Ozzy Walks In The "BLACK RAIN" Album POLL:

Black Rain


Wikipedia:

Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released 22 May 2007
Recorded 2006
Studio The Music Machine, Beverly Hills, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length 46:28
Label Epic
Producer Ozzy Osbourne & Kevin Churko

1. "I Don't Wanna Stop"
   Released: 17 April 2007
2. "Not Going Away"
   Released: 11 July 2007
3. "Black Rain"
   Released: 14 November 2007

Black Rain is the tenth studio album by British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, released 22 May 2007 on Epic Records. It is also the last album to feature Zakk Wylde and Mike Bordin, and the first to feature bassist Rob Nicholson. Black Rain debuted at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling about 152,000 copies in its first week; making it Osbourne's highest debut to date. As of 29 September 2007, the album had sold 406,053 copies in the US, and had been certified Gold.

Personnel:

• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals, harmonica
• Zakk Wylde – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals[
• Rob "Blasko" Nicholson – bass
• Mike Bordin – drums

Production:

• Kevin Churko – producer, engineer, mixing
• Zack Fagan – additional engineering
• Kane Churko - additional Pro-Tools
• Vlado Meller - mastering
• Joshua Marc Levy – art direction and new logo design
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Just giving this album a spin in the cd player. I forgot about Black Rain but in fact when I got the album on its release day I didn't expect much or for that matter what to expect. Rain was a good solid comeback album for the Ozzman.

From day one this album grew on me I always loved its dark theme. "Lay Your World On Me" an incredible eerie smooth ballad. "Nightmares" with its soft futuristic intro is one of my all time Ozzy solo favs. "Black Rain" and "Silver", "Trap Door" and "I Don't Wanna Stop" are solid Ozzman tunes as well.


June 21st 2007

Black Rain is a strong album for Ozzy not a clunker in the mix. Zakk Wyldes crunching riffs add power to this album as well as some solid production by Kevin Churko. Churko keeps Wyldes powerful riffs throughout and adds a futuristic sound to them as well. I have friends that rip this album saying "it's not like early 1980's Ozzy, Randy Rhodes albums". At times they've even called Rain cannon fodder from Ozzy I always say I agree with you on Rhodes but I still think Rain in a solid late era Ozzy album.


Photoshoot for "Black Rain" by Joseph Cultice 2007


Photoshoot for "Black Rain" by Joseph Cultice 2007

Just having fun on a Saturday night listening to Black Rain. More Ozzy albums tonight as well as some Ozzy Black Sabbath.



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I Don't Wanna Stop and Black Rain are my faves.