Albums That Changed Music: Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz

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What albums do you think changed music? share below!

[CoryHawthorneCharmGames]

Rhoads was the reason I got a degree in classical music. HUUUUGE influence on my life. I play nothing like him but he was one of the ones who took rock music to a totally different and (for lack of a better word) intellectual level, while avoiding being stuffy and pompous about it. He rocked. Great, great album, as was "Diary of a Madman". Never a fan of the production of those records though. Compared to other albums of the era, I found them to be kind of thin sounding. I always wonder what it would have been like if capturing that band with the same care and approach as early Van Halen was done. Subjective I know.

[freddieg]

Great video. Thanks for recognising Lee's contribution too.

[gilbertspader]

Ozzy and Randy where probably the most important people in shaping my drive to play music. I was keyboard / vocalist when I saw them in 81 at the Poughkeepsie Civic Center. The next day I bought a guitar Later I saw them at Music Mountain in NY and Randy did a sound check before the show. As I listened in the parking lot he launched into a solo that wove key changes and modes in a tapestry that defy description. If I had a time machine I would go back to those concerts in a loop till I died .

[goodheartmedia]

Blizzard and Diary are rare examples of what I would consider PERFECT albums from start to finish. I should also mention that Dio's work with Sabbath on Heaven and Hell can also be considered just as perfect.

[legacyShredder]

I never thought this would happen! Ozzy, Randy, and Zakk are why I begged for my first guitar. Dad took me to an Ozzy concert when I was 3. He wore these bib overhauls so I could hold onto the straps and stand in his back pockets. I think the second half of the show I was on his shoulders. I begged for a guitar after that. It's all I wanted. It's all I could think about. My 4th birthday was a few months after the concert, and they got me my 1st guitar. I played it it non-stop, fell asleep with it, and eventually made a career with it.

[AndyJay]

Thank for calling attention to Bob and Lee's contributions. I know there were a lot of issues behind the scenes, but their contributions along with Randy were vital to Ozzy's career.

[jtmichaelson]

54 years old and it's been 41 years since I was first introduced to Ozzy and Randy's music and today is the first time in my life I heard Randy's voice. He sounds exactly as you would expect.

[SYPCWAK]

I saw the Blizzard of Oz tour in Montreal at the St. Denis Theatre. Admittedly, I knew of Black Sabbath but knew little of Ozzy Osbourne. I had heard he released a solo album but that was about it. I was visiting at the time, and heard the concert ads on the rock radio station. I liked what I was hearing so I told my grandmother I was going to go to this concert. I was around 16 years old. While standing in the line to buy a ticket, the people in front of me sparked up a hash joint. They were French, could speak little English, but I understood what they were offering when they passed it to me. After a couple of puffs, I thanked them and we went in. The band rocked my world!!! And I was flying high!! Ozzy wore his top with the frills, and along with the band, put on an incredible performance. I knew that what I was experiencing that night was special. Randy’s solos were mind blowing. I bought the CD the next day. I still have the tour shirt that I bought at the concert. Later that night I tried to explain to my grandmother how amazing the concert was. She was pleased I went.

[leefchapman]

This is SUCH an iconic album and, you are right, what Randy did raised the benchmark for metal and guitar productions

[directassault]

Man, the timing on that isolated bass (with the bass and drum isolation) is all over the place...

[brookt]

Great vid as always Warren. Just one thing plse - Sharon was not around for Blizzard of Ozz recording and she did NOT recruit the band and Randy. Sharon's brother was actually managing the band at that stage. Sharon came into the picture while Diary was being recorded when her brother said he could no longer manage the band. Slaughter bassist Dana Strum was the one who found Randy for Ozzy and first introduced them when Ozzy went to LA with a list of guitar players to check out. Also, during the first 'meeting' they did not actually see each other. Ozzy listened to Randy behind dark glass window at a rehearsal room while he was very drunk and almost asleep, the two did not meet. He met Randy in person the next day at his hotel. Sharon was instrumental in sacking Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake after Diary (while they were both away on a short vacation) and just before the North America tour. Rudy Sarzo had about 10 days to learn the set before the tour. We can thank Dana for Randy, not Sharon. Cheers and thank you :-)

[seanentrikin]

The music Randy, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake created was absolutely brilliant. Bob Daisley never gets the credit he deserves from the Ozzy camp for writing the lyrics we all know and sing along to. I would’ve loved to see what that 3rd album would’ve been like had Randy and Bob been able to work on it. RIP Randy. My favorite musician.

[riangarianga]

There's no average song in this album! Love it so much!

[marvinshenk]

I'm 49 years old. I have 2 posters that I still hang on my wall in my home. One is of Randy Rhoads playing his polka dot V guitar, and the other is of Ozzy from the Diary of a Madman tour. The two records that Ozzy and Rhoads did together in the span of just 2 years are 2 of the most amazing records ever.

[ChrisHopkinsBass]

It's amazing how fizzy Randy's tone sounds in isolation but sounds perfect in the mix along with Bob's bass

[danafox]

Ozzy and Randy needed each other, wished I'd seen them live

[billyhughes]

Loved this one Warren -- I remember buying this record when it came out -- I was 15. I still have that original piece of vinyl. I could feel your level of passion through the computer screen. Thanks again.

[hugoleclerc-charron]

Rhoads, the best guitar player ever, I would pay a lot to hear or see more of him

[jeffwalther]

If Ozzy doesn't send you a kick back for this episode then you got gypped. Good job Warren!