Label: Sony Records International Inc. (Japan), SICP 3
Style: Hard Rock
Country: Birmingham, England
Time: 52:05
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 374 Mb
Charts:
UK #19, AUS #46, CAN #2, FIN #9, GER #15, NOR #12, NZ #41, SWE #1, SWI
#47, US #4. UK: Silver, Canada & USA: Platinum.
One of the most
noticable things about this album is that Ozzy has tried to modernise
his sound. The guitar riffs are definitely 90s inspired, theres a few
industrial "alt" touches here and there and the songs are quite simple
and straight forward. Where as No More Tears was a firm heavy metal
record, this is more like a modern alt-metal record.
However, the
modern sound turns out to be quite good in places. Facing Hell starts
out with an industrial-ish intro before going into a 1919 Eternal-era
sounding riff which sounds very fitting. However there is definitely
something lacking about this album. The riff structures are incredibly
bland in places and it's quite obvious that Zakk Wylde didn't write
anything on this album. It's a shame really cause the last time Zakk and
Ozzy actually sat down and wrote together with no other main
contributers, they came out with the masterpiece No More Tears. This
album is a far cry from those days.
The guitars have a distinct
"Zakk" style to them still, the tone is heavy, the pinch harmonics are
scattered throughout and the guitar solos are something only Zakk could
play to it's full effect. Ozzy's voice sounds good, and generally the
band plays well together. The piano driven Dreamer is something which
you'd expect a guy half way into his 50s to be playing and the rest of
the music is quite an interesting blend of modern metal sound with old
metal ethics.
Despite this not being as good as it could/should have
been, it's still a solid effort and worthy of a place in Ozzy's back
catalogue. I doubt we'll be getting another No More Tears any time soon,
but at least this is an improvement on Ozzmosis.
(metal-archives.com/reviews/Ozzy_Osbourne/Down_to_Earth/1006/) Review by SufferingOverdue. May 24th, 2003
01. Gets Me Through (05:04)
02. Facing Hell (04:26)
03. Dreamer (04:44)
04. No Easy Way Out (05:06)
05. That I Never Had (04:23)
06. You Know... (Part1) (01:06)
07. Junkie (04:28)
08. Running Out Of Time (05:05)
09. Black Illusion (04:21)
10. Alive (04:53)
11. Can You Hear Them? (05:00)
12. No Place For Angels (03:23)
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