The Most Underrated Black Sabbath Songs of All Time

In honor of Ozzy Osbourne, Audio Ink Radio is naming a few of the most underrated Black Sabbath songs of all time. – Author: Cat Badra, Photo from Vertigo/Republic Records/Universal
Ozzy Osbourne, one of the greatest musicians in the world of heavy metal, passed away on July 22 at the age of 76. Ozzy will be deeply missed, but he left the world with a plethora of fantastic metal music, including songs both from his solo catalog and time with Black Sabbath.
Osbourne passed away after dealing with Parkinson’s disease for years. According to the Cleveland Clinic, Parkinson’s is “an age-related degenerative brain condition, meaning it causes parts of your brain to deteriorate. It’s best known for causing slowed movements, tremors, balance problems and more. Most cases happen for unknown reasons, but some are inherited.”
While he was alive, Osbourne was celebrated for his body of music, and Black Sabbath is one of the biggest contributions he made to the metal genre. It’s nice that he was able to perform one final show with Sabbath before passing away, although that made his death more shocking, because he had just been rocking out with Sabbath and his solo band a few weeks earlier.
In honor of this metal icon, Audio Ink Radio is naming a few of the most underrated Black Sabbath songs of all time. Even though most of Sabbath’s work gets recognized, many of their B-sides don’t get the attention they deserve.
The Most Underrated Black Sabbath Songs
‘Air Dance’ off ‘Never Say Die’
In 1978, Black Sabbath released “Never Say Die,” which would mark their final album (and one of their best) with Osbourne until 2013’s “13.” This was kind of a lull period for Sabbath, who had just released two albums that weren’t considered their finest moments, and they were stretching for something new. One gem on “Never Say Die” is “Air Dance,” with offers trippy piano melodies, groovy bass lines and a laid-back sound that was very different, and charming, for Ozzy and Sabbath. This song is epic and deserves to get heard, even if it’s decades after it was released.
‘End of the Beginning,’ off ’13’
“End of the Beginning” is the opening number off Black Sabbath’s 2013 album, “13.” This record was special because it was the first studio album released with Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and back Geezer Butler together since their 1978 album, “Never Say Die.” While the newer material from classic bands often gets overlooked, don’t make that mistake with this song. It’s a purpose-made album opener and sets the vibe for what’s to come, which ended up being a very solid classic rock album.
‘You Won’t Change Me’ off ‘Technical Ecstasy’
“You Won’t Change Me” arrived on Black Sabbath’s 1976 “Technical Ecstasy” album, and this record is one that really shows off Tony Iommi’s guitar skills. One of the band’s most underrated songs is easily “You Won’t Change Me,” because it has an incredible solo form Iommi that’s beautiful, mystic and dark. The song is one of despair and conflict, but even with that very dark message, it’s such a rocking song that it could be played at a party. It would have to be a very low-key party and maybe one of the gothic nature, but still. It’s a fantastic Black Sabbath song that needs to get more attention.
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