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Ozzy Osbourne's eighth solo studio album, Down to Earth, shows the madman of rock relying on a supergroup of metal musicians to bring his sound together. Longtime Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde is back, this time with Suicidal Tendencies bassist Robert Trujillo and Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin supplying the rhythm. Despite the ever-changing world of heavy metal, Ozzy has a strangely timeless sound that he does not stray from on this record. Thick, heavy songs like "Gets Me Through" could really be on any Ozzy record after 1989 and fit in, but it is this bizarre reliability that keeps the album as listenable as it is. There are a few off moments, most specifically when it comes to the occasional murky production that muffles Wylde's fiery guitar and Bordin's drums. Producer Tim Palmer gives it more of a grunge sheen than a heavy metal sound, which does work on some tracks but takes a little of the punch out of songs like "Junkie." Still, this has all the main ingredients of good Ozzy: a big fat Black Sabbath number ("Gets Me Through"), some wonderfully cheesy ballads ("Running Out of Time"), some tracks that can offend teenagers' parents ("Facing Hell"), and the song about how darn crazy he is ("Alive"). Sure it may be predictable, but no one looks to Ozzy to pioneer new sounds. Anyone who liked Ozzy's output from the '90s will probably embrace this album with open arms, and anyone who does not like him will probably know to avoid this.
© Bradley Torreano /TiVo
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Robert Trujillo, Acoustic Bass - Jamie Sickora, Engineer - Tim Palmer, Composer - Tim Palmer, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Guitar - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Alex Uychocde, 2nd Engineer - John Porter, Engineer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Mike Bordin, Drums - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Michael Railo, Arranger - Mark Dearnly, Engineer - Mark Dearnly, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
Robert Trujillo, Bass - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Composer - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Geoff Nichols, Composer - Geoff Nichols, Lyricist - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Michael Railo, Arranger - Scott Humphrey, Composer - Scott Humphrey, Lyricist - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Mark Dearnley, Mixing Engineer - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Mike Bordin, Drums
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Robert Trujillo, Acoustic Bass - Jamie Sickora, Engineer - M. Jones, Composer - M. Jones, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Guitar - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Alex Uychocde, 2nd Engineer - John Porter, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Composer - Marti Frederiksen, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Mike Bordin, Drums - Michael Railo, Arranger - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Mark Dearnly, Engineer - Mark Dearnly, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
Robert Trujillo, Acoustic Bass - Jamie Sickora, Engineer - Tim Palmer, Composer - Tim Palmer, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Guitar - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Alex Uychocde, 2nd Engineer - John Porter, Engineer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Mike Bordin, Drums - Michael Railo, Arranger - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Mark Dearnly, Engineer - Mark Dearnly, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
Robert Trujillo, Composer - Robert Trujillo, Lyricist - Robert Trujillo, Bass - Jamie Sickora, 2nd Engineer - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Alex Uychocde, Mixing Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Composer - Marti Frederiksen, Lyricist - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Michael Railo, Arranger - Joe Holmes, Composer - Joe Holmes, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Mark Dearnley, Engineer - Mark Dearnley, Mixing Engineer - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Mike Bordin, Drums
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Robert Trujillo, Bass - Jamie Sickora, 2nd Engineer - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Composer - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Alex Uychocde, Mixing Engineer - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Michael Railo, Arranger - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Mark Dearnley, Engineer - Mark Dearnley, Mixing Engineer - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Mike Bordin, Drums
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Robert Trujillo, Composer - Robert Trujillo, Lyricist - Robert Trujillo, Bass - Jamie Sickora, 2nd Engineer - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Alex Uychocde, Mixing Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Composer - Marti Frederiksen, Lyricist - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Michael Railo, Arranger - Joe Holmes, Composer - Joe Holmes, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Mark Dearnley, Engineer - Mark Dearnley, Mixing Engineer - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Mike Bordin, Drums
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Robert Trujillo, Bass - Jamie Sickora, 2nd Engineer - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Alex Uychocde, Mixing Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Composer - Marti Frederiksen, Lyricist - Mick Jones, Composer - Mick Jones, Lyricist - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Michael Railo, Arranger - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Mark Dearnley, Engineer - Mark Dearnley, Mixing Engineer - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Mike Bordin, Drums
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Robert Trujillo, Bass - Jamie Sickora, 2nd Engineer - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Composer - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Lyricist - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Alex Uychocde, Mixing Engineer - Geoff Nichols, Composer - Geoff Nichols, Lyricist - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Michael Railo, Arranger - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Andy Sturmer, Composer - Andy Sturmer, Lyricist - Mark Dearnley, Engineer - Mark Dearnley, Mixing Engineer - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Mike Bordin, Drums
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Robert Trujillo, Bass - Jamie Sickora, 2nd Engineer - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Alex Uychocde, Mixing Engineer - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Michael Railo, Arranger - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Mark Dearnley, Engineer - Mark Dearnley, Mixing Engineer - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Mike Bordin, Drums - Danny Saber, Composer - Danny Saber, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Robert Trujillo, Composer - Robert Trujillo, Lyricist - Robert Trujillo, Bass - Jamie Sickora, 2nd Engineer - Tim Palmer, Producer - Tim Palmer, Background Vocal - Tim Palmer, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Tim Palmer, Keyboards - Alex Uychocde, Mixing Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Composer - Marti Frederiksen, Lyricist - Michael Railo, Background Vocal - Michael Railo, Keyboards - Michael Railo, Arranger - Joe Holmes, Composer - Joe Holmes, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Zakk Wylde, Guitar - Stewart Whitmore, Edited By - Mark Dearnley, Engineer - Mark Dearnley, Mixing Engineer - Ozzy Osbourne, Vocal - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Ozzy Osbourne, Performer - Mike Bordin, Drums
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Ozzy Osbourne's eighth solo studio album, Down to Earth, shows the madman of rock relying on a supergroup of metal musicians to bring his sound together. Longtime Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde is back, this time with Suicidal Tendencies bassist Robert Trujillo and Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin supplying the rhythm. Despite the ever-changing world of heavy metal, Ozzy has a strangely timeless sound that he does not stray from on this record. Thick, heavy songs like "Gets Me Through" could really be on any Ozzy record after 1989 and fit in, but it is this bizarre reliability that keeps the album as listenable as it is. There are a few off moments, most specifically when it comes to the occasional murky production that muffles Wylde's fiery guitar and Bordin's drums. Producer Tim Palmer gives it more of a grunge sheen than a heavy metal sound, which does work on some tracks but takes a little of the punch out of songs like "Junkie." Still, this has all the main ingredients of good Ozzy: a big fat Black Sabbath number ("Gets Me Through"), some wonderfully cheesy ballads ("Running Out of Time"), some tracks that can offend teenagers' parents ("Facing Hell"), and the song about how darn crazy he is ("Alive"). Sure it may be predictable, but no one looks to Ozzy to pioneer new sounds. Anyone who liked Ozzy's output from the '90s will probably embrace this album with open arms, and anyone who does not like him will probably know to avoid this.
© Bradley Torreano /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:36
- Main artists: Ozzy Osbourne
- Composer: Ozzy Osbourne
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Metal
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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