Ultimate Rhoads

Ozzy Osbourne kicked off 2020 with his critically acclaimed No. 1 rock album "Ordinary Man" — his first new solo album in ten years — and a planned return to the road. And then came the pandemic. Now, fans of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter can enjoy a variety of projects celebrating his legacy this fall. First up was the September 7 premiere of A&E Network's "Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne". He'll also wrap the year by releasing the 40th-anniversary expanded digital edition of his landmark debut album "Blizzard Of Ozz" and digital versions of two classic longform videos, "Live & Loud" and "Live At Budokan".

Initially released on September 20, 1980 in the U.K., "Blizzard Of Ozz" marked Ozzy's debut studio album, following his departure from BLACK SABBATH. The expanded digital 40th-anniversary edition is set for release September 18 on Sony/Legacy. The new package includes Ozzy hits "Crazy Train", which will hit certified five-times-platinum status to coincide with its September release date; the gold-certified (in four countries) "Mr. Crowley" (both of which feature Randy Rhoads on guitar); along with "Suicide Solution", plus live versions of seven tracks that are currently unavailable digitally. The record was ultimately certified five times platinum and was ranked No. 9 on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time" in the U.S.; platinum (or multi-platinum) in another 12 countries and gold in an additional 13 countries. "Blizzard Of Ozz" was the first of two studio albums recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads. The album's "Crazy Train" went on to become one of Osbourne's signature tracks; the song has also become one of the most played sports anthems frequently heard at NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL games. It peaked at No. 9 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart upon release — and in 2009, the song achieved a five-times-platinum certification. The live tracks — "I Don't Know", "Crazy Train", "Mr. Crowley", "Revelation (Mother Earth)", "Steal Away (The Night)" and "Suicide Solution" — were recorded on the "Blizzard Of Ozz" tour and were previously found only in the "Blizzard Of Ozz"/"Diary Of A Madman" 30th-anniversary deluxe box set. "You Said It All" (live) was originally found on the 1980 "Mr. Crowley" live EP, recorded in 1980 at the Gaumont Theater, Southampton, U.K. and was also not previously available digitally.

orion_damage wrote:At this point I just skim the details of Ozzy releases. If I don't see the word "footage", I just move along. Well, unless there's some bitchin new audio of Randy.

sytharnia wrote:Saw this on facebook and someone posted a link to Bob talking about suicide solution (at 22mins .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx6PyOwCYI8) .. he says Suicide solution wasn't written before Bon Scott died haha .. love it

Sadly I am sure Ozzy 100% believes everything he hays about that period because in his mind that is how things happened, to me the sad part is it totally undermines the important role he actually played in the creation of the songs. Vocal melodies are a KEY part of making a song so he was a huge part of them but delusion statements about lyrics he did not write destroy is role completely to fans (real fans ... not the TV fans)

Cryptic Night wrote:Anyone know if You Said It All was remastered or remixed at all or is it basically exactly what we got off of the Mr Crowley Live EP?

GUITARIDOL5682 wrote:So are these live cuts from the 1980 Blizzard tour from Southampton. I guess that is the source they have come from ?