This album is the original "Best Of" album by Ozzy Osbourne. It features a few songs by Black Sabbath, and the rest are from his solo carrier. Dont be surprised when you hear different lyrics for "War Pigs", this is the original version about witches that the record company forced the band to change. The remastering definately brings out the bass in the tracks that wasnt as present in the original analog recordings. Great list of tracks, but it could have used "Diary of a Madman" and "Perry Mason". the b-side track also should not have been placed right after "I Just Want You" as the keyboard part sounds very similar.

When this disc came out in 1998, I purchased it the first day, completely unaware that it was a greatest hits compilation. When I brought it home and realized what I had done I was a little dissapointed. This was the first battle I would lose to the OZZY marketing demons known as Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, and their trained monkies John and Jack.

The thing was, at the time, there was a video on MTV for the at the time new release BACK ON EARTH, which, I think, is actually a pretty good track. Apparently it was an unreleased track from 1995's OZZMOSIS, which, is an album that takes a lot of abuse from Ozzy fans, but I've always considered pretty close to classic status. The song in question here, has that sort of sound to it, a strange electronic metal sound.. I dig, I dig.

But the rest is hits. The basics; CRAZY TRAIN, CRAZY BABIES, and BARK AT THE MOON. A few live cuts (eh) and some edited versions of songs you love. Nothing all that special, other than the two SABBATH demos at the beggining. No DIARY or anything really exciting.

You may find BACK ON EARTH to be a curiosity, thats the only real reason I would pick this one up.

for those who don't know i want to tell you that the "no more tears" song is edited to make it shorter than the original not to erase the foul language. thank you

THIS WAS OK... BUT WAS MISSING A TON. WHERE IS "YOU CANT KILL ROCK N ROLL" OR "FLY HIGH AGAIN". THIS DIDNT EVEN HAVE "PERRY MASON".BUT, THEY PUT WORSE SONGS LIKE CRAZY BABIES AND GOODBYE ROMANCE, WICH I DONT LIKE VERY MUCH. AND WHY WAS THE RECORDING OF WAR PIGS AND BLACK SABBATH SO CRAPY. I DOWNLOADED MUCH BETTER QUALITY WARPIGS OF WINMX. BUT, THIS DID INCLUDE SOME VERY GOOD SONGS LIKE NO MORE TEARS(THOUGH THE UNCUT VERSION IS MUCH BETTER) AND OF COURSE, CRAZY TRAIN. ITS JUST A GOOD CD. NOT GREAT, BUT NOT BAD.I SEE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO WROTE REVIEWS AGREE WITH ME. I GUESS I COULD GIVE IT 3 1/2 FOR THE SENSE TO PUT IN BARK AT THE MOON AND OVER THE MOUNTAIN.

Looks like I'm odd man out on this review. I loved this compilation. I also have the R. Rhodes tribute CD and hate it.

So, this one is the CD I drag out when I want an Ozzy fix.