Ozzy - Black Rain - Listen to it Here

[guitarzan2]

Streaming audio here:

http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/Music/Artists/Articles/OzzyOsbourne

The bit torrent hit the net today too.

[guitarzan2]

Review: Ahhhhhhh, pretty much what you would expect. A few mildly entertaining simple riffs. It's nothing that's going to sit in your CD player all summer but it's not terrible.

Music: Chugga chugga, squeal pinch squeel, chugga chugga, ballad, repeat infinite.

[DTP]

My review would probably be the same as yours.
Not bad, Not Great.

J.

[Model 88]

Thanks for posting this , you just save me some money.

[daisp]

Indeed..

[CharvelRocker]

Whats funny is some people were predicting it was going to be the next no More Tears. Ozzy has a lot of good songs, but he hasn't turned out an album full of them (ie no filler and just so-so songs) since Tears, and even then, one may argue that Diary of a Madman was the album that could be considered that. As for the cd in question, worth a stream but not actually paying for the thing.

[sevser]

Listened to the whole thing...That was tough...Especially those lame ballads! I like a slow one once in a while but GOD that sucked...

The only moment was the start of "Never Going to Stop" sounds like its building up to something then it fizzles right out...

“Lame” really sums this up for me…Just lame. Ho hum

[toddstaples]

As for the cd in question, worth a stream but not actually paying for the thing.

....... Im going to go buy it on the release day and form an opinion after I pay my 16 (or so) Bucks for it.....

[scotty]

Thanks for the linkage, still listening. Black Rain sounds good.

[CharvelRocker]

....... Im going to go buy it on the release day and form an opinion after I pay my 16 (or so) Bucks for it.....

Well, I have formed mine. I listened to it, and I wouldn't pay $16 for it, but thats just me.

[Rhoadsfan67]

This album sucks beyond belief, and I am probably Ozzy and Zakk's biggest long time fans. What the hell happened???!! It's almost unlistenable.

[mhalsey]

It's worth cranking it up in the car. Although, I must admit that Zakk's squeals are finally getting to me.

[Newc]

I bought it. It's not Ozzy. It sounds like Ozzy doing karaoke.

Zack needs to hang it up and admit he's just doing the Ozzy gig for the money, because he sounds lifeless and uninspired.

Ozzy needs to get out of SoCal and away from the hoopdies with the big rap bass sound and the Phil Spector "wall of sound" crap and get back to 4 guys in a room banging out an album in 12 hours, because this is 90% cliche loops and 10% sustained vocal lines.

ProTools killed the Metal Gods.

[toddstaples]

I bought it. It's not Ozzy. It sounds like Ozzy doing karaoke.

Zack needs to hang it up and admit he's just doing the Ozzy gig for the money, because he sounds lifeless and uninspired.

Ozzy needs to get out of SoCal and away from the hoopdies with the big rap bass sound and the Phil Spector "wall of sound" crap and get back to 4 guys in a room banging out an album in 12 hours, because this is 90% cliche loops and 10% sustained vocal lines.

ProTools killed the Metal Gods.

Did we buy the same record???
Is it better than No More Tears? Not even close... Is it better than the last couple records Ozzy has put out? Yea..... i think it is....
Ehh...... I like it. Its been in my player since I bought it. To each his own, i guess......

[CharvelRocker]

I bought it. It's not Ozzy. It sounds like Ozzy doing karaoke.

Zack needs to hang it up and admit he's just doing the Ozzy gig for the money, because he sounds lifeless and uninspired.

Ozzy needs to get out of SoCal and away from the hoopdies with the big rap bass sound and the Phil Spector "wall of sound" crap and get back to 4 guys in a room banging out an album in 12 hours, because this is 90% cliche loops and 10% sustained vocal lines.

ProTools killed the Metal Gods.

Zakk does not need to hang it up. While I admit I'm not a fan of this cd, he still is a great guitar player, and the last BLS cd was great. However, the only song on this cd that sticks out is "I Don't Wanna Stop", which I think is decent, even if it would have been better titled "I Don't Stop (But I Really Should)"