Though I actually own a vinyl copy of this killer, my most recent love affair with Paranoid has been due to the presence of a CD copy that inhabits one of the two cars I drive from time to time. And if you thought I was at a loss for words when trying to discuss Killing Joke a couple months back, I have even less to say about Black Sabbath. I mean, really, what can I say? How about this: War Pigs, Planet Caravan, Electric Funeral, Hand of Doom, Fairies Wear Boots, and Rat Salad are six of the best songs ever, ever, ever. If I had to pick a fave, I'd go for Electric Funeral, but let that say nothing about the absolutely unimpeachable quality of the other above listed jams on this record...I suppose the fact that I always skip Iron Man and Paranoid due to the fact that it's impossible for me to enjoy them following years of their unseemly desecration within pop culture sort of bums me out (at this point I can't even tell if those songs are good or not), but the album works just fine without them in my opinion so it's no biggie. This record is classic rock 101, except unlike most of the shit inhabiting that sad musical ghetto of a genre, it's actually really good. So no, you don't get a link for it. If you don't already own it, just go steal it from your dad; but don't be surprised when he comes looking for it, cause he probably still uses the gatefold to de-seed his pot.
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