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 NOT regarding the re-recorded version! Oct 09, 2009
His best. Yes, people- not the guitar playing. We all know about Rhoads' genius. And hey- Jake is NO SLOUCH. But as far as the SONGWRITING MATURITY, and the execution as far as being cohesive, or what people call "tightness", this is his best. Maybe not the classic previous two albums as far as being groundbreaking, but EVERYTHING being considered, this is my favorite. Other fans of the album know what I'm talking about......And a note to producers- I can dig an album being remixed and remastered, but please people- don't re-record albums. Bring the drums up, get the bass down, etc. etc.-- but down recreate the thing from scratch. That's called cheating.
 Ozzy At A Low Point with 2 and 1/2 stars Sep 23, 2009
This album is mostly average to weak songs from Ozzy Osbourne. It came after the tragic loss of Randy Rhoads and the change of quality in the music is evident. Most fans of this kind of music won't be very discriminating, so if you're into 80s pop/metal you will probably love this. It's not without it's moments and new guitarist Jake E Lee is no Randy but steps up to the plate nicely. The title song is among Ozzy's best ever and the ballad You're No Different is pretty good as well. The rest is pretty formulaic and could've been produced by any number of 80s metal bands. Centre of Eternity is an attempt to revive the organ intro of Mr Crowley and follow it with a Black Sabbath riff-jam. Waiting For Darkness is close to a decent Ozzy song but doesn't stand well against any of his classics from his first 2 albums. I recommend this for hardcore Ozzy fans or fans of 80s metal. For a better sample of what Ozzy is famous for get Blizzard of Oz, Diary of a Madman or No More Tears.
Ozzy Barks At The Moon Jul 17, 2009
After two albums Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman, Ozzy had it all, or so he tought, his guitarist Randy Rhoads died in a plane crash. Following the death of Randy, Ozzy was left in shock after all its hard to believe when it's someone close to you. The thing is that even after the record company gave him some time to mourn Randy, a week after his funeral he was back to doing music. Randy's replacement would be the short-lived Brad Gillis, and despite being good his only work with Ozzy would be 1982's Speak Of The Devil a live album featuring only Black Sabbath material. That's when guitarist Jake E. Lee stepped in. Lee had been around for some time playing in bands like Ratt and others and was given a big chance with Ozzy. In 1983 Bark At The Moon was released, it would be different from the first two due to Randy's death and Jake's arrival.
The album starts with the classic title track, perhaps his creepiest song. This song is one of my favourites in Ozzy's career and probably my favourite on the album too. A dark and heavy track featuring great guitar work by Lee. The video for this song was awesome! You're no different to me follows; it's my favourite song besides the title. Ozzy sounds inspired and it features some superb lyrics. Now You See It (Now You Don't) is a nice rocker with a catchy chorus. Rock N' Roll Rebel is Ozzy addressing the ones who claim he is satanic; "they say I worship the devil, they must stupid or blind, I'm just a Rock n' Roll rebel". Once again great guitar by Lee and Ozzy delivers his message.
Centre Of Eternity starts with some church chant that sounds very creepy and then kicks into the song. It's fast paced and energetic, one of the best of the album. So Tired reminds me of Goodbye To Romance from Blizzard, it's a decent ballad but not his best it doesn't really mean anything. Slow Down is another favourite, crunchy guitar work, catchy song and the keyboards despite sounding too 80s really add something extra to the song. Waiting For Darkness is a great emotional song, truly an underrated song. Spider is my least favourite song of the album, it just get anywhere and is not nearly as good as the rest of the album. The bonus song One Up The B Side is pretty good for an unreleased song and is worth hearing.
The bad thing on this remaster is that it is not the original album. It is in fact a remix of the album with some things sounding louder or just different, the keyboards in "You're No Different To Me" are sounding louder than they were on the original is a pretty good example of this. At least this time Ozzy didn't erase band member's contributions as he did for the remaster of his first two albums. It is still not the original, and there's no excuse this time, no court cases or anything at all, he just wanted to remix it. There's a saying that goes "If it ain't broken don't fix it" and I think Ozzy obviously never heard that one. Try to get the original and not this remaster. A good thing about the remasters however is that you get expended liner notes from Ozzy which are worth reading and really interesting. The fact you get an unreleased song is pretty cool too.
Lee is not remembered as much as Rhoads is, but the albums he did with Ozzy (the other being The Ultimate Sin) proved that he had a lot of talent and that he was the right choice to replace him. Bark At The Moon is another classic album by Ozzy, of course not as good as he first two but still very good. I remember the album mostly for the title track's video in which Ozzy is a werewolf, I think that despite being dated it's one of the best thing he did. Overral it's a solid album worth getting for any Ozzy fan, just try not to get this remaster as it does not match the original.
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 RUINED his best album!!!!!!! Feb 12, 2009
They butchered a classic! Frustrating to think how they took the time to remaster it the way they did. The only improvement in my opinion is the outro to Youre No Different. One Up On The B Side isnt even good or anything. Oh yeah and it sucks too.
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Based on the original vinyl release.... Dec 19, 2008
...which I still have in near mint condition, shrink wrap intact, from when I purchased it back in 1983.
I would never buy a remix of his first three albums and detest the fact so many 70's and 80's classics are being re-done digitally, Led Zeppelin included. This sort of forced me back into record collecting again, and a clean vinyl record from this era sounds better than any CD ever could. (ripped to MP3 on my computer of course).
"Bark At The Moon" is probably the most underappreciated Ozzy album to this day, with possibly his best gem of a song ever "Waiting For Darkness" stuck at the end of the album. Hypnotic, great guitar work by Jake E. Lee, and Ozzy embraces Jake's style on this album, deciding not to mimick Rhode's classical overtones and classic rock-metal style at all.
It works and there are some top notch songs on this one that stand up to anything he's ever done, although I lost interest in his music after this album to be honest. It's much like I quit listening to Triumph and Rush after "Sport Of Kings" and "Grace Under Pressure" once the mid-80's came around, as a kid.
My personal favorites here that aren't often talked about or played anywhere, are "Centre Of Eternity" and "Waiting For Darkness." "Slow Down," the title track, "So Tired," and "Rock and Roll Rebel" all received significant radio airwave time when this was released, and for years after. But they aren't remembered or re-played a fraction as much as "Crazy Train" or "Over The Mountain" or "Flying High Again," or his radio songs in the post-Bark era.
I also saw this tour when Motely Crue was opening up for him, touring for "Shout At The Devil." Circus magazine was my addiction and hard rock music's hey day, it's debauchery, satanic overtones and all, are what I grew up with. "Bark At The Moon" was right in the middle of it all.
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