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Jason Heath and The Greedy Souls - Crazy Train (Country Rock, Ozzy Osbourne Cover)

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Channel: CoverVerse · 2011 · Music

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From '' The Vain Hope of Horse ''
Label: Still Small Records – none
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2008

Tracklist
01. American Jesus
02. Kerosene Dreams
Guest – Kid Lightning
03. Far Rockaway
Guest – Kid Lightning, Nels Cline
04. The Landlord
Guest – Nels Cline
05. Anarchist Girl
Guest – Wayne Kramer
06. Thunderstruck
Guest – Nels Cline, The Nightwatchman
07. Time Is Dead
Guest – Nels Cline
08. Let In The Light
09. On Our Way Home
Guest – The Nightwatchman, Wayne Kramer
10. Crazy Train
Guest – Kid Lightning
11. Town Without Pity
Guest – Nels Cline
12. Parkinglot Prophet
13. Golden State Freeway
Guest – Kid Lightning
14. Nowhere Place

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Harmonica – Jason Heath
Band [The Greedy Souls Are], Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals – Matt Johnson
Band [The Greedy Souls Are], Drums, Percussion – Abraham Etz
Band [The Greedy Souls Are], Electric Upright Bass, Acoustic Bass – Scot Falkenstein
Band [The Greedy Souls Are], Fiddle – Ysanne Spevack
Band [The Greedy Souls Are], Organ, Accordion – Jason Federici
Band [The Greedy Souls Are], Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Glockenspiel, Vocals – Chris Joyner
Piano – Athoas
Vocals, Mandolin – Dave "Kid Lightning" Gibbs (tracks: 2, 3, 10, 13)
Lap Steel Guitar [Touristic Lap Steel] – Nels Cline (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 7, 11)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Wayne Kramer (tracks: 5, 9)
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Rodd Boggio (track: 1)
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Tom Morello (tracks: 6, 9)

Producer – Mike Fennel, Shadwrack

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℗ 2008 Still Small Music

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🎵 [SONG INFO]

"Crazy Train" is a song written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley.
It was released as the first single in 1980 on Osbourne's debut studio album, Blizzard of Ozz.
The song was recorded in 1980, and later included on the live album Tribute, released March 19, 1987.
The live recording was first released as a single on February 10, 1987.
Despite its insignificant appearance on the charts, "Crazy Train" is considered to be Ozzy Osbourne's signature song and remains a staple of classic rock and heavy metal radio to this day.

Cover versions and spoofs

The Flys, on the soundtrack Universal Soldier: The Return.
Michael Angelo Batio (Tribute to Randy. It features an instrumental cover of Crazy Train and then part of Mr. Crowley.)
Bullet for My Valentine
Dee Snider
Pat Boone
Jason Heath & The Greedy Souls, on the album "The Vain Hope of Horse"
The Westboro Baptist Church spoofed the song by rewriting the lyrics and singing them in an anti-gay protest on October 7, 2010.
In a responding statement, Osbourne said, "I am sickened and disgusted by the use of '"Crazy Train" to promote messages of hate and evil by a 'church'."

Use in other media

Crazy Train was played in the films Ghost Rider and Megamind.
It is playable in the music video games Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 3.
A few seconds of it played during a World of Warcraft commercial with Ozzy Osbourne in it.
It was used in an episode of The Office as an entrance theme for Kevin Malone.

Reception and accolades

Crazy Train was a major hit in both the UK and the USA.
The first riff in F-sharp minor and Randy Rhoads' guitar solo are often highly praised.
It reached 49 on the United Kingdom chart.
The song reached number nine on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.
The master ringtone was certified double platinum and had by September 2010 sold 1,750,000 downloads.

The song is also regarded by many as Ozzy Osbourne's best song as a solo performer.
It was rated 9th greatest guitar solo ever by over 25 million readers of Guitar World magazine.
The song was also ranked 9th by VH1 on the list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs and in 2009 it was named the 23rd greatest hard rock song of all time also by VH1, the highest placement by a solo artist on the list.


🔗 [LINKS]

https://jasonheathandthegreedysouls.com/home

Available on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7ExZWLDoIkQCtwqC4HXPtG
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Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-vain-hope-of-horse/560368064
https://music.apple.com/us/album/vain-hope-of-horse/1026182204
Amazon Music:
https://www.amazon.com/Vain-Hope-Horse-Explicit/dp/B0097E7FPS
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Let-in-the-Light/dp/B013D8XI2W
and Deezer:
https://www.deezer.com/en/album/7221379
https://www.deezer.com/en/album/10956712

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