whoopiecat wrote:I'm somewhat biased here, but the two albums he did with Blizzard, and his four following solo efforts all have one constant in them, and that's the lyrics, songwriting and bass playing of Bob Daisley.
On BOO, Diary, BATM & NRFTTW, he contributed all of his talents to, US was lyrics and music only, NMT was performance only.
The man has been an influence on my playing since 1980. When I discovered later on that he wrote all the lyrics as well as having a big part in the songwriting, it respected him more.
I feel even in bass guitar circles, he is underrated. Which is weird when you consider the guitarists he's played and recorded with:
Ritchie Blackmore
Randy Rhoads
Mick Box
Gary Moore
Jake E Lee
Tony Iommi
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jeff Watson
Warren DiMartini
Steve Vai (allegedly they worked together on the shelved XRay album)
Steve Morse
I'm sure I'm leaving a few out, but you get the picture.
His standouts will always be Blizzard and Diary, just for the interplay he and Rhoads shared, and he and Kerslake shared, and the way his lyrical basslines were an excellent link between the two.
But getting back on topic, I thought his work on BATM was great, US faltered due to the fragile relationship he and Oz had at that point. No disrespect to Soussan, but I feel it would have been a stronger album had he played on it, as well as been involved with the recording process. I remember the story of the first time Bob and Randy played together, they said to eachother, simotaneously: "I like the way you play.", I wonder how Jake felt playing with Bob.
US certainly did have some bland moments, but I thought BATM was great from beginning to end.
Yeah, "So Tired" too!
The two with Zakk were a return to form. It's funny, the sound that Ozzy's albums have become known for has been defined by Bob.
So many fans sing along to the lyrics, thinking they were written by Ozzy.
I relaize many other musicians and other talents have contributed to everything recorded by Ozzy since he started his career, but Daisley's work may measure the greatest.
It's also a pity that the Osbournes choose to ignore him, seeing how he helped lay the foundation of what is now akin to a large corporation.
W.
I hate to say it, but I doubt ANYONE really buys an Ozzy album for the lyrics. I think it's wrong that Bob got screwed out of money that was rightfully his, but calling the lyrics he wrote as great? Nuh uh, in my opinion.
"You'll never know why we rock!"
"I'm a rock n roll rebel!"
"You can't kill rock n roll!"
Poetry? Nope.
I don't know, but I just found all those 80s lyrics very...80s and idiotic. The Ozzy now and Ozzy from the 90s is a step up I think, in the lyrical department, although still not really amazing.
I for one have bought Ozzy albums because I like his melodies and his voice and the guitar playing. I didn't even really care for the drums till Randy Castillo came on board.