After previous iterations of the group – the Polka Tulk Blues Band and Earth – the band settled on the name Black Sabbath in 1969. They distinguished themselves through occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and down-tuned guitars. Signing to Philips Records in November 1969, they released their first single, "Evil Woman", in January 1970, and their debut album, Black Sabbath, was released the following month. Though it received a negative critical response, the album was a commercial success, leading to a follow-up record, Paranoid, later that year. The band's popularity grew, and by 1973's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, critics were starting to respond favourably.
Osbourne's excessive substance abuse led to his firing in 1979. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Following two albums with Dio, Black Sabbath endured many personnel changes in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and Tony Martin, as well as several drummers and bassists. Martin, who replaced Gillan in 1987, was the second-longest serving vocalist and recorded three albums with Black Sabbath before his dismissal in 1991. That same year, Iommi and Butler were rejoined by Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer (1992). After two more studio albums with Martin, who replaced Dio in 1993, the band's original line-up reunited in 1997 and released a live album, Reunion, the following year; they continued to tour occasionally until 2005. Other than various back catalogue reissues and compilation albums, as well as the Mob Rules-era line-up reunited as Heaven & Hell, there was no further activity under the Black Sabbath until 2011 with the release of their final studio album and 19th overall, 13, in 2013, which features all of the original members except Ward. During their farewell tour, the band played their final concert in their home city of Birmingham on 4 February 2017. Occasional partial reunions have happened since, most recently when Osbourne and Iommi performed together at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Black Sabbath have sold over 70 million records worldwide as of 2013, making them one of the most commercially successful heavy metal bands. Black Sabbath, together with Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies". They were ranked by MTV as the "Greatest Metal Band of All Time" and placed second on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 on their "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance, and in 2019 the band were presented a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Studio albums
Black Sabbath (1970)
Paranoid (1970)
Master of Reality (1971)
Vol. 4 (1972)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
Sabotage (1975)
Technical Ecstasy (1976)
Never Say Die! (1978)
Heaven and Hell (1980)
Mob Rules (1981)
Born Again (1983)
Seventh Star (1986)
The Eternal Idol (1987)
Headless Cross (1989)
Tyr (1990)
Dehumanizer (1992)
Cross Purposes (1994)
Forbidden (1995)
13 (2013)
Cornucopia
Black Sabbath Lyrics
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Keep it till another day
Let them have their little game
Delusion helps to keep them sane
Let them have their little toys
Matchbox cars and mortgaged joys
Exciting in their plastic ways
You're gonna go insane
I'm tryin' to save your brain
All right
I don't know what's happening
My head's all torn inside
People say I'm heavy
They don't know what I hide
Take a life it's going cheap
Kill someone, no one will weep
Freedom's yours, just pay your dues
We just want your soul to use
You're gonna go insane
I'm tryin' to save your brain
The lyrics to Black Sabbath’s “Cornucopia” reflect the band’s attitude and general skepticism towards society and mainstream culture in the 70s. The opening lines, “Too much near the truth they say, keep it till another day,” suggest that the truth is too much for people to handle and that they would rather bury their heads in the sand than face it. The line “delusion helps to keep them sane” reflects the band’s belief that people willingly deceive themselves to avoid the harsh reality of life.
The second verse of the song describes the madness of consumer culture and materialism. The line “let them have their little toys, matchbox cars and mortgaged joys” captures the idea that people often derive their sense of satisfaction and happiness from material possessions, which the band sees as shallow and unfulfilling. The imagery of “frozen food in a concrete maze” represents the isolation and homogenization that comes with modernization and industrialization.
The chorus “you’re gonna go insane, I’m trying to save your brain” reflects the band’s belief that they are the only ones who see the truth and that they are trying to warn their listeners about the dangers of society. The final verse continues the theme of society’s degeneracy, with the line “take a life it’s going cheap” suggesting a general cheapening of life and humanity. The singer’s admission that “people say I’m heavy, they don’t know what I hide” suggests that he is misunderstood and that his message is not well-received.
Line by Line Meaning
Too much near the truth they say
People say things that are almost true but not quite and it's unsettling
Keep it till another day
Don't think about it too much, just ignore it for now
Let them have their little game
Let people indulge in their own harmless delusions
Delusion helps to keep them sane
People need illusions to maintain their sanity
Let them have their little toys
It's okay for people to find joy in small things
Matchbox cars and mortgaged joys
People often find themselves obsessed with material possessions
Exciting in their plastic ways
These possessions, while not very meaningful, still provide some excitement
Frozen food in a concrete maze
Modern life can sometimes feel like a soulless, artificial environment
You're gonna go insane
If you keep obsessing over these things, you'll drive yourself crazy
I'm tryin' to save your brain
I'm trying to stop you from going down a destructive path
I don't know what's happening
I feel like I'm losing control of my life
My head's all torn inside
My thoughts and emotions are all over the place
People say I'm heavy
People think I'm difficult to be around or understand
They don't know what I hide
I have secrets and struggles that I keep to myself
Take a life it's going cheap
People are devalued in society and human life is not respected
Kill someone, no one will weep
Violence and death are normalized to the point where people don't even care
Freedom's yours, just pay your dues
While we may have freedom in theory, we often pay a heavy price for it
We just want your soul to use
Society often tries to drain us of our spirit and individuality for its own gain
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Written by: John Osbourne, Terence Butler, Tony Iommi, W.T. Ward
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