Best Black Sabbath song

[bry4321]

Just my opinion!

 

[velorush]

I had avoided Sabs as I avoided all of the "Satan as a Marketing Ploy" bands as they just creeped me out, but I ran into this in the Heavy Metal animated feature. I don't recall the specific scene, but it hit me with such intensity, music + visual, that I had to find out who it was. 

It continues to be a favorite and is on my Spotify workout playlist. Great for squatting (relatively) heavy!

[Dave Scepter]

Still relevant...🙏

Revolution in their minds, the children start to march
Against the world in which they have to live
And all the hate that's in their hearts
They're tired of being pushed around
And told just what to do
They'll fight the world until they've won
And love comes flowing through, yeah

Children of tomorrow live in the tears that fall today
Will the sun rise up tomorrow bring in peace in any way?
Must the world live in the shadow of atomic fear?
Can they win the fight for peace or will they disappear? Yeah

So, you children of the world
Listen to what I say
If you want a better place to live in
Spread the word today
Show the world that love is still alive, you must be brave
Or you children of today are children of the grave, yeah

Edited September 19, 2025 by Dave Scepter

[diablo175]

1 hour ago, velorush said:

It continues to be a favorite and is on my Spotify workout playlist. Great for squatting (relatively) heavy!

Funny, I was just thinking back to my younger daze when I would be playing both offerings of the Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath. That was very effective motivational music while going for my PBs/a new max at the gym. 

With the exception of a handful of tracks from Sabotage and RJD-era Sabs, not sure if the cuts from Ozzy-era Sabs would have helped much in the couple of times I benched 305 lbs. 

Like Ozzy himself, my days of achieving those levels of PBs/Max's are gone.  

 

Edited September 19, 2025 by diablo175

[Brooks]

Thread should be "favorite sabbath song", hard to pick just one...

 

 

Bonus round - best covers of my other fave sabs tunes;

 

 

Edited September 19, 2025 by Brooks

[seeker]

Luv the whole Sabotage Album. This is my fave, at least today.

 

 

[bry4321]

2 hours ago, Brooks said:

Thread should be "favorite sabbath song", hard to pick just one...

 

 

Yes!

[bry4321]

At the risk of hijacking my own thread, how did Geezer Butler not go bonkers playing that bass line to Heaven and Hell?

[RobB]

28 minutes ago, bry4321 said:

At the risk of hijacking my own thread, how did Geezer Butler not go bonkers playing that bass line to Heaven and Hell?

True artists know when to hold back and when to let it rip. 

[tommy p]

I'll be the only one who picks something from the Gillan lineup: Zero the Hero.

[seeker]

15 hours ago, bry4321 said:

At the risk of hijacking my own thread, how did Geezer Butler not go bonkers playing that bass line to Heaven and Hell?

Coke.  Lots of it.

[LucSulla]

I could never. 

Hole in the Sky
Sabbra Cadabra
Supernaut - the song that is more of a jam than any jam band has ever managed. 
The Writ - Ozzy's best vocals on tape IMO

I love Mob Rules, but not sure where I would fit it. Dio Sabbath is so different to me. 

[BTMN]

 

[Jakeboy]

Iron Man….just for its impact on me as a young 70s guitar player. So heavy, so rocking. I have made it a fave of my young grandkids.

It is everything rock.

[Brooks]

They're all in here;

 

[Bobo_Fagucci]

 

[Submariner85]

I like the Dio fronted Black Sabbath but I recently listened to the whole Paranoid album and it is damned good beginning to end.  

Edited September 25, 2025 by Submariner85

[wil50n]

Snowblind, specifically from Live At Last.

The second of feedback at the beginning - how much gain was Iommi using ?!?!?  His guitar tone is filthy !!

The opening grand fanfare, the tense verse riff. Ozzy enthusiastically shouting COCAINE !!

https://youtu.be/A57eaK3cZ8A?si=_U4CJCKahH9RzIdg

Edited September 25, 2025 by wil50n
revised

[joshoowah]

I'm surprised no one mentioned "Changes," my all-time favorite "Wait... who is this?" shocking artist treasure. Most people probably know the covers better than the original, like Proud Mary or Respect.

It's great fun seeing people react with "I never knew they had this in them!"

Edited September 25, 2025 by joshoowah

[Dave Scepter]

2 hours ago, wil50n said:

Snowblind, specifically from Live At Last.

The second of feedback at the beginning - how much gain was Iommi using ?!?!?  His guitar tone is filthy !!

The opening grand fanfare, the tense verse riff. Ozzy enthusiastically shouting COCAINE !!

https://youtu.be/A57eaK3cZ8A?si=_U4CJCKahH9RzIdg

Also this ^^^

[diablo175]

What's in a word? "Best" or "Favorite(s)?" 

I tend to go for the hidden gems, the deep cuts with Sabs. 

Snowblind (LOVE that descending minor section at 1:40)

Cornucopia (again the break at 1:43 just kills!)

Sabbra Cadabra

Hole in the Sky

Symptom of the Universe

You Won't Change Me

She's Gone- should get a nomination for most unlikely tune from Sabs, next to Changes.

 

 

Special Mention to

Looking For Today- for the break and outro sections with a great descending riff!

Shockwave- for one of the more memorable solos by Iommi IMO.

[Brooks]

The whole SBS album (minus Fluff).

[diablo175]

On 9/19/2025 at 8:13 AM, bry4321 said:

Just my opinion!

 

Mob Rules was released on this day (Oct1) in 1981 !