Master Of Reality

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By this time in the album, you pretty much know what to expect, which is the only thing that hampers “Lord of This World.” It has a similar sound to the rest of the album, but it is still an amazing display of the talent that this band possessed. The lyrics are a little vague, and the main verse riff is a little same-y, but overall this is another great Sabbath classic. And it’s awesome when he says “The soul I took from you was not even missed!” The instrumental section of the song sounds particularly inspired, and there is some typically sweet guitar playing by Iommi. And the part where it goes “Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh! Lord of this world!...” etc. is really awesome. This song is often overlooked, but it really shouldn’t be. Come on, it has cowbell! No but really, no joke, it’s freakin’ amazing. This album had the secondary song titles like the first two albums did (and Volume 4 did after this). However, the ones from Master of Reality were used less often than any of the others. They are “The Elegy” (with After Forever), “Deathmask” (with Into the Void), and “The Haunting” (with Children of the Grave). Christgau, Robert (12 December 1971). "Consumer Guide (21)". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013 . Retrieved 22 October 2012. Moving on, every musician sounds pretty inspired here. The guitar is obviously the most important instrument of this album; Tony Iommi dominates everything here with his amazing riffs really shining. Almost every riff is, indeed, very catchy and heavier than the ones featured on the band's past records. So, we can find here Iommi's riffs in their heaviest form, that's for sure, even though “Volume 4” also has a couple of interesting heavy ones. He doesn't solo as frequently as on “Paranoid” but the solos still play an important role on the majority of the songs. Ozzy Osbourne delivers a competent performance, with his unique voice, even though he isn't, technically speaking, the best singer out there. DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rded.). Random House. pp.62–63. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.No band could maintain such appetites. Remarkably, Sabbath’s hot streak lasted until 1973’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (“It was downhill all the way after that,” says Ozzy). But a half-century later, Master Of Reality marks the final time that metal’s founding fathers functioned as a fist-tight unit. Frank "Tony" Iommi (guitars) - On this album Tony starts experimenting with downtuning, with most of the songs performed tuned 1 1/2 steps down (the exceptions, Solitude and After Forever, are tuned down 1 step). This results in extra weight being lent to the riffs, and a heavier sound because of it. Plenty of excellent riffs show up here, in particular Children Of The Grave, After Forever, Sweet Leaf, Lord Of This World and Into The Void. He also shows some dexterity on the acoustic guitar, as seen in Orchid, Embryo and Solitude. An excellent performance here. Orchid” suffers from the same plight as “Embryo,” except it is a little more developed. The bowed bass is pretty cool. Meh.

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Lyrical themes are varied. There is some very meaningful, powerful stuff here (Children of the Grave warns the consequences of nuclear warfare, for example.) Of course, in its sound, this album is very sludgy, very "stoner", and nowhere does this shine through more than on the album's opener, Sweet Leaf, a love note to marijuana. Solitude is a relatable song about loneliness. The tone and themes here are very dark. Tony Iommi – guitar, synthesizer on "After Forever" and "Children of the Grave", flute and piano on "Solitude", acoustic guitar on "Orchid", cough on "Sweet Leaf" Huey, Steve. "Review Master of Reality". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019 . Retrieved 17 December 2019.The contradictory message ("Think for yourself and don't let others dictate your beliefs! By the way, Christ is the only answer.") will aggravate those who pay attention, so I advise just immersing yourself in the riffs and letting them flow over you, because musically speaking the song is still a treat - yet another showcase for Iommi's fuzzy riffs, with the repetitive structure set against Ozzy's chantlike vocals giving the song a hypnotic quality. Well, and the question is: is “Master of Reality” a good album? Yes, it is, no doubts about it. It's incredible how a band could release three top notch albums in two mere years, but, I tell you, Sabbath did it. While not being a long record (“Master of Reality” contains six songs and two interludes, with the total playing time being, roughly, 35 minutes), it is a very cohesive and strong piece, all the songs flowing well together and sounding fresh. Sadly, “Master of Reality” is often despised by the majority of the people, who constantly say that “Paranoid” is the “be-all, end-all” of Sabbath's catalogue. How wrong they are, indeed... That’s me,” recalled Tony. “Ozzy rolled this big joint… I had a couple of puffs and nearly choked myself. They left the tape running and it turned into the ideal start for Sweet Leaf.” Yes, yes - As already pointed out, Sabbath was pioneers, and did undoubtedly forge the metal genre as it is today, so I'll restrain from praising them in that sense. Heh.

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The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021 . Retrieved 6 February 2021. The secret is moderation,” says Geezer. “Once that becomes addiction, the shine slowly wears off and you start to question the whole meaning of everything. With such a gruelling schedule, we were taking more and more substances to keep us going, instead of taking time out to breathe. We wore ourselves out in the end, and the dream became nightmarish at times.” The following is the 2010 Rhino / Warner Bros vinyl re-release. It shows the original raised “embossed” lettering used for “Master of Reality”. The true original vinyl looks like this (the vinyl in question has not held up well). This verse is about the person feeling empty, but now has something to look forward to thanks to the "sweet leaf". Sweet leaf is slang for marijuana, but the way the lyrics are written makes the reference feel subtle, and is further enhanced with the slow and stoner riffs and Ozzy's energized vocals. When it's not about drugs, however, the lyrics can get spiritual. Take the lyrics to "After Forever" for example, where this verse quotes: Recorded at the same bowel-churning pitch, Lord Of This World was a rolling boulder of a song, while Into The Void’s telepathic proto-sludge groove belied the challenges of catching it in the bottle, with drummer Bill Ward struggling to ride the shifting time signatures and Tony writing in his memoirs that Ozzy tripped on the flows of warped poetry.Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1971. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022 . Retrieved 2 April 2022. The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. 18 November 2003. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007 . Retrieved 1 September 2009.

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Think I am just joshing? Being contrary for the sake of it? Then take off your obsession based nostalgia goggles and take a look at the album's artwork. This is the same band who managed to snag a perfect visual representation on their debut by having one of the best album sleeves in all of music history, yet just two albums later we get artwork with just the title and nothing else. I guess they thought we would be happy they are written in giant font but no, the font is ugly, the colors are weak and it reeks of laziness. About the only good(?) thing I can say about it is that it DOES perfectly represent most of the music herein quite perfectly. At least the music that most like the album for. How is that I know you are not asking, but this imminent slashing, could be repeated for most of the albums songs.... Bangs, Lester (25 November 1971). "Review Master of Reality". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012 . Retrieved 3 March 2011. Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021 . Retrieved 26 July 2023.I love the rhythm of Children Of The Grave,” notes Geezer. “It was unique at the time, a menacing, marching vibe. The downtuning definitely summoned the advent of doom metal and heaviness in general. Too many bands to mention have told me they were inspired by it.” This music on this release is very aggressive but at the same time it's very melodic there's a lot of great music encased within this release. It is one where you see a lot of raw emotion but at the same time you also find a lot of real issues with the music from a lyrical persepctive. This is a release from a band that has already been able to observe some of the things going on around them on their first two records. It is the bookends that are really what's encouraging and also very spectacular. Master Of Reality is where we found ourselves,” Bill told music journalist and Hammer legend Malcolm Dome. “I know people feel that Sabbath invented heavy metal with our debut album – and that is true to some extent. But I believe that it’s with Master Of Reality that we proved the potential and power of the music.”