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""Bark At The Moon" is a new album that is not to be missed, allowing us to discover a little six-string genius who already marks some of his compositions."
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A year after the dramatic death of Randy Rhoads, Ozzy is back with a new studio opus. Brad Gillis, who worked on the live "Speak Of Evil", finally decided to join Night Ranger for good, but the shadow lord soon found a replacement in the person of the young prodigy Jack E. Lee, debauched within Mickey Ratt (who later became Ratt ...). Completing the now traditional game of musical chairs in the band accompanying the Madman, Bob Daisley took his place at the expense of Rudy Sarzo who had left to join Quiet Riot, proving in passing that the world is small since it is in this same combo that Ozzy had spotted Randy Rhoads at the time.
What can we expect from the former frontman of Black Sabbath when the latter has been deeply affected by the disappearance of his guitarist accomplice and continues to wallow in alcohol and drugs? Not much to expect, except that Ozzy is a special case, defying the laws of medicine, continuing to find inspiration in the depths of his pain to live and taking advantage of an entourage that knows how to make the most of his suffering to turn it into an artistic and commercial success. Not neglecting the fashionable musical evolutions, this "Bark At The Moon" continues to develop a diabolical and evil imagery, softened by a more gothic atmosphere, and now reinforced by more melodic elements, Lee's playing abandoning the neo-classical elements of Rhoads to replace them with a more Hard-Rock approach, while Don Airey's keyboards become more prominent.
Once again, the result is up to scratch, Ozzy and his band giving birth to a new reference album despite its evolutions, the nasal vocals of the madman remaining the unavoidable cornerstone of the productions stamped with his name. Ozzy's new album get off to a flying start with a couple of tracks featuring a series of riffs and catchy choruses. To the melodic power of "Rock'n'Roll Rebel", the eponymous track adds the demonic screams that express the singer's madness, both disturbing and endearing at the same time. The Heavy is mostly melodic, draped in anguishing flashes of keyboards ("Now You See (Now You Don't)"), a gothic introduction conducive to meditation before accelerating and becoming scathing and fiery ("Forever"), or getting dark and desperate ("Waiting For Darkness"). The quintet also launches into a beautiful ballad with piano and violins with a moving chorus ("So Tired"), emotion also palpable on the mid-tempo "You're No Different", whereas the last originality comes from a "Spiders" as tortured and crawling as the dirty bugs whose name it bears.
By evolving his recipe, Ozzy Osbourne manages to maintain the level of exigency that his first 2 albums have created among the fans of his dark and melodic, endearing and tortured Heavy. "Bark At The Moon" is a new album that is not to be missed, allowing us to discover a little six-string genius who already marks some of his compositions. It's also worth mentioning that the order as well as the name of some tracks will change during the different re-releases of this opus, "Forever" being sometimes called "Center Of Eternity", and "Spiders", "Spiders In The Night". - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Rock 'N' Roll Rebel - 5:28
02. Bark At The Moon - 4:17
03. You're No Different - 5:02
04. Now You See (Now You Don't) - 5:05
05. Forever - 5:24
06. So Tired - 3:58
07. Waiting For Darkness - 5:15
08. Spiders - 4:21
LINEUP:
Bob Daisley: Basse
Don Airey: Claviers
Jake E Lee: Guitares
Ozzy Osbourne: Chant
Tommy Aldridge: Batterie
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