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The Osbourne Family Album

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This album is so f*@%ing awesome as Ozzy might say!! I think thst this is one of the best albums I've picked up in long time!! It has great music and I love the uncensored dialog from the show between the songs, it's so funny!!! My Favorite songs are:
Pat Boone Crazy Train-I think his version of this song is outstanding!
Ozzy Osbourne Dreamer-I like this ballad he does I think he has a great voice on this song and I would have to agree that it sounds sort of like a John Lennon song, who the song is a tribute to!!
Kelly Osbourne Papa Don't Preach-I think this version of this song is much better than the original and she has a great voice too!!
The Kinks You Really Got Me-It's a classic what more can you say!!
John Lennon Imagine-I love this song by him, I think it's his best!!

The Cars Drive-Great song, love the melody!!

Eric clapton Wounderful Tonight-One his best songs!!

Ozzy Osbourne Mama, I'm Coming Home-Another great ballad by the Ozzman, love the melody alot in this one!!

Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train-Of course who could forget the original version of this song by the master himself, his best song I think!!
Chevelle Family System-I think they added this because this song represents their family, but that's just my guess!!

I would highly recommend this for Osbourne fans everywhere you will enjoy it very much!!!

So being a fan of the Osbournes, Ozzy Osbourne and the very lovely Kelly Osbourne, I decided to pick up this CD. Over all, I was very impressed. The audio tracks are hillarious. (It's worth just to hear the uncensored clip of Ozzy explaining to Sharon his displeasure for her choice of bubbles as a stage prop)

Kelly's infecious groove is very apparent in her great cover of 'Papa Don't Preach' and the CD rocks out with classic Ozzy cuts like 'Crazy Train' and 'Mama I'm Coming Home' and even shows Ozzy's tender side with 'Dreamer'

This isn't a CD for hardcore Ozzy or Black Sabbath fans, but if you're a casual fan, such as myself and enjoy The Osbournes TV show, that I suggest you pick this up ASAP.

On one hand, I'm amused at the whole Osbourne phenomenon. On the other, I feel bad that Ozzy -- who is in essence a nice guy (if a bit foul-mouthed) -- is being exploited somewhat by the whole franchise, his speech patterns and family being somewhat put on display and laughed at. Then again, since the Osbournes do reap financial benefits, perhaps I'm over-analyzing.

At any rate, The Osbourne Family Album is a fairly enjoyable listening experience, a crazy mix of Ozzy's musical output, novelties, and classic hits. Kelly Osbourne's high-profile cover of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" shows that Kelly has a pleasantly robust voice with personality, but unfortunately the production stinks. I happen to love the idea of a harder-rocking arrangement of this anthemic classic, but the badly played guitar riffs intrude upon the vocals painfully, there are too many cliched effects on Kelly's voice (and it doesn't seem to need them), the drummer should be shot (all those unnecessary rolls on the toms at the end are just overkill), and sonically the track is too much industrial and not enough rock. Worth a listen anyway just to hear Kelly's voice, but imagine what she could have achieved if Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde had been on hand to add some real rock grit to the song! Ozzy's "Mama, I'm Coming Home" is easily the best song on the album, glorious 12-string guitars, raging Wylde licks, and a majestic backing choir adding to one of Ozzy's best songs (and, according to the liner notes, Sharon Osbourne's favourite song by her husband). "Crazy Train" is a Randy Rhoads-era classic, perhaps Ozzy's most famous song. "Dreamer", from Ozzy's latest album Down to Earth, is a dud, Ozzy's voice very poorly suited for the goody-goody ecology-friendly lyrics and pappy arrangement.

On the nuttier front, we have an absolutely demented version of "Crazy Train" by '50s pop crooner Pat Boone (from his No More Mr. Nice Guy collection of heavy-metal covers), "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton (!), "Imagine" by John Lennon (!?!) and "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks. The latter three are really just novelty items, like a mix tape for Osbourne family members. Personally I might have liked material from Zakk Wylde's band Black Label Society. The soundbites from the show are funny enough but again novelty items at best, and they should have included these in the track listings.

Fun in a warped kind of way.

Best album ever! This it like suger-and-spice, butter-and- popcorn, all the good combinations, only this time, its music! This album is, oh how you say, excellante! I mean, I cant get over how good this album is! I mean, I probably sound like a a nutcase just going on, and on, and on (like the Energizer bunny), but when I say this is a GREAT album, I mean it! My favorite picks off this album are Papa Don't Preach (Kelly Osbourne), Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne), and Paranoid (Balck Sabbath). Now those are just my picks, I mean, my FAVORITE picks from the whole CD, I like pretty much everything on it. Though I must say my ABSOLUTE fave one has to be Papa Don't Preach. I mean, Kelly worked hard on this one. It has so much,oh how you say, I dont know what, but its GREAT, ONE OF A KIND, EXCELLENT! I LOVE IT!

After being a huge fan of The Osbournes and Ozzy, I purchased this album. I was not disappointed. I found Pat Boone's version of Crazy Train very interesting. Also, there are tracks by Kelly Osbourne (a great cover of Papa Don't Preach), The Cars, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, System of a Down, The Kinks, Chevelle, Dillusion (Jack Osbourne's band), Starsailor (one of Kelly Osbourne's new favorites), and of course, Ozzy. On the regular version of this album, it includes famous sayings that were on The Osbournes episodes. If you are a fan of the show, or of Ozzy Osbourne's, I would recommend this.

What do people generally think of when you say Ozzy Osbourne?? Some say demented, some say very odd, while any true rock fan will call him the true `Prince of Darkness.' When I first heard that he was getting his own television show based on his family life, I was surprised, and excited at the same time. Sadly though, I have not been able to see it on the tele, as it is not available where I live. I've heard a lot of good about it, but when I saw the soundtrack for the show was available, it was a chance for me to experience the magic that the show would deliver. The disc is a mix of classic and new songs that blend quite well together. Pat Boone's version of "Crazy Train" starts the disc of and the best way to describe the song is metal meets lounge-act singer. It's not to bad, and might actually put a smile on your face. The Kinks "You Really Got Me" is simply one of the classics of yesterday with its well-known bass rhythm. The timeless jewel "Imagine" is also included, as is "Wonderful Tonight." Lennon and Clapton bring great talent to the disc, and these songs stand out as two of the all-time best in my opinion. Newcomers Starsailor and System of a Down both shine on the disc by providing excellent rock songs, and aid in showing that rock music today is not dead. Chevelle and The Cars also do a fine job with "Family System" and the ever-so-well-known "Drive." Daughter Kelly even does an awesome cover of the Madonna classic "Papa Don't Preach." To me, she outshines Madonna (even though I have nothing against her,) in so many ways on the song, including singing it better. Perhaps it's because her version is a bit edgier, maybe it's because it sort of suits her, but who really know for sure. :-) But what Ozzy CD would be without an Ozzy song. Ozzy includes his well-known version of "Crazy Train" along with recent hit "Dreamer," and even "Mama, I"m Coming Home." "Crazy Train" has always been a favourite, and "Dreamer" is soon to become another classic for the Oz-Man. The real bonus are the sound bytes from the show. They really add to the quality of the disc. This is one CD that should not be left out of any collection. It has a nice mix of old songs, new songs and of course some classic dialogue from the show. If you're a fan of `The Prince,' this disc is a must have. If you like a good dose of classic rock with bits of new rock, this disc is a must have. But overall, if you just love great music, this disc is a must have!

It doesn't matter if you hate the show, you'll still like this album! I love the show and bought the album the first day it was out and I love it. My friends who don't even like the show are loving this album! It's got a great variety of music ranging from Ozzy to Pat Boone, and Kelly to John Lennon. This CD has been in my stereo 24/7 and I absolutely love it. Definitely one of the best CDs I own, and by far the best soundtrack. I recommend this to everyone! :)

This cd is great! It is NOT A waste of your money! It has cool music! I personally like Papa don't preach, both versions of Crazy train, Mama I'm coming home,and dreamer!

First off - where is the song "Paranoid?" I noticed other reviews indicating thatsong is absent from this CD.

We've got a few 70's gems here. The Eric Clapton and John Lennon tracks are must have's from that era. And "Drive", a ballad recorded by the CARS is one that anyone who grew in the 80's knows.

PAT BOONE'S version of "Crazy Train" is interesting - and the theme for "The Osbourne's" reality show as you know. If you've watched the show, you already know if you'd like that son or not.

In between all the songs are snippets from the show - in their uncensored form. This album is therefore not for children or sensitive listeners.

Ozzy's version of "Crazy Train" is the "new" version with the Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake rhythm section re-recorded. Ugh - go get the '95 release of Blizzard Of Ozz CD with the blue borders for that song.

This album is a novelty for fans of the Osbournes - and another cash grab for Ozzy and Sharon. Get it used for the Pat Boone song song - the rest of it is readily available on the web and other sources.

Hey, my copy doesn't include Paranoid either. What the hell ?????

Cheers,
Philippe