Dio Vs. Ozzy

[axl04]

I got this idea by looking at the debate in the Heaven And Hell tour thread

Personally I think Dio is far better solo artist, but a very slight edge to Ozzy in Sabbath.

Your thoughts?

[-Sephiroth-]

I got this idea by looking at the debate in the Heaven And Hell tour thread

Personally I think Dio is far better solo artist, but a very slight edge to Ozzy in Sabbath.

Your thoughts?

Dio is ofcourse a far better vocalist, but to me the real Black Sabbath is with Ozzy

[moreblack]

Dio is ofcourse a far better vocalist

That he is. Saw him 3 days ago, he's awesome to this day...

[Lithium]

Ozzman on both.

[Opax]

Dio has rocked for a long, long time,

Now it's time for him to pass the torch.

He has songs of wildebeests and angels,

He has soared on the wings of a demon.

It's time to pass the torch,

You're too old to rock, no more rockin' for you.

We're takin' you to a home,

But we will sing a song about you.

And we will make sure that you're very well taken care of.

You'll tell us secrets that you've learned. Raow!

Your sauce will mix with ours,

And we'll make a good goulash baby.

Dio, time to go!

You must give your cape and scepter to me.

And a smaller one for KG.

Go! Go! Dio! Dio!

[FunkyMonk]

Dio on both accounts. Love that man...

[rQueen]

I 'm a fan of both and I grew up listening a lot to both them.

As for Sabbath I 'm biased there are songs that only Ozzy can sing in this way (for example Paranoid) but on the other hand Dio in Heaven and Hell is absolutely perfect. So I cannot choose one but I think it is great to be able to listen to Black Sabbath in these 2 different eras and be able to see them live once with Ozzy on vocals (2 years ago) and once with Dio (Heaven and Hell, the upcoming July)!!

Concerning the solo carrier, I think both have made some excellent songs/ albums. As years pass I've changed my mind. Untill the age of 18 I preffered Ozzy but afterwards and now I preffer Dio.

[Guest Satanisk_Slakt]

Dio on the first and Ozzy in Sabbath

[Chris Axl]

Ozzy on both

[krissirge]

Ozzy on both

[moreblack]

Dio has rocked for a long, long time,

Now it's time for him to pass the torch.

He has songs of wildebeests and angels,

He has soared on the wings of a demon.

It's time to pass the torch,

You're too old to rock, no more rockin' for you.

We're takin' you to a home,

But we will sing a song about you.

And we will make sure that you're very well taken care of.

You'll tell us secrets that you've learned. Raow!

Your sauce will mix with ours,

And we'll make a good goulash baby.

Dio, time to go!

You must give your cape and scepter to me.

And a smaller one for KG.

Go! Go! Dio! Dio!

HA! I love that song.

They show up on one of his videos too.

[Dannebac]

like dio sabbath period better than ozzys but as solo I cant decided

they are both awesome

[The Third Man]

I'm not a big fan of Ozzy solo or with Black Sabbath. Dio on the other hand I've got a lot of time for.

So Dio on both counts

[Cornell]

I'm going with Dio. I'm biased because he's from the town I live in and I can remember sneaking in bars to when I was underage to see him in the band "Rainbow". Wow, that was a long time ago! And I can't forget his cousin's band "The Rods". I think many of you would like that band.

Edited March 22, 2007 by Cornell

[moreblack]

I wish they would do a Rainbow reunion

[Dannebac]

I wish they would do a Rainbow reunion

that would be awesome

[JDRM]

ozzyx2

[The Sandman]

Ozz.

[Zeppelin]

Dio, by fucking far. He's not only still strong vocally, but he actually writes lyrics and contributes to many songs. Ozzy is just there. All he's remembered for are the landmark Sabbath tunes, when really, the credit should be given to Iommi for that material.

Dio's solo career also kills Ozzy's. Consistent, one release after the other. Not to mention the fact that Ozzy is a blubbering idiot these days who barely knows who Sharon is going to put in Ozzfest. He's a shell of his former self, and that ain't saying much.

I'm going to see Heaven and Hell this Saturday and I can't wait. Dio will rock the house.

[Axls Rose]

Ozzy all the way

[Bucketslash]

Thats like comparing the Blizzard of Oz vs. Holy Diver

With respect, Blizzard of Oz tramples it, spits on it, blasts it with rock salt in the chest with a shotgun, a la kill bill, then wraps it up like the count of monte cristo, wraps it up to wrecking balls and throws it into the ocean, only without he key, and then as the finishing touch, just before it hits the water it punches dio's album one more time so the breath comes out and it ends up with the wind knocked out of it

It's a plain fact, song for song based of the randy rhoads discography, it tramples dio

Then you add in Zakk Wylde.....

it just dosn't look too good

As far as sabbath, it's comparing masters of reality and paranoid to heaven and hell and mob rules

sure dio's got neon knights, but it pales in comparison to war pigs

by the way, to the guy who said ozzy did nothing in sabbath, I think he's on crack, first off, Geezer wrote the lyrics most of the time, followed by ozzy,

and ozzy wrote the vocal lines

so, technically, geezer's what made sabbath, sure tony had the riffs, but everyone else usually wrote thier own lines , while geezer took it farther and wrote the words,

as far as solo goes, ozzy probably wrote the bulk of his lyrics

Edited March 23, 2007 by Bucketslash

[arnold layne]

I choose Ozzy. His solo career is my favorite, I like it more than Sabbath.

[chicagocoma13]

Holy Diver and Last in Line blow away anything Ozzy has ever done solo IMHO. I will take Don't Talk to Strangers and Last in Line over Crazy Train and I Don't Know any day of the week.

[Zint]

I've seen Ozzy and Dio as solo artists and with Sabbath.

Dio was far better as a solo artist (I actually left early on Ozzy...it was painfully bad).

Ozzy with Sabbath wins hands down...it was magic!

It's like seeing the Beatles of metal!

[moreblack]

Except the Beatles never laid turds like Never Say Die or Technical Ecstasy...