Label: Sony Music (Japan), SRCS 6146
Style: Hard Rock
Country: Marston Green, Warwickshire, England (3 December 1948)
Time: 43:23
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 296 Mb
Charts: UK #14, CAN #16, NZ #42, US #16. UK: Silver; AUS: Gold; CAN: Platinum; US: 3x Platinum.
The
follow-up to the masterful Blizzard of Ozz, Diary of a Madman was
rushed into existence by a band desperate to finish its next album
before an upcoming tour. As a result, it doesn't feel quite as fully
realized -- a couple of the ballads are overly long and slow the
momentum, and Randy Rhoads' guide solo on "Little Dolls" was never
replaced with a version intended for the public. Yet despite the fact
that some songs could have used a longer gestation period, there are
numerous moments of brilliance on Diary of a Madman -- at least half of
it stands up to anything on Blizzard, and the title track is a
jaw-droppingly intricate epic that represents the most classically
influenced work of Rhoads' all-too-brief career. But even if parts of
the album don't quite live up to the band's previous (and incredibly
high) standards, they're by no means bad; moreover, the production is
fuller, and the instruments better recorded this time around. It's not
uncommon to find fans who prefer Diary to Blizzard, since it sets an
even more mystical, eerie mood, and since Rhoads' playing is progressing
to an even higher level. One can only wonder what the Osbourne/Rhoads
collaboration might have produced in the future, had Rhoads not been
killed in a bizarre and sadly avoidable plane crash.
(allmusic.com/album/diary-of-a-madman-mw0000191217)
01. Over the Mountain (04:31)
02. Flying High Again (04:43)
03. You Can't Kill Rock and Roll (06:58)
04. Believer (05:17)
05. Little Dolls (05:39)
06. Tonight (05:50)
07. S.A.T.O. (04:06)
08. Diary of a Madman (06:15)
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