Ozzy Osbourne
Down To Earth
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After all these years, Ozzy still deserves to be Satan's emissary…if he
wants the position. With Zakk Wylde behind his spiral Les Paul throwing down
the chunka-chunka-squeel that we know and love, we find an introspective Ozzy
singing about how he's misunderstood. The musical extremes are much more polarized
- the heavy songs are thicker than anything he's done in the past, and his ballads
are absolutely dripping with saccharine. Overall, there's more of a heroin influence
in the songwriting, reminiscent of early Alice In Chains (complete with a song
titled "Junkie"). The enhanced portion of the CD contains the only
existing footage of Ozzy and Randy Rhoads playing "Crazy Train," and
that alone makes the album worthwhile - perfect if you're looking for a stocking-stuffer
for Grandma.
- Maurice S. Teilmann
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 Record Label Epic Released December 2001 |
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Ozzy Osbourne
Bio[+]Ozzy Osbourne left Black Sabbath in 1978 after a decade of classic heavy metal, the likes of which can simply not be touched. Even after embarking on a solo career and losing friend and guitarist Randy Rhoads to a plane crash, Ozzy has continued to shock and delight audiences with his distinctive voice and audacious behavior. Some of his more nefarious exploits include biting the head off a bat, snorting ants up his nose, pissing on the Alamo and a trial accusing him of imbedding subliminal suicidal messages into his songs (of which he was proved not guilty). Ozzy’s troubles with drugs and alcohol have been well documented. Currently, Ozzy stars in the MTV reality show The Osbournes. Truth is stranger than fiction.
– Maurice S. Teilmann (September, 2002)
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– Maurice S. Teilmann (September, 2002)