Definitely Sabbath w/Ozzy. Ozzy solo can be good at times but feels way too produced. Sabbath had an authentic feel. Technically, Ozzy's solo stuff is usually a tighter assortment of musicians, but Black Sabbath feels a tad bit less plastic. Plus, massive into Paranoid, and the first half of Sabotage.
Dio Sabbath is second because I like Dio, and Dio Sabbath is basically Dio. Just as Dio rainbow is basically Dio.
I like Ozzy solo, but really that's only Blizzard of Oz then a few hits scattered across the 80s. The rest of it is overproduced bull**** that Sharon and whatever studio producers Ozzy could be paired with(too busy snorting coke and ants) is probably more responsible for than Ozzy is anyway.
Plus, could Zakk Wylde keep his ****ing hands off his whammy bar for two seconds. To me, that was just ****ing annoying.
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