Ozzy Back to the Beginning!

[bubs_42]

Nuno=Legend, that guy never lets you down. JAKE E LEE! 

Steven Tyler, still ripping. 

 

[LucSulla]

Mike Bordin still beating the absolute shit out of a kit on those JEL songs. 

[Saul Goodman]

[Saul Goodman]

1 hour ago, bubs_42 said:

Nuno=Legend, that guy never lets you down. JAKE E LEE! 

Steven Tyler, still ripping. 

 

Thought that was Taylor Swift in the thumbnail.

[Saul Goodman]

 

Edited July 6, 2025 by Saul Goodman

[Saul Goodman]

Setlist (with artists) Billy Corgan (Vocals), Tom Morello (Guitar), KK Downing (Guitar), Adam Jones (Guitar), Rudy Sarzo (Bass), Danny Carey (Drums)
1:00 - Breaking the Law (Judas Priest)
4:10 - Snowblind (Black Sabbath)

Sammy Hagar (Vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (Guitar), Adam Wakeman (Keys), Rudy Sarzo (Bass), Chad Smith (Drums), Vernon Reid (Guitar)
11:50 - Flying High Again (Ozzy Osbourne)
17:35 - Rock Candy (Montrose)

Papa V Perpetua (Vocals), Vernon Reid (Guitar), Nuno Bettencourt (Guitar), Adam Wakeman (Keys), Rudy Sarzo (Bass), Travis Barker (Drums)
23:40 - Bark at the Moon (Ozzy Osbourne)

Steven Tyler (Vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (Guitar), Tom Morello (Guitar), Andrew Watt (Guitar), Rudy Sarzo (Bass), Chad Smith (Drums)
28:45 - The Train Kept A-Rollin' (Tiny Bradshaw)
34:00 - Walk this Way (Aerosmith)
38:10 - Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)

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[Saul Goodman]

0:18 Stranded 5:04 Silvera 9:04 Mea Culpa 13:00 Under the Sun

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[Saul Goodman]

Parkinson's sucks. Ozzy is loved. 

 

[Dave Scepter]

The beginning ✝️ 

[Jakeboy]

Jake can still play.

[RobB]

Sharon just couldn’t resist one more shameless cash grab before Ozzy‘s inevitable demise. She is living proof that the forces of Karma are a fairy tale…

 

Edited July 6, 2025 by RobB

[BTMN]

Sharon or not that looks like it was a great retirement party. Bill Ward beating the drum and he’s 77!!!! Tyler too! To bad a days work got in the way of watching it. 😎👍❤️🏁

[diablo175]

A number of ways this show could have been perceived; glorious nostalgia, celebrating the impressive run and impact of a genre-defining band, paying homage to iconic musical figure(s)...

...or as a cynical example of the money-grabbing, capitalistic vulgarity.

On the surface, it seems like a harmless, laudable endeavor. To most, it was one more (last) opportunity to see one of rock music's icons perform. (We'll see. If Sharon can squeeze another show, video or recording out of Ozz, she'll do it) As one post observed, the vast majority of those shown in attendance in Birmingham weren't even old enough to have been around in Sabb's heyday. I reckon they were there to get in on a good time and perhaps secure bragging rights in having attended a historically momentous event. 

I derived various things from it. The most profound of those was the pathetic, depressing spectacle of propping up a visibly diminished and health-ravaged Ozzy for one last gig.  Surrounding him with genuinely supportive and immensely talented folks who shared in his career or shared much of the same time period in which Oz thrived was a fitting tribute. But ultimately, I was reminded of the inexorable march of time and the ravages of aging. Both his, theirs and mine. 

It just was kinda sad. 

 

 

 

 

  

 

[DarkHammer]

Did anyone from the Forum attend live or watch streaming of this concert?

[DarkHammer]

Here's segment of the event with Black Sabbath performance:

 

Edited July 6, 2025 by DarkHammer

[Disturber]

26 minutes ago, DarkHammer said:

Did anyone from the Forum attend live or watch streaming of this concert?

Seems Youtube links are being pulled fast. Here is the ozzy gig.

Sabs

 

Edited July 6, 2025 by Disturber

[cynic]

1 hour ago, diablo175 said:

The most profound of those was the pathetic, depressing spectacle of propping up a visibly diminished and health-ravaged Ozzy for one last gig.

This assumes he wasn’t relishing every moment of it in the same way my new hero, Bill Ward, was. 77, literally letting it all hang out, and behind the kit again as if he was a kid.  If my end comes with a similar pathetic spectacle I’ll be thrilled!

[Disturber]

16 minutes ago, cynic said:

This assumes he wasn’t relishing every moment of it in the same way my new hero, Bill Ward, was. 77, literally letting it all hang out, and behind the kit again as if he was a kid.  If my end comes with a similar pathetic spectacle I’ll be thrilled!

When I saw Sabbath in 1998 it was Bill Ward who was the most impressing legend on that stage. I was so lucky to have seen Sabbath with him. Great show, Ozzy was on fire that night.

[diablo175]

1 hour ago, cynic said:

This assumes he wasn’t relishing every moment of it in the same way my new hero, Bill Ward, was. 77, literally letting it all hang out, and behind the kit again as if he was a kid.  If my end comes with a similar pathetic spectacle I’ll be thrilled!

Well, that's where we're at, isn't it?  We can only make assumptions. And you know what they say about assuming...  

[LucSulla]

There are a lot of good singers at this who are struggling with Ozzy's parts. 

Kind of reminds you that Ozzy's voice was more than just a vibe but that he could actually get up there when he wanted to.

Probably why I like "The Writ" so much. 

[Steve Haynie]

A friend paid for the livestream and invited me over to watch it.  

Even the bands we do not follow were good.  

MegaDave was not there.  The other titans of thrash were there.  

Nuno Bettencourt and Zakk Wylde were nailing the Randy Rhoads parts.  

Halestorm had the most unexpected Ozzy cover.

[Saul Goodman]

I was able to update my links (Above) as they were taken down by YouTube. Here's Metallica. 

1:03 Hole in the Sky 5:25 Creeping Death 12:08 For Whom the Bell Tolls 16:50 Johnny Blade 23:30 ? Battery 29:26 Master of Puppets

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[Steve Haynie]

Sharon and Ozzy are evil.  However, the show and livestream were a charity event.  Even if performers were paid, profits on ticket sales would still go to charity.

[Jack C]

Slayer ripped it up. The crowd went nuts for it. 

[Dave Scepter]

2 hours ago, Saul Goodman said:

1:03 Hole in the Sky 

I love Metallica, and I love Sabbath and Hole In The Sky is one of my top ten Sabbath tunes, but I thought Metallica's version sucked balls... So glad it wasn't on the Garage Inc. album 🤮

Edited July 6, 2025 by Dave Scepter