It only took a moment to move from Black Sabbath into Ozzy Osbourne. His distinctive voice and persona made it an easy transition. The syrup that was Iommi was replaced by Randy Rhoades which gave it a more modern metal sound.
I wonder if Black Sabbath regretted the departure. It certainly seemed that Ozzy’s star continued to rise while Black Sabbath appeared to struggle. They did some good work with Ronnie James Dio but it never seemed to be as successful as their work with Ozzy or Ozzy’s work without them.
It seems kind funny who commonplace Crazy Train is these days. Every NFL kick off uses it. Back in The Metal Years, it was fresh and fairly new and we used to crank it up.
I used to always omit Goodbye To Romance back in The Metal Years. It was soft and slow and didn’t fit in with the rest of the album. A curious thing happened in the decades after The Metal Years. Because I played that song so infrequently, or maybe just changes in my tastes, Goodbye To Romance has become not only my faovorite song from Blizzard Of Ozz but my favorite Ozzy Osbourne song of all time. Now it conjures a warm and reminiscent feeling that just makes me smile.
Revelation (Mother Earth) was another one that I’ve always liked.
I Don’t Know
Crazy Train
Goodbye To Romance
Mr. Crowley
Revelation (Mother Earth)