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Changes" also reached the top 20 in Germany, Ireland, and Norway. According to the Ozzy Osbourne official website, the single sold over one million copies. [8] This version of the song was ranked number 27 on the "50 Worst Songs of the '00s" list in a 2009 Village Voice article. [9]
The song's title has long been a source of speculation, with some fans over the years interpreting the title as meaning "Nativity in Black" or "Name in Blood". In the early 1990s, Geezer Butler claimed that the title was a reference to drummer Bill Ward's beard at that time, which his bandmates felt looked like a pen nib. [3]
Technical Ecstasy is the seventh studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and released in October 1976 by Vertigo Records.The album received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart [4] and number 51 on the US Billboard 200 Album chart, [5] later being certified Gold by the RIAA in 1997.
Seventh Star is the twelfth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath.Released on 28 January 1986 in the United States and on 21 February 1986 in the United Kingdom, [3] it features founding guitarist Tony Iommi alongside musicians Geoff Nicholls, Eric Singer, and Dave Spitz, playing keyboards, drums, and bass, respectively, and Glenn Hughes, ex-Deep Purple and ex-Trapeze vocalist, as ...
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler – who composed the song's lyrics – said the song is about floating through the universe with one's lover. [3] Black Sabbath lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne uses a Leslie speaker to achieve the vocals' treble and vibration effects. [3] The piano parts on the track were played by album engineer Tom Allom.
The album contained the song "Giving Up the Ghost", which was critical of Tony Iommi for carrying on with the Black Sabbath name, with the lyrics: You plagiarised and parodied / the magic of our meaning / a legend in your own mind / left all your friends behind / you can't admit that you're wrong / the spirit is dead and gone [137] ("I heard it ...
The album is widely regarded as the first true heavy metal album, [4] and the opening title track, "Black Sabbath", was named the greatest heavy metal song of all time by Rolling Stone, [5] and has been referred to as the first doom metal song. [6] Black Sabbath received generally negative reviews from critics upon its release but was a ...
Changes is the third album released by American funk/soul singer Charles Bradley, released on April 1, 2016 on Daptone Records. [1] The title track on the album is a cover of the Black Sabbath song of the same name and was first released as a Record Store Day Black Friday single in 2013.