Ozzy Osbourne
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John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter and television personality. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath, widely considered to be the first heavy metal band. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 and has since had a successful solo career, releasing 11 studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the U.S. He has reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions, recording the album 13 in 2013. Osbourne's longevity and success have earned him the informal title of "Godfather of Heavy Metal".
Osbourne's total album sales from his years in Black Sabbath, combined with his solo work, is over 100 million. As a member of Black Sabbath, he was inducted into the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame as a solo artist and as a member of the band. Osbourne has a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars in his hometown as well as the Hollywood Walk of Fame. At the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards he received the Global Icon Award. In the early 2000s, he became a TV star, appearing as himself in the MTV reality program The Osbournes, alongside wife/manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack.
Black Rain
Black rain refers to two atmospheric events:
Black Rain may refer to:
In film:
In music:
- "Black Rain" (Ozzy Osbourne song), the title track from the album
Other:
Black Rain (Soundgarden song)
"Black Rain" is a single by the American rock band Soundgarden, featuring lyrics written by frontman Chris Cornell and music written by bassist Ben Shepherd and guitarist Kim Thayil. The single debuted at number 24 and number 14 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart and the US Billboard Rock Songs chart respectively in August 2010. It is also Soundgarden's first and currently only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #96. The song appears on the compilation album Telephantasm and on the music video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. This is the first single that Soundgarden has released since 1997.
Origin and recording
The song was mostly recorded during sessions for Badmotorfinger in 1991. In 2010, the band reworked the original recording with Down on the Upside co-producer Adam Kasper, who was working with the band on archival material. Cornell noted that when they listened to the original recording for the first time after almost two decades, he immediately remembered the problems he had with the song. Cornell explained that the original version of the song was much longer, and that he was unhappy with how it was arranged. He was also dissatisfied with the lyrics in the chorus. After so many years, however, Cornell noted that the issues seemed "easy to resolve". For the new mix, the music was re-arranged, the chorus vocals were re-written and re-recorded by Cornell, and new guitar overdubs were added. Kim Thayil explained to Rolling Stone, "[In] many ways, it's a new song."
Black Rain (1989 American film)
Black Rain is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw and Yusaku Matsuda. The story centers on two New York City police officers who arrest a member of the Yakuza and must escort him back to Japan. Once there, he escapes, and the two police officers find themselves dragged deeper and deeper into the Japanese underworld.
Plot
Nick Conklin is a New York City police officer facing possible criminal charges; Internal Affairs believes Nick was involved with his partner who was caught taking criminal money in a corruption scandal. Nick is divorced from his wife, who has custody of their two children. Nick also has financial difficulties.
At a restaurant, Nick and his partner Charlie Vincent observe two Japanese men meet with Mafia gangsters. Nick's suspicions are validated when another Japanese man enters the restaurant, seizes a small package at gunpoint, stabs several people, and leaves. Nick and Charlie chase and arrest the suspect after he nearly kills Nick. The suspect, a Yakuza gangster named Sato, is to be extradited to Osaka and given to the police there. Though angered Sato will not be prosecuted in the US, Nick agrees to escort him. Nick’s captain believes it will keep Nick from causing more trouble and exacerbating the already biased Internal Affairs investigation.
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Ozzy Osbourne
ALBUMS
- Memoirs of a Madman released: 2014
- Memoirs of a Madman released: 2014
- Diary of a Madman released: 2014
- Blizzard of Ozz / Diary of a Madman 30th Anniversary Box: Randy Years released: 2011
- Scream released: 2010
- Greatest Hits released: 2009
- 2008-03-30: Quilmes Rock Festival: Buenos Aires, Argentina released: 2008
- The Ultimate Ozzy released: 2007
- Black Rain released: 2007
- Live & Loud released: 2007
- Under Cover released: 2005
- Prince of Darkness released: 2005
- The Essential Ozzy Osbourne released: 2003
- Live at Budokan released: 2002
- Bark at the Moon released: 2002
- No More Tears released: 2002
- Obzzcyrities released: 2001
- Down to Earth released: 2001
- Singles Collection 2000 released: 2000
- The Ozzman Cometh released: 1997
- 1995-09-08: Ozzy Bloody Ozzy: Santiago, Chile released: 1995
- No Rest for the Wicked released: 1995
- Speak of the Devil released: 1995
- Tears of the Sinner released: 1992
- All Aboard released: 1990
- Ten Commandments released: 1990
- Just Say Ozzy released: 1990
- Best of Ozz released: 1989
- Tribute released: 1987
- The Ultimate Sin released: 1986
- Jake Rendered Sabbath released: 1983
- Paranoid released: 1982
- 1981-06-04: Axeman: Indianapolis, IN, USA released: 1982
- Blizzard of Ozz released: 1981
- One Up The B-Sides released:
- Party With the Animals released:
- Best Ballads released:
- 1984-06-29: Beast in the Darkness: Tokyo, Japan released:
- 1982-04-28: The Axeman Cometh: Memphis, TN, USA released:
- 2001-12-18: Merry Mayhem, Albany, NY, USA released:
- 1980-09-20: Hammersmith Odeon, Hammersmith, London, UK released:
- Secret Songs released:
- B-Sides, Demos & Rarities released:
- Rarities, Volume 2 released:
- Rarities, Volume 1 released:
- Phoenix Rising released:
- Ozzmosis released:
- The Very Best released:
Obzzcyrities
Released 2001- Pictures of Matchstick Men (feat. Type O Negative)
- Buried Alive
- Staying Alive
- Bombers (Can Open Bomb Bays)
- Purple Haze
- Don't Blame Me
- Party With the Animals
- Jack's Land
- Aimee
- Vodoo Dancer
- Living With the Enemy
- The Whole World Falling Down
- Slow Down
- You Looking at Me
- You Said It All (feat. Randy Rhoads)
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by Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain
by: Ozzy OsbourneThe black rain is falling
Contaminating the ground
The human race is dying
The dead are scattered around
What is the price of a bullet?
Another hole in the head
A flag draped over a coffin
Another soldier is dead
How many victims have fallen?
How many more have to die?
People dying in masses
Angel of Death standing by
We've got our marching orders
Defenders of our home and our pride
We've crossed too many borders
Military suicide
War killing sons and daughters
Another failed attack, there is no turning back
Blood running down like water
You?ll think you got away until the Judgment Day comes
Politicians confuse me
I watch the body count rise
Why are the children all marching
Into the desert to die?
The human psyche is twisted
The madness rising again
Another empire falling
I watch them dying in vain
We've got our marching orders
Defenders of our home and our pride
We've crossed too many borders
Military suicide
War killing sons and daughters
Another failed attack, there is no turning back
Blood running down like water
You?ll think you got away until the Judgment Day comes
Black rain, black rain
Black rain, black rain
War killing sons and daughters
Another failed attack, there is no turning back
Blood running down like water
You?ll think you got away until the Judgment Day comes
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