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4 of 4 thought this review was well written
Pretty much every time a metal band that was once great is about to release a new album, many people think that it will be their next magnum opus. Before Metallica released St. Anger, many thought that it would be Master Of Puppets. It wasn't. So naturally, I'm sure many people thought that this would be the next Blizzard Of Ozz or Diary Of A Madman, but it turns out that Black Rain is just an album filled with garbage.
This time, the Ozzman, Zakk Wylde, and the others go for a more polished and futuristic sound. The songs pretty much sound the same throughout. There will be some stupid interlude or a flat-out dull and uninteresting moment that will just ruin what would be an otherwise mildly decent song. The Almighty Dollar is one of these tracks. It sounds alright at first, but then it is butchered with some piano part.
Another serious problem with Black Rain is that it has poor production. If this had been a different band, the production would have been fine, but this doesn't fit with Ozzy. Everything sounds overplolished and futuristic, like in Trap Door. This sounds like it would belong in Logan's Run or Blade Runner, and I'm not trying to be funny. I'm not exaggerating either. This is true. Also, the vocals sound too futuristic as well, especially in Trap Door. There is also a lack of material. Maybe because this copy came from K-Mart, but there are only ten song. I suppose that it's a good thing, since most of the material on here is subpar. It also seems like Ozzy focused too much on the single, I Don't Wanna Stop. The lyrics on this song may be cheesier than the Turbo-era Judas Priest, but the song is very catchy. It delivers more than any other track on the album, and it's the single.
The first two tracks are really the only tracks that are truly impressive. The other tracks are watered-down, super-polished, futuristic songs that are either decent/mediocre, or really crappy. At least the musicianship is actually good. I know that a lot of people give Zakk Wylde crap because he's popular, or for some reason like that, but hey can play his instrument very well. Also, the bass is good too, and it flows with the guitar, giving it a very heavy feel.
So overall, to describe all the tracks would have been pointless, because it would have just been: "This track, like the others, is futuristic and polished, blah blah blah...". A lot of the songs sound the same, most of the songs have these terrible little interludes that ruin the song, and it's over-polished and too futuristic sounding. Ozzy fans, this isn't what you've been waiting for Ozzy to make for the past ten plus years. There are two very good tracks, and the rest is just mediocre. Black Rain was a real let-down for me, and I know it will be for everyone else who has been waiting for it for a long time.
Songs To Download:
Not Going Away
I Don't Wanna Stop
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Album Rating: 1.5
Not my best review, but it's the best I could do for this crap.
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Damn, you literally beat me by seconds. 
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okay review, short and to the point.
I completely disagree as far as most things are. You could have described the music more instead of blaming most of it on the over polished production. I saw a lot of diversity with the album. But hey, you stated your case well(for the most part). :-)
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That whole first paragraph could go and it'd make this review better. As for your rating, 1.8 rounds up to 2. Other than that, solid review, though you're definitely better at those tbts. Two '1.5' ratings within seconds of each other, so I'll stay clear of this.
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That first sentence is pretty bad dude. I mean "every time" a band releases an album people think it's going to be great? Don't reckon. Anyway the review isn't bad.
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When it comes to metal titans like Metallica and Ozzy, most people do think so.
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That's not what you said, though.
edit: You didn't make a comparison, you made a [bad] generalization. YOu said everytime a band/artist releases a new album, people think it's going to be the next MOP. Not really. You could draw this to the metal genre, say for the next Ozzy release, but you're broadening it. I immediately thought of Fall Out Boy's new album, and I really don't think people thought that would be the next MOP. Either take it out or make it specific.
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What do you mean? That I didn't say it in the review?
Before St. Anger came out, people thought it would be the next MOP. It wasn't. I was making a comparison.
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You may want to input the word "legendary" or something like that before the word "band." I mean I get what youre saying, but it could be a little misleading or silly to another reader
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Your review and Mikesn are are very well written and if I may say, your ratings are a reflection of Ozzy's montone voice too. Now I can't decide on the best review since they are both good!
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Thanks, but I prefer Mikey's.
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Haha I like the new sentence "a metal band that was once great" haha gold!
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this is not a bad album. and that "futuristic" sound is called modern production values. nothing wrong with that in mainstream hard rock album. i like the sound of this album. too long oz has sounded like a stick in the mud. here he sounds vitalized. go oz 
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JXD, could you do me a favor and get Johnny6Guns going? Write a review for a Bon Jovi album. lol
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k brb
k back
ok i will do a six guns something or another by the weekend prolly do one i was gonna do as a staff guy but fell by the wayside. it might even be metal 
good review btw i was one who gave you a  i just don't think the album is that bad.
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Black Rain blows balls other than I Don't Wanna Stop. Ozzy. Time to quit.
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Does he slur every word? I hoped it would so i could have a chuckle at that. Ozzy really started going down a steep, 90degree hill after he sounded like the had a bit too many "Pan Galactic Gargleblasters."
(That was a "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" joke.)
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I don't diss Zakk Wylde because he's popular, I diss him because he is the most overrated guitar player ever. His riffs are catchy, but can't solo to save his life.
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