Prince Of Darkness - Ozzy Osbourne

Advantages: Funny
Disadvantages: Over the top swearing

...From little acorns ... A vague half formed idea has become one of the most awesome, addictive of TV series, piloting first in the States, and now available to we inhabitants of Blighty via the otherwise bland MTV, The Osbournes is the new Crossroads, a real life version of The Simpsons, with all the black humour and evil that you get in the best camp horror films. Of course, all the attention and headlines are totally soaked up by their particular form of mid-Atlantic Brummie Speak, which goes along the lines of this: "F*** me, Sharon, you c***, what the f*** do you think you're f***ing doing?" "Shut up, Ozzy, you c***." A more couth translation goes along the lines of "I say, my dear, what are you playing at." "I'd rather not say at present." All the outrage and protestations, of course, come from people who do... Read review

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Advantages: Ozzy at his lyrical best, teamed up with Wylde. Nostalgic!
Disadvantages: Very few. Still, doesnt beat his previous work.

...As i slipped in the CD into my ever faithful combo drive, the starter track sent goosebumps through me! Honestly, this is the least i've exaggerated in days! The sounds were an alloy of modern and heavy, with both spooky and marrowy guitar and bass parts. Surprisingly there's still plenty of nostalgic glam-rock guitar squeals, and I guess this is what the 80's rick would sound like if they had better distortion effects back then. Although Black Rain doesn't have a very original name, (considering that there's two novels, a Japanese movie, an American movie, a German music label and a Dark Lotus music album with the same title) the sounds are still absolutely original. From Ozzy's lyrical inspiration to Zakk Wylde's insane guitar, which is deeper and sounds more like sludge metal than recent releases, this album certainly deserves... Read review

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Advantages: Classic songs from his career
Disadvantages: Nothing from the Ultimate Sin album

...The Essential Ozzy Osbourne Track Listing: Disc 1. 1. Crazy Train 2. Mr. Crowley (Taken from ?Blizzard of Oz? album) 3. I Don?t Know (Live with Randy Rhodes) (Taken from ?Tribute? album) 4. Suicide Solution 5. Goodbye to Romance (Taken from ?Blizzard of Oz? album) 6. Over the Mountain 7. Flying High Again 8. Dairy of a Madman (Taken from ?Diary of a Madman? album) 9. Paranoid (Live with Randy Rhodes) (Taken from ?Tribute? album) 10. Bark at the Moon 11. You?re No Different 12. So Tired 13. Rock n Roll Rebel (Taken from ?Bark at the Moon? album) 14. Crazy Babies 15. Miracle Man (Taken from ?No Rest for the Wicked? album) Disc 2. 1. Breakin? all the Rules (Taken from ?No Rest for the Wicked? album) 2. Mama, I?m coming Home 3. Desire 4. No More Tears 5. Time after Time 6. Road to Nowhere (Taken... Read review

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