Ozzy Osbourne--Live & Loud

Ozzy Osbourne--Live & Loud (1993/Sony) Rating--8.1

Recorded live during the tour for 'No More Tears,' this 2-CD collection features the supporting cast of Zakk Wylde, Mike Inez, and Randy Castillo. Ozzy sounds great, and the liner notes and pictures reveal that for this tour he was in the best physical shape of the past 15 years of his life. An unexpected bonus is the track "Black Sabbath," where the original members of Sabbath join Ozz on stage.
Highlights are sprinkled throughout, and some of the top spots include "I Don't Want to Change the World," "I Don't Know," "Flying High Again," "Suicide Solution," "Shot in the Dark," and "Bark at the Moon".
The crowd plays a big part in "Goodbye to Romance," "No More Tears," "War Pigs," and "Mama, I'm Coming Home," and Wylde performs a tasty little guitar solo that also includes a snippet of the National Anthem--perhaps a prelude to his playing the tune at Dodger Stadium?...
A good menagerie overall, but it would have been great to hear other, more recent songs as well: "The Ultimate Sin," "Mr. Tinkertrain," and "Demon Alcohol," to name a few.
TRACK LIST: DISC ONE--Intro/Paranoid/I Don't Want to Change the World/Desire/Mr. Crowley/I Don't Know/Road to Nowhere/Flying High Again/Guitar Solo/Suicide Solution/Goodbye to Romance
DISC TWO--Shot in the Dark/No More Tears/Miracle Man/Drum Solo/War Pigs/Bark at the Moon/Mama, I'm Coming Home/Crazy Train/Black Sabbath/Changes

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