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 ·
SouthSideoftheSky
Time after time

Ozzy entered the 90’s with this release which is widely recognized as a return to form and has become one of his most loved albums. Mama, I’m Coming Home, Road To Nowhere, Time After Time, Mr. Tinkertrain and the title track were all released as singles and the first three of these were very successful. While Time After Time is a rather tedious song, the rest of these songs are indeed excellent! Mama, I’m Coming Home and Road To Nowhere in particular are quite uncharacteristic Ozzy songs; very melodic and with a slight American sound. The former beings with a Steel Guitar! These two songs have taken their rightful place alongside such classics as Mr. Crowley, Crazy Train and Bark At The Moon as eternal live favourites played at every concert since (I think). Also, I Don’t Want To Change The World and No More Tears have become live favourites and eternal classics.

It is clearly noticeable while listening to this release that we have left the 80’s and No More Tears has a very different sound compared to any of the 80’s albums. But Ozzy had, of course, adapted to changing musical trends before as he had been in the music business since the late 60’s. Don’t get me wrong, he didn’t totally abandon his classic sound, but he modified it a bit to make it fit the 90’s and he did it in a rather tasteful and balanced way. However, several of the songs on this album are just good Rock and not Heavy Metal.

And now the downside; there are also some weaker songs here and overall I find this less exciting than the early 80’s classics (his three first).

Still, this is definitely worth having
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