Things start to improve for
Ozzy on
No Rest for the Wicked, as
Zakk Wylde replaces
Jake E. Lee on guitar and
Osbourne comes up with his best set since 1983. Again, it's not quite up to the level of excellence his Blizzard of Ozz band achieved, but
Osbourne sounds somewhat rejuvenated, and
Wylde is a more consistently interesting guitarist than
Lee. Highlights include "Miracle Man" (in which
Ozzy gloats about the downfall of the TV preachers who had long attacked him as an agent of Satan) and the MTV hits "Crazy Babies" and "Breaking All the Rules." [The 2002 reissue adds the bonus tracks "Liar" and a live version of "Miracle Man."] ~ Steve Huey