02) Ozzy Osbourne – “No More Tears”
It’s not a song that tends to top Ozzy’s solo or Sabbath hits, but that chunky-as-hell riff and more subtle bass line bookend one of the greatest guitar climaxes ever recorded. The melodramatic piano interlude gives way to a searing Zakk lead, burning its way higher and higher up the scales, doubling and tripling in hypnotizing speed until it peaks with a shrieking vibrato that could reanimate the dead. Every metalhead should be air-tapping like they’re having a seizure until the last note fades out.
