Blizzard of Oz

Blizzard of Oz

Track Listings

1. I Don't Know

2. Crazy Train

3. Goodbye To Romance

4. Dee

5. Suicide Solution

6. Mr. Crowley

7. No Bone Movies

8. Revelation ( Mother Earth)

9. Steal Away ( The Night)

10. You Lookin' At Me Lookin' At You

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)

Amazon.com essential recording

The first solo effort by the former lead singer of Black Sabbath, Blizzard of Ozz became a classic, due in large part to Osbourne's partnership with the late Randy Rhoads. The most immediately recognizable song is "Crazy Train," whose distinctive riff has made it a staple of rock radio even today. "Mr. Crowley" and "Suicide Solution" generated considerable controversy, which is equivalent to good press when it comes to heavy metal. Other strong tracks include "Revelation (Mother Earth)" and the opening song, "I Don't Know." While Osbourne hasn't always been taken seriously, even by heavy metal listeners, his influence on the genre has been considerable. Blizzard of Ozz is an excellent example as to why. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Ozzy FreAkin.........2007-02-04

rocks the houSe.Randy Rhoads showcases his classical guitar.Lovely! I'm thinkin of Sarolta.I enjoy Ozzy and I'll be a woman.One who rivals Sharon Ozbourne..I'm Ozzy's! sarolta can save me from this, but Randy Rhoads it's sad to say has died at 23 years of age.Guitars so wild, ozzy:Kindest man ever met when he's sober according to Joe Lynn Turner RainboW's vocaliSt

stinks.......2006-09-29

Ban this cd. Aside from the rotten, dull songs, it empowers dudes with mullets to commit savage acts of sodomy on each other. While that concept may sound funny, other side effects spill over into pop culture, warping the fragile balance of nature. Commonly, one will observe dudes working on their pickups on their front lawns, nascar stickers abounding! Ozzy's pathetic rantings are perfect for those who live in grandma's basement while collecting welfare. The same can be said for ANY ozzy cd, and all comparative 80's crap-metal. Cliche garbage.

Get this one, not the other one..........2006-04-22

To date of writing, there are 2 different versions of 'Blizard of Ozz' avalible on Amazon.com. One is this one, which is the original thing. The other - absolute [...] The bass and drums in all the tracks for it have been replaced so Ozzy wont have to pay his former bandmates royalties.

So again, get this one - the REAL Bliz.

DOUBLE CHECK if you're buying on the "New and Used" option........2006-03-22

This is a MASTERPIECE. A Classic featuring the best playing of the time. Rhoads at his best, a ripe Ozzy and a nice Keerslake/Daisley rhythm section.
Unfortunately... it was RE-RECORDED lately and re-issued with Mike Bordin and Robert Trujillo taking places over the original bass and drums tracks. The result being horrible, not because of bad playing, but of a very poor production work, ends up being unnacurate, poor sounding, and not tight at all.

Being a musician myself, and understainding Ozzy's position regarding lawsuits, I must admit this is a step towards non-beligerant options regarding the issue of the two first Ozzy-as-solo-artist records. However, even tho I respect a lot Bordin's and Trujillo's work (they are both fine musicians), I find the end result on this reissue simply disgusting. And not being Bordin and Trujillo's fault precisely. There is a SEVERE lack of precision in the production work, being that there are less-than-discreet differences on sound, on TIMING and what was originally played. It is harder to copy or re-create a work done twenty-something years ago on a note-by-note basis, but what else do fans expect? I mean, nobody ever imagined (or wished) a classic album should be re-done on this fashion, but if you EVER had the original recording, and have a little bit of attention paid to the work here, you will find lots of flaws and missing things, or a loose rhythm section "following" the pre-recorded guitar work, instead of it being the basement for the rest of the music (as it should be...).

Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell this reissue from the original one if you're trying to buy it "new and used" over a website. I got the reissued re-recording instead of the 1995 edition (with the small artwork over a big blue background) since the seller seem not to notice the difference between them, and am severely dissapointed. A clever example of what should never be done to a classic...

Get this version instead.......2006-01-21

This is the original recordings of Blizzard of Ozz. Nothing rerecorded like the reissue of this album. This is a true Ozzy album. This is the classic album that made Ozzy a true frontman in metal today. Alot of the classic tunes like Crazy Train, I Don't Know, and Mr. Crowley. Some amazing solos from Randy Rhodes too. He was one of the best. RIP Randy. Any metal head should have this in their collection. If you don't than your an idiot for not. I don't care what you say if you don't like Ozzy or Black Sabbath, than you shouldn't even be listining to metal. The best stuff is on here. I recommend this to any true metal head. Remember get this recording of the album not the reissue one. It might be hard to find but I was able to get my copy. Long live Ozzy.

Average customer rating:

The Original Recordings - not remixed or re-recorded *
is this the re-recorded versions or the original versions?
14.99 is worth it

Bark at the Moon /Blizzard of Oz

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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026B6K
Release Date: 2005-11-29

Tracks:

Rock 'N' Roll Rebel
Bark At The Moon
You're No Different
Now You See It (Now You Don't)
Forever
So Tired
Waiting For Darkness
Spiders
I Don't Know
Crazy Train
Goodbye To Romance
Dee
Suicide Solution
Mr. Crowley
No Bone Movies
Revelation (Mother Earth)
Steal Away (The Night)

Album Description

Import exclusive two-disc set combines Ozzy's 1993 album Bark At The Moon with his 1980 album Blizzard Of Oz. Two standard jewel cases housed in a slip case. Sony. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

The Original Recordings - not remixed or re-recorded *.......2006-08-21

These are the original versions of these 2 albums, before Sharon & Ozzy had bassist/songwriter Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake's tracks erased, (on "Blizzard Of Oz") and re-recorded by 2 new guys. This version of "Bark At The Moon", on this 2 cd set, is the U.K. version, including "Spiders", cutting out "Slow Down", and changing the track order of side 1, slightly. And the song "Forever", is the same track as "Centre Of Eternity", for some reason unknown, the song title was changed for the U.S. version. Also, this is the original mix of "Bark", not the horrible sounding "remaster" of the 2002 US re-issue. I just picked this up at Tower Records. Also, the copy I found is from 1992, made in Germany. Excellent sound quality, all around. By all means, if you're looking for the original "un-messed with" versions of Ozzy's back catalog, get this, or the old bunch of Sony 22-bit digital re-masters, from 1995 (now out of print, find 'em used), which are also excellent.

is this the re-recorded versions or the original versions?.......2006-01-11

5 stars if this is the original recordings. hopefully it is. can someone justify these 2 cd's before i purchase this to amazon. your help is much appreciated. thanks

14.99 is worth it.......2005-10-24

this is worth every penny.this cd is so cool.it is a double album.that means it is two albums on 1 cd! the double albums are so much better because you get two cds for the price of one