It's pretty hard to describe this album. If you loved Randy Rhoads' work on the studio albums, prepare to be even more blown away then you already were. He adds so much little stuff live, it sounds absolutely fantastic. His solo in the middle of "Suicide Solution" is one of the best I've ever heard.

When you think about how young he was, and how talented he was, and how succesful he was going to be, you will get sad. At least I did. In 2 years, he influenced so many guitar players to come, it's incredible. Even in relatively simple songs, such as "Paranoid", he manages to add an unbelievable solo that you never would have expected. Every song from "Blizzard" is on here, and in my opinion, they all sound better. "Beleiver" and "Flying High Again" also sound great. This album doesn't have all the unnecessary bad language that Live & Loud has, and is a better album anyway (although Live & Loud is pretty good). Randy's guitar work is just amazing, that's all I can say, you really have to hear it for yourself. R.I.P. Randy, we love you.

I originally bought this CD more than a decade ago. If you could somehow "add up" the musical talent of all the artists on the dozens of CDs I've bought since then, it might--just might--come close to the talent you'll hear on this one.

There have been, and always will be, many guitarists who possess the same level of technical ability that Randy Rhoads did. A few have probably even surpassed him in that area. But being a great musician isn't so easy as developing mere technical ability. Instead, it demands a raw, innate creativity that makes the listener ask, "how did he ever come up with that?"

We've all heard Ozzy songs, if only on the radio. If you like them at all, you will love "Tribute." Why? Well, I always despised the horribly over-produced, over-polished sound on Ozzy's releases from the 80s (i.e. "Blizzard Of Oz," etc.). The music just sounds "canned," for lack of a better word. You won't find any of that here. Instead, Randy's incredible talent shines through. I don't think there has ever been a better guitarist.

In discussions of music, it is often suggested that a particular artist either lacks or has "feeling." If you never fully understood what that meant (and who could blame you?), listen to this CD carefully and all will come clear.

First off this is a great CD. Anybody who loves great guitar playing, especially great LIVE guitar playing, will love this album. Randy Rhoads was a really great guitar player that had a big impact on 80's guitar playing and that whole shredder attitude. The soloing on all the songs are exceptional, highlights including:Crazy Train, Mr.Crowley, and Suicide Solution with one of the most memorable unaccompanied guitar solos ever. But after scanning the other reviews, I saw very little comments about Revelation Mother Earth. This is one of the best songs on the album and the solo is damn great! The only downer is the Dee outtakes which are just boring until he really gets to some playing. But this is a great CD for some great Randy Rhoads, some great Ozzy vocals, and early 80's hard rock at its best.

O.K. don't get me wrong, this is a butt-kicking live album. I think the music on here is great. It has a monster guitar solo by Randy himself, and a not-so bad drum solo by Tommy Aldridge. Song selction is good(could have used some more from Diary Of A Madman though), sound quality is good, all around kicks butt. So this album is completely flawless. WRONG!

I think Ozzy should go directly to hell for this. It says in the booklet that "Not A Day Goes By When I Don't Think Of Him, He Is Dearly Missed". If you believe this for 5 seconds then you are an idiot. OK think about this: Randy died in early 1982. This was a time when Ozzy's career was at it's peak. He had just released two killer albums "Blizzard Of Ozz", and "Diary Of A Madman". At that time in 1982 he did not release a Tribute album. Then the years go by and his career starts to go downward he puts out the alright "Bark At The Moon", and the absolutly disgraceful "The Ultimate Sin". Then he feels that he needs to release a Tribute Album. It was a complete money-making move. His purpose in releasing this was not to pay tribute to one of the best rock n roll guitarist of all times, and his life long friend. NO. It was to bring in some more money and hopefully bring his career back up to standards as it was back in 1980. I just really hate to think that one of my favorite artists(Ozzy) used the death of his dearest friend to make money. I repeat: HE USED RANDY'S DEATH TO MAKE MORE MONEY.

Even before this he did have a semi tribute anyway. Yes the 1982 release "Speak Of The Devil" which was a compelation of live Black Sabbath songs was paying his respects to Randy. So why release another one? Answer:Money, Merchandising, Comercialism.

So in conclusion the music is very good, but know that Ozzy at this time really did not give a flip about Randy's death.

This is a good live album from Ozzy Osbourne. Randy Rhoads does a great job with the guitar playing. The production of Tribute is satisfying. The disc consists of fourteen tracks. Three of these tracks are Black Sabbath songs. The guys do a good job of performing "Goodbye to Romance." That would have to be favorite live track. I'm somewhat disappointed with the live version of "Revelation (Mother Earth)." The keyboard work doesn't sound as moving and distinct as it does on the studio version. That aside, the rest of the songs are good. It would have been nice if "Tonight" and "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll" had been included, though. Tribute's musicianship is very good. The liner notes are really impressive and informative. All of the photos are interesting. Tribute is pretty cool.