I strongly believe that though this track is great, you’ll be better off ignoring the lyrical message. If that wasn’t enough, this problem is sometimes attributed to killing Ozzy’s vocal abilities as well. It is a known fact that it was his drug abuse problem that eventually got Ozzy kicked out of Black Sabbath. It is actually very sad because it was the excessive drug abuse that almost killed Sabbath by the end of 70s. The lyrics of this song are a glaring instance of the band’s infatuation with drugs. It’s a shame actually because if this review would have been written a few days after I had heard it for the first time, the rating would have been considerably higher. You’ll love it to bits the first time you hear it but after 7-8 plays you may stop bothering with it, although for a few days only. It is fun but it loses that novelty fast enough. It’s sad to see how he has become a self parody now.īut for all this brilliance this song has a flaw and a major one at that the song isn’t high on the replayability factor. He sounds like an addict himself, right on the verge of madness.
#Black sabbath sweet leaf full
His voice is full of emotion and I can safely say that no other vocalist can perform this particular song better than Ozzy had. Evidently, the sweet leaf he is praising so lovingly had not affected his vocals, at least not on this album. Both Ward and Geezer are in top form but the person who truly amazed me with his performance on this track is Ozzy. The main riff is a perfect example of a Sabbath riff – majestic yet simple. The strength of this song like pretty much all 70s Sabbath songs is Iommi’s guitarwork.
A song describing a person’s infatuation with the sweet leaf, marijuana, was really something new. There had been songs about drug effects earlier but never before was such a thing written. Sweet Leaf is one of those classics whose lyrical content overshadows the actual music. The Beatles did it, Morrison did it and Black Sabbath went as far to write a love song for it. No! Not long hair, not sex (that’s for the 80s) but an activity known as drug use. I am talking about the thing which pretty much became synonymous with rock in this period.
Ah, the crazy 70s! This decade and the one preceding it gave the world of Rock n’ Roll, a bed partner.
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