Agreed on all counts. 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' is a masterpiece to my ears. The critical panning that was given to 'Technical Ecstacy' was much more deserved.
I don't remember 'Magic Murder and the Weather' being that badly received critically speaking, but like you I regard it as Magazine's low point, though only in comparison with the magnificent 'Real Life' and 'Secondhand Daylight' that came before it. (I've always thought that 'The Correct Use Of Soap' is OVERrated, mind. It doesn't have the cohesion of the first two albums and Martin Hannett's murky production robs the songs of vitality.)
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