Black Sabbath is coming at us from all directions with an immense bag of surprises and we're bewildered by what may come next, but our curiosity is far too overbearing. By this point in the album, we, the listener, are succumbed with confusion. It's peaceful, and it presents itself almost like a ballad, rich with romantic imagery induced by its lyrics. But during its midsection, after Tony Iommi erupts with an explosive set of guitar solos, we again find ourselves descending into yet another acoustic atmosphere. It opens with a fast-paced guitar driven sound, expressing an aggressive tone of musicianship. "Symptom Of The Universe" is a very anomalous piece of music because in it takes us through different musical realms.
The impact is jarring, almost uncomfortable, and that's just what they wanted us to feel because that's what Black Sabbath is all about- Creating music that induce a malaise tension with every note touched by the instruments and every word uttered from the malevolent tongue of Ozzy Osbourne. "Symptom Of The Universe" arrives without any warning. And from this mesmerizing acoustic sound we are instantly driven into a distorted crunch of guitar arrangements. Within "Don't Start (Too Late)" we find Black Sabbath displaying their sense of humor as the change is completely off-putting. We find ourselves arriving to a soothing acoustic piece, it follows an elevated pace, yet at the same time managing to induce a calming effect. But from this familiar realm, Sabotage immediately diverts us into something completely unexpected. I can only imagine the comforting enthusiasm that the aggressive sound of "Hole In The Sky"' must have overcome anyone who was hoping to hear the "Old" Black Sabbath of the earlier albums. Sabotage opens with "Hole In The Sky", immediately releasing all of that ferocious aggression that has seduced our interest throughout the years. Instead off evolving, we find Black Sabbath regressing into past tendencies and fusing them with a better understanding of themselves and what they want to accomplish with their music. Sabotage, is not exactly an expansion of its predecessor's ventures, but it's also not a return to form.
The end result was received to diverse opinions, but nevertheless, it proved that Black Sabbath is far more abstract than the typical conjectures that surround its name. We begun to see Black Sabbath expanding their typical approach, and experimenting with instruments and musical styles that were not associated with early Heavy Metal. It showed that beneath their sinister persona, lies a band that wonders if there is more to their music than aggressive riffs and ominous lyrics.
The album introduced a new side of the band that we had never seen before, a delicate side. It just wasn't Black Sabbath, or at least, it wasn't the Black Sabbath we knew. The music of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath managed to garner much disillusion after its release. Review Summary: "I sold my soul to be the human obscene."
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