Bark at the Moon (song)
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| "Bark at the Moon" | ||
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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 | 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 metal song by Ozzy Osbourne. It is the first track on his 1983 album Bark at the Moon. 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. Unlike Mr. Crowley however, the second solo is more frantic, and requires more skill than the first one. The first lasts from about 1:59 until 2:55, 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.
On this song, as well as on 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.
The song itself is about a mythical beast that once terrorized a town, was killed and then resurrected itself to once more wreak havoc. The music video, however, is about a scientist who 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.
The song was covered by the punk rock band Strung Out for the compilation Punk Goes Metal.
Another cover was made by Industrial Metal band Violent Work Of Art in 1998 for the compilation Ozzified.
There is a cover of the song in the Playstation 2 game Guitar Hero. As a recognition of the difficulty of the guitar work throughout the song, it is listed as the final track in the original set list for the game. It is debated whether the most challenging song in the game is Bark at the Moon or Cowboys From Hell by Pantera, which is listed as the second to last track.
The song is also featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the radio station V-Rock
This is the openinf theme for the QMJHL team the Moncton Wildcats.
