NEVER SAY DIE!

The original A side of the album is acceptable, Never Say Die might even pop up on the occasional best off. It sounds more like Kiss then like Sabbath but it's a decent song, be it rather sloppy, both in execution and recording. Johnny Blade has an intro that might make you think you're inside a Rainbow album. Also Junior's Eyes will never be a Sabbath classic but it isn't a bad track neither, slightly bluesy and with good melodies but again it's must have been performed in Ozzy's bathroom after a sleepless night. Terrible sound.

After those 3 it's completely over. All that's left is the pedestrian cliché rock of Hard Road and Shock Wave or incredibly lifeless attempts at pop-rock like Over To You. Bill Ward's vocal on Swinging the Chain is better then his contribution on Technical Ecstasy but the song is possibly worse. Third-rate blues performed by amateurs at your local pub, that's how it sounds.

A modest 2 stars.

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