This one’s my very favorite Ozzy track from Diary of a Madman, hooked at age 12 by those sinister bass slides and chilling guitar twangs first laid down by Rudy Sarzo and the late, great Randy Rhodes. I was converted from pop kid to metalhead on this song along, though Iron Maiden’s Killers certainly put the nail in the coffin to my prior self.
This is a stellar live rendition of the cut at Budokan 2002 with one of Ozzy’s most formidable later-year lineups: Zakk Wylde on guitar, Metallica and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Rob Trujillo and Faith No More drummer Mike Borden.
Horns up, all the way…
–Ray Van Horn, Jr.
Roads Lesser Traveled 
He had quite a career. It’s not my music style, but even I know most of his songs.:)
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Ozzy crossed over in such a fashion he later in life became more than just a metal lord.
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I think it’s real nice that you have that Ozzy Osbourne video to watch and listen to, Ray.
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Ozzy meant the world to so many people. I kept telling a friend when I was still in the music business that the day we lost Ozzy would be like no other.
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Ray, on the other hand, consider how much Ozzy lived and how much he went through. So in the end he was very lucky
And lived- Is Devil backwards,So Its ok fór Prince of the Darkness.
Imagine- after hundreds years, The cult od Ozz church od Ozz,, big a powerfull.
RIP, Mr.Osborne, You left the scars in us all.
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Well said! He lived large, made mistakes, showed us all the allure and the folly of rock stardom, in the end find grace because of the invaluable business acumen of his wife who was savvy enough to follow trends and help reinvent Ozzy to stay relevant all these years. I keep hearing stories that no matter how sick Ozzy was, when it came down to recording music, even this year, the man would get in the pocket and deliver when it was go time, unlike anyone else. Legend for a reason.
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Java Bean: “Ayyy, at Budokan? But that doesn’t look like Cheap Trick …”
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Glad I withheld that sip of coffee before reading this comment! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
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