Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, released on 20 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. Blizzard of Ozz is the first of two studio albums Osbourne recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads prior to Rhoads' death in 1982. In 2017, it was ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

Lovers Rock — пятый студийный альбом британской группы Шадэ. Был выпущен одновременно в США и Великобритании в 2000 году. Согласно Nielsen SoundScan, с момента выпуска альбома было продано 3,9 миллиона копий только в США.

Lovers Rock is the fifth studio album by English band Sade, released on 13 November 2000 by Epic Records. The album was titled after a style of reggae music known as lovers rock, noted for its romantic sound and content, which frontwoman Sade Adu listened to in her youth. Lovers Rock was seen as a departure from the band's previous use of jazz elements, opting instead for a wider use of musical elements from soul music, R&B, soft rock, folk music, dub, reggae, neo soul and lovers rock. The album's production has been characterised as spare, with simple arrangements and reggae flourishes. A concept album, the lyrics focus on both the positive and the negative sides of love; the album's lyrical content also touches upon political themes.

Альбом достиг 10-го места в американском хит-параде и не покидал список 200 самых популярных альбомов страны в течение 15 недель.

Lovers Live is the first live album and third video album by English band Sade, released on 5 February 2002 by Epic Records. It was recorded at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, on 20 September 2001 and at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, on 21 September as part of the band's Lovers Rock Tour. The CD contains 13 tracks, while the DVD contains 22 tracks as well as special features. The live version of the track "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" was released as a single from the album.

Black Rain is the tenth studio album by British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, released 22 May 2007 via Epic Records. It is Osbourne's last album to feature guitar player Zakk Wylde and drummer Mike Bordin, and the first to feature bassist Rob Nicholson. Black Rain debuted at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling about 152,000 copies in its first week; making it Osbourne's highest debut to date. The album has been certified Gold in US.

"Black Rain" is the title of Ozzy Osbourne's ninth studio album, released 22 May 2007 on Epic Records. It is also the last album to feature Zakk Wylde and Mike Bordin. The album went Gold in the US and has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide.

The album was released in several different versions. The original US version was released in a thin, brown digipak with the crowned skull Ozzy Osbourne logo (pictured lower right), and for the rest of the world, it was released in a standard jewel case featuring cover art of Osbourne with "Black Rain" falling. This cover included a booklet complete with lyrics and album credits. The US version did not include a booklet, lyrics, or album credits. The Japanese release was the same as the other releases outside of the US, except for the fact that it included two bonus tracks, "I Can't Save You", and "Nightmare". The iTunes release of the album included the aforementioned "Nightmare", plus an exclusive bonus track, (only for those who preordered through iTunes) "Love to Hate". It also included a printable pdf file of the booklet, complete with lyrics and album credits. This same booklet was later made available as a free pdf download from Osbourne's website on 1 June. The song "I Don't Wanna Stop" was also featured as the theme song for WWE Judgment Day 2007.

Bark at the Moon ist das dritte Studioalbum des Musikers Ozzy Osbourne. Es wurde am 10. Dezember 1983 veröffentlicht. 1995 und 2002 erschienen Remaster-Versionen. Der zuvor bei einem Flugunfall tödlich verunglückte Randy Rhoads wurde durch Jake E. Lee ersetzt. Das Album erreichte Dreifachplatin in den USA.

Bark at the Moon is the third studio album by British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, originally released on 15 November 1983. A commercial success, Bark at the Moon peaked at number 19 on the Billboard album chart and within several weeks of release was certified gold for over 500,000 sales in the United States. To date, it has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the United States. In the UK, it was the third of four Osbourne albums to attain silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1984. The album was remastered on CD in 1995 and again (with a different mix) in 2002. This is Osbourne's first album to feature guitarist Jake E. Lee and only studio album to feature drummer Tommy Aldridge.

Bark at the Moon is the only Ozzy Osbourne album on which the songwriting is credited entirely to Osbourne. However, guitarist Jake E. Lee maintains that he composed a significant amount of the album's music but was cheated out of his writing and publishing claims by Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon. Lee claims that after he had composed the songs and completed recording his parts in the studio, he was presented with a contract which stated that he would have no claim to any writing or publishing relating to the album. The contract also stated that Lee could not mention this publicly. Lee claims he signed the contract because he had no legal representation and because Sharon threatened to fire him and have another guitarist re-record his parts if he refused.

Es dauerte einige Zeit, bis sich Osbourne vom Tod seines Songwriting-Partners und Freundes Rhoads erholt hatte. Jake E. Lee (zuvor u. a. bei Dio) als Nachfolger spielte weniger neoklassisch, dafür metalorientierter. Das von Max Norman produzierte Album verkaufte sich dennoch ebenso gut wie der Vorgänger. Es enthielt mit So Tired auch eine streicherunterlegte Ballade. Das Video zum Titelstück, wie das Albumcover von Greg Cannom, wurde ein MTV-Erfolg. Im Video ist Carmine Appice zu sehen, obwohl Tommy Aldridge bei den Aufnahmen das Schlagzeug spielte. Zudem ist Gary-Moore-Keyboarder Don Airey als Gastmusiker zu hören.

Wish You Were Here затрагивает темы отчуждения, проблемы музыкальной индустрии и личность бывшего участника группы Сида Барретта, покинувшего коллектив из-за нестабильного психического состояния, вызванного употреблением наркотиков. Первые сессионные записи давались тяжело и проходили в напряжённом режиме, концепцию альбома предложил Роджер Уотерс, решив разделить главную композицию «Shine On You Crazy Diamond» на две части и добавить к ней ещё три новые песни. Заглавная песня явилась данью уважения к Барретту, который по иронии судьбы экспромтом посетил студию прямо во время записи. Визит оказался настолько неожиданным, а внешность музыканта так сильно изменилась, что участники группы не сразу признали в нём своего старого товарища.

Как и три предыдущих диска Pink Floyd, The Wall является концептуальным альбомом, исследующим тему отчуждения и самоизоляции. По своей структуре это — рок-опера, сюжет которой повествует о Пинке (главный герой сочетает в себе черты самого Уотерса и первого лидера группы — Сида Барретта). Душевный упадок Пинка начинается с потери отца, который погибает во время Второй мировой войны, усугубляется травлей со стороны школьных учителей и чрезмерной опекой деспотичной матери, а затем крахом его брака; все это приводит его к добровольному отчуждению от общества. Стена — символ этого отчуждения. По словам Уотерса, идея альбома зародилась после одного из концертных выступлений группы во время турне In the Flesh Tour (1977), когда он, не вытерпев выходок одного из фанатов у сцены, плюнул ему в лицо. В итоге он настолько остро переживал свой поступок, что представил воображаемую стену между собой и аудиторией.