Mastered from the original master tapes and featuring all of the original performances, pressed at RTI, and housed in a gatefold jacket, Diary of a Madman is an essential rock document. This 30th Anniversary Edition presents the LP in definitive sonics. Osbourne and Rhoads light up every song here, and it's no wonder many of the tunes-"Flying High Again," "Believer," "Over the Mountain"-remain part of the iconic vocalist's concert set list. Ozzy Osbourne Diary Of A Madman Label: Jet Records FZ 37492 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1981 Genre: Rock Style: Heavy Metal More Images Release Information View Release Page Sell this Item Statistics Have: 8711 Want: 902 Avg Rating: 4.29 / 5 Ratings: 594 Last Sold: 20 Apr 23 Lowest: 6.99 Median: 24.50 Highest: 225. A perfect foil for Osbourne's creativity and an inimitable instrumentalist, Rhoads died in a plane crash in 1982 just as he and Osbourne were redefinining hard rock and mainstream heavy metal.īranching further into classicist fields and expanding the sonic palette, Diary of a Madman epitomizes musical chemistry, raw skill, and dark moodiness. Originally released in 1981, Diary Of A Madman is Ozzy Osbourne's sophomore solo smash and, sadly, the final studio album on which virtuoso guitarist Randy Rhoads appeared. Loudwire contributor Jon Wiederhorn is the author of Raising Hell: Backstage Tales From the Lives of Metal Legends, co-author of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal, as well as the co-author of Scott Ian’s autobiography, I’m the Man: The Story of That Guy From Anthrax, and Al Jourgensen’s autobiography, Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen and the Agnostic Front book My Riot! Grit, Guts and Glory.Talk about flying high again. Highlights include early performances of “Flying High Again” and “Believer” as well as the Black Sabbath songs “Iron Man,” “Children of the Grave” and “Paranoid.” The release also featured a bonus live disc recorded during the second leg of the Blizzard of Ozz tour. The classic heavy metal album, featuring the amazing guitar work of the legendary Randy Rhoads Includes all the songs from the album. In addition to its 2002 reissue, the album was released in a deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition in 2011 with the original bass and drum parts restored. On May 10, 1982, Diary of a Madman was certified platinum by the RIAA and on Oct. 38 and “You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll” made it to No. I don’t especially like the sound of my voice and I don’t know why people keep wanting me to sing and perform.”ĭiary of a Madman entered the Billboard album chart at No. 16, and the album features three singles that landed on the Mainstream Rock Chart “Flying High Again” hit No. “He could do anything and I was very lucky to have him. “Randy was the highlight of that album and everything he did,” he told me in 1997. For the self-deprecating Osbourne, his singing was the weakest element of the record. Diary of a Madman is a crisp, polished recording in which every instrument is clearly audible and the lows and highs are perfectly balanced. Of course, what’s on there is pretty good, but he had a little more time to work on the first record.”įor most bands in the ‘80s, a month in the studio was barely enough time to set up the mikes and tweak the board levels, let along track the songs, but Norman, who cut his teeth on Blizzard of Ozz, had vision, drive and the skill to capture the band’s performances quickly and spontaneously. “He wished he had a little bit more time he was a perfectionist. The soft parts are louder and the louder parts are softer. “Randy felt a bit rushed for Diary of a Madman,” his brother Kelle Rhoads told me in 2011. The Diary disc too compressed and that, unfortunately, kills the dynamics of the music.
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