Blizzard of Ozz
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Blizzard of Ozz is a heavy metal album by Ozzy Osbourne, released on September 20, 1980 (see 1980 in music) and recorded in 1980 (see 1980 in music). Randy Rhoads played acoustic guitar on "Dee" (the instrumental track). This is Ozzy's first solo album; and one of the two studio albums he recorded before Rhoads's death in March 1982. Blizzard of Ozz includes one of Osbourne's signature songs, "Crazy Train".
Controversy
The 2002 Blizzard of Ozz 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 (drummer Mike Bordin and bassist Robert Trujillo replaced Daisley 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 Blizzard of Ozz. 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." Daisley and Kerslake deny the allegations of "abusive behavior" and continue to battle for royalties owed them for their work on Blizzard of Ozz.The song "Suicide Solution" has been criticized as containing allegedly Satanic lyrics encouraging suicide (cited as a direct cause in one case). In fact, according to Ozzy, the song is explicitly anti-suicide. However Bob Daisley claims he wrote this song about Ozzy doing drugs, and basically killing himself.
Blizzard of Ozz peaked at #21 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while the single "Crazy Train" peaked at #9 on the Mainstream Rock Charts.
Track listing
- "I Don't Know" – 5:14
- "Crazy Train" – 4:50
- "Goodbye To Romance" – 5:33
- "Dee" (Instrumental) – 0:50
- "Suicide Solution" – 4:16
- "Mr. Crowley" – 4:55
- "No Bone Movies" – 3:52
- "Revelation (Mother Earth)" – 6:08
- "Steal Away (The Night)" – 3:28
2001 Bonus Track
- "You Lookin' At Me Lookin' At You" – 4:16
Personnel
- Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals, Producer, Harmony Vocals
- Randy Rhoads - Guitar, Producer
- Bob Daisley - Bass, Gong, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Producer, Harmony Vocals
- Lee Kerslake - Percussion, Drums, Bells, Producer, Tympani [Timpani]
- Don Airey - Keyboards
- Max Norman - Engineer
- Robert Trujillo - Bass (2001 Remaster)
- Mike Bordin - Drums (2001 Remaster)
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