RIP Ozzy Osbourne

#51
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05_never_again said:
The insane thing is that since he almost died several years ago, he apparently hasn't changed his lifestyle at all. Had a heart attack during his final match a couple years ago. Still does a ton of public appearances. I don't get it.
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Also didn't include surviving a plane crash in the 70's lol
 
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#52
Sorry to distract

What's crazy to me about Ozzy's voice is I actually don't think it's...good per se, like I don't find it attractive yet anytime you listen to him it is mesmerizing. He entrances you with his voice. I always think about Paranoid and it's like if a computer somehow hacked a voice box and didn't know what a great voice sounded like but knew how to hypnotize you.
 
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zjcvols said:
Sorry to distract

What's crazy to me about Ozzy's voice is I actually don't think it's...good per se, like I don't find it attractive yet anytime you listen to him it is mesmerizing. He entrances you with his voice. I always think about Paranoid and it's like if a computer somehow hacked a voice box and didn't know what a great voice sounded like but knew how to hypnotize you.
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Ozzy's voice was distinct. Which in rock and roll is more important than virtuosity. Nobody else sounds like him! It's like I said before, he was 1 of 1.
 
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zjcvols said:
Sorry to distract

What's crazy to me about Ozzy's voice is I actually don't think it's...good per se, like I don't find it attractive yet anytime you listen to him it is mesmerizing. He entrances you with his voice. I always think about Paranoid and it's like if a computer somehow hacked a voice box and didn't know what a great voice sounded like but knew how to hypnotize you.
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I 100% agree.

I put Ozzy in a category with guys like Geddy Lee or Eddie Vedder. They all have weird voices, and honestly I don't think they have "good" voices. They definitely aren't Robert Plant or Freddie Mercury. I think their voices and vocal style worked only with the band they were in, but man did it work.
 
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zjcvols said:
Sorry to distract

What's crazy to me about Ozzy's voice is I actually don't think it's...good per se, like I don't find it attractive yet anytime you listen to him it is mesmerizing. He entrances you with his voice. I always think about Paranoid and it's like if a computer somehow hacked a voice box and didn't know what a great voice sounded like but knew how to hypnotize you.
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Another example of this, imo, is Joe Strummer of the Clash. By no means is his voice “good”, but yet he’s still one of the best vocalists there ever was, just due to how real his voice sounded. The rawness is what made The Clash who they were.

That’s what made rock and metal so special, I think. It focused more on being its own thing. And guys like Ozzy exemplified that fact to a T.
 
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zjcvols said:
Sorry to distract

What's crazy to me about Ozzy's voice is I actually don't think it's...good per se, like I don't find it attractive yet anytime you listen to him it is mesmerizing. He entrances you with his voice. I always think about Paranoid and it's like if a computer somehow hacked a voice box and didn't know what a great voice sounded like but knew how to hypnotize you.
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I completely agree. His voice has a mechanical vibe to it if that makes any sense. It's really hard to explain. It's mesmerizing and completely unique. You won't anyone else with a similar voice.
 
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05_never_again said:
I 100% agree.

I put Ozzy in a category with guys like Geddy Lee or Eddie Vedder. They all have weird voices, and honestly I don't think they have "good" voices. They definitely aren't Robert Plant or Freddie Mercury. I think their voices and vocal style worked only with the band they were in, but man did it work.
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I would add Layne Staley to that too.
 
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K-town Vol Fan said:
Ha I remember watching that show when it aired thinking there's no way this guy makes it more than a few more years. Stammering and stumbling around. I would have guessed he was MUCH older than he was during that.
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The episode were he went to the dentist was my favorite episode. He damn near used up all the laughing gas
 
#61
#61




Impossible who to say did this song better. It depends on which day you ask me.

I hope somewhere Ozzy and Lemmy are rocking it out right now.

Damn I'm tired of losing my heroes
 
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