Diary of a Madman by Ozzy Osbourne

Diary of a Madman

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Diary of a Madman

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This is Ozzy's 3rd best album ever behind Tribute and Blizzard Of Ozz. Ozzy's vocals are at there best here and he has maybe his best band behind him including the guitarist who I consider to be the best ever Randy Rhoads. Buy the original version of this album or the 1995 remaster. Don't buy the 2002 remasters! They have new bass and drum tracks that aren't nearly as good. Anyway here's my review. 1.Over the Mountain- 10/10 A great opener. The riff is very heavy and the tone is perfect. Some great drumming and bass work from Lee Kerslake and Bob Daisley too. Ozzy's vocals are great and the lyrics are weird but good. This also has a god like solo from Randy Rhoads who shreds his ass off and throws in some awesome bends and dives. Randy's solo is a very early version of neo classical shredding. This track has a second solo too which is great too although it's very short. A real classic song. 2.Flying High Again- 9/10 A great riff with an awesome tone. Some good vocals by Ozzy and some more good but weird lyrics. Some great drum and bass work too! This has a great solo from Randy Rhoads who throws in some good shredding and some excellent tapping. Another very classical influenced solo from Randy Rhoads. 3.You Can't Kill Rock & Roll- 10/10 One of Ozzy's best songs ever. A great ballad type song from Ozzy. Ozzy's vocals are excellent on this song and the lyrics are great. The soft guitar line is great as is the heavier riff in the song. A brilliant solo from Randy Rhoads who blends some very soulful guitar with some fast runs. Randy's tone is perfect pm this song and there is some great bass work and drum work too. Randy's ending solo at the end that fades out is great too. Randy uses a wah wah pedal for the last solo. 4.Believer- 10/10 A great bass line and an awesome evil sounding riff from Randy Rhoads. Some great bass work during the entire song. Lee Kerslake's drumming is excellent too. Some good use of keyboards on this song too. The riff during the bridge is excellent too. Randy's solo is great although he took a lot of it from Mr. Crowley but his shredding and tasteful playing makes up for that. Ozzy's vocals are great and the lyrics are good too. 5.Little Dolls- 10/10 A great drum intro from Lee Kerslake. Another great riff from Randy Rhoads and some excellent bass work by Bob Daisley. Lee Kerslake's drumming is excellent. Randy Rhoads solo is excellent as he plays a slower solo that he double tracked. Randy throws in some great guitar fills in this song. Ozzy's vocals are excellent and the lyrics are excellent. Randy's second solo is great too and this one fades out too. 6.Tonight- 7.5/10 A great bass line in this ballad that is very high in the mix. Ozzy's vocals are good too and so are the lyrics. Randy Rhoads solo is the highlight of this song as Randy plays with a lot of emotion. Randy's second solo is excellent too as Randy's bends are excellent and he plays with a lot of feel with some shredding towards the end. This solo fades out once again but there is a lot of great shredding and bends in this second solo. Randy's second solo is better than his first. 7.S.A.T.O.- 10/10 A great fast paced song with another excellent riff from Randy Rhoads. Randy's solo is great as he shreds as away throws in some awesome harmonics and some great classical influenced lines aswell as some bluesy lines. Ozzy's vocals are great and the lyrics are too. More great bass and drum work. 8.Diary of a Madman- 10/10 The best song on the album! This one of Ozzy's 3 best songs ever. This starts off with a scary acoustic intro before leading into a monster heavy riff. This song is a scary song overall and Ozzy's vocals are perfect for the song. The lyrics are brilliant and the arrangement is brilliant too. Lee Kerslake's drumming is amazing. The bridge is amazing and as epic as possible as Ozzy's vocals shine. The riff right before the solo is amazing and epic. Randy's solo is very short but still great as he builds up with some tasteful licks before the last shredding line. The ending solo is great as the chants, riff and keyboards all mixed into one works great. Overall this is Ozzy's 3rd best album. Randy's guitar work is amazing and the rythym section is amazing. The real version of this album is one of the best albums ever and I think any metal fan should own it. The writing is excellent the musicianship is great and Ozzy's vocals are great. The band is Ozzy Osbourne- Vocals Randy Rhoads- Guitar Lee Kerslake- Drums Bob Daisley- Bass

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