Ozzy Osbourne (Down To Earth) 2001 

Down To Earth sees yet another all new line up. This time with
Ozzy and
Zakk returning,
Robert Trujillo (Metallica) takes over on Bass and
Mike Bordin (Faith No More) takes over on Drums.
I think this is only slightly better than that of
Ozzmosis due in large part because it's heavier than that of the
Ozzmosis. But it's still a step down from his best stuff. Overall,
Down To Earth is poorly mixed and lacking in the songwriting department and I think the tracklist should have had a different order.
And You Know...(Part 1) should have been dropped all together as it's pointless. The majority of the production does tend to sound muddy at times with the bass and guitars stepping on each other's toes. And
Ozzy's voice at times gets buried too far in the mix to the point where he sounds non-existent. This one may have the same rating as
The Ultimate Sin, but I would say that
Sin is better than
Down To Earth and I would definitely recommend
Sin over this one.
I originally picked this album up specifically for
Dreamer. But now, I can't really even listen to that song anymore. It's...ugh. I don't know what it is. I just haven't enjoyed the song at all for the past few years. With all the flaws on this album, it does have a few good songs that I find myself listening to over and over.
Fave Songs:
Gets Me Through, That I Never Had and
Running Out Of TimeI absolutely hate the Album Cover.