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Veteran Of A Thousand Psychic Wars
Ozzy is credited for almost all his solo writing....especially the BEST albums with Randy Rhoades.
Dio did very little song writing until his solo albums....
Don't misunderstand me. I love both Dio and Ozzy. Dio had a beautiful voice with incredible vocal range. However, I listen to Ozzy, whether it be Black Sabbath or solo, more often than Dio. I prefer Dio in his Rainbow years.
That is completely incorrect. Ozzy was credited for things he didn't write.
It happens all the time where someone with a big name gets credit for the writing of a supporting "minor" hired band member or even an outsider writer ( Geoff Nichols for insistance in Black Sabbath was not credited for a few riffs that were credited to Tony instead ) who is not credited on the album. Bob Daisly actually did most the song writing that Ozzy is credited for on the solo albums he plays. Others later took up that same uuncredited role .
Dio wrote all the lyrics and melody lines in Black Sabbath and Rainbow when he was members of those bands. And that is not even counting earlier bands like Elf etc.
Singing scat is not writing anything. Coming up with ideas at times Is more atone to a bit inspiration for a lyric ...that Geezer then wrote. The things Ozzy worked on were mostly his vocal melodies I.e. the manor in which he was going to deliver the vocals .
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