He didn't have to, as long as he could sing like he did back then. Last album he sang great on was No more tears. About 4 songs on the whole thing worth it, but still when he gets it right, he makes the hair on your neck stand up. WHEN he does. Sorry to say, you can never get that in concert.
jimmyjames wrote:
They are awesome, I'm just saying that he didn't write much of them, if any.
spapad wrote:
Blizzard and Diary were two fantastic albums. That cemented Ozzy's presence in Metal more than Black Sabbath, in my mind.
jimmyjames wrote:
All the songs were written by Butler and Iommi. As leader of the band Iommi credited the whole band on every song. Don't ask me why but that's what they did. From what I gather all the songs on Ozzys first two solo albums were written by Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley. Ozzy doesn't contribute much in the writing stakes other than an idea or melody here and there but gets credit, I guess, because he makes the songs so good with his voice, presence and showmanship.
onetreehill wrote:
Is that right, Jimmy? I thought that writing the lyrics was why Osbourne got his name on the song credits. If I'm wrong, I'm happy to stand corrected. Still think Ozzy's voice suited what they were doing in those early years perfectly.
