OZZY OSBOURNE – Live Montreal ‘８１ King Biscuit Flower Hour [Alive The Live series] , MP3+FLAC

OZZY OSBOURNE’s music legacy is immortal, and he was a beast alive, especially in his early solo era. Here’s in exclusive another really good “Alive The Live” IAC Music CD series only available in Japan (disc manufactured in Taiwan by King Records) ; “OZZY OSBOURNE – Live Montreal ‘８１ King Biscuit Flower Hour“.

In the wake of Ozzy’s debut solo album Blizzard Of Ozz going platinum, in the mid-1981 he was touring all over  North America. A date at the St. Denis Theatre in Montreal would be recorded for the ‘King Biscuit Flower Hour’ radio show.
With the combined power of the unique Randy Rhoads, bassist Rudy Sarzo, monster drummer Tommy Aldridge and keyboardist Don Airey, Ozzy delivered a killer performance.
The KBFH show didn’t aired the full show due time limitation – this “Alive The Live” release features the complete concert, including the Black Sabbath classics. Sound quality is excellent for this type of recordings, A+

Ozzy Osbourne had only been out of Black Sabbath a couple of years when he formed this now legendary solo band and embarked on his controversial Blizzard Of Ozz tour (rumored to be a reference to his ongoing cocaine use).
The rhythm section of bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge is rock solid, but it is the innovative and fluid guitar wok of Randy Rhoads that makes this period in Osbourne’s career so important.
Consisting mostly of material from the first LP, Blizzard of Ozz, and what was to be his second album, Diary of a Madman, this show clearly demonstrates the excitement Osbourne was experiencing with his newfound solo project.

Thanks to great material including “Mr. Crowley,” “Crazy Train” and “I Don’t Know,” Osbourne’s first solo studio outing was a huge success, both in the U.S. and in his native U.K. The record went to the Top 20 and these songs remain staples of FM rock playlists to this day.
But what makes this Canadian appearance so special is that it is one of the few professional live recordings made of Randy Rhoads, who would die in a senseless small plane crash the following May, while taking a joy ride on a rare day off from Osbourne’s hectic touring schedule.
While he was alive, critics and fans were saying Rhoads was as good as Eddie Van Halen; who knows what great music he could have made had he not died so early in life.

Ozzy and Sabbath fans alike will love this ”Live Montreal ‘８１ Alive The Live” release.
Highly Recommended

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オジー・オズボーン – モントリオール １９８１ (Live)

1 – Flying High Again
2 – I Don’t Know
3 – Crazy Train
4 – Believer
5 – Mr. Crowley
6 – Suicide Solution / Guitar Solo (Randy Rhoads)
7 – Revelation (Mother Earth)
8 – Steal Away (The Night)
9 – Drum Solo (Tommy Aldridge)
10 – Iron Man
11 – Children Of The Grave
12 – Paranoid

Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
Randy Rhoads – guitar
Rudy Sarzo – bass
Tommy Aldridge – drums
Don Airey – keyboards

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