Ozzy or Dio?

This is a question that a lot of Black Sabbath fans...or music fans in general have heard before. I myself prefer BS with Ronnis James Dio singing, although I also like Ozzy`s reign too. I`m not what you`d call a metal-head, I listen to all genres of music(except country and rap). I`d be interested to see what anyone thinks of the Ozzy or Dio question.

 

Ozzy...grew up rocking in my cradle to him

 

Sasquatch77, that's a tough one. I like Sabbath with both Ozzy and Dio signing; but since I have to pick one, Ozzy.

 

i have to say Ozzy (now let me get back on this crazy train of mine)

 

Are you sure you're not going to go through some changes on that choice? hehe

 

BS had 2 different singers? Can someone elaborate? Did this Dio guy come along when Ozzy split with the original band?

 

Check this out http://www.dio.net/biography/BlackSabbath.html

 

OZZY!!!


I am a huge Sabbath (w/ ozzy) fan.

To be honest though, I'm not much of a fan of Ozzys solo stuff, even with Randy Rhodes.

I think it's more of the way Ozzy and Tony Iommi sort of compliment each other. Sabbath sucked without Ozzy, and Ozzy sucked without Sabbath.

And Lev, did you have to bring that up? I don't know what the hell they were thinking with that song. I cringe everytime I hear that first piano note!


-Steve

 

They played it even in Walmart the other day...I was like *sniff sniff* ..I am NOT going to cry!!

 

I loved Black Sabbath with Ozzy, when Dio came along (bought the first album with Dio) I was very disappointed. i never listened to any Black Sabbath thereafter.
I have to say I liked Ozzy even better when he left Black Sabbath. A shot in the Dark....my favorite!

 

LEAD VOCALS

1. Ozzy Osbourne - 1969 thru September 1977
2. Dave Walker - October 1977 thru January 1978
3. Ozzy Osbourne - January 1978 thru May 1979
4. Ronnie James Dio - May 1979 thru November 1982
5. Ian Gillan - January 1983 thru March 1984
6. Dave Donato - Unknown in 1984 for a few weeks
7. Jeff Fenholt? - January 1985 to September 1985
8. Glenn Hughes - September 1985 thru March 1986
9. Ray Gillen - March 1986 thru August 1987
10. Tony Martin - August 1987 thru April 1991
11. Ronnie James Dio - April 1991 thru November 13, 1992
12. Rob Halford - November 14 & 15, 1992
13. Tony Martin - Spring 1993 to December 1995 (Band Inactive from Jan 96 to March 97)
14. Ozzy Osbourne - March 1997 to present

 

My vote is for Ozzy, I was about sixteen when the first Black Sabbath album came out and it drove my parents crazy.

But now I feel kinda old, My daughter went to Ozzfest in Wisconsin Saturday and said she LOVED it.

 

wow! I didn't realize there were that many singers!

 

liked sabbath with Ozzy. Like Dio's solo career better than Ozzy's solo career though

 

For my money, Ozzy doesn't get better than the work he did on "Blizzard of Oz" and "Diary of a Madman" with Randy Rhoads. Randy's incredible guitar work brought out something special inside of Ozzy - at a time when he needed it most.

The man has a knack for surrounding himself with top-flight musicians (i.e. Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee, Zakk Wylde, Mike Bordin, Jason Newstead, Robert Trujillo, etc.).

Ronnie James Dio, on the other hand, is awesome... I love his first two albums, "Holy Diver" and "The Last in Line." Vivian Campbell's best work.

 

Ozzy`s "Mr.Crowley" is just about his best work if you ask me. Dio`s "Neon Nights" rocks too.