In November 1973, Black Sabbath released the critically acclaimed "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". For the first time, the band received favourable reviews in the mainstream press. Gordon Fletcher of "Rolling Stone" called the album "an extraordinarily gripping affair", and "nothing less than a complete success". Decades later, "AllMusic's" Eduardo Rivadavia called the album a "masterpiece, essential to any heavy metal collection", while also claiming the band displayed "a newfound sense of finesse and maturity". The album marked the band's fifth consecutive platinum selling album in the US. "Sabotage" was released in July 1975. Again there were favourable reviews. "Rolling Stone" stated, ""Sabotage" is not only Black Sabbath's best record since "Paranoid", it might be their best ever." In a retrospective review, AllMusic was less favourable, noting that "the magical chemistry that made such albums as "Paranoid" and "Volume 4" so special was beginning to disintegrate". "Technical Ecstasy", released on 25 September 1976, was also met with mixed reviews. AllMusic gives the album two stars, and notes that the band was "unravelling at an alarming rate".