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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Dark Lord..., 10 Mar 2003
By A Customer
So there was I, standing in the local music store a couple of weeks ago and thinking "my collection is sadly lacking in Ozzy material". After reviewing the numerous CDs on display, it quickly became apparent that, not being and ardent fan, I didn't really have a clue which of his albums was 'the one' to go for. "Wouldn't it be great if he produced a 'Greatest Hits'" I thought and resigned to 'leave it for now'.Well, they say 'great minds think alike' (Sharon O had obviously been monitoring my mind waves), and low and behold, what greeted me upon visiting this site... a 2 CD compilation of The Dark One's finest, no less. So what's it like? Well, it's certainly everything I'd hoped for. Ozzy's unique voice and delivery goes without saying, but the guitar work of Messrs Rhoads (RIP) and Wylde in particular ranges from the sublime to the totally unbelievable! These guys must have had twelve fingers or something... The inevitable 'Paranoid' makes an appearance, but not the (dare I say) 'overplayed' Sabbath studio version that appears on those dire 'Best Rock' compilations, but a truly electrifying live version featuring the late Randy Rhoads. Furthermore, all the classic Ozzy stuff's here, including 'Crazy Train', 'Bark At The Moon', 'No More Tears' through to more recent material like 'Gets Me Through'. Don't buy just because you've seen an episode or two of 'The Osbournes' on MTV; do buy if you want to hear (or maybe relive) some of the finest heavy rock musicianship of the last thirty years.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a SUPERB compilation, 27 May 2003
This album gives a very, very good representation of Ozzy's solo work. I would recommend this to anyone new to Ozzy's music. It offers some of the main man of metal's finest songs: the often over-looked gems that are rarely heard by those not acquainted with them. Songs such as: Goodbye to Romance, Mr. Crowley, Over the Mountain, Rock n Roll Rebel, So Tired, No Different, Fire in the Sky, Mama I'm Comin Home, I Just Want You, and It Gets me Through.............make this album all worthwhile.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good overview of Ozzy's solo career, 25 April 2004
Some reviewers complain that this double-disc compilation is not for "trueOzzy fans". Well, those probably have most or all of Ozzy Osbourne'sstudio albums and thus have no need for a compilation.
This well-assembled overview of John "Ozzy" Osbourne's solo career isaimed at those who just want one Ozzy-disc in their collection, and thosewho have discovered the ageing rocker through the "reality" TV series "TheOsbournes" and are looking for a place to start. And as such it works verywell.
Sony's "The Essential Ozzy Osbourne" is longer than Epic's concisesingle-disc "The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits", but not necessarilybetter, depending on what you are looking for. But even though a couple ofselections are debatable, and a few good songs are missing, "The EssentialOzzy Osbourne" does include the vast majority of Osbourne's best-knownsongs.
The early classics are here..."Mr Crowley", "Crazy Train", and "Goodbye ToRomance", and of course the inevitable live rendition of the BlackSabbath-hit "Paranoid". And so are the MTV hits "Mama I'm Coming Home","No More Tears", and "Bark At The Moon". Most casual Ozzy fans won'treally need to own all of these 29 songs, but new fans will certainly getan accurate representation of Ozzy Osbourne's music with this double-discoverview.
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