Being a Gen-Xr my intro to Ozzie came during his solo career. I vividly recall the constant airplay his 'Shot in Dark' got on MTV in 1986. During the late 80's one walked the hallways of one's school and saw metal T-shirts everywhere. Without a doubt the single most common T-shirt was the Ozzie Randy Rhodes 'Tribute' T-shirt.
Crazy Train is of course Ozzie's stock song, the one that will open news segments upon his death, which unbelievably hasn't happened yet. But my favorite is Crazy Babies:
For my money Blizzard of Oz with Jake E. Lee on lead guitar is his best album, but opinions can and do vary. No one is really wrong.
Now, when I was getting into metal I was vaguely aware that Ozzie had been in another group, but didn't really come to understand until '88 or so when MTV really began playing Sabbath in earnest. There was Ozzie, damn near looking like a hippy, singing Iron Man and Paranoid.
What a revelation. Think about that. On Metal's Mount Rushmore Ozzie's limey image gets chiseled on twice.
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