Ozzy Osbourne

From LedZep 03/21/2018 23:40

Not nearly as good as Sabbath with Dio (or with Ozzy for that matter), but there were some brilliant moments. No More Tears, Mr. Crowley and Diary Of A Madman are three of my absolute favourites from his solo career.

From Brandon8 12/01/2017 00:11

Ozzy is a great singer and artist. Black Sabbath is The Godfather of metal and obviously he was a huge part of that. That being said I really enjoy his solo material as well. He found 2 great guitarists in Rhoads and Wylde and kept his sound fresh and contemporary while continuing to lead the genre.

The first two solo albums were truly great. The next 3 or 4 had their moments but weren't as consistent. After Ozzmosis, the albums really declined. There are a lot of hard rock bands I would rather listen to but I respect his influence. Was a much bigger fan of Ozzy as a teenager than an adult. Just my two cents.

Some truly great work with Sabbath and early in his solo career and the middle of his career.

From tgarritsen 10/11/2013 10:36

His best work was with Randy Rhoads

HE'S MY MASTER !

From junodog4 07/19/2013 17:51

I'm not enamoured with Black Sabbath, but I see their influence, and appreciate their early work. Sadly, Ozzy became a caricature after he left. There were moments (Blizzard of Oz and I kinda like Ozzmosis), but for the most part, it was easily ignorable cartoon-metal. I wonder what early 70s Black Sabbath would think of Ozzy now.

From Jasonconfused 11/16/2012 23:08

Ozzy's best work was with Randy Rhoads, but the stuff with Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde was also extremely powerful stuff. Getting kicked out of Black Sabbath has been one of my favorite events in heavy metal history. Ozzy put out the immortal Blizzard of Ozz (my favorite all-time album) and Black Sabbath wrote the masterpiece, Heaven and Hell with Ronnie James Dio.

From Captain_Dude 07/06/2011 15:35

Ozzy's first few offerings were the stuff of which legends are made. BLIZZARD OF OZZ, DIARY OF A MADMAN, BARK AT THE MOON, THE ULTIMATE SIN and the live SPEAK OF THE DEVIL are some of the most listenable albums I own. He's had a few albums that were less than stellar...but, I really haven't heard a poor Ozzy album. SCREAM (his latest as of this writing) features some of the strongest material he's done in years. He's the godfather of metal...he's known by a single name...and agreeing to do his reality show was his only moment of poor judgment. Judge him only by his music.

As a kid I thought Ozzy ruled and in many ways he did. Unfortunately, Ozzy, due to age and health problems, declined as a live act by the mid 90's and his more recent albums have been average at best. Don't get me wrong Ozzy is a legend and his vocals have appeared on some of the greatest metal albums ever. Had I done this ranking in 1985, it would have been much higher. Still Ozzy can be entertaining at times.