No rest for the wicked
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| Label (s) | Epic Records / CBS | |||
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9 (11 remastered version) |
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42:51 |
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Keith Olsen , Roy Thomas Baker |
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No Rest for the Wicked is the fifth studio album by musician Ozzy Osbourne . It was released on October 22, 1988. It achieved double platinum status in the United States . It was the first album with guitarist Zakk Wylde and reached number 13 on the Billboard 200 .
Origin and style
After separating from Jake E. Lee in 1987, Ozzy Osbourne found in Zakk Wylde the most permanent replacement for Randy Rhoads , who died in 1982 and for whom the tribute album was published in 1987 on the fifth anniversary of his death . Osbourne also appeared in the 1988 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years . Bassist Bob Daisley co-wrote the lyrics for the album No Rest for the Wicked , which was recorded with Keith Olsen in the same year . On the following tour, however, ex- Black Sabbath colleague Geezer Butler could be heard on bass. The appearance at the Moscow Music Peace Festival and a live EP called Just Say Ozzy followed. No Rest for the Wicked's album cover features an image taken from the Crazy Babies video that was played frequently on MTV . Music videos were also made for Breaking All the Rules and Miracle Man .
Miracle Man is about the television preacher Jimmy Swaggart and his prostitution scandal in 1988. Osbourne had previously been referred to as an "agent of Satan " by this and other preachers . In the video for the piece, Zakk Wylde wears a mask that looks similar to this one. Bloodbath in Paradise has been related to the Tate / LeBianca murders of Charles Manson and his family. In the booklet of the 2002 remaster edition, however, the piece is considered to be related to the Vietnam War . This ambiguity is shown in the use of the word "Charlie", which can mean both the US soldier's name for Vietnamese soldiers and Manson. In the song Hero , Osbourne describes the phenomenon of being viewed by parts of his fans as a "role model" and the discomfort with it. The album title comes from the biblical book Isaiah and means something like: "No rest to the wicked".
reception
On the Allmusic.com website , Steve Huey called the album the best since 1983. Zakk Wylde is a more interesting guitarist than his predecessor Jake E. Lee. He awarded four out of five stars. The Rolling Stone pounded the album and gave it one of five stars. The album features vocals that have been so affected by years of touring and alcohol abuse that it cannot convey emotions even with a lot of reverb. Musically, clichés à la Whitesnake would be offered. In what was then Rock Hard , Frank Trojan wrote that Osbourne had "not much new" to offer and that the "song material" was "not very remarkable". His résumé was: "A sure hit album for Ozzy, but nothing more." He awarded 7.5 out of ten points.
Track list
- Miracle Man (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley) - 3:43
- Devil's Daughter (Holy War) - 5:14
- Crazy Babies (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo) - 4:14
- Breaking All the Rules - 5:14
- Bloodbath in Paradise - 5:02
- Fire in the Sky - 6:24
- Tattooed Dancer (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley) - 3:23
- Demon Alcohol (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo) - 4:27
- Hero - 4:45 *
- * In the original edition this is a hidden track , in the remastered edition it is listed.
Bonus title of the remastered edition 2002
- The Liar (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Sinclair) - 4:29
- Miracle Man (live) (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley) - 3:47
All songs were written by Ozzy Osbourne , Zakk Wylde , Bob Daisley , Randy Castillo, and John Sinclair , unless otherwise noted.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Frank Trojan: Review: No Rest For The Wicked . In: RockHard 29/1988. 1988, accessed September 30, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d Steve Huey: Review No Rest for the Wicked Allmusic
- ↑ a b Jimmy Guterman: Review No Rest for the Wicked ( Memento June 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), RollingStone.com
- ↑ www.allmusic.com: Biography Ozzy Osbourne
- ↑ a b Osbourne, Ozzy; Ayres, Chris. I am Ozzy . Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0446569895
Web links
- No Rest for the Wicked on Allmusic (English)
- No Rest for the Wicked on MusicBrainz