Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

《Sabbath Bloody Sabbath》是黑色安息日(Black Sabbath)1973年发行的第五张录音室专辑。通过这张专辑，乐队进一步拓展了他们缓慢、压碾的乐风，加入了合成器、弦乐、键盘和更多复杂的交响化的铺排。 专辑在1973年12月1日发行。在乐队生涯中，他们第一次开始获得主流媒体的好评，《滚石》把这张专辑称为“一张格外扣人心弦的作品”(an extraordinarily gripping affair)，“绝对是一个完全的成功”(nothing less than a complete success)。稍后的评论如《All Music's Eduardo Rivadavia》把专辑褒为“一张在任何重金属选集中都不可或缺的杰作”，同时显示了“一种新的技巧和成熟度上的意识”(a newfound sense of finesse and maturity)。专辑是乐队在美国的连续第五张卖到白金的唱片。在英国排行榜曾达到过第4的位置，甚至在美国也达到了11位。 by Ed Rivadavia With 1973's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (their fifth masterpiece in four years), Black Sabbath made a concerted effort to raise their creative stakes and dispensed unprecedented attention to the album's production, arrangements, and even the cover artwork. While faithful to the band's signature compositional style and sound, brilliant songs such as the title track, "A National Acrobat," and "Killing Yourself to Live" also displayed a newfound sense of finesse and maturity. The introduction of keyboards and synthesizers, on the other hand, meets with mixed results. Erstwhile Yes keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman makes a positive contribution to "Sabbra Cadabra," but "Who Are You" definitely suffers from synth overkill. Still, "Spiral Architect" benefits from its tasteful background orchestration, and the gentle "Fluff" is the first truly memorable solo instrumental from guitarist Tony Iommi, whose previous attempts often seemed pointless and haphazard. Simply put, this album is essential to any heavy metal collection.