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Poll Question: Which of these mellower, relaxed Black Sabbath songs is your favorite?
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3 [7.14%]
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Solitude all the way, that's actually in the running for my favorite Sabbath song ever. It's so minimal, yet so powerful. The lyrics and the somber delivery, every time I listen to it, truthfully it bums me out a bit, it's even got me teary eyed from time to time. But it's so beautifully sad... cryin' and thinkin' is all that I do.
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Oh, I love mellow Sabbath. It's as essential a part of the band as their more famous heavy stuff is. Many, many metal bands have followed the Sabs, but few have recognised the importance of including mellow stuff alongside the anvil-heavy side. Metallica understand this, as do Opeth. 

I voted for Solitude. I really love that song. Planet Caravan is way up there, though. It really breaks up the flow of the Paranoid album (in a good way). Every Sab album (in the original lineup) that followed Paranoid included one of Iommi's instrumentals and at least one chillout song. I also like It's Alright, a nice Beatles-esque ballad sung by Bill Ward, I believe.
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'Planet Caravan' is psychedelic bliss. However, in my mind Sabbath can do no wrong anyway so really, they're all good. Was anybody else surprised that Bill Ward was getting a chance to sing on 'It's Alright'?
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Points: 8543 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2009 at 17:57
Gonna have to go with Planet Caravan myself.  One of my favorite early Sabbath songs.  Although I recently purchased the three-CD version of Paranoid with an early Planet Caravan lyric and "it was dreadful". 
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Perhaps not highly mellow, but one of my most played Sabbath songs ever is called "In Memory". From an album I personally think is a tad too underrated ;-)
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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2009 at 15:32
Originally posted by Tarquin Underspoon Tarquin Underspoon wrote:

Sign of the Southern Cross? Really?...... Subdued? That thing rocks hard.
 
Another vote for Planet Caravan. Despite the awful Pantera cover. Hey, at least it's better than their version of Hole in the Sky.....


Agreed 100%. I absolutely LOVE  "The Sign...", which is one of the best things the Sabs have ever done, but to call it mellow is stretching things more than a little bit. Anyway, though I don't know if it would qualify as mellow, I'd like to mention another very unconventional Sabs piece - "Supertzar" from Sabotage.
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Points: 2771 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2009 at 05:39
Definitely the awesomely trippy, sci-fi-hippie Planet Caravan, with Solitiude second ... I did once spend a depressing period being consoled by Bill Ward's lead vocals on It's Alright though! Smile
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NO VOTE...... can't decide between Laguna Sunrise and Changes.
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Yep, Planet Caravan, my only complaint is that it's too short......
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Planet Caravan is one exceptional song!
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^^^^ That one's really beautiful! Makes me think of a forest in springtime Approve
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Have to say "Planet Caravan", but all the first 6 on your list, except "Changes", are really really fantastic!
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Surprised no votes for Laguna Sunrise - beautiful track, sends shivers..Smile
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Yet another for Planet Caravan - fits in well when I play chill sets at clubs too

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Sign of the Southern Cross? Really?...... Subdued? That thing rocks hard.
 
Another vote for Planet Caravan. Despite the awful Pantera cover. Hey, at least it's better than their version of Hole in the Sky.....
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Points: 6898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2009 at 13:42
Planet Caravan. Out there man ! Doesn't even sound like the Sabs. Sounds like Ozzy took too much valium. Sensual. Lofty. Atmospheric. Love Iommi's jazzy guitar. A have sex song. 
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Points: 12294 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 30 2009 at 13:19
Fluff, one of my favourite Sabbath songs.
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Planet Caravan (Panteater version)
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"Stonehenge" for me.
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