RIP Ozzy

[BWV]

Sad day, hard to think of a greater figure in rock & roll

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...-and-icon-of-british-heavy-metal-dies-aged-76

 

[Astronuc]

I read about Osbourne's death. Definitely iconic and a wee bit out there.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn0qq5nyxn0t


Osbourne apparently did a last performance in his hometown of Birmingham, UK on July 5, only 17 days ago.

hard to think of a greater figure in rock & roll

Anthony (Tony) Iommi of the same band would be similarly influential.

Also
Eric Clapton (guitarist) and Jack Bruce (bassist) of Cream
Robert Plant (singer), Jimmy Page (guitarist), John Paul Jones (bassist), John Bonham (drummer) of Led Zeppelin
David Gilmour (guitarist), Roger Waters (bassist), Richard Wright (piano, organ), Nick Mason (Percussion) of Pink Floyd
Pete Townsend ((guitarist), John Entwistle (bassist), Roger Daltrey (singer), Keith Moon (drummer) of The Who
Richie Blackmore (guitarist), David Coverdale (vocalist), Roger Glover (bassist), Jon Lord (organ), Ian Pacie (percussion) of Deep Purple
Keith Emerson (piano/organ), Greg Lake (bassist, guitarist), Carl Palmer (percussion) of Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Jeff Beck (guitar) of Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group
to name a few great, influential British artists from the late 60s and the 70s.

 

[fresh_42]

 

[pinball1970]

Vocalist with Black Sabbath and solo artist.

 

[robphy]

Osbourne apparently did a last performance in his hometown of Birmingham, UK on July 5, only 17 days ago.

Some are available at…

#1,960 in the Cover songs thread

War Pigs & Mr Crowley (last performances by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath... and covers in honor of this)

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[J Boogie]

To be honest, no one will remember him in a hundred years because he was a talentless hack and his band's music was utter garbage. However, if one would make a sorting algorithm for people's taste in music on a scale from high- to low, he's indispensable, in the sense that he calibrates at a perfect zero.

 

[BWV]

To be honest, no one will remember him in a hundred years because he was a talentless hack and his band's music was utter garbage. However, if one would make a sorting algorithm for people's taste in music on a scale from high- to low, he's indispensable, in the sense that he calibrates at a perfect zero.

I love Ozzy era Black Sabbath and the first two solo albums more than just about any rock. I also have a degree in music theory and composition so what do you know?

 

[J Boogie]

I'm germ-free, I guess.

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne

Black Sabbath - Evil Woman/Wicked World - Fontana TF 1067 UK Single
"The masterings of Evil Woman & Wicked World that were pressed on the Fontana TF 1067 7" Single. Mono. They're not much different except for the guitar EQ's & Ozzy's vocals
Trident Studios: Nov 10 1969 / Jan 9 1970"


Black Sabbath - Iron Man (1970)


BLACK SABBATH - "War Pigs" (Live Video)
"Black Sabbath performing "War Pigs" live at the Olympia Theater in Paris, France on December 20, 1970"


Black Sabbath - Interview 1973 [Reelin' In The Years Archives]


Ozzy Osbourne Bit The Head Off A Bat | Letterman
"Ozzy also talks about the accident that killed guitarist Randy Rhoads.
(From "Late Night," air date: 3/25/82)"


Black Sabbath Performs "Paranoid" | David Letterman
Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler reunite for a special performance.
(From "Late Show," air date: 10/30/98)


(Jul 23, 2025) 'It's a shock for us': Tony Iommi shares memories of Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy Osbourne | ITV News

 

[robphy]

(Jul 24, 2025) Remembering Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath - Rick Beato

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(1981) Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads - Live at After Hours, April 28th, 1981 [Full original broadcast] - Alfie
I Don't Know - 00:00
Crazy Train - 04:52
Interview - 10:24
Mr. Crowley - 13:06
Suicide Solution - 19:14



Ozzy Osbourne - Over the Mountain (Live - Albuquerque, NM Jan 7, 1982)

 

[robphy]

Pat Boone On Being Ozzy Osbourne's Neighbor...
start at &t=10m00s

I wish we didn't call Ozzy now Prince of Darkness. I found him to be a prince of kindness because he was so kind to his wife. It was a love story, him and Sharon and and with the kids..
..And I found him to be such a gentle soul.
Uh and and in his house, yes, there were all kind of some kind of satanic things
because that was part of his image. But then that clashed with the cross and
other things because that was some of his spiritual belief.
And he was a mixture. He was an actor.
And this was his act just like my friend Alice Cooper, son of a minister himself.
And both of them created these bizarre images and songs to go with them
and they became very very popular but their public image was a total clash with their personal lives.

see #1,655 in the Cover Songs thread for Pat Boone's covers of Crazy Train
(and Dio's Holy Diver, Judas Priest's You've Got Another Thing Coming)

 

[PeroK]

There's also Black Sabbath - the Ballet if you find yourself in Birmingham, England.

https://www.brb.org.uk/shows/black-sabbath

 

[pinball1970]

To be honest, no one will remember him in a hundred years because he was a talentless hack and his band's music was utter garbage. However, if one would make a sorting algorithm for people's taste in music on a scale from high- to low, he's indispensable, in the sense that he calibrates at a perfect zero.

Well they turned up for him 55 years after the first album was released.
I was playing in Birmingham when he did his last concert, my gig was a smaller venue in Aston.
Fans from all over the world came to see us (and other tributes) just because he was playing in Birmingham, to feel the vibe (Ozmosis?) and hear Sabbath again.
I felt honoured to feel that appreciation just because we were emulating them and honouring their music.