Bat Head Soup: Tribute to Ozzy

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 22, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B00004VVWI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,777 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL STAR CAST; THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO GRAB NOW!, August 29, 2000

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John D. Lamirande "jd610" (CANADA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bat Head Soup: Tribute to Ozzy (Audio CD)

Never was a fan of TRIBUTES. But BAT HEAD SOUP is a definite collectors item. It is packed with the best top notch guitarists, Malmsteen, Kotzen, Lynch, Gillis, Zappa ,Beach and more. What makes this a great buy is if you like guitarists, they are all here. Great vocalists, percussion; and production was done with great care to preserve OZZY's song integrity. So you get a lot of classics, but updated to the year 2000. All remain true to the original but each group of artists adds their flavour. Hot tracks: MR.CROWLEY,I DON'T KNOW, PARANOID, SHOT IN THE DARK. And LISA LEOB's 'GOODBYE TO ROMANCE' is great. SHREDDERS and FANS will love it. Shows that a lot of work was done, congrats to Kulick, Bouillet on production. GRAB IT.....

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A new fresh pop-rock sound brought in Ozzy's best songs, February 4, 2003

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starbreaker (France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bat Head Soup: Tribute to Ozzy (Audio CD)

You often find tributes disappointing. Why ? Because you want them to sound like the originals. That's not the aim ! If you're an Ozzy purist, you shouldn't get this. If you're more open-minded, or if you know and like at least some of the artists present on this tribute, this may interest you.

The choice of the songs is pretty well done, since it includes the best songs of Ozzy's solo albums :
- Mr Crowley, Crazy Train, Goodbye to Romance, I don't know, Suicide Solution (1980 - Blizzard of Ozz)
- Over the mountain (1981 - Diary of a Madman)
- Shot in the dark (1986 - The ultimate sin)
- Hellraiser, Desire (1991 - No more tears)
and two Black-Sabbath songs :
- Paranoid (1970 - Paranoid)
- Children of the grave (1971 - Master of Reality)

I know most of the artists appearing on this tribute, that's why I was interested. Steve Lukather (Toto's guitarist), one of my favorites, plays guitar on 'Hellraiser', but Joe Lynn Turner (Deep Purple's Slave&Masters) does the entire singing. I still don't understand why Yngwie Malmsteen, guitarist on 'Mr Crowley' is so much blamed, he's not bad. He teams with Tim 'Ripper' Owens (new Judas Priest), who sings allright. Vince Neil (Motley Crue) is more credible on 'Paranoid' than on most of the group's song.

I find the best covers are 'Shot in the dark', which pop-sound didn't fit Ozzy's sound, 'Hellraiser' for its breathing sound like in the original, and 'Goodbye to Romance', featuring female vocals (Lisa Loeb).

Sure, there are some cons. ONE track is especially butchered : 'Desire', but how was it possible to come even close to the mind-blowing version of Ozzy ? But since I found the rest of the album is simply amazing, this doesn't even count in my review, and for me this tribute album deserves 5 stars.

If you're not conviced this is a great tribute, you must be an Ozzy purist who has the whole Ozzy collection and believes that what isn't Ozzy is bad. You also believe that Ozzy is a great man but I'll tell you he isn't quite : In 2002, He has re-recorded 'Blizzard of Ozz' and 'Diary of Madman' with his new bassist and drummer, butchering the originals. If you're hesitating between this tribute and one of these 'new' versions, don't hesitate anymore !

5.0 out of 5 stars An Awesome CD for any rock fan, December 5, 2010

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Justin Winegarden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bat Head Soup: Tribute to Ozzy (Audio CD)

Great tribute album, lots of talented people on this album playing tribute to ozzy. My favorite is Lemmy singing Desire... A must have for any rock fan