Band - Ozzy "Prince of Darkness" Osbourne
Album - Diary of a Madman
Label - Jet
Official Stuff -
http://www.ozzy.com/
John Michael Osbourne was born on December 3, 1948 in Birmingham, England. Throughout an extraordinary career, which has so far spanned four decades, Osbourne has made major contributions to the worlds of music and popular culture. As co-founder and lead singer for Black Sabbath (1970-79, 1997 to present) he was, in effect, one of the chief architects of the genre now known as "heavy metal," creating the powerful new sound and provocative performance style that would forever expand the definition of rock music.
Diary of a Madman is an album by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on November 7, 1981, and re-issued on August 22, 1995. An altered version appeared in 2002. This is the last album with Randy Rhoads before his death in 1982. Although bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge are credited in the liner notes and pictured on the inner sleeve, it was bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake who performed all bass and drum parts on the original release. They were not given credit for their contributions. According to a 2005 interview with Daisley, even though Don Airey is credited for having played keyboards on this record, it was in fact a musician named Johnny Cook who recorded the keyboard parts, as Airey was unavailable at the time. The album features several songs with acoustic intros, including "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll", "S.A.T.O.", "Tonight", and the title track.
The 2002 Diary of a Madman reissue was derided by fans due to its replacement of the original bass and drum tracks by Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake. Osbourne's 90s touring band (bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin) replaced Daisley's and Kerslake's original instrumentations. Fans and critics generally felt the move was dishonest and resulted in a far inferior product. In 1986 (see 1986 in music), Daisley and Kerslake had pressed charges against Osbourne, eventually winning songwriting credits on Diary of a Madman. Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon, said in a press conference that "because of Daisley and Kerslake's abusive and unjust behavior, Ozzy wanted to remove them from these recordings. We turned a negative into a positive by adding a fresh sound to the original albums."
Fans tended to disagree: the reissue credits didn't highlight the fact that the parts had been re-recorded yet it was obvious to those who knew the original issue that something had been altered. Some pressings do, however, clearly state in "Reissue Credits" that both Mike Bordin and Robert Trujillo replaced the original drummer and bassist respectively. Daisley and Kerslake deny the allegations of "abusive behavior" and continue to battle for royalties owed them for their work on Diary of a Madman.
The "re-recorded" versions of the album released in 2002 contained no disclaimer stating anything had been changed on the album. However, eventually the record company began putting a "featuring re-recorded drums and bass parts" sticker on the cover
"Over the Mountain" 4:31
http://free.napster.com/player/?play...092&type=track
"Over the Mountain" It's one of Ozzy's most well known songs, and easily recognized by its drum introduction. This song has been released on several compilation albums.
The song has been covered by heavy metal band blizard of ozz (fronted by professional wrestler Chris Jericho) on their debut album.
At 2:30 the "Black Sabbath" riff can be heard. Osbourne has since stated that guitarist Randy Rhoads never even realized that he copied it. "There's a riff in Randy's solo that he lifted from the song 'Black Sabbath'. I don't think that Randy ever realized it until I pointed it out to him later." - Ozzy.
"Flying High Again" 4:44
"Flying High Again" It is the second track on his 1981 album, Diary of a Madman. It reached No. 2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart in 1982.
The song seems to pertain to the usage of drugs, with "Flying High" meaning "getting high: the use of the line "Mama's gonna worry, I've been a bad, bad boy" might refer to Sharon Osbourne, who Ozzy has often referred to as "Mama," worrying about Ozzy's health during his drug addiction. However, Bob Daisley was Ozzy's main lyricist at the time, so this is doubtful.
There are a number of the references in the song that sound like a description of Synesthesia, or perhaps the effects of taking LSD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skIPdmRa-HI
"You Can't Kill Rock and Roll" 6:59
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqGs9c7JGsc
Leave me alone don't want your promises no more
'Cause rock'n'roll is my religion and my law
Won't ever change, may think it's strange
You can't kill rock'n'roll it's here to stay
Says every thing you need to hear!
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Believer" 5:17
http://free.napster.com/player/?play...397&type=track
The Bass Line in this song will have you screaming at Harmonix for a DLC!
http://www.believerusa.com/index2.html
One of the best Ozzy cover bands EVER.!
"Little Dolls" 5:38
http://free.napster.com/player/?play...398&type=track
Easily recognized from the Drum intro....
Wrything and screaming
The pain just won't go
He'll show you no mercy
Your image in his hands
It's useless to try
Escaping his curses
Lyrics like this where just not around when this album came out. Classic stuff, classic.
"Tonight" 5:50
http://free.napster.com/player/?play...399&type=track
I hear the questions surface in my mind
Of my mistakes that I have made
Times and places I have left behind
And am I ever gonna make the grade?
I interpret these Lyrics, as what The Oz was feeling when he left, or was fired whatever the story is, Black Sabbath.
Ye Oz You made the Grade, and surpassed every ones expectations.
"S.A.T.O." 4:07
http://free.napster.com/player/?play...400&type=track
S.A.T.O." is the 7th song on Ozzy Osbourne's second solo album, "Diary of a Madman". There's an argument on the meaning of the initials among fans, yet according to bassist Bob Daisley, S.A.T.O. stands for Sharon Adrian Thelma Osbourne. This is his explanation:
"...originally that song was called "Strange Voyage", and after I left the band, they changed the name to "S.A.T.O." and all that meant was Sharon Adrian Thelma Ozzy. Because Sharon at the time had a boyfriend called Adrian, and Ozzy's current wife at the time was Thelma. People were trying to figure out, 'Oh, it stands for Sail Across the Ocean' and all sorts of things, but it just meant that."
"Diary of a Madman" 6:14
"Diary of a Madman" is a heavy metal song by Ozzy Osbourne released in 1981 on his Diary of a Madman album.
Guitarist Randy Rhoads was taking classical guitar lessons while on the "Blizzard of Ozz" tour, and came up with the opening acoustic riff by using a variation of Cuban composer Leo Brouwer's Etude #6.
The song was written by Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake with the latter two writing the lyrics and vocal melodies, respectively. Supposedly, Ozzy had a hard time coping with the unusual time signature in this song, which was composed by Randy Rhoads and bassist Bob Daisley. According to Daisley, Ozzy's comment was: "I'm not ****ing Frank Zappa, you know."
The alternative rock band A Perfect Circle covered this song, and combined it with "Lovesong" by The Cure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYuG-UA858k
If you don't have this album, SHAME on you. Go out and get it. It is a must have for any metal/rocker head !
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
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