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Blizzard of Ozz | 
| Artist: Ozzy Osbourne
Label: Epic
Category: Music
List Price: £8.99
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 16198
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
EAN: 5099750204023
ASIN: B000063KFE
Release Date: May 20, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | I Don't Know | | • | Crazy Train | | • | Goodbye To Romance | | • | Dee | | • | Suicide Solution | | • | Mr Crowley | | • | No Bone Movies | | • | Revelation (Mother Earth) | | • | Steal Away (The Night) | | • | You Lookin' At Me Lookin' At You |
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 Ozzy Osbournes best work March 10, 2002
tom (dorset United Kingdom)
4 out of 17 found this review helpful
This was Ozzy's first solo album after leaving Black Sabbath and probably his best, if you want to own a piece of rock history i suggest you buy this album. pThe late Randy Rhoads plays brilliantly throughout the album and his solo in Mr Crowly is one of the best solos ever recorded.brAlso Bob Daisley plays bass on this album and he is the best bass guitarist Ozzy has ever used.brThe album has no filler songs so you wont skip a single track, it changes pace a bit, with hard songs like 'I dont know' and 'suicide solution' and slower songs like 'Goodbye to romance and the acoustic guitar instrumental 'Dee'.pyou cant go wrong in buying this classic album at this price.
Stop Slating off a perfectly good album !!! December 4, 2005
1 out of 19 found this review helpful
There is nothing wrong with the re-mastered version of this album and any other ozzy album for that matter, yeah i can maybe understand that you consider it disrespecful and un-neccesary n i spose i can agree, but that doesnt take anything away from the album, classics such as Mr Crowley Crazy Train I Dont Know sound exactly the same and cant take nothing away from the fact that Ozzy is a great musician with a great eye for a guitarist. I just cant u nderstand peoples way of thinking on this subject ...
Still a classic! December 22, 2004
Mr. D. J. Mcmurray (UK)
1 out of 21 found this review helpful
For me this is the second best albem as all time, the first being the first black sabbath albem! I agree that now the bass and drum lines have been re-done it sounds a bit flat, but i feel ozzy did the right thing by doing it.A t least you can tell it is a remaster, and it doesn't just sound the same. Daisley and Kerslake should reralise that if it wasn't for ozzy they would be nobodes, and they shouldn't sue ozzy for royalties as ozzy made then rich! br This is the best ozzy albem, for one reason - Randy Rhoads! Randy is one of the best guitarist ever, and he shines on this albem. Each track is filled with chatchy riffs and classic guitar solos. The openinf riff to crazy train is up their with the best riffs of all time.br Another reason this albem is so good, is because of ozzys vocals. His voice seems more relaxed than in the sabbath days. Ozzy and randy where a great pair and each song is a master peice - both lyricaly and musicly. There are no fillers either, they are all killers, even the bonus track which was the origonal crazy train 7" b-side.br I don't see why ozzy's fans are complaining about the sound as the new bass and drum line in a reason for ozzys die hard fans to get it, and there is a cool booklet with a biogrpahy about the albem and the booklet is full of cool pictures not on the origonal Jet realease. So if your an old fan and your not sure about getting it - you should as it sounds slightly different so your in for a treat. And if your a new fan - you should get it right away!
 OZZY'S DEBUT September 6, 2007
stuart (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ozzy Osbourne's 1981 solo debut Blizzard of Ozz was a masterpiece of neo-classical metal that, along with Van Halen's first album, became a cornerstone of '80s metal guitar. Upon its release, there was considerable doubt that Ozzy could become a viable solo attraction. Blizzard of Ozz demonstrated not only his ear for melody, but also an unfailing instinct for assembling top-notch backing bands. Onetime Quiet Riot guitarist Randy Rhoads was a startling discovery, arriving here as a unique, fully formed talent. Rhoads was just as responsible as Osbourne -- perhaps even more so -- for the album's musical direction, and his application of classical guitar techniques and scales rewrote the rulebook just as radically as Eddie Van Halen had. Rhoads could hold his own as a flashy soloist, but his detailed, ambitious compositions and arrangements revealed his true depth, as well as creating a sense of doomy, sinister elegance built on Ritchie Blackmore's minor-key innovations. All of this may seem to downplay the importance of Ozzy himself, which shouldn't be the case at all. The music is a thoroughly convincing match for his lyrical obsession with the dark side (which was never an embrace, as many conservative watchdogs assumed); so, despite its collaborative nature, it's unequivocally stamped with Ozzy's personality. What's more, the band is far more versatile and subtle than Sabbath, freeing Ozzy from his habit of singing in unison with the guitar (and proving that he had an excellent grasp of how to frame his limited voice). Nothing short of revelatory, Blizzard of Ozz deservedly made Ozzy a star, and it set new standards for musical virtuosity in the realm of heavy metal.
 RE-RECORDED not Re-Mastered November 6, 2003
ronster500 (Liverpool, England, UK)
52 out of 54 found this review helpful
Let's get one thing straight. Blizzard of Ozz, as recorded by Ozzy's original post-Sabbath band of Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake is a truly classic Metal album, and one that deserves a place in any Metal fan's collection.pThis abomination masquerading as that album is not the same thing.pAs is now common knowledge, the bass and drum tracks were re-recorded for the latest reissue of both 'Blizzard' and the follow up album, 'Diary of a Madman' due to ongoing legal disputes between the Osbournes and the former bassist and drummer, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake respectively. It is bad enough that the Osbournes did this just to punish their ex-colleagues, but what is totally unforgivable is that these albums are packaged as though they are the original recordings, when they are nothing of the sort. You only find out the truth once you have opened the CD booklet and there, on the inside back cover, in *small* letters, the deed is revealed. pNo disrespect is intended to the musicians who were asked to perform the impossible (bassist Rob Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin) but you cannot go back to a twenty year old recording, overdub parts of it and expect people not to notice! Does Ozzy really think his fans are that daft? Whatever dispute he has with his old bandmates why should we, the fans who supported him for years, be insulted in this way? Furthermore, the fact that they have chosen to dub new musicians on the album insults the memory of the great Randy Rhoads, whose guitar parts now sit uncomfortably alongside those of players he never met! pIn my opinion this issue of 'Blizzard' is a FAKE and I strongly recommend potential buyers to seek out the previous reissues of 'Blizzard and 'Diary' (from 1995, easy to spot, they have 'OZZY' in large letters down one side of the booklet) which contain the original recordings. Be quick though, they are being withdrawn and you will soon only be able to get the inferior new versions. pOzzy has really shot himself in the foot this time. Metal fans are not noted for having short memories, and this disgrace will be remembered long after the TV show is forgotten by their new generation of 'fans'. I for one will never buy anything else with his name on it. pAvoid this 'reissue' at all costs!
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