Disco de Black Sabbath: “We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll [Essential 2 Disc]”

I remember my dad having this album and he used to listen to it when he would drink. Those are the only memories I have of my dad and when I hear a Black Sabbath song that he used to play (which are all on this album) I can just see him sitting there singing to us kids. The one Black Sabbath song I will always cherish is Changes. When this song would come on he would put me on his lap and sing this only to me. That was OUR song and still is. Since then he has passed away and so in his memory I will get this record just for the memories.

look if you really want to hear some of the best hard, cranking, kick (...) music ever made buy this album. you won't be sorry!great guitar and great words sung by ozzy.it's one of the all time greats.

It's my firm belief that some bands, like Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin to name a few, must NOT release any best-of albums, because each studio release is not just a set of songs, but a solid piece of work where all the songs are meant to intertwine into each other thus making each album a unique recording. Any compilation would kill the drive and spirit the songs hold as integral part of the album. However, this CD set is not the case and I recant the above statement without any hesitation or reservation.

I still remember that each time I played this record back in the mid-70's I had a feeling that I was embarking on an eerie and haunting yet nevertheless breath taking and flamboyant musical adventure you would wish to experience over, over and over again. I have no idea how the CD releases are packaged, but I owned several vinyl copies of the album in all those years and still own one with the scary inner picture of a girl lying in a casket, although I don't listen to the album anymore. As a true Black Sabbath fan for more that 27 years I prefer to listen to their studio albums, but still this one is more than just an album for me. It's more like a testament - so I treasure my old vinyl copy the way a true believer treasures an ancient Bible (yes, I do understand the irony).

So. If you a Black Sabbath fan, then you probably don't have to own this album. But if you belong to the digital era generation and look for something special, start your collection with this one.