to mention is how the guitar riff you start hearing around the halfway point turns crunchier with every time it repeats. I didn't notice it until a few listens in. Also, really neat studio trickery with dark creepy voices repeating every line Ozzy says can be heard in the background. What a track!

"the thrill of it all" has a nice riff in the beginning, before turning soft and Brady Bunch-like towards the end. The lyrics are worth noting, with Ozzy talking about Mr. Jesus and believing in man. "supertzar" is nothing but a bunch of Gregorian chants. I don't even know what they are, but they dominate the song! NO WAY Ozzy can be one of the male singers doing those voices. I simply refuse to believe it! Probably Bill Ward is one singer. Really good song, and the electric guitar riffs that blaze nice and neatly behind those voices is something metal fans can brag about, too.

"am I going insane (radio)" is memorable for that fuzzy vibrating thingy playing in the background. It keeps vibrating back and forth! Sort of like the song "paranoid" did, now that I think about it. It may have been a hit at one time, but no more, says I. I also believe "am I going insane" was ripped from an old Pink Floyd song on the Relics album. Ozzy, care to share whether or not this is true? You know it is.

"the writ" is a very angry song lyrically, and the emotions this song delivers are especially interesting. Actually, it's the way Black Sabbath manages to combine those lyrics with the shifts in musical direction that really amazes me. For example, the song turns into a lullabye at the end with Ozzy wanting people to sympathize with his words, and then a sign of hope appears when the melody switches and the guitar comes in with Ozzy singing "a smiling face it means the world to me, yeah" and "but everything is gonna work out fine, yeah". A hard rock band that was actually able to make the music match the lyrics, even when it kept switching around through different melodies and emotions. Awesome! That's the one thing Black Sabbath did extremely well.

Overall, Sabotage is Black Sabbath at their angriest and loudest.

Classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-04-09

Other than "Paranoid",which is my fave Sabbath, "Sabotage" is way up there,among faves from Sabbath w/ Ozzy.The album is strong from top to bottom.My standouts are,"Hole In The Sky","Symptom of The Universe","Megalomania","The Thrill of It All" and "The Writ",which is one of my fave tunes,behind "The Wizard". Ozz rules and will always be my fave lead singer of Sabbath,although a big fan of Dio too.But that is another subject.
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By hook or by crook...
all out aural assault
One of the LIVEST Live Albums Ever Recorded
TNT in audio format...
The Holy Grail Of CDs (& not a moment too much or too soon!)

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Album Description

UK reissue of the incendiary live recording originally released in 1979. Recorded at New York's CBGB's club. Unlike most live albums, that are a souvenir of a greatest hits show, Sabotage contains a collection of unreleased material written while on the road & performed with an intensity rarely heard on CD. The 3 bonus tracks are from the 1977 12 inch EP Animal Justice, 'Memphis', 'Hedda Gabler' & 'Rosegarden Funeral Of Sores'. 1999.

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Digitally Remastered Reissue of the Former Velvet Underground Keyboardist's Only Live Solo Album that also Happens to Be One of the Best of his Career. All the Songs were Previously Unrecorded (A La Jackson Browne's Running on Empty) and the Shows were Intense and Invigorating. The Guitar Work of the Late Marc Aaron is Just One of the Outstanding features of this Album, Along with Backing Vocals by Deer France and Outstanding Songs. Thoughtful Sleeve Notes Are Included from Richard Thomas. This Reissue Include Tracks from the 'animal Justice' EP as a Bonus.

Customer Reviews:

By hook or by crook..........2007-02-19

The centerpiece of this live album is "Captain Hook," an 11-minute exercise in psychosis and fuzz guitar, nicely augmented by the spooky, wailing background vocals of percussionist "Deerfrance." At the two minute mark there are some nicely descending minor chords, which resolve into a brief guitar solo somewhat reminiscent of the Hunter-Wagner intro to Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" on "Rock & Roll Animal." More tortured lead guitar arrives at the four minute mark, followed by Deerfrance, then by Cale declaring "I lost my memory today, the day my ship set sail..." At nine minutes, another distorted guitar solo winds its way into more Deerfrance wailing and the repeated howling refrain "By hook or by crook, I am the Captain of this life..." The song is very moody and slowly builds to its apocalyptic climax. It's a great album, but "Captain Hook" is the terrifyingly essential song here. The next song is the tranquil "Only Time Will Tell," a lilting Velvets-style ballad with lead vocals by Deerfrance, which sets you up for the dissonant arrogance of the title track, and that's followed by the hymn-like weirdness of the album's closer, Chorale." A true gem in the Cale catalog.

all out aural assault.......2005-11-27

This is one very intense album, partly because of the subject matter (genocide, colonialism, denial, etc.)and partly due to the combination of ferocious and restrained performances. A big part of the power of this album is imagining what it must have been like to hear this music performed live, the thought of which sends shivers down my spine. To me, the album works very well as a cohesive unit (even including the bonus studio tracks); there are some standouts though, like "Baby you know", "Dr. Mudd", "Captain Hook", "Walking the dog", "Chorale", and all of the bonus tracks. All in all, I wouldn't suggest this as a starting point into the ouevre of John Cale, but for those acquainted with some of his work from the 70's, it's a fascinating and visceral experience.

One of the LIVEST Live Albums Ever Recorded.......2005-09-20

The sound on this makes you feel like you're right there crammed into CBGBs with John Cale screaming in your ear-- and it's great. "Mercenaries," from its opening about them "being paid just enough to make them wanna KILL for you, but not enough to make them wanna DIE for you," to the screaming climax of its explosive ending, is a buzz-saw of a start for this thing, and it never really lets up. This is high-energy post-punk at its best, and Cale plays the role to the hilt. The last time I saw him, he'd burned out his voice so badly he couldn't perform-- listen to this and you'll see why that might have happened.....

TNT in audio format..........2005-05-14

I know it's rather hard for a John Cale fan to accept the guy dropping his acoustical piano and violin for an electric guitar, and issuing what's most probably the most brutal/ straightforward live album ever- but it would be a crime to ignore that masterpiece, which runs at full voltage all the way down. Captain Hook is probably the best cale performance ever, Mercenaries the best anti-war song ever written, but anyway the whole album is an astonishing experience, provided of course that you do know how to pump up the volume on your stereo amp...

The Holy Grail Of CDs (& not a moment too much or too soon!).......2005-04-09

A PeRfEcT tEn! 10+ for the bonus tracks, one of which, "Memphis," is THE definitive version! It's incredibly difficult to borrow one of Chuck's songs, but John does it with style! "SaBoTaGe!" "Go, Johnny, Go," InDeEd!

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1996 reissue on Castle of their top 30 1975 album for WarnerBrothers. Digitally remastered from the original mastertapes & with faithfully restored artwork, it contains alleight original tracks, including 'Symptom Of The Universe','Hole In The Sky' and 'Supertzar'.

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"Don't Start (Too Late)" Sanctuary has made the perfect CD Remaster for you.......2007-07-09

The beginning of the end . . . almost........2007-05-15

One Last Hurrah! Sabotage Is Sabbath's Swan Song!.......2007-04-15

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"Don't Start (Too Late)" the Sanctuary CD Remaster is the version to get!.......2007-07-09

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Cold War Kid.......2007-04-25

Sabotage/Live is a seriously underrated album in Cale's oeuvre. Deranged, paranoid, vicious, dangerous--all these adjectives adequately sum up the songs on one of Cale's most visceral recordings. Think of the whole album as a grim obituary for the cold war era, as many of the songs--"Mercenaries (Ready for War)," "Dr. Mudd," and the elegiac "Chorale" all share a vision of nuclear annihilation. Cale's songs here are timely and--surprisingly--hardly dated at all.

Rock that actually sounds threatening.......2004-10-12

From the opening chords of "Mercenaries (Ready for War)" it's obvious somebody's there to make a point. By the time Cale and his band get to the second piece ("Baby You Know") it's obvious they're not letting up (or letting anybody off the hook easily either--anyone at CBGB that night HAD to listen). Cale's band (Marc Aaron on lead guitar, Joe Bidwell on keyboards, George Scott on bass and Doug Browne on drums) are tight and play as if they're on fire. Cale sounds as if he's trying to devour the mike. His songs are cutting-edge material that explore things we don't like to think about. He doesn't paint pretty pictures but has a sense of humour, albeit a dark one ("my rifle is my friend"?). Not all of the songs are great. The title track is more of a rant with arpeggios than a song. "Dr. Mudd" and "Walkin' the Dog" aren't bad but don't stand well alongside the best works in the set. The best here more than makes up for the weaker spots though. "Mercenaries (Ready for War)" is a chilling and brilliant work. "Baby You Know" subtly suggests an understanding that things didn't have to be grim. The lovely ballad "Only Time Will Tell" is bittersweet and haunting. Deerfrance sings this one beautifully. Her voice isn't strong but it has a ethereal quality that suits the piece. Cale put a viola line into this one that he must have been playing with his heart. "Captain Hook" is a masterpiece on all levels. The song is brilliant piece of writing. The arrangement doesn't have a wasted note and the band executes it magnificently. The lead guitar line Marc Aaron came up with really sounds threatening and ominous. That doesn't happen often enough, at least not in this age of canned product. "Chorale" (intentionally or otherwise) comes off as a sort of a "wake" celebrating the evening. It's the perfect finish.

The extra tracks are a mixed bag that offers an insight into the different styles Cale delves into. Trying to judge any of them as "good" or "bad" is impossible (not many of us really have the vision to fathom all the places where a mind like Cale's will end up). Personally, I enjoyed "Hedda Gabler" and "Memphis", could have done without "Chickenshit" and am still trying to make up my mind about "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores". It has something about it that's intensely interesting.

This live set was a breath of fresh air in 1979 and it still is now. It was well recorded, well played and the material made you think. Its content is valid for all times because it's about things that keep happening. It's raw, raunchy and not always pretty but it's musically solid on all fronts. The sound quality on the reissue is just as good as was on the vinyl.

This is a must for anyone who likes their rock with a bite, a tender heart and a deep intelligence.

Cale goes wild..........2003-03-16

If you like John Cale, and John Cale live with a punk band(and new material) then by all means get this cd! The sound is crisp. The music bombastic and John is at his sneering, nasty best. Note: this also includes the Animal EP as additional tracks.
It is...the perfect cd for the current times with a looming war with Iraq on the horizon "Mercenaries(Ready For War)" is suitably chilling, lyrically. "Captain Hook" which clocks in over 10:00 minutes is jocular. This cd sums up the FEAR, SLOW DAZZLE, and HELEN OF TROY trilogy of mad, erudite, and paranoic Cale compositions. This is a keeper.

sabotage cale's mind.......2000-07-30

this record justifies the beheading of cale's chickens and you can gob on stage and slam dance to this record with regards for your ancestors or any system of belief. keep in mind cale wouldn't want you to.....his band is vegetarian and never forgave him.

Raw and Powerful.......2000-07-22

I saw one critic characterize this as a strange decade late response to Lou Reed's "Rock N Roll Animal". Interesting thought, but whereas Reed relied heavily on Velvet Underground classics and produced a record that sounds hopelessly dated, Cale produced a vibrant and timeless recording of all new material. (To my knowledge, no studio versions of these tracks exist.)

While "Rock N Roll Animal" is a highly polished generic 70's arena rock record, "Sabotage Live" is an honest one take, no overdub blast of sonic fury, gloriously sloppy. This is so raw that Cale stumbles over the spoken word intro to the first song, then blows out his voice screaming during its climax, but just keeps going. All the worts are left in place.

Cale's voice may be shot after that first song, but no matter. His band of young unknowns plays with tremendous energy and his voice, even hoarse, is fully emotive as he delivers his left-wing diatribes. My favorites here are the opening "Mercenaries (Ready for War)", and the slow moody "Captain Hook", a haunting story of the decline of British colonialism. Other highlights are the angry avant-garde title track and Deerfrance's vocal spotlight on "Only Time Will Tell".

The sound quality on my previous edition of this album was quite good, so I assume this version will sound at least as good. (Don't actually have this new edition.) Also, the last four tracks are new for this edition, so I cannot comment on them. (I am wondering if this is the same version of "Hedda Gabler" that turned up on "Seducing Down the Door". . .)

This is a must for any Cale fan's collection. I would also recommend it as a good first purchase for those wanting to explore. Cale has hit on too many different styles in his solo career to call any one album representative, so this is as good a place to start as any.

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ASIN: B00004YYZC
Release Date: 2000-10-23

Tracks:

Hole in the Sky
Don't Start (Too Late)
Symptom of the Universe
Megalomania
Thrill of It All
Supertzar
Writ
Am I Going Insane (Radio)
Sweet Leaf [Live]

Album Description

Special collector's edition reissue of the British heavy metal act's 1975 album release packaged in a miniature LP-style cardboard sleeve with the original artwork. 2000 release.

Album Details

Limited Edition Reissue, Replicating the Original Album Packaging in a Cardboard Digipak.

Customer Reviews:

Was Ozzy Possessed? One of Black Sabbath's Best........2005-01-02

The year is 1975 and I once read in an interview with Ozzy that he believed he was possessed at this time. It was right after the release of the movie "the Excorcist," that this was released. Ozzy's vocals are at his best on this album and he truly does sound possessed on some of the tracks. This album can only be described as Psychadelic Horror Metal. It's perhaps the most creative album of any band to come out of the 70s. It starts out with the hard driving "Hole in the Sky". This song qualifies as one to blast out your window. The next piece is "Symptom of the Universe." It's marked by some great riffs by Tony Iommi and ends with some jazzy accoustical guitar. The next song is "Megalomania." The perfect song to play for one's mother. It is a Horror masterpiece with a great deal of guitar orchestration and multi-tracking. Ozzy plays the part of a man possessed and he truely fits the role. Next is "Thrill of It All." It opens with an orchestra of demonic sounding guitars which feed into a hard driving solo which is among Tony's best work ever. This song ends by again showing Sabbath's versatility. "Superztar" is a trip. It's operaetic with a metal guitar backround. "Am I Going Insane" is the only low point of the album but what it feeds into at the end is classic. You'll hear laughing and crying that sounds like its from an insane asylum. Then the bass line will kick in. Turn the volume up and it'll knock you off your rear. If Ozzy sounds angry in this song it's because he was. "The Writ" was written about Black Sabbath's management that had been ripping them off for years. It ends with some trippy harp music. Don't get the US version as they have ruined the feed from "Am I Going Insane" into "The Writ" The original LPs have them feed together as one continuous track but the US versions of the CD switch them in order and cut out the beginning of "the Writ." Hope this is helpful.
Norman W. Nonnweiler.

4.5 stars - excellent.......2004-05-30

Sabotage (1975.) Black Sabbath's sixth album.

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward, better known as Black Sabbath, are easily one of the greatest classic hard rock bands of all time. By the time the mid seventies had rolled around, the band shifted its sound in a more progressive/meaningful direction. Although not many fans liked this experimental trip, most of them did. And in 1975 the band released Sabotage, their sixth album. On this album, the band attempts to recapture their earlier, heavier sound, while at the same time continuing to pull off some musical experimentation. Read on for my review.

The first song on this album, Hole In The Sky, is reason enough to purchase this album. It's my all-time favorite Ozzy-era Black Sabbath tune. No other song they do rocks like this one. Following it you get the acoustic instrumental, Don't Stop Too Late. It was obvious by this time period that Tony Iommi had newfound confidence in his ability to play acoustic stuff - he'd proven the point tirelessly on some of their more recent albums. Next up is another hard rock masterpiece, Symptom Of The Universe. Many a Black Sabbath fan has been known to call this little masterpiece his favorite Black Sabbath song. Who can blame those people? This song rocks hard and rocks right. But, the excellence doesn't stop there. Supertzar, an instrumental track with a full-blown choir, is equally excellent. The song is very different than what you'd expect from Sabbath, but it rocks nonetheless. Megalomania is another one of many great tracks you'll get on this album. Why didn't it become as popular as some of the band's big hits? Through and through, Sabotage flat out rules.

THE TEXT IN THIS PARAGRAPH REFERS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE WARNER BROS. AMERICAN REISSUE OF THE ALBUM. Warner Bros. did a fine job remastering and rereleasing the Black Sabbath catalogue, as did they several other artists. Unfortunately, they didn't really do anything outside of improving the sound quality. You don't get expanded liner notes, interviews, bonus tracks, or anything. This means you might as well buy the bargain version of the album. The bargain versions of Black Sabbath's albums tend to usually pop up in gas stations, drug stores, or any other place that has a small CD selection, consisting of mostly budget-priced compilations. Get the budget version - it's a much better value.

Sabotage stands as one of Black Sabbath's greatest albums. It's not quite a five-star masterpiece in my book, though some fans of the band would beg to differ. If you're a fan of the band, there's really no reason not to add this album to your collection - It's a damn fine release from the kings of classic hard rock.

Don't Be Fooled by the Red Tights.......2001-03-24

Allright, so Bill Ward doesn't look very cool on this one but no matter - that's only an issue of appearance. The music speaks for itself and what it says is that this is certainly one of the best Black Sabbath albums. It has a greater sophistication than some of the earlier releases, with the use of choirs and keyboards, but it's just as heavy as ever and contains some of their greatest gems. The whole progression of Hole in the Sky, Don't Start(too late) and Symptom of the Universe makes a fantastic start to the album. There are times when the band gets progressive, and the meaning in the songs goes far beyond any of the commonly accepted notions of heavy metal. In other words, it's a great Black Sabbath album (although my vote for the best would go to Volume 4). Sabatoge is perhaps more challanging than other Sabbath recordings because of it's progressive, or experimental side. Overall, I can't avoid using that same old word that comes to mind with Sabbath albums over and over again: Classic.

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Sabotage Qu'Est Que C
Manufacturer: Indig
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000AXOG
Release Date: 1995-04-03

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