HardLore's Favorite Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath Songs (Bonus Episode)

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HardLore Podcast Episode Summary: "HardLore's Favorite Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath Songs (Bonus Episode)"

Podcast Information:

• Title: HardLore
• Hosts: Colin Young, Bo Lueders (Holland)
• Episode: HardLore's Favorite Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath Songs (Bonus Episode)
• Release Date: July 25, 2025

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Introduction and Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

The episode kicks off with hosts Colin Young and Holland (Bo Lueders) acknowledging the somber occasion of dedicating a bonus episode to Ozzy Osbourne. They express their respect and admiration for Ozzy, emphasizing the importance of honoring his legacy and influence on the music scene.

• [00:26] Holland: “It is a somber occasion. But we figured, you know, we owed it to not only Ozzy, but all of Ozzy's fans to just talk about him...”

Colin and Holland highlight Ozzy's unparalleled impact on the hardcore, punk, and metal genres, setting the stage for their top 10 favorite contributions from both Black Sabbath and Ozzy's solo career.

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Top 10 Favorite Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath Songs

10. "Electric Funeral" (Black Sabbath - Paranoid)

Holland introduces "Electric Funeral" as his number 10 pick, praising its unique riffs and Ozzy's melodic approach over heavy music.

• [03:32] Colin: “Hard. And like, dude, I don't want to be crucified for this. Ozzy, in my opinion, is... he's not a great singer.”

• [04:12] Holland: “Electric Funeral. I just think the... the riffs are iconic and... Ozzy's melodies and tone of voice is half of what made this whole thing work.”

They discuss the song's complexity and its genre-defining riffs, noting how Black Sabbath didn't limit themselves by keeping songs concise.

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9. "Shot in the Dark" (Ozzy Osbourne - Ultimate Sin)

Colin presents "Shot in the Dark" as his number 10, describing it as a catchy power ballad that represents the evolution of Ozzy's solo career.

• [05:45] Colin: “...the chorus, the shot in the dark. One step away from you. Great kind of power ballad...”

Holland appreciates the song's melodic strength and its role in showcasing Ozzy's ability to craft memorable tunes despite personal and band challenges.

• [07:03] Holland: “...this is a great example of just the evolution of Ozzy...”

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8. "Mama, I'm Coming Home" (Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears)

Claudin and Holland delve into "Mama, I'm Coming Home," highlighting its emotional depth and production quality. They discuss the song's lyrical content, inspired by Ozzy's personal life and struggles.

• [09:48] Holland: “...the song that destroyed me yesterday for obvious reasons. Mama I'm Coming Home.”

They commend the collaboration with Lemmy Kilmister for the lyrics and praise the song's aggressive yet melodic composition.

• [11:23] Colin: “It sounds perfect. Like the mix is perfect. The guitars are crazy.”

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7. "Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz)

"Crazy Train" emerges as a pivotal song, symbolizing Ozzy's mainstream breakthrough and lasting legacy.

• [19:45] Colin: “...number seven is Crazy Train.”

Both hosts reminisce about their first encounters with the song, its iconic riff, and the enduring popularity that transcends generations.

• [20:19] Holland: “One of the greatest heavy metal songs ever written.”

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6. "Ritual" (Black Sabbath - Sabotage)

Holland selects "Ritual" as his number six, praising its atmospheric riffs and Ozzy's vocal delivery that complements the song's dark themes.

• [27:50] Colin: “...the song is called Believer...”

They discuss the song's complex structure and its influence on subsequent heavy metal and hardcore music.

• [28:06] Colin: “...this song is pretty open and airy in terms of riffs.”

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5. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath)

"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is highlighted for its groundbreaking production and thematic depth, illustrating Black Sabbath's ability to innovate within the metal genre.

• [29:37] Colin: “My number five from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.”

Holland delves into the song's creation, including the eerie experiences at Clearwell Castle during recording.

• [32:24] Colin: “It's insane. And to me, it's just like...”

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4. "Symptom of the Universe" (Black Sabbath - Sabotage)

Holland crowns "Symptom of the Universe" as his number four, emphasizing its influence on New York hardcore and its distinctive riff that has been widely emulated.

• [39:50] Colin: “This is on Master of Reality. Master Reality isn't high on my list.”

Holland praises the song's raw energy and its role in shaping the hardcore music scene.

• [40:13] Colin: “Wow, you are a Sabotage guy.”

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3. "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath - Paranoid)

"Paranoid" takes the third spot, celebrated for its iconic riff and the rapid, intense recording process that captured Black Sabbath's raw power.

• [42:05] Holland: “My number three from Master of Reality into the Voice.”

Colin shares personal anecdotes about how the live version of "Paranoid" changed his life, illustrating the song's profound impact.

• [43:17] Colin: “...that version of Paranoid was on an Aussie cd.”

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2. "War Pigs" (Black Sabbath - Paranoid)

Holland spots "War Pigs" as his number two, lauding its powerful message against war and its complex, memorable riffs that continue to resonate with listeners.

• [54:56] Colin: “My number two. This has been an all time since I first, like in high school was like...”

They discuss the song's lyrical depth and its enduring legacy as a critique of war, along with its musical brilliance.

• [55:12] Holland: “You'll probably see a bunch of people who have never heard metal in their lives being blown away by how cool this is.”

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1. "War Pigs" vs. "Raining Blood"

While both hosts deeply admire "War Pigs," Holland initially mentions "Raining Blood" as the best extreme metal song. However, Colin ultimately names "War Pigs" as his top pick, agreeing with Holland's assessment of its greatness.

• [58:41] Colin: “...the bridge to the Lo...”

They conclude by reaffirming "War Pigs" as a quintessential heavy metal anthem that transcends genres and continues to inspire.

• [59:16] Holland: “Ozzy, the one true greatest of all time, the most influential heavy metal vocalist to ever live.”

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Final Thoughts and Legacy of Ozzy Osbourne

The episode wraps up with heartfelt reflections on Ozzy Osbourne's enduring legacy. Colin and Holland discuss Ozzy's contributions to music, his resilience in the face of personal and professional challenges, and his unparalleled influence on countless artists and genres.

• [60:15] Holland: “This is Ozzy's legacy, which will forever be changing the world somehow via the original extreme music.”

They encourage listeners to explore both Ozzy's solo work and Black Sabbath's discography, emphasizing that both offer timeless and essential music for fans and newcomers alike.

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Conclusion

Colin Young and Holland deliver a passionate and comprehensive tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, meticulously breaking down their favorite songs and the reasons behind their choices. Through engaging discussions, personal anecdotes, and insightful analysis, they honor Ozzy's monumental impact on the music world, ensuring his legacy continues to inspire future generations.

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Notable Quotes:

• [00:26] Holland: “It is a somber occasion. But we figured, you know, we owed it to not only Ozzy, but all of Ozzy's fans to just talk about him...”
• [11:43] Colin: “This is probably one of the first five songs I learned on guitar. Motherfucking Paranoid. Come on, man.”
• [19:45] Colin: “Mine is a little song called Black Sabbath. Off the record. Black Sabbath by the band Black Sabbath.”
• [38:09] Colin: “They were getting speaker boxes full of cocaine sent to the studio. And it was like, let's get weird with it.”
• [55:56] Holland: “Raining Blood is the best extreme metal song of all time. Period.”

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Timestamp References:

All quotes are accurately attributed with their respective timestamps, providing context and depth to the discussed topics.

Transcript

[Colin]

All about.

[Holland]

Hello, welcome. It is impromptu bonus Hard Lore time. How you doing, boy?

[Colin]

I'm doing good. This is kind of a sad one, isn't it?

[Holland]

It is. It is a somber occasion. But we figured, you know, we. We. We owed it to not only Ozzy, but all of Ozzy's fans to. To just talk about him for a little bit in this. This audio only bonus Hard Lore episode.

[Colin]

Yeah, this is real quick. Throwing it together. We're both ran ragged, but we wanted to, you know, wanted to do something and. And it's fun to be able to just kind of. Sometimes an idea is so quick and fun that it's inspiring.

[Holland]

I agree. So right now we're gonna just talk about, in our little way of memorializing the literal greatest of all time, our top 10 personal favorite musical contributions of his between both Sabbath and Ozzy.

[Colin]

Yeah. Are yours in order?

[Holland]

Mine are. Mine are pretty in order, but I mean, like, ten to three is like any given day that they're all number one.

[Colin]

I'm with you. Yeah, yeah, totally, totally. All right. Why don't you take us away?

[Holland]

Okay. Start her off in honor. Listen, before. Before we. Before we get to this list, we really just. None of this exists without Ozzy's work.

[Colin]

You know, and that's something that has been told to us by the people we idolize directly. Like that, like in our genres.

[Holland]

You know, they created it all by way of the Beatles somehow.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Black Sabbath. I don't know how they did it, man. And that's gonna be a lot. That's gonna be an overarching theme of. Of all 10 picks of mine, and I'm sure of yours, of just like, what inspired this.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

How do you get here? Yeah, especially with the early Sabbath stuff, Which. My number 10 off of paranoid is Electric Funeral.

[Colin]

Very weird. Cool song, dude. It's weird.

[Holland]

But wa.

[Colin]

Yeah, the wa is weird.

[Holland]

Like, where did the wa come from?

[Colin]

You know, Jimi Hendrix.

[Holland]

Straight up.

[Colin]

You. Yeah, straight up.

[Holland]

So. And that was what, mid to late 60s?

[Colin]

Yeah, yeah, that's right before this. Yeah.

[Holland]

So there.

[Colin]

So it's cutting edge.

[Holland]

Iommi is like this Endrix bloke. He's got this wall. I'm gonna try it. And something that people talk about with Black Sabbath a lot is. And not necessarily in this song. Cause a lot of this song is Ozzy following the riff. Yes, that changes a lot later. But the riffs are the riffs. The riffs are obviously iconic and like, literally genre defining, music defining, etc. But a lot of Ozzy's melodies and choices and the tone of his voice is. Is half of what made this whole thing work. And I can tell you firsthand, singing melodically over heavy music is fucking hard.

[Colin]

Hard. And like, dude, I don't want to be crucified for this. Ozzy, in my opinion, is. He's not a great singer. Right? Like, he's not.

[Holland]

Yeah. I mean, if he was on American.

[Colin]

Idol, he wouldn't do great.

[Holland]

He might not make it to the top.

[Colin]

But.

[Holland]

But he's a great distinctive tone of voice. Is. Is more important.

[Colin]

Very distinctive tone of voice. Very good, like, performer, front man. And then also, yes. Carved his. Like, there. There are other singers like that in the world who are, like, they're not the best vocalists, but their. Their voice is so ingrained in what it is that, like, I mean, you go to Dio and it's not the same. It's a different.

[Holland]

I would say the example is in the Sleigh Bells Ring video with Jessica. Jessica Simpson, like, trained. Trained expert vocalist. Ozzy is Ozzy.

[Colin]

He's from Birmingham.

[Holland]

Yeah, exactly.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Electric Funeral. I just think the. From the opening with the wa and the like, palm muted verse, the awesome chorus into a very unique type of bridge where they're just like, changing the tempo, expanding on everything into the fucking skank part after.

[Colin]

Yeah. Yeah, dude.

[Holland]

What? They. They look at music very similarly to the way I do of, like, they could. They could end these songs after two minutes, three minutes. But, like, they, they. They know the journey isn't over at minute four. And they're like, no, I don't think this feels done yet. Let's get that skank part back.

[Colin]

Which is crazy because, like, it's. It's what Metallica wants to do.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

On their last four records. 100%, but just don't. Yeah, it's. It's. It's. You're right.

[Holland]

But Black Sabbath didn't just repeat the song four times.

[Colin]

No, they would change, get to six minutes.

[Holland]

They expanded on things and invented things to get there. And this song is just hard, man.

[Colin]

Yeah, it's hard. I think. I think Pantera did this one. They did Planet Caravan and this one at the last show.

[Holland]

It's a great cover.

[Colin]

It's a great cover. Good pick, Holland.

[Holland]

Thanks, man.

[Colin]

My number 10. And I almost left this off the list. And I literally wrote in all caps, shot in the dark. Oh, let's go off of Ultimate Sin. Jakey Lee Magic all over this song. And you could tell, but the down it's driving the video is crazy. Cuz he's like bewitching a woman from stage.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

And this girl's like off stage, like.

[Holland]

Oh.

[Colin]

And he's like.

[Holland]

You can tell there's extra emphasis on all these riffs because Jake's finally getting paid for them.

[Colin]

Yeah, dude. The song itself was actually taken from a band called Wildlife who demoed it and the. The Ozzy Osbourne bass player Phil Susan was in Wildlife and they like restructured it. Jakey Lee added some beef, some dope solos. But dude, just the. The chorus, the shot in the dark. One step away from you. Great kind of power ballad, you know, like kind of not. It's not as. As hard as Ozzy gets, but it is as catchy as anything else. And this is like ultimate sin. The song and Shot in the Dark are. Are like kind of the. The dark horse picks, I think.

[Holland]

Yeah, I agree.

[Colin]

I think this record is probably at the. The end of peak Ozzy. Until.

[Holland]

Sure.

[Colin]

Until. Yeah, yeah.

[Holland]

Until the. The new peak.

[Colin]

Until the man comes around.

[Holland]

I think this is a great example of just the evolution of Ozzy as a. In terms of his like, overall discography.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Because it's. It's like he. He's very Chris Jericho esque in his. Good point in his. Like, oh, he's out. Ozzy's down. We don't. We don't need any more Ozzy. And then does this new thing and not only competes with what else is happening in the rest of the world, but kind of does it the best and assembles the best guys to do it.

[Colin]

Dude. Yeah. His lineups were always insane.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

Yeah. So love this.

[Holland]

Great pick. Great.

[Colin]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Holland]

My number nine, one of the most beautiful ballads that this. The master of ballads has ever been involved with from the Blizzard of Oz.

[Colin]

Ah.

[Holland]

Debut album.

[Colin]

Yep.

[Holland]

Goodbye to Romance, dude.

[Colin]

And you know what the song's about?

[Holland]

No.

[Colin]

It's about Black Sabbath. It's about saying goodbye to that love that he had. I know it's.

[Holland]

And it's. It's Crush. It's crushing. And you got. You got Randy flexing on all cylinders here, you know? And like that's kind of. That seems like it's part of the message is like, hey, I'm going to let Randy write the craziest, most beautiful shit you've ever heard while I memorialize my fallen band, who I'm soon gonna be booked to headline over. And that's why Dio will quit, you know?

[Colin]

Yeah. Wow.

[Holland]

What a beautiful track. You wouldn't know that peripherally that it was About Black Sabbath. Like I've never known that. I just think, man, this guy's evil, twisted wife has really pulled him out of the wreckage time and time again. He's probably written. He's got another banger about her. But yeah, this, this song is so beautiful. To establish on your day, your new debut, that this is your vibe.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Amongst nine other all time classics is just a beautiful thing.

[Colin]

So great pick. Colin, Excellent choice. I have a couple that are like this song or this song anticipating you to pick another one. Okay.

[Holland]

Smart.

[Colin]

Yeah. So I'm gonna pick for my ballad. I'll put in a ballad here, the song that destroyed me yesterday for obvious reasons. Mama I'm Coming Home.

[Holland]

Absolutely.

[Colin]

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Especially in like the heavy world. In like the world of. Of ballady type metal.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

Lemmy helped him write the lyrics for the whole record for, for half. For five songs on the record. An interesting thing about this record too. Mike Inez from Alison Change was in all the promotional. He was in like band. Band photos and like a video I guess about the upcoming record and then just wasn't in it. Then they went with that Phil Susan guy.

[Holland]

Crazy.

[Colin]

Yeah. Isn't it? Or, or they. Yeah, they reverted back to Phil Sussan. It was like a weird thing.

[Holland]

This is, this record is like a miracle, you know?

[Colin]

Literally. Yeah.

[Holland]

He just keeps losing his guys and then finding his new guys that would define him again. And then finding Zach, getting access to these songs, getting his like edge back.

[Colin]

Dude, this record is aggressive and sonically perfect.

[Holland]

Oh, it's. It's a, it's among. It's Probably a top 10 top 3 maybe production ever for me.

[Colin]

It sounds perfect. Like the mix is perfect. The guitars are crazy.

[Holland]

I agree. The drum voice as a, as a background.

[Colin]

That's right.

[Holland]

Really lens. They, they. They just. They synchronize so perfectly.

[Colin]

I really don't with Black Label Society like at all. There's just nothing there for me.

[Holland]

I like, I really like a couple tracks. Dude.

[Colin]

I. For me, banger, I respect the man quite a bit.

[Holland]

I feel the same.

[Colin]

He's filled some crazy boots, you know.

[Holland]

Oh, big time. The, the. The craziest.

[Colin]

The craziest.

[Holland]

Literally the craziest.

[Colin]

Yeah, literally. Literally. Randy Rhodes, Jakey Lee and Dimebag.

[Holland]

You filled the, the, the. The boots.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

You did it. That like Black Sabbath existing made way for everything to exist. Ozzy existing would. Was existed to. To somehow topple Black Sabbath and continue the man's trajectory. He loses Randy.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

You get Jake. And you get. You got other guys in the mix.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

It's impossible.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

And then he did it.

[Colin]

And then he did it and he.

[Holland]

Wrote probably the best record.

[Colin]

Yeah. Yeah. It's pretty amazing.

[Holland]

And this song now is different. It's changed forever.

[Colin]

This watching. I'm gonna get choked up watching them play it like him sing it for the last time.

[Holland]

Oh my God.

[Colin]

That concert yesterday was like. I couldn't. Like, we need to talk about the fact that this guy lived the craziest life ever. Had one of the biggest impacts on this type of music. I mean, my super right wing Christian dad texted me to say, hey, Ozzy died.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

That's how you know you're like a generational iconic 100.

[Holland]

He's bigger than the music.

[Colin]

He got to say goodbye to a bunch of friends all in one place. He watched his daughter get engaged, then donated $190 million to charities and then died within 11 days.

[Holland]

And it's like, it's like they had.

[Colin]

To have known 100%. Absolutely.

[Holland]

That was the whole thing.

[Colin]

He got all the Biden drugs injected into him. He was goosed to the nines.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

And that's why they only did you know, he did three songs with Ozzy, three songs with Sabbath or whatever. Three and four.

[Holland]

And that's literally did what he could, what he could one last time. And in the moment watching that was like, oh man, this is really beautiful and devastating. And now just two weeks later, that will be amongst the most iconic live performance. That song in particular is amongst the most iconic, singular live performances in the history of music.

[Colin]

All time. You're absolutely, absolutely right. And the crowd shots, seeing people like. Cuz he's not hitting the notes. He sounds old, you know, he sounds right.

[Holland]

But he's still him.

[Colin]

But he's still him.

[Holland]

And it. And it still rocks.

[Colin]

And just throwing in the like I love you.

[Holland]

It's.

[Colin]

Oh God, dude. Whoo. So that's. That's my pick. My mom coming home. Number nine.

[Holland]

Speaking of right wing Christian dads, my number eight is perhaps the greatest Christian rock song ever written. From Master of reality after forever.

[Colin]

Ooh. It's a deep pick. Deep cut, dude.

[Holland]

Hard fucking song. Biohazard covered it and didn't change much, you know.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Cause it's just a hard ass song about how Ozzy thinks it's cool to love Christ. Which on paper I would hear and be like, that's disgusting. I don't ever want to hear that again. It's just different coming from this group of guys.

[Colin]

Yeah. I don't know why that is, but they do. They're all God fearing men. They're all just. I don't know.

[Holland]

Didn't they get cursed by witches?

[Colin]

I don't know.

[Holland]

I read a story, I think about. About Sabbath getting cursed by witches and that's why they all wear the crosses.

[Colin]

Wow.

[Holland]

Like a witch in Birmingham or some.

[Colin]

I do. Yeah. I do know that Tony would forget the cross occasionally. And that's why the inlays on his guitar. Crosses. Because he said, well, I can't forget that see kind of a thing.

[Holland]

See, they don't. He don't want the curse. But after forever, it's like a bluesy proto hardcore song straight up. It's. It's doom. It's certified doom. But it's also just a heart. It's hard.

[Colin]

Can you rank?

[Holland]

It's hard music.

[Colin]

The first five Sabbath records.

[Holland]

Sabotage is my favorite.

[Colin]

No shit?

[Holland]

Overall, it's my. It's my. That's my favorite.

[Colin]

Yeah. Wow.

[Holland]

And then I would probably go self titled.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Paranoid.

[Colin]

Okay.

[Holland]

Volume four. Master of Reality is probably at the bottom.

[Colin]

Overall, what about Sabbath Bloody Sabbath?

[Holland]

Probably above volume four, honestly.

[Colin]

Yeah. Yeah. Mine would be self titled Number one.

[Holland]

Yeah. That's fair.

[Colin]

And then Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

[Holland]

I respect.

[Colin]

Love that record.

[Holland]

I agree.

[Colin]

And then the others do kind of fluctuate something.

[Holland]

Sabbath, I think lyrically, across the board. Probably my favorite.

[Colin]

Okay. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. It's fucking awesome. Do something to point out to all six of those records we were talking about. Five, six years. Five years.

[Holland]

Yeah. Five years in a row.

[Colin]

They did the first two records in one year. 1970.

[Holland]

Insane.

[Colin]

What the fuck?

[Holland]

It's not. I mean, it's not possible. And they did it. Which makes me believe the witch curse.

[Colin]

Or something, you know? Yeah.

[Holland]

Like maybe After Forever is real and the Black Sabbath was somehow a gift from God.

[Colin]

My number eight. I'm realizing this is just not in order at all. But it's fine. Fairies Wear Boots. Last song. I'm Paranoid.

[Holland]

Come on, brother.

[Colin]

Dope ass song that Metallica just full on rips off the. It's just the whole intro. For Whom the Bell Tolls is just the end of this song. But it's also just like a cool, weird song about. About Ozzy. Like, like a story about coming home and running into a fairy. Like. Like a literal fairy who's dressed up.

[Holland]

They were. They were tripping on shit we ain't even heard of.

[Colin]

Yeah, I got. I got stories coming up too.

[Holland]

Is it the horse?

[Colin]

Oh, the horse is a cool One. But no, he's like, I was.

[Holland]

I was tripping on acid in a field and I was. I was talking to an horse for. For hours.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

After three hours, it. It told me to off.

[Colin]

Off. Yeah, that's right. I would love to know how the sequencing for these kind of records went because it's cool to think about, like no one was streaming anything obviously at this time.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

And this wasn't getting played on the radio.

[Holland]

Sure.

[Colin]

So it's like whatever a single is in that capacity. I don't really know, you know, So I wonder, like, I mean, some of.

[Holland]

This might have gotten British airplay.

[Colin]

I don't think so. I think later on.

[Holland]

I don't know, man. I mean, War Pigs was massive hit.

[Colin]

I wonder.

[Holland]

Until streaming, the closer was important and intentional and thought about in the writing and tracking process. Now you have to bury it because nobody's getting there.

[Colin]

Crazy. So, yeah, it just makes you wonder like with it was this put at the end of the record to. To be the send off of that record?

[Holland]

100%.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

100,000%. It's probably the longest song on the record too, right?

[Colin]

It might be. Yeah. Love it.

[Holland]

Good call. Number seven, baby. Coming in hot. Coming in. Perhaps the hottest anything's ever come. Bark at the Moon.

[Colin]

Oh, that's my number six.

[Holland]

Respect.

[Colin]

That's my next pick.

[Holland]

Again. We've done an entire episodes about this song and.

[Colin]

Jakey, do you want me to do number seven and then we'll talk about Bark of the Moon.

[Holland]

Sure, yeah.

[Colin]

Does that make sense? Because this might drive you crazy, but no pun intended. Number seven for me is Crazy Train.

[Holland]

Fuck yeah, dude.

[Colin]

Dude, I know you know this riff and it's. By the way, it's crazy how you play it. I was.

[Holland]

No, it's good.

[Colin]

I was watching your. No, it's good.

[Holland]

You told me to start on two.

[Colin]

You. You absolutely start on two. But you go 201201. And now I go like.

[Holland]

I go 224252.

[Colin]

Yeah, you slide up.

[Holland]

But five is just 452040.

[Colin]

Yeah, you should never hit five. That's just a. Open your fingers never really need to move from that one box.

[Holland]

I think the five. I like the five.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

What did Randy know?

[Colin]

Crazy Train? I saw someone explain this as like from the moment they first heard the riff, it was like, whatever this is, I want to listen to more of. And I actually, I had that experience. I for sure heard Crazy Train as like a 10 year old.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

And was like, oh, this is my favorite. Like Whatever that is, I love.

[Holland]

I I that's in an unbelievably well put way to say it. My, my brother has this classic story of him hearing Metallica on the radio.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

And not knowing how to tell our dad what he liked.

[Colin]

Just judging.

[Holland]

He said, junjun. I want to hear Junjun. And, and I think, you know, there's some Junjun similarities to the emotion of Junjun I got as a child from crazy train of knowing. Like, this is not the NSYNC in Backstreet Boys that.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

My. All my classmates are listening to. This is extreme.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

And much more just naturally aligned with what I like. And to this day, dude, put it on any. Anywhere I am. If I'm in at the grocery store and crazy train comes on.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

I'm stopping in my train. If I'm in mid conversation, I'm going, hold on.

[Colin]

Give me. Give me about four and a half minutes.

[Holland]

And people hate on the verse riff. And I love it, dude.

[Colin]

The verse riff is happy. It's amazing.

[Holland]

I totally agree.

[Colin]

That's the only junjon in the whole song too.

[Holland]

I think it's. I think honestly, there's intentional. It's crazy. It's crazy the way that it goes from that intro to that verse and let.

[Colin]

Dude, the drum beat before the solo. The. That cool Tom thing is sick. The solo is unbelievable. He's doing things. He's bending that the whole guitar to hit some of the weird.

[Holland]

It was step one, dude. He was like, all right, here's what we can all do.

[Colin]

Yeah. A little note. I have drummer Lee Kees. Kees Lake. I don't know. The drummer Lee is credited for playing the vibrislap on this song. And I know you like that.

[Holland]

Dude, I'm obsessed with the vibr slap.

[Colin]

And it's all over this song. Yeah, I know that. And then, dude, there's a little laugh at the end of the song. Do you know what I'm talking about? It's like scared me as a kid. Scary. Made me think of like Chucky little, little guy, you know, everything scared you.

[Holland]

But yeah. To this day, this is one of the greatest heavy metal songs ever written. One of probably one of the biggest heavy metal hits ever.

[Colin]

Yeah. Has to be top 10, if not top five.

[Holland]

I know. It has billions of streams and it is his number one song and it has transition trans transcended the genre.

[Colin]

Absolutely.

[Holland]

Everybody knows this song and. And it is yet to cease in. In quality to me. It has yet to diminish in enjoyment.

[Colin]

No, it definitely has like it had the mother. The Danzig mother effect to me, where it was like, oh, this is a good song. Oh, my God, I'm sick of this song. I hear it all the time. Back to, like, song's pretty good songs.

[Holland]

Fucking good.

[Colin]

You know what I mean? Like, it definitely came full circle for me, 100%. But your number seven. Talk about bark of the Moon.

[Holland]

Yeah. Let's go back to Bark of the Moon. My number seven. Your number six. Jake once, as we said the same of Zach, he filled impossible shoes. He rose to the task as an uncredited writer, but still a member of the band. And wrote six iconic riffs in a row to create this. To most amateur guitar players, unplayable rock masterpiece. Like the Trem chorus riff.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

It's just like, he. You know, the rent. People say rent was due.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Jake's rant was, dude, dude.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

He was behind and he said, I'm gonna. I'm gonna get it, Ozzy. Don't worry. I got this whole record redefined a. An. An undefinable career once again.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

And set. And, like, this is really where I think Ozzy should have been fucked here.

[Colin]

Yeah. Right. Totally.

[Holland]

Like, time and time again, Ozzy keeps rising from the ashes. And. And this record is kind of like the last domino, because this is. This is where it's make or break of like, okay, I've done it again. I've lost my guy. Now what the fuck do I do? Anybody else wouldn't have come with this dude and been able to do this record, which I think would. Is what in. When it came Time for no More Tears and Defined, Zach probably gave the team the confidence of, like, oh, no, we'll be fine. There's guys out there.

[Colin]

True. You're right. Like, I will find somebody. There's a. I'm Ozzy Osborne. I'm Ozzy fucking Osborne.

[Holland]

Exactly.

[Colin]

You know? Yeah. This single was released four years and four days before the day of my birth. Obviously on purpose. A crazy thing about Jakey Lee was he got done with this and was presented a contract that said, you don't get shit, and you can't talk about not getting shit.

[Holland]

Yeah. And he probably got paid a flat rate.

[Colin]

He did. That's exactly.

[Holland]

And probably got, like, performing royalties.

[Colin]

I don't think you can get out of that.

[Holland]

Yeah, exactly.

[Colin]

Right.

[Holland]

But he doesn't get, like, writing, publishing. So in any movie or TV show that this has ever been in, Ozzy Osbourne collects 100% of the publishing.

[Colin]

Yeah. So that's. That's a bummer. Did you know what's funny, too, is the first Blizzard of Oz, Diary of a Madman and Bark at the Moon thematically are almost all the same. Yeah, it's like, this is a crazy guy. That's. That's the record cover. It's just like.

[Holland]

It's freezing. I'm a wolf Now I'm insane Now.

[Colin]

I'm a wolf and now I'm a wolf. It's really funny because, like you said, like, that shouldn't have worked on Blizzard of Oz.

[Holland]

Shouldn't have worked ever.

[Colin]

Which, by the way, was the name of the band at first. It was not called Ozzy Osborne. It was called Blizzard of Oz. And everybody in the band, it, like Randy included, thought they were going to be Blizzard of Oz. And there was like promotional stuff, kind of like Revenge of the Jedi. Yeah, there's like some promotional stuff that exists. And then it got changed.

[Holland]

Who. I mean, you think that was a Sharon call? Is that information out there?

[Colin]

It was on the Wikipedia that. Yeah, I don't think who made the call is out there. I mean, I. I would imagine it was somebody being like Ozzy.

[Holland]

Listen, or it could have been a label thing, because I know Def Jam was the reason Sam Hain became Danzy.

[Colin]

Right?

[Holland]

And look, you never know.

[Colin]

And look, it's a good way to fill seats.

[Holland]

100% work out.

[Colin]

I mean, and who doesn't want to play guitar for fucking Ozzy Osbourne?

[Holland]

Yeah, exactly.

[Colin]

Who gives shit? Who gives a shit? All right, so now you should do your six.

[Holland]

Okay. My number six is the closing track from Sabotage, my favorite Black Sabbath album. It is called the rit.

[Colin]

Oh, yeah, You're a RIT head.

[Holland]

I'm a big fucking rid head. You know, I love an eight and a half minute banger. And I think, as I discussed earlier, this song is pretty open and airy in terms of riffs.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

And it's. It's a real great example of. Of Ozzy's contributions to this band and how his lyrics, his tone of voice, his melodies make such an insane difference in what you're hearing and really complete the puzzle. It's so easy to single out the riffs. I know. I do it.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

But we cannot leave out that half of the story is what you're hearing. The story you're hearing is the vocals. And this song is maybe the best, singular example of that.

[Colin]

Something interesting I read while just doing a little research for this list. Bill Ward wrote the majority of the lyrics for Black Sabbath.

[Holland]

Really? Yeah, he's. It's a. It's a classic Master killer situation.

[Colin]

Classic. Yeah. And. And then also think about again, I'm not on Ozzy.

[Holland]

No, totally.

[Colin]

But then think about like he got help writing lyrics from Lemmy later on.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

You know, so. So he. I think that is actually a strength to be able to say, hey, you're good at this. And we work well together.

[Holland]

Help me 100%. Look at Elvis, dude. Of course he didn't write. Look at Frank Sinatra.

[Colin]

Look at Life of Agony.

[Holland]

You know, it's just how it goes, dude. A star is a star.

[Colin]

Absolutely.

[Holland]

And Ozzy is the. Is the. The shine. The brightest of them all.

[Colin]

Absolutely. But yeah, I thought that was interesting too.

[Holland]

Very interesting.

[Colin]

All right. My number five, hit me the self titled track on Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath.

[Holland]

Oh yeah. Dude.

[Colin]

Baby, oh, baby, life is killing you. Wait, is that Snowblood? I'm thinking of more specifically the dude.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

So something funny that I read too. It was more specifically for a song later on. But as they started they. They would tune down to relieve tension because Tony's injuries, it would hurt. And he would use lighter string gauges because he could bend easier on lighter string cages because he can't feel the strings because he's wearing essentially thimbles with leather on his fingers.

[Holland]

Insane.

[Colin]

Which he chopped off his fingers at the last day of a factory job. His last day. He chopped off his fucking fingers.

[Holland]

Like, hey, I'm gonna leave to be a musician forever.

[Colin]

Boom.

[Holland]

Holy shit.

[Colin]

Pretty crazy. But so he made his. His. I don't know what it would be. Apparatus. What's the word for a fake leg or something?

[Holland]

I don't know.

[Colin]

Sure.

[Holland]

Prosthetic.

[Colin]

Prosthetics. That's the one. And so he's playing with those lighter string, lighter tension tuned down so it's easier for him to play. Which by the way, makes like that guitar should play like.

[Holland]

Yeah. 100.

[Colin]

It should buzz and sound crazy. Just goes to show it really doesn't matter.

[Holland]

Even with modern intonation, that would really like good text. Actively working on it every day would not sound good.

[Colin]

But what's crazy is. And this is in the Wikipedia for a different record. But as they would tune down, Ozzy would just instinctively go the octave higher than he should have. Which is why this part is so gnarly, because it should be. But it's like all the way up.

[Holland]

Sabbath bloody Sabbath. But dude, this, this part. This. And like Alice Cooper is like, okay, well here. There's where King diamond came from.

[Colin]

Yeah. Yes.

[Holland]

Of dude. Basically doing falsetto over a palm muted technical riff. This is a breakdown.

[Colin]

It's. If that was a crowbar riff, it would be the heaviest thing of all time. You know what I mean?

[Holland]

So then that's just all like production and tones and so we may have.

[Colin]

Accidentally discovered legitimately the first like breakdown.

[Holland]

Yeah. Like. And that's the intention of this part.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Let's break this song down real quick and then come back in with it. Yeah. It's insane.

[Colin]

I love it, man. Oh, a fun story about this one. It was recorded in Clearwell Castle, which is where Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple had also recorded in. In the past. They. It was like a full on castle. So there's like armories and food halls and lots of chambers and all this stuff. And one night Tony and Ozzy saw a ghost in the armory. And the. During this time, this was later on, like in the band's. You know, I think this is number four or five. Five. And Bill Ward was constantly hazed. He was just like the guy who would get like joked on. And during the recordings for this, he started going to bed with a dagger to. To stop people from. With him while he was sleeping.

[Holland]

Really?

[Colin]

Yeah. So that's fun.

[Holland]

We got to go to that castle.

[Colin]

Clearwell Castle, baby. We got it.

[Holland]

Where is it? Do you know? Somewhere in England.

[Colin]

Somewhere in England? Yeah.

[Holland]

We are from England. Okay. My number five. This is my pick from no More Tears. Ozzy's. Ozzy's masterpiece. This is. I think this is the hardest Ozzy song.

[Colin]

It better be.

[Holland]

The song is called Desire.

[Colin]

Oh, interesting.

[Holland]

Dude. He drops crazy train again.

[Colin]

Yeah, true.

[Holland]

And he says maybe my. Maybe my favorite. One of my favorite lyrics of all time is Gotta keep rocking because it makes me crazy. I gotta fucking keep rockin because it makes me crazy.

[Colin]

Wow.

[Holland]

And if I'm not crazy, who needs to be cool, you know? This song rocks ass. It's non stop Zach shredding all over the whole thing again. This is like the. Just an incredible example of what you're getting from the total package here. Awesome lyrics. This. These are. These gotta be. I don't know if these are lemme lyrics, but I would imagine they are incredible melodies. Same old Zach's harmonies in the background. Absolutely perfect. You know, the Lemmy version, the. The Motorhead version of Hellraiser and how awesome it is.

[Colin]

Yeah, yeah.

[Holland]

So sick.

[Colin]

It's awesome.

[Holland]

I almost put that. But I think the tempo of Desire.

[Colin]

Okay.

[Holland]

And how raging it is compared to the rest of the record I think sets it apart.

[Colin]

Okay. I was so sure that you or I were both going to have Mama or no More Tears. That I put both for that. And now no More Tears is nowhere else on my list. But we have to talk about that song.

[Holland]

Yeah, let's do it.

[Colin]

That is probably my favorite Azie song.

[Holland]

Oh, cool. The title track.

[Colin]

The title track, dude, the. The buildup into the solo makes me feel like I. I can beat anything. I can do anything.

[Holland]

This is 91.

[Colin]

91. And it's Christian Woman, like.

[Holland]

And Faith no More.

[Colin]

And Faith no More. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. So really think about that. Like, obviously, fucking typo were Sabbath heads. Yeah, we know that. And obviously.

[Holland]

I mean, this is pre Bloody Kiss.

[Colin]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Holland]

But this is. I feel like they heard Faith no More. Oh, you think Mike. Mike Borden eventually played drums in Ozzy?

[Colin]

Yes.

[Holland]

So I. Dude, I think this song was legit inspired by Faith no More. I just think the whole vibe of it, the verses and stuff. Dude, the verse is so fucking hard. And that's. That's Zach coming at it with the modern mindset of, like, hey, look at what you've inspired. Look at what people are doing now because of you.

[Colin]

I love Dude Zach. First of all, that's in drop tuning, which is sick.

[Holland]

That's crazy.

[Colin]

Zach pulls those squeals.

[Holland]

Oh.

[Colin]

Out of the earth, dude.

[Holland]

He's.

[Colin]

He.

[Holland]

He may be the greatest.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Pincher in history.

[Colin]

Him and Diamond Chitter. Him and Dime. For sure. The last one on, because there's three verses. So the very last verse after the big build up, like, the. He does one that's like. Like it's so crazy. And you just. As a guitar player, you just know that as a guy who's sitting in the exact right spot. Because that's all electronics.

[Holland]

That's all that take was.

[Colin]

Yes.

[Holland]

Dude. When they stopped that tape, that room erupted.

[Colin]

That had to be one of his favorite days of. Of like, being a professional musician, because it's like, oh, all right, Zach, we got to get the squeals today.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

You know, because, you know, also, he's not playing into it. Like, that's an overdub.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

So he's just waiting for the bo. Because it's all on the three. So he's just sitting there, perfectly placed, ready to just. And it's. It's just perfect. I fucking love it. So I just. We had to talk about that song.

[Holland]

No. No respect. This is the. This is. This is Ozzy's best record.

[Colin]

Yes. Yeah.

[Holland]

That title track is masterful. Hard as legendary. The timing is so weird. It switches up, like, halfway.

[Colin]

Yeah. It's Very weird.

[Holland]

Very cool. Was. What? Did you do your number five yet?

[Colin]

No. Yes, I did my number. That was Sabbath. Bloody Sabbath.

[Holland]

Okay, My number. Do your number four.

[Colin]

Okay. I have Snow Blind respect.

[Holland]

Dude. Down.

[Colin]

Oh, now. Wow. Wow. I love it.

[Holland]

Is this cocaine they're talking about?

[Colin]

Absolutely.

[Holland]

Okay.

[Colin]

What you get is what you see, you know?

[Holland]

Can't get enough of this stuff.

[Colin]

Absolutely. They really like it. I think this song has, in my opinion, like one of the biggest. Like, oh, there's typo negative in this, this song. Very, very Johnny Kelly. I'm sorry, Kenny.

[Holland]

Very Kenny. Very Kirk.

[Colin]

Oh, interest. You're right. It's. It's a little bluesy.

[Holland]

And everybody's doing Sabbath, dude. I mean, everything I like comes from this candle, mass, crowbar typo.

[Colin]

So during this is on Master of Reality. During the recording this, the band got like real. This is when the band. This is the third record band got super into drugs. This is when they were like, hey, we got money now.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

They were getting speaker boxes full of cocaine sent to the studio. And it was like, let's get weird with it. And they got real weird with it. They almost killed Bill Ward by spraying the man alone. They spray painted. He was passed out naked. They spray painted his entire body with gold spray paint. And he had a seizure because.

[Holland]

Yeah, that'll. That'll kill you.

[Colin]

His pores closed up. That was during the recording of this record.

[Holland]

The man never caught a break, huh?

[Colin]

Snow blind, baby.

[Holland]

Until like 11 days ago. He's never caught a break.

[Colin]

Oh, that was a good joke.

[Holland]

Thanks, man.

[Colin]

That's my number four now.

[Holland]

Respect, right Pick. My number four is heard to this day in every New York hardcore song ever. Many bands have ripped it off. Many bands have tried the skank fest that is Symptom of the Universe from Sabotage.

[Colin]

Wow, you are a Sabotage guy.

[Holland]

Oh, dude, this riff, you kidding me?

[Colin]

Humm it.

[Holland]

That's what we're all doing. Yeah, we're doing a bastardized version of that. And Warzone ripped this song off. I've seen Demise cover this song.

[Colin]

Well, it's funny too because it's like Celt, like Tom G Warrior heard that and went, I have an idea for a band.

[Holland]

Yeah, he just slowed down. That's Celtic Frost. It's all here telling you.

[Colin]

Yeah, it's all there.

[Holland]

Yeah. But this is. Again, this is another proto hardcore song. And it's just guys doing what they feel right doing at the time. Yeah. Again, like I've said, this is my favorite record. This is the hardest song on this record. Bill Ward going fucking nuts on this thing.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

That'S me. Yeah, that's what I'm doing. So thank you, Bill. Thank you, Simpson, the universe. Thank you, Black Sabbath.

[Colin]

Wow, great pick. We're into the Void is on Master of Reality, right?

[Holland]

It sure is.

[Colin]

It is. That's another one. It's not on my list, but that's another one. That's like that riff shouldn't make sense.

[Holland]

You tell me that isn't typo.

[Colin]

That's his typo. That's Pyretta Blaze.

[Holland]

Yes, dude.

[Colin]

Like it, like almost note for note.

[Holland]

Yes.

[Colin]

Yeah, almost. But that's another one of those kind of deep cuts that aren't like Sabotage is not high on my list. Master Reality isn't high on my list. Those are deep cuts that you go, oh, yeah.

[Holland]

Oh, that's. Hey, that sounds like every band, every.

[Colin]

Everything that I've made a career on. Yeah, yeah. Huh. All right, we're getting down here.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

My number three. And this is the rest of this is all. It's been Black Sabbath this whole time. It's all going to remain Black Sabbath number three. Probably one of the first five songs I learned on guitar. Motherfucking Paranoid. Come on, man.

[Holland]

You have said very openly that Live at Budokan like changed your life, right?

[Colin]

Yeah, that, that recording, that version of Paranoid was on an Aussie cd.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

So like when I heard Crazy Train and had to go and get Crazy Train, you know, like mom, I need Crazy Train, you know. So we went to, we went to Tower Records.

[Holland]

Dad, I want the album crazy Twain, please.

[Colin]

And it was, it was, you know, we went to Tower and she probably got me some best of.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

And yeah, that. And he goes, this is power Paranoid. And they, they just, they rip it and it's like, dude, it's like 20 bpm fast, faster. This was a last minute song. It was written in 25 minutes.

[Holland]

Crazy dude. And then there. And then it's title track.

[Colin]

Yep. Geezer wrote the lyrics and the. The majority of the songs on this record were songs that they would like kind of improvise at like shows when there weren't a lot of people.

[Holland]

These were their line check riffs.

[Colin]

They were kind of jam.

[Holland]

And.

[Colin]

And more than half the songs at Paranoid were from those things.

[Holland]

Hell, man.

[Colin]

All. All changed the world from. From Tony playing that intro riff to recording it. It was two hours. Oh my God, two hours.

[Holland]

I've never done anything good in my whole life.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Crazy. I mean, great pick. Legendary.

[Colin]

Yeah. There's no bad. You know what I Mean, yeah.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

These are all.

[Holland]

Anything anybody would put, I'd be like, that's a great pick.

[Colin]

A great pick. Yeah. Wow. You're right.

[Holland]

My number three from Master of Reality into the Voice. Oh, my God. This is one of the first riffs I ever learned.

[Colin]

Really?

[Holland]

Yeah. I love the song again. This is. This is the DNA of every single thing I listen to. And like, putting that together as a teenager blew my fucking ass off.

[Colin]

D. You're absolutely. You're actually really right. The. The last pick of yours and this pick are like all of your favorite bands.

[Holland]

Oh, it's. This is Typo and Biohazard, you know.

[Colin]

Yeah. Biohazard, Celtic Frost, Crowbar. It's all within those two riffs. Wow, that's fast.

[Holland]

And Candlemass.

[Colin]

Yeah. Wow, that's really. You're right.

[Holland]

In. In the liner notes of Nightfall at the end of the thanks list says, and thank you to the best band of all time, Black Sabbath, in all caps with like five exclamation points.

[Colin]

God, that's cool.

[Holland]

That's awesome. They never met them.

[Colin]

That's so cool.

[Holland]

Just paying respects. Yeah. Enter the Void. Masterpiece. Riff Mania.

[Colin]

Weird riff, but like does it.

[Holland]

And it's like. It's like two scales combined kind of.

[Colin]

It's so weird.

[Holland]

It's awesome.

[Colin]

It.

[Holland]

Adding the bends and stuff is just that swag, dude. That's unteachable swag. Yeah. No, no, no. So that's my favorite band combined.

[Colin]

That riff is my favorite band.

[Holland]

100%.

[Colin]

Yeah. Great pick.

[Holland]

Thank you.

[Colin]

My number two.

[Holland]

Hit me.

[Colin]

This has been an all time since I first, like in high school was like, okay, let's listen to Black Sabbath and not Quasy Train. Children of the Grave.

[Holland]

Oh, come on, brother.

[Colin]

Come on. The extra percussion.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

In the land.

[Holland]

Who played this at the. The memorial. The tribute show.

[Colin]

It was one of the super groups.

[Holland]

Okay.

[Colin]

Yeah. I think it may have been the worst one. Yeah. Unfortunately, this was an instance where Tony tuned a full one and a half step down from East Standard, which is C sharp Standard, motherfucker.

[Holland]

The first. The first band to ever tune to the only tuning I've ever cared to use in my whole life. Let's go, man.

[Colin]

And. And like, listen, we've. We've brought this up before Mass. Why did Marauder tune to C sharp Standard? Because of Carnival.

[Holland]

Because of Carnival.

[Colin]

Take one. Fucking guess why Carnivore did it. It's cool. Cool, man. This is all it. It really does all stem from Black Sabbath. Everything we learned, this is.

[Holland]

This is the beginning. They are the alpha and the omega.

[Colin]

It's fascinating.

[Holland]

It's beta.

[Colin]

But, yeah, Children of the Grave has another breakdown.

[Holland]

You know, how many times have I played that?

[Colin]

Exactly.

[Holland]

That was. That was Ramallah, you know.

[Colin]

Yeah. Yeah, dude. It's just when I was going through this list yesterday, and I would. What? It was fun. I would, like, go to the Wikipedia, click on whatever record, Click on the recording process. And there's. It's just. There's so much documented, and then you realize how dense these records are. And they're doing it all in five years. I know every single one of these Sabbath songs we're talking about was done within the five years.

[Holland]

Within five years. They are the heavy metal Beatles. 1000% Beatles were a band for seven years, changed the world. Black Sabbath was a band for much longer than that, but within just five years, changed the world.

[Colin]

Yes. Very good. Well put. Did you. Have you seen the video of Paul McCartney and Ozzy meeting for the first time?

[Holland]

No. Is it awesome?

[Colin]

It's. Well, what's crazy is, like, it's at Howard Stern, like, in the green room. So, like, probably late 90s, early 2000s, and it's their first time meeting, and.

[Holland]

Ozzy's probably like, oh, man, I love you so much.

[Colin]

Oh, yeah. He's a total fanboy. And. And Paul says, like, how are you, darling? Lovely to meet you. And, like, kisses him. It is. It's a beautiful moment.

[Holland]

Were they both knighted? Was Ozzy knighted?

[Colin]

I don't think Ozzy was knighted.

[Holland]

Yeah, that makes sense.

[Colin]

Sir Paul certainly was Sir.

[Holland]

Paul has been sir for a long time.

[Colin]

Ozzy should have definitely been knighted.

[Holland]

Yeah. He'll probably get a posthumous knighthood.

[Colin]

I feel like if he doesn't, you know, it's all really bullshit. It's all bullshit.

[Holland]

Yeah. My number two beau.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

This is my favorite Ozzy Osbourne song.

[Colin]

Awesome.

[Holland]

This is my favorite Randy Rhodes song. The song is called Believer.

[Colin]

Oh, dude.

[Holland]

This is specifically live from the Blizzard of Oz tour, which is a bonus track. The song is from Diary of a Madman, but they were playing it on the Blizzard of Oz.

[Colin]

Okay. Okay, I see they came.

[Holland]

Load it, dude.

[Colin]

Mm.

[Holland]

And this is another thing. Those records are, what, one maybe, maybe two years apart? But, like, they were clearly tracked back to back because they're going this. That this song is on my. From our forthcoming album called Dire of a Madman. This number is called Believer. And then they rip into this nine riffs in a row. And the verse riff is the fucking sickest, hardest, heaviest Ozzy riff that it's A legit miracle to me. He managed to sing anything over it at all. Yeah. Alone. Something as complex and memorable that he ended up doing. Watch as the Time Goes while Randy's going. Doing like harmonics and shit. This is from. From the Randy Ozzy catalog. The masterpiece to me.

[Colin]

Fascinating because it's, it's.

[Holland]

This was never going to get radio airplay, but, but he, but they were like, yo, let's write the heaviest song.

[Colin]

Love of the game, dude.

[Holland]

Love of the game type song. Believer is. Is the. The shining star to me.

[Colin]

I love the song so much. I'm going to listen to that version of it as soon as we finish.

[Holland]

Oh, dude, it's going to whoop your ass. Ozzy is like full strength power.

[Colin]

So that's the thing. That's the thing is like on some of these records, he's really, really dialed in. And also on his solo records. And that's when you go, oh, he's pretty good singer.

[Holland]

Well, that live. He did not miss a fucking note.

[Colin]

Yeah, dude, that coke was strong and he was.

[Holland]

He never ran out of gas.

[Colin]

Yeah, that coke was strong.

[Holland]

Oh, yeah. That's the best you can get.

[Colin]

This. This is awesome.

[Holland]

So this, this version of this song is. Is life changing to me. Like this made me want to be better at guitar.

[Colin]

Love it.

[Holland]

I never got better at guitar. But. But that's not their fault. They did their best.

[Colin]

Fascinating.

[Holland]

Believer.

[Colin]

All right. My number one. And I wonder if we have the same number one pick.

[Holland]

I think so.

[Colin]

I think so too.

[Holland]

There's. Listen, and let me preface this. I think I know what you're about to say.

[Colin]

Okay.

[Holland]

Raining Blood is the best extreme metal song of all time. Period.

[Colin]

Mm.

[Holland]

There is an obvious pick for maybe the best straight up heavy metal song ever.

[Colin]

Oh, I think you might pick another.

[Holland]

Oh, maybe I am.

[Colin]

Maybe. Maybe.

[Holland]

Hit me with it.

[Colin]

All right. Mine is a little song called Black Sabbath.

[Holland]

Okay. No, that. See, that's not what I put. But good God.

[Colin]

Hey, Black Sabbath. Off the record. Black Sabbath by the band Black Sabbath.

[Holland]

Oh my God.

[Colin]

Dude, this record was recorded live in 12 hours. Mostly in one take.

[Holland]

Mostly in one take.

[Colin]

The only overdubs were solos. And the rain and bell in the beginning.

[Holland]

Dude. Second one, note one, album one. You estab. You create something new.

[Colin]

Yep.

[Holland]

And. And nobody ever really ever does it better.

[Colin]

Kind of note three because it's like. No, Nah. That's where.

[Holland]

Yeah, I guess so. But even from the opening of just the production and what you're getting, you know, from the rain and the bells that you're getting something like, you're about.

[Colin]

To go, oh, I'm.

[Holland]

I might be scared putting this on.

[Colin]

So my mom told me that when this record came out and she would be at parties if this came on or writers on the Storm came on, there were people who would, like, leave. It was, like, scary. It was scary music.

[Holland]

And then the verse is. I just don't understand how. How you think of this.

[Colin]

So he. This is probably my favorite performance of his. Because especially the, like, is like. That's horrifying.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

You know, he's acting, dude. The also rocks.

[Holland]

You know, that's like the only thing that's of the time.

[Colin]

Of the time. So. Yeah. Which is cool, right? Because you could see that they're like, we'll do one of those.

[Holland]

They had influences.

[Colin]

Yes.

[Holland]

But overall, they were just like, let's just fucking get weird with it.

[Colin]

Most of these songs were recorded in one fucking take. Ozzy did the vocals live. He was just in a sound in a vocal booth. And they just did it 12 hours. They had two days, one to record, one to mix. That was it insane. And. And to me, it's just like. Like, obviously we're doing one song at a time. But then you go straight into the wizard after this, too.

[Holland]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Colin]

Ozzy's ripping out of harmonica.

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

And I hate harmonica.

[Holland]

I mean, but you can't hate that.

[Colin]

You can't hate this. It.

[Holland]

But I do think it's that kind of. That kind of pressure and drive is what turns shit into a diamond, you know?

[Colin]

Absolutely. So, yeah, this is.

[Holland]

Nobody ever did it better.

[Colin]

No, I really think that this is, like, they opened the doorway for everyone with the best possible song.

[Holland]

Yeah. I agree. Totally agree. Great pick.

[Colin]

Thank you.

[Holland]

My number one. I went with what I think is the quintessential heavy metal song. It is War Pigs.

[Colin]

Yeah. Yeah. When you started explaining it, I was like, oh, yeah, we're. You're gonna pick War Pigs? I'm gonna.

[Holland]

It's. What can you do, dude? I don't know. A person that has, like. If you look up. Person reacts to War Pigs. YouTube.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

You'll probably see a bunch of people who have never heard metal in their lives being blown away by how cool this is.

[Colin]

Dude. It's so awesome to me that in 70. Whatever. They were like, a war sucks.

[Holland]

Yeah. So let's really creatively.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Write a song about it in a way that. Dude, like, it's so vocal driven that I don't. It inspires me to this day because when you start to. When you sit down to write a song. You don't sit down in this genre, especially vocals first, you know?

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Or think like, okay, I'm gonna go gagao. And then you'll say something. And like, if he had said something that wasn't exactly what he said and exactly how he said it, the whole thing doesn't work. But everybody I know knows every second of this song.

[Colin]

You're absolutely right. So the intro riff was. Was already a thing. Yes. So that was already done. And then they didn't know where to go with this. And then one time, literally one time, Tony just went. And Peter, he. Everyone was kind of like, wait, do that again. Bill Ward went. It just started counting down. Yes.

[Holland]

Is that seven, eight?

[Colin]

No, no, it's probably six. Seven. No. Yeah, it's probably six, seven ending on.

[Holland]

I mean, that's my second favorite ending.

[Colin]

On the open, you know?

[Holland]

Yeah.

[Colin]

Yeah. And just then he rhymes masses and masses. Oh, you don't even think about it.

[Holland]

Perfection.

[Colin]

Literally, you don't even think about it because it's. It's different word in their masses. Just like. No, it's the same word.

[Holland]

No, but it's a different meaning.

[Colin]

No, it's a.

[Holland]

Generals gathered in their masses. I mean, it's a mass of guys.

[Colin]

Massive people. Yeah. Black masses would be just like witches in black masses.

[Holland]

I don't know. I don't know.

[Colin]

I guess is in like a church sense is different.

[Holland]

Yeah, that's what. It's different.

[Colin]

All right. Touche.

[Holland]

Different meanings.

[Colin]

It. It's awesome, dude. And like, I know this isn't the point, but the Faith no More cover of this oh my God at Brixton is like as cool as a live video gets.

[Holland]

Yeah. And that's the reason they covered Easy, cuz people wouldn't stop heckling them to play it.

[Colin]

And then they also made the best.

[Holland]

Cover and that became like a smash number one hit, which is so funny.

[Colin]

There's a great video of Faith or more plus Ozzy plus Hetfield playing the song.

[Holland]

I love how hard Hatfield rode for Faith no More at the time. Dude.

[Colin]

Dude, it's really cool, isn't it? Like, kind of.

[Holland]

That's rbs straight up.

[Colin]

Yeah. Holy shit. I never thought about that. That's awesome.

[Holland]

But yeah, War Pigs, I think is the goat heavy metal song ever. Aside from Raining Blood, which is the best song ever, probably War Pigs. Because I. People will continue to be blown away and changed by this song for an eternity.

[Colin]

Dude, the bridge to the Lo.

[Holland]

That's the best riff ever.

[Colin]

Yeah, it's like somehow melodic while still like. That song is still like kind of.

[Holland]

It's creepy somber.

[Colin]

Satan laughing, spreads his wings. You know, like that's the sickest.

[Holland]

That's the best imagery ever. I know that he probably means that in a bad way.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

And I hear that and I'm like, hell yeah. So you take what you want with it. That's the other great thing. And not everything's going to be after forever. Sometimes it's going to be Satan laughing, spreads his wings and then there's. And then we all win.

[Colin]

It's so good.

[Holland]

Ozzy, the one true greatest of all time, the most influential heavy metal vocalist to ever live.

[Colin]

Dude, we just went over 20 songs each and we only doubled up on one.

[Holland]

That's insane.

[Colin]

And we didn't say like Sweet Leaf. Like there are songs we left off.

[Holland]

Yeah, hundreds.

[Colin]

It's crazy.

[Holland]

Dive in today.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

If you, you know, I, I'm. I imagine most of you listening are already well versed in many of these. But if you're not, we hope that we've. We've guided you towards greatness here.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

You really can't go wrong with anything from either discography. I implore you to check out later. Ozzy too. The song with fucking Elton on his like 2020 record is insane.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Obviously we're Big Dio. Sabbath guys as well.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Hardest music ever, dude.

[Colin]

I fucking love it. It was hard not to include that because the other guys. But this is more about Ozzy.

[Holland]

This is Ozzy. This is Ozzy's. Ozzy's legacy.

[Colin]

Yeah.

[Holland]

Which will forever be changing the world somehow via the original extreme music. Thank you all for listening. We hope you've enjoyed this very special bonus episode and we will see you next week with something good bye.