As easy as it is to sum up 1995’s Ozzmosis as Ozzy’s ‘ballad album,’ it ends up having more variety than initially expected. The gothic introspection and polish give it some commonality with the preceding No More Tears, but the production is decidedly slicker with the vocals getting especially cleaned up. There may be some subconscious Sabbath elements at play with Geezer Butler on From testing headphones to reviewing albums, our experts aim to create reviews you can trust. Find out more about how we review. There’s a case that Ozzy Osbourne operates best with his back to the wall. In 1980, the singer turned his ousting from Black Sabbath into a redemptive solo career. Here’s a game that can be played at home: how many artists and bands can you name that single-handedly created an entire new genre of music? For all Ozzy Osbourne’s achievements, both famous Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Ordinary Man’: Album Review His first album in 10 years, which often feels intended as a swan song, manages to be elegiac and dumb fun at the same time. Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9 October 21, 2022 ALBUM REVIEW OVERALL (OUT OF 10): 7 There are two ways to potentially look at Ozzy Osbourne’s collaborations with other famous rock stars on his latest album, Patient Number Nine. On the one hand, an artist collaborating with another artist can be a cheap, gimmicky ploy for increasing On “Ordinary Man,” the lushly sentimental title track of Ozzy Osbourne‘s latest album, the Godfather of Heavy Metal has the audacity to sing, “I don’t wanna die an ordinary man.” It One of the most iconic and polarizing figures in the history of music and culture, Ozzy Osbourne, has returned with a brand new album of original material in the form of Patient Number 9. The album, Osbourne’s second in just under three years, follows 2020’s Ordinary Man, a record that had been quietly accepted by the listening public as the legend’s final offering. Of course, No More Tears is still an Ozzy Osbourne album, and it’s a brilliant one for how well it balances its lesson-learning and vulnerability with thrilling bravado. Ozzy has spoken about how the album grew organically, and was written and recorded in a blur, much like Sabbath’s genre-establishing first albums in fact. Ozzy Osbourne - Just Say Ozzy July 19, 2025 ALBUM REVIEW OVERALL (OUT OF 10): 8 So earlier this month televangelist Jimmy Swaggart died. He’d better hope there really isn’t such a place as Hell, because if there is, there’s a special corner of it reserved for pompous hypocrites who exploit the name of Jesus For a comeback from the eleven millionth rehab of the prince of darkness would have to expect something big, a huge success, a great album! Listening to Perry Mason you are sure this release can deal with On his best album in decades, the most famous man in metal reaches again for big hooks and big statements, with help from new friends like Post Malone. Our list of Ozzy Osbourne Albums Ranked Worst to Best shows just how quickly he found success as a solo act — and how massively influential his early LPs were on heavy metal. Osbourne's pace Although this album doesn’t break any new ground it is streaks ahead of the likes of 2007’s Black Rain or Scream from 2010. With Ordinary Man having blasted up the mainstream charts in 2020, Patient Number 9 won’t be far behind. I have no doubt Ozzy fans will take to this album like the Prince of Darkness takes to bats. Released on September 22nd, 1988 "No Rest for the Wicked" is Ozzy Osbourne fourth studio album. With a more polished sound and a greater focus Ozzy Osbourne’s Patient Number 9: metal’s greatest icon continues his late-career hot streak Album review: Ozzy Osbourne enlists an all-star cast for lucky 13th album Patient Number 9 The rest of the album's tracks of course manage to sound exactly the same: mid-tempo, generic riffing, and Ozzy's boring and unvaried vocals high in the mix. But wait, because Ozzy has done something NEW here. Scream 's closing track, I Love You All, is a one-minute song that has the singer conveying a clear and simple message. He just loves us The Ultimate Sin is actually a pretty good, albeit poorly produced and at times rushed, album, and in my opinion Jake E. Lee's best, and ironically final, performance on an Ozzy Osbourne record. The trippy “Nothing Feels Right” is an interesting addition to Ozzy’s work and sounds better in the context of the album rather than on its own. Symphonic elements present itself on the other Jeff Beck track “A Thousand Shades”. A nice song, but doesn’t sound like classic Ozzy. A ranking and review of the studio and live albums by the original Prince of Darkness: Ozzy Osbourne. Following his stint fronting Black Sabbath, Ozzy led the neo-metal revolution as a solo artist in his own right. One of the guiltiest pleasures in heavy metal. Enjoy! (Updated 04/2024)
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