Ozzy Osbourne's Solo Career

Sgt. Kuntz · Post by **Sgt. Kuntz** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:36 pm

Avenger wrote:
MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
The Sentinel wrote:My favourite Ozzy albums is "The Ultimate Sin"; catchy as hell and pretty consistent all the way.
SHOT IN THE DARK!!! his best song
No way, the best track off that album is "Secret Loser".

"Killer of Giants" it is, ha!

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:00 pm

I would have picked “Shot In The Dark” too if I hadn’t heard it so many times. As it is, I’ll have to agree with Avenger.

To me, The Ultimate Sin is the one album that is killer from start to finish. I also really like all the albums before that, and No Rest For The Wicked. After that, there are a few songs that make me go, “hey, this isn’t so bad” but that’s all.

pzman · Post by **pzman** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:37 pm

Never understood why some of his albums are considered absolute classics. Having said that, for me all his albums (of course minus the recent ones) are on the good/decent level (with a few really great moments)

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:41 pm

Best song on Ultimate Sin is the title song, apart from that I think that album sounds too commercial. Shot in the Dark is an AOR song, though I must confess to quite liking it anyway.

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:49 pm

Just put on The Ultimate Sin because I didn't have most of the songs in memory. Some pretty good songs on there, would probably be great with a better singer.

Stand out track vocally is Killer Of Giants(probably because it's not a regular rocker but more of a moodier piece closer to old Sabbath and his singing moved towards that too), overall I'd give the title track the best rating though. Worst must be Thank God For The Bomb(those vocals

).

Witchkiller · Post by **Witchkiller** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:19 pm

Ozzy's solo career kills up to No rest Fot The Wicked (my fav album). Magical "commercial" metal on those albums with unique song writing! Diary Of A Madman (the song) should be taught in every music school.........

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:46 pm

mordred wrote:Best song on Ultimate Sin is the title song, apart from that I think that album sounds too commercial. Shot in the Dark is an AOR song, though I must confess to quite liking it anyway.

maybe commercial, but AOR? i wish R.E.O. Speedwagon could come up with tracks like those

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:27 am

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
mordred wrote:Best song on Ultimate Sin is the title song, apart from that I think that album sounds too commercial. Shot in the Dark is an AOR song, though I must confess to quite liking it anyway.
maybe commercial, but AOR? i wish R.E.O. Speedwagon could come up with tracks like those

Not quite of course, but dangerously close.

Good song nonetheless.

Lama · Post by **Lama** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:28 pm

Sgt. Kuntz wrote:
Avenger wrote:
MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
SHOT IN THE DARK!!! his best song
No way, the best track off that album is "Secret Loser".
"Killer of Giants" it is, ha!

Ha! "Never" it is for me! Killer album!

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:05 pm

Keir wrote:The Ultimate Sin is the one album that is killer from start to finish. I also really like all the albums before that, and No Rest For The Wicked. After that, there are a few songs that make me go, “hey, this isn’t so bad” but that’s all.

100% agree with this statement.. I also love ALL of Bark At The Moon! Classic albums IMO!

Cauldron_Born · Post by **Cauldron_Born** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:58 am

Witchkiller wrote:Ozzy's solo career kills up to No rest Fot The Wicked (my fav album). Magical "commercial" metal on those albums with unique song writing! Diary Of A Madman (the song) should be taught in every music school.........

It IS taught in any music school that I teach at. From my perspective,those first two Ozzy albums are essential, or, at least they were, if you were learning to play the guitar,and were a Heavy Metal fan in the early '80s.

Howie

Witchkiller · Post by **Witchkiller** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:54 pm

Cauldron_Born wrote:From my perspective,those first two Ozzy albums are essential, or, at least they were,

still AEE man. There's no expiring date in good music and those lps are DAMN GOOD MUSIC no matter the year!

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:26 pm

I still love the first three of Ozzy's solo albums. Though I really don't understand the love The Ultimate Sin always gets. To me, that's really bland, commercialized, devoid of identity... it sucks. And as goes for the last 20 years of Ozzy, I have bought some of the albums but I really wish I hadn't.

Heathen · Post by **Heathen** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:44 pm

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
The Sentinel wrote:My favourite Ozzy albums is "The Ultimate Sin"; catchy as hell and pretty consistent all the way.
SHOT IN THE DARK!!! his best song

I'd also vote for Shot In The Dark.

But his best song ever for me is "Diary Of A Madman". Mad!

Best album: Bark At The Moon.

St. Erben · Post by **St. Erben** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:33 pm

Ah, anything Randy Rhoads- or Jake E. Lee-era is good for you. "No Rest for the Wicked" too, even though Zakk Wylde is playing on it. "No More Tears", that's where it started to suck.
Best album is "Diary of a Madman", right?