DevonWilliams

That Internet is taking over our daily lives. It is way too simple to reach success by just putting "something" out there. He's put out over 1000 songs, and that's why he's famous. Someone stumbled upon his work, and they thought it was stupid, thoughtless, but more importantly, funny. That person showed their friend(s) how stupid it was, and their friends showed their friends and so on. He's exploiting the internet to pursue fame, simply because he has realized how important Internet is to us now. The more his name is mentioned on the Internet, the more it will spread in an everlasting effect. He's not a rapper, he's a pioneer of his own genre; his own message

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Howard the Duck

is it only me who finds Ozzy sounding really tired and full of malaise on every song he sings?

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TheBig3

Jack White created the best 3-album run since the Stones.

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Engine

That goes for most bands vs. the Rolling Stones, though.
Stones got bad really quickly.

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TockTockTock

That is pretty unpopular... I can actually think of several rock bands off the top of my head who created better 3-album runs... but the whole "this band is better than that band" debate gets old.

Jack White's good, though. At one point, I went through a period of three months where the majority of what I listened to was stuff by him (i.e. albums associated with The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Dead Weather, etc).

Necromancer

Ive always been a fan of King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell. Who went on to be the original bassist for Bad Company.
I was just mainly adding fuel to the fire (as to say) concerning Sabbath. But even still, I just personally don't care for their music besides a few of the more popular singles.

I agree with you concerning Geezer Butler Soldier, I think you know what aspect I would most like about Sabbaths music (Bass Guitar).
I don't think that he is quite "embarrassing" per-say, but I agree it is about time he stopped performing live shows. I think he (more or less) has retired already, especially after his last album (Scream) in 2010. I like the single "Crucify" quite well from the album itself, along with a few other singles from the album as well.

I honestly don't know of very many albums by any artist or band that has a completely awesome album discography besides 4 or so outstanding singles. Most albums are not worth listening to they're entirety in my opinion except for example, the debut album by the band "Boston". Now there is a rock classic album that is amazing.

I was always into bands of the 70s (progressive) like Rush, Yes, Triumph, Steely Dan, and so on, verses bands like Black Sabbath or AC/DC style anyway. I always liked the blues/R&B rock orientated bands like Bad Company, Areosmith, Rolling Stones, etc. From the same era as Black Sabbath.Not much after No Rest For The Wicked and No More Tears anyway.

Unknown Soldier

Hey that Boston debut is an all time classic "More Than a Feeling" "Piece of Mind" "Foreplay-Long Time" and my fav "Smokin" man. I`m a huge fan of their Third Stage album as well and in fact play it more often out of the two.

When it comes to bassists there are few better than Geezer Butler, but I`m also a big fan of a certain type of Steely Dan bass player from Ohio, who goes by the stage name of Vocals Bass.

Necromancer

That's quite flattering (Soldier) mate Thank you my good friend.

Back to the subject of Ozzy, it seems like The Oz just doesn't receive the respect that he deserves as a solo artist in this particular time and era of rock history. Although I am not in anyway suggesting that he is underrated by any means. Hell..bands like Black Sabbath and AC/DC had a more underground audience back in the 70s when compared with their popularity of present day. I remember when AC/DC really hit the mainstream audience in the 80s with their release of Back In Black. Before then, they were mainly just known as a band (as well as Sabbath also) that were in no way comparison to the more talented and technical bands like Yes or Rush for example.

But mark my words! Sometime in the near future of the next decade or so, rock and metal fans alike will come to see the full extent and impact that Ozzy Osbourne's solo career has actually made and had on the rock scene through the years.

Every Dog has his day I guess.

jackhammer

Although Ozzy's work with Randy Rhoads was absolute quality, that music has lasted as much to Randy's guitar playing as to Ozzy himself. I like a fair bit of Ozzy's solo stuff especially the 80's output but I would never class his solo work as influential at all in terms of musical progression.

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Necromancer

I personally don't see how Black Sabbath is considered as so, and not Osbourne's solo career

Does that rule out Ronnie James Dio's solo career as well?

Maybe its just me..