[kj] OT: Sabbath

[Brendan Quinn]

"It's coming to the point that sooner or later, someone in one of these
bands that've been around for 30+ years doing their umpteenth reunion is
just gonna keel over from a heart attack onstage."

I've got $50 on Mealoaf...

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
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Sent: Saturday, 19 November 2011 8:43 p.m.
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Sabbath

Regarding the Ozzy/Sabbath reunion:

Not even interested.

The first Ozzy/Sabbath reunion shows and tour around '96 were pretty good as
documented on the "Reunion" cd/"Last Supper" dvd (even if the dvd cut
interviews in the middle of songs - fuckers). But later tours at the end of
the 90's when it was plugged into Ozzfest often ranged towards dreadful with
Ozzy canceling left and right and cutting down the set to barely croaking
out a dozen of the old burned out standards. From live clips from Ozzy's
recent solo tour, he's doing a lot of lip syncing to either backing tracks
or a hidden offstage 2nd singer. Otherwise it's the same old wandering back
and forth onstage, throwing a bucket of water on the first few rows and
warbling "I Love You All" in between songs.

And Ozzy isn't the only weak link - drummer Bill Ward's health has been
shaky much of the last decade and he's a shadow of his former self. Tony
Iommi and Geezer Butler still bring it - I saw the first "Heaven and Hell"
tour w/Dio in 2007 and it was excellent and clips right up until Dio was too
sick to perform proved Tony and Geezer were still solid.

It's coming to the point that sooner or later, someone in one of these bands
that've been around for 30+ years doing their umpteenth reunion is just
gonna keel over from a heart attack onstage.

T.B.

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