![]() ![]() Indeed, by the time they went into the studio, they were still formulating content for the album. In a cold, foreign environment, and pushed to generate songs, the band struggled to come up with ideas. Renting a cinema in Toronto, the band set about rehearsing new material with Osbourne and desperately trying to come up with ideas that would serve as songs for the album. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, he refused to sing any of the songs that had been written with Dave Walker, resulting in the band having to come up with new material only days before they were set to record in Toronto. Without a singer, and struggling to come up with content for the next album, the band called upon Birmingham native, Dave Walker, formerly of Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac, to come in and fill the vocalist spot for the departed Osbourne and help flesh out some material for the record.Īfter completing about three songs with Walker on vocals (and appearing on a local Birmingham TV show doing a different version of what would become "Junior's Eyes"), Osbourne gave a call to the band and rejoined the group. Though they had booked studio time at Sound Exchange Studios in Toronto, Ontario starting at first part of 1978, the songs were simply not there. Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne had left the band for a period of three months after the tour for Technical Ecstasy and due to the long tour for that record, the band had had little opportunities to write new material for their next album. Released almost exactly two years to the day of its predecessor, Technical Ecstasy, Black Sabbath's eighth, and final studio album with vocalist Ozzy Osbourne (until the reunion in 2013), 1978's Never Say Die!, is a ragged affair with the band seemingly pushed to the wall in terms of creativity and internal dynamics. Recorded at Sound Interchange Studios, Toronto, Ontario (Jan-May, 1978)Įngineered by David Harris (the "saboteur" from Sabotage) Released Septemon Vertigo (UK) and Warner Bros. In a word, they sounded like they lost their innocence compounded by the syrupy production that was in full bloom by the early 50's. Their voices changed a bit and their lives also changed greatly with the death of their parents coming on in quick succession. Going way back in time to 1937, when the Andrews Sisters started out on fire on, they continued that way until 1947, then BOOM!!, the industry really started to change and their type of music became much more hit 'n' miss for me. Then, there's the music business' production approach changing in general, and it usually doesn't quite work for artists like it did before. to 1976, were such different worlds in all facets of the music business (and the lives of the musicians as well). Then what do they do? Repeat the formula (ac/dc) or continue to try new things (our host band: Black Sabbath).ġ970. Keeping to this era, most bands or artists that started out in the early 70's (or late 60's) usually having their best or most important work early on. At this point in their 70's output, it reminded me of one of my favorite past times of late which is following a band or artist through different stages of the music industry (which sometimes covers decades). ![]()
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