No Rest for the Wicked Review

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(More customer reviews)After 1986's hair metal album The Ultimate Sin album Guitarist Jake E. Lee quit and Bassist Phil Soussan quit the band and were replaced by Zakk Wylde and Bob Daisley...how was the album?
1.Miracle Man- 10/10 A great catchy fast opener with an awesome riff and a blazing solo. Some interesting lyrics about Jimmy Swaggert. A good rocker overall.
2.Devil's Daughter (Holy War)- 10/10 4 great riffs in this song! Some creepy lyrics and vocals at the start of the song. The only problem with this song is the hair metal chorus which doesn't quite fit but the great solo by Zakk Wylde makes up for that. Zakk's tapping in this song is just excellent.
3.Crazy Babies- 8/10 A great trademark Zakk Wylde riff with some great pinch harmonics. The lyrics here are really what brings this song down. A good party type song from Ozzy here as Ozzy continues the hair metal sound. Another excellent solo from Zakk Wylde too!
4.Breakin' All the Rules- 10/10 HANDS DOWN THE BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM! It has everything a MONSTER riff, Excellent Vocals, Another Monster Riff, Excellent Drummer, A great guitar fill in, Awesome Lyrics, A catchy chorus, And An AMAZING Solo From Zakk who shreds away and bends the guitar around like no one else. This is no doubt the heaviest "hair metal" riff ever! The ending part of the song is great too with a demonic sounding voice coming it.
5.Bloodbath in Paradise- Creepy intro with the backwards words! And 2 more MONSTER riffs from Zakk. Brilliant lyrics about the Mansen family murders! Ozzy's vocals are great once again too. Ozzy stays away from the hair metal thing completley with this fast track. Another great blazing solo from Zakk who shreds away like no one else once again.
6.Fire in the Sky- 10/10 A great melodic riff for this softer melodic track from Ozzy. A great riff during the bridge which leads into another brilliant solo from Zakk Wylde!
7.Tattooed Dancer- 9/10 Another monster riff from Zakk which leads into a fast paced rocker with amazing drummeing.
8.Demon Alcohol- 10/10 Some more monster riffs here! One of the best songs on the album with some great lyrics. The lyrics are kind of like a follow up to Suicide Solution in a way. This much faster and much more catchy and has another monster solo. One verse is "Don't Speak Of Suicide Solutions"
9.Hero- 9/10 A very commercial song...not much really goes on in this one but it's still a good song with interesting lyrics.
Overall this is a very good album. A bit heavier than The Ultimate Sin but this album didn't sell quite aswell. if you like Ozzy than get this album because this is vintage Ozzy.
Ozzy Osbourne- Vocals
Zakk Wylde- Guitar
Randy Castillo- Drums
Bob Daisley- Bass

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Import exclusive two-disc set combines Ozzy's 1989 album No Rest For The Wicked with his 1986 ambum Ultimate Sin. Two standard jewel cases housed in a slip case. Sony/BMG. 2005.--This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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