Showing posts with label Black Sabbath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Sabbath. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

"I Don't Want To Change The World" by Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael Osbourne, more commonly known as Ozzy, rose to fame in his groundbreaking heavy metal band Black Sabbath in the 70s. Earning himself the nickname "The Prince of Darkness," Ozzy lived up to this reputation with outrageous partying and on-stage antics, which only increased in intensity after he was fired from the band in 1979.

Osbourne has sustained remarkable success ever since, which came full circle with a Black Sabbath reunion in 2011. While never a major presence on the Top 100, he's sold tons of records around the world and he's known for a number of classic rock hits like "Crazy Train," "Goodbye To Romance," and "Mr. Crowley."

The first single Ozzy landed on the chart was "Shot In The Dark," which managed to reach #68 in 1986. His biggest chart success came soon after in the form of a haunting duet with Lita Ford called "Close My Eyes Forever," which peaked at #8 in 1989. 

Riding this resurgence of popularity, Ozzy worked on his biggest commercial success yet, the 1991 effort "No More Tears." The title track went to #71 and his acoustic-driven power ballad, "Mama, I'm Coming Home," landed at #28, giving him his second best chart success. Ozzy's only other Top 100 appearance came in 2007 when "I Don't Wanna Stop" reached #61.

"I Don't Want To Change The World" is another cut from "No More Tears" that remains one of my favorite Ozzy tunes. It didn't chart, but won a Grammy for Metal Performance. Like several other songs from this masterpiece of an album, it was co-written with Lemmy from Motorhead.


Thursday, June 16, 2016

"She Looks A Lot Like You" by Clocks

Clocks was a rock group from Kansas that mysteriously evaded the big time in the 80s. Their tunes had a touch of that trademark "new wave" sound, and this song got considerable airplay in the early days of MTV. "She Looks A Lot Like You" would only reach #67 in 1982, but it didn't set off anyone's alarms and the Clocks quickly fell into obscurity.

Rumor has it that the band was nearly chased off the stage opening for Black Sabbath in 1980. Whoever came up with that pairing must have been high as a kite.