#1912 Ozzy Osborne - Blizzard of Ozz

Brilliant shit. There's nothing here that competes with the best Sabbath as far as gigantic riffage, but this is a perfect storm of heavy and fun, nasty and gorgeous. Classical guitar flourishes abound, and Goodbye to Romance is one of the prettiest rock ballads around, but full on thrash is never more than a track or two away. Those big basslines too. Add in songwise swerves and rock solid album flow and you've got a keeper 4.5/5