The many viewers of his reality show already knew that Ozzy Osbourne was a bit hard of hearing. Perhaps that is the reason why the singer is so fierce with this album: the pounding guitar riffs blast like dynamite from the speakers. According to Ozzy himself, this album is a combination of his solo work and the music he recorded with Black Sabbath. And indeed, the dragging guitar lines and ominous
… atmosphere suit Sabbath while the greasy production is more contemporary. It's a pity that Ozzy's voice in the opening track Let It Die seems to have been polished away with production gimmicks. Needless, but fortunately the problem has been resolved with the second song. That nasal voice that sounds like he's singing with a bucket over his head: that's the Ozzy we want to hear! Scream is an inspired and rock-hard album by a man who is far from thinking about retiring. (PdK)more
