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OZZY REALLY IS NEVER GONNA STOP

 Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 at 2:50pm by

According to The Gauntlet, Ozzy Osbourne has told reporters that he will return to headline Ozzfest ’08.

Our initial reaction? “Who gives a shit?!” Every year it seems like there’s a rumor that Ozzy will finally retire and Sharon will try to keep Ozzfest moving without him – and every year he returns, his voice a little less strong, his ability to answer the questions “Where the fuck am I? And who the fuck are all these people?!” a little weaker.

Seriously: seeing Ozzy on Ozzfest is, at this point, pretty much just a bonus to the day’s activities – not the reason you go to the concert. I don’t mean to be disrespectful to what the Wizard of Ozz has accomplished in the past, but seeing an aging, semi-senile man who’s barely able to warble through his catalogue while occasionally stopping to do the frog-hop isn’t exactly my idea of an electrifying live performance; the poor guy is, at this point, almost entirely dependent on Zakk Wylde to give his stage show any presence whatsoever. As a matter of fact, I’d be curious to see how many people actually ask for refunds for those (very many) Ozzfest tour stops when the Prince of Darkness cancels his appearance ’cause Sharon doesn’t understand that someone his age probably can’t sing five nights in a row. I’d bet the number is pretty low, actually.

-AR

  • Wayne

    I love Ozzy but he sounded terrible at the Ozzfest show I caught this summer. A bit of a letdown after Lamb of God ripped us all new ones.

  • http://www.NYCMetal.com Sam

    Yes, I have to asgree with Wayne, Ozzy is done. I think at this point people should be talking about how they wish they could have seen him live, instead of ACTUALLY seeing him live and this bad.

  • http://www.myspace.com/crocpodcast Noch

    Alright,Ozzy’s latest was far from being a relevant release.He hasn’t written any of the lyrics and none of the musical content was worth hearing.
    But he still started a band that created heavy metal and fought to establish its place in the music industry.
    The guy has done plenty of fuckin’ drugs.That messed with his brain quite a lot,and he’s getting old and tired.He’s been through a lot of shit some of you have never experienced in your lives.
    I admit,the next Ozzy record is likely to be a piece of rubbish.But heck,he’s doing it coz he can’t imagine himself laying in bed all day and mullin’ over his inner demons and nightmares.He doesn’t want to admit to himself that he’s growing old.He doesn’t want to die unhappy.

    Let the guy live.Give him a fucking chance.Encourage him.It’s not about buying his records or not,it’s about believing that age doesn’t kill the soul.

    S’my point of view.

    Noch
    C.R.O.C. Underground Metal Podcast
    http://www.myspace.com/crocpodcast

  • TedTedPoleyPoley

    after Ozzy is dead, Sharon would probably have him digitized ala Dethklok and keep headlining Ozzfest for eternity

  • Wayne

    To be fair, I also saw him with Sabbath at the 2005 Ozzfest, and he sounded great (and this is after Maiden had slayed all of us), so I guess it just depends.

  • http://www.myspace.com/freaksystemband Sammy

    Just how much digital enhancement does Ozzy now use for his vocals, both live and recorded?

  • IbanezJFS

    At least he makes an attempt. Most bands when they reach that point in their career. Hardly ever put out another album or goes on tour as often. OzzY at least try to make new music and continues to tour.