RIP Ozzy

[bass player 53]

If you're 68'ish, can you ever forget getting your first Black Sabbath album, putting it on the turntable, cranking up the volume, and scaring the cr@p out of yourself and especially your parents? Not called Heavy Metal at that time; had no real name, but this was something different.
RIP Ozzy.

 

[Koshchei]

RIP Ozzy

 

[Spectrum]

Knew it would come, but still a huge shock.

Saw Ozzy in the late 90s on the Ozzmosis tour with Geezer playing bass for him, so added bonus for me. I remember the Spectrum in Philadelphia filled with fans screaming "Ozzy! Ozzy!" at the tops of our lungs.

His autobiography is a must-read for rock fans, you can't get through it without breaking down laughing every two paragraphs.

He was loved by so many, and we'll never see anyone quite like him again.

 

[mindwell]

Saw Ozzy at the US Festival and then with reunited Black Sabbath in 2001. His humanity was his greatest strength. No pretense, just happy to be with people.

After the Beatles and the Stones, Black Sabbath are the most important English Rock band. Their musical legacy is gargantuan and leaves everyone else in the dust. I include Led Zeppelin in that assessment, btw.

 

[SpyderX]

Saw Sabbath 4 times in the 70s and Ozzy twice in the 80s. He was my GOAT in high school... still top 5. Sad day indeed.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

I knew he wasn't in great shape.
But the last concert thing gave me a false sense that he still had some time.
Major, major bummer.
Gonna spin some Sabbath tonight.

 

[60bass]

Man im born in 89 so despite always loving Black Sabbath its been experienced with exposure to like another 20-30 years of other heavy music, I just cant imagine how it mustve been for the people back in 1970 blasting this on the record player for the first time, the opening track setting the tone still feel really heavy today.

As someone who did just that I can tell you
hearing these bans for the first time was an experience unlike no other. My generation had the best music there's no question about it. Every band had their own unique style their own stories to tell. And LP's with their liner notes and room on the back for lots of information and pictures not only meant you could hear their great music but you could learn about them as well.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

First song I played in front of people was
Black Sabbath , Black Sabbath. ( Guitar)


This whole situation makes me think of:

Black Sabbath – Never Say Die

“Never Say Die,” Black Sabbath’s eighth studio album’s lead single, talks about never giving up. It stresses that there is no need to worry when the future can still bring great

genius.com

And Ozz at his best:

 

[factorplayer]

Dude's true talent was to find the most talented players.

 

[C Stone]

Thanks for the show! RIP Ozzy my friend…

 

[Dasgre0g]

Just heard God Is Dead driving home on sat radio....man...

Bowie died like 8 years ago man

 

[Michedelic]

For years, Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones had a daily interview/music show on L.A. radio; you never knew who was going to show up, and it was always informative and hilarious. The following was one of those peak moments…with London East End cockney English meeting Black Country Brummie English, you may need a translator…


(when they cut away for the music announced, you won't actually hear it for royalty and time retrain reasons)

 

[Michedelic]

Bowie died like 8 years ago man

No, that was almost 10 years ago…

 

[zubrycky]

I'm devastated.

Rest in Peace, Ozzy.

Thank you so much for helping me through the bad times and for being the soundtrack to celebrating the good times. Thank you so much for the times I got to see you live, thank you so much for showing me the path to follow in music and for teaching me what it means to really love music.

I don't know what I would do without you and Sabbath.

 

[Parzival]

This has sucked. There have been few that have gotten me like this.
Prince
Chris Squire
Neil Peart
EVH
Ozzy

Just absolute titans of shaging music.

But, I still feel blessed along with the emptiness. We are so blessed to live in a time where though these titans are gone, they still play and sing to me daily in my earbuds. I can pull them up in my phone at any time. This helps ease the pain and emptiness and lets us celebrate their greatness rather than endlessly mourn their loss.

And props to my kids. They don't know Ozzy like I do, but they know he was an icon and they show respect. I remember feeling the same way when Elvis and Lennon died in my youth and just realizing there was a void in the world.

 

[rodl2005]

RIP Ozzy, what a legend!
Great sense of humor and always stood up for Rock n roll.
We'll play Paranoid at our gig this weekend

 

[Aussie Player]

Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show

The heavy metal star reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates on stage at Villa Park earlier in July.

news.sky.com

At least he got that last show in.

Absolute legend, the likes of which we'll probably never see in our lifetime.

We won't even see rock music to that degree in our lifetime let alone a genre pioneer.
Ozzy was an influencer whether you are his age or the age of his grand kids. All he did was be himself. The greatest musical formula.

 

[B Minor Threat]

What a f'n career! I'll drink one (or more) for Ozzy this weekend.

 

[zontar]

Yes, sad, yes not unexpected.
He was done, and now he's gone.
Still hits in the gut.

Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Spectrum]

For years, Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones had a daily interview/music show on L.A. radio; you never knew who was going to show up, and it was always informative and hilarious. The following was one of those peak moments…with London East End cockney English meeting Black Country Brummie English, you may need a translator…


(when they cut away for the music announced, you won't actually hear it for royalty and time retrain reasons)

That was a great interview, nice to see Ozzy relaxed like that. Thanks.

I'm trying to imagine all those people in LA traffic trying to understand these two guys on the radio lol.