Master off reality is the 3rd album of the British group of heavy metal Black Sabbath. Left on July 21st 1971 this disc is regarded as traditional kind.

This album represents a new stage in the work of Black Sabbath, and consequently in the evolution of the Hard rock. The group was in a logic of rounds to repetition, and had consequently little time to devote for an album. However, the four musicians managed to mark a new stylistic evolution compared to their preceding album, Paranoid.

What is obvious, with the listening of the album, it is the heaviness of the sound of the guitars and low. Indeed, Tony Iommi, amputee of the phalanges of two fingers, had the idea to slacken the tuning of his cords to have less difficulties in play. By doing this, it realized that the sound was much heavier and unhealthy. The bass player " Geezer" Butler joined it in this way. The guitars from now on are tuned in C sharp instead of Semi usual. This innovation is undoubtedly most important of the heavy metal, with the integration of the front as bases composition. Indeed, the power threatening of the guitars to the more serious sound will inspire by the generations of musicians. Thus, the influence of this lucky find will be found in the Death metal and the Black metal but also in the Neo metal of KoЯn.

The music is thus particularly heavy. On the level of the texts, one realizes that those are disparate, tackling very different subjects. The first piece, " Sweet Leaf" , speaks about the cannabis; " Children Off The Grave" speak about the revolts of the young generation; " Solitude" is a ballade planing on insulation. " Into the Void" is a majestic and powerful piece based on a history of science fiction. Two pieces treat same topic: " After Forever" and " Lord Of This World" speak about God and his report/ratio to the men. Black Sabbath seems precursor also here, but Christian rock'n'roll this time.

Two instrumental courts are used as interlude: " Embryo" , kind of worrying moyenâgeuse gigue, and " Orchid" , traditional and méditative ballade.

List Tracks

  1. Sweet Leaf
  2. After Forever
  3. Embryo
  4. Children Of The Engraves
  5. Orchid
  6. Lord Of This World
  7. Solitude
  8. Into The Void

Composition of the Group

  • Ozzy Osbourne (song)

  • Tony Iommi (guitar)
  • Geezer Butler (low)
  • Bill Ward (battery)

Anecdote

One hears a strange noise at the beginning of the first piece, resembling a slight coughing diffused in stereophony with a whirling effect. It is about the guitarist, Tony Iommi, recorded coughing after having drawn a puff from a cigarette or a joint of cannabis.

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