Re: Ultimate Sin is a brilliant album
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:25 am
"one of the best albums of all time..."
Holy fucking christ.
This is like a thread of the head injured.
Holy fucking christ.
This is like a thread of the head injured.
https://forums.metalsludge.tv/forums/
https://forums.metalsludge.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=385604
Damn, so cool to hear all the intricacies that are missing from the album mix. I’ve always loved both the Jake era CD’s and I know this will be considered blasphemy but I like his playing better than Randy.sicktwistedfreak wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:49 amThis one?HottKarl777 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:10 pm Fuck yeah it is. Jake's rhythm playing is unbelievably creative. Unfortunately its hard to hear everything he's doing with the mix. I went on You Tube and found some dude playing "Never" and when you see and hear all the little things Jake is doing it is fucking mind boggling how cool it is.
There weren't too many shredders that threw down on busy rhythm parts that hard and went past power chords into EVH inspired chord inversions. Jake studied piano like Ed so his brain is way more musical than your average dipshit blues box guitar player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS7x2R6aqAs
Yeah, they didn't even try there. So much filler and more obvious than on both Bark and No Rest. Add to that crap lyrics on half the album, I mean "You never know why we rock, we rock"... "Rockin all night until the Lightning Strikes again" ... $haron PAID someone to write that?BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:10 pm Some good songs and great playing let down by the mix sounding like shit, and not enough variety in the tunes.
A bunch of them are pretty much just the same song. Never, Never Know Why, Lightning Strikes, Fool Like You … how many mid tempo rockers did they need?
Blizzard is not over-rated, and it has nothing to do with your age range. It's always the songwriting, and the songs on Blizzard are better than those on the albums Jake played on, or anything past that.WCiezak wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:39 pm There is a lot of great stuff on this album. Blizzard is overrated by Trunkers, guys who are around the same age as Eddie Trunk who are also obsessed with stuff released from around 1976-1982 when most of em were in middle and high school. Blizzard and Diary have the stronger singles, but they are very inconsistent albums. Bark is more consistent but doesn't have standout songs beyond the title track. Just one decent song after another. Ultimate has the consistency of Bark but not the creativity but is also boasting classics like Secret Loser and Shot In The Dark. Killer of Giant is also quite good. The title track is above average. The rest of it is not bad, it's just decent. No Rest For The Wicked is a step back. No More Tears was the most commercial and had the biggest hooks of anything. And that ends the classic Ozzy era. Today it is extremely rare to get an album with songs that can touch most of what's on Ultimate Sin. The Ozzy Shot In The Dark is far better than the version written by the FM guys.
Not blasphemy. Totally agreed. I always liked Jake better than Randy.DrumminAway wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:41 am I know this will be considered blasphemy but I like his playing better than Randy.
sicktwistedfreak wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:49 amThis one?HottKarl777 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:10 pm Fuck yeah it is. Jake's rhythm playing is unbelievably creative. Unfortunately its hard to hear everything he's doing with the mix. I went on You Tube and found some dude playing "Never" and when you see and hear all the little things Jake is doing it is fucking mind boggling how cool it is.
There weren't too many shredders that threw down on busy rhythm parts that hard and went past power chords into EVH inspired chord inversions. Jake studied piano like Ed so his brain is way more musical than your average dipshit blues box guitar player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS7x2R6aqAs
Dyslexicheart wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:30 pmBlizzard is not over-rated, and it has nothing to do with your age range. It's always the songwriting, and the songs on Blizzard are better than those on the albums Jake played on, or anything past that.WCiezak wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:39 pm There is a lot of great stuff on this album. Blizzard is overrated by Trunkers, guys who are around the same age as Eddie Trunk who are also obsessed with stuff released from around 1976-1982 when most of em were in middle and high school. Blizzard and Diary have the stronger singles, but they are very inconsistent albums. Bark is more consistent but doesn't have standout songs beyond the title track. Just one decent song after another. Ultimate has the consistency of Bark but not the creativity but is also boasting classics like Secret Loser and Shot In The Dark. Killer of Giant is also quite good. The title track is above average. The rest of it is not bad, it's just decent. No Rest For The Wicked is a step back. No More Tears was the most commercial and had the biggest hooks of anything. And that ends the classic Ozzy era. Today it is extremely rare to get an album with songs that can touch most of what's on Ultimate Sin. The Ozzy Shot In The Dark is far better than the version written by the FM guys.
Blizzard is indeed one of the most overrated metal albums of all time.Ziggy Sawdust wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:14 amDyslexicheart wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:30 pmBlizzard is not over-rated, and it has nothing to do with your age range. It's always the songwriting, and the songs on Blizzard are better than those on the albums Jake played on, or anything past that.WCiezak wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:39 pm There is a lot of great stuff on this album. Blizzard is overrated by Trunkers, guys who are around the same age as Eddie Trunk who are also obsessed with stuff released from around 1976-1982 when most of em were in middle and high school. Blizzard and Diary have the stronger singles, but they are very inconsistent albums. Bark is more consistent but doesn't have standout songs beyond the title track. Just one decent song after another. Ultimate has the consistency of Bark but not the creativity but is also boasting classics like Secret Loser and Shot In The Dark. Killer of Giant is also quite good. The title track is above average. The rest of it is not bad, it's just decent. No Rest For The Wicked is a step back. No More Tears was the most commercial and had the biggest hooks of anything. And that ends the classic Ozzy era. Today it is extremely rare to get an album with songs that can touch most of what's on Ultimate Sin. The Ozzy Shot In The Dark is far better than the version written by the FM guys.
Blizzard is overated. Goodbye To Romance is terrible, worse than Dreamer. No Bone Movies is terrible. Diary is great front to back.
Agreed.
I agree that Diary is great front to back, better than Blizzard. But Blizzard is not overrated in my opinion. it was different than anything that came out before, a modern-day Sabbath.Ziggy Sawdust wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:14 amDyslexicheart wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:30 pmBlizzard is not over-rated, and it has nothing to do with your age range. It's always the songwriting, and the songs on Blizzard are better than those on the albums Jake played on, or anything past that.WCiezak wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:39 pm There is a lot of great stuff on this album. Blizzard is overrated by Trunkers, guys who are around the same age as Eddie Trunk who are also obsessed with stuff released from around 1976-1982 when most of em were in middle and high school. Blizzard and Diary have the stronger singles, but they are very inconsistent albums. Bark is more consistent but doesn't have standout songs beyond the title track. Just one decent song after another. Ultimate has the consistency of Bark but not the creativity but is also boasting classics like Secret Loser and Shot In The Dark. Killer of Giant is also quite good. The title track is above average. The rest of it is not bad, it's just decent. No Rest For The Wicked is a step back. No More Tears was the most commercial and had the biggest hooks of anything. And that ends the classic Ozzy era. Today it is extremely rare to get an album with songs that can touch most of what's on Ultimate Sin. The Ozzy Shot In The Dark is far better than the version written by the FM guys.
Blizzard is overated. Goodbye To Romance is terrible, worse than Dreamer. No Bone Movies is terrible. Diary is great front to back.
Thrasherfan17 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:03 pm Nobody wrote shit like Jake back then. This guy does a great lesson on the Lightning Strikes solo, and I never realized how awesome it was until I saw this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY2Ct-erU6I&t=10s
Jake put his foot down and actually forced them to give him the writing credits he deserved on Ultimate Sin, and Sharon is such a raging cunt she never let it go.Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:11 pm What happened there? They fired him, right? So why the lingering animosity?
shit, she even held a grudge against Carmine Appice for little to no reason:aznsquirt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:52 pmJake put his foot down and actually forced them to give him the writing credits he deserved on Ultimate Sin, and Sharon is such a raging cunt she never let it go.Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:11 pm What happened there? They fired him, right? So why the lingering animosity?
That situation was even nastier because Carmine was already a big name when he joined Ozzy.veritas wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:36 amshit, she even held a grudge against Carmine Appice for little to no reason:aznsquirt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:52 pmJake put his foot down and actually forced them to give him the writing credits he deserved on Ultimate Sin, and Sharon is such a raging cunt she never let it go.Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:11 pm What happened there? They fired him, right? So why the lingering animosity?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNz7Myklrs
Never understood her holding a grudge since he was fired. Does Hakk have any songwriters credit?aznsquirt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:52 pmJake put his foot down and actually forced them to give him the writing credits he deserved on Ultimate Sin, and Sharon is such a raging cunt she never let it go.Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:11 pm What happened there? They fired him, right? So why the lingering animosity?
Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:23 pmNever understood her holding a grudge since he was fired. Does Hakk have any songwriters credit?aznsquirt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:52 pmJake put his foot down and actually forced them to give him the writing credits he deserved on Ultimate Sin, and Sharon is such a raging cunt she never let it go.Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:11 pm What happened there? They fired him, right? So why the lingering animosity?
In her mind, she's just pissed that Jake put his foot down and refused to do Ultimate Sin without credits ahead of time (which is how they fucked him on Bark At The Moon). She's the kind of cunt who would never let that go, because it wasn't on "her terms".Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:23 pmNever understood her holding a grudge since he was fired. Does Hakk have any songwriters credit?aznsquirt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:52 pmJake put his foot down and actually forced them to give him the writing credits he deserved on Ultimate Sin, and Sharon is such a raging cunt she never let it go.Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:11 pm What happened there? They fired him, right? So why the lingering animosity?