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Ozzy Osbourne comes to Guitar Hero

usatoday.com — The latest artist announced to join Guitar Hero World Tour? Ozzy Osbourne. He and guitarist Zakk Wylde will appear in the game, due this fall, as will songs such as "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley." Those songs will be playable in a virtual Ozzfest venue.

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louiebaur, on 08/07/2008, -1/+16Oh so I won't be playing along to Randy Rhodes? Thats a little disappointing!
- kenok, on 08/08/2008, -4/+1Randy Rhoads...
  
  Zakk is his current guitarist now... he's good enough to be Randy's replacement.
  - OMnicient, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3Zakk Wylde is great in his own way, but he's a teflon coated.45 to Randy Rhodes 50 cal depleted uranium round.
    
    Rhoads on the "Diary" tour was phenomenal, and I didn't buy another Ozzy album again until Wylde was playing.
  - roddack, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1I don't even want to think how fast my fingers would have to fly to match some of Randy's solos
ironeus, on 08/07/2008, -0/+11I'm glad they provide a transcript and not just the video interview. This is much clearer to understand.
beskurrd, on 08/07/2008, -1/+27"For every one you sell, 10 get downloaded. But it's technology. You ain't gonna stop it now."

You're damn right Ozzy, you're damn right.
sogeshirts, on 08/07/2008, -0/+4Drugs and rock sound good about now. Ozzy!!!
nowsourcing, on 08/07/2008, -0/+12At least Ozzy's a realist about where the music business is going. More power to him!
AlaskaLoneWolf, on 08/08/2008, -0/+5Man that sucks... now I'll have to finally break-down and buy the stupid thing.
- FXPooky, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Technically, couldn't we have just made him with the character editor?
synystar, on 08/08/2008, -9/+2Guitar Hero is the biggest waste of time in gaming history. That's no exaggeration. I welcome the buries... they will only prove that too many people actually spend their free time pressing buttons.

*****. Ok, I am going to click the "Save Comment" button.
- jetfuel, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2All you do in any game is click buttons, except for the Wii. Even the Wii is pretty basic movement.
  - salmonmoose, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1I suppose then, guitar hero is somewhere between a 'normal' game and a wii game...at least it has star-power.
- Seemefearme, on 08/08/2008, -0/+4Every game is a waste of time to somebody. It's entertainment, it's there to keep you busy. The point IS to waste time but to have fun doing it.
jetfuel, on 08/08/2008, -0/+4I've been wanting Crazy Train since I played Bark at the Moon in the original. But why Guitar Hero? I already have Rock Band stuff... :( Oh and Mr. Crowley will be sweet too, especially the end solo.
musclebuilding, on 08/08/2008, -2/+0Hi,

Guitar is my favorite to play and solve my mind problem. best thing is relex to get.
S7aind, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Mr. Crowley is one of my favorite songs, Crazy Train isn't to bad either.
heavenprint, on 08/08/2008, -10/+5If its not metal, its not music.
meinrosebud, on 08/08/2008, -1/+1Comes with a plastic bat to bite dude... sweet!
advil, on 08/08/2008, -1/+0http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/1844/
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- CybrStuff, on 08/08/2008, -1/+15Hrmm. Tablature on Digg. I never thought I would see the day...
- appleseed1234, on 08/08/2008, -4/+1Is he alive or dead? Has he thoughts within his head?
  
  or for the idiots: DUN, DUN, DUN-DUN-DUN. DUNUNUNUNUNUNU NUNUNUN
geneticlone, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3I was pretty much happy when they got some System of A Down on there but this just ads to its awesomeness.
ElBoss, on 08/08/2008, -2/+3Zakk isn't fit to scrub Randy Rhodes's balls
- n3tfury, on 08/08/2008, -0/+4both Randy and Zakk are guitar legends. although i miss Randy, Zakk's a ***** monster.
- vandalin7, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1At one Ozzfest i watched Zakk do a 40 minute guitar solo that was absolutely mind blowing.
  - sodade, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1That sounds ***** obnoxious.
  - Misplaced, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0Yeah I saw one of those to. Most of it was licks from the Randy Rhoads tribute album =)
ProductNumber01, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Now I'm torn between GH4 and Rockband 2...
alkalineromance, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2after seeing Warped Tour in guitar hero 2, having "real" venues like Ozzfest really doesn't excite me. warped tour had a bunch of ghosts and other stupid ***** as I'm sure this one will.
cmjM67, on 08/08/2008, -0/+5It's spelled Randy RHOADS

Guys a ***** legend, period. In a span of 2 years he made an album which THE blueprint for speed metal, kicked off neo-classical style guitar (Mr. Crowley), and saved Ozzy's career.

Good to hear that these two songs are being included in GH.
- OMnicient, on 08/08/2008, -1/+0I was of the mind that Rhoads MADE Ozzy's career.
  
  But I have to thank Ozzy for leaving Sabbath, not for the unendurable tenure of Dio, but for the masterpiece that was Born Again.
- vandalin7, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1To be honest crazy train is one of my least favorite ozzy songs. I would of preferred more black sabbath stuff; like fairies wear boots, hand of doom, and the wizard.
mrcabnit, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3I need some children of bodom in GH4 :(
- Misplaced, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1That would be great! Sadly it may be to late since they are including vocals and screaming like Alexi would be to weird, that still would be sweet though!
secondfiddle, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0And the geek shall inherit the earth.
Enlightenment, on 08/08/2008, -3/+2
Randy Rhoads kicks ass! His death is one of the biggest losses in the guitar world.

Do Ozzy a favor...buy some of his CD's and a real Guitar. Everyone loves a real guitar player...but lots of us laugh at Guitar Hero losers who are just a bunch of wannabes and nothing more...."look at me...I'm playing a fake guitar...I'm so cool......NOT!"
Enlightenment, on 08/08/2008, -1/+1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Rhoads
- Fleagleman, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0Yeah, we know who he is poindexter.
Enlightenment, on 08/08/2008, -1/+1
100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/ ...

100 Greatest Guitar Solos
http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatest.htm
BrainCoder, on 08/08/2008, -2/+2Ozzy, always trying to sell out everything he has made. They'll probably record mallcore versions of Crazy Train and Mr Crowley.
Apocalyptic0n3, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3Mr. Crowley. ***** Yes.
Whitey07, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1I can't wait for this.. all the Guitar Hero ***** will only know of these Ozzy songs, and non others. Just like all the rest of the games...
freshyill, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Man, Guitar Hero keeps going in the absolute wrong direction. Does anybody really care about playing as a character? Or would you really just rather play a fun game with good songs? Sure, there are some great Ozzy songs that I would love to play, but I could care less about being Ozzy.
sfhock, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0YES!! OZZY RULES!! What's Guitar Hero?
swings1940, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Good thing that my xbox 360 Rockband drums work with GH:WT. That is pretty incredible. I guess putting your likeness in a game is a better sell then just putting in your music. This seems to be working well for Neversoft. Impressive.

P.S - You never know if Rockband will have Ozzy eventually. I hope :)
XeRoX2k2, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1holy crap he's 60!
trdrstv, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0I seem to remember playing "Bark at the Moon" on Guitar Hero I, and re-buying it for GH2 on the 360...

Honestly, I don't see why Ozzy being in the new one is such a shock.
Fleagleman, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0Mr. Crowley is a great song, but not sure if it's a good fit for Guitar Hero. I could think of a dozen better ones.

"Over the Mountain" and "Suicide Solution" just to name 2.
- protogenxl, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1It's World tour so you have to take into account drums bass and vocals as well
  - Misplaced, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0I would love to play the opening drums for "Over the Mountain" or play " Suicide Solution" from the RR Tribute album.
Misplaced, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1I'm going to be pissed if they re-recorded them for the game just so you can hear Zakk Wydle's crappy way of playing the songs. He's good guitar player but he butchers the classic ozzy songs.

Zakk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPLtxDLSVH

Randy Rhoads:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbPWcLode0

I wonder how they will do 2nd "Mr Crowley" since the solo fades away. We might get to hear the whole thing??? =D
- Fleagleman, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0***** amen brother!
Larlei, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Yes! recreation of Ozzfest. Had do be done.
=D
Comp1demon, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1I wouldn't be suprissed if these songs are the Master Traxx from the Blizzard Album (Hence: Rhoads original Recordings) but the digitization of Zakk Wylde is a good thing as he has been the face of and a GUITAR HERO for OZZY since 1988 (Not looking up dates just guessing) or so.

He truely is a Guitar Hero, while he is not Randy Rhoads, he has taken alot of cues from him as well as the influence of Randy's style and mechanics, they have rubbed off on Wylde. Remeber Ozzy passed on WYLDE because he was a Randy Clone and he did not want that, It's wasn't until Wylde played from him Live that Ozzy Took him. His Demo/audition Tape originally got thrown to the bottom of the pile.

Also Black Label Society has Music in GTWT - so Wylde as a DIgital charater makes sense on a few levels. One cause Wylde IS Black Label and 2 becuase he is Ozzy's only legendary Guitar player since Iomi and Rhoads (Jake E Lee and John Holmes don't count) Wylde is as popular as Ozzy, Dimebag and even Hendrix (in circles) he is truely a Guitar hero and it would make sense for a OZZY GUITAR PLAYER to be on the Crowley and Crazy Train Traxx not just IZZY SParks or REV RUN (GH: AREO) -
I rather see a Rhoads Look Alike (and True Ozzy Guitar Player) then a Rapper riffing out some Crazy Train.

I hope they do a Younger Digitization (late 80's early 90's) look for Wylde as his new look is alot like Dimebag and very rugged - not the look he used to get mostly famous.
moyle5150, on 08/13/2008, -0/+0Can't wait to play the solo on Mr Crowley. Thats reason enough to buy guitar hero!
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