Vol. 4 (2009 Remastered Version)

Fantastic album

Remastered

This is probably not their best album, but contains some of their very best songs, like "Wheels of confusion", "Snowblind" and "Under the sun", and the latter is by far my favourite BS song right now. It deserves 4.5 stars but can't give 1/2 star so I leave it to 4.I believe it's not an easy album to get into: it took me quite a while to understand it and like it the way I like it now, but I think it is as good as the previous three if not better!

"Paranoid" and "Master of Reality" are often cited as the best Black Sabbath albums. IMHO, "Vol 4" is not far from them. It is a more diverse album, with still very heavy tunes (the intro of "Under the Sun", the main riff of "Tomorrow's Dream", "Supernaut", "Cornucopia") but also mellower tracks like the beautiful "Changes" and the instrumental "Laguna Sunrise". Perhaps for the first time, Ozzy's vocals surpass the potent riffs of Tony Iommi, which is not an easy task. In addition, the drug-fueled brains of the musicians created these peculiar atmospheres ("Snowblind", the outro of "Under the Sun"). A fantastic album for every rock fan.

Took me back.

This album seems to get overlooked somewhat in ruminations regarding the Sabbath oeuvre. I can't understand why. In my opinion it's just as great as the other more lauded offerings (except, of course, for the series of whines, clicks and farts which constitutes the track, "FX". If you're not that familiar with this album, buy with confidence, you won't be disappointed. Everything to love about Sabbath is there in spades.

Remastered & sounds awesome ,fantastic album it’s a must buy !

Starting to complete my Sabbath collection on CD. As alas during moving and down sizing got rid of my vinyl collection bad decision. So moved on to Volume 4 now just another of the early classic Sabbath album's great stuff. Next stop "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath".