Ordinary Man was greeted with a lot of hype and nearly as many strong reviews when it first came out, but once the initial buzz about Ozzy Osbourne working with a big name producer who corralled a band of all-stars wore off, we were ultimately left with yet another mediocre album, and one that was arguably not as good as the (actually slightly underrated) Kevin Churko-era Ozzy records. It wasn’t all bad, but it suffered from the same slickness that permeated every Ozzman record over the past 30 years, and despite claims in the press releases there was a similarly consistent lack of inspiration, to say nothing of the apparent manipulation of the vocals in the mix. “Goodbye” was one of the better tracks, thanks largely to a concluding workout by the assembled crew of producer/ guitarist Andrew Watt, Duff McKagan and Chad Smith. Ozzy sounded engaged and generally happy to be making a record, which was really all we could ask of him. In some ways it was the platonic ideal for an Ozzy song circa 2020, as it was Sabbathy in feel while also a little faster and more contemporary, and “Goodbye” went down easily without feeling awkward or pandering.
Stoney with Michael "Goldie" Goldstone (he signed MLB and later Pearl Jam after staying in contact with Stone & Jeff even after he moved from PolyGram to Epic/Sony) and a few other pics from the private Loosegroove industry event in Brooklyn tonight. Also - a quick clip of Stoney playing with members of Tigercub and Jonny Polonsky (both Loosegroove artists) covering Sabbath🤘🏻
Gonna hold back a few more pics & video clips for now given recent events