Ozzy Osbourne - Little Dolls (with original bass and drum parts)

[brnleague99]

Original bass and drums or GTFO.

[probrojeffro]

Personally, I think a lot of metal is crap. Hell, a lot of music is crap. But the reason Ozzy's bands are usually the best is his ability to spin a lyric and his ability to attract some of the best talent on the planet. He's like a great GM of a sports franchise who just gets it. Great stuff.

[jackzabbaththeband]

I bought Diary of a Madman recently, and I was quite suprised to see that it was a 1995 remastered version. Lucky me :D

[DominionDayME]

See.....in return to his fans....shit!

[DominionDayME]

See.....shit!

[JonHawaii2003]

Bob and Lee should have sued the Osbourne's for using their performances on Tribute without permission. No Bones Movies and Goodbye to Romance were with Bob and Lee.

[cakefu1]

such and underated tune one of my favorite ozzy tunes

\m/

[IbanezCoverMan]

@cakefu1 \m/ :)

[happycamper11777]

After meeting Ozzy (and reading his autobiogr.), I am convinced that he is a sincere man and approaches his art with tireless inspiration. I appreciate your efforts to "air" these cuts in their original (almost lost), brilliant form. I'm sure that Oz does, too. Thanx!

[BlackDiamond77100]

whatever you do stay away from the 2002 re recorded version, it sounds way tooo different from this good original version

[ddirtydave]

randy is not dead folks,,,,read my posts on diary....

[DickLodge68]

Mayhap the best metal ever? Thanks to the hard work of Bob Daisley and Randy Rhoads. They pretty much wrote everything here. Sure Ozzy had his whiney voice but he really didn't write much on the first two albums. It was the collaboration of Daisley/Rhoads that made it happen. BTW I love Ozzy's whiney voice in those days....and he did a lot of the lyrics. Almost picture perfect for a metal album!

[elvisdustin]

I'm not going to lie. i wish Randy, Ozzy, Rudy< and Tommy recorded a album together. It would of been bad ass.

[Petey90]

I BROKE,

the rule!

I'VE BEEN,

a fool!

The Little Doll is me, yeah!

[dbyo88]

damn this song is good!

[ravensmead]

i was lucky enough to see Randy and Ozzy play their first gig together in Glasgow septenmber 1980 ....little skinny guy played like a lion ...used his white les paul and polka dot flying V ......we loved him ......still do ....

[flaminglovestick]

stupid music

[RidirichdFlann]

@flaminglovestick you like lady gaga garbage then??? 

[DickLodge68]

This album simple put everyone in 1981 in their place. Looking back, I'm amazed it was Ozzy. Old Sabbath fans complained about Ozzy's "whining" lyrics...but I thought this was one of the best metal albums ever, thanks to RR...as well as Daisley and Kerslake. Everything about it - the runes, the cryptic scribbles, and astrological signs....the bloody madman...the books of spells....screamed metal mayhem. Max Norman nailed this one!

[BannerOfVictory]

Agree100%, this album took things to another level and may never be matched in some respects. There's more going on in here than others of this era managed in a greatest hits compilation. e.g. Rush / AC/DC great bands, but nobody matched Ozzy's music. Just listen to this tune from the opening to the closing, it's so different from anyone elses stuff, takes seriously sharp turns sounding like three or four songs in one. Nobody else did anything like that or even thought of it. Always a favorite.

[mad7stringer]

@BannerOfVictory ----- mainly because of the musical partnership he had with Randy. Nothing Ozzy has done since then is anywhere near as good as the first 2 albums...... although I did like Bark and Ultimate they sounded way more "L.A. Glam" than the first two records. I wonder what Jake E. Lee is doing these days?

[Destino68]

I'll take Bob Daisley over Trujillo anyday!

[Burningchromosome]

"i dont' really like Roberts versions of extra shit and touches that don't fit in with the music. he tries to alter scripture. blasphemy !!!"

[leftyzappa]

What the fuck!?!?!? Not Sarzo and Aldridge?!?!!! Okay. Mind fucked. All these years...

[blizzarddiaryozzy]

@leftyzappa Dude, its ok, Rudy and Tommy were credited for the original recordings in 1981 but it was Bob and Lee who actually played on this album! THEN Bob and Lee's parts (which they never got credit for anyway) were re-recorded by Robert and Mike in 2002....the whole thing is one giant mindfuck!

[DickLodge68]

@blizzarddiaryozzy Wrong! Both Daisley and Kerslake did get credit for their work. Hell, they wrote most of the music and lyrics! Check out the old record labels and you will see their names. That's is what all the fuss has been about for almost a decade now - Ozzy cheating out them of their royalties. There must have been some pretty damned fine print in that contract because this is a no-brainer to me!

[KYFOS]

@leftyzappa Sarzo and Aldridge played with Ozzy mainly on tour in the early 80s

[domzilla90]

@frontenginedragsterd Yeah im a big fan,but some how i didnt notice the differnce it the newer one i've got. Well this is better but i can live with the one i do have because it's better than nothing right.

[DickLodge68]

@domzilla90 You can't hear the difference in drums and bass? I could care less that Ozzy and Sharon won the lawsuit - I think it's a crying shame that they scammed Lee and Bob the royalties they deserved. You want to give Ozzy money...that's your deal - I won't give him a single penny after that.

[markcamp1]

@DickLodge68 Preach it brotha. Bob and Lee got screwed by Sharon Osbourne. It's time for Ozzy and Sharon to do the right thing and take care of the people who have taken care of them.

[DickLodge68]

@markcamp1 It's all over and done with. The legal suits are done. Several years ago, Daisley's attorney contacted me about the class action suit. It's done. My point is that people should buy the original, if they can. The legal battle is over...now it's just about respect and enjoy the true recordings - which are great!

[markcamp1]

@DickLodge68 That's not the impression I get from Bob in his reading his blog and Facebook postings/associations on the subject. Do you have any documentation/references to back up your claim that lawsuits had been settled and that Bob and Lee are satisfied? Until I hear otherwise, my view is that Sharon needs to step up and do the right thing...and like your post says above - I ain't giving Ozzy and Sharon a goddamn dime of my money until I know that has been put right.

[DickLodge68]

@markcamp1 A few repeals to the lawsuits were settled. On all counts Daisley/Kerslake lost. It's all in the small print....ugggh. As far as I know, it's perfectly legal for THE OSBOURNES to do as they wish. That class action suit was years ago...done and over with. BUT, you can choose yourself. Even though they don't get royalties, it's UP to YOU!

[DickLodge68]

@markcamp1 Look...I don't have "documentation nor references".....the class action suit was years ago, and honestly, I have enough of my own paperwork. I signed the class action suit years ago....Daisley lost. If you have some new action in counsel, I'm willing to look at it. But if you want some proof that this actually happened, get lost.

[STORMHockey101]

hey can i have a copy of the mp3

[Buff99ca]

I'm glad a lot of people commenting understand the real story and give credit where it's due: Rhoads, Daisley and Kerslake.

I don't hate many people but I despise $haron O$bourne. I wouldn't piss on her if she were in a fire

[Buff99ca]

I'm glad a lot of people commenting understand the real story and give credit where it's due: Rhoads, Daisley and Kerslake.

I don't hate many people but I despise $haron O$bourne. I wouldn't piss on her if she were in a fire

[yourunclehank1]

All this is probably why the guys from Sabbath won't

record a new album with him

Like Sharon's family isn't already one of the wealthiest

in England, they need to rip off who made them

even wealthier

[666Vlad666]

2:20 ozzy trying to be queen lol

[yourunclehank1]

@666Vlad666 2:50 thinks he's Jeff Lynne

on an ELO tune

[Th0masBivens]

there's no doubt about it.  what ozzy did to daisley and kerslake is unforgiveable. rhoads must be turning over in his grave that ozzy treated the musicians, the guys who handed ozzy his solo career on a gold plate ...this way.

[matthewme23]

$haron didn't want to pay Kerslake and Daisly any more royalties, why else?! She asked Ozzy what he thought about re-recording the drums and bass; he just mumbled something incoherently then asked who the attractive young girl was in his home and what happened to his youngest son, Kelly?

[sheephider82]

This album is one of the greatest in rock history. It's in my top five of all time, and I think more songs than "Flying" and "Over" should be on classic rock radio. However, I think retarded people run most classic rock radio stations. Sorry about the politically incorrect use a certain word, but I had to vent. Thanks for an ear, Ozzy fans!

[spleegulence]

@sheephider82 Well in your defense of the use of the word "retarded" I was reading a phycology book that had a chapter dedicated to "The retarded child" and refered to them often as retardates. Granted the book was from 1977, but then again thats only a few years prior to the release of this song. These things stated I think your use of the word "retarded" was not out of place in this particular instance. Also yah they don't play enough Ozzy

[kyle8649kyle]

another great tune from ozzy the great.

[dmreeoogdaq]

The drum intro on the re-record is beyond pathetic in terms of sound and playing. 

[skram7]

Similar to what producer Alan Dougla$ did to Jimi Hendrix recordings. He replaced Noel and Mitch's bass and drum parts. Douglass even cut and pasted songs in different order and called them his "own" productions so he could say he was "producer" of the song. I think he did this on Cry of Love and another one,

[yourunclehank1]

It was done purely to rip off Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake

and the estate of the late Randy Rhoads. No other reason

than pure greed. The first 2 albumns were recorded as

one session. Tommy Aldrich and Rudy Sarzo arrived in time

to be in a photo. Neither played a note on Diary.

Any one with a copy of the original albumns will note

all song by Osbourne.Rhoads,Daisley and Kerslake

What kind of cheap bastard who's made millions from

the talent of and owes his career to would rip off

Friends?

[yourunclehank1]

@yourunclehank1 P.S.

What's that thing they say in England?

BLEEDIN' CUNTS? yeah that's it

BLEEEEDIN" CUNTS!

[dannyg120]

Ozzy big hits were special and deserve the attention but a song like this was such a beutiful, melodic, amazing harmonies, amazing bass (listen to the subtle riff at the end) and such a soulful, beautiful guitar solo. In my opinion Diary Of a Madman is the best hard rock album every made. I bought this album in 1981 and still get the chills when I hear songs like this.

[999Atwood]

I want to hear the shitty version...I've never heard the shitty version...Someone please post the shitty version to compare.

[999Atwood]

@999Atwood Never mind, I found it & it REALY IS shitty.

[bulletinman]

Sharon and Ozzy should be ashamed

[HBK1337]

bob daisley and lee kerslake are so underrated. this album and BOO have some of the best bass and drum lines ive ever heard in my whole life.

[veeaitch]

i thought tommy aldridge played drums on this album??  and rudy sarzo on bass ??

[gitardave]

just live

[scarletsdad1]

@veeaitch Rudy and Tommy did the tour but Lee and Bob were the studio studs on this and Blizzard.

[JonHawaii2003]

@veeaitch That's what you were programmed to believe.

[amcmassage1970]

I am a huge Ozzy fan and I love this song, no dark horse. It just rocks!!! The drum intro rules!!

[mrzachyzoo2]

I got all the damn records in my juke box!

They are fucken awesome!

[jaocheu]

I got this for Album for my Xmas present from my parents in 1981 and spent the whole of Xmas day listening to it over and over.

Sad it was the last really good thing he ever did.

[randyrhoads82rip]

Definitely my favorite from this album. Everyone forgets about Randy's outro solo here, it's awesome

[Boski391]

This is such a cool song, it rocks. Ozzy singing about a serial killer and the little dolls he collects....Great work to all the original artists on this one.

[BigT4313]

No where to run!!!!! No where to hide!!!!!

[Eliskoopa]

This drum intro sounds waaaaaay better than the 2002 version (which I have)... If only I stumble upon the original version I'm gonna buy it. The shouldnt have messed with the original tracks.

[Wytchfinde]

I've got the original recordings remastered, too, and I love this album.

Ozzy's best---by far.

[KustomKulture420]

nevermind just checked it out yeah WOW thaose drums sucked it was looser then sharons vaj.

[KustomKulture420]

correct me if im wrong but im sure i read that the intro drum part was added with the new bass lines, that the song started with the guitar riff. if this is true how is this the original drums/bass?

[JonHawaii2003]

@KustomKulture420 I don't think any version strayed from this one. In a recent interview Bob said they did it live except the vocals. Now THAT is amazing.

[presouz]

This is my FAVE ozzy song EVER!!

[BobDaisleyFanPage]

Fan of bob daisley's work? then check out my page

[Wytchfinde]

@BobDaisleyFanPage

Bob had a lot of input on the Ozzy material back in the day. It sucks that he doesn't get the credit he deserves, in more than one fashion.

[BobDaisleyFanPage]

@Wytchfinde yup but thats what i am here for. to gie bob the praise and credit he deserves

[dredayak18]

what a riff man, so powerful... and what a band... ozzy is really nothing without the great musicians around him throughout his career.... hes just the icing on the cake that makes his music greatness.

[starblaster77]

one of my favorite songs

[B2B76]

In Ozzy's book, he takes a lot of shots at Bob & Lee, saying they were essentially session musicians & NEVER part of the band. Also, he's pissed the two of them have tried sueing him a lot of times. But agree about this version of this albums songs being much better!

[rhoads4lyfe]

randy is the greatst

[calaverasgrande]

similar thing actually with Bob Marleys first couple of records. The versions you are familiar with were rerecorded with LA session musicians. The originals are much better.

[trackerhunter]

Just the sickest! Listen to that simply perfect slide at 0:36

[Ozzfan999]

Reminds me of chucky LOL

[hociscadabra]

thanks. urtman

[demonlo]

shame so many ppl totally forget his legacy built around these masterpieces cause that faggy show

[LedSlash71]

this is fuckin heavy !! RIP Randy Rhoads, god bless you son

[waxman1969]

Thank you friend for posting the original...As they always say..nothing better than the original..Thank you Bob Daisley..thanks Lee Kerslake.....i think Sharon was to blame for the problems about Bob and Lee..

[chickloverforever]

mad skills

[randyrhoads82rip]

Nice. One of the best songs on Diary of a madman. I have all of Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman with original bass and drums saved on my computer. Hope to post everything soon!

[blue454nova]

Good stuff in your info tab. I just listened to two other versions of this tune and thought - this sounds nothing like the song I used to rock out to in the 80's. "Diary of a Madman" was def. a kick ass "album". Damn I'm glad I kept my vinyl collection...

[hestolemyballoons]

The drum intro on this version sounds a lot heavier.

[horseboyken]

I would buy the LP record it on tape the first time it was played then proceed to wear the tape out actually 28 years later i still have the tape it dont sound so good now though

[fuckamericanidiot]

agh those drums sound terrible. like they're covered in mud or something

[TheUltimateSinner1]

the drum intro is killer on this version however on the rerecoreded version it's fucking shit!

[deathtouch100]

I agree thouse, this original is far better. Though I never smoked weed in my life, I also played this album a lot, and still have it and it is in pristine condition still. I never touched the surface of my albums, and would allow only a few people to touch my albums,lol. I love vinyl.

[metalgta4xcon]

Heavy as Fuck!!!!!

[THOUSEoftheALMIGHTY]

i'm 41 i remember smoking weed in the early 80's and listining to this album 24/7 by far the est metal album out there a masterpiece! RANDY IS THE MAN! and the new version of bass and drumns sucks!!!!!!!!!!! he's right when i first heard it i thought it was a bad outtake! the origianl is so much better, what was ozzy thinking to allow that! randy would not be pleased!

[horseboyken]

I got mine fall of 1994 that pre-dates everything you just said

[8trackworld]

I got the one on Jet records Silver colored cd Is that original

[macharius188]

i love Kerslake at 3:44

[elvisdustin]

one bad ass song!

love the original better !

[tpain2345]

i've always thought of this song as the "dark horse" from Diary, i love it but nobody else does! such a hard and driving song, it reminds me of I Don't Know from the Blizzard album

i just wish Randy had gotten a chance to absolutely rip this up live

[blizzarddiaryozzy]

ive actaully always thought this to be one of the best off Diary. I love Kerslake's drum intro (which by the way was killed by the re-recordings)

[tpain2345]

yes it was, ozzy and $haron should stop being difficult and just re-release the originals

thanks for putting this up btw, its been a while since i've heard the originals :)

[Headbanger270]

Yeah man every transition in this song kicks your teeth in!

[blizzarddiaryozzy]

the drum intro in the 2002 one SUCKS

[Headbanger270]

Definately dude. It sucked horibbly.

[Moogaar1]

Agree 100%!!!

Buy the original "Diary"!! It's out there people!!

FUCK THE REISSUE!

[Wytchfinde]

@blizzarddiaryozzy

You got that right.  The original is tops.

[barroombrawler72]

@blizzarddiaryozzy

yes the guys sounds like he is stubbling at the very beginning. Just doesnt flow smoothly as this version. I remember hearing this when Sharon first cut the original members out. Totally sucked. Never understood the reason behind it nor did I find an article to inform me on it. I knew it was for royalty reason though

[JonHawaii2003]

@barroombrawler72 All in the name of money, very sad. Screw the guys that saved Ozzy's ass after Sabbath.

[cakefu1]

@tpain2345 no doubt my favorite from the dairy album the radio stations should play this not nickelback!!!

[elvisdustin]

well at least some pozer didn't record over randy rhoads

[CryptKeeper2929]

I don't think they're *that* shallow...but then again they did destroy three albums. What exactly was the point in remixing Bark at the Moon?

[backtoegypt]

They are "that" shallow. The point? So that they could offer a "new" version that they could hopefully in much greater numbers than the original was selling years and years later.

[blizzarddiaryozzy]

No, if the re-record was to get more record sales, they would have advertised it as such, the original release of the re-record had no indication that it was a re-record, fans figured it out themselves and forced $haron to advertise it as such and release who the new musicans were

[backtoegypt]

Hmmm...you have a point. I still say that are 'that' shallow, perhaps more shallow than any humans living if they were willing to rape Randy's memory for generations to come.

[8trackworld]

I got the original version on CD

[ashevillenchomes]

@backtoegypt Wrong, they were rerecord because of a lawsuit about unpaid royalties to Bob Daisley and Lee Kershlake. Rerecording with studio musicians and not using the originals means no royalties have to be paid.

[backtoegypt]

@ashevillenchomes Uh, no, I'm not wrong. You aren't wrong though either. They did it to avoid paying royalties yes but they also hoped to increases sales of these releases because they were offering somethng 'new' and 'different'. If their goal was only to avoid paying Daisley and Kerslake, they could have simply taken the cd off the market completely.

[ashevillenchomes]

@backtoegypt They hoped to increase sales of a classic recored? Let's not forget that it is one of two studio albums that Randy Rhoads played on. Are you really that naive? But hey if you wont to believe Sharon thats fine. Because Sharon is not going to say hey everybody we are redoing three Ozzy classic's so we wont get sued anymore. But wait she did not say anything at first. Hmmm, it was not until fan backlash. As for taking the cd off the market I know you are on the crazy train now.

[loknloll]

@backtoegypt it wasn't about selling more (sorry, maybe i missed part of a dialogue here...), it was about not paying royalties to the original bassist bob daisley and drummer lee kerslake. so sharon decided the best way of saving money was to re-record over a CLASSIC ALBUM with rob trujillio and (i think) mike bordin who both signed a no royalties, one time fee contract. the most bullshit move in the history of rock and roll, and a slap in the face to randy rhoads on top of that.

[yourunclehank1]

@loknloll Trujillio recorded that shit then went to

try and hide behind Metallica? Mike Bordin - I have

faith no more in you man!

Why didn't they just go in the studio and totally

fuck up and redo it all with Zak Mild on g-string?

[loknloll]

@yourunclehank1 hey, they did what most of us do. listen to the boss, and do your job. it sucks, and trujillio has at least expressed regret.

[toddracadabra]

This is IMPORTANT...thank you for the info and posting this. I clicked on the wrong one awhile ago (the crappy redo version) WOW was it bad. You rock and thanks again. I can't believe they raped the albums like that.