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- Sterling Whitaker
- 'Crazy Train' From: 'Blizzard of Ozz' (1980) You've got to love a guy who can make insanity mainstream – and that may be the secret to Osbourne's seemingly unlikely success.
- 'Flying High Again' From: 'Diary of a Madman' (1981) Another in a long list of Ozzy Osbourne songs about drugs, "Flying High Again" is anything but a cautionary tale.
- 'Suicide Solution' From: 'Blizzard of Ozz' (1980) One of his most controversial tracks, "Suicide Solution" addresses Osbourne's lifelong struggle with alcoholism.
- 'No More Tears' From: 'No More Tears' (1991) Only Ozzy Osbourne could record a hit song about a serial killer. "No More Tears" brought Ozzy back to musical life, featuring a head-crushing guitar riff and blazing solos from Wylde, as well as one of Ozzy's best recorded vocal performances.
- Senior Writer
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- “Crazy Train” (1980) Written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Paisley. Blizzard of Oz is known for introducing the world to one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Randy Rhoads, as much as it is for its blistering headbangers, including Osbourne’s debut solo single “Crazy Train.”
- “Mr. Crowley” (1980) Written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Paisley. Swept around Rhoads’ mind-bending solos, “Mr. Crowley” was inspired by British occultist and writer Aleister Crowley, who also had a profound influence on Jimmy Page—who once purchased the home (The Boleskine House) where he performed his magic in the Scottish Highlands.
- “Flying High Again” (1981) Written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Paisley, and Lee Kerslake. A song about drugs, “Flying High Again,” off Diary of a Madman, was a blatant homage to getting high.
- “Over the Mountain” (1981) Written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Paisley, and Lee Kerslake. Multiple tracks from Osbourne’s first two albums hit the list for the songwriting and equally for Rhoads’ jaw-dropping solos.
- “I Don’t Know” There is an undeniable magic to the Blizzard of Ozz debut, but for the most part you don’t hear it too often in any one song. But “I Don’t Know” is in possession of all of that magic, serving as a microcosm for the album as a whole.
- “Miracle Man” I love the way that new Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde announces his presence in the band with the take-no-prisoners riff that begins this vicious, delicious opening track.
- “Over the Mountain” After the iconic introductory Lee Kerslake drum barrage, the rest of the band kicks in and here we have it, arguably Ozzy’s most purely heavy metal song.
- “Now You See It (Now You Don’t)” Wanna hear Ozzy sing in a falsetto? Look no further than the surprise second version of a chorus that crops up late in the action on this pounding heavy metal number.
- I Don’T Wanna Stop
- Gets Me Through
- Mr. Crowley
- Bloodbath in Paradise
- Over The Mountain
- Mama I’m Coming Home
- Flying High Again
- Waiting For Darkness
- Crazy Train
- Perry Mason
We open our Top 10 Ozzy Osbourne songs list with a great track from the 2007 Black Rainalbum. That crying opening guitar lick is soon overwhelmed by the dark heavy riffs of Zakk Wylde’s brilliant and thunderous guitar playing. This is what we mean by how much Ozzy Osbourne songs have been shaped by the guitarist in the band. “I Don’t Wanna Stop,” w...
Once again Zakk Wylde rips it up on this killer track from 2001. The grunge sound of the early 1990s is a bit evident on this track as one can hear a bit of Alice In Chains in the groove. The song “Gets Me Through,” was released on the Down to Earthalbum in 2001.
Well, we can’t have a top 10 Ozzy Osbourne songs list without including the classic track “Mr. Crowley.” That haunting opening keyboard line set the stage perfectly for one of Ozzy Osbourne’s most iconic vocals performances of his solo career. The song “Mr. Crowley,” was released on the Blizzard Of Ozzalbum in 1980. The lp was Ozzy Osbourne’s first...
How can you not love the sinister opening to “Bloodbath in Paradise.” The song was released on the No Rest For The Wickedalbum in 1988. The album was the first record to feature the insane talents of Zakk Wylde. The song was written by Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Zakk Wylde, bassist Bob Daisley, drummer Randy Castillo, and keyboardist John Sinclair wh...
If we had to choose our favorite Ozzy Osbourne album cover, the great Diary of a Madman cover would easily get our vote. Opening the album was the great track “Over The Mountain.” The song became a top 40 hit for Ozzy Osbourne. The great guitar work of Randy Rhodes wrapped around Ozzy Osbourne’s perfectly tracked double vocal defined pure metal bli...
The great metal ballad “Mama I’m Coming Home,” featured one of Ozzy Osbourne’s greatest vocals if not the best vocal of his career. The song was released on the brilliant No More Tears album in 1991. “Mama I’m Coming Home,” was the highest charting single of Ozzy Osbourne’s solo career. The song reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song ...
Once again we return to the Diary of A Madmanalbum for the record’s second track entitled “Flying High Again.” This one had such a killer hook and chorus. Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, and Lee Kerslake played their hearts out on this record. It was insane that on the 2002 reissues of the album, they actually re-recorded Bob Daisley and ...
There was no way we could complete this Ozzy Osbourne songs list without placing a track from the classic Bark At The MoonLp. We have always thought that the album’s closing track was not only the best song on the album, it was one of the best songs Ozzy Osbourne ever released as a solo artist.
It’s tough to call Ozzy Osbourne’s Blizzard of Oz his debut album because of all the music he recorded with Black Sabbath. However, it was his first solo album, and what a debut it was. We could have filled up half this list with songs from the Blizzard of OzLp. Yet, we refrained from doing that because Ozzy released so many great albums and songs ...
We did not choose this one because we are big fans of the Perry Mason tv series. No we choose it because it’s such a killer song with an amazing opening that gets better with each measure. This one was pure metal perfection. The inclusion of Rick Wakeman on the track elevated the band to a level of genius. Listen to Ozzy Osbourne’s vocal rhythm on ...
Jan 27, 2019 · The Best Song From Every Ozzy Osbourne Album. A journey through Ozzy Osbourne's solo output seems to mirror the Black Sabbath icon's life and times. Remembering Guitarist Randy Rhoads. UCR ...
- Martin Kielty
Dec 3, 2020 · 8Shot In The Dark (The Ultimate Sin, 1986) The Ultimate Sin came in for a lot of flak as Ozzy’s glam metal album. The big single from that album was polished until it shone, but it did so with a ...
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Road to Nowhere (live at San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA - June 1992) Ozzy Osbourne. 5:15. Crazy Train (Live 1981) Ozzy Osbourne. 4:11. Perry Mason. Ozzy Osbourne. 4:39.
