I’ve been a fan of Black Sabbath for about 30 years, with the Ozzy era being my favourite (I also love the first 2 solo Ozzy albums – Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of A Madman, Randy Rhoads was incredible).
Ozzy’s health and voice are no longer what they are, and the concert at Villa Park on July 5 was a fitting farewell to Ozzy as a performer.
It’s caused me to revisit the first 8 studio albums, as well as 2013’s “13” offering – here’s how I’d rank them….
- Volume 4
- Sabotage
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- Technical Ecstasy
- Paranoid
- Masters of Reality
- Black Sabbath
- Never Say Die
- 13
They’re all amazing albums – but this is my personal preference. Oh, and Live At Last (not included as it’s not a studio album) is awesome too!