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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great "hair metal" album from Ozzy, October 25, 2005
After 1986's hair metal album The Ultimate Sin album Guitarist Jake E. Lee quit and Bassist Phil Soussan quit the band and were replaced by Zakk Wylde and Bob Daisley...how was the album?
1.Miracle Man- 10/10 A great catchy fast opener with an awesome riff and a blazing solo. Some interesting lyrics about Jimmy Swaggert. A good rocker overall.
2.Devil's Daughter (Holy War)- 10/10 4 great riffs in this song! Some creepy lyrics and vocals at the start of the song. The only problem with this song is the hair metal chorus which doesn't quite fit but the great solo by Zakk Wylde makes up for that. Zakk's tapping in this song is just excellent.
3.Crazy Babies- 8/10 A great trademark Zakk Wylde riff with some great pinch harmonics. The lyrics here are really what brings this song down. A good party type song from Ozzy here as Ozzy continues the hair metal sound. Another excellent solo from Zakk Wylde too!
4.Breakin' All the Rules- 10/10 HANDS DOWN THE BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM! It has everything a MONSTER riff, Excellent Vocals, Another Monster Riff, Excellent Drummer, A great guitar fill in, Awesome Lyrics, A catchy chorus, And An AMAZING Solo From Zakk who shreds away and bends the guitar around like no one else. This is no doubt the heaviest "hair metal" riff ever! The ending part of the song is great too with a demonic sounding voice coming it.
5.Bloodbath in Paradise- Creepy intro with the backwards words! And 2 more MONSTER riffs from Zakk. Brilliant lyrics about the Mansen family murders! Ozzy's vocals are great once again too. Ozzy stays away from the hair metal thing completley with this fast track. Another great blazing solo from Zakk who shreds away like no one else once again.
6.Fire in the Sky- 10/10 A great melodic riff for this softer melodic track from Ozzy. A great riff during the bridge which leads into another brilliant solo from Zakk Wylde!
7.Tattooed Dancer- 9/10 Another monster riff from Zakk which leads into a fast paced rocker with amazing drummeing.
8.Demon Alcohol- 10/10 Some more monster riffs here! One of the best songs on the album with some great lyrics. The lyrics are kind of like a follow up to Suicide Solution in a way. This much faster and much more catchy and has another monster solo. One verse is "Don't Speak Of Suicide Solutions"
9.Hero- 9/10 A very commercial song...not much really goes on in this one but it's still a good song with interesting lyrics.
Overall this is a very good album. A bit heavier than The Ultimate Sin but this album didn't sell quite aswell. if you like Ozzy than get this album because this is vintage Ozzy.
Ozzy Osbourne- Vocals
Zakk Wylde- Guitar
Randy Castillo- Drums
Bob Daisley- Bass
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Is Honestly My Favorite Ozzy Album., August 16, 2001
It seems No Rest For The Wicked has become "The Ozzy Album That Time Forgot." For many, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman are Ozzy's best albums. At the same time, The Ultimate Sin and Bark At The Moon are considered his weakest. No More Tears and Ozzmosis also get their share of critical acclaim and recognition. But it seems that for most fans, No Rest For The Wicked is just "there" and is pretty much regarded as "that other Ozzy album." Well, here's one fan that definitely has not forgotten this little gem. While I definitely won't deny that Blizzard of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman are very good albums (especially Madman), I find No Rest For The Wicked to be both Ozzy's heaviest and most enjoyable album. The first thing that must be said about this album is that Zakk Wylde's guitaring is simply amazing. For those who were slightly disappointed with Jake E. Lee's performance in Ozzy's previous two albums, Wylde will definitely blow you away with his outstanding solos and catchy riffs. Unfortunately, he doesn't really do any of the neat guitar tricks Randy Rhoades did back in his day. But that isn't such a huge loss. Second of all, Ozzy sings with almost as much passion as he did on the original Blizzard of Ozz (and that passion is probably what made Blizzard his most popular). Fire In The Sky, for example, seems to be a song Ozzy really got into when singing it, especially during its chorus. Finally, the album as a whole is extremely powerful. The guitars and drumming seemingly go hand in hand to give the album a very heavy/pounding sound to it. This makes it very fun to listen to and definitely a good get-going type album. So overall, this is one album that definitely should not be overlooked by Ozzy fans nor metal fans in general. It basically features everything we've all come to expect from Ozzy.. and more.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ending the 80's on a high note, November 30, 2005
I love "No Rest For the Wicked" and believe it's one of Ozzy's most underrated albums (along with "Bark At the Moon").
Zack Wylde proved he was more than a worthy successor to Jake E. Lee, jamming with the master himself and laying down some deep tracks and outstanding guitar work.
My favorite cut here is "Miracle Man." A thinly veiled busting of disgraced TV preacher Jimmy Swaggart's stones, one line has never failed to make me snicker every time I hear it: "Now Jimmy he got busted with his pants down, repent ye wretched sinners, self righteous clown" (Swaggart was among the crop of TV preachers who pounced on Ozzy throughout the 80's, calling him everything but his mother's child). Ahh, revenge can be so sweet.
One tune that I was disappointed with was "Bloodbath In Paradise," which glorified Charles Manson. Then again, there was a trend in the 80's in glorifying murderers.
Ozzy always has a penchant for writing songs that everyday people can relate to, such as with "Demon Alcohol."
One fact that must be noted: The original album only contained 8 songs - from "Miracle Man" to "Demon Alcohol." "Hero" was a bonus track on the tape (it wasn't on the album or the then-new technology of cds).
In all, "No Rest..." is definitely worth the effort. Ozzy ended the decade on a high note and he only continued the momentum in the 90's.
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