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Louder Than Legends: Why Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath Were More Influential Than The Beatles

For Musicians Who Actually Picked Up a Guitar

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Michael "Thunder" Phillips
Jul 24, 2025
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When it comes to musical influence, The Beatles are often worshipped as untouchable gods—the Mount Olympus of rock and pop. Their melodies, mop-tops, and psychedelic studio wizardry are burned into music history. But let’s be real: for countless working musicians, especially those who actually plug in an amp and bleed calluses onto their fretboards, Ozz…

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