Ozzy Osbourne finds a permanent replacement for Randy Rhoads in Jake E. Lee, a more standard metal guitarist without Rhoads' neo-classical compositional ability or stylistic...
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Despite cover art that hits new highs (or lows) in cheese factor, this is Osbourne's strongest all-around solo album. The songwriting is prime ("Over The Mountain," "Flying...
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A little more uneven than the subsequent Diary Of A Madman, but packs some essential tracks: "Crazy Train" (based on one of rock's all-time great riffs), the poignant...
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The follow-up to the masterful Blizzard of Ozz, Diary of a Madman was rushed into existence by a band desperate to finish its next album before an upcoming tour. As a...
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This six-song mini-album contains live performances from the supporting tour for No Rest for the Wicked, featuring three songs from that album plus "Shot in the Dark." The...
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Ozzy Osbourne has gotten more mileage out of live albums than any other hard rocker because he knows how to play the game. He knows how to make each record special, or at...
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A little more uneven than the subsequent Diary Of A Madman, but packs some essential tracks: "Crazy Train" (based on one of rock's all-time great riffs), the poignant...
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Ozzy Osbourne's 1981 solo debut Blizzard of Ozz was a masterpiece of neo-classical metal that, along with Van Halen's first album, became a cornerstone of '80s metal guitar....
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Five years after Rhoads' death, Osbourne released this 1981 live recording which captures the fiery crunch of Rhoads' playing and the synergy he seemed to inspire among his...
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This live double album, released five years after Randy Rhoads' death, showcases a hard rock guitarist whose all-around ability was arguably second only to Eddie Van Halen....
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Inexpicably, Ozzy Osbourne had his biggest American hit in the spring of 1992, just after grunge took over the world. Certainly, it wasn't the ideal time for Ozzy to be...
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Having been cleared earlier in the year in another lawsuit concerning the supposedly suicide-inducing subject matter of his music, Ozzy Osbourne reinvigorated his sound and...
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Guitarist Zakk Wylde (who replaced Jake "E" Lee after The Ultimate Sin) proved to be a valuable songwriting collaborator as well as a charismatic axe-man. (Motörhead...
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Having been cleared earlier in the year in another lawsuit concerning the supposedly suicide-inducing subject matter of his music, Ozzy Osbourne reinvigorated his sound and...
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Things start to improve for Ozzy on No Rest for the Wicked, as Zakk Wylde replaces Jake E. Lee on guitar and Osbourne comes up with his best set since 1983. Again, it's not...
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Immediately following the death of Ozzy Osbourne's dear friend and collaborator Randy Rhoads, tentative plans for a live recording from the Rhoads tours were quickly...
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Ozzy Osbourne's eighth solo studio album, Down to Earth, shows the madman of rock relying on a supergroup of metal musicians to bring his sound together. Longtime Ozzy...
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Nothing like a television show to kickstart your music career. Thankfully, Ozzy Osbourne isn't one of those actors turned singers who inflict their hobby on the defenseless...
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After Speak of the Devil, Tribute, Just Say Ozzy, Live & Loud, the Ozzfest collections, and both Osbourne-fronted Black Sabbath live discs, one would think that Ozzy had...
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Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo album was originally credited to the band Blizzard of Ozz, an appropriate designation since the songs were written and produced by Osbourne with...
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Theoretically, a greatest-hits collection should be an easy job for someone like Ozzy Osbourne, whose career always thrived on singles. However, this is not the case, as...
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After Speak of the Devil, Tribute, Just Say Ozzy, Live & Loud, the Ozzfest collections, and both Osbourne-fronted Black Sabbath live discs, one would think that Ozzy had...
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Sony Music's "Essential" series of limited-edition two-disc compilations of major artists has been well-assembled generally, and Ozzy Osbourne's increased celebrity...
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Things start to improve for Ozzy on No Rest for the Wicked, as Zakk Wylde replaces Jake E. Lee on guitar and Osbourne comes up with his best set since 1983. Again, it's not...
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Ozzy Osbourne finds a permanent replacement for Randy Rhoads in Jake E. Lee, a more standard metal guitarist without Rhoads' neo-classical compositional ability or stylistic...
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Ozzy Osbourne has been many things: Leader of the legendary Black Sabbath, rock ‘n’ roll madman, OzzFest founder, reality TV patriarch/lunatic, and wife/manager Sharon’s...
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