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Definately a departure for 'Sabbath
It's good music; don't get me wrong, but I don't think it's worthy of the name Black Sabbath. "The Bill Ward Project" would have been a more apt title. It's good music, nevertheless and I think that if people didn't know it was a Balck Sabbath album, it would have been exceedingly more successful, with the public. It has my respect, because, despite their new musical guise, it is still an obviously genuine work. It was Sab's last, with Ozzy and I think they ended the Ozzy era in style.
Submitted by Clyde (Hertfordshire, U.K.)
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Last studio album of the 70's
I remember when this came out in, I think, October 78. I remember I wasn't as pleased with this release as I was the others. But as I played it more and more, it grew on me.
The title track, Johnny Blade, Juniors Eyes, Hard Road, Shockwave and Over to You are all excellent tracks.
It certainly doesn't meet sound standards of previous releases but was and is a damn fine record,
Submitted by Darryl (Fulton, MO & Pensacola, FL)
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Bill Ward Steps Out
I remember reading an interview with Ozzy talking about this album. He said that nobody in the band was really that interested in doing it and that drummer Bill Ward took over the project. Bill wanted a looser, more open, even jazzier sound. Well he certainly got a sound that is different to any other B.S. album. It was 1978, the Sex Pistols were on the loose and Heavy Metals reigning Gods were having some serious writers block. This is not a very good B.S. album or a particularly good Heavy or Hard rock album. But 1978 was not a great year for Heavy metal.
Submitted by cwcarter ("Toronto, Canada")
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Quite enjoyable
The great thing about this album is that it is a departure from much of their earlier work in that it is surprisingly musical. If you only like the 'doom metal' sound this may not be for you. Many songs on this album are downright uplifting and fun to listen to. It is a nice album in their impressive catalogue.
Submitted by drudow (Lawrenceville, GA USA) 
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yeah it,s differant
i first bought this on vinyl 31 years ago. it,s no paranoid or vol4 but it is catchy. i picked it up in the used bin for 5 bucks so i,m not complaining!
Submitted by brad (tucson, az)
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