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When the Bough Breaks
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Album Details: When the Bough Breaks

Release Date:04/29/1997
Label:Cleopatra
UPC:741157998122

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  • All Music Guide

    Just before the original Black Sabbath lineup became a summer touring institution around the turn of the century, drummer Bill Ward had a lot of time on his hands, hence his second overall solo release, 1997's ‘When the Bough Breaks.' Only thing is, few fans ever knew about the album's release, as it's been in and out of print a few times, and confusingly has sported two separate covers (one with two roses, the other of Ward backstage during the ‘70s, modeling the ‘Jesus look'). 2005 saw the rerelease of ‘Bough,' which turns out to sound quite a bit like the recent recordings of Sabbath disciple Chris Goss, and his band Masters of Reality (especially 2004's Give Us Barabbas). Longtime fans expecting Ward to follow in the same direction as Sabbath's trademark sludgy riff rock may be taken a back, but midtempoed selections as “Hate," “Shine," and the bluesy “When I Was A Child" feature lyrics that appear to catch Ward in an ‘open your heart' mode. And what's not to like about one of the ...greatest song titles of recent memory “Please Help Mommy (She's A Junkie)"? Sure Ozzy's solo albums will outsell Ward's by a wide margin, but of the two artist's most recent recordings, Ward's is the more interesting and unpredictable of the two, as proven by ‘When the Bough Breaks.' - Greg Prato, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Biography

Bill Ward

Bill Ward was born in Birmingham, England, in 1948. His interest in drumming began as a toddler and by age 15, he was playing gigs. Ward played in several bands before meeting up with Tony Iommi in 1964. The two of them worked together in the group Mythology before they met up with Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler in the band Polka Tulk Blues. The blues band later change... Read more