Black Sabbath or Deep Purple?
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Black Sabbath reeks of awesomeness - very few bands are in the same league. Watch Ozzy lose his mind and the birth of heavy metal:
I liked Black Sabbath more with Ronnie James Dio. There, I said it. Hell, my favorite album of theirs is "Heaven and Hell".
Never really been an Ozzy fan. I mean, yeah, "Paranoid" was good and his solo work had a few good tunes, but otherwise meh.
With Deep Purple, it's "Machine Head" and...?????
Pretty much a tie for me.
Never really been an Ozzy fan. I mean, yeah, "Paranoid" was good and his solo work had a few good tunes, but otherwise meh.
With Deep Purple, it's "Machine Head" and...?????
Pretty much a tie for me.
Sabbath.
OP is stupid for even posting this poll. It's as bad as the Beastie Boys poll.
OP is stupid for even posting this poll. It's as bad as the Beastie Boys poll.
Agreed. This poll is akin to asking if you prefer tacos or dry white toast.
Ritchie Blackmore was one of my main influences to take up the guitar. Purple all the way for me.
...and Tommy Bolin was a very worthy successor. Purple.
I went Sabbath, but Deep Purple's no joke. Some people need to dig in a little deeper. I know it's a more conventional album, but I even love Stormbringer.
Mk2 Purple matches up musically with any rock band in history. And tops all versions of Black Sabbath.
Hole In the Sky followed by Symptom of the Universe will split your skull in half.
This is absolutely true. And it's also where Sabbath began sounding the same over and over, ad nauseum. See further post below.
Sabbath's first six albums were the template for heavy metal as it was called back in those times. Little filler, serious bass, lots of gloom 'n' doom, and sales to back it up. Sadly, when Technical Ecstasy came along, it was becoming obvious they'd shot their wad, and through personnel changes, drugs, etc., the band never put out anything that would come close to those six shining stars.
Purple, on the other hand, started slowly (who can remember their cover of "Hush" on their first album; YIKES!). But each album showed potential and improvement, and the band exploded with with 4 staight killer albums of their own, including what many consider the definitive live album of hard rock at the time. 2 more classics followed, and yet, through their own personnel changes, they continued to be inventive, creative, and not stuck in a rut. Even by the mid '80s, they came up with "Perfect Strangers" which was all over Atlanta FM when it was released. In the same time period, Sabbath was about to release an album by "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi".
Saw both bands live (NOTE TO SOUTH DAK HAWK: they opened with "Sympton of the Universe"--so, so loud!), and Sabbath was arguably the better of the two live. IMHO, it's close, but I have to say I prolly play/listen to more Purple than Sabbath these days, so they got my vote.
Purple, on the other hand, started slowly (who can remember their cover of "Hush" on their first album; YIKES!). But each album showed potential and improvement, and the band exploded with with 4 staight killer albums of their own, including what many consider the definitive live album of hard rock at the time. 2 more classics followed, and yet, through their own personnel changes, they continued to be inventive, creative, and not stuck in a rut. Even by the mid '80s, they came up with "Perfect Strangers" which was all over Atlanta FM when it was released. In the same time period, Sabbath was about to release an album by "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi".
Saw both bands live (NOTE TO SOUTH DAK HAWK: they opened with "Sympton of the Universe"--so, so loud!), and Sabbath was arguably the better of the two live. IMHO, it's close, but I have to say I prolly play/listen to more Purple than Sabbath these days, so they got my vote.
I've seen both, too.
Black Sabbath was horrible. Van Halen (touring on their debut album) opened for them. They blew Sabbath away.
I saw Deep Purple touring on the Perfect Strangers album and they freaking rocked.
Stormbringer and Burn were two solid albums from the Coverdale/Hughes lineup.
I agree with most of what you say, but I do love the Dio albums, esp Heaven and Hell. It's a whole different kind of thing with a new lyricist, but different good.
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