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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Far From Over, December 12, 1999
This album is an extremely in-depth analysis of the life of Ozzy Osbourne. Since most of these lyrics were written during or just after Ozzy's extensive court-ordered rehab session, his inner most feelings are expressed in this recording. The song "Perry Mason" was written after being the first TV show Ozzy had seen in several months. "Ghost Behind My Eyes" is a song about seeing his wife in visions every night before he went to bed at the rehab center, and "My Little Man" is a song for his son that reassures him everything will be all right. This is a fairly played-down album compared to his previous works, which indicates that Ozzy has possibly grown after his separation from his family. A few songs that will appeal to the hardcore fan are "Thunder Underground" and "My Jekyll Doesn't Hide". "My Jekyll Doesn't Hide" is about his alter persona, the stage performer. This album is a grand step from the main stream of heavy metal, especially Ozzy's recognized style. But, it's a noteworthy one, and well worth purchasing it.
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perhaps Ozzy's most complete album since "Blizzard Of Ozz", May 24, 2006
THE BAND: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Zakk Wylde (guitars), Geezer Butler (bass), Rick Wakeman (keyboards), Mike Beinhorn (keyboards), Deen Castronovo (drums).
THE DISC: (1995) 10 songs clocking in at just under 57 minutes. Included with the disc is a 6-page foldout containing song titles, credits and lyrics, assorted black & white pictures of Ozzy, and thank you's. Recorded between Guillaume Tell Studios (Paris, France); Right Track Recording (NYC); Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY; and Electric Lady Studios (NYC). Label - Epic / Sony Music.
COMMENTS: I love this album - every song. I will boldly say that this is Ozzy's best album of the 90's and I'll go one step further saying that this may well be his best album since "Blizzard Of Ozz" (1980). Need proof? Look at any of the recent compilations on the market... "Blizzard" consistently ranks #1 with the most tracks taken from it, and #2 is "Ozzmosis". This album flat out rocks... it's bonified heavy metal with melody. Zakk Wylde absolutely shreds on this album - leaving me without a doubt that he is Ozzy's best guitarist since Randy Rhoads. It was a pleasure to see Ozzy's old Sabbath mate Geezer Butler pounding the bass. A slight surprise to hear all the keyboards, but to hear Yes' Rick Wakeman playing was a masterstroke on Ozzy's part (few in the rock & roll world are better). And, the backbone of "Ozzmosis" is the thundering drums from Deen Castonovo (having played with Journey, Hardline, Bad English, Wild Dogs and Paul Rodgers). Quite an ensemble cast backing up Ozzy's above average vocal outing here. I never expected such a strong album at this stage of Ozzy's game. Having seen Ozzy bumbling around on his TV show and numerous interviews where he stutters and searches for words... it's simply amazing that with all he's been through since the late 60's that #1, he's not dead yet; and #2, he still writes a great song and can rock/sing in the studio. Great songs with "Perry Mason", "I Just Want You", "Thunder Underground" and "See You On The Other Side" all being small chart hits. Wonderful deep albums cuts include "My Jeckyll Doesn't Hide", "Tomorrow" and "Denial". Not to mention the album piano ballad closer "Old L.A. Tonight". Not a weak track on the disc. Wonderful sound production. A modern classic Ozzy album.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
lacks variety, but an excellently crafted and powerful album, September 29, 2006
Originally released in October of 1995, "Ozzmosis" is an fantastic CD. Although there is a clear lack of variety, both tonally and stylistically, it's more than made up for by the terrific craftsmanship of the material, including expert use of dynamics, plus Ozzy's uniquely sincere and expressive vocals. The end result is a gripping listen, with soaring metal ballads like "Ghost Behind My Eyes", "See You On The Other Side", and "Tomorrow"; and super-heavy kickass rockers like "Perry Mason", "Thunder Underground", and "My Jekyll Doesn't Hide". The hit power ballad "I Just Want You" is also haunting and undeniably powerful. The only real weak track on the disc is also the least characteristic--the schlocky, piano-laden album closing ballad "Old L.A. Tonight". They also mix things up with the compelling, sitar-drenched ballad "My Little Man".
I'm always skeptical as to how much Ozzy really contributes to the writing of the material on his albums, and indeed there are a ton of outside writers here, including 'hacks' like Jim Vallance, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas, and John Purdell. Naturally, Geezer Butler (who happens to be on bass here) and guitarist Zakk Wylde also get some co-writes. In the end, I think Ozzy, Zakk, and producer Michael Beinhorn deserve a lot of credit for bringing it all together into a cohesive, sincere-sounding, and powerful disc. "Ozzmosis" is a must-have.
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