5 & 5

[Vyn]

I have to consciously think about the individual songs from their first three albums, because in my head they are each one long song.

Regardless, here's my 5 x 5:

Hits:

The Wizard - Fantastic, timeless music.
Wicked World - Social consciousness with a Black Sabbath spin.
Into the Void - Social consciousness with a hard-driving riff.
Wheels of Confusion - You can hear the debauched lifestyle dripping from this song.
Hole in the Sky - Straight ahead, aggressive head-banging tunage.

Near Misses:

The Shining - Either vocalist, this is a well done song.
Seventh Star - I can't explain it, have always loved this song.
The Mob Rules - Raw power with Dio!
Children of the Sea - Courageously facing the freezing wind and sea on a mission of destiny.
Heaven and Hell - Social consciousness with Dio!

[AnnoMundi]

A whole lot of Hughes and Martin songs now.

[Typhon]

Well, I think I have given ample time for those that wished to participate to do so.  I was hoping for all to contribute, but so be it.  I want to thank everyone who submitted their selections.  Statistics will be coming forthwith! 

[Typhon]

        The Community 5 & 5 Statistics

     Top songs selected for the Top 5 lists

(5) Symptom Of The Universe
(5) Heaven And Hell
(4) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(4) Megalomania
(4) The Sign Of The Southern Cross

     Top songs selected for the Near-Miss lists

(3) Lord Of This World
(3) Over To You
(3) Falling Off The Edge Of The World

     Top songs selected for the combined lists

(6) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(6) Symptom Of The Universe
(6) Heaven And Hell
(6) Falling Off The Edge Of The World
(5) Wheels Of Confusion

Albums from which the most members selected a song for the Top 5 list

(9) Sabotage
(7) Heaven And Hell
(6) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(6) The Mob Rules

Albums from which the most members selected a song for the Near-Miss list

(7) Master Of Reality
(6) Volume 4
(6) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(5) The Mob Rules

Albums from which the most members selected a song for the combined lists

(10) Sabotage
(9) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(9) The Mob Rules
(8} Master Of Reality
(8} Volume 4
(8} Heaven And Hell

     Albums with the most songs in the Top 5 lists

(5) Sabotage
(5) Heaven And Hell
(4) Paranoid

     Albums with the most songs in the Near-Miss lists

(5) Volume 4
(5) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(5) Heaven And Hell

     Albums with the most songs in the combined lists

(6) Black Sabbath
(6) Paranoid
(6) Master Of Reality
(6) Sabotage
(6) Heaven And Hell
(5) Volume 4
(5) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(5) Never Say Die
(5) The Mob Rules
(5) Cross Purposes
     

[Vyn]

That's awesome!

[BOGBLAST]

Nice job Typhon.

[Charger]

Well you went above and beyond with the stats! Awesome!

So based on this our favourite Sabbath songs are Symptom Of The Universe and Heaven And Hell which based on previous H&H games and such is not a surprise at all...

[Typhon]

Thanks for the acknowledgements.   I am a numbers guy, so when I say stats, I really mean stats.  Plus the enjoyment of dealing with the music I love the most.

I was most impressed by the last category.  The albums from which the most songs were used.  Shows how many albums have so many great tunes.  That combined list boasts 7 of the Great 8.

[AnnoMundi]

I don’t understand the stats, if it were a number one list type of thing, I’d understand but 5 5 5, I don’t understand.

[Typhon]

I don’t understand the stats, if it were a number one list type of thing, I’d understand but 5 5 5, I don’t understand.

The number in () refers to the amount of times a song appeared in the aforementioned list, or the number of times an album was the source for a song which appeared in the aforementioned list.

[AnnoMundi]

I don’t understand the stats, if it were a number one list type of thing, I’d understand but 5 5 5, I don’t understand.

The number in () refers to the amount of times a song appeared in the aforementioned list, or the number of times an album was the source for a song which appeared in the aforementioned list.

Ok now I understand.

[Zzzptm]

Thanks for the acknowledgements.   I am a numbers guy, so when I say stats, I really mean stats.  Plus the enjoyment of dealing with the music I love the most.

I was most impressed by the last category.  The albums from which the most songs were used.  Shows how many albums have so many great tunes.  That combined list boasts 7 of the Great 8.

Thanks very much for doing this, I took a while in getting around to looking at the results, but they were worth the wait.