Average work ...

In autumn 2001, Ozzy Osbourne's eighth studio album was titled * Down to Earth *. My pleasure was somewhat clouded. In early 2001 had yet full-bodied put a new Black Sabbath album in prospect and also gewerkelt actively in it, but except for the song * Scary Dreams * had apparently been brought nothing into being reasonable Ozzy, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward. So we went in 2001 while on a short tour, but more studio activities were carried out.

The first hearing impression of * Down to Earth * was quite comforting. Fat riffs, clenched with Ozzy's unmistakable voice, between the ozzytypischen cheesy ballads. Negative lot but on the Ozzy are again the same issues always devoted lyrically, but it was not a tragedy continues, eventually known as Fan Ozzy's songwriting. At the two previous discs could * Down to Earth * not anstinken, but there were plenty of highlights available. Firstly there * Gets Me Trough *, * Facing Hell *, * Junkie * * * Black Illusion and the ballad * Dreamer *. The overall impression is indeed drawn by some average songs down, but now does not hurt real.

The madness was later on the plan and was entitled * * The Osbournes, a Daily Soup insight should show into private life of Osbourne Family. A project that, like Ozzy in his biography later admitted all participants grew over his head and unfortunately the focus of the music drew on the soap opera, which the disk was now really does not do justice.

CONCLUSIONS: not bad, with some average numbers, not just Osbournes best disc ...