OZZY OSBOURNE (ABO #069)

OZZY OSBOURNE
THE ULTIMATE SINS 1980-2007

Though many bands have succeeded in earning the hatred of parents and media worldwide throughout the past few decades, arguably only such acts as Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, and Marilyn Manson have tied the controversial record of Ozzy Osbourne. The former Black Sabbath frontman has been ridiculed over his career, mostly due to rumors denouncing him as a psychopath and Satanist. Despite his outlandish reputation, however, one cannot deny that Osbourne has had an immeasurable effect on heavy metal. While he doesn't possess a great voice (it's thin and doesn't have much range), he makes up for it with his good ear, a real talent to deliver memorable melodies and dramatic flair. As a showman, his instincts are nearly as impeccable; his live shows have been overwrought spectacles of gore and glitz that have endeared him to adolescents around the world. Indeed, Osbourne has managed to establish himself as an international superstar, capable of selling millions of records with each album and packing arenas across the globe, capturing new fans with each record.
This compilation covers his whole solo career from 1980 (the referential Blizzard Of Ozz) to 2007 (his latest to date, Black Rain) demonstrating, if needed so, that Ozzy is not only an icon of the metal scene, also a damn fine songwriter which has always been able to surround himself with great musicians and that, even if his glory days are behind him, he still has songs in his bag of magic tricks.

CD 1
1. Crazy Train
2. Goodbye To Romance
3. Mr. Crowley

4. Revelation (Mother Earth)
5. Steal Away (The Night)
6. Over The Mountain
7. You Can't Kill Rock And Roll
8. Tonight
9. Diary Of A Madman
10. Centre Of Eternity
11. So Tired
12. Spiders
13. Secret Loser
14. Thank God For The Bomb

15. Killer Of Giants
16. Shot In The Dark
17. Miracle Man
18. Breaking All The Rules

CD2
1. Mr. Tinkerman
2. I Don't Want To Change The World
3. Mama, I'm coming Home
4. No More Tears

5. Hellraiser
6. Time After Time
7. I Just Want You

8. Ghost Behind My Eyes
9. Old L.A. Tonight
10. Facing Hell
11. Dreamer
12. No Easy Way Out
13. Not Going Away
14. The Almighty Dollar
15. Nightmare
16. In My Life (The Beatles)
17. For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield)

My OZZY top three
1. Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
2. No More Tears (1991)
3. The Ultimate Sin (1986)

My OZZY bottom three
1. Black Rain (2007)
2. No Rest For The Wicked (1988)
3. Down To Earth (2001)