Ordinary Man

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Band Name Ozzy Osbourne
Album Name Ordinary Man
Type Album
Data de aparición 21 Febrero 2020
Labels Epic Records
Estilo MusicalHeavy Metal
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Tracklist

1.
 Straight to Hell
 03:45
2.
 All My Life
 04:18
3.
 Goodbye
 05:34
4.
 Ordinary Man
 05:01
5.
 Under the Graveyard
 04:57
6.
 Eat Me
 04:19
7.
 Today Is the End
 04:06
8.
 Scary Little Green Men
 04:21
9.
 Holy for Tonight
 04:52
10.
 It's a Raid
 04:20
11.
 Take What You Want
 03:49

Total playing time: 49:22

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06 Abril 2020

An Ordinary Album

Ten years (yes, that's right, 10 years) after Scream, and seven years after the titanic final Black Sabbath album 13, Ozzy Osbourne surprised the world with a brand new album entitled Ordinary Man. As a huge fan of Ozzy, I went ahead and purchased the album in question and threw it in my computer as soon as I had torn it from the shrink-wrap.

Unfortunately, this belongs in the same category as No Rest for the Wicked and Ozzmosis. Eschewing the squealing shredwork of Zakk Wylde, or even the speedy Euro-shredding of Gus G, Ozzy has for himself...a relative nobody in the rock world on guitar: Andrew Watt, who has played backing guitar for pop stars like Justin Bieber, Cardi B, Selena Gomez, and recently made a name for himself as Post Malone's producer. As such, his guitar tone is all off: audio-files may call it clipping, but there's something harsh about his guitar tone that says more "hissy techno fuzz" rather than "buzzsaws in Heavenshore". Despite who it may offend, I'm going to say it: like Jake E. Lee, Andrew Watt isn't bringing any memorable riffs to the party. Hell, his solos are so generic that I couldn't even tell that Slash made an appearance on the title track. With him are Duff McKagan, an average bassist from an average hair band, and Will Ferrell lookalike Chad Smith, an average drummer from an average pop rock band.

The result, unfortunately, is that Ordinary Man is quite thoroughly an ordinary album. "Heavy" songs feature too much start-and-stop with the instruments, jerking you around willy nilly and not giving the listener any time to get to know the instrumentalists. I'd say that's Watt's fault more than Ozzy's, considering that he's a pop music producer. Most of the album feels, like Ozzmosis, to be made almost exclusively of ballads.

That's not to say it's a total loss. "Scary Little Green Men" is so full of 80s cheese I'm surprised Jake E. Lee isn't suing for writing credits. Hit songs "Straight to Hell" and "Under the Graveyard" at least feel like the Ozzy we know and (mostly) love. And speaking of Austin Post, he actually gets to shine in a guest spot on the punk rock-infused closer "It's a Raid", despite the fuzzy tone of Watt's guitar towards the end.

Unfortunately, with many in the music world leaving us in the past five years, this could very well be the last offering from the Prince of Darkness. If so, it's going out with a whimper of "fuck you all", a quotation of the badassery of the 80s. If, darkness willing, we get Ozzy for a few years more and he makes another album, let's hope it kicks Ordinary Man in the balls.

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PhuckingPhiphi - 14 Junio 2020:

I’ve read a bunch of negative reviews about the Madman’s last effort, so I’m not that surprised that this one is no exception… even if, personally, I think “No rest for the Wicked” is a very strong album (“Ozzmosis” being pretty weak, I agree with you), and calling Guns’n’Roses "an average hair band" sounds a bit exaggerated IMHO (but that’s another story). And you shouldn’t be so harsh with Jack E. Lee: don’t forget he co-composed most of “Bark at the Moon”, despite being robbed of his credits by Ozzy and Sharon.

Well… It seems “No More Tears” will definitively remain Oszzy’s last great album. I’m really not sure I will give this one a spin, let alone my money.

Thanx for the review! :)

J’ai lu des tas de critiques négatives sur le dernier album du Madman, je ne suis donc pas surpris que celle-ci ne fasse pas exception… même si je considère pour ma part que “No Rest for the Wicked” est un excellent album (et “Ozzmosis” assez naze, on est d’accord), et que Guns’n’Roses était tout sauf “un groupe de Hair Metal moyen” (mais là, c’est un autre débat). Le jugement me paraît un peu dur également pour Jack E. Lee, qui a quand même co-composé tout “Bark at the Moon” avant de se faire spolier de ses crédits par Ozzy et Sharon.

Bref… J’ai bien l’impression que “No More Tears” restera éternellement le dernier grand album d’Ozzy ; je ne suis pas sûr de faire l’effort d’écouter celui-ci, et encore moins de l’acheter.

Merci pour la kro ! :)

RubyVixen - 18 Septiembre 2020:

Love the review of Ozzy's latest--I have the album myself and I thought it was okay, was not his best work in my opinion...

 
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