Search - Ozzy Osbourne :: No Rest for Wicked/Ultimate Sin

Another great "hair metal" album from Ozzy

Stargazer | New York | 10/25/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After 1986's hair metal album The Ultimate Sin album Guitarist Jake E. Lee quit and Bassist Phil Soussan quit the band and were replaced by Zakk Wylde and Bob Daisley...how was the album?



1.Miracle Man- 10/10 A great catchy fast opener with an awesome riff and a blazing solo. Some interesting lyrics about Jimmy Swaggert. A good rocker overall.



2.Devil's Daughter (Holy War)- 10/10 4 great riffs in this song! Some creepy lyrics and vocals at the start of the song. The only problem with this song is the hair metal chorus which doesn't quite fit but the great solo by Zakk Wylde makes up for that. Zakk's tapping in this song is just excellent.



3.Crazy Babies- 8/10 A great trademark Zakk Wylde riff with some great pinch harmonics. The lyrics here are really what brings this song down. A good party type song from Ozzy here as Ozzy continues the hair metal sound. Another excellent solo from Zakk Wylde too!



4.Breakin' All the Rules- 10/10 HANDS DOWN THE BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM! It has everything a MONSTER riff, Excellent Vocals, Another Monster Riff, Excellent Drummer, A great guitar fill in, Awesome Lyrics, A catchy chorus, And An AMAZING Solo From Zakk who shreds away and bends the guitar around like no one else. This is no doubt the heaviest "hair metal" riff ever! The ending part of the song is great too with a demonic sounding voice coming it.



5.Bloodbath in Paradise- Creepy intro with the backwards words! And 2 more MONSTER riffs from Zakk. Brilliant lyrics about the Mansen family murders! Ozzy's vocals are great once again too. Ozzy stays away from the hair metal thing completley with this fast track. Another great blazing solo from Zakk who shreds away like no one else once again.



6.Fire in the Sky- 10/10 A great melodic riff for this softer melodic track from Ozzy. A great riff during the bridge which leads into another brilliant solo from Zakk Wylde!



7.Tattooed Dancer- 9/10 Another monster riff from Zakk which leads into a fast paced rocker with amazing drummeing.



8.Demon Alcohol- 10/10 Some more monster riffs here! One of the best songs on the album with some great lyrics. The lyrics are kind of like a follow up to Suicide Solution in a way. This much faster and much more catchy and has another monster solo. One verse is "Don't Speak Of Suicide Solutions"



9.Hero- 9/10 A very commercial song...not much really goes on in this one but it's still a good song with interesting lyrics.



Overall this is a very good album. A bit heavier than The Ultimate Sin but this album didn't sell quite aswell. if you like Ozzy than get this album because this is vintage Ozzy.



Ozzy Osbourne- Vocals

Zakk Wylde- Guitar

Randy Castillo- Drums

Bob Daisley- Bass"

This Is Honestly My Favorite Ozzy Album.

Martin A. | 08/17/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It seems No Rest For The Wicked has become "The Ozzy Album That Time Forgot." For many, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman are Ozzy's best albums. At the same time, The Ultimate Sin and Bark At The Moon are considered his weakest. No More Tears and Ozzmosis also get their share of critical acclaim and recognition. But it seems that for most fans, No Rest For The Wicked is just "there" and is pretty much regarded as "that other Ozzy album." Well, here's one fan that definitely has not forgotten this little gem. While I definitely won't deny that Blizzard of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman are very good albums (especially Madman), I find No Rest For The Wicked to be both Ozzy's heaviest and most enjoyable album. The first thing that must be said about this album is that Zakk Wylde's guitaring is simply amazing. For those who were slightly disappointed with Jake E. Lee's performance in Ozzy's previous two albums, Wylde will definitely blow you away with his outstanding solos and catchy riffs. Unfortunately, he doesn't really do any of the neat guitar tricks Randy Rhoades did back in his day. But that isn't such a huge loss. Second of all, Ozzy sings with almost as much passion as he did on the original Blizzard of Ozz (and that passion is probably what made Blizzard his most popular). Fire In The Sky, for example, seems to be a song Ozzy really got into when singing it, especially during its chorus. Finally, the album as a whole is extremely powerful. The guitars and drumming seemingly go hand in hand to give the album a very heavy/pounding sound to it. This makes it very fun to listen to and definitely a good get-going type album. So overall, this is one album that definitely should not be overlooked by Ozzy fans nor metal fans in general. It basically features everything we've all come to expect from Ozzy.. and more."

Don't know if it IS my favorite... but it is one of them...

masterofmetal | Somewhere in NY | 05/07/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is one of, if not the best album ozzy has ever released, I mean, this is awesome.Miracle Man-Probably my favorite Ozzy song ever, if not tied with "Mr. Tinkertrain" Guitar riff is awesome(I can play it!!!) and the lyrics kick @$$. 10/10Devil's Daughter-The tune is kinda fudged up, the way ozzy sings the verses is a little weird, but it's good... 8/10Crazy Babies-Riff and all of the song EXCEPT the walk that walk part are pretty cool. 9/10Breaking all the Rules-Awesome! Heavy track... the guitar is really good on this one. 10/10Bloodbath in Paradise-Cool. Creepy. About the Manson family. "Helter skelter, spiral madness" 9.5/10Fire in the Sky-Not as good as "Killer of Giants," "Goodbye to Romance," or the best balled ever "Road to Nowhere," but this song is alright. 8/10Tatooed Dancer-Sweet song. Cool lyrics. 8.5/10Demon Alcohol-Not such a cool song, but still a good track. 7/10Hero-Pretty good song overall... i'm not too crazy about it. 8/10*The Liar-Alright song... again not too crazy about it. 7.5/10*Miracle Man(Live)-What the f***? This live version of one of the greatest songs ever SUCKS. The one on Live & Loud is better. 2/10So overall this is a great album. A few weak points, but still great. This would've gotten 4 stars, but Miracle Man(NOT the live version bonus track) gave it the extra star."