Blizzard Of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne

Blizzard of Ozz was Ozzy Osbourne's first album following his split from Black Sabbath. Following being sacked from Black Sabbath, Ozzy was in a mess, living in a hotel and trying to drink and snort himself in to oblivion - Sharon Osbourne who would eventually become his wife, decided to get him back on track and from the brink of destruction, the depressive Ozzy got his stuff together and recorded this rather enjoyable album. A great helping hand came from Randy Rhoads who added an awesome speed to the guitar playing of the band. The only thing that this album really has in common with his earlier work of Black Sabbath is Ozzy's voice, although it does tend ...  Read the complete review

The odd, rock ‘n’ roll-scarred madman that is Ozzy Osbourne is sadly more well-known in the present climate for his starring role in the ‘hilarious’ reality show The Osbournes, but there was a time when his personal life and health, both mental and physical, made Ozzy one of the most fascinating and enjoyable performers in the heavy metal scene. Finding fame as the curious vocalist in the revolutionary Birmingham rock band Black Sabbath, commonly revered as the founders of heavy metal, Ozzy fell into a state of drug-enhanced depression after he was famously kicked out of the band in 1979. His future wife Sharon Arden eventually persuaded him to give music ...  Read the complete review

This is Ozzy Osbournes first solo album and it showed that there was life after Sabbath. Ozzy in no way tries to emulate the Sabbath sound and I think this works in his favour giving the album a fresh crisp sound. I Don't Know is rock standard of a song. Crazy train is a speed metal classic and the beat sounds like a train moving along a track. Goodbye To Romance is a song Ozzy wrote about leaving Black Sabbtah behind a beautiful ballad, this and Crazy Train remain two of Ozzies all time classics. Dee is a beautiful instumental piece. Suicide Solution is one of Ozzies most famous songs after a teenager took his life in America and Ozzy was cited by the ...  Read the complete review