Recorded between March 22 & April 19, 1980. Includes liner notes by Phil Alexander.
Digitally remastered by Stephen Marcussen (Marcussen Mastering).
After the quiet implosion of Black Sabbath, the wise money was not on former vocalist, Ozzy, being the one to redeem himself musically. However, with shrewd management by his wife and a hotshot Californian in the shape of ex-Quiet Riot guitarist, Randy Rhoads, he reinvented himself and his musical persona, and created a startling debut album. Combining Rhoads' impetuous flurries of heavily stylized guitar, his own series of lyrical caricatures--"Crazy Train" and "Revelation (Mother Earth)"--and a healthy dose of controversy, citing renowned satanist Aleister Crowley as the subject matter for "Mr. Crowley," he ensured himself acclaim and commerciality in equal measure.
Additional Tracks
Personnel: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals); Bob Daisley (vocals, bass guitar, gong); Randy Rhoads (guitar); Don Airey (keyboards); Robert Trujillo (bass guitar); Lee Kerslake (drums, timpani, tubular bells, percussion); Mike Bordin (drums, percussion, gong); Danny Saber (tubular bells); John Shanks, Mark Lennon (background vocals).
Audio Remasterer: Stephen Marcussen.
Audio Remixers: German Villacorta; Thom Panunzio.
Liner Note Author: Phil Alexander.
Recording information: Ridge Farm Studio (03/22/1980-04/??/1980).
Photographers: Mark Weiss; Ross Halfin; Neal Preston; Fin Costello; Paul Natkin.
Personnel: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals); Randy Rhoads (guitar); Don Airey (keyboards); Bob Daisley (bass, gong, background vocals); Lee Kerslake (drums, percussion, tubular bells, timpani); Mark Lennon, John Shanks (background vocals).
Producers: Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, Randy Rhoads.
Rolling Stone (p.72) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he locomotion of 'Crazy Train' proved indelible..." Uncut (8/02, p.112) - 3.5 out of 5 - "...Surprisingly melodic..." Kerrang (Magazine) (p.53) - "[A] work of genius....[With] some superb songs, many of which are now regarded as timeless classics." Record Collector (magazine) (pp.98-99) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The obvious hits are 'Crazy Train,' 'Mr Crowley' and 'Revelation'..."
a classic album ruined It's a shame that such an excellent album was tampered with by the never-ending greed of the Osbournes. They finally get around to releasing You Looking At Me and they wreck the album by re-recording new bass and drums. It's blasphemy! Go to your local used music shop and seek out the original CD and avoid this trainwreck. Submitted by Lee (Owensboro, KY USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 10 of 13 found this helpful.
Blizzard Of Ozz... was a great album, before it was thampered with. Wasn't the original bass line and drums replaced, or something like that? It's wrecked, as far as I am concerned. Submitted by darkwinter (Canada) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 6 of 9 found this helpful.
Not sure why this cd is getting slammed???? It seems this re-mastered version has different people playing bass and drums but it is note-for-note as the original. The bass/drums are more clear and prominent. Who are the players? Robert Trujillo (bass guitar) who is a monster and Mike Bordin (drums) who has played with Ozzy up until the Scream cd. And let's not forget Ozzy (from early 80's) voice, and the great Randy Rhodes on GTR. I can't figure out the bad ratings??? This is truly a great CD. Submitted by Fchiaro (Gouldsboro,Pa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 7 of 12 found this helpful.
awful why record overdubs and claim its the original? horrible! Submitted by glenn (ky, usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Wow! Is this a joke...must be 1 April because that was bad. Glad I have the originals still on cd and record for that matter. Remixed drums and bass sounds like $hit. Don't waste you money. Submitted by joke (ny, ny) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
a classic album ruined
Blizzard Of Ozz...
Not sure why this cd is getting slammed????
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