Disco de Black Sabbath: “Under Wheels of Confusion: 1970-1987”

This 4 disc set is a true good best of set which covers all albums up to Eternal Idol. Many songs are of Ozzy era whch is a plus since some later eras lacked good hit songs. The weird 30 second sound clip "Blow a jug" is on here after the "Writ" within the track. Just turn up the music and you will hear it. I only wish they would have covered the Dio era somewhat better and include "Heaven and Hell" which was a main hit. The booklet of this box set really is decent and will please a normal fan. The poster/family tree was great! You get to learn some about what is related to what. Very much a cool item. If you liked the family tree on the iron maiden albums as a bonus in the computer part then this family tree will also make you very happy. I ask that you would also pick up : Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Never Say die, Sabotage, Technical Ecstasy, Heaven and Hell, and Born Again cause they didn't get the best covering. If you like this album you may want to get: Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath-Paraniod, Black Sabbath- Masters of Reality, Black Sabbath-Vol 4, Black Sabbath-Mob Rules.

Is it just me or are there too many Black Sabbath box sets available? Don't get me wrong,this 4-CD,lavishly assembled 52 track piece is great! Even comes with a 48-page booklet in full color with some great liner notes, art work and a Sabbath / Ozzy family tree. It's nice to be able to put all four of these discs into your stereo and set if for 'scramble play' and then you have no idea which song will play next. Tunes that makes this box set simply SO worthwhile are "The Wizard","N.I.B.",their psychedelic doom classic "Into The Void","Supernaut" (also dig Ministry's cover of this cut),"Dirty Women","Neon Knights","Die Young","Trashed" and...the list goes on. Highly recommended.

This box set collection RULES. Although halfway through the third cd, Ronnie James Dio's NORMAL voice startles you while listening. You get used to the absence of Ozzy's unusually wierd voice quickly(haha). There are only two things this collection is missing, and i will NEVER forgive whoever put this collection together for leaving out "Sabbra Cadabra" and "Fairies Wear Boots". I'm a child of the grave, and I've come to smoke the sweet leaf, get snowblind, get an evil woman, run around acting paranoid, and turn to iron while travelling to the future! PEACE.

First of all, I'd like to start saying that, for those who havent already guessed, there are tons of Black Sabbath "tribute" albums out there and the only 2 things that make this album different are: 1-its a 4 discs compilation 0_0 that means you'll get a lot of songs from the band's repertory in it. 2-Its the only one that bothers to include both ozzy and non-ozzy songs.

Sure, compilations are always a good introduction to a particular band but thats it for the good side of them.

After all, if you DO like the songs in a compilation, you'll just go out and buy the original albums and them what will you do with them compilations? they are really just a commercial excuse to promote the band and proffit out of it. So, really, if you want to get into sabbath just buy one album at a time.

Start with PARANOID, MASTER OF REALITY, SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL or whatever and move on from there. Is it more expensive? Of course, but don't forget; its worthy it.

Okay, enough loathing :), lets get into this particular compilation:

BLACK SABBATH songs: A pretty basic selection of songs from that album. They really should have added "Behind the wall of sleep" instead of "Wicked World" or "Evil Woman".

PARANOID songs: Just your average "War Pigs", "Iron Man" and "Paranoid" song selection. They really should have added "Electric Funeral" and "Fairies Wear Boots" instead of "Hand Of Doom" and "Planet Caravan".

MASTER OF REALITY songs: A good selection of songs. In fact, only 2 songs from that album are missing which are "Embryo" (another instrumental song like "Orchids") and "Solitude" (One of Sabbath's worst song in my opinion) Clearly, the people who made this compilation have a crush for this album ;)

VOL.4 songs: Almost as good as MOR, but is missing "Under The Sun" in it, what a shame. Also, they should have added the studio version of "Cornucopia" instead of this weak Live version.

SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH songs: Wut is this? only 2 songs!!? What happened to "National Acrobat" and "Spiral Architect"!!?

SABOTAGE songs: Good, but they should have opened some space for "Megalomania"

TECHNICAL ECSTASY songs: Well, this album isn't very popular among fans, so I guess that, for as long as "Dirty Women" is added, the rest is ok. Actually, they added to many songs from this album. They should have let some space for Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Never Say Die songs.

NEVER SAY DIE songs: 2 good songs, but "Johnny Blade", "Shockwave" and/or "Juniors Eyes" could have been an interesting thing to add too.

HEAVEN AND HELL songs: Got absolutely no complaints for the track selection in this one.

MOB RULES songs: Wouldn't have any complaints either, if they hadn't put the Live tracks of Mob Rules and Voodoo.

BORN AGAIN songs: Very Good...BUT,(shamelessly) missing "Zero The Hero" and "Born Again". Also, "Hot line": though good, not really necessary.

SEVENTH STAR songs: Same as Technical Ecstasy, however "Danger Zone" should really be here.

THE ETERNAL IDOL songs: Missing too many decent songs, Such as "Ancient Warrior" and "Born To Lose".

Needless to say, Many great albums are missing such as HEADLESS CROSS, TYR and CROSS PURPOSES. But I guess Castle doesn't own the copyright for them. It's true my first Sabbath album was a compilation, but just like I said; I've had to sell it since I went out after the original albums. I don't even own this particular compilation, so I wrote this review because, well, I have all the songs on it and much more. (Including the Live ones)

Well this is Sabbath in a nut shell. The only question I have is, what happened to Zero The Hero? Well all in all It's a good CD.