The Black Sabbath Poll

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Early Black Sabbath is:

Poll ended at 29 Dec 2022, 3:39pm

Earth shaking, metal perfection
9
53%
"Eh, it's okay..."
6
35%
Boring, overblown nonsense
2
12%
 
Total votes: 17

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The Black Sabbath Poll

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Doc believes I'm in the minority in regards to my appreciation for early Sabbath. He's probably right. The purpose of this poll is too see how much of a minority I'm in.

Specifically, I'm talking about the first 6 albums: Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality, Vol. 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and Sabotage.

Most everything after that is pretty lousy (with a few exceptions).
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Here is my ranking of the Sabbath catalog:

Paranoid
Master of Reality
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Heaven and Hell
Sabotage
Mob Rules
13
Headless Cross
Dehumanizer
Tyr
The Eternal Idol
Cross Purposes
Seventh Star
Technical Ecstasy
Born Again
Never Say Die!
Forbidden
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revbob and I are with you, as well as Flex and, I think, Marky. After that, you'll be scrounging for votes.
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I'm in the ok bracket. Decent in small doses with a great track here and there.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Dec 2022, 3:48pm
revbob and I are with you, as well as Flex and, I think, Marky. After that, you'll be scrounging for votes.
Wolter has come out firmly on the side of freedom, justice, decency and non-SRP as well.

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I love those Sabbath albums. You miss half the point when you listen away from vinyl oh no I'm turning into a human moustache dripping with real ale
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WestwayKid wrote:
27 Dec 2022, 3:47pm
Here is my ranking of the Sabbath catalog:

Paranoid
Master of Reality
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Heaven and Hell
Sabotage
Mob Rules
13
Headless Cross
Dehumanizer
Tyr
The Eternal Idol
Cross Purposes
Seventh Star
Technical Ecstasy
Born Again
Never Say Die!
Forbidden
Id put Sabotage before any of the Dio era stuff, probably technical ecstasy too but for me Sabotage was the last of that great run of albums (6), few bands can match that not even Kakajaroo from Another Planet.

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revbob wrote:
27 Dec 2022, 4:45pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Dec 2022, 3:48pm
revbob and I are with you, as well as Flex and, I think, Marky. After that, you'll be scrounging for votes.
Wolter has come out firmly on the side of freedom, justice, decency and non-SRP as well.
He's more firmly on the side of spending most of his time in real life.
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So far, nobody hates them 😉
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I really feel that they should have changed the name once Ozzy left but alao get why they didn't.

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WestwayKid wrote:
27 Dec 2022, 6:09pm
So far, nobody hates them 😉
This has always been an SRP board. :shifty:

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WestwayKid wrote:
27 Dec 2022, 6:09pm
So far, nobody hates them 😉
I'd consider that a resounding victory.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
27 Dec 2022, 6:57pm
WestwayKid wrote:
27 Dec 2022, 6:09pm
So far, nobody hates them 😉
I'd consider that a resounding victory.
You have always had the poll interpretative acumen of a banana republic strongman.
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Sabbath rules!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead

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I gave them an "ok", I like Paranoid & Iron Man, but that's about all I can stand. Back in my dope smokin' days, Sweet Leaf, but not today, thanks.
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