Ozzy Osbourne - Essential Ozzy Osbourne
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Artist: Ozzy OsbourneEdition: Music CD
Format: Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-02-11
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Crazy Train
- Mr. Crowley
- I Don't Know (Live)
- Suicide Solution
- Goodbye To Romance
- Over The Mountain
- Flying High Again
- Diary Of A Madman
- Paranoid (Live)
- Bark At The Moon
- You're No Different
- Rock 'n' Roll Rebel
- Crazy Babies
- Miracle Man
- Fire In The Sky
- Breakin' All The Rules
- Mama, I'm Coming Home
- Desire
- No More Tears
- Time After Time
- Road To Nowhere
- I Don't Want To Change The World (Live)
- Perry Mason
- I Just Want You
- Thunder Underground
- See You On The Other Side
- Gets Me Through
- Dreamer
- No Easy Way Out
Music reviews of Essential Ozzy Osbourne
Music Review: A Near Perfect Compilation
Rating: 5 Stars
I usually never buy compliations, instead preferring to buy one or two CD's to get a feel for the artist. After all, by making a compliation, most fans are going to find at least two or three songs that they think should be on there. I didn't feel like forking over $24.00 for two CD's when "Essential Ozzy" was only $20.00, especially since Ozzy's career included three really good CD's as well as some mediocre albums that had some great songs, but were bogged down in terrible ones. This CD seemed like a logical choice, and it did not disappoint:
Disc One:
1. Crazy Train 10/10- Everybody's heard this song before, possibly the most influencial song Ozzy has ever written. The remastering makes this song sound great.
2. Mr. Crowley 10/10- Another masterpiece from "Blizzard," this one benefits from the remastering as well.
3. I Don't Know 9/10- Taken from the amazing live "Tribute" album, Ozzy was able to transform a mediocre song in the studio to an adreniline-pumping rocker live. Randy Rhoads is terrific.
4. Suicide Solution 6/10- Many old-time Ozzy fans consider this song right up there with "Crazy Train," but in reality it is nowhere near as good.
5. Goodbye to Romance 5/10- A ballad?! This is terrible, he should have stuck with straightforward metal for the entire album.
6. Over the Mountain 7/10- Has a really good, catchy riff, but Randy's solo is unremarkable.
7. Flying High Again 10/10- One of Ozzy's best songs and a personal favorite, this song was the pinnacle of the "Diary" album. Has a great riff and Randy's greatest solo ever, his neo-classical influence was sorely missed in Ozzy's later albums.
8. Diary of a Madman 9/10- Another Ozzy classic with a great perfomance by Rhoads. the only thing that keeps this from being a ten is the synthesized choir at the end, which sounds terrible and fake.
9. Paranoid 10/10- Another great live cut from the "Tribute" album, this might be even better than Sabbath's original version. Makes you wonder how Ozzy's later albums would have been if Randy was still alive.
10. Bark at the Moon 6/10- Jake E. Lee takes over as Ozzy's guitarist, but this song proves that he is no where near as good as the late Randy Rhoads. Receives a ton of airplay, even though this is just a by-the-numbers rocker.
11. You're No Different 4/10- I do not understand why there were three songs from the terrible "Bark at the Moon" album.
12. Rock n' Roll Rebel 3/10- See #11.
13. Crazy Babies 5/10- Fans and critics alike seem to love this song, but I cannot see why. There's nothing special here because Zakk Wylde did not develop into a great guitarist until the "No More Tears" album.
14. Miracle Man 6/10- Even though Zakk has not found his style yet, he is still a definite improvement over Jake E. Lee. Another song from the "No Rest for the Wicked" CD, where I cannot see why so many people love it.
15. Fire in the Sky 5/10- This song actually isn't that bad except that it drags on for too long.
16. Breakin' All the Rules 4/10- The obligatory rebellion song that Ozzy put on his 80's albums after "Diary." This song is average at best.
Disc 2:
1. Mama, I'm Coming Home 10/10- Ah, finally some cuts from Ozzy's best album. This was Ozzy's only song to reach the top 40, but is in no way a sellout. Great harmonious chorus.
2. Desire 4/10- The only reson that this was included was becuase it was released as a single, even though it went nowhere. A terrible song, should have been replaced by the amazing "Mr. Tinkertrain."
3. No More Tears 10/10- Ozzy's greatest song and one of my favorites of all time, is told through the mind of a serial killer. Great lyrics and riff, as well as a two minute inerlude that includes one of Zakk Wylde's greatest solos ever. If you have only heard the edited radio version, you are missing out on a lot.
4. Time After Time 8/10- Receives tremendous airplay even though it is only a decent ballad. Should have been replaced by "S.I.N." or "A.V.H."
5. Road to Nowhere 10/10- Insighful song is the best ballad that Ozzy has ever done. Great guitar work from Wylde.
6. I Don't Want To Change the World (Live) 10/10- This live song from the "Live & Loud" CD was so good that it won Ozzy his first and only Grammy.
7. Perry Mason 10/10- This is one of the heaviest songs that Ozzy has ever done. I hesitate to give it a ten because some of the guitar work was synthesized. Truthfully, I might not have discovered that had I not read it before, but it hurts the song. Also the lyrics are terrible.
8. I Just Want You 8/10- Better-than-average rocker-ballad, but nothing really special about it. Also hurting it is the fact that they brought in outside writer Jim Vallnce to help write it.
9. Thunder Underground 3/10- It seems the only reason that they included this was to create the illusion that "Ozzmosis" was not just filled with ballads. Heavy but pointless.
10. See You on the Other Side 9/10- One of Ozzy's best ballads, it is pretty straightforward but drags on and on at the end. If it had taken off the end where Ozzy repeats the chorus over and over again this would have gotten a ten.
11. Gets Me Through 10/10- One of the few great songs from "Down to Earth." Has a thunderous riff and a great solo, even though the solo lack the passion that Zakk's earlier ones have.
12. Dreamer 6/10- Sounds like it was taken from John Lennon's "Imagine" outtakes. Is nothing like Ozzy and unacceptable.
13. No Easy Way Out 10/10- Sure the lyrics are somewhat cliche, but has a great riff as well as one of the best solos by Wylde. I have to give some dap to the poeple who chose this song to put on the "Essential" album, because this was the best song off of the "Down To Earth" album, but it was never released as a single.
This album does a great job of cataloguing Ozzy's career. I have heard complaints that there was nothing from "Ultimate Sin," but that was Ozzy's worst album. After buying this album, buy "No More Tears" because there were several good songs on there left off on this album. Also get "Tribute" for the entire album; it is the best live album ever made. If you like live albums get "Live and Loud" for the great performance of Ozzy's entire band as well as great renditions of most of Ozzy's songs.
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