Who really cares, Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson are better than both anyway. But the best metal vocals come from Roy K
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dio52 — 17 years ago(June 24, 2008 12:59 PM)
Uh, best lyrics? I thought the lyrics went heavily downhill on the Dio albums. His voice is great on H&H and MR, not so much on Dehumanizer. Dio is 2 for 3 with Sabbath, Ozzy is 7 for 8 IMO.
And for their solo careers its no contest in favor of Ozzy. Dio has like 3 and a half good albums (Holy Diver, Last in Line, Lock up the Wolves, and Strange Highways). Ozzy has Blizard, Diary, Howl, Sin, Tears, and Ozzmosis. I think all of those but Howl are at least as good as Holy Diver, half of them far better.
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JeffMiller1984 — 17 years ago(February 06, 2009 09:46 PM)
Ozzy is not the better vocalist between himself and Dio. They both have fairly distinctive voices, but Dio's voice is clearer with a fuller sound. They're both half the front man they used to be, which is a shame. I agree that Ozzy is the better singer for Sabbath, but thats it. Dio is the better vocalist overall. But there are several better than both: Dickinson, Halford, Kahn (Kamelot), Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian), Tobias Sammet (Edguy), Matt Barlow (Iced Earth) and Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica).
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Eighty_One_Satanic_Markings — 16 years ago(January 05, 2010 10:57 PM)
Of course, Dio has stronger vocals. He even saved Sabbath, sure the music changed a little but it was for the better. It's not like Ozzy was invaluable to the band. Nothing against Ozzy, but really what did he actually contribute besides vocals?
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PrimitiveScrewhead — 15 years ago(July 04, 2010 10:43 AM)
Ozzy hates his fans and has zero respect for anyone but his greed. He's a terrible singer and never has been able to sing in key, so he hides behind fantastic musicians, takes all the credit and acts like a buffoon on reality shows and throws water on passive, idiotic fans at his terrible shows.
He is nothing more than vermin and it's a real shame people can't see behind the shameless, media whoring promotion and pandering to a crowd that no longer questions the beep that is fed to them.
