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Media Type: CD
Artist: BLACK SABBATH
Title: BLACK BOX: COMPLETE ORIGINAL (1970-1978)
Street Release Date: 04/27/2004
Genre: HEAVY METAL
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One can make the case that the Beatles, while the most important band of all time, wasn't the most influential. Decades after Black Sabbath laid down the commandments of heavy metal--lyrically, not for the squeamish; musically, dynamic and resolutely heavy--their impact remains improbably undiminished. One needed only to hear the first notes of the eponymous track on their eponymous 1970 debut to know that a new régime had arrived. And while one could (and should!) have mocked them, they would not be stopped. Black Box includes the eight albums recorded between 1970 and 1978 by the founding lineup--Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, and Geezer Butler--in one suitably weighty package. Forgoing bonus tracks (aside from an entertaining but brief four-track DVD extra), the box is rounded off with an impressive 80-page booklet. While the foursome was considerably less fearsome by the time they checked out with Never Say Die, more than half of this collection represents heavy metal with a lasting impact. --Steven Stolder
Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) Reviews
Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) Reviews
| 282 of 293 people found the following review helpful  The DEFINITIVE version of the first 8 Sabbath albums!!, By This review is from: Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) (Audio CD) UPDATE NOV 2011: This package is out of print now. Rhino/Warner has told me so, and it will not be reprinted. Additionally, the albums from this box were never released individually. To that, I recommend the 2009-2011 Universal Deluxe Edition Series, as they are newer remastered, and a bit less heavy on the volume. They unfortunately were NOT released domestically in the US, but are worth the trouble to obtain.Original APR 2004 Review: My name is Joe Siegler and I run "Black Sabbath Online". I have a much longer review of this disc at my site, but I had to crop it down to make it fit within Amazon's 1000 word limit, so if you want to read my full review, hit www.black-sabbath.com. What is Black Box? It's a 9 disc collection (8 audio CD's, one DVD) comprising all the of the songs the original Black Sabbath released from 1970-1978. The albums themselves have an unbelievable sound quality never heard in these recordings before. It's not like we have... Read more 43 of 47 people found the following review helpful  Well packaged collection of the first eight Sabbath records., By This review is from: Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) (Audio CD) Black Sabbath didn't have the revolutionary recording techniques or melodic sophistication of Led Zeppelin, but in terms of sheer brawn, Sabbath is right up there among the greats. No classic-rock collection is complete without at least two or three of these eight records, and if you want the complete lexicon of heavy metal, you will find it here.This package is well conceived, classily packaged, with a velvet hard-covered book and the eight albums in Digipak format. Sabbath records in CD format never had much in terms of notes so the format is suitable. You will also get the complete lyrics in the book. The history of the band, written by Chris Welch and Brian Ives, is scanty and contains very little that you won't find elsewhere (I actually found the liner notes to the Reunion live double CD more informative), but they are at least reverent enough about their subjects. Here is a disc-by-disc rundown: 1. Black Sabbath: The debut album, ridiculed by critics, a dark-horse... Read more 31 of 33 people found the following review helpful Definitive, Necessary and Outstanding, By Greg B. (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews This review is from: Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) (Audio CD) Whenever someone asks me "What's your favorite band?" I always reply with the following: Black Sabbath, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin...not necessarily in that order.It's been a staple answer for 20 years, yet part of me has always felt like a liar for the last 10. I've burnt out on these bands. All of that changed Yesterday when I purchased the Iron Man/Paranoid single that Rhino released to promote this boxed set. I bought it "Just to see..." how much better these remasters really sounded. I've bought numerous quote-unquote remasters, reissues, boxed sets, compilations over the years and was always disappointed. 15 Minutes later, I was a proud owner of The Black Box. This set sounds like it was recorded *yesterday*. It is such a radical difference that these songs sound brand new and contemporary without actually being any different. Albums that were flat and muddy like Master of Reality and Technical Ecstasy are now vibrant and crisp. Hearing... Read more |
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