Black Sabbath still rock
By SUN ONLINE REPORTER
OZZY Osbourne's Black Sabbath have topped a list of the 100 best British rock albums of all time.
The band's self-titled debut won a poll voted for by readers of metal bible Kerrang!, with follow-up Paranoid finishing fifth.
Ozzy appears in the list six times, more than any other artist.
Four Black Sabbath albums made the Top 100, as well as the star's solo records Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman.
Ozzy said of making Black Sabbath: "Back then you'd hear, 'if you go to San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair'.
"And we were like, 'what the f*** are they on about?'
"We lived in Aston, Birmingham, in drizzly rain. The only flowers I ever saw were on a gravestone in our local cemetery."
Kerrang's Top 100 features a mix of heavy metal, punk and glam rock.
Iron Maiden came second with Number Of The Beast, followed by Nevermind The B******s by the Sex Pistols and Led Zeppelin's IV.
Brit winners Muse appear in the Top 10 with Absolution, and other current acts Feeder, Lostprophets, Ash and Stereophonics also feature.
Magazine editor Ashley Bird said: "It's amazing to see so many incredible homegrown albums in one list, and without any of the abysmal fashion bands that currently clog up the music scene.
"These are the real opinions of proper rock fans."
The full list is in the new issue of Kerrang!, which is out today.
The Top 25 rock songs
1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2. Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
3. Sex Pistols - Nevermind The B******s
4. Led Zeppelin - IV
5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
6. Muse - Absolution
7. The Clash - London Calling
8. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
9. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
10. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
11. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
12. Judas Priest - British Steel
13. Def Leppard - Hysteria
14. Black Sabbath - Volume 4
15. The Darkness - Permission To Land
16. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
17. The Wildhearts - Earth vs The Wildhearts
18. Lostprophets - Start Something
19. Queen - A Night At The Opera
20. Muse - Origin Of Symmetry
21. Ash - Free All Angels
22. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
23. Stereophonics - Performance And Cocktails
24. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
25. Feeder - Echo Park
fonte: thesun.com