Ozzman Cometh (Exp) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Ozzy Osbourne

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000068R1S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,887 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: OSBOURNE,OZZY
Title: OZZMAN COMETH
Street Release Date: 06/25/2002
Domestic
Genre: HEAVY METAL

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For all those without a clue, August 22, 2006

By	J. R. Hebert "Shadowbane" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Please ignore the other reviews on this album. Here are the bare facts. THIS IS NOT A GREATEST HITS ALBUM AND OZZY NEVER INTENDED IT TO BE! There was a limited edition of this album that was released initially containing an interview with Ozzy discussing the album contents as well as other things over the years. In this interview Ozzy explains that the studio and his manager (Sharon) were pushing him to do a greatest hits album. He states that he really hates the idea of greatest hits albums, especially when you have as many hits as he does. Instead, he put together a collection of his personal favorites of the songs he's written and recorded thoughout the years. He states openly that not all of these songs are huge hits and some of them have never been considered that great by many people other than his hardcore fans but that he loves them and that's why they made it onto the album. That's why you get songs like "I Just Want You" off of Ozzmosis instead of the major hit off ot that album, "Perry Mason" which is what they wanted to put on it. It was his way of telling the big guys in the studio to, "Blow it out of their shorts." He's Ozzy. He did it his way and he's going to keep doing it his way and they can't stop him. Personally, I think every song on here is great and definitely some of his best work. I also think it's a great buy for those die-hard Ozzy fans who want to know first hand what Ozzy's fav's are. For all those who wrote crappy reviews of this album without getting their facts straight, in the words of the immortal Ozzman, "Blow it out your shorts!"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ozzman Cometh.......with complimentary demo tapes!, August 13, 2004

By	M. Jackson (Someplace Elsewhere) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I LOVE this CD! A member of one of the pioneer heavy metal bands ever has returned "back to Earth", as well as to his reign as one of rock and metal's greatest frontmen with this spectacular compilation. Now, I'm not gonna start whining like I did with the Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1 and name all the missing tracks. I'll just tell what IS here.

1. Black Sabbath (previously unreleased) - **** - Like the music, the lyrics not so much. If you noticed what the song is about, you might find how it slightly ruins the song. You kind of get "sucked in" when the music picks up.

2. War Pigs (previously unreleased) - **** - GREAT version of a definitive Sabbath jam, though not as good, mainly considering Ozzy's vocals.

3. Goodbye To Romance - ***** - Oddly intelligent ballad. I guess you kind of "grow into it" as you listen to it, more and more. I hated it the first time I went through it, but the chorus later changed my mind.

4. Crazy Train - ***** - Pretty much Ozzy's solo breakthrough. Somehow the music perfectly fits the name.

5. Mr. Crowley - ***** - Last of the Blizzard of Ozz tracks and one of his key songs. Guitarist Rhoads's neo-classical style pulls the song through its nearly 5 minute length.

6. Over The Mountain - ***** - This song would be CRAP without percussion. Sure, the guitar rocks, but without the driving rhythm, it would just be Over The Airwaves.

7. Paranoid (Live) - **** - Almost as good as the original, though I never favored it either.

8. Bark At The Moon - ***** - One of the first Ozzy songs I ever heard, and remains one of my definite favorites. The title track of the Bark At The Moon album, it makes for an excellent, rockin' addition to a great collection. (Oh, nice solo!)

9. Shot In The Dark - ***** - Most outstanding. Don't see how anyone couldn't like this song (if they were into rock, this is). Excellent vocals!

10. Crazy Babies - ***** - The first Ozz track I ever heard. I have it written on a shirt (along with a crosseyed baby)

11. No More Tears (Edit) - **** - This would be a 5 star song if it weren't for the lyrics. Memorable bass line and chorus.

12. Mama, I'm Coming Home - ****99/100 - What? Drums?! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drums can make or break a song, and they just plain ruined (well, except for the sustained bass drum) a majority of the song.

13. I Don't Want To Change The World (Live) - **** - Very cool, Van Halen-sounding song (when it comes to the guitar). A fantastic chorus, also.

14. I Just Want You - **** - Very memorable song that everybody knows. Example of the Ozzman's epic ability. DON'T LIE, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW IT!

15. Back To Earth - **** - Alright, not one of my VERY favorites though.

The best tracks (through my eyes) are:

Crazy Babies
Shot In The Dark
Mama, I'm Coming Home
Crazy Train
Bark At The Moon
No More Tears
Goodbye To Romance

That's basically all the best, though there is no bad track. I agree with whoever said this: Buy the ORIGINAL versoin of this CD, not the REMASTERED one. Shot In The Dark is not included, which is a HUGE mistake!!!!!!!

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Ozzman Killeth His Career, June 12, 2004

By	Will Culp "Livin' After Midnite, Rocking Till... (Greenville, South Carolina) - See all my reviews

Released in 2002, The Ozzman Cometh was the first compilation available to the mass public for Ozzy Osbourne's solo career and a reissue of 1997's The Ozzman Cometh featuring newly remastered tracks(That means it sucks!).

OK Ozzy, we get it! Just because you don't want to pay up to your original band members doesn't mean "Re-Recording" all of your original albums with new bandmates so you don't have to dole out a few dollars in the millions you have! And of course, Ozzy re-releases his Ozzman Cometh hit set because it contained the original songs, so he had to destroy all these songs for the new re-issue of the Ozzman Cometh with his incapable band. How the mighty have fallen! A combination of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's solo career, this compilation spans over 20 years of material in 15 songs. Is 15 songs enough to cover one of the most popular heavy metal artists of all time? Read on to find out!

PROS-
IT'S OZZY YAY!- Ozzy is one of the most memorable Heavy Metal artists of all time, and this album has Ozzy on it. Therefore, that's all I have to say good about this album!

CONS-(PRE-HEATED TV DINNERS HAVE LESS THAN THIS)
-BLACK SABBATH MATERIAL IS SERIOUSLY MISJUDGED-If you are going to put Black Sabbath material on here, I think you would need more than three songs to do so. Ozzy made a serious error when he decided to put Black Sabbath material on here, as too many songs are missing, most notably "N.I.B.", "Iron Man", "The Wizard", and many more. If we wanted Black Sabbath, Ozzy, we wouldn't be looking here would we?!
-BLACK SABBATH MATERIAL SOUNDS TERRIBLE-For some reason, Ozzy decided to put the early "Basement Tape" versions of the first two Black Sabbath songs, and the sound quality is simply terrible. The only way you would get any enjoyment out of these songs is if you were seriously drunk or mentally challenged. The other Black Sabbath song, a live take on "Paranoid" from the album Tribute stands as one of the only good songs on The Ozzman Cometh.
-ALL THE TRACKS AREN'T EVEN THE ORIGINALS EXCEPT A SELECT FEW-All the songs from before the album No Rest For The Wicked are all new "Re-Mastered" versions Ozzy has done with his new band, so all the songs you hear are not the originals at all, but just a bunch of tribute songs! Also, No More Tears is edited for some unknown reason!
-THE LAST TWO TRACKS ARE NOT IMPRESSIVE- The previously unreleased track "Back On Earth" and "I Just Want You" from Ozzmosis catch Ozzy in his creative decline where guitars are less significant than the overdone synthesizers. I'm okay with synths, but Ozzy just way overdoes it. Not his best work!
-WHERE IS "FLYING HIGH AGAIN"?WTF!-Without a doubt, along with "Crazy Train", "Flying High Again" has to be my favorite Ozzy songs, and since it's a MAJOR radio staple its abscense here is unforgiveable, but at least you don't have to hear the terrible edited version of it!
-WHERE IS "I DON'T KNOW" AND "SHOT IN THE DARK"?WTF!-Without a doubt, "I Don't Know" and "Shot In the Dark" are two of Ozzy's biggest hits, so their abscense escapes reason! Why put "Goodbye To Romance" on here, which is not very famous, instead of the radio staple "I Don't Know"? The reason "Shot In the Dark" isn't on here is because Ozzy doesn't like the album Ultimate Sin, of which its from, but still it should be on a Greatest Hits package even if Ozzy doesn't like it!
-"I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD" LIVE ISN'T THAT GOOD!- Why put an inferior version of a good song? This version pales in comparison to the studio version off No More Tears, and I don't see why Ozzy makes us suffer through a live track!
-TOO EXPENSIVE!-Even if Amazon says it only costs 15 Dollars, at most stores this collection costs almost 20 Dollars, and that's a complete rip-off! For 15 terrible tracks, you shouldn't have to pay a rip-off price!
-SEEMS LIKE AN AFTERTHOUGHT COMPARED TO THE ESSENTIAL OZZY OSBOURNE!-That collection has a much better track list and it has the original recordings of all the songs, so The Ozzman Cometh is looks like dog crap in comparison! That collection is also much better, and will only cost you a few more dollars than this travesty!

Overall, this is a terrible compilation that only has about 4 tracks that have been unaltered, while all the rest have been changed and tainted with. Ommisions of songs like "I Don't Know", "Flying High Again", and "Shot In the Dark" make this collection incomplete, as those songs are some of his biggest hits. This was the first taste of Ozzy for me, and I almost didn't get any of his other stuff because this collection stunk so much. Thank god I picked up an original remastering of Blizzard of Ozz! Even the 1997 issue of The Ozzman Cometh is lacking, as it has "Shot In the Dark" yet doesn't have the other songs I wanted including "Miracle Man".

NOT RECOMMENDED! EVEN IF YOU ARE A CASUAL FAN, THIS COMPILATION IS TERRIBLE! IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO OZZY, BUY BLIZZARD OF OZZ OR DIARY OF A MADMAN, AS THOSE ARE MUCH BETTER STARTS THAN THIS CRAP! IF YOU REALLY ONLY WANT A GREATEST HITS PACKAGE, CHECK OUT THE ESSENTIAL OZZY OSBOURNE! DON'T GET THIS, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION OF OZZY LIKE I DID! Thanks for Reading!