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Blizzard of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne · 1980 · Track 4
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The track that opens Blizzard of Ozz is not an epic riff nor a guitar solo, but an acoustic whisper of less than a minute. Dee is a song born from an intimate gesture: Ozzy Osbourne's greeting to his daughter Kelly, recorded in a moment of calm between recording sessions. There is no distortion, no drums, no massive choirs; just Ozzy's voice, a piano, and a classical guitar fading like an echo. It is a stark contrast to the rest of the album, where Randy Rhoads's sharp riffs and shredding screams dominate the sound. But that is its magic: in that instant of vulnerability, the record already makes it clear that it will not be just another release.
The track was recorded in 1980 at England's Ridge Farm studios, with Max Norman at the helm as sound engineer. It was not the first time Ozzy had worked outside Black Sabbath, but it was the first time the result sounded so fresh and daring. The album Blizzard of Ozz was released in September 1980 in the UK and in March 1981 in the United States, marking Ozzy's solo debut after leaving the band in 1979. Though Dee was never released as a single, its inclusion at the start of the record marked a turning point: a melodic breath before the most aggressive metal of the era burst onto the scene with force.