Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy [Album]

Universal Records

October 5, 2009, 08:33 PM

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33 years ago the odd artwork cover and more colourful sounds of "Technical Ecstasy" was unleashed on the world. The main questions here is "does it stand up today?" The artwork is rather odd; looking at it now it could be likened to something Floyd would have done. It was once described by Ozzy as “two robots screwing on an escalator.” Well less about the visuals and more about the aural content is it? There is a softer side to this album with tracks like ‘It’s Alright,’ which is sung by the bands drummer Bill Ward. Ozzy gets his chance to unleash his softer side on the softer orchestral ‘She’s Gone.’

Tony Iommi has a field day all album long with some great riffs including on the album opener ‘Back Street Kids’ and the mid section of ‘All Moving Parts (Stand Still),’ as well as many a great solo using his typical staccato style. There is also a fair use of electronic noises, which was quite a new thing for Sabbath.

Quality wise "Technical Ecstasy" sounds great. The riffs are clear and those dirty guitar tones sound lovely. What you have to do though is not to compare "Technical Ecstasy" to other Black Sabbath albums because it doesn’t stand up to the likes of "Volume Four" or "Sabotage." That said though, on it’s own merit it is a good album, there are strong riffs and melodies and the album has a nice dynamic throughout. "Technical Ecstasy" sounds and feels like a proper album should and all the tracks seem to flow in to each other pretty seamlessly.

If you like Black Sabbath and you have some of the other albums you will enjoy hearing "Technical Ecstasy," it’s not the first Black Sabbath album to buy, but it is definitely worth checking out. If anything this is a softer, more accessible album for people who don’t like the heavier side of Black Sabbath.

"Technical Ecstasy" may get some stick for being different but I personally feel that it stands up on it’s own and is a good album.

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