TS: Ozzy Osborne vs. Gary Numan

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both unappreciated and mercilessly mocked during their salad days. both alleged by some to be shameless rip-off artists (sabbath alleged to have ripped off cream and blue cheer; numan, bowie and kraftwerk). both "re-wrote" the rules of pop music and weren't really appreciate till decades after they put out their best stuff. both arguably the best showmen of their time. both had some embarrassing/entertaining extra-musical escapades (ozzy pissing on the alamo, numan getting arrested in india for flying his airplane where he shouldn't have).

neither has put out anything terribly essential in decades. and at least gazza has spared the world his "home videos."

― Tad (llamasfur), Friday, 21 March 2003 09:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Numan still retains his marbles, so he wins, but Ozzy remains more lovable.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 March 2003 09:46 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.iheartny.com/yourenotthere/handt/6gary.GIF

Boo hoo, nobody luvs me.

― Gary in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Friday, 21 March 2003 09:52 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

This died too soon.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 04:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Gaz has had a bit of a recovery I think. Also, he wrote all his own stuff, but Oz didn't even write the lyrics let alone the music. But they are loveable in the same way, it's true.

Nevertheless, I hold by the Gary Numan-Rob Halford connection more than this one.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 04:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Couldn't give a shit about Ozzy's solo stuff, so Numan wins. However, if it was Ozzy-era Black Sabbath vs. Numan I may have to go the other way...

― Sasha (sgh), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 05:05 (twenty-one years ago)

If Numan had dropped LSD every day for 18 months he coulda been a contender.

But really, Numan vs Sabbath? Come on...

― The Velvet Overlord (The Velvet Overlord), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

ozzy

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

totally agree with sasha.

― greg, Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Numan > Ozzy OR Sabbath OR Ozzy + Sabbath

― Atnevon (Atnevon), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 18:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Huge call! I am loath to choose. Obv, Numan 1978-1982 and 1996-present everything but Ozzy-plus-Sabb's first 4 albums.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Thursday, 1 July 2004 05:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry that came out garbled. Let me put it in fanboy algebra:

Numan 1978-82 and 1996-present > Ozzy OR Sabbath OR Ozzy + Sabbath after first four albums.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Thursday, 1 July 2004 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Although I still treasure the "Cars" 45 I bought at age 12, no contest: Ozzy! Black Sabbath is eternal, and his first few solo albums weren't bad at all. But I'd probably take Numan over R.J.Dio if I was forced to choose.

And this is irrelevant, but I just gotta say that His Ozzness' 1982 Speak Of The Devil live LP is WAY better than Sabbath's own concurrent live thing with which it duplicated half the tracks.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 1 July 2004 06:46 (twenty-one years ago)

The thing is, Gaz didn't sell his soul to the devil did he? Therefore, it might be argued that he failed to get the best tunes.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Thursday, 1 July 2004 08:15 (twenty-one years ago)

What is that coming out of Ozzy's mouth on the cover of Speak of the Devil? Grape preserves?

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

twenty-one years pass...

https://www.memorabletv.com/news/celebrity-help-my-house-haunted-gary-numan/

(didn't the Osborne kids do something similar?)

― koogs, Tuesday, 28 October 2025 18:10 (seven months ago)

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