Filler track on Ozzy's album Blizzard of Ozz?

[Lucas]

My question about Ozzy is:

 

How come so little of Diary was performed on tour...either with Randy or immediately thereafter? Does anyone know?

 

I see that they played Over the Mountain, Flying High Again, and Believer, and that was it. The intro to Diary was on the PA for their intro music, but that's it.

They did play Diary of a Madman at one point in 1998 with Joe Holmes on guitar.

 

 

Joe Holmes is a freakin awesome guitarist and it is a crime that he never got the chance to record a studio album with Ozzy

[Disembodied Spirit]

The entire album is great, but No Bone Movies is the weakest

[Presto-digitation]

Perfect album. Flawless IMO.

[EagleMoon]

Filler free.

[treeduck]

I like No Bone Movies, the rhythm guitar playing is kick ass throughout. :haz:

[Xanadoood]

When I think of filler, I look to bands like Journey and Foreigner, who relied on a few radio hits to carry an album.

 

 

[goose]

In this case i dont know is both a song title and the correct answer.

[78jazz]

It's a toss-up among the last 3 songs for me.

[RUSHHEAD666]

I would say f***in' Suicide Solution is a goddamn filler here!

 

You?

 

And I thought I was the one on drugs here!!!!!!!

[RUSHHEAD666]

There is no filler material on Blizzard of Ozz, it's all amazing. :)

 

Amen

[Lucas]

I would say f***in' Suicide Solution is a goddamn filler here!

 

You?

 

And I thought I was the one on drugs here!!!!!!!

 

YOU ARE !!!

 

 

;)

[TexMike]

My question about Ozzy is:

 

How come so little of Diary was performed on tour...either with Randy or immediately thereafter? Does anyone know?

 

I see that they played Over the Mountain, Flying High Again, and Believer, and that was it. The intro to Diary was on the PA for their intro music, but that's it.

 

In Rudy Sarzo's book, he said they tried nearly every song from Diary in rehearsals and other than the three they ended up playing, Ozzy just didn't have the range to pull them off live. Even OTM was pretty rough vocally, if you listen to boots. Besides that, much of Diary is more orchestral and accoustic based than Blizzard, so it would've been harder to faithfully reproduce with just 4 musicians on stage. When he finally attempted the song DOAM with the Joe Holmes lineup, it rather paled to the studio version IMO.

[TexMike]

Joe Holmes is a freakin awesome guitarist and it is a crime that he never got the chance to record a studio album with Ozzy

 

Indeed. Of all Ozzy guitarists post Rhoads, Holmes was by far the best at performing his solos (no doubt in part because he was a student of Randy's).

 

Ozzy really liked working with him too, but from what I've heard, Joe never appearing on a studio record came down to him not being as admired by the woman who carries around Ozzy's balls. :(

[Mystic Slipperman]

My question about Ozzy is:

 

How come so little of Diary was performed on tour...either with Randy or immediately thereafter? Does anyone know?

 

I see that they played Over the Mountain, Flying High Again, and Believer, and that was it. The intro to Diary was on the PA for their intro music, but that's it.

 

In Rudy Sarzo's book, he said they tried nearly every song from Diary in rehearsals and other than the three they ended up playing, Ozzy just didn't have the range to pull them off live. Even OTM was pretty rough vocally, if you listen to boots. Besides that, much of Diary is more orchestral and accoustic based than Blizzard, so it would've been harder to faithfully reproduce with just 4 musicians on stage. When he finally attempted the song DOAM with the Joe Holmes lineup, it rather paled to the studio version IMO.

 

Great info. Thanks!!!!

[djflex]

No filler

 

 

[The K Man]

I hate the word 'filler.' Just because I might not like a song doesn't mean it is filler.

 

Having said that, I am not wild about Goodbye to Romance or Steal Away the Night, but the rest of the record is great.

[geezer]

Even if they had recorded a Lee Kerslake's burp as a track, it wouldn't be a filler on that album!