Even with nearly 60 makes Ozzy Osbourne outstanding Heavy Metal. His years on television came to light obvious senility has thankfully not affected the music. On "Black Rain" makes the "Prince of Darkness" to its name. Gloomy, ominous atmospheres dominate the 45-minute work. It's much darker, heavyweight and brutal to as on the last album "Down to Earth". The riffs of THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR COUNTDOWN'S BEGUN and TRAP DOOR, which are quite violent steamrollers. The opener NOT GOING AWAY even somewhat apocalyptic per se. So heavy and dark and melodic at the same time ... the even sometimes similar to old Black Sabbath hours. However, Ozzy's house and yard guitarist Zakk Wylde has its own distinctive style and gives a groovy riff specialist and shiny Frickler also this Ozzy album a fine metallic seal. Only darker and heavier it gets down to business, a little toward his second band Black Label Society. Dominant bass and vocal effects enhance the immersive effect of low-frequency embossed breaker. When outstanding theme song BLACK RAIN, which rotates about the nonsense of war, nor is a humming didgeridoo to a sinister acting Clean Guitar intro added, also a piece of casual cowboy atmosphere by harmonica and Oriental shawm sounds ... pretty artfully, the whole thing. For a change, there are 11 SILVER even faster number, and with LAY YOUR WORLD ON ME and towards the end nice enhancing HERE FOR YOU two ballads. The songwriting is quite typical Ozzy Osbourne - the melodies are as simple as it is ingenious. With the super-catchy headbanger I DO NOT WANNA STOP is also a suspected mood setter for Hard & Heavy-evenings at the start. And civilize THE UNIVERSE - besides the opener and the theme song of the face-off tip - is equipped with an addictive catchy chorus, which catapulted the number loosely under the big, timeless Ozzy anthems. Top quality without stability - everything is done correctly, Madman!
