CD

Down To Earth

Ozzy Osbourne

User Review :4.0

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Catalogue Number
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EICP791
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1
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CD
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Limited (First Edition), Paper Sleeve

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Ozzy Osbourne's eighth solo studio album, Down to Earth, shows the madman of rock relying on a supergroup of metal musicians to bring his sound together. Longtime Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde is back, this time with Suicidal Tendencies bassist Robert Trujillo and Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin supplying the rhythm. Despite the ever-changing world of heavy metal, Ozzy has a strangely timeless sound that he does not stray from on this record. Thick, heavy songs like Gets Me Through could really be on any Ozzy record after 1989 and fit in, but it is this bizarre reliability that keeps the album as listenable as it is. There are a few off moments, most specifically when it comes to the occasional murky production that muffles Wylde's fiery guitar and Bordin's drums. Producer Tim Palmer gives it more of a grunge sheen than a heavy metal sound, which does work on some tracks but takes a little of the punch out of songs like Junkie. Still, this has all the main ingredients of good Ozzy: a big fat Black Sabbath number (Gets Me Through), some wonderfully cheesy ballads (Running Out of Time), some tracks that can offend teenagers' parents (Facing Hell), and the song about how darn crazy he is (Alive). Sure, it may be predictable, but no one looks to Ozzy to pioneer new sounds. Anyone who liked Ozzy's output from the '90s will probably embrace this album with open arms, and anyone who does not like him will probably know to avoid this. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide

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時代をあらわした名盤です。様式美とやらに...

投稿日:2010/11/14 (日)

時代をあらわした名盤です。様式美とやらに 興味はないので 昔のアルバムが好きな人は 昔のアルバムを聴いてください。 

freemason さん | 広島県 | 不明

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これはOzzyの作品というよりも「Ozzyスタジオ...

投稿日:2009/04/16 (木)

これはOzzyの作品というよりも「Ozzyスタジオ」で作られた作品という感じ。 Ozzy本人か他人の意向かは知らないが、Ozzyのキャラクターはこんなもの、という無難な曲を並べ、声域に合わせてキーを下げたチューニングに終始した、聴き所のない凡作。 Ozzyの存在感が希薄で、迫力にも新鮮味にも乏しい。ギターもやっつけ仕事っぽい。

Top of the building さん |   | 不明

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昔の作品を聴いたことないんですが、普通に...

投稿日:2008/05/23 (金)

昔の作品を聴いたことないんですが、普通にいいと思いますよ

Stevie Wary さん | 福岡 | 不明

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