Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy (1976) (24/96 Vinyl Rip)

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).

Tracklist :

1. Back Street Kids - 3:49
2. You Won't Change Me - 6:42
3. It's Alright - 4:07
4. Gypsy - 5:12
5. All Moving Parts (Stand Still) - 5:06
6. Rock 'N' Roll Doctor - 3:29
7. She's Gone - 4:57
8. Dirty Women - 7:13


• Tomy Iommi - lead guitar
• Geezer Butler - bass guitar
• Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
• Bill Ward - drums

Keyboards and additional arrangements by Gerald Woodruffe .
Vocals on "It's Alright" by Bill Ward.

All songs written and arranged by Black Sabbath.
Produced by Black Sabbath.
Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida.
Engineered by Robin Black, assisted by Spock Wall Mixed at Criteria Studios by Tony Iommi and Robin Black.
Mastered at Warner Bros. Studios, California, by Tony Iommi and Bob Hata.