Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath Thread

[DEAD HORSE]

shit wouldnt it be fuckin awesome to have a Black Sabbath record with Ozzy next year?
knowing that last Ozzy's record with Sabbath was in 1978 , 30 years earlier.

Black Sabbath, I think is the most underated band ever. When people think of Black Sabbath they think about the Paranoid record,
damn, Sabbath is way more than that, is Technical Ecstasy, Sabotage , Master of reality, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, truly master pieces.
I wish they could have played live more often songs like:Backstreet kids, megalomania, the writ, thrill of it all, killing yourself to live, under the sun/everyday is the same,  so people would have gotten to "know" these incredible songs.

[CheapJon]

killing yourself to live is one of my favourite songs

[Malcolm]

OZZY OSBOURNE and ROB ZOMBIE kicked off their joint U.S. tour Thursday night (October 18) at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. Their setlists were as follows:

ROB ZOMBIE:

01. Sawdust in the Blood
02. American Witch
03. Demon Speeding
04. Living Dead Girl
05. More Human Than Human
06. Superbeast
07. House of 1,000 Corpses
08. Let It All Bleed Out
09. Never Gonna Stop
10. Thunder Kiss '65
11. The Devil's Rejects
12. Dragula

OZZY OSBOURNE:

01. I Don't Wanna Stop
02. Crazy Train
03. Suicide Solution
04. Mr. Crowley
05. Not Going Away
06. Into The Void
07. Road To Nowhere
08. Fire in the Sky
09. Bark at the Moon
10. Guitar Solo (Zakk Wylde)
11. I Don't Know
12. Here For You
13. I Don't Want to Change the World
------------------------
14. Mama I'm Coming Home
15. Paranoid
16. Iron Man
17. Sweet Leaf
18. Children of the Grave

Awesome setlists

[SLCPUNK]

Man I wish I could have been there to see that!

[Malcolm]

Ozzy will embark on a short tour of Australia in March. Confirmed dates are as follows:

March 15 - Melbourne, AUS @ Rod Laver Arena
March 18 - Sydney, AUS @ Acer Arena
March 20 - Brisbane, AUS @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, November 1.

[metallex78]

Ozzy will embark on a short tour of Australia in March. Confirmed dates are as follows:

March 15 - Melbourne, AUS @ Rod Laver Arena
March 18 - Sydney, AUS @ Acer Arena
March 20 - Brisbane, AUS @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, November 1.

Awesome, I am so there!!!

[Malcolm]

Paul Taylor of the Manchester Evening News recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist Tony Iommi.

Asked if he's ready to serve yet another decade as riffmeister supreme, Iommi replied, "I was asked that question 40 years ago and I probably gave the same answer: I don't know. I enjoy playing. I like to be on stage, but the getting there is another thing. I hate the travelling. When you're 20 it's fantastic."

On touring as HEAVEN AND HELL:

"If we'd gone out as BLACK SABBATH, I think people would have expected us to do 'Iron Man', 'Paranoid', all that stuff. I thought it would be different to go out under another name and play the stuff we'd done with Ronnie [James Dio]."

On the chances of there being another Ozzy-fronted tour in the not-too-distant future:

"Everything's a possibility. I talk to Ozzy a lot ? once a week. He always stays in touch. I know there's a lot of talk out there about an album, and also a tour. It would be nice ? a final tour of BLACK SABBATH."

On slicing the ends off the middle and ring fingers of his right hand when he was an 18-year-old working in a sheet metal factory:

"I was told I couldn't play any more. The doctors told me to pack up, but I wouldn't accept that.

"It's still very sore. If a tip comes off while I'm playing, as happened once, I just slice right through, because the bone's right under the skin."

[GeraldFord]

I'd like a Gillan reunion!

[Dead N' Bloated]

Is Rob Zombie coming to Aus with Ozzy?


 

[BlowUpYourVideo]

Question for anyone in the know: I've read that the 2002 CD remasters of Ozzy's first 3 albums had the bass and drums re-recorded. Are there any CDs of these albums with the original bass and drums on them? Or if I go into a shop and buy Blizzard Of Ozz (for example), is it likely to be the re-recorded version?

[freedom78]

Question for anyone in the know: I've read that the 2002 CD remasters of Ozzy's first 3 albums had the bass and drums re-recorded. Are there any CDs of these albums with the original bass and drums on them? Or if I go into a shop and buy Blizzard Of Ozz (for example), is it likely to be the re-recorded version?

This is true.  If you buy a new album, it will have the re-recorded parts (I think it says so on a label...Robert Trujillo, now in Metallica, did the bass recordings).  I haven't heard the new parts, but I've heard they take away from the originals.  Plus, it's just a shitty money grab by Sharon Osbourne. 

What you should consider doing is buying an older version (probably used) on eBay or something like that.  The 1995 remasters are probably the most likely thing you'll find, and they all have covers like this:



The 2002 versions, which were re-recorded, have the original covers, with a label indicating "Great new re-recorded parts..." or some such BS (the label isn't visible here):



Just be careful what you're buying, and ask questions to be certain of what you're getting. 

[Malcolm]

Sorry

[BlowUpYourVideo]

Question for anyone in the know: I've read that the 2002 CD remasters of Ozzy's first 3 albums had the bass and drums re-recorded. Are there any CDs of these albums with the original bass and drums on them? Or if I go into a shop and buy Blizzard Of Ozz (for example), is it likely to be the re-recorded version?

This is true.? If you buy a new album, it will have the re-recorded parts (I think it says so on a label...Robert Trujillo, now in Metallica, did the bass recordings).? I haven't heard the new parts, but I've heard they take away from the originals.? Plus, it's just a shitty money grab by Sharon Osbourne.?

What you should consider doing is buying an older version (probably used) on eBay or something like that.? The 1995 remasters are probably the most likely thing you'll find, and they all have covers like this:



The 2002 versions, which were re-recorded, have the original covers, with a label indicating "Great new re-recorded parts..." or some such BS (the label isn't visible here):



Just be careful what you're buying, and ask questions to be certain of what you're getting.?

Thanks. I downloaded a couple of songs from the first 3 albums from iTunes in the past but was sure they were the re-recorded versions. But I was able to find the original versions of some of them, also from iTunes. I think I'll just get the full CDs, but I'll make sure to get the 1995 ones.

[CheapJon]

Bon Jovi world tour begins to take shape

Bon Jovi has announced the first round of dates for a mammoth tour that will take the veteran rockers to more than 10 countries around the world over the next half year.

"We're starting in New Jersey and then taking it to the world," lead singer Jon Bon Jovi told a packed house Thursday night (10/25) in Newark, NJ, according to a press release issued through the tour's promoters, AEG Live. The show marked the band's first date of a ten-night engagement inaugurating the city's brand new Prudential Center.

Including the nine remaining Newark shows, plans are currently in place for more than 40 concerts in the US, Canada and Japan, with additional shows expected in New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Holland and Austria, according to promoters. Tickets for US shows go on sale to the public beginning Nov. 3; fans should check the band's website for additional ticket information.

Bon Jovi is touring behind "Lost Highway," its ninth album of original material, and first since 2005's platinum-selling "Have a Nice Day," which spawned the Grammy-winning duet "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles.

Released in June, the album moved 292,000 copies in its first week on store shelves, debuting in the No. 1 position on the US album chart, marking the band's first chart-topping set since 1988's "New Jersey."

October 2007
26, 28, 30 - Newark, NJ - The Prudential Center

November 2007
1, 3-4, 7, 9-10 - Newark, NJ - The Prudential Center
14, 15 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
17 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Bank Place
19 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre

December 2007
6, 7 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
9 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
10 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
12 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
13 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
15, 16 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place

January 2008
11 - Nagoya, Japan - Nagoya Dome
13, 14 - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Dome
16 - Osaka, Japan - Kyocera Dome Osaka

February 2008
18 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
20 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
23, 24 - Chicago, IL - United Center
28 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center

March 2008
2, 3 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
18 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
31 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center

April 2008
2 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
4, 5 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
8 - Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
9 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
14 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
15 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
20 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
22 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
24 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
26 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
27 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
30 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena

wtf? 

[BlowUpYourVideo]

^Yeah, Ozzy joined Bon Jovi. I couldn't believe it either.

[Malcolm]

Sry dude wrong thread

[freedom78]

Sry dude wrong thread

Yeah, I read that thing twice thinking..."Sabbath playing with Bon Jovi?  That seems odd."   

Nothing against Bon Jovi...they put on a helluva show.  But that's a bad match.

[Malcolm]

HEAVEN AND HELL ? the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) ? is currently in discussions with various record labels about recording a brand new studio album in 2008, Butler has confirmed to Black-Sabbath.com. More information will be made available soon.

[freedom78]

HEAVEN AND HELL ? the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) ? is currently in discussions with various record labels about recording a brand new studio album in 2008, Butler has confirmed to Black-Sabbath.com. More information will be made available soon.

Sweet. 

[Dead N' Bloated]

Just got my Ozzy ticket for sydney super dome. This is gunna be killer. Cant wait