Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman (Stereo) (Remastered Audio)

Screaming at the window
Watch me die another day
Hopeless situation endless price I have to pay

Sanity now it's beyond me there's no choice

Diary of a madman
Walk the line again today
Entries of confusion
Dear diary I'm here to stay

Manic depression befriends me
Hear his voice
Sanity now it's beyond me
There's no choice

A sickened mind and spirit
The mirror tells me lies
Could I mistake myself for someone
Who lives behind my eyes
Will he escape my soul
Or will he live in me
Is he tryin' to get out or tryin' to enter me

Voices in the darkness
Scream away my mental health
Can I ask a question
To help me save me from myself

Enemies fill up the pages
Are they me
Monday till Sunday in stages
Set me free
____________________

Diary of a Madman is an album by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on November 7, 1981, and re-issued on August 22, 1995. An altered version appeared in 2002. This is the last album with Randy Rhoads before his death in 1982. Although bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge are credited in the liner notes and pictured on the inner sleeve, it was bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake who performed all bass and drum parts on the original release. They were not given credit for their contributions. According to a 2005 interview with Daisley, even though Don Airey is credited for having played keyboards on this record, it was in fact a musician named Johnny Cook who recorded the keyboard parts, as Airey was unavailable at the time. The album features several songs with acoustic intros, including "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll", "S.A.T.O.", "Tonight", and the title track.

The RIAA certified Diary of a Madman Gold (500,000 units sold) on January 04 1982, Platinum (1 million units sold) on May 10 1982, Multi-platinum (2 million units, known unofficially as Double Platinum) on August 11 1992 and MP (3 million units, known unofficially as Triple Platinum) on October 26 1994.

Controversy

The 2002 Diary of a Madman reissue was derided by fans due to its replacement of the original bass and drum tracks by Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake. Osbourne's 90s touring band (bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin) replaced Daisley's and Kerslake's original instrumentations. Fans and critics generally felt the move was dishonest and resulted in a far inferior product. In 1986 (see 1986 in music), Daisley and Kerslake had pressed charges against Osbourne, eventually winning songwriting credits on Diary of a Madman. Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon, said in a press conference that "because of Daisley and Kerslake's abusive and unjust behaviour, Ozzy wanted to remove them from these recordings. We turned a negative into a positive by adding a fresh sound to the original albums."

Fans tended to disagree: the reissue credits didn't highlight the fact that the parts had been re-recorded yet it was obvious to those who knew the original issue that something had been altered. Some pressings do, however, clearly state in "Reissue Credits" that both Mike Bordin and Robert Trujillo replaced the original drummer and bassist respectively. Daisley and Kerslake deny the allegations of "abusive behaviour" and continue to battle for royalties owed them for their work on Diary of a Madman.

The "re-recorded" versions of the album released in 2002 contained no disclaimer stating anything had been changed on the album. However, eventually the record company began putting a "featuring re-recorded drums and bass parts" sticker on the cover.

Track listing:

All songs written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, and Lee Kerslake except where noted

Side one: 1. "Over the Mountain" 4:31
2. "Flying High Again" 4:44
3. "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley) 6:59
4. "Believer" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley) 5:17

Side two: 1. "Little Dolls" 5:38
2. "Tonight" 5:50
3. "S.A.T.O." 4:07
4. "Diary of a Madman" 6:14

Personnel: * Ozzy Osbourne Vocals, Producer, Harmony Vocals * Randy Rhoads Guitar, Producer * Bob Daisley Bass, Gong, Producer, Harmony Vocals * Lee Kerslake Percussion, Drums, Bells, Tympani [Timpani] * Robert Trujillo- Bass (2002 reissue) * Mike Bordin - Drums (2002 reissue)

Additional Personnel: * Johnny Cook Keyboards (uncredited)

Production: * Max Norman Engineer

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[tylersuehr7]

Amazing song! Greatly shows Randy's guitar skills. Amazing video too, not sure if its really official but its also kinda creepy and explains the song.

[JefersonPaivFerreira]

The scene at 3:36 is very touching, it seems that the madman finds memories of his childhood in his trunk... toy soldiers, bears, butterflies, his mom and dad, etc. but he is too demented to make sense of it all.

[ghossstrider]

@ghossstrider and so ... in a round-about way, I am saying THANK YOU to DaemonPazuzu for posting this original version!!! :)

[ghossstrider]

This is so ironic. Every presentation of this song on youtube is an f'd up remastered version. So I couldn't find the original track anywhere. I purposefully avoided this video because it SAYS remastered. Well guess what. This about the only NON-remastered version on the net. This is the original studio version and it is far superior to the remastered crap.

[IIIIITHE1IIIII]

@Hanzey666 Oh man. I have never wanted to listen to the vinyls as badly as I do now... I knew lots of the old albums were remastered (Bark at the Moon being exceptionally notable), but this was news to me... Hope I'll get my hands on one of those someday :)

[Hanzey666]

To me, the Albums from Blizzard (''80) ''til Ultimate Sin (''86) sounds best at what they are originaly produced for....... VINYL & Non-Digital !! I dont know if you have the Vinyl of some early live Albums i.e. Speak of the Devil, or better Tribute to Randy Rhoads. If you play them Vinyl and then the CD''s straight after them. You will excactly know what I am talking about. The ,,Cold&Dead,, digitals just doesnt ,,Feel,, alive.....

[xritaly]

MASTERPIECE

[IIIIITHE1IIIII]

@skullnkross what do you mean with "ozzys version". he made the original. also this is not his best version, this is the 2002 version with new drums and new bass which he/sharon made to piss the original players off.

[A7XxxxA7X]

I'd like to punch the dislike guy in the face

[jasonwhiteeee]

and they used to say this was a weak album compared to blizzard of ozz . i bought this cassette in 1981 (grade 7)and played it to death.`sato` is awesome ` tonight ` has a guitar solo at the end that fades out that is unreal` you cant kill rock and roll`is some of ozzys best I WISH THERE COULD BE MORE ozzy and rhoads music sigh............

[skullnkross]

this is the best recording of ozzy osbourne's version. APC's live cover is better but this is good too.

[joeylodes]

This was his  Sgt Pepper's