by Brian Divver, Web Content Developer, XPN

I remember watching this when I was in ninth grade. I had just started listening to some heavier music than what my ears were accustomed too. I was thoroughly enthralled with Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. I was bumming with Randy Rhoads passing away in the plane crash. Well during that time, Ozzy was working on a new album with his new guitarist Jake E. Lee. One evening I caught a commericial for Solid Gold. Their special guest that week was Ozzy Osbourne. Well that was the longest week for this little ninth grader. Finally, Saturday night rolls around and Ozzy comes on and plays ‘Bark At The Moon’ the title track of the album.

Screams break the silence
Waking from the dead of night
Vengence is boiling
Hes returned to kill the light
Then when hes found who hes looking for
Listen in awe and youll hear him
Bark at the moon
HOOOOWWWWLLLLLL

At this point I’m climbing the walls while listening to this new Ozzy song. The energy Jake E. Lee exuded just held me in awe knowing that all eyes were on him. He gained a lot of respect in my eyes for having to fill the shoes of a heavy metal guitar god. OZZY! OZZY! OZZY! OZZY! OZZY! OZZY! OZZY!