Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstacy (1976, Original version WB 2969-2)

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Black Sabbath was unraveling at an alarming rate around the time of their second to last album with original singer Ozzy Osbourne, 1976's Technical Ecstasy. The band was getting further and further from their original musical path, as they began experimenting with their trademark sludge-metal sound. While it was not as off-the-mark as their final album with Osbourne, 1978's Never Say Die, it was not on par with Sabbath's exceptional first five releases. The most popular song remains the album closer, "Dirty Women", which was revived during the band's highly successful reunion tour of the late '90s. Other standouts include the funky "All Moving Parts (Stand Still)" and the raging opener, "Back Street Kids". The melodic "It's Alright" turns out to be the album's biggest surprise -- it's one of drummer Bill Ward's few lead vocal spots with the band (Guns N' Roses covered the unlikely track on their 1999 live set, Live Era 1987-1993). ~ Greg Prato, all music guide

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Tracklist:

01. Back Street Kids
02. You Won't Change Me
03. It's Allright
04. Gypsy
05. All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
06. Rock 'n' Roll Doctor
07. She's Gone
08. Dirty Women

All songs written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne
Produced by Black Sabbath. Engineered by Robin Black, assisted by Spock Wall
Strings on "She's Gone" arranged and conducted by Mike Lewis
Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Mixed at Criteria Studios by Tony Iommi & Robin Black

• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
• Tony Iommi – guitar
• Geezer Butler – bass guitar
• Bill Ward – drums, lead vocals on "It's Alright"
* Gerald Woodruffe – keyboards & additional arrangements

Original Release Date: 25 September 1976
Reissue Date: 1988
Format: Original Recording
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog No.: WB 2969-2