Ozzy Osbourne “No More Tears” 1991/2021 limited edition Record Store Day picture disc. I pilfered this from the kiddo’s Ozzy collection to spin in remembrance of Osbourne who died yesterday, July 22nd, at age 76. No More Tears was his 6th solo studio LP and a smash, going to #7 on the US album charts (#17 in the UK) with the hits “No More Tears” and “Mama I’m Coming Home” dominating the hard rock/hair metal airwaves in ’91 and ’92; the former went to #71 in the US (but #17 on the rock chart) and latter going to #28 on the mainstream charts in the US but #2 on the Mainstream Rock charts. Besides being a great heavy metal LP, the record is also notable for Lemmy Kilmister’s writing contributions on “Mama” plus “I Don’t Want to Change the World” (so good and thrashy – the live version on Ozzy’s 1993 Live & Loud won a grammy for Best Metal Performance), “Desire” (another thrasher) and “Hellraiser.” Motörhead recorded “Hellraiser” in ’92 for their March ör Die album and released it as a single;  in 2021 Ozzy and Lemmy released a new version of “Hellraiser” that mashes both Ozzy and Lemmy’s vocals in one song (the kid has that in his collection, too). The track “Time After Time” is a very formulaic, late 80’s/early 90’s mid-tempo metal track, ballad-esque (with very weird and silly video) but it totally works on this LP. “Zombie Stomp” is a fun headbanger (and also silly) and very on-brand for the Prince of Darkness who seemed to not quite take himself too seriously.