Ozzy Osbourne – Under Cover (2005)

November 10, 2024

Ozzy Osbourne doesn’t owe us anything, and to be fair, he can do whatever he likes. However, was this really necessary? Outside of the firecracker rendition of “21st Century Schizoid Man” and the hilarious version of “Fire” (Paedofinder General did it better), this album is a total self-wankfest and a chore to get through. The cover of Mott The Hoople’s “All The Young Dudes” (famously written by David Bowie) even has fucking Ian Hunter on guest vocals and still sucks. The whole thing closes with a reworking of The Stones’ “Sympathy For The Devil”; arguably one of the best songs of all time, reduced here to a friggin’ karaoke caricature.