Album of the Week: Black Sabbath– Master of Reality (1971)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6OKu0_WNvY
Ahh, Black Sabbath. What can be said about them that has not already been discussed a thousand times over? They are very often considered to be the first heavy metal band in existence! Now, while their self-titled may have kickstarted them, and Paranoid launched them into the stratosphere, Master of Reality is also one of their most celebrated releases, being the blueprint for the legions of stoner bands that would not have existed had this album not been released. Just listen to that opening track! Sweet Leaf, with its downtuned guitars, would become the signature tone for the acts that followed. Of course, it was not just the sound that they inspiration from. The title should obviously make it very evident what the topic is! All in all, it's a classic album that was released in a stretch of 6 consecutive albums of greatness by the originators of the genre!
