Black Sabbath (1978) A Hard Road

 Black Sabbath's 70s run with Ozzy came to an end with the Never Say Die album before they promptly said die and sacked their infamous lead singer. A Hard Road chugs along with more of a hard rock feel like many songs on the album leading to it's low standing with hardcore fans more used to their classic metal style. The subjects were less ominous more about their upbringing in Aston, Birmingham. A Hard Road is a 6 minute rocker that could have been the closer, with it's great harmony vocals at the end from the band giving it it's rousing finale. Ozzy is on top form with great lines such as 'Old Man Dyin, Young Man Cryin, World still turns as Father Time Looks on ' and a Springsteenish vibe with inspiring lyrics such as 'Forget all your sorrow, Don't live in the past. And look to the future cause life goes too fast'. A great forgotten gem that ended the 70s classic line-up, time to look to the future and the 80s for Sabbath.