Ozzmosis

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ozzmosis

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the album title?Ozzmosis
2. What is the artist?Ozzy Osbourne
3. When did Ozzmosis come out and how did it do on the charts?The album was released on October 23, 1995. It reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart and climbed to number four on the US Billboard 200.
4. Who helped make Ozzmosis and what instruments did they play?Zakk Wylde played guitar, Geezer Butler played bass, Deen Castronovo handled drums, Rick Wakeman added Mellotron keyboards, and producer Michael Beinhorn worked on keyboards and production.

Studio Album: A full-length musical recording produced in a professional recording studio, typically featuring original material.
Billboard 200: A weekly music chart published by Billboard magazine, ranking the 200 most popular albums in the United States based on consumption.
RIAA Certification: Awards granted by the Recording Industry Association of America to signify sales milestones for albums and singles, such as Gold (500,000 units) and Platinum (1 million units).
Mellotron: An early electronic keyboard instrument that uses pre-recorded magnetic tape loops of musical instruments to produce sounds.