In Brief

* * * Ozzy Osbourne, “Ozzmosis,” Epic. Underpinning Osbourne’s metal legacy is a mean pop streak. His best work (with and without Black Sabbath) hinges on epic melodies as much as hard-rock grit. His latest offering is no exception. Guitarist Zakk Wylde’s beefy flash and Osbourne’s telltale vocal wail mesh around a bevy of hooks from the tuneful grind of “Perry Mason” and “Thunder Underground” to the power-ballad sway of “Old L.A. Tonight.”

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