Classic Albums - Season 9 - Eps 1: Black Sabbath: Paranoid
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.”
About Classic Albums
Title: Classic Albums
First Air Date: 1997-04-14
Last Air Date: 2021-10-08
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 8 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 11
Total Episodes: 52
Network: VH1 Sky Arts BBC One BBC Four
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Isis Productions
Synopsis
A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
