Violation of the Sanctity of a Classic Album

Review Score: (2/10)
Like so many others, I was lured into buying this inferior new reissue. I bought Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman many years ago on cassette and had just recently decided to upgrade to CD. I was pleased to see that new reissues had just been released. I was unaware, however, that these reissues gave no indication that this was a gross injustice to the ORIGINAL albums. I popped the disc in upon purchasing it and something didn't sound right. It was then I realized, after looking through the liner notes that I was listening to [an imitation]. The mix is awful, the new bass and drums sound like puke, and most importantly they've insulted the memory of one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time, Randy Rhoads.

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