Best Album With Ozzy Osborne as Lead Singer?

YellowSnow · May 20

**Master of Reality is poll option #2

El_K · May 20

Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osborne

This was tough.
I opted for DOAMM over Paranoid. Black Sabbath to me was more riff oriented. Paranoid certainly has the riffs. DOAMM has some riffs and more vocals.

YellowSnow · May 20

Into the Void - Black Sabbath

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/1966243#Comment_1966243

I think it's a great poll to differentiate the musical tastes here. Tommy Iommi was not a technically proficient shredder in any sense of the label, so naturally stuff like Into to the Void which is the thickest and sludgiest riff in the history of rock is gonna appeal to the @YellowSnow crowd. @BleachedAnusDawg type peeps are gonna gravitate to the playing of Randy Rhoads.

BleachedAnusDawg · May 20

Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osborne

Sabbath is essential to the start of metal, but Ozzy, as a frontman, is better on his solo stuff.

huskyhooligan · May 20

F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....

I have a soft spot of Ozzmosis. Zakk Wylde guitar at some of its best. The chorus lyrics are hella goofy but Perry Mason turned up is a banger. Very tough list. My top 4: Ozzmosis, Blizzard of Oz, Paranoid, and No More Tears. Some good shit all around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QapkGK-6G90

El_K · May 20

Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osborne

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/1966277#Comment_1966277

I kind of stopped listening to Ozzy after No Rest For the Wicked. After that, my gaze moved over to grunge and other things

As for Black Sabbath, I do love all the Ozzy stuff as it is the riff and sludge you mentioned. I do like a few of the Dio fronted songs but can only name like five. Alter that, the Gillen/Tony Martin stuff I never listened to ever.