Bat Head Soup: A Tribute to Ozzy

Bat Head Soup: A Tribute to Ozzy

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
11 track star studded tribute to the living legend includingYngwie Malmsteen, Vince Neil, Lisa Loeb, George Lynch, Dee Snider, Lemmy, Dweezil Zappa and more on the Ozzy classics 'Mr. Crowley', 'Shot In The Dark', 'Suicide Solution', 'OverThe Mountain', 'I Don't Know', 'Paranoid', 'Crazy Train', 'Over The Mountain' and more. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

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Average customer rating:

Not a fan of Ozzy (as a singer) but love most of his stuff!

A let down.....

Good Tribute album but don't expect it to sound like Ozzy

A new fresh pop-rock sound brought in Ozzy's best songs

Disappointment

Bat Head Soup: A Tribute to Ozzy
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004VVWI
Release Date: 2000-08-22

Tracks:

Mr. Crowley - Tim 'Ripper' Owens/Yngwie Malmsteen/Tim Bogert/Tommy Aldridge/Derek Sherinian
Over The Mountain - Mark Slaughter/Brad Gillis/Gary Moon/Eric Singer/Paul Taylor
Desire - Lemmy Kilmister/Richie Kotzen/Tony Franklin/Vinnie Colaiuta
Crazy Train - Dee Snider/Doug Aldrich/Tony Levin/Jason Bonham
Goodbye To Romance - Lisa Loeb/Dweezil Zappa/Michael Porcaro/Stephen Ferrone/Michael Sherwood
Hellraiser - Joe Lynn Turner/Steve Lukather/Billy Sherwood/Jay Schellen/Paul Taylor
Shot In The Dark - Jeff Scott Soto/Bruce Kulick/Ricky Phillips/Pat Torpey/Derek Sherinian
Children Of The Grave - Jeff Martin/Paul Gilbert/John Alderete/Scott Travis
Paranoid - Vince Neil/George Lynch/Stu Hamm/Gregg Bissonette
Suicide Solution - Adam Paskowitz/Peter Perdichizzi/James Book/Nick Lucero
I Don't Know - Jack Blades/Reb Beach/Jeff Pilson/Bobby Blotzer/Paul Taylor

Product Description

1. Mr. Crowley - Tim Owens, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tim Bogert, Tommy Aldridge, Derek Sherinian
2. Shot in the Dark - Jeff Scott Soto, Bruce Kulick, Ricky Philips, Pat Torpey, Derek Sherinian
3. Suicide Solution - Adam Paskowitz, Peter Perdichizzi, James Book, Nick Lucero
4. I Don't Know - Jack Blades, Reb Beach, Jeff Pilson, Bobby Blotzer, Paul Taylor
5. Desire - Lemmy Kilmister, Richie Kotzen, Tony Franklin, Vinnie Coliauta
6. Paranoid - Vince Neil, George Lynch, Stu Hamm, Gregg Bissonette
7. Hellraiser - Joe Lynn Turner, Steve Lukather, Billy Sherwood, Jay Schellen, Paul Taylor
8. Goodbye to Romance - Lisa Loeb, Dweezil Zappa, Michael Porcaro, Stephen Ferrone, Michael Sherwood
9. Crazy Train - Dee Snider, Doug Aldrich, Tony Levin, Jason Bonham
10. Over the Mountain - Mark Slaughter, Brad Gillis, Gary Moon, Eric Singer, Paul Taylor
11. Children of the Grave - Jeff Martin, Paul Gilbert, John Alderete, Scott Travis

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Not a fan of Ozzy (as a singer) but love most of his stuff!.......2007-01-20

I like the deversity of muscians and singers the mix of some click and then some are a strange sound but grow on you after a listen or two! My favorite track is Dweezil and Liza Loeb doing Goodbye to romance! A beautiful song that Ozzy should have never sang! But Randy's guitar just like Dweezil's is so good you don't even need a singer to enjoy this song! Desire and hellraiser if you ask me are the only down points of the album! Maybe Bark at the moon or a lesser known Sabbath song like into the void or faries wear boots, could of been great closers for the album! Where ron burgahny and I disagree is with some of the vocals and Yngwie! I think Mr. Crowley was absolutely great Ripper puta a little creepieness into the song ala The ripper by Priest and Yngwie not only does Randy justice but puts a little of his chops in as well! So take a listen and make your own mind up! If you like any Ozzy Sabbath or solo check this out and here what these great musicians give to some of the great writings of Ozzy Osbourne! Paranoid is a Ozzy song! I think he not only sang it in Sabbath but help write it to!

A let down............2005-11-18

You think for an Ozzy tribute they would know not to use a bunch of flasetto vocalists. I mean come on! Tim "Ripper" Owens for Mr. Crowley? Dee Snider in Crazy Train? Vince Neil in Paranoid (which isnt even Ozzy in the first place, and even if it was: WTF!)?! Suicide Solution: a F#$%ING dance remix?! How about three virtuoso guitarists (Eddie the Great, Steve Vai, and mayhap Joe Satriani) TRY to match the speed and power of Rhoads in the live setting? That would have been friggn awesome!! But besides the vocal issues the rest of this album is great. In my opinion the standouts on this album are Mark Slaughters vocals in Over the Mountain and also Brad's improvised solo there too. Desire with Lemmy from MOtorhead was great too (hey, didn't he help write that? interesting, now we can hear the voice behind the idea.)
Iwas a little disappointed with Yngwie's work in Mr. Crowley. Instead of using the same riff material that he has used for almost the past decade he could've instead used Rhoad's original guitar tablature, I mean it is even neoclassic and is way faster than what Yngwie attempted.

Good Tribute album but don't expect it to sound like Ozzy.......2005-07-22

Ok I'll give my review for each track

1.Mr. Crowley- 8/10 Ripper Owens opening screams don't quite fit but when he uses his deeper vocals he sounds similar to Dio not as great but it works great on this song and his screams in the middle part of the song and the later part work great. Yngwie Malmsteen both solos however with the same arpeggios he's been playing for 20 plus years. I'm surprised Yngwie didn't dig the original solo however as the original is classically based and faster than the one Yngwie plays here.

2.Over The Mountain- 9/10 Very good cover as Mark Slaughter's vocals work very well here. Brad Gillis throws in a mostly improvised solo with some great whammy bar work but keeps the recognizable licks which is how your supposed to improvise.

3.Desire- 8/10 Lemmy's vocals are good here although they're an aquired taste. Ritchie Kotzen's guitar work here is very good as he actually sounds a lot like Zakk.

4.Crazy Train- 6/10 This would have gotten a better rating if not for Dee Snider's gut wrenching vocals. Doug Aldrich throws in some nice guitar work too. Doug's solo is partially improvised but he keeps the noticable licks as he shows he knows how to improvise.

5.Goodbye To Romance- 8/10 Lisa Loeb's vocals work very well here as it's a soft song. Dweezil Zappa plays tastefully here aswell.

6.Hellraiser- 10/10 This is as good as the original!!! Joe Lynn Turner's vocals are perfect and session guitarist legend Steve Lukather is the lead guitarist!...Enough said!

7.Shot In The Dark- 9/10 Jeff Scott Soto's powerful voice is perfect for this song. Bruce Kulick improvises the solo but keeps the noticable parts as he puts himself togethor a nice solo. Very enjoyable.

8.Children Of The Grave- 9/10 Very good cover! Good vocals by Jeff Martin but the real highlight is Paul Gilbert's shredding! Paul Gilbert play's very similar to how Randy played on Tribute on this song.

9.Paranoid- 7/10 Awful whiny vocals by Vince Neil but an awesome solo by George Lynch. The song is played well and if they got a singer that fit the song it would have been a 9/10.

10.Suicide Solution- 0/10 It's a dance remix!!! Enough Said!

11.I Don't Know- 9/10 Very good vocals by Jack Blades and a very good partially improvised solo by Reb Beach. A perfect way to end the album with one of the best covers on the album.

All In All a good tribute. The only song that's up there with the original is Hellraiser but still oneo of the best tribute's out there. If you want to hear different versions of Ozzy songs played by other good musicians buy this.

A new fresh pop-rock sound brought in Ozzy's best songs.......2003-02-05

You often find tributes disappointing. Why ? Because you want them to sound like the originals. That's not the aim ! If you're an Ozzy purist, you shouldn't get this. If you're more open-minded, or if you know and like at least some of the artists present on this tribute, this may interest you.

The choice of the songs is pretty well done, since it includes the best songs of Ozzy's solo albums :
- Mr Crowley, Crazy Train, Goodbye to Romance, I don't know, Suicide Solution (1980 - Blizzard of Ozz)
- Over the mountain (1981 - Diary of a Madman)
- Shot in the dark (1986 - The ultimate sin)
- Hellraiser, Desire (1991 - No more tears)
and two Black-Sabbath songs :
- Paranoid (1970 - Paranoid)
- Children of the grave (1971 - Master of Reality)

I know most of the artists appearing on this tribute, that's why I was interested. Steve Lukather (Toto's guitarist), one of my favorites, plays guitar on 'Hellraiser', but Joe Lynn Turner (Deep Purple's Slave&Masters) does the entire singing. I still don't understand why Yngwie Malmsteen, guitarist on 'Mr Crowley' is so much blamed, he's not bad. He teams with Tim 'Ripper' Owens (new Judas Priest), who sings allright. Vince Neil (Motley Crue) is more credible on 'Paranoid' than on most of the group's song.

I find the best covers are 'Shot in the dark', which pop-sound didn't fit Ozzy's sound, 'Hellraiser' for its breathing sound like in the original, and 'Goodbye to Romance', featuring female vocals (Lisa Loeb).

Sure, there are some cons. ONE track is especially butchered : 'Desire', but how was it possible to come even close to the mind-blowing version of Ozzy ? But since I found the rest of the album is simply amazing, this doesn't even count in my review, and for me this tribute album deserves 5 stars.

If you're not conviced this is a great tribute, you must be an Ozzy purist who has the whole Ozzy collection and believes that what isn't Ozzy is bad. You also believe that Ozzy is a great man but I'll tell you he isn't quite : In 2002, He has re-recorded 'Blizzard of Ozz' and 'Diary of Madman' with his new bassist and drummer, butchering the originals. If you're hesitating between this tribute and one of these 'new' versions, don't hesitate anymore !

Disappointment.......2002-04-21

The themes and feelings of these songs are lost unfortunately. The lineup isn't bad but they fall short. Surprisingly, the best solo is from Dweezil Zappa on Goodbye to Romance: he captures Randy's solo and adds some taste to it. Mr. Crowley is a disappointment: Y. Malmsteen totally ignores the feel of the song and decides to shred instead, what a shame. Suicide Solution is a dance remix which confuses the hell out of me. In addition, the solos are recorded poorly: they are not put out front and are difficult to discern.

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