RIFF057 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid

A discussion of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid that manages to cover the essentials: melodic guitar work, enduring riffs, and the occasional existential observation about endless skies and the moon. The conversation is punctuated by more affirmations than a group therapy session (“Yeah.”) and includes a rigorous evaluation of Tony Iommi’s guitar playing, described as among the most melodic ever committed to record. Proceedings end with the group apparently satisfied, a brief mention of itchy noses, and a consensus to do it all again next week. No grand conclusions, just measured appreciation and the sense that, like the album itself, some things don’t require further explanation.