In a recent interview with Metal Edge Black Sabbath bassist and founder Geezer Butler revealed what he considers the worst album in the iconic discography of the English band.
Butler, who is about to release his autobiography, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath and Beyond , surprised everyone by choosing an album from the band's early period as his least favorite: the band's eighth album, and the last one as Ozzy Osbourne in that early phase, Never Say Die! from 1978.
“I would say that Never Say Die! is easily the worst album we’ve ever made. The reason is that we tried to produce the record ourselves. We wanted to do everything ourselves, but in reality, none of us had the slightest idea what to do. At that time, we were spending more time with lawyers and in court than composing in the studio. It was a lot of pressure on us, and that was reflected in the songwriting.”
Geezer Butler continues: “We were trying to progress too much musically. And we completely lost our way. We stopped doing the things that made Sabbath what it was and tried to get more melodic, which was a mistake, looking back.”
“Ozzy wanted to keep the old Sabbath sound, while Tony [Iommi] and I wanted to expand musically. Looking back, Ozzy was probably right because the expansion made us lose the essence of Sabbath.”
Geezer Butler's autobiography, Into The Void From Birth to Black Sabbath and Beyond, will be released on June 6th.
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