'The famous COKE-cola company of LA'
― calstars, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 22:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Supernaut stands out the most. Kinda wish my vinyl copy of this was in better shape. Love the photo/sleeve insert thing.
― There was even a brief period when I preferred Sally Forth. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 23 December 2008 22:55 (fifteen years ago) link
"Changes" by a zillion lightyears. One of the best songs ever made by a hard rock band!
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 22:56 (fifteen years ago) link
SUPERNAUT 4EVR
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 23 December 2008 23:11 (fifteen years ago) link
"It's like the Apocalypse Now of Metal, or something." -Phil Freeman
― Roy Orbison is really just the male Patsy Cline (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 24 December 2008 00:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Awesome, awesome album. I love "Supernaut," but I might love "Snowblind" more. Honestly, though, there's not a bad song on here. Even "FX," which doesn't count as a song, is fine.
― unperson, Wednesday, 24 December 2008 02:01 (fifteen years ago) link
changes could be cut from this record and i'd never miss it.
voted cornucopia because the silent majority are going either vote supernaut or changes.
― cuisine of demise (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 24 December 2008 03:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Tempted to go with FX, just to be obstinate, but it's Supernaut obviously.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 24 December 2008 03:37 (fifteen years ago) link
I will admit that Cornucopia is pretty fucking evil.
― Bill Magill, Wednesday, 24 December 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 9 January 2009 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm going throughCHAAAAAANGES
My friend in Boise made a comp of Boise music peeps covering this song. Man is it great.
― Abbott of the Trapezoid Monks (Abbott), Friday, 9 January 2009 02:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Wait, what does the sleeve insert look like? Never seen this.
― calstars, Friday, 9 January 2009 02:22 (fifteen years ago) link
I always feel like such a freak when people talk about this album
I love sabbath but when I listen to "supernaut" I start to think my copy of vol 4 has a different version than everybody else's, you all have got mysterious access to this secret awesome song
I don't get it
― Edward III, Friday, 9 January 2009 02:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, Supernaut.
But I love the clattering groove of "Tomorrow's Dream", with those stuttering snare hits by Ward.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 9 January 2009 02:44 (fifteen years ago) link
calstars, early CDs maybe didn't have this? I don't have the vinyl, but I'm assuming it's the picture of the band in front of an audience in a nice theater/music hall with Ozzy flashing the peace sign.
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 9 January 2009 07:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Supernaut is the best song Edward III but it's not the only good one...what are yr thoughts on Snowblind? Cornucopia? St Vitus Dance (slightly inferior re-write of After Forever I know)? Tomorrow's Dream? those are really good songs too...
This is my fave Sabbath album (of all the ones I heard) but I am going to have to re-inspect Paranoid someday soon...
― Pepper needs new shorts! (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 9 January 2009 08:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Got to be Supernaut, really. And yeah, Wheels of Kihnfusion, St Vitus Dance and all, but seeing as nobody has mentioned it, how about Laguna Sunrise? I don't really know what Balearic means, but this is kind of how I imagine it.
― hologram of balls (gnarly sceptre), Friday, 9 January 2009 11:05 (fifteen years ago) link
i thought balearic meant "in a sweaty disco"
― stuffy old songs about the buttocks (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 9 January 2009 11:24 (fifteen years ago) link
rather than "stoned on a beach at 6 am"
I was thinking beachside comedown. Maybe some topless chicks building a sandcastle with a sangria moat. And Tommy Iommi instead of Chris Rea.
― hologram of balls (gnarly sceptre), Friday, 9 January 2009 14:03 (fifteen years ago) link
i would make that scene.
― stuffy old songs about the buttocks (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 9 January 2009 14:23 (fifteen years ago) link
whoah, track after track is this ever a scorcher.
― Charlie Howard, Friday, 9 January 2009 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe the towering, majestic opening cut needs some love
― Charlie Howard, Friday, 9 January 2009 15:27 (fifteen years ago) link
The only problem with Supernaut is that it's produced in a kind of "...And Justice For All" way when it should have been more of a "Master of Puppets" steez
I've always wanted to hear a nice live boot of it
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 9 January 2009 15:30 (fifteen years ago) link
'tomorrow's dream' really has a lovely groove to it. hopefully that gets some votes.
― Charlie Howard, Friday, 9 January 2009 15:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Maybe the things that make Supernaut great are slightly different from the things that make Sabbath great. I kind of like a few Sabbath things, but I LOVE Supernaut!
Also, really fun guitar riff to play.
The acoustic guitar and percussion breakdown is just so good.
― Jamie T Smith, Friday, 9 January 2009 15:39 (fifteen years ago) link
snowblind is such a great cautionary tale about being sure to take your warmest jacket with you when you go out into the snow
― Charlie Howard, Friday, 9 January 2009 15:50 (fifteen years ago) link
has to be 'supernaut'
― Michael B, Friday, 9 January 2009 15:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Gonna join in the Supernaut love. I wrongly thought the only good Black Sabbath was Paranoid until I downloaded that song from Audiogalaxy, so it's pretty much responsible for me getting into them in the first place.
― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Friday, 9 January 2009 15:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Any answer *other* than "Supernaut" is laughably wrong.
― Alex in NYC, Friday, 9 January 2009 16:05 (fifteen years ago) link
"But I love the clattering groove of "Tomorrow's Dream", with those stuttering snare hits by Ward."
Ward's awesome on this song.
― Bill Magill, Friday, 9 January 2009 16:08 (fifteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC, Friday, January 9, 2009 11:05 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
you've got a lot of experience in being laughably wrong so I'll take your word on this
― Edward III, Friday, 9 January 2009 18:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Listen to the album.
― Alex in NYC, Friday, 9 January 2009 19:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 10 January 2009 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link
that was much closer than I expected.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 10 January 2009 01:18 (fifteen years ago) link
everyone else who voted cornucopia let's form a band
― stuffy old songs about the buttocks (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 10 January 2009 07:51 (fifteen years ago) link
didn't vote but I would have voted "Cornucopia" in a heartbeat, without a blink, it's so clearly the best track on this album. but I was taking a break from ILX and didn't even see this. Too bad. Laughable at all the knee-jerk "Supernaut" votes. Must be a lot of big James Gang fans. Cool track, but nothing like the ridiculous majesty of "Cornucopia" and "Wheels of Confusion".
― Stylez G. White (Stormy Davis), Saturday, 10 January 2009 07:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i voted cornucopia! and i'm a james gang fan! (no really!)
― Test Tube Teens from the Year 1754 (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 10 January 2009 20:18 (fifteen years ago) link
(also, i play bass!)
― Test Tube Teens from the Year 1754 (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 10 January 2009 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
production on this thing is pretty $$$
― j., Friday, 29 September 2017 00:13 (six years ago) link
haha awesome and fitting that supernaut completely obliterated every other song!
― brimstead, Friday, 29 September 2017 01:11 (six years ago) link
I disagree, I really dislike the trebly sound of this record. The worst sounding of the essential Ozzy Sabbath records for me.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Friday, 29 September 2017 06:10 (six years ago) link
Then you must not like the first two either ?
I prefer it to the thick brown mud of the third. But I guess that was the point.
― calstars, Friday, 29 September 2017 12:17 (six years ago) link
people dissing the James Gang is so typical of old ILX basic ass opinions
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 29 September 2017 12:56 (six years ago) link
xpost:
No, I like the sound of the first two Sabbath records just fine. They sound great, and are both considerably less trebly than Vol. 4 ... it probably sounded amazing to the band at the time, though.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Friday, 29 September 2017 13:03 (six years ago) link