Fozzy was pretty succinct with their feelings of Ozzy Osbourne in a press release announcing their new single: “Ozzy rocks!”
The band (which includes lead singer and wrestling legend Chris Jericho and guitarist Rich “The Duke” Ward) just released their latest cover, a take on Ozzy’s “Crazy Train.” The single marks the 45th anniversary of the release of The Blizzard of Ozz.
The cover is pretty solid, with enough of a nod to the original, but is a little heavier on the guitar in the intro. And, it goes without saying, no one else can equal Ozzy’s “aye, aye, aye” to open the song. The band are long-time fans of both Ozzy and covers. Their original name was Fozzy Osbourne and their first two records were primarily covers.
In a 2022 interview, when asked if it bothered him that people compared his voice to Osbourne’s, Jericho said, “it’s fun to know that if you’re gonna be compared to somebody… Listen, people forget — Ozzy’s one of the greatest rock and roll singers of all time, so I’ll take that comparison any day of the week, man.”
