Black Sabbath: Top Of The Rocks
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Black Sabbath's self-titled 1970 debut has topped a poll of the best British rock albums, as voted for by Kerrang! readers.
Paranoid makes an appearance too, at number five. Front man Ozzy Osbourne occupies two berths in the top ten with solo records.
High-ranking records also included Iron Maiden's brace of Number Of The Beast and Iron Maiden; Led Zeppelin's fourth album; The Sex Pistol's Never Mind The Bollocks...; London Calling by The Clash; Queen's Sheer Heart Attack; The Holy Bible by the Manic Street Preachers; and Muse's recent effort, Absolution.
Kerrang! bod Ashley Bird remarked: "It's amazing to see so many incredible homegrown albums in one list, and without any of the abysmal fashion bands that currently clog up the music scene."
Ozzy mumbled: "Back then [when they recorded 'Black Sabbath] you'd hear: 'If you go to San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair'. We lived in Aston, Birmingham. The only flowers I ever saw were on a gravestone in our local cemetery."
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Black Sabbath: Top Of The Rocks
*Smile*
Oh well, at least we got number six.
Oh well, at least we got number six.
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"What is this that stands before meeeeeeeeeeeee..."
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The article says:
Kerrang! bod Ashley Bird remarked: "It's amazing to see so many incredible homegrown albums in one list, and without any of the abysmal fashion bands that currently clog up the music scene."
Of course it's great to see so many homegrown albums in a chart of British rock albums. Fool. Next time it'll be celebrating how many great guitar bands there are in a top guitar rock compilation.
Kerrang! bod Ashley Bird remarked: "It's amazing to see so many incredible homegrown albums in one list, and without any of the abysmal fashion bands that currently clog up the music scene."
Of course it's great to see so many homegrown albums in a chart of British rock albums. Fool. Next time it'll be celebrating how many great guitar bands there are in a top guitar rock compilation.
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I feel it's a bit discredited by having Absolution at no.6 and Feeder's Echo Park at No. 25. And a whole lotta Led Zeppelin missing, as well as a load of other bands.
And NO Radiohead because they're not 'rock!' enough for Kerrang. That's a joke - Muse started as a decent enough Radiohead-esque band and then moved more operatic and comedic.
And NO Radiohead because they're not 'rock!' enough for Kerrang. That's a joke - Muse started as a decent enough Radiohead-esque band and then moved more operatic and comedic.
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"Earth Vs The Wildhearts" was in at no. 17. Oh yes.
I have no problem with Muse being in the top 10 at all.
Not that this list is any less pointless than any of the rest.
I have no problem with Muse being in the top 10 at all.
Not that this list is any less pointless than any of the rest.
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led zep 2 should have been in as well.
but i dont mind sabbath winning, they were an awesome band
but i dont mind sabbath winning, they were an awesome band
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Yeah, Zep 2 is much better than 'untitled'
Origin of Symmetry is better than Absolution too, from what I heard.
Paranoid better than BS self-titled, but 'Black Sabbath' has the most f*cked-up stuff on it!
Origin of Symmetry is better than Absolution too, from what I heard.
Paranoid better than BS self-titled, but 'Black Sabbath' has the most f*cked-up stuff on it!
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Muse are like the new Queen - they write extremely overblown, quite pompous stadium rock songs about NOTHING.
I don't hate them as much as I hate Queen, and some of their riffs are pretty good, but the premise is the same.
I don't hate them as much as I hate Queen, and some of their riffs are pretty good, but the premise is the same.
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I like all three of the Muse albums, don't have as fond memories of Absolution as I do Origin though, I don't know if one is better than the other.
Finally someone else who detests Queen!
Finally someone else who detests Queen!
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"Kerrang, you're a comic book" - Lightyear
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sabbath bloody sabbath is the best id say
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Their the Smash Hits of the Rock world, fucking doing articles on who has the stupidest tash or how to dress like Aimee Fucking Lee or the Mofo from the LostProphets who think's he's a "playa".
Their all so far up various asses including their own its a wonder they see daylight.
Their all so far up various asses including their own its a wonder they see daylight.
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but they also called Mastodon the best band on the planet , which automatically makes it a lot better than anything like the nme.
still, we all know the best music mags are the monthlys anyway...the features are actually good for a start.
still, we all know the best music mags are the monthlys anyway...the features are actually good for a start.
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kerrang is rubbish, but at it occupies a couple of hours on a wednesday. or should that be a a couple of minutes in the shop. either way, its not that bad. and led zep 2 is in the list, but a bit further down. i was a bit dissapointed that iron maidens killers only made no. 44, while things like feeder and lost prophets make up the top 20...
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Almost related... am I the only person who remembers Kerrang giving Muse's Origin of Symmetry one K? People ignored this in their thousands and Kerrang has been referring to it as some kind of modern classic ever since.
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Sabotage, but then I'm mentally defective.
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In darkness world stops turninggggggggg
Ozzy laughing spreads his leggggggssssssss
Ozzy laughing spreads his leggggggssssssss
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How can people not like Queen? Are you all just listening to the wrong songs? They were great in the seventies...
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Don't trust em. I found a load of back issues in a shop once and one of them called Poison the best band on the planet.
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Master of Reality!
The album that launched a bazillion bad 'stoner rock' bands.
And a few good ones.
The album that launched a bazillion bad 'stoner rock' bands.
And a few good ones.
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i thought it got 3 or 4 and made it onto the end of year best of list ... im not sure though, cos i really didnt like muse before absolution
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Heaven and Hell!
That's contradicting what I said above, but who cares? I'm trying to be as contrary as possible.
Born Again!
Headless Cross!
Forbidden!
That's contradicting what I said above, but who cares? I'm trying to be as contrary as possible.
Born Again!
Headless Cross!
Forbidden!
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you like Gary Numan, you can't seriously expect us to take your opinion about music seriously can you?
Queen - Second worst band of the 80's (after Duran Duran)
Queen - Second worst band of the 80's (after Duran Duran)
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I said seriously twice in that sentance. So I must be serious.
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Errrrrrrrrrrm... Origin of Symmetry either got 4 or 5 stars I think...
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Yes I can.
I wasn't talking about the eighties. I was talking about the seventies. Different thing altogether.
I wasn't talking about the eighties. I was talking about the seventies. Different thing altogether.
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US 80's 90's, 70's 20's.
Shit music is shit music.
I'm slightly drunk, so ignore me.
Shit music is shit music.
I'm slightly drunk, so ignore me.
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Maybe I was hallucinating.
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Muse have never sounded *that* much like Radiohead. I prefer the other comparison I used to hear - Jeff Buckley fronting Rage Against The Machine.
Nice to hear The Wildhearts got in... they're a darn sight more rock than fucking Feeder.
Nice to hear The Wildhearts got in... they're a darn sight more rock than fucking Feeder.
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Three words why Ozzy got kicked out of Sabbath:
Never. Say. Die.
Never. Say. Die.
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What's wrong with Gary Numan...he had two good songs...Sugababes knew that...
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Absolution is far better than Origin. Mainly because they don't sound like Radiohead anymore (cept S4A, thats shite). I can live with Sabbath at the top. Not a fan but I've a lot of respect for what they did.
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4 K's definately.
Although it was reviewed by Dom 'KKKKK! Best album eva!' Lawson so it's probably not that good.
Although it was reviewed by Dom 'KKKKK! Best album eva!' Lawson so it's probably not that good.
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Oh dear yes. Technical Ecstasy was a bit dodgy, but Never Say Die was just horrible. Apart from a couple of minutes of lounge jazz it's unlistenable.
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Queen 2nd worst band of the 80s?...hmmm
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Sabbath first album is rightly number 1, my favourite zeppelin is how the west was won...but i guess thats not really an 'album' otherwise that is the best
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Having glanced at this briefly in the newsagents', it's nice to see that however crap the magazine gets, Kerrang readers still fondly remember Baby Chaos (Love Your Self Abuse in the nineties somewhere - yay).
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When I watched a 'best of' selection of Sabbath videos once each one had a different singer. Dio wasn't so bad actually.
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Dio was great. Heaven and Hell is a cracking album. At least as good as some of the classic Ozzy stuff.
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Just heard Towers Of London are supporting Black Sabbath on the main stage at Donnington this year. God thats got to fuck you cunts off at bore in sound.
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Word.
A fine album.
A fine album.
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