Seventh Star

黑暗之子Ozzy Osbourne塑造出摇滚大魔头形象，他极高辨识度的嗓音以及作风狂妄的舞台表演，都成为Black Sabbath明显的注册商标，成功替金属摇滚开创全新纪元。另外第二任领导人物Ronnie James Dio，持续发酵出高能量分贝，引发80-90年代一波波强烈冲击效应，让当时的英国新浪潮重金属点燃全球金属火焰。 吉他手兼创作主力Tony Iommi在Ozzy离团后，着手筹备个人首张专辑，找来鼓手Eric Singer、贝斯手Dave ‘The Beast’ Spitz、昔日Black Sabbath的好伙伴键盘手Geoff Nichols，由David Coverdale领军的Deep Purple乐团时期，齐任主唱职务的Glenn Hughes负责演绎。原本Tony要以自己挂头牌做此张专辑，后来还是改以Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi完成大碟【Seventh Star】，写下英国Top27+美国NO.78成绩。此张双碟版本，除了保留9首原始曲目外，加赠“No Stranger To Love”溷音版。CD2曲目，则是邀请曾组过Badlands乐团的Ray Gillen担纲主唱之珍贵版本。 by Ed Rivadavia An often misunderstood and underrated album, 1986's Seventh Star was never intended to be a Black Sabbath release, as the band had effectively broken up following its disastrous 1984 tour. Instead, it was originally conceived by guitarist Tony Iommi as his first solo project, but record company pressure forced him to use his old band's name at the last minute. With this in mind, one can better appreciate both the record's un-Sabbath-like songwriting and the participation of journeyman singer Glenn Hughes. Hughes' incredibly powerful and soulful vocal style was certainly inept for classic Black Sabbath material (a fact that would spell his departure during the subsequent tour), but here it positively shines, especially on ballads such as "In Memory" and the gorgeous "No Stranger to Love." Iommi's riffs and solos are also much more inspired than in recent years, and other highlights include the fiery "In for the Kill," the brooding title track, and the amazingly catchy "Danger Zone."