Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits [IMPORT] [EXTRA TRACKS]

Ozzy Osbourne

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Extra tracks
• Label: Sbme Import
• ASIN: B000007V1L
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #504,422 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Japanese edition of the retrospective with a limited editionfull color sticker sheet featuring all of his back catalog &a bonus CD featuring all three tracks on the U.S. bonus disc(Peel Session versions of Sabbath's 'Faeries Wears Boots' &'Behind The Wall Of Sleep' and a 1988 interview with Ozzy),plus 'Walk On Water' and a cover of Status Quo's 'PicturesOf Matchstick Men'. Both the sticker sheet & the bonus discare limited to the intitial pressing only! 20 tracks total.1997 Sony release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love Ozzy then you will love this CD..., January 2, 1999

By	Eyad Orabi ([e-mail]) (Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates) - See all my reviews

This album contains really the best of Ozzy. I have almost every record of Ozzy, Ozzy talks about why he has chosen every song in this CD. Also if you wanna know Ozzy then you Wanna have this CD. He is one great man....One great music..

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ozzy's 'Best Of' CD all fans should own, June 28, 2000

By	Jeff Adams (Garden City, MI United States) - See all my reviews

Forget the Epic release of this CD, this Sony Music release blows it away! Contains an extra CD with tracks such as 'Walk on Water' heard only in the 'Beavis and Butthead Do America' soundtrack. Following that is a very interesting track, which has Ozzy himself singing for Type O Negative in a song called 'Pictures of Matchstick Men'.. The extra CD is wrapped up by an interview in the early 90's. Well worth the money!

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Possibly, the Fan's Perfect Food., July 29, 2001

A Kid's Review

(By the way, I'm over 12, I just couldn't figure out how to write a regular review.)

I've been a die-hard, no-nonsense rock fan for a long time now, and until two months ago, my favorite was KISS. Then, the arm of God reached down thru the clouds, and with His pinkie, touched my ear with a miracle: Ozzy Osbourne's "No More Tears." I promptly bought "The Ozzman Cometh," and lo; a miracle surpassing all others! This album is one of the best in my extensive collection (OK, so most of the CD's are my dad's, but so what?), both in quality and content. All songs are beautifully remastered, except "War Pigs" and "Black Sabbath." These two tracks are straight out of Ozzy's 1970 Basement Tapes, rehearsals with the early Sabbath. (And you will agree with me that it's a relief that Ozzy doesn't sound like that anymore.)

The track "War Pigs" was originally entitled "Walpurgis," meaning "The Witches' Sabbath." These are the original lyrics and riffs, a far removal from the more well-known version of "War Pigs;" surprisingly, the lyrics are even darker, creepier, and more blasphemous. These two Sabbath tracks are the only two on the entire CD.

The rest are Ozzy's own favorite, hand-picked best from 1981's "Blizzard of Ozz" to 1995's "Ozzmosis." There are a couple of great live tracks, including Randy Rhoad's interp of "Paranoid." In addition, he has added previously unreleased track "Back on Earth," and that only covers Disc 1! On the second disc are several rare, excellent tracks only heard on places such as the soundtrack for "Beavis and Butthead Do America." The Ozzman has also Cometh up with a photo and a story or explanation for each song.

This is an excellent album for the collection of any rock/metal fan. You'll be able to listen to it over and over without tiring of it- you have my word as a fan and rock musician!