Bark At The Moon Music Cd

Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon

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Bark at the Moon      Artist : Ozzy Osbourne      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $7.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2002-06-25      Studio : Sony      Label : Sony      Avg. Customer Rating : (92 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Bark At The Moon      ah, back when heavy metal was actually innovative      Rating:      Let me tell you something about Ozzy Osbourne- even when he makes an album that doesn't rock as hard as the other ones, you can always ALWAYS count on excellent songwriting to make up for the lack of heavy guitar riffs. That's the case with Bark at the Moon. All the opinions that say the title song is the only worthwhile moment on the album is something I *completely* disagree with. You also have the highly energetic "Centre of Eternity", and the tender ballad of 'So Tired". You have the lyrically meaningful "You're No Different" and the upbeat vocal melody of "Now You See It (Now You Don't)". You have it all. Now let's talk about the guitar player, Jake E. Lee. While he's obviously not as good as the groundbreaking previous guitarist that played on the two previous Ozzy albums, he can handle himself quite well. In fact, several times I'm left completely convinced he's a really good guitarist, because I can hum many of the guitar solos from this album. He knows how to make his solos melodic and interesting, which is something not many guitarists know how to do. That makes him a good replacement. Bark at the Moon is a CLASSIC album from the legendary Ozzy Osbourne.     Customer Reviews for Bark At The Moon Cd      Good, but somewhat dated      Rating:      Ahh, Ozzy. What can I say? With each release, his material seems to be doing a poorer job of standing the test of time. While this one starts out with the always fun "Bark at the Moon," the follow up "You're No Different" sounds as if it could be played during the obligatory montage in a dated 80s film...you know, the part where they show a loner on his motorcycle, and perhaps a snippet of a love scene, and try to summarize a long journey during the space of a single song? Yeah, this song is really not improving with age, sadly. Straight up (albeit overly repetitive) rocker "Now You See It (Now You Don't)" follows, with some unfortunate, and completely unnecessary sound effects. At this point, I must cringe at the way this material is so grounded in the cheese of the 80s. Fortunately, the album takes a turn toward the positive, with album highlight "Rock 'n' Roll Rebel," which features some compelling guitar work. The remainder of the album doesn't sound quite so dated, but it's hardly Ozzy's best work. On another note: DO NOT BUY THE 2002 OZZY REMASTERS of his first two albums (Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman)! They are NOT the originals, and have been rerecorded by newer members of Ozzy's band, as a way to screw over the old members who are owed $$$ for the work they did. Seek out the 1995 remasters, instead. Reward the musicians who actually made the music!