Ultimate Sin [Import]

Diary of a Madman/Bark at the Moon/Ultimate Sin [Import]

Track Listings

1. Over The Mountian

2. Flying High Again

3. You Can't Kill Rock & Roll

4. Believer

5. Little Dolls

6. Tonight

7. S.A.T.O.

8. Diary Of A Madman

9. Bark At The Moon

10. You're No Different

11. Now You See It, Now You Don't

12. Rock & Roll Rebel

13. Centre Of Eternity

14. So Tired

15. Slow Down

16. Waiting For Darkness

17. Spiders In The Night

18. Ultimate Sin

19. Secret Loser

20. Never Know Why

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Import compilation combines three of the shock rocker's albums, 'Diary Of A Madman' (1981), 'Bark At The Moon' (1983), & 'The Ultimate Sin' (1986) (Out-of-print in the US), together in one low-priced package. Each disc features individual standard packaging & come housed together in a slipcase. Sony.

Tracks:

Over the Mountain
Flying High Again
You Can't Kill Rock & Roll
Believer
Little Dolls
Tonight
S.A.T.O.
Diary of a Madman

Tracks:

Bark at the Moon
You're No Different
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Rock & Roll Rebel
Centre of Eternity
So Tired
Slow Down
Waiting for Darkness
Spiders in the Night

Tracks:

Ultimate Sin
Secret Loser
Never Know Why
Thank God for the Bomb
Never
Lightning Strikes
Killer of Giants
Fool Like You
Shot in the Dark

Customer Reviews:

It's Ozzy.......2006-03-05

By this time, most people should probably be familiar enough with the man that they don't need me to tell them whether they'll want these albums or not. Since you're here, though, it's a reasonably safe assumption that you do like Ozzy, and that the important question isn't so much how good these albums are, but are they the original albums? To which, I can happily say, yeah, they are.

For anyone just straggling in, most of Ozzy's albums were remastered back in 2002. Unfortunately, due to legal litigations and issues with royalties, the decision was made to rerecord the original bass and drum tracks from Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman with Ozzy's newer bandmembers. If George Lucas has taught us anything over the past ten years, it's that purists tend to get upset when you mess around with their beloved classics. Though nothing was rerecorded for Bark at the Moon, many feel the remixing was botched and some of the guitar fills and such seem to be missing from parts of the album. The Ultimate Sin, on the other hand, wasn't even rereleased with the other albums. Apparently Ozzy just doesn't like it very much.

However, rejoice, MetalHeads, for this here three-disc set contains the 1995 editions of Diary, Bark, and Sin. The sound quality is as good as you'd expect and none of music you like so much has been tampered with. And, as an extra added bonus, Amazon is currently selling it for about what you could pay for a single CD in some music stores. Since these albums are out of print now, you might want to go ahead and snatch this up if you don't want to make do with the 2002 discs. If only it included Blizzard of Ozz as well, this would be perfect.

And since I should probably say something about the actual albums, here, okay ...

Diary of a Madman is an honest-to-goodness metal classic and the last album recorded by guitar hero Randy Rhoads before his death in a bizarre plane crash. Flying High Again is one of Ozzy's most famous songs. You've heard it. It's on here.

With Bark at the Moon, Ozzy started using more keyboards and synthesizers, a trend that continued in later albums, and that, in itself may turn some people off, but it's still a fine album with some good songs. The title track, in particular, is great.

Ultimate Sin is the one Ozz seems to hate so much, nowadays. Some of his fans agree, though I don't quite see why. Not his finest moment, perhaps, but still a solid album with a few standout songs, even if some of the nuclear war pondering is a bit heavy-handed. Ozzy was never really about subtlety.

If you're an Ozzy fan and you don't already have these albums, chances are you want this. If you're not an Ozzy fan, what the heck are you reading this for? You're wasting your time. Get out of here.

A great deal - IF you can find it.......2003-10-05

It's the new millennium. Ozzy Osbourne has become unstable in recent years - and is rerecording and remixing his classic albums - and making these godawful mixes the READILY AVAILABLE editons of the albums! Fortunately, before production of the good ol' 1995 remasters stopped, the record company came up with a genius idea - a box set, containing three of Ozzy's classic albums - For the price of just two! YES, THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL VERSIONS! The cover art is a dead giveaway (these have the shrunken art with the color borders and OZZY written down the side.) Read on for a few comments on each album.

DIARY OF A MADMAN:
This one got rerecorded in recent years. This is the last album to feature Randy Rhoads before his unfortunate plane crash that would send him to rock and roll heaven. The Ozzy classics Flying High Again and Over The Mountain are here for your listening pleasure. Plus, you get underrated gems like S.A.T.O., Little Dolls, and the title track. This is one of Ozzy's finest!

BARK AT THE MOON:
This one got remixed in recent years. For this album, Ozzy recruited future Badlands guitarist Jake E. Lee. In addition, Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo, both later with Whitesnake, plays the drums and bass, respectively. This album does sound quite a bit different from the previous two (this is the one that began Ozzy's trend of keyboard usage.) The title track has become one of Ozzy's biggest hits - but the underrated gems like Centre Of Eternity and Waiting For Darkness are the main attraction. There are a few fillers, but for the most part, each track is enjoyable. This remaster features a bonus track - Spiders (In The Night.)

THE ULTIMATE SIN:
Ozzy HATES this album, so it never got the "demastering" treatment. But now it's out of print in ALL forms! Shot In The Dark - one of Ozzy's biggest and best hits - is now HATED by its once proud creator - and now EVERYTHING BY OZZY THAT HAS THIS TRACK ON IT IS OUT OF PRINT! This album is NOT GLAM METAL, contrary to what people say - it's melodic hard rock. Tracks like Secret Loser, Never Know Why, and the epic Killer Of Giants make this an excellent album - even if some people disagree.

5 starts, IF...........2002-11-01

If these are the orignal recordings with Daisley, Rhoads, Jake E. Lee, etc. I'm NOT interested in purchasing junk "remasters" with the original artists deleted and "improved" solos and backing tracks recorded...I already wasted money on one of the remastered series, and had to wonder why the bass was dragging, the solos sounded as if they had been recorded in Ozzy's basement by those crazy kids from N'Sync, etc. Can anyone shed some light on this dilemma. If these are the originals, then they all rate 5 stars...if not, better save your money for the next (ha, ha) Van Halen album, to be released in 2012!

THE GREATEST DEAL EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2002-04-14

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Diary of a Madman: Ozzy's last album with Randy Rhoads (R.I.P.). A very scary booklet, but the music is fantastic! I loved this album I give it 9.5/10!

Bark at the Moon: I am listening to this as I write the review. Okay, but it's kind of slow. 7.5/10

The Ultimate Sin: Ozzy redeemed himself with this CD! 9/10!

So altogether for the box set I give it 10/10! ...

Some people just don't get it!.......2002-02-08

Some of you are missing the point. This isn't really a box set. It's an opportunity to get 3 classic albums for the price of 2. Think about it. Any hardcore Ozzy fan is going to get all that they can, right? Well, here you go! It's like getting a free Ozzy! All three albums ROCK!

Diary of a Madman/Bark at the Moon/Ultimate Sin

Average customer rating:

Great albums but NOT THE 1995 REMASTERS
An awesome deal - GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!

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ASIN: B00007JS6X
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

Over the Mountain
Flying High Again
You Can't Kill Rock & Roll
Believer
Little Dolls
Tonight
S.A.T.O.
Diary of a Madman

Tracks:

Bark at the Moon
You're No Different
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Rock & Roll Rebel
Centre of Eternity
So Tired
Slow Down
Waiting for Darkness
Spiders in the Night

Tracks:

Ultimate Sin
Secret Loser
Never Know Why
Thank God for the Bomb
Never
Lightning Strikes
Killer of Giants
Fool Like You
Shot in the Dark

Album Description

Import compilation combines three of the shock rocker's albums, 'Diary Of A Madman' (1981), 'Bark At The Moon' (1983), & 'The Ultimate Sin' (1986) (Out-of-print in the US), together in one low-priced package. Each disc features individual standard packaging & come housed together in a slipcase. Sony.

Customer Reviews:

Great albums but NOT THE 1995 REMASTERS.......2005-05-24

If you were like me, you came to this page in search of a version of DIARY OF A MADMAN in which the drums and bass weren't re-recorded (a move that can probably be attributed to Sharon more than Ozzy, as she seems to deal with the business aspect of their relationship), and also a copy of THE ULTIMATE SIN, which was discontinued all together.

In 1995, Ozzy remastered his entire back-catalogue in versions that were easily identifiable by the shrunken artwork with the color Ozzy borders. These great editions went OOP and were replaced with new special editions, most featuring bonus tracks. The only problem with these was that the first two studio albums, BLIZZARD OF OZZ and DIARY OF A MADMAN had the bass and drums re-recorded because Ozzy/Sharon didn't want to pay the players royalties on these recordings. So what we got were bastardized versions that are a complete insult to the fans and those who value these historic recordings. To make matters worse, THE ULTIMATE SIN wasn't re-released at all, because reportedly Ozzy isn't fond of that album... this went so far as to remove "Shot in the Dark" from a re-released Greatest Hits package, THE OZZMAN COMETH. Talk about ridiculous.

Now, if you look at the picture of this item that Amazon.com, you'll see the shrunken 1995 remasters adorn the cover. I ordered this set, having lost my previous remasters a while back and not wanting to have anything to do with the re-releases. When the package came, the slipcase indeed shows the 1995 remasters on the cover. However, when I pulled the CDs out, I was surprised to find that the releases were in fact the OLD releases, prior to 1995, big cover art and all.

But really, these are servicable as well... The sound quality is fine, and most importantly DIARY OF A MADMAN has the bass and drums intact. THE ULTIMATE SIN, one of Ozzy's most underrated albums, definitely deserves a listen. The only negative thing about the fact that these aren't the remasters is that BARK AT THE MOON doesn't have the bonus track "Spiders," which really wasn't that essential of a song anyway.

So what we've got are three great albums, in slightly older (but serviceable) editions, with an innacurate slipcase. No problem... toss the slipcase out, and search E-Bay for an earlier copy of BLIZZARD OF OZZ and you'll be fine. Just don't expect the 1995 remasters, like I did. Recommended.

An awesome deal - GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!.......2003-10-05

Tracks:

Over The Mountain
Flying High Again
You Can't Kill Rock And Roll
Believer
Little Dolls
Tonight
S.A.T.O.
Diary Of A Madman

Tracks:

Bark At The Moon
You're No Different
Now You See It (Now You Don't)
Rock 'N' Roll Rebel
Centre Of Eternity
So Tired
Slow Down
Waiting For Darkness
Spiders In The Night

Tracks:

The Ultimate Sin
Secret Loser
Never Know Why
Thank God For The Bomb
Never
Lightning Strikes
Killer Of Giants
Fool Like You
Shot In The Dark

Customer Reviews:

It's Ozzy.......2006-03-05

A great deal - IF you can find it.......2003-10-05

5 starts, IF...........2002-11-01

THE GREATEST DEAL EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2002-04-14

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Diary of a Madman: Ozzy's last album with Randy Rhoads (R.I.P.). A very scary booklet, but the music is fantastic! I loved this album I give it 9.5/10!

Bark at the Moon: I am listening to this as I write the review. Okay, but it's kind of slow. 7.5/10

The Ultimate Sin: Ozzy redeemed himself with this CD! 9/10!

So altogether for the box set I give it 10/10! ...

Some people just don't get it!.......2002-02-08