Description

With this unique and beautifully produced book, explore the outrageous history of the godfather of heavy metal through 75 career accomplishments and life events.

Black Sabbath, Crazy Train, one alleged unfortunate batOzzy Osbourne is widely considered the founder of heavy metal, an artist whose outlandish off- and onstage antics and songcraft have spanned the entirety of the genre. In Ozzy at 75, veteran rock journalist Daniel Bukszpan celebrates and examines the Prince of Darkness through the lens of 75 milestones. This exquisite volume features:

Slipcased hardcover format

Stunning concert and candid offstage photography

Images of memorabilia, including gig posters, 7-inch picture sleeves, ticket stubs, and more

Gatefold Ozzy timeline

Gatefold commissioned artwork depicting Ozzy through the years

Key studio albums are featured, of course, but Bukszpan delves deeper to reveal the events that helped chart the course of Ozzys career:

Key albums, both with Black Sabbath and as a solo artist

Ventures like Black Sabbath reunions, Ozzfest, and his autobiography

Collaborations with guitarists like Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee, and Zakk Wylde

His diagnosis of Parkinsons

Induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Collaborations with wife Sharon and children Jack and Kelly

and of course the mythic offstage misadventures

Beginning with his cofounding of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne is regarded as one of the most influential musicians and entertaining performers of the previous five decades. Bukszpans insightful and entertaining prose provides a unique presentation of Ozzys career arc, from his first steps as a solo artist to the breakthrough album Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman to his mythic offstage misadventures, and beyond.

The result is a rollicking tribute to one of the most admired stars in rockin a milestone year.

Author: Daniel Bukszpan
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 09/05/2023
Series: At 75
Pages: 200
Weight: 3.9lbs
Size: 11.26h x 9.69w x 1.34d
ISBN: 9780760377437
Language: English