Ozzy Osbourne-Under Cover

Record Label: Sony
Year: 2005
Track Listing:
01. Rocky Mountain Way
02. In My Life
03. Mississippi Queen
04. Go Now
05. Woman
06. 21st Century Schzoid Man
07. All The young Dudes
08. For What It’s Worth
09. Good Times
10. Sunshine Of Your Love
11. Fire
12. Working Class Hero
13. Sympathy For The Devil

What the hell was Ozzy thinking? That’s the first thing that comes to mind in listening to
Under Cover. The next thing is that he obviously wasn’t because this is one of the worst cover albums I have ever heard.

It’s cringe-worthy. And, for someone who is a huge Ozzy fan that’s a hard thing to say about the Prince of Darkness.

But, a covers album of poorly chosen songs? Not his best move. It might have not been so bad if he hadn’t managed to destroy every song he stumbled through. It could have been feasible if the songs chosen hadn’t been so poor. I mean Ozzy singing Lennon’s ‘Woman’?

Not only is there absolutely no contest between Lennon and Ozzy in singing ‘Woman’ but Ozzy tends to warble through it with a lack of conviction and no emotional impact. In truth, his singing ‘Woman’ is more of an insult rather than a tribute.

Granted, this was part of the Prince of Darkness 4 Disc set, but to release it by itself…another poor move. At least with the box set you could sit through it, and know that there were 4 more Discs that surely had to be better. Unfortunately, you can’t do that with this disc.

In listening to this album, it is hard to believe that this is a man that has produced worthier albums such as Blizzard of Oz, Ozzmosis and more recently Black Rain. However, having said that a highlight to this album is that it makes a fine coffee coaster.

Kiddies, if you want to keep remembering Ozzy as the Prince of Darkness and not the pathetic putz you see on The Osbournes, forget this album and buy Black Rain instead.

I find even hard to give it 1/5

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