Ozzy Osbourne

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So Sad.

I felt numb when my son read out the news alert from his phone as we drove to the Bromley game. He’s a massive Ozzy & Sabbath fan and we were both at the ‘Back to the Beginning’ show at Villa Park on 05/07.

Ozzy was Heavy Metal. The end of an era

RIP you absolute Legend.
 
Sharon "Oh the dog has peed at the front door again. We going to need a dog psychiatrist"
Ozzy "We don't need a dog psychiatrist, we need someone to open the fukin door"

RIP
 
I have never quite got why Ozzy attained such a following. He wasn't a great singer or performer but did have the cult of Black Sabbath on his side.
The early Sabbath albums were certainly inspirational in terms of creating what most people call heavy rock, and Ozzy did contribute to that sound with his vocal style.
Ultimately, he became unreliable, left Sabbath and then a caricature of himself in his later career.

I saw him a couple of times live and he was OK. Heaven and Hell was my favourite Sabbath album with Ronnie James Dio, although the eponymous first album, Paranoid and Master Of Reality are classics that still sound good.

The Prince of Darkness has chewed his last bat. RIP.
 
Hrolf The Ganger said:
I have never quite got why Ozzy attained such a following. He wasn't a great singer or performer but did have the cult of Black Sabbath on his side.
The early Sabbath albums were certainly inspirational in terms of creating what most people call heavy rock, and Ozzy did contribute to that sound with his vocal style.
Ultimately, he became unreliable, left Sabbath and then a caricature of himself in his later career.

I saw him a couple of times live and he was OK. Heaven and Hell was my favourite Sabbath album with Ronnie James Dio, although the eponymous first album, Paranoid and Master Of Reality are classics that still sound good.

The Prince of Darkness has chewed his last bat. RIP.
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Personally I thought his voice was good live. Not a massive fan but I was at Ozzfest in 2000 (admittedly more interested in the support acts) and when he sang War Pigs his voice just reverberated around the Milton Keynes Bowl like nothing I'd ever heard before.
 
Part Time James said:
Personally I thought his voice was good live. Not a massive fan but I was at Ozzfest in 2000 (admittedly more interested in the support acts) and when he sang War Pigs his voice just reverberated around the Milton Keynes Bowl like nothing I'd ever heard before.
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He didn't sound like anyone else. I always thought he used a bit of electronic assistance to pad his voice out, but whatever, he was a rock icon and he was British.
 
Hrolf The Ganger said:
He didn't sound like anyone else. I always thought he used a bit of electronic assistance to pad his voice out, but whatever, he was a rock icon and he was British.
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Oh really? It's quite possible. He's not somebody I care enough about to defend but just thought he seemed very good live. My Mrs plays Black Sabbath in the car all the time and to be honest it's mostly nonsense about wizards.
 
Part Time James said:
Oh really? It's quite possible. He's not somebody I care enough about to defend but just thought he seemed very good live. My Mrs plays Black Sabbath in the car all the time and to be honest it's mostly nonsense about wizards.
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The absurdity of Heavy Metal is part of its charm. The pretensions are harmless fun for entertainment purposes.
 
Part Time James said:
Personally I thought his voice was good live. Not a massive fan but I was at Ozzfest in 2000 (admittedly more interested in the support acts) and when he sang War Pigs his voice just reverberated around the Milton Keynes Bowl like nothing I'd ever heard before.
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Great venue, saw Jimmy Eat World plus Biffy Clyro plus 2 hours of Foos there
 
Part Time James said:
I prefer them to sing about their hard lives even though I know they live in mansions.
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Most of these guys probably escaped hard lives by learning to play.

Now they provide a bit of escapism for other people with hard lives.
 
Hrolf The Ganger said:
I have never quite got why Ozzy attained such a following. He wasn't a great singer or performer but did have the cult of Black Sabbath on his side.
The early Sabbath albums were certainly inspirational in terms of creating what most people call heavy rock, and Ozzy did contribute to that sound with his vocal style.
Ultimately, he became unreliable, left Sabbath and then a caricature of himself in his later career.

I saw him a couple of times live and he was OK. Heaven and Hell was my favourite Sabbath album with Ronnie James Dio, although the eponymous first album, Paranoid and Master Of Reality are classics that still sound good.

The Prince of Darkness has chewed his last bat. RIP.
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I’ve always loved Ozzie’s voice and his style. He sounds so unique and there’s no mistaking a single Ozzie or Sabbath track for any other singer.

Black Sabbath were the Fathers of Heavy Rock and have inspired and influenced so many other bands and artists. The tributes at their gig at the beginning of the month were unreal and very moving.
 
Sad another legend gone but here forever

I recall learning the words to Paranoid for my band in Northern Ireland

I also remember meeting him in Tokyo when I worked as a music journalist.

He was kind and witty


I loved this quote I think from the Osborne’s.

Quoted above by Spindle

Sharon "Oh the dog has peed at the front door again. We’re going to need a dog psychiatrist

Ozzy "We don't need a dog psychiatrist, we need someone to open the fukin door"

So typical of Ozzy!
 
Always sad when a 'name', adored by millions, dies, but I was never into heavy metal in any shape or form.

For me, Osbourne was far more entertaining when he wasn't singing, but just interacting with folk.

Nevertheless, I was sorry to learn of his passing and I will think of him next time I sit in the garden as night falls and the bats come out to play. RIP
 
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