Review by ZeroSymbolic7188 for Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz (1980)

Yeah I don't know what's going on that album featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads is sitting at 3.5. Bob Daisely on the bass is also very excellent and underespected.

This album has "Crazy Train" that alone is worth high merit, but it also contains "I Don't Know", "Suicide Solution", and "Mr. Crowley". All songs you've probably heard as they are classic rock radio staples and live concert mainstays. They've all also been covered several times by several people, "but Zero, what about the tracks that weren't hits?"

Fair question, let's take a look. "Goodbye to Romance" is a pretty good ballad. "Dee" is a short and sweet instrumental noodle. "No Bone Movies' is admittedly pretty mediocre but it's still got Rhoads playing some cool stuff. "Revelation/Mother Earth" is kind of a Sabbath throwback with it's slower tempo and apocalyptic warnings. "Steal Away the Night" is "No Bone Movies Again"-mediocre song slightly elevated because of what Rhoads is doing.

So yeah there are some less than legendary entries, but even those are solid enough, and the big hitters on this album are VERY BIG. This is an important album and every metalhead should have it in their collection.