Diary Of A Madman: Ozzy Osbourne

[Britton]

I had wanted to make a Jimi Hendrix Thread but someone beat me to it.
So the next most deserving person in my opinion would be Ozzy. Being as
though there are so many gay threads regaurding him. So this one is
for you Ozzy fans. This is where you talk about the madman.

Here is a write. Provided by Geo city

John Michael «Ozzy» Osbourne is born in Birmingham December the 3rd 1948.
Jack and Lillian Osbourne is his parents. John was the fourth of six children
in a small home at 14 Lodge Road in Aston, England. Ozzy's father worked
nights in a steel plant while his mother worked days in an Autoshop .
His family was very poor. They had no money, no car and little food.
In his spare time, Ozzy would watch television. He liked shows such as "I love Lucy",
"Lassie" and "Roy Rogers". For the Osbourne family it was lot of work and little time
to enjoy there sparetime.
In school, other students called John, "Ozzie" or "Oz-brain".
Ozzy wore a rebel, but he did take part in school plays, such as H.M.S. Pinafore,
The Mikado and The Pirates of Penzance. There was one student at school
named Tony Iommi that Ozzy did'nt get along with. Tony and his mates would make
fun of Ozzy's high voice and compared his singing to a girl.
The two of them would later meet each other later on other circumstances.
Ozzy did not do particularly well in school and wanted to get out as soon
as he could. Ozzy was kicked out from school. His parents argued often,
because of their money problems. Ozzy started to steal and break in to houses,
but got caught. He sat in prison where he tattooed him self with a smiling face on his knees,
so the first thing he saw in the morning is a smiling face.
He also got his nickname tattooed on his fingers.
When Ozzy where young he wanted to become a plumber,
but when he heard the Beatles he wanted to become a beetle.
He joined his first band at the age of 14, later Ozzy and Geezer Butler started a band,
but needed more members. Geezer got Bill Ward on drums and Tony Iommy on guitar and they
formed the band Polka Tulk. Later they changed their band name to Earth and later to Black Sabbath


Members of Black Sabbath:
Tony Iommy - Lead guitar
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Bill Ward - Drums
Geezer Butler - Bass

Ozzy left Black Sabbath while they were making Never Say Die. When Ozzy left Tony Iommy got a new singer.
Rhonny James Dio from the group DIO, Black Sabbath kept going on under Tony Iommy and are still going strong.
Ozzy started his solo carrier with his friend and guitarist Randy Rhoads and gave out the album Blizzard Of Ozz.
The album sold to dobbel - platina and got some songs on it that went into music history.
Ozzy married his manager Sharon Osbourne same year as the album came out.
When Ozzy went on stage first time with The Blizzard Of Ozz tour he felt so nervous
before he walked up and down the street outside his house. But Sharon helped him and the concert was a hit.
Ozzy became a live favourite, because of his yelling and screaming to the audience.
On the shows people threw things on the stage, like plastic bats and dead animals.
One time someone threw a real bat at him and he bit the head of it,
because he thought it was a plastic bat. He collapsed and lied in the hospital several days
before he could perform again. Ozzy became a alcoholic and he went on cocaine for many years.
But Sharon sent him to a center for alcoholics and he got dry after several visits.
His guitarist, Randy Rhoads, died in a private airplane crash 23 years old.
«He was my best friend and the best musician he had ever known» is the words written by
Ozzy in the cover of Tribute(6). Ozzy is well known for is skills to find young and
excellent guitar players, and so he did. Jack E. Lee was the next guitarist and he played on
Bark At The Moon, Ultimate Sin, Just Say Ozzy and No Rest For The Wicked. Jake E. Lee quit the
band and Zakk Wylde took over the guitar. He has played with Ozzy since No More Tears.
Ozzy has started his own record label, Ozz records, and got many famous names on it. Like: Silverchair.

"Ultimately, the only thing I've ever done right in my life is make music,"
says Ozzy Osbourne. "I don't know anything else."

Britton

[Britton]

Which do you all prefer Ozzy's work with Sabbath or his solo work?

[Darkness]

Sabbath, definatly.

[Britton]

I like sabbath. But I'm a huge Randy fan.

it's hard to choose

[Darkness]

Randys really good, but I like Tony more, for reasons I can't really explain.. I just like his style more.

[Britton]

Yea Ithink they two different styles. Toni is much better Metal
where as Randy is kinda like a Pop Metal...a lot cleaner sounding more
polished...er something to the effect

[Magicaltroll]

I think he's way over-rated :/

He was just a singer right? Or did he write stuff for Black Sabbath and his solo stuff? I was always under the impression that his guitarist's/other musicnas wrote the stuff.

[Britton]

Oh Yea He's totaly overrated but he's Ozzy and he has wrote some
really good lyrics and definatly left his stamp on Metal

[Jude]

Which do you all prefer Ozzy's work with Sabbath or his solo work?
Ozzy-era Sabbath >>>>>>>>>>> solo Ozzy

[RustedPieces]

Ozzy-era Sabbath >>>>>>>>>>> solo Ozzy
Yeah I have to agree with that. Ozzy's solo stuff really does kick *** though.

[Bazarov]

The only Sabbath CD's I have are We Sold Our Souls for Rock and Roll (it's a greatest hits CD) Reuinion, and Paranoid. But I have like 7 Ozzy CD's.

I think Diary of a Madman (the album) has Randy's best work. Diary of a Madman is also my favorite Ozzy song. My fav. Black Sabbath song is Into the Void.

[pep]

he has wrote some
really good lyrics


I read somewhere that he couldnt write lyrics, cause of his dyslexia.

[Paranoidd]

He can't sing for **** but he fit very nicely in Sabbath.

[lionelhutz88]

I liked sabbath the best when ozzy left and dio came in.

[Brew]

Ozzy's solo career fell apart when Randy died.

Ozzmosis has a few nice, well written songs on it though.

[guns_n_roses=Slash+Axl]

sabbath did not get back on track until ozzy rejoined black sabbath. i know there is goinga be a lot of people who are going to disagree with me when i say this. ozzy was black sabbath. also ozzy got maried in 1982. also it was zakk wyde who did no rest for the wicked. randy died when he was 25 in the plane crash.

[Bazarov]

I liked sabbath the best when ozzy left and dio came in.
Ew. My dad has the CD mob rules. Sabbath with Dio is horrible in my opinion. But I do like the band Dio.

[Huber]

Ozzy's pretty cool. I do think though, if it wasn't for the amazing musicians surrounding him he probably wouldn't have gotten noticed. I still dig his stuff though, not gunna lie.

[Hep Kat]

Ozzy alone was better than Sabbath, simply because, RR is amazing.

[Paranoidd]

Ew. My dad has the CD mob rules. Sabbath with Dio is horrible in my opinion. But I do like the band Dio.

oh man that cd owns so hard

[shadow_stalker]

I prefer Ozzy's solo work alot more, songs like i don't wanna ghange the world have so much energy live (well they used to back when ozzy was younger)

The Osbournes destroyed his career (so much so that i can't even spell it:p )

Ozzy's solo career fell apart when Randy died.
I wouldnt say that it fell apart (although Bark at the moon and ultimate sin were really bad, no offence meant to jake.E.Lee), No more tears is one of his best album

[Bazarov]

oh man that cd owns so hard
I didn't like it. But maybe I should give it another listen, I'm not so narrow-minded when it comes to music anymore.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

You should probably fix the paragraphs Britton. It is quite annoying trying to read it.

Well done for attempting a write up anyhow, especially since they don't get as much attention as they used to.

[Jackson_Guitarist]

ozzy w/ randy > ozzy w/ sabbath > ozzy w/ zakk wylde > black sabbath w/o ozzy > ozzy w/ jake e. lee

[Britton]

Ozzy's pretty cool. I do think though, if it wasn't for the amazing musicians surrounding him he probably wouldn't have gotten noticed. I still dig his stuff though, not gunna lie.


Of course not. He would be nothing without the musicians.

He did write some cool lyrics

[GenuineImitation]

Ozzy is pretty good. I like his stuff with Sabbath better, but No more tears and The Blizzard of Ozz were really good.

[Britton]

I really like the solo stuff with Randy on Guitar

[Magicaltroll]

oh man that cd owns so hard
I haven't checked today, but you know that writing comp. that was in the pit?
What happened to it? I want to read more stories :p

[Bazarov]

I haven't listened to Ozzy in quite a bit.

NP: Over the Mountain.
Very good stuff. Also a nice break from the music I usually listen to.

[Paranoidd]

I'm definitely alone in this but I don't see the genuis or appeal in Randy's playing. I really find him uninteresting.

I haven't checked today, but you know that writing comp. that was in the pit?
What happened to it? I want to read more stories :p

No clue dude, Doctor Robert runs it.

[randyrhoads]

I think his solo stuff was alot better than when he was with Sabbath mainly because of Randy Rhoads.

[Bazarov]

I'm definitely alone in this but I don't see the genuis or appeal in Randy's playing. I really find him uninteresting.

I guess it's like some people find Dream Theater brilliant and others find them lame. Who do you like the most out of Ozzy's guitarists?

[-The Frank]

i actually like his solo stuff more then his black sabbath stuff.....


i still <3 black sabbath though

[Paranoidd]

I guess it's like some people find Dream Theater brilliant and others find them lame. Who do you like the most out of Ozzy's guitarists?

I don't know, I'd probably prefer Zakk Wylde.

I hate Randy's tone even though everyone seems to love it, and it's really very few people I've ever heard say anything bad about him. I don't think he's a bad player or everything, I guess I'm just not hearing what everyone else is.

[Dave de Sylvia]

I think RR was a cool guitarist, but I can't really stand neo-classical. Odd, as I'm a classical guitarist but whatever. I've never really been interesting in Sabbath either; I prefer his solo songs even though I hate his voice.

[-The Frank]

i love his voice, thats what makes him stand out alot.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Yeah, a lot of my favourite singers are like that. I love Axl Rose's voice but I find Ozzy deathly irritating. Go figure.

[Paranoidd]

Yeah, a lot of my favourite singers are like that. I love Axl Rose's voice but I find Ozzy deathly irritating. Go figure.

As long as you like Geddy Lee you're OK.

[PepsiMetal]

Ozzy kicks ***. Well he used to. Black Sabbath with ozzy is alot better than his solo career though. He always has kickass guitarists too, so that's good.

[Dave de Sylvia]

As long as you like Geddy Lee you're OK.
Fraid not. I don't like David Lee Roth either, if that helps.

[-The Frank]

^^^^ :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Britton]

Ozzy kicks ***. Well he used to. Black Sabbath with ozzy is alot better than his solo career though. He always has kickass guitarists too, so that's good.



That's mainly why I made this thread...I couldn't get awau with a Randy
Zakk or Tony Thread

[i am the robots]

Ozzy is so over rated. I am still a fan though. Take him at face value, please. He's a lyricist, not a singer.

[Brew]

I wouldnt say that it fell apart (although Bark at the moon and ultimate sin were really bad, no offence meant to jake.E.Lee), No more tears is one of his best album

I guess I should've put his solo career fell apart until he got together with Zakk.

Jake.E was a great guitar player, but he got together with Ozzy at the worst possible time.

[Epicurus]

Ozzy's solo work is what I like best

[Jonney Blazes V1]

I read somewhere that he couldnt write lyrics, cause of his dyslexia.

dyslexia means you can't spell..Doesn't mena you can't write good lyrics. Ozzy wrote great lyrics. Just because he was dyslexic meant jack ****. hendrix was dyslexic too, being not ablke to spell or write doesn't affect lyric writing..

[Silentia]

I like Ozzy with Sabbath more than Ozzy alone, and I don't know if he was better with Zakk or with Randy, cause I haven't heard enough solo work.

About Ozzy's voice, I think it's just a part of Sabbath. I don't think Fairies Wear Boots would be as good without Ozzy. I think his voice just suits the band really well.

[RustedPieces]

dyslexia means you can't spell..Doesn't mena you can't write good lyrics. Ozzy wrote great lyrics. Just because he was dyslexic meant jack ****. hendrix was dyslexic too, being not ablke to spell or write doesn't affect lyric writing..
I think he meant that he couldn't literally write them down on paper.

[Paranoidd]

I like Ozzy with Sabbath more than Ozzy alone, and I don't know if he was better with Zakk or with Randy, cause I haven't heard enough solo work.

About Ozzy's voice, I think it's just a part of Sabbath. I don't think Fairies Wear Boots would be as good without Ozzy. I think his voice just suits the band really well.

"coming home, late last night/suddenly i got a fright"

oh man, cheese to the max. but it's sabbath so it's still good.

[Bazarov]

"coming home, late last night/suddenly i got a fright"

oh man, cheese to the max. but it's sabbath so it's still good.

Faries wear boots That's one of my favorite songs by them. The intro is so awesome.

[Paranoidd]

Faries wear boots That's one of my favorite songs by them. The intro is so awesome.

yeah it's one of my favorites too, actually

it's actually about a time they got beat up by skinheads or something

[RustedPieces]

yeah it's one of my favorites too, actually

it's actually about a time they got beat up by skinheads or something
Yeah that's right, and it's called fairies wear boots because the skinheads were wearing big boots.

[Bazarov]

yeah it's one of my favorites too, actually

it's actually about a time they got beat up by skinheads or something

Woah.. I don't know how they turned that event into those kind of lyrics. I don't even think it hints at them and an encounter with Skinheads. I always figured it was about Ozzy getting high as hell on some hallucinogen or something.

[IAJP]

Ozzy is so cool. Probbably my favourite singular artist of the 80's. When he left Sabbath, he effectively signed a blank cheque for himself, he's litterally worth that much.

Anyhow.

Favourite songs: (On occasion)
Breakin' All The Rules, Bark At The Moon (Nostalgically silly reasons), Hellraiser, Thunder Underground, Over The Mountain and Flying High Again.

I love him, he's great.

[guitar hero]

Ozzy's always been good. He has a very unique voice. Not a lot of range or power, but you kind of need his voice to sing his songs.

Also, There is a lot of talk that Ozzy wrote very little. Bob Daisley (the bass player) is supposed to have wrote most of his solo stuff, the lyrics at least.

I prefer his solo stuff with Randy Rhoads. Randy was incredible.:cool:

[pep]

I think he meant that he couldn't literally write them down on paper.

exactly

[Britton]

Yea Black Sabbeth definatly needed his voice...it just adds to the gloom
and misery that they knew so well at the time.

The only reason that Ozzy got in BS was cause at the time he had a PA system


/Props to Ozzy

[-The Frank]

Yea Black Sabbeth definatly needed his voice...it just adds to the gloom
and misery that they knew so well at the time.

The only reason that Ozzy got in BS was cause at the time he had a PA system


/Props to Ozzy


woah thats weird.... where'd you hear that?

[Paranoidd]

woah thats weird.... where'd you hear that?

it's a pretty well documented fact

ozzy saw an ad of a band looking for a singer, he went to tony iommis house, said "i have a pa" and that was pretty much it

[-The Frank]

it's a pretty well documented fact

ozzy saw an ad of a band looking for a singer, he went to tony iommis house, said "i have a pa" and that was pretty much it
thats pretty dam lucky on ozzys part

[The_Riddler]

I have tried to like Ozzy Osbourne's music, I bought a few of his albums "Blizzard of Ozz" "Live" and a few others. I just can't get into music, it sounds really cheesy to me, I guess that would be the easiest way to describe it from my point of view.

I have also tried to like Black Sabbath, but I just can't get into them. I listened to War Pigs and a few other big songs they have released. Both bands just aren't my type of music...

I have always found Ozzy's vocals somewhat annoying also, but oh well. I love metal music, but I can't really take Ozzy/Sabbath.

[Dave de Sylvia]

You bought a few Ozzy albums even though you didn't like what you'd heard? Dedication.

[The_Riddler]

You bought a few Ozzy albums even though you didn't like what you'd heard? Dedication.

I do that with more than just Ozzy, I figured since everyone was recommending Ozzy to me, might as well go buy an album and maybe the music would grow on me, but it never did.

I did the same with Pantera, couldn't get into them at all either, but I went and bought their greatest hits album just incase I might find something interesting that my grab my attention and bring me into the band more, but nothing there either.

I guess I am just very picky with music...

[metalmilitia101]

i like his 'mama i'm coming home' that song really gets me

[lightningmetal666]

i like his 'mama i'm coming home' that song really gets me


I surprise most ppl with this info, but did you know that the lyrics and music were co-written with Lemmy Kilmister?

Yep, the guy from motorhead actually wrote some of the lyrics to that song.

Kinda weird huh?

[666sabbath666]

i think its a hard choice between sabbath and ozzy cuz sabbath just goes together so good but ozzy had rhoads

[lightningmetal666]

i think its a hard choice between sabbath and ozzy cuz sabbath just goes together so good but ozzy had rhoads


Welcome to the forums.:thumb:

Yeah, I love toni iommi, but Randy was just awesome. Not since Dime has there ever been a musician that was more dedicated to music and not to getting wasted or laid.

If I was to have a hero it would be Randy.

I love that picture where Ozzy is carrying Randy on his shoulders. It looks just too funny.

[metalmilitia101]

I love that picture where Ozzy is carrying Randy on his shoulders. It looks just too funny.

link?

[Britton]

link?

This one?

http://members.tripod.com/~bill-day/coolimages/oz1.gif

Here is another good one

http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/hills/3177/ozzyrandyrhsmall.jpg

[lightningmetal666]

link?


I don't have one, but it's in the Tribute sleeve (I think) and it's definitely in the sleeve to Ozzman Cometh.

It's amazing how small RR really was. I think he was like 5'3'' or 5'4''.

[Britton]

Were those that I posted not correct?

[pep]

It's amazing how small RR really was. I think he was like 5'3'' or 5'4''.


He was, although theres a picture of the whole band standing in line in front of disney and Rudy looks actually smaller than Randy.

[lightningmetal666]

Were those that I posted not correct?


It wouldn't let me view the first one but the second wasn't the one I was talking about.

I meant the one where they're on stage and randy is riding on ozzy's shoulders while playing guitar.

I do that but the person carrying me would collapse under my weight.

[metalmilitia101]

yeah the first one was correct from what it soudns lightning metal is describing

[-The Frank]

I surprise most ppl with this info, but did you know that the lyrics and music were co-written with Lemmy Kilmister?

Yep, the guy from motorhead actually wrote some of the lyrics to that song.

Kinda weird huh?
alot of the cd "no more tears" had lemmy credits on it....

[Britton]

It wouldn't let me view the first one but the second wasn't the one I was talking about.

I meant the one where they're on stage and randy is riding on ozzy's shoulders while playing guitar.

I do that but the person carrying me would collapse under my weight.

HaHa lol

I think there is a shirt with that picture on it

[lightningmetal666]

HaHa lol

I think there is a shirt with that picture on it



Yep, that's the one.


I've also been getting into some stuff that Jake E. Lee did with Ozzy as well.

The song Rock 'n' Roll Rebel has some great guitar and lyrics to it.


Cuz I'm a Rock n Roll rebel
Some ppl say I worship the devil :lol:

[blue3]

Ozzy's solo work is great. Does anyone have the 'Under Cover' CD?

[Britton]

Nope. Is it anygood?

[blue3]

I don't have it either. The reviews aren't that great.. 2/5.

[Britton]

Where is that from?

[blue3]

The Calgary Herald newspaper.

[Britton]

What's that tell you?

[Britton]

The Calgary Herald newspaper.


It tells me they don't know what the heck they are talking about.


So Ozzy has his new album out...anyone gonna buy it?

[-The Frank]

Wow, if ozzy just put out a solo album, im really behind

[Grimm]

Ozzy Osbourne is definately one out there dude.All his solo albums are pretty good, especially No More Tears and Down To Earth.I'd like to hope he releases a few more albums, coz they would all kick as$, but unfortunately, years of drug and alchohol abuse have turned his brain into something similar to a warm slurpy, so songwriting and stuff goes down the $hitter.He's a legend, but more albums don't seem likely

[Apocalyptic Raids]

What's that tell you?

It tells me they don't know what the heck they are talking about.
:amaze:

[Brew]

I saw the video for 'So Tired' this morning.

It was terrible.

[heinrichkuhn]

Ew. My dad has the CD mob rules. Sabbath with Dio is horrible in my opinion. But I do like the band Dio.

Heaven and Hell is a great album. Cross Purposes (Tony Martin) is also pretty damn awesome

[shadow_stalker]

So Ozzy has his new album out...anyone gonna buy it?
If it is the one with all the covers on i already have them on that boxset he released, they arent all that great IMO

I saw the video for 'So Tired' this morning.

It was terrible.
That whole song is terrible, when ozzy does ballads well they are great but when they are bad...


NP - Miracle man :thumb:

[Britton]

:amaze:


Threre were like three days between those two posts


anyone got the new album?

[lightningmetal666]

If it is the one with all the covers on i already have them on that boxset he released, they arent all that great IMO


That whole song is terrible, when ozzy does ballads well they are great but when they are bad...


NP - Miracle man :thumb:



That solo is amazing. Zakk was and is a great guitarist. I don't know if it's a copy but I've seen a Metal Edge Magazine article featuring him (regarding Dime's death) and they had a photo of him with Randy Rhodes' signature polka dotted flying V. There is no replacing Randy but Zakk sure does come close.

[Britton]

Zakk is incredible. But Randy as so special (not that Zakk isn't) But still
I love Randy's work. It's a shame there is so little of it

[-The Frank]

Zakk is incredible. But Randy as so special (not that Zakk isn't) But still
I love Randy's work. It's a shame there is so little of it
i love his composition "dee"

so beautiful

[Britton]

It's beautifull but it coulda been a little longer...yet still it's pretty
darn nice

[lightningmetal666]

i love his composition "dee"

so beautiful


I need to relearn that. I literally stayed up all night just to get that down.

Dammit, I can't believe I forgot how to play that after all the work I put into memorizing it.:lol:

[shadow_stalker]

There is a longer version on the tribute album isnt there?

[lightningmetal666]

There is a longer version on the tribute album isnt there?


It's not a longer version, it's just the studio outtake of randy when he was working out the idea in his head onto tape. You can tell he was a perfectionist because of the number of times he restarts dee.

[shadow_stalker]

Ah i knew it was something like that.

i really ahve to get that album sometime

[lightningmetal666]

Ah i knew it was something like that.

I really have to get that album sometime.


Fixed.



Anyways, yeah that's a good cd to get. That whole cd is a bunch of live stuff with Randy. He was so excellent at guitar is not even funny.

The impromptu solo that he does during Suicide Solution is amazing.
I forget what song but Lee Kerslake does an amazing drum solo as well.


Anyone else here liked the Randy Rhodes version of Paranoid and Children of the Grave more than the original sabbath version?

[guitar hero]

The impromptu solo that he does during Suicide Solution is amazing.
I forget what song but Lee Kerslake does an amazing drum solo as well.


Anyone else here liked the Randy Rhodes version of Paranoid and Children of the Grave more than the original sabbath version?

Actually that is Tommy Aldridge with the drum solo on Steal Away(The Night). Lee played on both Ozzy/Randy studio albums though.

Yes, I do like the way Randy jammed the Sabbath tunes much more than what was played on the originals. Randy totally smoked them and made them much more interesting IMO!

[Britton]

It's not a longer version, it's just the studio outtake of randy when he was working out the idea in his head onto tape. You can tell he was a perfectionist because of the number of times he restarts dee.


It's funny how he talks on that. He was incredible in the studio! the sounds
and tones he got are so beautifull....crazy train is Metal...but it's so polished
even his pick slides sound clean and clear.


I love his work. He took some great Sabbath songs and cleaned them up.

[lightningmetal666]

Actually that is Tommy Aldridge with the drum solo on Steal Away(The Night). Lee played on both Ozzy/Randy studio albums though.

Yes, I do like the way Randy jammed the Sabbath tunes much more than what was played on the originals. Randy totally smoked them and made them much more interesting IMO!



Oh thanks. Ozzy had a thing about not being able to play well with others.:p

Too many line up changes IMO.


I finally printed out the tabs to Dee, but of course they sound wrong.:angry:

[-The Frank]

Fixed.



Anyways, yeah that's a good cd to get. That whole cd is a bunch of live stuff with Randy. He was so excellent at guitar is not even funny.

The impromptu solo that he does during Suicide Solution is amazing.
I forget what song but Lee Kerslake does an amazing drum solo as well.


Anyone else here liked the Randy Rhodes version of Paranoid and Children of the Grave more than the original sabbath version?

wow, im gonna have to get that cd. I always thought it was some kind og greatest hists thingg :confused: :confused: .............

[shadow_stalker]

Fixed.
My always type ahve instead of have, stupid hands/fingers not going at the same pace.

Tribute album has now been orderd from amazon:thumb:

[guitar hero]

Tribute album has now been orderd from amazon:thumb:

Tribute is my favorite live album of all time. I don't think that you will be disappointed at all.:thumb:

[lightningmetal666]

My always type ahve instead of have, stupid hands/fingers not going at the same pace.

Tribute album has now been orderd from amazon:thumb:


Hahaha :lol:,

I have that problem with speaking. I know exactly what I want to say but it sounds like all garbled.



The tribute album is awesome and is well worth the buy. I probably would've just been a cheap bastard and got it on ebay, but new is always > used.


I finally found decent tabs to Dee, (not on mxtabs like I thought that they would have) so I am currently learning that. I used to play it for my mom and she thought that was and awesome thing to play. She doesn't know who wrote it and I don't think she even cares, but absolutely loves it when I play it. I forgot how to play it and she got bummed out. Kinda funny huh?

[Britton]

I play Led Zep for my mom

[-The Frank]

I dont play music for my mom :confused:

[Stringbreaker]

That was a lot of typos.

[Britton]

So it's been over a month sense anyone has wanted to talk about Ozzy
/bump from the one millionth page.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Which do you all prefer Ozzy's work with Sabbath or his solo work?

Both. He is great in either, and I love all of his work.

You may want to edit the first post so it's not so confusing to read.

[Aaron_Of_Oz]

it's all good it shaped metal

[-The Frank]

it's all good it shaped metal
what?

[Brew]

Both. He is great in either, and I love all of his work.

You may want to edit the first post so it's not so confusing to read.

I just had a quick read through of the first post, there's alot of mistakes in it.

[lightningmetal666]

So it's been over a month sense anyone has wanted to talk about Ozzy
/bump from the one millionth page.


Well I've been gone for most of that month.:p

Anyways, I decided to go back over some of my ozzy cd's again and I've rediscovered my love for NRFTW.

It's Zakk's debut and it reminded me of how he came from nothing, yet became a huge icon in rock guitar. After listening to his amazing chops on Miracle Man and Crazy Babies, it's small wonder.

That awesome arpeggio sh*t that he does in Miracle Man just gives me goosebumps all over.:thumb:

[Britton]

Yea I know I have a lot of typos in my posts. I'm sorry.

Yep Zakk is a pretty amazing guitarist

[lightningmetal666]

Yea I know I have a lot of typos in my posts. I'm sorry.

Yep Zakk is a pretty amazing guitarist


He just inspires me to play better even if I am a broke bastard from some hicktown.

It makes me feel like I can still make it big......

[Britton]

Well he inspires me too...but I see him play and I'm like "Nope no way not gonna happen" LoL

I wish I has Randy's skills

[shadow_stalker]

Just practice for 12 hours a day :p

[Akeh]

I would still need more :(

[I'm Charming]

Can someone please tell me which Ozzy song that is where,


It starts off with the high E string I believe ...

mostly 1st and 2d frets... I believe they are at least some of them... Pinch harmonics...

I'd recignize it if I heard it...

Pretty fast.

Anyone know which song I'm talking about?

[shadow_stalker]

Nah just do a 12 hour practice everyday for about 30 odd years

Can someone please tell me which Ozzy song that is where,


It starts off with the high E string I believe ...

mostly 1st and 2d frets... I believe they are at least some of them... Pinch harmonics...

I'd recignize it if I heard it...

Pretty fast.

Anyone know which song I'm talking about?
Miricale man maybe?

[Britton]

Hey guys in this months issue of Guitar world there are several articles about Randy Rhoads. Even if you aren't a guitarist I would recomend you picking it up.

[Ladyshredder126]

sry i havent been here b4, didnt no there was an ozzy thread!! :mad:

randy rhoads is the reason i play guitar. when i first heard crazy train on the radio i was like, ok im learnin that. he's my hero bc he can tastefully incorporate classical into metal. sure u got this neoclassical stuff, and its fun to listen to & respect but its too fast for my liking. besides, randy and yngwie are the ones who simultaneously invented it!!

about ozzy's voice- i love it. yes i no most people cant stand it, but really- he has a great range, and he hits the right notes. his voice matches sabbath's mood perfectly, and the dio stuff just isnt the same.

lyrics- OMG!!! sometimes they make sense, sometimes they dont, and i can always connect with them. i wish he would write more songs about love though. he writes a lot about hurt, which is a good lyrical topic...

when he was with randy, the 2 of them would write the lyrics together. ozzy always comments about how patient randy was with him, and it brought out the best of him. i agree, the randy songs are the best. zakk wylde is awesome. (rock on bls!!) i'd have to say my favorite wylde album is no more tears- the album got me through a hard time.

my favorite album of all time is diary of a madman. i have to mention lee kerslake goes absolutely crazy too...

favorites:
rhoads: crazy train, over the mountain, and diary of a madman are my top 3 although flying high, little dolls, mr crowley, suicide solution, steal away, ok im gonna stop b4 i name all of em

non-rhoads: mama im coming home, see you on the other side, time after time, no more tears, gets me through, rock & roll rebel

ill be back :chug:

[666Ozzfan]

it's a pretty well d0cumented fact

ozzy saw an ad of a band looking for a singer, he went to tony iommis house, said "i have a pa" and that was pretty much it


Correct me if I'm wrong, but I bought "Black Sabbath the Last Supper" DVD, and they talk about how the band started. I'm pretty sure that the situation arised that Ozzy's band broke up, around the same time as Iommi's. Then Ozzy put up an add saying something to the effect of "Ozzy Osbourne, singer, looking for band" and of course, Iommi already knew Ozzy, (although only by his original name) and I think it was Iommi who approached Ozzy. and that they basically merged their two bands together, and later picked up Bill Ward for drums. I'll double check on that in the next few days, but thats what I took from the DVD. It's been a while though, I might be wrong.