RIP Ozzy

Melody Maker , November 18, 1989 April 15th 1989 - a swipe in a Melody Maker singles page BLACK SABBATH The Complete 70's Replica CD Collection 1970-78 (Sanctuary Records) Uncut, 2001 by Simon Reynolds The mystery of the riff--so crucial to rock, so oddly neglected by critics. Or perhaps not so strangely, given that riffs are almost impossible to write about: just try explaining why one…