Awesome album. At least the equal of Paranoid.
Can't believe it's rated lower than Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Mob Rules.

Unfortunately this album is overshadowed by the brilliance of its predecessor-nonetheless, it still has some glorious moments, such as the sprawling 'Megalomania' and mental 'Hole in the Sky'.

Sabotage is another great milestone in their career. Symptom of the Universe is my favourite heavy metal song of all time and could easily be the first thrash metal song. Megolamania and hole in the sky are also great. Its the last perfect album with Ozzy

It starts out great with the title track and "Megalomania", but the last three songs, frankly, suck.

Written by Kuroboshi on 05.04.2013 at 13:13

It starts out great with the title track and "Megalomania", but the last three songs, frankly, suck.

I love "Supertzar" as a cool little bit of filler. As far as filler goes, it's killer (if that makes sense). Not a huge fan of "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" but I like "The Writ" - especially the bridge section. You are probably right, the album fades a bit but most albums do - only the great ones don't.

Written by Kuroboshi on 05.04.2013 at 13:13

It starts out great with the title track

There is no title track.

Written by Guest on 06.04.2013 at 04:17

Written by Kuroboshi on 05.04.2013 at 13:13

It starts out great with the title track

There is no title track.

You're right! For some reason, I've always thought of HitS as the title track... Sorry!

What is this? Well band totaly changed they sound, but I dont know because 2 more albums whit Ozzy left, maybe its good he was fired, and Die came in? This sound, well Hole In The Sky is best song, but rest of album is pretty week, more value is in that time vinyl it self, then music whats written.... and some songs sounds to me Led Zelepish when Robert did aaaaauaaa iiiittttttsssss bbbbllaaaaaack dooggggg , those long long vocals, seems Ozzy did it here to

Whilst overall, I do think this album is slightly lacking compared to it's immediate predecessor, some of the material on it is absolutely essential and classic. Side A (or the first 4 songs, for those who aren't old timers... ) of the album is flawless, and is on a par with all the best Sabbath album's starts. It may even be the strongest first 4 tracks on any Sabbath album. Side B is what lets the album down a bit, even though I like "Supertzar" a lot, and "The Writ" has some great aspects to it, but it's a tad overlong. It's not a great song all the way through. Overall, this is perhaps the weakest of the first 6 classic albums with Ozzy, but it does contain some of their all time best songs. There is still a lot to love here, for sure!

Maybe the most underrated album of Black Sabbath.

Actually, this is a lot more prog than Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (which just had a little Rick Wakeman anyway), yet it is also catchier. Musically their most ambitious album, and brilliant from start to finish.

Eh, too uneven, and I don't look to Sabbath for Prog, we have Rush for that. This is a step down from the prime era Ozzy albums, most notably the 2nd and 3rd albums. But, it does have Symptom of the Universe, that gives it at least a good rating.

This is one of my favorite albums of all time not only just from the Sabbath discography, but from the whole heavy metal history. I can't imagine voting it any less than 10/10 , as from my point of view, it is just flawless. Sabotage should not be cherished only for the fan-favorite tracks like "Hole in the Sky" or "The Thrill of it All" or "Symptom of the Universe," (which, I think, is the earliest example of a thrash metal song) but also for the epics like "megalomania," "Am I going insane" and "The Writ." These songs are musical and lyrical masterpieces. I would like to make a special emphasis on the lyrics of "Megalomania," a song which certainly is "like a trip inside a separate mind." Tony, Geezer, Ozzy and Bill, the fantastic four of heavy metal music, deliver, as they have always done before.

Overall, I just want to say that Sabotage truly is a frustratingly underrated album. It is no less great than, say Paranoid, or Master of Reality. This 1975 masterpiece will remain one of the most satisfying heavy metal releases till the end of time.

Umm, it certainly starts well...

Written by Ruchesko on 21.04.2015 at 22:25

Umm, it certainly starts well...

meaning?

Written by deadone on 22.07.2015 at 02:15

Written by Bad English on 22.07.2015 at 01:20

Written by Ruchesko on 21.04.2015 at 22:25

Umm, it certainly starts well...

meaning?

I think it's obvious that he's saying most of it is crap/average except the first track or two. His score of 6 further proves that he/she didn't enjoy the album very much.

You really should take English lessons.

sometimes you're funny pal

Another ultramega underrated album joking boiz?

Probably my favourite Sabbath track on this: the proto-thrash of ''Symptom of the Universe'.

Excellent Side A... How great is Symptom of the Universe?!

Starts good, ends bad.

This album is certainly one of their most groovy, some wicked grooves coming from the drumming and bass, and some of the riffs are outstanding. But the songwriting is far from the best, from their Ozzy era imo, it's Iommi's guitar work tho, that is clearly the best thing about this album for me.

I have to agree with what most people say about the album starting well and ending badly, the last three tracks imo are weak. "Hole In The Sky", and "Megalomania"are the main stand out tracks for me.