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Black Sabbath: Paranoid

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Classic Albums

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Black Sabbath: Paranoid

Season 9 · Episode 1 · May 1, 2010

With Paranoid celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the Classic Albums/Black Sabbath episode is particularly timely. Music buffs will relish at the 97-minute DVD that touches upon everything from Black Sabbath’s influences, the songwriting process behind tracks like “War Pigs and “Iron Man,” the band’s introduction into America, and even hands-on explanations of the riff work from Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. In stark contrast to the band’s self-titled debut album (recorded over two days and mixed in one), Paranoid was allowed an opportunity to be crafted in more accommodating studio environment. Those sessions bore a variety of intriguing stories, specifically one that details how “Paranoid” was written off-the-cuff after executives requested a “short song.”

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Classic Albums

TV Series

199750m7.7

Documentary

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Black Sabbath: Paranoid

Season 9 · Episode 1 · May 1, 2010

6.5episode rating

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