Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin

1995 special collector's edition, 22 bit digital re-master complete with all original artwork plus bonus photos. Osbourne streamlines his approach to keep up with the emerging trend toward slick, radio-ready metal. There are some good moments, including the single 'Shot in the Dark.' Originally released in 1986. Sony. Album Description

Ozzy's Ultimate Sin album

Since Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark at the Moon" album was released in 1983; with new guitar axeman Jake E. Lee, because Randy Rhoads was very hard to replace for Ozzy. Even the thought of using Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis or Dokken's George Lynch were in the mix. Since guitarist Gillis played on Ozzy's "Speak of the Devil" live album. Jake E. Lee held his own playing with the hit songs "Bark at the Moon and Rock N' Roll Rebel".
In 1986 this album "The Ultimate Sin" was released and Mtv rock videos were really popular. Ozzy and Jake got to be in a few classic videos; with songs "Shot in the Dark and Lightning Strikes" and with clips from the VHS live video "The Ultimate Ozzy" was also released. I think this album "The Ultimate Sin" was Jake E. Lee's better guitar work than "Bark at the Moon", even though there are just 9 songs on the album/cd. I also think songs "Thank God for the Bomb and Fool like You" really stand out.
It's worth jamming, so turn it up! I also had to order this cd import from Germany for my collection. The Ultimate Sin July 31, 2008

ultimate enjoyment

The Ultimate Sin would be not bothering to give this great album a chance because it's not listed as one of Ozzy's finest moments. Personally I like it a lot more than No More Tears because back in the mid 80's the spirit of heavy metal was in full bloom. I know Ozzy was going through some personal problems at the time it was recorded, but honestly, it didn't really affect the music in a negative way if you ask me. It's the same old "love him or hate him" Ozzy that's we've known for years.

It's funny how some people think "Shot in the Dark" is the only good song on here. No way! That means we'd have to ignore the ultra melodic "Never Know Why", "Thank God for the Bomb", and the flat out awesome "Lightning Strikes". The title song is pretty good too.

"Killer of Giants" reminds me of "Fire in the Sky", and if you like that song from No Rest for the Wicked, you'll like this one as well. It's songs like this that make Ozzy an excellent singer. I don't care if he has a high pitched voice that drives some people insane- when he sings a song like this, with the meaningful war lyrics and everything, it makes him a very good singer. You care about the lyrics, and you care about the way he sings them because you can remember the vocal melody. He's a good singer.

"Secret Loser" is a classic. It's like a heavy pop song that really sounds good. I like this album a lot. The guitar playing might be somewhat lacking in a couple areas, but it's seriously not enough for me to dislike it or anything.
July 30, 2008

GREAT ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AFTER RANDY'S DEATH THIS WASN'T A BAD ALBUM. OZZY WAS JUST TRYING TO FIND HIMSELF. THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT SONG'S ON THIS ALBUM ANYWAY. ESPECIALLY THE RIFF'S THAT JAKE E. LEE CAME OUT WITH WHERE GREAT RIFF'S. SHOT IN THE DARK WAS A MELLOW BUT HARD HITTING SONG JUST LIKE LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN. YOU CANNOT FORGET THE HEAVY GUITAR PLAYING ON NEVER KNOW WHY ESPECIALLY THE SOLO ON THE END OF TRACK. AND THE LAST SONG I'M AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE ULTIMATE SIN, THIS WAS A GREAT SONG TO OPEN THE ALBUM OUT WITH BECAUSE IT HAD A LOT OF GREAT DRUM BEATS ON IT ALSO GREAT GUITARING. SO IF YOU ARE A FAN OF OZZY I WOULD BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!! May 7, 2008

3.5 Stars

After two albums that have aged terribly, Ozzy Osbourne strikes back, with some quality hard rock. True, this material is a bit dated, as well, but not nearly as much as the work he did on Diary of a Madman and Bark at the Moon. For the most part, this is vintage Ozzy material. Heavy riffs, soaring vocals...an all around strong album. "Killer of Giants," in particular, is impressive and an album highlight. As far as his hits go, however, "Shot in the Dark" hasn't aged as well as, say, "Crazy Train" or "Flying High Again." On an album that gets away from a lot of the cheese of his last two efforts, that track in particular fails to do so. It isn't a bad track...far from it...but it is a bit dated. Overall, though, a very good album...Ozzy's on the upswing!

On another note:

DO NOT BUY THE 2002 OZZY REMASTERS of his first two albums (Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman)! They are NOT the originals, and have been rerecorded by newer members of Ozzy's band, as a way to screw over the old members who are owed $$$ for the work they did. Seek out the 1995 remasters, instead. Reward the musicians who actually made the music! February 3, 2008

A Great Album

After reading bad reviews about this album for years, I finally feel the need to defend it. This was the first Ozzy album I ever bought, 22 years ago. After finally collecting everything Ozzy since then, I have to say this is his one album I can still listen to from beginning to end. Ozzy doesn't like these songs himself because the album was rushed, so he vowed not to play these songs in concert (I could be wrong about this, but that's what I read somewhere). But this is the only album from Ozzy that I have on my ipod in it's entirety, and to this day I still listen to all the songs. I can't say that about any other Ozzy album (although Ozzmosis and No More Tears come close). It's just a great, great album. Are there any individual songs on here that will be listened to 100 years from now? Probably not, but I still think, song for song, it's one of his best albums. January 22, 2008

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