Heavy Metal – A genre of music which was
introduced in the late 1960’s attracted millions of fans all over the world especially
in the U.S and U.K. Today I will be speaking about an incredible musician who
is informally called as the “Godfather
of Heavy Metal”- Ozzy Osbourne. December
3rd marked the 66th birthday of this insanely famous
music icon.
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Born in
Birmingham, England, John Michael Osbourne was fourth of the six children. At the
age of 14, on hearing the hit song “She
loves you” by “Beatles” made him
realize that he wanted to be a rock star for the rest of his life. In 1969 he
began his career as the lead vocalist of the pioneering band “Black Sabbath”. They released 8 studio
albums of which the first 4 sold more than a million copies each in the U.S. “Sabotage”, “Paranoid”, “Master of Reality” and “Black Sabbath” are few
albums every heavy metal fan must listen to. In 1979 he went on to pursue a
solo music career. He released 11 albums of which the first 7 were awarded
multi-platinum certifications along with numerous hit singles.
He also
introduced “Ozzfest”, a musical
festival which promoted many new hard rock and heavy metal bands. It has
grossed over $100 million with an attendance of over 5 million since the beginning.
In 2011 “Black Sabbath” reunited to
release a new album entitled “13”
which topped the U.K and U.S album charts. In 2002 he also produced a reality
T.V series “The Osbournes” which
became MTV’s greatest hits. In 2009 he also published an autobiography called “I am Ozzy”. Furthermore a documentary
film about Osbourne’s life and career entitled “God Bless Ozzy” premiered in 2011.
Ozzy Osbourne
was inducted into the U.S Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the U.K Music Hall of
Fame as a solo artist and as a member of the band. He won the Grammy award for
his great music. Recently at the EMA 2014 he was also awarded with the Global Icon
Award. Though he was a very controversial musician, he was loved, adored and
praised by many all around the world.
My top 10 suggestions
for this week are:-
Ø
Axwell
and Ingrosso – Something new(Electro)
This
track has soft and melodic music along with vocals that will remind us the
success of John Martin and SHM. It is also featured on the “Beats by Dre”
commercial “#SoloSelfie”
Ø
Pitbull
Ft. Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives(Pop)
After
burning the charts with “Fireball” Pitbull re-unites with Ne-yo to release this
party anthem dedicated to everybody going through tough times.
Ø
Kaskade
& John Dahlback feat. Sansa -A Little More(House)
Featuring
the light and airy vocals of the Finnish singer Sansa, the track is a
powerfully emotive tune with bursting melodies that soar through the track.
Ø
Meghan
Trainor – Ill be home(Pop)
The
“All about that bass” songstress gets in the Christmassy mood as she records a
song for the EP “I’ll be home for Christmas”
by Epic Records.
Ø
Chuckie
and Diamond Pistols feat. Hyper Crush – Bang(House)
This
massive banger turns up the heat with its unique blend of Melbourne bounce and
big room with perfectly timed vocal samples.
Ø
James
Blunt – Working in out(Pop)
With
thumping music, this track from the album “Moon Landing (Apollo Edition) will
remind us of “One republic”.
Ø
R3hab
feat. Trevor Guthrie – Soundwave (Vinai Remix) (House)
The
Italian group Vinai delivers a grand remix for R3hab’s Chart shredding
masterpiece “Soundwave”. It Contains the Vinai signature music.
Ø
Tim
McGraw – Shotgun Rider(Country)
Tim
McGraw released the 3rd single from his latest album “Sundown Heaven
Town”. It has already topped the country charts in the U.S.
Ø
Mikky
Ekko – Time (Pop)
The
U.S singer is ready to make his debut with his album titled “Time”.
A soulful song with beautiful lyrics.
Ø
Foo
Fighters – Something from Nothing(Rock)
This
is the lead single off the band’s latest album “Sonic Highway”. It’s a chugging
rock anthem about rising up. All the rock fans – this is a must hear.
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