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For shame – not one mention of today’s events at Villa Park

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Just about everyone who’s ever been anyone in the world of heavy metal
Pitching up to see the Sabs get together to wish Ozzy well in retirement.

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  4. I’m prepared to do any updates at Brisbane Road, Priestfield or London Road if required.

    I’ll do it now. Pitches all looking good.
    ‘spect the first pre-season friendlies will be in a week or two.

  6. Not surprised these is no mention – 6Music was concentrating on those oiks from Manchester. Jo Wiley described them as the greatest band in the World ffs.

    • That’s one thing I don’t understand about the Oasis tour…would it have really hurt them that much to have given, say, at least the opening night’s profits to charity? I’m sure they could have found a way to cover the costs. They could have won some kudos for that.

  8. I’ve seen clips of Ozzy singing sitting down, and what I think was Steven Tyler singing “Whole Lotta Love”. A lot of the bands are covering Sabbath songs. No doubt more to be found on YouTube.

  9. I don’t want normies ruining even more music genres. Long may metal be too gauche/ uncool / lesbian/ hideously white (I’ve heard that depressingly often), to keep the straights away.

    • Funny you should say that because it made me think of an interview with Noel Gallagher where he said you can’t hit the big time without appealing to “the squares”. Once they are on board, you’re away.

      • Yeah, metal is really niche. The hair metal / power ballad stage made it briefly more global and provided more mass appeal. Thank fuck that passed and it went back to something for nerds and good humoured grebs. that’s fine by me.

  10. I hope that Birmingham finally catches on to the fact that it’s known globally as the birthplace of the metal movement. It matters to a lot of people.

    Bravo to all involved for making this a charity event.

  12. Apropos of nowt – in the days when I flew Business Class, I sat next to Ozzy and Sharon on a flight from Rome where she had been one of the MTV Awards hosts. She looked great but he was a complete shambles. For a while I thought he was drunk/stoned but chatty Sharon told me “That’s how he is these days.” On the two hour flight he drank 43 cups of tea and staggered to the toilet at least twenty times. Anybody who wanted an autograph from Ozzy got one from Sharon.
    She asked if I was a fan of Black Sabbath – “No” I replied.
    “Favourite band?” she said
    “Currently it’s REM” says I.
    Ozzy stops sipping tea “They’re alright, they are”

    • I recall an anecdote from someone who met and got chatting with Ozzy in a pub somewhere, in the days when Oz was drinking and drugging with abandon.
      After several drinks had been taken, said person admitted that he didn’t really think much of Black Sabbath.
      Ozzy was not in the least upset and they carried on drinking together until said person made their excuses and left, while still capable of getting home unaided.

    • Ozzy-branded Bowelzeebub incontinence pads?

      Getting him a gig fronting one of those funeral payment plan ads that are on Talking Pictures all afternoon (“and I got a free hexagram just for calling them!”)

  17. There’s an oral history of the 80s Glam Metal years called Havin’ a Good Time. It’s interesting to read what the younger bands thought about their interactions with the old guard. It’s not surprising that Alice Cooper was well-liked, but it was surprising (at least to me) that Ozzy was also popular and similarly seemed to treat the support bands well.

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