Been down a constant YouTube rabbit hole of Sabbath/Ozzy videos. The R&RHOF ceremonies for both are so good. Lars and James Hetfield’s speeches for Sabbath got me pumped up and Jack Black’s speech for Ozzy solo had me choked up. Picked up Paranoid and Master of Reality on vinyl yesterday. The 2025 Rhino remaster of Paranoid sounds absolutely fucking incredible. Best sounding record I own by a long shot.
i picked up the first 6 around the time of the festival and in recent weeks also snagged mob rules/dehumanizer/headless cross too
So, I live a 10 minute walk from the Black Sabbath bridge, just down the canal. It’s not the direction I would usually go on my walks cause it’s down the party street and I avoid it unless I’m going out, but I did on Saturday. Was pretty touching. A big crowd, listening to Ozzy and Sabbath tunes, laying down flowers, etc. There’s also loads of other Sabbath stuff going on around the city following the Back To The Beginning show, which has been very cool to see. The funeral is taking place tomorrow with a precession through the city. Should be pretty special.