RevieweDVD! Ozzy Osbourne - Speak of the Devil: Live from Irvine Meadows ’82
Ozzy Osbourne
Speak of the Devil:
Live from Irvine Meadows ’82
Eagle Vision
There’s very little you need to know about Ozzy
Osbourne’s Speak of the Devil: Live from
Irvine Meadows ’82 – its 78-minutes of Ozzy live in 1982, filmed mere
months after the tragic passing of guitar wiz Randy Rhodes. That’s really all
you need to know in order to add this tremendous DVD offering to your
collection. Don’t confuse this DVD with Ozzy’s live album of the same name –
this is mostly comprised of his classic solo works, but three Black Sabbath
tunes make their way into this set list (“Iron Man,” “Children of the Grave,”
“Paranoid”). Of Ozzy’s solo material included, there is more than enough to get
excited about, with tracks like “Crazy Train,” “Over the Mountain,” “Mr. Crowley,”
“I Don’t Know” and “Flying High Again,” leading the charge of this hour-plus
concert film. The band sounds good, though it’s hard to say the same about Ozzy
himself as his vocals are wavering for the most part, sounding largely
overdubbed at times, though original at others. The vocals are uneven to say
the least. Speak of the Devil: Live from
Irvine Meadows ’82 is essential for any fan thanks to its near perfect set
list, and even the fact that there’s little to no bonus content doesn’t affect
things.
Grade: B
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