Black Sabbath - The Best of Black Sabbath [Platinum Disc]

Title: The Best of Black Sabbath [Platinum Disc] Artist: Black Sabbath Release Date: 7/25/2000 Re-Released On: 8/21/2001 Label: Platinum Disc Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 096009212926 Genre: Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal, Album Rock Moods: Angst-Ridden, Bitter, Bleak, Cold, Gloomy, Nihilistic, Ominous, Angry, Dramatic, Eerie, Hostile, Malevolent, Menacing, Messy, Paranoid, Somber, Tense/Anxious, Visceral, Wintry, Brooding, Confrontational, Crunchy, Druggy, Hypnotic, Intense, Meandering, Theatrical, Rebellious, Weary, Energetic, Thuggish Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Headless Cross
2. Guilty as Hell
3. Virtual Death
4. Evil Eye
5. When Death Calls
6. The Battle of Tyr
7. The Sabbath Stones
8. Kiss of Death
9. Devil and Daughter
10. Valhalla

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Platinum Disc 2129

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Unless you're a die-hard fan, it's quite difficult to keep track of all the different lineups that have toured and recorded under the name Black Sabbath after Ozzy Osbourne's exit in 1979. The only original member to remain with Sabbath through thick and thin has been guitarist Tony Iommi, who by the early '90s was briefly joined by a rhythm section of session musicians widely known within the British heavy metal community -- drummer Cozy Powell (Jeff Beck, Michael Schenker, Rainbow, etc.) and bassist Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Gary Moore, etc.) -- in addition to singer Tony Martin. This version of Sabbath would go on to record a pair of largely ignored albums together, 1990's TYR and 1995's Forbidden, which serve as the basis for the 2001 compilation The Best of Black Sabbath. It's a tough sell to issue a Sabbath "best-of" and not include such metal standards as "Paranoid" or "Iron Man," but this ten-track collection sticks to the aforementioned latter-day era (for the most part at least -- a few tracks from 1994's Cross Purposes, which saw Murray briefly replaced with Geezer Butler, are included). Although Iommi came under great criticism for keeping the Sabbath banner alive during this time (many felt these titles should have been credited solely to Iommi as solo releases), the guitarist still retained his knack for penning mammoth riffs, as evidenced by such tracks as "Guilty as Hell," "Virtual Death," and "The Sabbath Stones." If you're looking to see what Iommi was up to during this forgotten period, The Best of Black Sabbath will serve its purpose. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

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