Ozzy Osbourne - Under Cover (2005)

"Under Cover" is a cover album by heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. It was released November 1, 2005. It features guitarist Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains fame, Chris Wyse of The Cult and Mike Bordin of Faith No More.
Essentially an amped-up karaoke night in the Osbournes' basement lair, "Under Cover" is impeccably engineered and effortlessly played ex-Alice in Chains axe slinger Jerry Cantrell provides impressive guitar work throughout, making a strong case as to whether this is his baby or Ozzy's.
All of the tracks here, with the exception of "Rocky Mountain Way," "Sunshine of Your Love," "Woman," and "Go Now," appeared on 2005's Prince of Darkness box set. Guest appearances abound, with Mott the Hoople's Ian Hunter choking out his original refrain on "All the Young Dudes" in a style that can only be described as "endearingly awkward homeless man," Mountain's Leslie West turning the amps up to 11 on "Mississippi Queen," and blues-rock wunderkind Robert Randolph laying down some serious pedal steel on "Sympathy for the Devil." The Ozz himself is in good form, but as is the case with much of his later work, he sounds more like the tool than the fist.

Track listing

01.  "Rocky Mountain Way"   (Joe Walsh)  - 4:32
02.  "In My Life"   (The Beatles)  - 3:30
03.  "Mississippi Queen"   (Mountain)  - 4:11
04.  "Go Now"   (Bessie Banks)  - 3:42
05.  "Woman"    (John Lennon)  - 3:45
06.  "21st Century Schizoid Man"   (King Crimson)  - 3:53
07.  "All the Young Dudes"   (Mott the Hoople)  - 4:34
08.  "For What It's Worth"   (Buffalo Springfield)  - 3:20
09.  "Good Times"    (The Animals)  - 3:45
10.  "Sunshine of Your Love"   (Cream)  - 5:10
11.  "Fire"   (Arthur Brown)  - 4:08
12.  "Working Class Hero"  (John Lennon)  - 3:22
13.  "Sympathy for the Devil"  (The Rolling Stones)  - 7:11

Credits
Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
Jerry Cantrell – guitars
Chris Wyse – bass
Mike Bordin – drums
Ian Hunter – vocals on "All the Young Dudes"
Leslie West – guitar solo on "Mississippi Queen"
Robert Randolph – pedal steel on "Sympathy for the Devil", guitar solo on "21st Century Schizoid Man"
Guest Artists - Gregg Bissonette, Joe Bonamassa, Bogie Bowles, Tabby Callaghan, Louis Conte, Jim Cox, Madison Derek, Steve Dudas, Molly Foote, Mark Hudson, Sarah Hudson, Michael Landau, James Mastro, Paul Santo, Bruce Sugar
Producer:  Mark Hudson

Notes
Genre:  Heavy metal
Length:  55:03
Label:  Epic Records

© 2005

Ozzy Osbourne - Randy Rhoads Tribute (1987)

Tribute is a live album by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on March 19, 1987, five years after the death of guitarist Randy Rhoads.

The album was released in memory of Rhoads, guitarist for Osbourne's band between 1979 and 1982 who died in a plane crash while on tour in Florida in 1982. It showcases Rhoads' outstanding technical ability on lead guitar. Particularly notable is the song "Suicide Solution", which features an unaccompanied guitar solo by Rhoads. The album also includes studio outtakes of Rhoads recording the classical-influenced acoustic guitar piece, "Dee", which Rhoads wrote for his mother Delores, and which was originally included on Osbourne's debut solo album "Blizzard of Ozz". These outtakes include Rhoads talking.

Track listing

01.  I Don't Know  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley)  - 5:40

02.  Crazy Train  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley)  - 5:19

03.  Believer  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley)  - 5:08

04.  Mr. Crowley  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley)  - 5:37

05.  Flying High Again  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Kerslake)  - 4:17

06.  Revelation (Mother Earth)  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley)  - 5:58

07.  Steal Away (The Night) [with Drum Solo]  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley)  - 8:04

08.  Suicide Solution [with Guitar Solo]  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley)  - 7:46

09.  Iron Man  (Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward)  - 2:50

10.  Children of the Grave  (Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward)  - 5:57

11.  Paranoid  (Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward)  - 2:59

12.  Goodbye to Romance  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley)  - 5:33

13.  No Bone Movies  (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Kerslake)  - 4:02

14.  Dee [Randy Rhoads studio out-takes]  (Rhoads)  - 4:22

Released:  March 19, 1987

Recorded:  1980/1981

Genre:  Heavy metal

Length:  70:28

Label:  Epic

Producer:  Max Norman, Ozzy Osbourne

Personnel

Ozzy Osbourne - vocals

Randy Rhoads - guitar

Rudy Sarzo - bass

Bob Daisley - bass

Tommy Aldridge - drums

Lee Kerslake - drums

Don Airey - keyboards