OZZY OSBOURNE — No More Tears (review)

OZZY OSBOURNE — No More Tears album cover Album · 1991 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
Stooge
More than 20 years after Black Sabbath’s debut album, and over 10 years since being fired from Sabbath, Ozzy was still around and still relevant. His music isn’t as dark and eerie as it once was, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

No More Tears, Ozzy’s sixth solo studio release, is full of extremely catchy music, starting with “Mr. Tinkertrain”, which is driven by some strong hooks courtesy of Zakk Wylde’s riffing. I’m not to big on the guitar tone on this record, but No More Tears has Wylde playing at his peak within the Ozzy Osbourne band. In fact, I’d point to this album as where Wylde most effectively uses his famous pinch harmonic technique, which in later releases by Wylde and in his live performances, he can tend to go overboard with them.

Several songs on the album are played live on a consistent basis by Osbourne, including “I Don’t Want To Change The World”, “No More Tears”, and “Road To Nowhere”, but I haven’t heard any of these songs sound as well as these studio versions. Even Lemmy of Motorhead fame contributes lyrically to several songs on this album. I can imagine what his vocals would sound like in “Desire” and “Hellraiser” (I believe Motorhead did record a version of “Hellraiser”). Both songs have rather strong, sing-along-able choruses.

My personal favorites on this album are “Mr. Tinkertrain”, “No More Tears”, “S.I.N.”, and “A.V.H.”. There are no glaring weaknesses on the album, with perhaps “Time After Time” and “Zombie Stomp” being the songs with the least personal interest.

Overall, it’s a great mix of hard rock tunes and well-crafted ballads. Like many albums from around that time, the production can sound a bit dated, but don’t let that scare you away. No More Tears is still a fun listen.
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