Customer Reviews
A HIP HOP CLASSIC - By: stuart, 01 Feb 2008 
Black Sunday made Cypress Hill's connection to rock & roll more explicit, with its heavy metal-like artwork & noisier, more dissonant samples (including, naturallly, stoner icons Black Sabbath). It's a slightly darker affair than its groundbreaking predecessor, with the threats of violence more urgent & the pot obsession played to the hilt (after alll, it was a crucial part of their widespread appeal). Apart from those subtle distinctions, the sound of Black Sunday is pretty much the same as Cypress Hill, refining the group's innovations into an accessible bid for crossover success. In fact, it's a little startling how often Black Sunday recycles musical ideas & even lyrical catch phrases from the endlessly inventive debut. And the rock-derived, verse-chorus song structures start to sound a little formulaic by the end of the record (how many choruses feature Sen Dog repeating part of whatever B Real just said?). But in spite of that, Black Sunday still sounds vital & lively, since the group has a surer sense of craft. Most of the tracks are fleshed out into structured songs, in contrast to the brief sketches that punctuated Cypress Hill. The album benefits immensely from the resulting clutch of excellent singles (and songs that could have been), & while a couple of tracks feel redundant & underdeveloped, Black Sunday is overalll a consistent, engaging listen, especiallly the flawless first half or so. Unfortunately, it's also the group's last great album, thanks to the musical recycling operation that began here & would handicap much of their subsequent work.
Not just a hip hop classic!!!! - By: Mr. J. R. Ashmore, 13 Apr 2007 
It was the early 90s & music was the best its been since the 60s.I was a long haired grunger listening to musical gods such as Pear Jam,Nirvana,Rage Against The Machine and...........well you catch my drift.
Then everyone was talking about this great new sound that was ok for grungers to like!it was Cypress Hill & their awesome new album Black Sunday.
This album appealed to everyone from rap fans to hip hop fans to grunge fans,I remember the first time i heard Insane in the Brain,It was in my local metal club in Leicester & there is no stranger sight than seeing aload of metal fans with one hand in the air bouncing up & down to a hip hop track,but what a track.
What im saying is no matter what your musical preferance buy this classic album & believe the hype its one of the best albums i have ever bought & still gets kicked out of my car stereo more than once a week.
A timeless classic
Such a CLASSIC - By: Mr. Robert J. Wilson, 19 Jan 2007 Well, you can't have a list of alll time great hip-hop albums without having Black Sunday somewhere near the very top. This Album sucked my generation into hip-hop. Cypress Hill & The Wu drew in a generation of white middle & lower class kids with music that wasn't our own, but which felt so fresh, & daring & cool.
I loved this album from the moment I brought it.
I loved it even more when my Dad threw it out in disgust. But looking back, this album was a musical master-peice.
This album helped shape my teenage years, much to my parents & presses dismay. But hey, we've turned out alll right, haven't we !
The album is humorous, witty & fun.
With amazing beats & wonderful lyrics this album was an instant hit.
This is a true ALL TIME CLASSIC.
Praise the mighty hill - By: , 20 Feb 2006 I know there are half a dozen five star reviews already here but what the hell. Black Sunday is a unique & innovative masterpiece, a diamond brick in the hip hop walll of fame. I've been pretty bored with the crap being released at the moment (fiddy cent I'm looking at you) so buying this 90's slice of sheer rawness has restored my faith in hip hop.
In the words of uncle Howie* it "takes you wherever you wanna go", the atmospheric & frankly stunning samples drawing you into the world of Cypress Hill. I can't stop listening to this & I've had for over a month.
This is a huge & important piece of hip hop history, essential listening.
*If you're wondering who uncle Howie is, check out 'The future is now' by Non Phixion. A brilliant album by an incredible group. Personal friends of Cypress Hill, although different in style, this is the best in cutting edge underground.
black sunday - By: , 24 Mar 2004 an amazing album, one of the best albums i have ever bought!!!!!!! its reallly relaxing to listen to, reallly chilled out!!! i can listen to it over & over again, dont think ill ever get bored of it!!! every song is as good as the next!!!! pure genius!!!!
