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• Artist: Black Sabbath
• Album: Sabotage
• Label: Warner
• Year of Release: 1975
• ME Rating: Indie Classic
• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2005-09-26

I can't seem to get enough Black Sabbath as of late. I finally purchased Sabotage, the last album to fill my hole in the Ozzy era Sabbath and the last good album that they put out with Osbourne at the helm. Sabotage kicks off with some typical Sabbath fare with "Hole In The Sky" then has a classical guitar break with "Don't Start (Too Late)" mixing things up slightly. All this before they crank it up with one of their best and most furious songs "Symptoms of the Universe". This song marks one of the great breaks that Sabbath was known for. At about the 4 and a half minute mark we get this great acoustic breakdown backing Ozzy's bridge. It's one of those beautiful moments that make you understand why this band is praised. If that isn't enough, take in the diversity of the 10 minute epic "Megalomania". I'm also partial to the rather simple riff Iommi utilized in "Thrill of It All", now sounding like something Jack White might have borrowed. What about the operatic "Supertzar"? But I think THE highlight of Sabotage is "Am I Going Insane". This leads itself to the pop leanings of where Ozzy would tread in his solo years. Some forget about this album but I think there is enough material here to warrant it in any rock collection. It's after this album where quality starts to trail off until Dio makes his appearance for a couple of albums.

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