The best Black Sabbath opener!
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Topic: The best Black Sabbath opener!
Posted By: Gandalff
Subject: The best Black Sabbath opener!
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 05:32
| Very strong arsenal of bloody good openers! Difficult choice. I´m expecting a win of song from Ozzy-era and curious for results of newer BS albums... |
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 05:38
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It's got to be Black Sabbath from the debut. A real statement of intent to kick off their career! ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: sydbarrett2010
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 05:41
| electric funeral |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 05:44
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Back Street Kids followed by *cough*
I think this is the wrong section for this poll. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 05:52
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Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 05:54
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In order: 1. Neon Knights 2. Black Sabbath 3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 06:04
I'm not being a purist, i was talking with my Collaborators hat on. Anyway....thread moved. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 06:14
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 07:08
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I have heard only three of them, so I won't vote.
Wheels of Confusion is my favourite of these. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mr. Maestro
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 12:17
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I find it astonishing that no one has yet voted for the epic "Wheels of Confusion." It's just my favorite Sabbath song, hands down. ------------- "I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...." |
Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 12:20
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GENERALS GATHERED IN THEIR MASSES.
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 12:50
| Debut opener. Set the tone for whats to come. |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 13:05
| Another poll of mine "The most Black Sabbath Prog Song" prefered the song War Pigs although I´ve omitted this one. So, therefore I´m surprised that War Pigs has 3 votes already. |
Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 13:51
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As openers, you can't beat Black Sabbath, Hole in the Sky, and Neon Knights. Sweet Leaf is also pretty cool. But I vote for Hole in the Sky because it needs some more votes, and it kicks off my favorite Sabbath album. ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 14:31
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Ahh the pleasant aroma of mary jane. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 14:45
We don't want to know anything about how you spent your nights with Mary Jane. Show some decency, there are underage people on this forum!  On a more serious subject, I really can't choose : "Black Sabbath" is historical and striking, "War Pigs" is catchy, groovy and devastating, just as "Hole In The Sky"... "Neon Knights" is a bomb... So, I voted "Trashed". Silly me. |
Posted By: TheOppenheimer
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 15:12
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no more war pigs have the power!!!!
------------- //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// A veces es cuestión de esperar, y tomarte en silencio. |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 16:27
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling On their knees the war pig's crawling Begging mercy for their sins Satan laughing spreads his wings Oh lord yeah! |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 16:31
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerers of death's construction In the fields the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds Oh lord yeah! |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 17:19
| Black Sabbath. |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 19:16
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I will go to "War Pigs" as a result if it chooses from List. However, I like melody with the sense of relief of "Wheels Of Confusion". And, I feel that "The Shining" is a wonderful personally tune. I see the appearance of Cozy Powell that reflects on this promotional film and remember a little deep the deep emotion and having gotten excited. |
Posted By: VanVanVan
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 22:07
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For me it's gotta be "War Pigs." An absolute stunner that probably could have doubled as a finale. Epic. ------------- "The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: August 14 2010 at 06:16
WAR PIGS ------------- 
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 14 2010 at 11:20
 Mary Jane and i haven't spent any time together for many years, although she keeps calling. When i went college one of my teachers who was in his late sixties always warned us about smoking mary jane on school property. I guess he didn't notice all the people smoking it in the cafeteria every day. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 14 2010 at 12:23
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I'll go for 'Neon Knights' although 'Hole in the Sky' is a very close second. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: August 17 2010 at 20:53
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Black Sabbath on their debut album is a historical piece. The birth of heavy metal right there, my friends. The pouring rain, the church bells, a clap of thunder, and then THAT extremely heavy tritone banned in the medieval church! It doesn't get much more metal than that. Freaked me out when I first heard it, and it still does! It gets my vote.
Hole In The Sky, War Pigs, Sweet Leaf, and Neon Knights are all cool, too. ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: Rushlover13
Date Posted: August 30 2010 at 19:28
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If symptom of the universe was an opener i would have definatly voted for that! Lmao but i voted for Black Sabbath because its just so dark and bleak...its an earful of interesting. ------------- I Love Rush. |
Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: August 30 2010 at 20:29
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The most important impact this band has had on my life is that Gov't Mule opened with War Pigs when I saw them and played a version that was very superior to Sabbath's entire discography in my opinion. what? uncalled for? And I am obviously not voting....
------------- Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell? I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance. |
Posted By: tennyson
Date Posted: August 30 2010 at 20:36
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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath best riff of theirs ever...
Also have to say i really like the war pigs ------------- Writer stares with glassy eyes, defies the empty page... |
Posted By: Progatron
Date Posted: August 30 2010 at 21:08
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Wheels of Confusion! Great opening track, although I love lots of these.
------------- Genesis/Yes/Rush/Marillion/VDGG&PH/The Flower Kings/Zappa/Änglagård/Wobbler/PFM/Banco/Le Orme/Jethro Tull/Spock's Beard/Transatlantic/Ayreon/Beardfish/IQ/Dream Theater/Opeth/P.Tree/Arena/Camel/Kaipa! |
Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 09:43
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First album , first track , my first impression on how hard rock was great at that time , but war pigs is great also / ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: Gandalfino
Date Posted: January 31 2011 at 14:23
| War Pigs... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 31 2011 at 14:29
| War Pigs |
Posted By: ThinLizzy
Date Posted: January 31 2011 at 15:00
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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
------------- And then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run You missed the starting gun |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 31 2011 at 15:05
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Never Say Die
Whenever on Top Of The Pops , Sabbath used to perform live as opposed to the phoney miming by most. I vividly remember them doing this and the floor looked as though it was shaking.
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