Bark at the Moon (song)
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| Song by Ozzy Osbourne | ||
| from the album Bark at the Moon | ||
| Released | December 10, 1983 & August 22, 1995 (re-issue) | |
| Recorded | 1983 | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Label | Jet/Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Ozzy Osbourne | |
| Bark at the Moon track listing | ||
| "Bark at the Moon" (1) |
"You're No Different" (2) |
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"Bark at the Moon" is a heavy metal song by Ozzy Osbourne. It is the first track on his album Bark at the Moon from 1983. The song was composed by Osbourne and is four minutes and 16 seconds long. It is notable for its frenzied guitar work, with the main riff generally considered tricky to play[citation needed]. There are two guitar solos in the song, similar to Osbourne's previous song "Mr. Crowley," although that song featured a different guitarist, Randy Rhoads. Like Mr. Crowley both guitar solos are very technically difficult. The first lasts from about 1:59 until 2:45, and the second, a shorter but more frenetic and high-pitched "outro" solo, from about 3:47 until 4:13 (the end of the song). It features animated voice work from Osbourne, including the famous wolf howl which opens the second solo.
For this song, and the entire album, Osbourne was lead vocalist, Jake E. Lee was lead guitarist, Bob Daisley was bassist, Tommy Aldridge was drummer, and Don Airey was keyboardist.
"Bark at the Moon," although one of the most popular songs from the album, along with "Rock 'N' Roll Rebel," has experienced a new wave of popularity from its inclusion in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Guitar Hero[citation needed].
The song itself is about a mythical beast that once terrorized a town, was killed and then resurrected itself to once more wreac havoc. The music video, however, is about a scientist whom accidentally turns himself into a beast, is killed, and resurrected as a free human again. This song is extremely simliar to the Black Sabbath song Iron Man in its story, about a mythical figure coming back to life and killing innocent people. The songs are very different musically, though.
This song marked the first recorded after the death of Ozzy's original guitarist Randy Rhoads, with replacement Jake E. Lee.
This song was also included in RedOctane's Playstation 2 game Guitar Hero as the final track.
The song was covered by the punk rock band Strung Out for the compilation Punk Goes Metal.
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