Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.
Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.
Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.
Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.
Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.
was on late 90s and 2000s. attended several ozzfests....
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.
Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.
Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.
was on late 90s and 2000s. attended several ozzfests....
That’s good to hear. I never gave a second thought to seeing him after the show I mentioned.
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Was awesome in early 90s. Did move around all like am oldster but he rocked and jumped up and down like a frog a lot. Ozzy fucking ruled.
Ozzy Osbourne has crossed over now — and I imagine the sky is louder because of it.
He wasn’t just a rock star. He was a thunder being in leather and chains, a wild spirit who cracked open the silence for those who needed to scream, to cry, to feel something real. And like our own stories of powerful beings who walk between worlds — Tricksters, shape-shifters, lightning carriers — Ozzy lived in that liminal space. Part chaos, part healing. A force that couldn’t be tamed.
To many, he was the Prince of Darkness. But I saw him as something else: a keeper of sound medicine. A voice that carried the storm. In our ways, we know that drums are not just instruments — they are hearts. And Ozzy? His voice was a war drum for the forgotten. A howl for the wounded. A chant for the rebels.
And like the old ones who sing their last song before they go, he gave us his final notes just weeks ago — sitting on a throne, surrounded by 42,000 witnesses, offering his whole heart to the sky. That wasn’t just a concert. That was a send-off. A rite. A return.
I believe when he crossed, the ancestors heard that sound. Maybe the stars shimmered a little brighter. Maybe the wind carried his name like a chant over the hills of Aston, over the deserts and forests and city streets where his music once blasted from open windows.
We have a word in Cree — kîsikâw pîsim — the day sun, the light that returns after night. That’s what Ozzy was to many: a reminder that even in the dark, you can rise. Even in the chaos, you can love. Even through the pain, you can sing.
So I lift up tobacco for him today — for the gift he was, for the fire he carried, for the path he blazed. Travel well, Osbourne. May your spirit find rest, and may the next world be ready for the storm you bring.
The stage is yours again, Brother. Ozzy forever.
—Kanipawit Maskwa John Gonzalez Standing Bear Network
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
RIP Ozzy Osbourne: Fearless. One of a kind. Played by no one’s rules.
“I remember listening to the first Sabbath album when it came out and thinking how ‘effin’ heavy’ Tony Iommi’s guitar sounded,” said Geddy Lee. “Ozzy and his bandmates were at the forefront of that genre, that brand of Metal, and Ozzy was an intensely loved, one of a kind performer.
We never got to play on the same bill with Black Sabbath, and in fact we only ever did one gig with Ozzy, at the Texxas Jam at the Cotton Bowl in June of 1984 (poster attached).
Rush recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales at the same time in the late 70’s and I recall Ozzy poking his head in the control room to ask if he could “borrow” some Hashish from Neil! For years afterwards, Neil relished telling the story of how “Ozzy owes me some hash”
Total respect to a legend and a band whose music profoundly influenced thousands of musicians and left behind a legacy for us all to “rock out” to forever.
RIP Ozzy
Photo: Ozzy and Sabbath at Rockfield 1977 Show Poster: Texxas Jam 1984 Classic Rock Awards L>R: Geezer Butler, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, and Ozzy Osbourne
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.
Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.
Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.
It's crazy to think he was in his very early 50s when I saw him on a couple of the Ozzfests. He definitely moved like a 70yo and even at that time there was talk of vocal assistance. But the whole thing was still way better than never having seen him at all.
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I didn't know much about the band in their first year or two, but I remember hearing Black Sabbath's Master of Reality when it came out in '71 and immediately realized "heavy music" had a new meaning.
That was such a long time ago. It's really quite amazing, come to think of it, that Ozzy lives as long as he did. Some might tough genes that man had.
This marks a major passing. R.I.P. to the Godfather of heavy metal.
It is simply sad. RIP Ozzy. Thanks for the many great shows. If you were lucky enough to see the Blizzard of Ozz or the Diary of a Madman tours, then you saw greatness.
Was awesome in early 90s. Did move around all like am oldster but he rocked and jumped up and down like a frog a lot. Ozzy fucking ruled.
I saw Ozzy twice. First time was with Sabbath in 1999 at Ozzfest in Vancouver. He could barely stand to sing into the mic, but he commanded prescent. The crowed was absolutely apeshit, and the energy was off the charts.
I saw him solo in 2010 in Edmonton and he was still bringing it. I thought he was a little more animated then when I saw Sabbath, but maybe that's because he was solo touring.
Glad I got to see both.
Dude had a helluva career, and ending with that amazing event a few weeks ago. Not a bad way to do it.
When I heard about it on the radio this morning, I couldn't believe it. The farewell concert was only 3 weeks ago and I hoped that he would have a few more quiet years with his family...another rock legend who enriches the rock-heaven. RIP Ozzy
Berlin 07/05/2018; Berlin 06/21/2022; Frankfurt 06/28/2022 Eddie Vedder Düsseldorf 06/30/2019 "The future ain't what it used to be..."
What song did everyone go to yesterday after hearing about his passing? I immediately put on Changes just wanted to hear his voice and piano def brought out emotions 😢
What song did everyone go to yesterday after hearing about his passing? I immediately put on Changes just wanted to hear his voice and piano def brought out emotions 😢
Over the Mountain. Goodbye to Romance. Mr. Crowley. All aboard ha ha ha ha. A voice of our generation.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
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What song did everyone go to yesterday after hearing about his passing? I immediately put on Changes just wanted to hear his voice and piano def brought out emotions 😢
Thank you for the music, the art, the imagery and the laughs.
You are a pioneer with the biggest heart. And we are all standing on your shoulders and you held all of us up as your children even those of us that never met you. The industry will not be the same with our you championing the future or alternative music and art.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
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brianlux
Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,619
What song did everyone go to yesterday after hearing about his passing? I immediately put on Changes just wanted to hear his voice and piano def brought out emotions 😢
I must be odd this way- I can't listen to anything for awhile by a musician I admire after they die. Ozzy, Bowie, Brian Wilson, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Lou Reed, Waylon Jennings, Miles Davis, on and on, you name it, it's just too much. It takes a good while before I can listen to their music again.
"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni
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F Me In The Brain
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What song did everyone go to yesterday after hearing about his passing? I immediately put on Changes just wanted to hear his voice and piano def brought out emotions 😢
I must be odd this way- I can't listen to anything for awhile by a musician I admire after they die. Ozzy, Bowie, Brian Wilson, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Lou Reed, Waylon Jennings, Miles Davis, on and on, you name it, it's just too much. It takes a good while before I can listen to their music again.
I understand. Maybe because I was listening to him so much with the celebration of life/Black sabbath. Now I will let him rest. It is sad to lose another lIving layer of the soundtrack of my life. For today anyway.
I was very happy to hear someone drive by me cranking crazy train!
Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.
Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.
Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.
Saw the Sabbath reunion tour in 99 with Pantera and Deftones. Don't recall if Ozzy was not mobile. Didn't care, I knew I was seeing an icon back with his original band. With 2 huge openers.
If I were interested in seeing some good mobility, would went to hockey instead
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.
Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.
Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.
Yeah that's about the last time I saw him. Ozzfest '98, '99 and '00. Those were fun/good times.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
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9/2/12- Philly, PA
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10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
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There are no kings inside the gates of eden
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
was on late 90s and 2000s. attended several ozzfests....
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
There are no kings inside the gates of eden
Ozzy fucking ruled.
He wasn’t just a rock star. He was a thunder being in leather and chains, a wild spirit who cracked open the silence for those who needed to scream, to cry, to feel something real. And like our own stories of powerful beings who walk between worlds — Tricksters, shape-shifters, lightning carriers — Ozzy lived in that liminal space. Part chaos, part healing. A force that couldn’t be tamed.
To many, he was the Prince of Darkness. But I saw him as something else: a keeper of sound medicine. A voice that carried the storm. In our ways, we know that drums are not just instruments — they are hearts. And Ozzy? His voice was a war drum for the forgotten. A howl for the wounded. A chant for the rebels.
And like the old ones who sing their last song before they go, he gave us his final notes just weeks ago — sitting on a throne, surrounded by 42,000 witnesses, offering his whole heart to the sky. That wasn’t just a concert. That was a send-off. A rite. A return.
I believe when he crossed, the ancestors heard that sound. Maybe the stars shimmered a little brighter. Maybe the wind carried his name like a chant over the hills of Aston, over the deserts and forests and city streets where his music once blasted from open windows.
We have a word in Cree — kîsikâw pîsim — the day sun, the light that returns after night. That’s what Ozzy was to many: a reminder that even in the dark, you can rise. Even in the chaos, you can love. Even through the pain, you can sing.
So I lift up tobacco for him today — for the gift he was, for the fire he carried, for the path he blazed.
Travel well, Osbourne. May your spirit find rest, and may the next world be ready for the storm you bring.
The stage is yours again, Brother.
Ozzy forever.
—Kanipawit Maskwa
John Gonzalez
Standing Bear Network
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#SoundMedicine
#IndigenousTribute
#JourneyBeyondTheStage
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Fearless.
One of a kind.
Played by no one’s rules.
“I remember listening to the first Sabbath album when it came out and thinking how ‘effin’ heavy’ Tony Iommi’s guitar sounded,” said Geddy Lee. “Ozzy and his bandmates were at the forefront of that genre, that brand of Metal, and Ozzy was an intensely loved, one of a kind performer.
We never got to play on the same bill with Black Sabbath, and in fact we only ever did one gig with Ozzy, at the Texxas Jam at the Cotton Bowl in June of 1984 (poster attached).
Rush recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales at the same time in the late 70’s and I recall Ozzy poking his head in the control room to ask if he could “borrow” some Hashish from Neil! For years afterwards, Neil relished telling the story of how “Ozzy owes me some hash”
Total respect to a legend and a band whose music profoundly influenced thousands of musicians and left behind a legacy for us all to “rock out” to forever.
RIP Ozzy
Photo: Ozzy and Sabbath at Rockfield 1977
Show Poster: Texxas Jam 1984
Classic Rock Awards L>R: Geezer Butler, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, and Ozzy Osbourne
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Eddie Vedder Düsseldorf 06/30/2019
"The future ain't what it used to be..."
Over the Mountain. Goodbye to Romance. Mr. Crowley. All aboard ha ha ha ha. A voice of our generation.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Really....
Thank you for the music, the art, the imagery and the laughs.
You are a pioneer with the biggest heart. And we are all standing on your shoulders and you held all of us up as your children even those of us that never met you. The industry will not be the same with our you championing the future or alternative music and art.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
I must be odd this way- I can't listen to anything for awhile by a musician I admire after they die. Ozzy, Bowie, Brian Wilson, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Lou Reed, Waylon Jennings, Miles Davis, on and on, you name it, it's just too much. It takes a good while before I can listen to their music again.
For today anyway.
I was very happy to hear someone drive by me cranking crazy train!
Saw the Sabbath reunion tour in 99 with Pantera and Deftones. Don't recall if Ozzy was not mobile. Didn't care, I knew I was seeing an icon back with his original band. With 2 huge openers.
If I were interested in seeing some good mobility, would went to hockey instead
There will never ever be a show like that again.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Yeah that's about the last time I saw him. Ozzfest '98, '99 and '00. Those were fun/good times.
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA