The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits

Artist: Ozzy Osbourne
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 074646968123
EAN: 0074646968123
ASIN: B00000I576

Release Date: 1997-11-11

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Tracks:

Black Sabbath
War Pigs
Goodbye To Romance
Crazy Train
Mr. Crowley
Over The Mountain
Paranoid (Live)
Bark At The Moon
Shot In The Dark
Crazy Babies
No More Tears (Edit)
Mama, I'm Coming Home
I Don't Want To Change The World (Live)
I Just Want You
Back On Earth

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Customer Reviews:

Warpurgis.......2007-02-22

That's the only reason I bought this Album. I believe this is the only legal release of this rare track. I like the old school raw sound of it too. Actually, most of the modern tracks I don't like, so I gave 4 stars for Warpurgis alone.

(Almost) a complete compilation of ozzy's greates.......2007-01-10

This album is the original "Best Of" album by Ozzy Osbourne. It features a few songs by Black Sabbath, and the rest are from his solo carrier. Dont be surprised when you hear different lyrics for "War Pigs", this is the original version about witches that the record company forced the band to change. The remastering definately brings out the bass in the tracks that wasnt as present in the original analog recordings. Great list of tracks, but it could have used "Diary of a Madman" and "Perry Mason". the b-side track also should not have been placed right after "I Just Want You" as the keyboard part sounds very similar.

quality Ozzy.......2006-10-23

I originally wanted this CD because I was a HUGE Black Sabbath fan 6 years ago and the demo versions of the songs "Black Sabbath" and "War Pigs" really interested me. In fact, today I STILL dig the 4-track equipment used to create those songs. They sound muddy, but wonderful and spooky. Great trick or treat music! Just so you know, the quality of those two songs aren't anywhere near the quality of the versions released on their debut and Paranoid albums. If you enjoy Black Sabbath to an extreme level, you'll find yourself very interested in them, though. In a way, the demo version of "Black Sabbath" is better than the normal version we've heard a thousand times.

However, as the years went by I began to love Ozzy's solo career just as much. Many of his big hits are included here, but that doesn't really matter because Ozzy had a pretty spectacular solo career and just about ANY of his songs are good hard rock/heavy metal music, whether they were big hits or not. Ok, except for the ballads. But hey, I've always liked Ozzy ballads. The one here is really good, too.

With this disc you get a nice collection of songs. I think you'll find many of these songs continue to be enjoyable for many years.

For all those without a clue.......2006-08-23

Please ignore the other reviews on this album. Here are the bare facts. THIS IS NOT A GREATEST HITS ALBUM AND OZZY NEVER INTENDED IT TO BE! There was a limited edition of this album that was released initially containing an interview with Ozzy discussing the album contents as well as other things over the years. In this interview Ozzy explains that the studio and his manager (Sharon) were pushing him to do a greatest hits album. He states that he really hates the idea of greatest hits albums, especially when you have as many hits as he does. Instead, he put together a collection of his personal favorites of the songs he's written and recorded thoughout the years. He states openly that not all of these songs are huge hits and some of them have never been considered that great by many people other than his hardcore fans but that he loves them and that's why they made it onto the album. That's why you get songs like "I Just Want You" off of Ozzmosis instead of the major hit off ot that album, "Perry Mason" which is what they wanted to put on it. It was his way of telling the big guys in the studio to, "Blow it out of their shorts." He's Ozzy. He did it his way and he's going to keep doing it his way and they can't stop him. Personally, I think every song on here is great and definitely some of his best work. I also think it's a great buy for those die-hard Ozzy fans who want to know first hand what Ozzy's fav's are. For all those who wrote crappy reviews of this album without getting their facts straight, in the words of the immortal Ozzman, "Blow it out your shorts!"

should have been released sooner........2006-07-06

I am an ozzy and Black Sabbath fan from way back.I bought this disk for one track only and that is Walpurgis.For all you greenies out there this track was done before paranoid was released and the song later became known as war pigs.It was recorded on 4 track 1970 equipment so if you are 15 you might not dig it.The only way to experience all of sabbath and ozzy material is to buy it all.No this album does not have all ozzies good stuff,but it does have some good ones. E-man

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