- heavy metal, album rock, metal, hard rock
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- Epic
The Ultimate Sin is the fourth studio album by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 24 January 1986. It is the second and last of Osbourne's albums to feature lead guitarist Jake E. Lee, the first to feature drummer Randy Castillo, and the only album to feature bassist Phil Soussan, who co-wrote the album's hit single "Shot in the Dark". It is also Osbourne's last album to feature his classic logo on the cover until 2010's Scream.
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Character
Classical in form, spare, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Martin Popoff6/10 ★
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Tracks
- A1The Ultimate Sin3:43
- A2Secret Loser4:08
- A3Never Know Why4:28
- A4Thank God for the Bomb3:53
- A5Never4:21
- B1Lightning Strikes5:13
- B2Killer of Giants5:41
- B3Fool Like You5:19
- B4Shot in the Dark4:17
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Label
- Epic
- Released
- 1986
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
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