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Metallus Maximus � Maximus Archivus � Classic Album Of The Day Archive (Moderator: Hellboy)
Classic album of the Day 9/11/08: Ozzy Osbourne-Diary of a Madman

[Auciello]

Diary of a Madman is the record that made me a metal fan.

It sounded so heavy in its day.

Still love it.

[Venom]

Diary of a Madman is the record that made me a metal fan.

It sounded so heavy in its day.

Still love it.

It is heavier than Blizzard of OZZ, I will give you that!!!

[The True Fortress]

A CLASSIC heavy metal album, and ... it doesn't have 'Crazy Train' on it. I mean, seriously. This is one song I never need to hear again. I could bitch about it being horrifically overplayed, but I won't.

I guess Diary of a Madman edges out Blizzard of Ozz on my Ozzy list. My favourite, though, is Bark at the Moon, hands down.

Here's another flamethrower: I prefer Jake to Randy, no disrespect intended.

[Auciello]

Here's another flamethrower: I prefer Jake to Randy, no disrespect intended.

Opinions are allowed.

Jake was great.  Horribly misused, but great.  I love Bark at the Moon -- and that tour was the first one I ever plunked down my high-school part-time job cash for.  Um... or maybe my mom gave me the money.  Can't remember.

Uh.  Hey, I was young!   

Anyway.

I prefer Rhoads, but Jake was magnificent.

[Hellboy]

Great classic pick! 

This along with Mob Rules; really played it's role in turning me into a serious metalhead in my formative years.
Too bad Ozzy had to ruin his legacy by re-recording the bass and drum tracks for the latest remaster (as he did for Blizzard of Ozz) 
Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake are the unsung heroes of the first two Ozzy releases and although they play on Diary Of A Madman; the band shot inside the album sleeve had Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge in the band lineup instead of them.

Poor guys they truly got

[Firefarter]

awesome album.probably my 2nd or 3rd favorite.(Bark at the moon is 1st and No rest more often than not is 2nd).
you cant deny how awesome Over the mountain,SATO,and the title track are.

[Venom]

Here's another flamethrower: I prefer Jake to Randy, no disrespect intended.

While Jake E. Lee is a wonderful guitar player and you are entitled to your opinion, he was NEVER the talent of Randy

[mollock]

that almbum is in my 10 favorite of all time nuff said

[mak28]

Not a big fan of Ozzy on his own but this album is good.  Over The Mountain is great but the rest of it doesn't quite match up.  S.A.T.O., Believer and Little Dolls are all cool though. 

In any case, I prefer Blizzard of Ozz to all else with the exception of The Ultimate Sin, which I never owned.  No More Tears is actually my second favorite among the rest.  Maybe it's because I bought it first but I think it's a really solid album anyway.

[ALF]

I think this one is ok but among the Ozzy releases my favourite is Bark at The Moon