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 All Aboard Apr 18, 2008
I love this book. No, scratch that I *adore* this book. You really get a sense of the history and time frame in which things are going down. I personally got caught up in the moment like the book was happening as I was reading. The way he described first catching Quiet Riot and excitement of the fans was fantastic! He even went into little details of like where fans tailgated at after the show before taking off into the night. You really felt, to me like you were living the dream with a group of guys that stuck it to some high school jocks and earned their respect before getting a magical phone call. Kinda like a Rocky movie or something where climax of movie before was just the beginning. *Then* you hear the magic happen and Blizzard Of Ozz shreds your ears like a fine sharpened razor blade. Remember how a Samurai cuts at a tree before it falls down in two pieces on an anime? It just creeps up on you and *then* damage happens.
This book is the same way as the music. To me, it was skillfully done because the tour he talks about happens sequentially. No going back and forth to his life at the moment for chapters on end. You get the meat and potatoes of life on tour with Randy Rhoads. Frodo looking up to Gandalf with all the wide-eyed wonderment of a child new to adventure. The next chapter and hopefully future *knocks on wood* of the metal saga as it came home with babies (Def Leppard, 3/4 of Motley Crue...Sorry Vince, beaners own you) like Bourne Ultimatum. Cliff Burton and Anthrax forever. Slayer are still the boy band of hardcore.
A Sad and uplifting read..... Apr 14, 2008
Mr. Sarzo takes you behind the lines of the Blizzard of Oz / Diary Of a Madman era. He effectively gives you glimpses into the tortured soul of Ozzy Osbourne and is able to make Randy Rhoads a real human being and not just a mythical icon whose poster hangs in every Guitar Center in America. Mr. Sarzo appears to be a very spiritual and well balanced person who was able to exist in a world of excess and abuses without falling prey to them. Mr. Sarzo writes a very finely detailed history and timeline of the Randy Roads years which is joyful and sad. Mr. Sarzo is not a professional writer and I believe the underlying charm and honesty of his account are better conveyed for it. His heartfelt sentiment and ability to convey unpleasant human experiences without throwing anyone under the proverbial bus for their imperfections is truly remarkable. This is a must read for any rock fan.
Amust read if your a rhoads or sarzo fan and of course an ozzy fan Apr 07, 2008
A detailed observation from the bass player (Rudy Sarzo) which was very clear headed during this time of his life. Clears up a lot of loose ends. Doesnt leave much out it seems. If your an Ozzy or Randy fan You have to read this . Its great
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 too much, too little, too late Apr 06, 2008
Borrowing a title from the fabulous band Jellyfish, this book is a bit too much, too little, too late. A lot of the content is based on reviews from critics, which I guess Sarzo got from the tourbook he was presented with after the tour. And the "crazy" stories about Ozzy just seem to be written as the reader would want them to be, totally without balance. Sarzo's own crazy stories are far and few between. Himself passing out after drinking only a bottle of french wine is just embarrassing to read.
Sarzo should have written this book years ago, while the circumstances where more livid, or maybe not at all. As the avarage rock-reader would know, Mötley Crües' The Dirt is where the bar is (pun intented). Sarzo failes to raise it.
 Great memoir from an often over-looked player! Feb 10, 2008
Rudy Sarzo is by no means a professional writer, but his personal & candid reflections on his time spent in the Ozzy Osbourne Band are a must-read for any fans of Ozzy or the late Randy Rhoads. It's rare that a book/article has anything new to offer afetr all these years, but Sarzo managed to shock and surprise me with more thana few revelations. I won't ruin it with spoilers, but suffice to say even this era in the Land of Ozz wasn't all smiles and friendship.
Seriously: you need to read this book.
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