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Im Sog seiner jüngsten Erfolge als Soap-Star erlebt auch Ozzy Osbournes eigentlicher Brötchenerwerb eine Renaissance. Nach dem Konzertmitschnitt "Live At Budokan" und dem Seriensoundtrack "The Osbournes Family Album" wirft das Label des Dunkel-Fürsten binnen Jahresfrist auch noch die unumgängliche Doppel-Best Of hinterher. Fast alle Hits und Klassiker seiner Solo-Karriere sind enthalten. Die Betonung liegt hier auf dem Wort "fast", doch dazu später mehr.
Für langjährige Ozzy-Fans, die alle Werke des Meisters besitzen, nur minder relevant bietet die Zusammenstellung für die neue MTV-"Dreamer"-Gemeinde jedoch eine musikalische Geschichtsstunde. Besonders auf Disc eins, die sich den ersten Soloschritten O.O.s widmet, schwingen der viel zu früh verstorbenen Gitarrengott Randy Rhoades und sein nicht minder superber Nachfolger Zakk Wylde die pure Metal-Keule. Anspieltipps: alles.
Hervorzuheben wären höchstens die vier Stücke des zu Unrecht unbeachteten "No Rest For The Wicked"-Albums, auf dem der angesprochene Zakk Wylde zum ersten Mal die Gitarre aufheulen ließ und dem Sound seinen Stempel aufdrückte. Außerdem: wer erinnert sich nicht gerne an das Video zu "Miracle Man", als Ozzy drogenmäßig ausgeschwemmt eine Kirche sprichwörtlich in einen Saustall verwandelt. Sein Motto damals: Schweine in die Kirche, Tauben in den Mund.
Die zweite Hälfte zeigt den Prince Of Darkness von seiner rockigeren Seite. Mit ruhigen Songs wie "Mama, I'm Coming Home", dem Lieblingstrack seiner Managerfrau Sharon, dem sphärischen "No More Tears" oder der Ballade "Time After Time" rettet sich Ozzy mit Unterstützung von Motörhead-Frontmann Lemmy erfolgreich in die Neunziger. Die er zum neuen Jahrtausend mit "I Just Want You" und natürlich "Dreamer" ähnlich melancholisch wieder verlässt.
Leider fehlt das 86er Werk "The Ultimate Sin" auf beiden Teilen, was den Plattentitel "The Essential" ad absurdum führt. Zwar gilt "die ultimative Sünde" als Ozzys Mainstream-Album, doch "Shot In The Dark" oder der Titeltrack gehören auf jede halbwegs essentielle Ozzy Osbourne-Best Of. Schade, dass eine "fast" perfekte Greatest Hits-Scheibe durch das Unvermögen von Sony-Strategen an Bedeutung einbüsst.
Trotzdem unterstreicht "The Essential" die Klasse und Einzigartigkeit des Prince Of Darkness. Bleibt nur zu hoffen, das sich "Mr. Miracle-Madman" auf der Bühne noch lange nicht "So Tired" fühlt. Und wenn wirklich mal das Ende naht, könnte jene schicksalhafte Zeile Ozzys (Künstler-) Grabstein zieren, die er bereits 1980 in der melancholischen Ballade "Goodbye To Romance" äußerte: "I've Been The King, I've Been The Clown."
© Laut
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Ozzy Osbourne, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Vocal - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Rhoads, Producer, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Producer, Bass Guitar - R. Rhoads, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Kerslake, Producer, Drums, Percussion - R. Daisley, Composer, Lyricist - Don Airey, Keyboards
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Rhoads, Producer, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Producer, Bass Guitar - R. Rhoads, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Kerslake, Producer, Drums, Percussion - R. Daisley, Composer, Lyricist - Don Airey, Keyboards
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Rhoads, Guitar - B. Daisley, Composer, Lyricist - R. Rhoads, Composer, Lyricist - Max Norman, Producer, Engineer - Tommy Aldridge, Drums - Rudy Sarzo, Bass - Lindsey Bridgewater, Keyboards
(P) 1987 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Rhoads, Producer, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Producer, Bass Guitar - B. Daisley, Composer, Lyricist - R. Rhoads, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Kerslake, Producer, Drums, Percussion - Don Airey, Keyboards
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Rhoads, Producer, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Producer, Bass Guitar - B. Daisley, Composer, Lyricist - R. Rhoads, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Kerslake, Producer, Drums, Percussion - Don Airey, Keyboards
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Rhoads, Producer, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Bass Guitar - R. Rhoads, Composer, Lyricist - L. Kerslake, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Kerslake, Producer, Drums - R. Daisley, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Daisley, Producer - Max Norman, Producer, Engineer
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Rhoads, Producer, Guitar - R. Rhoads, Composer, Lyricist - L. Kerslake, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Kerslake, Producer, Drums - R. Daisley, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Daisley, Producer, Bass Guitar - Max Norman, Producer, Engineer
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Rhoads, Producer, Guitar - R. Rhoads, Composer, Lyricist - L. Kerslake, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Kerslake, Producer, Drums - R. Daisley, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Daisley, Producer, Bass Guitar - Max Norman, Producer, Engineer - Louis Clark, Performance Arranger
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - J. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - T. Butler, Composer, Lyricist - W. Ward, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Rhoads, Guitar - A. Iommi, Composer, Lyricist - Max Norman, Producer, Engineer - Tommy Aldridge, Drums - Rudy Sarzo, Bass Guitar, Bass - Lindsey Bridgewater, Keyboards
(P) 1987 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Bob Daisley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocal - Jake E. Lee, Guitar, Background Vocal - Tony Bongiovi, Mixing Engineer - Max Norman, Producer, Engineer - Tommy Aldridge, Drums - Louis Clark, Performance Arranger - Don Airey, Keyboards
(P) 1983 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Bob Daisley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocal - Jake E. Lee, Guitar, Background Vocal - Tony Bongiovi, Mixing Engineer - Max Norman, Producer, Engineer - Tommy Aldridge, Drums - Louis Clark, Performance Arranger - Don Airey, Keyboards
(P) 1983 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Bob Daisley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocal - Jake E. Lee, Guitar, Background Vocal - Tony Bongiovi, Mixing Engineer - Max Norman, Producer, Engineer - Tommy Aldridge, Drums - Louis Clark, Performance Arranger - Don Airey, Keyboards
(P) 1983 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Composer, Lyricist, Bass Guitar - Randy Castillo, Composer, Lyricist, Drums - John Sinclair, Keyboards - Keith Olsen, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Gerry Napier, Engineer - Gordon Fondyce, Engineer
(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Composer, Lyricist, Bass Guitar - Randy Castillo, Drums - John Sinclair, Keyboards - Keith Olsen, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Gordon Fondyce, Engineer
(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Composer, Lyricist, Bass Guitar - Randy Castillo, Composer, Lyricist, Drums - John Sinclair, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Keith Olsen, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Gerry Napier, Engineer - Gordon Fondyce, Engineer
(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - Z. Wylde, Composer, Lyricist - Bob Daisley, Bass Guitar - Randy Castillo, Drums - R. Castillo, Composer, Lyricist - J. SINCLAIR, Composer, Lyricist - B. Daisley, Composer, Lyricist - John Sinclair, Keyboards - Keith Olsen, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Gerry Napier, Engineer - Gordon Fondyce, Engineer
(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - John Purdell, Producer, Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Bass Guitar - Randy Castillo, Drums - John Sinclair, Keyboards - Michael Wagener, Mixing Engineer - Duane Baron, Producer, Engineer - MIKE BOSLEY, Assistant Engineer - Lemmy Kilmister, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - John Purdell, Producer, Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Bass Guitar - Randy Castillo, Drums - John Sinclair, Keyboards - Mike Inez, Bass Guitar - Michael Wagener, Mixing Engineer - Duane Baron, Producer, Engineer - MIKE BOSLEY, Assistant Engineer - Lemmy Kilmister, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - John Purdell, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Bass Guitar - Randy Castillo, Composer, Lyricist, Drums - John Sinclair, Keyboards - Mike Inez, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Wagener, Mixing Engineer - Duane Baron, Producer, Engineer - MIKE BOSLEY, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - John Purdell, Producer, Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Bass Guitar - Randy Castillo, Drums - John Sinclair, Keyboards - Mike Inez, Bass Guitar - Michael Wagener, Mixing Engineer - Duane Baron, Producer, Engineer - MIKE BOSLEY, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - John Purdell, Producer, Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Bob Daisley, Bass Guitar - Randy Castillo, Composer, Lyricist, Drums - John Sinclair, Keyboards - Mike Inez, Bass Guitar - Michael Wagener, Mixing Engineer - Duane Baron, Producer, Engineer - MIKE BOSLEY, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Randy Castillo, Drums - Mike Inez, Bass Guitar - Kevin Jones, Keyboards - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Michael Wagener, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Lemmy Kilmister, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - John Purdell, Composer, Lyricist - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Terrance Butler, Bass Guitar - Rick Wakeman, Keyboards - Michael Beinhorn, Producer, Keyboards - Deen Castronovo, Drums
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Terrance Butler, Bass Guitar - Jim Vallance, Composer, Lyricist - Rick Wakeman, Keyboards - Michael Beinhorn, Producer, Keyboards - Deen Castronovo, Drums
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Terrance Butler, Composer, Lyricist, Bass Guitar - Rick Wakeman, Keyboards - Michael Beinhorn, Producer, Keyboards - Deen Castronovo, Drums
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - O. Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist - J. Purdell, Composer, Lyricist - Z. Wylde, Composer, Lyricist - D. Baron, Composer, Lyricist - David Bianco, Mixing Engineer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer - GEEZER BUTLER, Bass - Rick Wakeman, Keyboards - Brian Sperber, Assistant Engineer - Paul Northfield, Engineer - Chris Laidlaw, Assistant Engineer - Joe Pirrera, Assistant Engineer - Michael Beinhorn, Producer, Keyboards - Brian Coleman, Coordinator - Matt Curry, Assistant Engineer - Deen Castronovo, Drums - Kathy Sherry, Coordinator - Scott Vandivier, Coordinator - Michael Guarracino, Coordinator - John Bleich, Assistant Engineer - Rodolphe Sanguineti, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Tim Palmer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Background Vocal - Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - JOHN PORTER, Engineer - Mike Bordin, Drums - Stewart Whitmore, Editor - Jamie Sickora, Engineer - Alex Uychocde, Assistant Engineer - Michael Railo, Arranger, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Mark Dearnly, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Marti Frederiksen, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Background Vocal - Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar - Michael Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - JOHN PORTER, Engineer - Mike Bordin, Drums - Stewart Whitmore, Editor - Jamie Sickora, Engineer - Alex Uychocde, Assistant Engineer - Michael Railo, Arranger, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Mark Dearnly, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Tim Palmer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Background Vocal - Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - JOHN PORTER, Engineer - Mike Bordin, Drums - Stewart Whitmore, Editor - Jamie Sickora, Engineer - Alex Uychocde, Assistant Engineer - Michael Railo, Arranger, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Mark Dearnly, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Im Sog seiner jüngsten Erfolge als Soap-Star erlebt auch Ozzy Osbournes eigentlicher Brötchenerwerb eine Renaissance. Nach dem Konzertmitschnitt "Live At Budokan" und dem Seriensoundtrack "The Osbournes Family Album" wirft das Label des Dunkel-Fürsten binnen Jahresfrist auch noch die unumgängliche Doppel-Best Of hinterher. Fast alle Hits und Klassiker seiner Solo-Karriere sind enthalten. Die Betonung liegt hier auf dem Wort "fast", doch dazu später mehr.
Für langjährige Ozzy-Fans, die alle Werke des Meisters besitzen, nur minder relevant bietet die Zusammenstellung für die neue MTV-"Dreamer"-Gemeinde jedoch eine musikalische Geschichtsstunde. Besonders auf Disc eins, die sich den ersten Soloschritten O.O.s widmet, schwingen der viel zu früh verstorbenen Gitarrengott Randy Rhoades und sein nicht minder superber Nachfolger Zakk Wylde die pure Metal-Keule. Anspieltipps: alles.
Hervorzuheben wären höchstens die vier Stücke des zu Unrecht unbeachteten "No Rest For The Wicked"-Albums, auf dem der angesprochene Zakk Wylde zum ersten Mal die Gitarre aufheulen ließ und dem Sound seinen Stempel aufdrückte. Außerdem: wer erinnert sich nicht gerne an das Video zu "Miracle Man", als Ozzy drogenmäßig ausgeschwemmt eine Kirche sprichwörtlich in einen Saustall verwandelt. Sein Motto damals: Schweine in die Kirche, Tauben in den Mund.
Die zweite Hälfte zeigt den Prince Of Darkness von seiner rockigeren Seite. Mit ruhigen Songs wie "Mama, I'm Coming Home", dem Lieblingstrack seiner Managerfrau Sharon, dem sphärischen "No More Tears" oder der Ballade "Time After Time" rettet sich Ozzy mit Unterstützung von Motörhead-Frontmann Lemmy erfolgreich in die Neunziger. Die er zum neuen Jahrtausend mit "I Just Want You" und natürlich "Dreamer" ähnlich melancholisch wieder verlässt.
Leider fehlt das 86er Werk "The Ultimate Sin" auf beiden Teilen, was den Plattentitel "The Essential" ad absurdum führt. Zwar gilt "die ultimative Sünde" als Ozzys Mainstream-Album, doch "Shot In The Dark" oder der Titeltrack gehören auf jede halbwegs essentielle Ozzy Osbourne-Best Of. Schade, dass eine "fast" perfekte Greatest Hits-Scheibe durch das Unvermögen von Sony-Strategen an Bedeutung einbüsst.
Trotzdem unterstreicht "The Essential" die Klasse und Einzigartigkeit des Prince Of Darkness. Bleibt nur zu hoffen, das sich "Mr. Miracle-Madman" auf der Bühne noch lange nicht "So Tired" fühlt. Und wenn wirklich mal das Ende naht, könnte jene schicksalhafte Zeile Ozzys (Künstler-) Grabstein zieren, die er bereits 1980 in der melancholischen Ballade "Goodbye To Romance" äußerte: "I've Been The King, I've Been The Clown."
© Laut
Informationen zu dem Album
- 2 Disc(s) - 29 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 02:27:42
- Künstler: Ozzy Osbourne
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Metal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
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