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The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits |  | Artist: Ozzy Osbourne
Label: Epic
Category: Music
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 23754
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099748726025
ASIN: B000024VSJ
Release Date: December 13, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Black Sabbath | | • | War Pigs | | • | Goodbye To Romance | | • | Crazy Train | | • | Mr Crowley | | • | Over The Mountain | | • | Paranoid | | • | Bark At The Moon | | • | Shot In The Dark | | • | Crazy Babies | | • | No More Tears | | • | Mama I'm Coming Home | | • | I Just Want You | | • | I Don't Want To Change The World | | • | Back On Earth |
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From Amazon.com
The real reason to own this two-disc set is not to get Ozzy's greatest hits, but to get the "basement" recordings of Black Sabbath doing "Black Sabbath," "War Pigs," "Fairies Wear Boots" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep," as well as a hilarious interview with the Ozzman himself from 1988 (e.g. "I didn't think [Sabbath] were that good a band. We were all f--- up on drugs and booze all the time.) If you're an Ozzy fan, you'll definitely have everything else on this--from "Goodbye to Romance" with Randy Rhoads to his last single with Zakk Wylde, "I Just Want You." There is one unreleased track from the IOzzmosis/I session, "Back on Earth," but it's cheesy and unremarkable. I--Adem Tepedelen/I
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 black side too the prince September 23, 2005
.Richard (england)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
ozzy osbourne the mad singer behind one of the greatest heavy metal band black sabbath then black sabbath fired ozzy[bad mistake] and went through a patchy 20 years with various singer etc ian gillan, ronnie dio[best replacement for ozzy] and ozzy went on to have a fairly sucessful solo career managed by his future wife sharon...whom she style the way he looked and other various ideas concert settings..and too this day she still mananges one of the best rock entertainers the music bussiness has seen.. now this CD "the ozzman cometh" a greatest hits package of 13 of his best songs and two live black sabbath songs and one new song "back on earth" a fantastic song from the ozz brnow for the reason why i bought this cd is because i was watching in my life the story of ozzy and in-between the interviews they had snippets of a song called " i just want you" with his heavy riff and heartfelt lyrics i needed that song and i would of done anything to get it..so that's why this CD is in my hands with a big smile on my face some of his classics here but not enough in my opipion great live tracks and fantastic studio songs wait a go ozzy ROCK ON
 Great but not comprehensive May 20, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First of, this album is excellent. There's a great selection of tracks here, ranging from early Black Sabbath stuff to Ozzmosis. There's some classic material for all the fans to sink their fangs into, including all the hits like Bark At The Moon, Shot In The Dark and an oddly edited version of No More Tears. Plus there's new material to make the purchase justifiable - pointless demos of early Sabbath stuff and a great new song, Back On Earth. However, this is not a complete collection. Where are the real Ozzy fan favourites - The Ultimate Sin, Lightning Strikes, Tomorrow, Old L.A. Tonight, Suicide Solution? They're not here, and that's a real shame. However, every metal fan should own this album - it's full of top songs and it's a sheer classic.
A SO SO GREATEST HITS COLLECTION September 6, 2007
stuart (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND)
As with many '70s and '80s metal acts, the '90s were not a very productive period for Ozzy Osbourne. Aside from two studio albums (1991's No More Tears and 1995's Ozzmosis) and the creation of the Ozzfest summer tour package, the middle-aged Osbourne had all but withdrawn from the industry and, despite his incredible delivery on No More Tears, was slowly becoming an aging novelty act as opposed to the feared metal madman who once had a strong hold on his genre. And of course, what better way to prove this than releasing the greatest-hits album The Ozzman Cometh. Yes, compilations often serve as fine packages for casual fans, but all too often in the case of heavy metal acts, they are rushed and fail to give the album's buyers the true listening experience they deserve. Instead, they leave the impression that the record was released for the sole purpose of releasing a record. This is arguably the case with The Ozzman Cometh, which contains a handful of Osbourne's heavy metal staples: "Crazy Train," "Shot in the Dark," "Bark at the Moon," "No More Tears," and "Mr. Crowley," but overlooks some of his best album tracks such as "Flying High Again," "I Don't Know," "Diary of a Madman," "Suicide Solution," and "Miracle Man." Instead of including more album singles, Osbourne throws in a few unreleased tracks for diehards, most notably Black Sabbath demos of "Black Sabbath" and "War Pigs." There is no question that most of Osbourne's best work was with Black Sabbath, and these demos are certainly worth hearing in such raw form. However, greatest-hits albums aren't meant for diehards; they are meant for casual fans, and in the end the tracks only add to the horribly uneven experience listeners will receive on The Ozzman Cometh. True, there are far worse compilations out there, and many listeners will probably be pleased with what this collection has to offer. But those who have truly watched Osbourne's career know just how important his music was to the evolution of heavy metal, and they will be the first to say that The Ozzman Cometh was hardly the compilation it could have and should have been. Sadly, such a disappointing release only serves as a dark reminder that Osbourne, despite continued success, has all but lost his place in the modern industry of metal. And, seeing as how it's a genre he helped create, that's a damn shame.
 so-so collection but sloppily put together...... January 28, 2006
Roy Davies (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Black sabbath aside, Old oz has dished out some highly variable stuff over the years, from the classic debut to the goddam awful #x27;Ultimate Sin#x27; and beyond. The main reason for his ongoing success is he (or Sharon?) picks top-notch supporting musicians. brMake no mistake, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley created the bulk of the Ozz classics in the 80#x27;s. Which brings me to my main gripe with the album - the wholly misleading sleeve notes, which have no reference to Daisley as Ozzy#x27;s prime lyicist (no doubt due to the ensuing legal battle by Bob for unpaid royalties fron the Osbounre empire) They even have the gall to bastardise his name- deliberately in my opinion- to #x27;Bob Daisy#x27; !!!! Ditto for Bob#x27;s co-respondent Phil Soussan (#x27;Phil Susan#x27;) brSuch cheap shots seriously devalue what musical merit is on the CD, but then is typical of Mizz Shaz O, who had Daisley Kerslake#x27;s parts re-recorded by others for the re-issues of the first few albums a few years ago. brIf you wanna hear Ozzy in all his fractured glory (before he met Sharon and became a media whore) then pick up the first 4 Sabbath albums and leave this flawed collection on the shelf.
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