Fretplay.com Ozzy Osbourne CD reviews Ozzy Osbourne guitar tabs Ozzy Osbourne CD reviews Ozzy Osbourne tabs Speak of the Devil


Ozzy Osbourne - Speak of the Devil Audio CD

A fair review of the Ozzy Osbourne "Speak of the Devil" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Ozzy Osbourne reviews here, or go back to the Ozzy Osbourne tabs.

Ozzy Osbourne Band: Ozzy Osbourne
Title: Speak of the Devil
Rating:
Release Date: 1995-11-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Symptom of the Universe 2: Snowblind 3: Black Sabbath 4: Fairies Wear Boots 5: War Pigs 6: Wizard 7: N.I.B. 8: Sweet Leaf 9: Never Say Die 10: Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath 11: Iron Man/Children of the Grave 12: Paranoid

Great to see the disc back out.

But this disc is total fun. I grew up on the Ozzy Sabbath years back in the day, I grew away from the band and never freally followed Ozzy's solo stuff beyond blizzard ofoz or tribute. Ozzy and the band play it hard. All the essential Sabbath cuts are here. I really enjoy the bass and drum combo of Sarzo and Aldridge.
It gives a fresh shot in the arm to the music. Brad Gillis was excellent. Ozzy, is Ozzy an icon, sounded like he really enjoyed the gigs.
I'm no Ozzy/Sabbath pure fan but I know to me it rocks and sounds good.


OZZY at his best doing classic Black Sabbath.
With the rest of "The blizzard of Ozz" Ozzy's band is in prime form. This Concert was recorded shortly after the untimely death of guitar phenom Randy Rhodes. Ozzy hires California guitar ace Brad Gillis " Night Ranger " to fill the huge shoes of Randy Rhodes. Gillis does a very good job of learning and performing this set list of old Sabbath classics. From the first track "Symtom of the Universe" the Ozz-man is hitting every note with great timber and power. Tommy Aldridges powerfull drums w/ Rudy Sarzo "Quiet Riot" rumbling bass the music is very close to the original Sabbath sound. What makes this cd a must have is, the set list including b-sides like Never say die,Snow blind, Symtom of the universe, the Wizard, and classics like Faries wear boots etc. The only downside is the versions of Sabbath bloody sabbath,and Children of the grave,which lack the power of "Iommi/Butlers" true tune the guitar down to achieve the heavy tone. All in all Ozzy sounds great " better than RR tribute" and the mix is nice and hot.


Ozzy Era Songs!
Randy Rhoades was a true genius, but Brag Gillis was sitting in the front row of that class as well!! . I actually have a cassette tape of the first live (post crash) gig that was simulcast from Memphis, that had all the current "Ozzy" hits, instead of these "Sabbath remakes", THAT IS THE SHOW THAT NEEDS TO GET RELEASED!!! (GET OFF OF THAT ONE SHARON!) I found a bootleg, but it lacks the recording quality of this album. . . . Kenny Holton.


Speak of the Devil
Brad Gillis is tremendous! I like his renditions of the songs better than Tony Iommi's and that is saying a lot. Easily Ozzy's best live CD. I went through two cassette tapes and couldn't find the CD in stores although I looked for several years. Finally bought it on Amazon. Never get tired of listening to this CD.


Back at last!!!!
Remember the Walkman?? Ah the days. I remember when I used to deliver papers as a kid listening to the cassette of this album. . . .

Anyway, in my opinion, this is some of Ozzy's greatest work. While I am not usually a fan of "live" albums, I can fully appreciate this fine masterpiece.

I love a good Black Sabbath cover. I am biased, as I have enjoyed Ozzy's voice over the other lead singers of Sabbath's time. I'm not sure if it is the apparent "double-tracking" of Ozzy's voice, or Brad Gillis' guitar work, but this album is in my top 5 of all time.

Truly a shame that Randy Rhoads had to checkout. I would have loved to hear his work on this album!! Although we may not understand them, some things are just meant to be. . .



.


You can see a complete list of all Ozzy Osbourne discography, or go back to the Ozzy Osbourne tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.

Search guitar tabs

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
[ Search tabs | Guitar tabs | Bass tabs |
Easy guitar tabs | Guitar solo tabs |
Acoustic guitar tabs | Guitar chords |
How to read guitar tabs ]
Forum topics
Music forums
- Bands and artists - Songwriting and lyrics - Tablature talk - Promote your band
Instrument forums
- Guitar basics - Gear & accessories - Bass guitar
Community
- The pit - Site Feedback - Reviews
[ User survey | About us | Privacy statement ]