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Seventh Star

Morton | Colorado | 10/09/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi-Seventh Star ***



Basically this is not a Black Sabbath album. Not at all. Tony Iommi wanted to release a solo album but the record company would only release it if it was under the name of Black Sabbath. Shame because while this is a decent hard rock album it in no way sounds, feels, or looks like a Black Sabbath record. Glen Hughes is here from Deep Purple, Eric Singer is also here from Kiss (I hate kiss).



'In For The Kill' is a nice rocker and great opener. 'Turn To Stone' is a fantastic hard rocker with some fiery fret work from Iommi though it sounds like a Deep Purple track rather than Sabbath. The title track is very 1980's and sounds Middle Eastern influenced. A nice song if the mood is right but even though it is the title track it feels out of place. Iommis riff is good though. 'Danger Zone' sounds like every other rock song to come out of the 1980's, while not bad, it isn't original or particularly good for that matter. 'Im Memory' closes the album. It has that typical metal acoustic guitar sound going on. Any where else on the album and it would be wrong, but as a closer it manages to work.



The rest of the album is a mess however. 'No Stranger To Love' is over produced and forced. among the worst Sabbath tunes to emerge from the 1980's. The rest of the album is not memorable by any means.



So while it isn't a great album Seventh Star is a nice rock album to break out if the mood ever strikes. Not an album I would ever recommend buying however, unless you are a completest or Tony Iommi is your favorite guitar player."