Black Sabbath: 10 Most Underrated Songs

Coming into the mid '80s, the Black Sabbath that we knew and loved was practically being held together with duct tape and faith. With Dio long since leaving the group and Ian Gillan's contributions on Born Again meeting a deaf ear, everything fell to Tony Iommi to come up with some material of his own. Though there has been speculation as to whether the Seventh Star album is an Iommi solo project, there is one collaboration that was a welcome change of pace.

Hooking up with yet another ex-vocalist of Deep Purple, bassist Glenn Hughes really helps put No Stranger to Love over the top. In a solid right turn than most fans were used to, this was a bluesy hard rock ballad that was much more suited to the more contemporary metal acts of the day. Rather than the doomy or tortured slowburners in the Sabbath catalog, this one has a healthy amount of loftiness behind it to make it stand out.

Also, it doesn't hurt that Hughes is in top form all over this song, reminding us all why he remains one of the most prominent voices of rock the world has ever seen. While it's really hard to see the roots of Sabbath on Seventh Star, this at least showed that Iommi could shift with the times.