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Khan wrote:Just got back to San Diego from Ozzfest in San Bernardino. Ok...highlights and lowlights...

1) Rob Zombie was cool, Shadows Fall and Mudvayne are better live than on CD, Slipknot aren't really my kind of band but they put on an entertaining stage show...lots of strange shit going on.

2) Maiden hit the stage to thundering applause, despite the fact that they are the ONLY mainstage band NOT to be introduced by some guy that comes on stage...and despite the fact that the idiot is screaming "Ozzy...Ozzy...Ozzy" as Maiden's intro tape (Doctor Doctor) is playing.

3) Some prick is throwing eggs up on the stage. It doesn't occur to me till later, but this person HAD to be planted in the audience, because there is NO WAY any fan could have snuck in 36 fucking eggs. They patted us down so good, I felt like asking for a cigarette afterwards.

4) Bruce is in fine rant form (got 5 or so tonight...LOL), and mentions how Maiden will never be on the radio, or MTV...or reality tv shows. He also mentions that they're supposed to do a shortened 55 minute set tonight, but just like someone sang that they can't drive 55, they can't PLAY 55....they're going to play their full show.

5) Maybe 30 seconds or so before TPOTO is to end, the PA cuts out. A minute or two later, it's back on an they go into RTTH. This happens again 2-3 times the rest of the night. Once near the end of HBTN, and the crowd is so into it, we all decide to help Maiden finish the song anyway. We sang the rest of it for them, as we could just barely hear their stage monitors going.

6) In spite of all the problems with the planted egg thrower, the "Ozzy...Ozzy..." asshole, and someone pulling the fucking PA plug, the band are on FIRE, and are determined to give us the best show possible. There was no big Eddie during the song Iron Maiden, just the walk on Eddie. Is this how it was at the other Ozzfest shows?

7) Maiden come back out for their encore, and Bruce says that the band is back out there for one reason, and one reason only...after all the bullshit...it for us...the fans. They put on a fucking killer encore, and the crowd was fucking totally into it.

Maiden are on stage still, and taking their bows...and this cocksucker starts the "Ozzy...Ozzy...Ozzy..." shit through the PA system again. Well, almost IMMEDIATELY, seemingly the entire crowd starts chanting "Maiden...Maiden...Maiden..." over the guy....over and over....and we drowned that mother fucker out! Bruce was up there like an orchestra conductor, waving his arms as we chanted MAIDEN...MAIDEN!

9) The band aren't off the stage 10 seconds, when that cunt Sharon Osbourne comes out and tells us she needs us quiet just for a moment. She proceeds to tell us how they love Iron Maiden and think they're cool...but then says that Bruce Dickinson is a real prick, and has been disrespecting Ozzfest from day one. That's all I heard out of the bitch, cause we all immediately went back into "Maiden...Maiden...Maiden!" and she was completely drowned out after that.

10) I looked at my brother and said "Let's get the fuck outta here", and he nodded too. All the way out, we chanted "Maiden...Maiden"...and "Bruce...Bruce..."...and the crowd all along, chanted right with us.

11) Walking out the gates, we quickly noticed that we were FAR from alone...as a large mass of people were leaving right with us. Common statements made by others were, "Fucking bitch, Sharon...fuck her". I think she overestimated her popularity...LOL. All she ended up doing was thinning out the crowd of a large LARGE number of Maiden fans. Good fucking riddance, too!

It was best that we left anyway....since no band should ever go on after Maiden. I will never....NEVER spend another fucking cent on ANYTHING Ozzy does, unless he ever decides to stop being led around by the nose, by that fucking bitch, Sharon.

All that being said....I'll repeat that in SPITE of all that went on, Maiden put on a great fucking show, with what they had to deal with...and the crowd returned the love...and then some.

Obsidian wrote:Iron Maiden- It is a cliche, but the band rocked hard, the band rocked mightily. They also had an unparalled sense of professionalism that is missing from modern music. Opening with "Murders", there was A TON of crap thrown at the band for the first forty seconds or so. It happened again during "The Trooper". Most of the shit seemed to come from one location near the front. Also, a stage invader invaded the stage (uhh, oops) hoisting a huge American flag. This person was quickly escorted off. After the song, Bruce went on a well deserved rant about all of the stuff that was flying, the drum kit having to be wiped down, told us that they weren't going anywhere and they will finish their set, and urged us to police ourselves (read: beat the shit out of anyone throwing anything at the band). Revelations came and went without much incident.

By the way, the bonfires that were burning on the lawn added a nice orange glow to the night sky. Maiden then played "Phantom" and half way through they LOST ALL SOUND. Everyone was standing around confused, Bruce kept the crowd entertained by pretending to conduct an orchestra. They got the sound back and immediately launched into "Run to the Hills". Half way through that song, they lost the sound again for about five seconds, but they didn't miss a beat. I think Bruce then went on a rant about not bowing to corporate pressures and not being on a reality tv show (hint, hint). Asking how many people have never seen Maiden, about 80% of the crowd raised their hands.

I think they played "Hallowed" and during the intro, Bruce pointed out some asshole who had spit on him. Said asshole (wearing glasses apparently) was extracted by security. During the song, they lost the sound again. After getting the sound back, they successfully completed "Iron Maiden" with no problems. The first encore was Running Free, and the whole band finally seemed to be enjoying themselves. Bruce even said during the sing a long part "You can sing it Iron Maiden style (he did a falsetto that trailed off after three seconds) or you can sing it Slipknot style (growls Running Free).

After the song, Bruce tells the crowd that someone is throwing eggs at them and that their technical difficulties was being caused by SOMEONE intentionally turning off the sound. They played Sanctuary and after the song, WHILE THEY WERE STILL ON STAGE, a disembodied voice came over the PA and started chanting "Ozzy, Ozzy...", Bruce countered with a Maiden chant. He thanked some of crowd (the new and old Maiden fans) and the band departed with heads held high. Like
I said, they played while shit was being thrown at them, they played while their sound was being fucked with, they thanked the crowd. Professionalism. Then the real show started.

Sharon Osbourne- After Maiden left (what, she couldn't do it while they were on stage?), she came on to address the crowd. She stated that she loved Maiden, but that Bruce was a prick (for bad mouthing her tv show all tour). It was also suggested that their sound problems were not that accidental, and maybe even the egg thrower wasn't some random asshole. How some one could get a bunch of eggs past the draconian security, and hold on to them ALL DAY is a little unusual.

They crowd then did two amazing things. First we all booed her (myself included) and she mercifully walked off stage. There was then a mass exodus for the parking lot (myself included). Security guards were asking us if the show was over... a few said "yes" a few said that we are protesting. Bruce goes on a rant (even misplaced), then fine, whatever, he has the right to an opinion. If Sharon announces that she doen't like someone, then fine, whatever, she has her opinion. But to SABOTAGE a bands performance reeks of unprofessionalism and vileness to the band, their fans and the fans of the other bands, all whom PAID HARD EARNED CASH for the ticket, parking, t shirts and other useless crap, and finally food and water (well, water based liquids). $85 dollars to get in, and I got a ruined set. While walking out, I heard others saying such things like "I don't like Maiden, but what she did was fucked up", "Fuck Sharon, her drug addicted son, her talentless overwieght daughter, and that pet dog she calls Ozzy", and "She is never getting my money again".

Her family is insanely rich. With money comes power and power corrupts. Many people had lost respect for Sharon, and for her sins her husband will suffer the (financial) consequences. Enjoy my $85 you bitch, it will be the last you will see of my money. Maiden soldiered on and gained a few new fans despite the problems (their set had the potential to be blindingly good). Sharon and Ozzy lost respect, lost fans, and- importantly to them-- lost money.

trooper wrote:Hymyissä suin luin nuo tekstit. Toki minuakin vituttaa rva. Osbourne & kumppanit, mutta se miten Maiden vaan jatkoi ja jatkoi kaikesta huolimatta on helvetin ihailtavaa ja ammattimaista toimintaa! Nostan hattua yleisöllekin. Näköjään ei ihan kaikki jenkit olekaan ihan idiootteja Maiden tuli, näki ja voitti.

xlnja wrote:About 10 minutes before Maiden came on, I was in the center of the pit a few feet from the front railing when a guy comes barging in from the right escorting 4 or 5 people. At first, I tell him to F-off because I thought he was trying to take my spot, but he said he worked for Ozzfest and showed me his passes. He also told me that Ozzy's daughter was with the entourage he brought with him. There were a few girls with him and one of them looked a little like Kelly Osbourne, but I couldn't tell for sure because all of them were wearing bandanas over their noses and mouths. After I heard her speak I was pretty sure. At that point, I tapped her on her arm and said, "I really liked you on the show. You were great.", to which she responded, "Thank you." There was no doubt at that point. The bodyguard who came with them starting getting chumy with us because he needed a few of us to help him protect the girls from the moshing that would start when Maiden came on. I saw the girls passing eggs, and I said, "What's that for?" The bodyguard said something to the effect, "You'll see. Something big is going down. You'll hear about it everywhere after tonight. It's all because Bruce Dickinson made some comments in Detroit dissing the Osbournes reality TV show." He also said that there were about 60 people in the pit who were going to participate in the mayhem. Most of them were wearing the same Ozzfest shirts. Before Maiden came on, they all started chanting "Ozzy, Ozzy..." I actually saw Bruce off to the left of the stage before they came on. His mike was on and he said something like, "What the fuck?"--probably in response to the "Ozzy" chanting. When Maiden came on, eggs started flying and all these guys were flipping off the band. Nicko had to stop after one song to clean his set. Bruce was obviously very pissed. Thank God they continued their set. At one point, someone through a cup of corn with milk or something. It got all over Bruce, me, and about a dozen other people. Then the technical problems started. The sound went out on about three songs--"Phantom of the Opera", "Hallowed Be Thy Name", and one other one I can't remember. I could not believe what was going on. I was furious because I didn't want the guys in Maiden to think badly of the fans who love them. I do think that Bruce understood because the band continued to play the full set, and Bruce made comments to distinguish the fans there from the guys throwing stuff. Towards the end of the set, Bruce started yelling at a guy in the pit to my left about 10 feet. Bruce said he saw him throwing stuff and wanted the fucker out. It took a long time for security to get him out. The reason why is that one guy from Kelly Osbourne's entourage was holding down the guy security was trying to take out. Eventually security pulled both of them out. After Maiden's set, it was obvious that Sharon Osbourne was in on it, because she came out to say that "Bruce Dickinson is a prick."

Edward The Great wrote:
En kyllä ikinä ole erityisemmin Ozzysta välittänyt vaan esim. Sabbathissa pitänyt enemmän Dio erasta. Mutta nyt lähti Ozzy 100% boikottiin kunnes eroaa siitä Sharonista. Ihan pistää vihaksi tuollainen käytös.

Powerslave wrote:Perseestähän toi on.

Ääninäyte Sharonin puheesta.
http://notaspinoff.net/hooligan/sharon.mp3

KURRE wrote:

Powerslave wrote:Perseestähän toi on.

Ääninäyte Sharonin puheesta.
http://notaspinoff.net/hooligan/sharon.mp3

Ja perään Eddien mielipide.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/k ... sharon.jpg

asa wrote:FUCK THAT SHIT.

Nyt lähtee kaikki tarpeettomat Ozzylevyt divariin, enkä enää koskekaan mihinkään uuteen Ozzy-tuotteeseen. Ei sillä että tarvitsisikaan, koska edellinen levy oli täysi limbo ja paska.

Sharon Osbourne kusi omille kengilleen.

MS@Tor Maa 10, 2005 2:22 wrote:- Sharon Osbourne tekee Ozzy Osbournesta täydellisen luuserin idioottimaisilla ideoillaan ja samalla häivyttää Black Sabbathista sen legendastatuksen mikä on kuolemattomilla levytyksillä ansaittu.

- Sharon Osbournen ansiosta kaksi ensimmäistä Ozzy Osbournen soololevyä piti nauhoittaa uudelleen. Ozzy on todennäköisesti edelleen niin pihalla ettei tajua koko asiaa. 'Fucking cool man...'

- Bill Wardin asema Black Sabbathin rumpalina. Ei paljosta kiinni, että Ozzfestissa 2004 olisi nähty rumpalina, joku muu kuin Bill Ward.

Kuinka kauan Black Sabbath voi kiertää ilman uutta levyä ja saman settilistan kanssa? Sharon Osbourne toivottavasti tietää...

MS@Lau Hel 12, 2005 20:32 wrote:Ozzy Osbournesta on tulossa vähitellen täydellinen luuseri, joka on vaimonsa Sharon Osbournen talutusnuorassa. Ozzy on niin huonossa kunnossa nykyäään, että on useimmiten täydellisesti pihalla asioiden kulusta. Diary Of A Madman (1981) ja Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) levyjä ei olisi koskaan nauhoitettu osittain uudelleen, jos herra Osbourne olisi ollut edes jonkinlaisessa kunnossa. Ozzy Osbourne on legendaarinen laulaja, mutta legendan status alkaa vähitellen hiipumaan olemattomiin vaimon idioottimaisten bisnesideoiden takia. Herra Osbournen olisi syytä osata poistua jo eläkkeelle. On säälittävää katsoa huonossa kunnossa olevaa miestä lavalla.

Vuonna 2005 Black Sabbath ei ole enää se sama Black Sabbath vm. 1970. Vm. 2005 oleva Black Sabbath on rahantekokone, jota ohjaa Ozzyn vaimo Sharon Osbourne.