Ozzy Osbourne
No More Tears

THE REVIEW

After being kicked out of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne disappeared from the scene for three years, indulging in alcohol and various drugs, only to reappear in 1980 with guitarist Randy Rhoads, with a stunning album: "Blizzard of Ozz". After Randy's tragic death in a plane crash, Ozzy could no longer create albums of the same caliber. But hope returned with the entry of a young and promising guitarist: Zakk Wylde. The first experiment with the new member is interesting: the album "No Rest For The Wicked" generates some interest but is not enough to restore the singer to his former fame. It is with the next album that the Madman finds his masterpiece: "No More Tears".

The album was released in 1991 by Epic Records. A peculiarity of the album is that it does not contain a single negligible track. However, we can say that the most successful ones are "No More Tears", the mysterious and lengthy title track, "Mama I’m Coming Home", the ballad of the album dedicated to Ozzy’s wife, "I Don’t Wanna Change The World", winner of a Grammy for "Best Metal Performance", and "Hellraiser", a dark track in which Motorhead’s style is particularly present (in fact, the song was also included in an album by the English group, but sung by Lemmy and in full style). But my advice is not to limit yourself to just these few songs but to listen to the whole album, because even tracks like "S.I.N.", "Time After Time" and "Mr. Tinkertrain" undoubtedly deserve their share.

The credit goes not only to Ozzy, but to two other figures: a Zakk Wylde at the peak of his levels who delivers one stunning solo after another (the solo in "No More Tears" was included in the ranking of the top 100 rock solos of all time), and Lemmy from Motorhead as support to Ozzy and Zakk in songwriting.

Once these names are mentioned, there is nothing left but to listen to the album, listening to every single track contained in it.

OVERALL RATING: 9.