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This set collects not so widely available shows of varying quality but certainly ones that fill in missing parts to a collection. CD 1 - Audience 7.4 - Actually not that bad at all, and probably one of the better ones of this set. CD 2 - Audience 7.7 - Fine recording that kind of stays in a rather crisp mode, but if I were to remaster it or want to add bass this recording is a PERFECT one because highs are so good on this, and accurate to a fault really. A decent recording that needs low end but VERY enjoyable! CD 3 - Audience 7.0 - Might be the worst of this set, but Randy is clear here on this tape, followed by Ozzy, so the priorities are at least straight! CD 4 - Audience 7.5 - Right down the middle, as far as sound-field, but it is not that hard to go ahead and appreciate this for what it is. Mediocre and at times gets really good and clear especially during softer sections of songs. CD 5 - Audience 7.3 - I would rate this higher for the fact that levels are good, and everything can be heard, but the fault is that everything is mid to upper band and gets too harsh for me. I think a good EQ would do wonders, because at least the mids and highs are there in which to round out more and even reduce in favor of low mid and low frequencies. -
Audience 6.9 - Sounds close to the PA, not much definition just very loud. -
Audience 8.6 - This recording really surprised me. I saw Ozzy around this time and it was excruciatingly loud so I wondered how could anyone get a good capture unless they were using excellent mics and level control? I guess someone did. This is pretty damn good! OZZY OSBOURNE Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA. January 17th 1984 THE BAND Ozzy Osbourne Vocals Jake E. Lee Guitar Bob Daisley Bass Carmine Appice Drums Don Airey Keyboards SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -I Don't Know 3 -Mr. Crowley 4 -Rock'n'Roll Rebel 5 -Bark At The Moon 6 -Revelation (Mother Earth) 7 -Steal Away The Night 8 -Suicide Solution 9 -Center Of Eternity 10 -Drum Solo 11 -Flying High Again 12 -Iron Man 13 -Crazy Train 14 -Paranoid 15 -Goodnight from ozzy -
Audience 8.3 - One of the better audience captures in my opinion. A strong show, doesn't hurt my ears it's very very good! -
Audience 8.7 - This is a show that just came onto my radar, I can't believe I'd never heard it before. What I was expecting and what I got were two wildly different things...and I mean, it is a good thing. It's a good tape! It also happens to be the gig where the iconic photo of Ozzy lifting Randy was taken, and being able to now hear that show is kind of cool.OZZY OSBOURNE Rosemont Horizon Chicago, Illinois January 24th, 1982 *** "Diary of a Madman" tour *** 01. Intro 02. Over The Mountain 03. Mr. Crowley 04. Crazy Train 05. Revelation (Mother Earth) 06. Steal Away (The Night) 07. Suicide Solution 08. Randy Rhoads Solo 09. Drum Solo 10. Goodbye To Romance 11. I Don't Know 12. No Bone Movies 13. Believer 14. Flying High Again 15. Iron Man 16. Children Of The Grave 17. Paranoid -
Cleveland 1981 is an FM Broadcast 9.2 which I had not heard before believe it or not, so, I was suitably impressed. Anyone would be appreciative! The second disc (and most of the 3rd) is Montreal 81 and is an FM Broadcast 8.9 due to a more subdued signal that does not take away any frequency range but rather slightly compresses the sound just a bit. Now I want the listener to realize that this is a subjective opinion, technically speaking the audio here is excellent so it’s a matter of personal taste in this case. The second half of disc 3 is all studio quality. Ozzy Osbourne 1981-05-11 & 07-28 Definition Of Blizzard Disc 1 1981-05-11 Music Hall Cleveland, Ohio 101 Radio Announcer Introduction 102 Carl Orff Carmina Burana 103 I Don't Know 104 Crazy Train 105 Believer 106 Mr. Crowley 107 Flying High Again 108 Revelation (Mother Earth) 109 Steal Away (The Night) 110 Drum Solo 111 Blizzard Of Ozz Radio Advert 112 Suicide Solution 113 Guitar Solo 114 Suicide Solution (Reprise) 115 Iron Man 116 Children Of The Grave 117 Paranoid Disc 2 1981-07-28 St. Denis Theatre Montreal, Canada 201 Radio Announcer Introduction 202 Flying High Again 203 I Don't Know 204 Crazy Train 205 Believer 206 Mr. Crowley 207 Suicide Solution 208 Guitar Solo 209 Suicide Solution (Reprise) 210 Revelation (Mother Earth) 211 Steal Away (The Night) 212 Drum Solo 213 Paranoid Disc 3 1981-07-28 St. Denis Theatre Montreal, Canada 301 Carl Orff Carmina Burana - Radio Announcer Introduction 302 I Don't Know 303 Crazy Train 304 Believer 305 Mr. Crowley 306 Iron Man 307 Children Of The Grave Quiet Riot 308 Suicidal Show 309 Just How You Want It 310 West Coast Tryouts 311 Slick Black Cadillac 312 Killer Girls -
Audience 7.0 - at times 7.4 -
Audience 7.0 - Average large stadium rock show sound. Ozzy is clearest, and thankfully Randy’s solos are nice and present because that is what you want the most. -
Audience 8.8 - Great, guitar is up front in the mix. -
Audience 8.0 - Very good recording that has tons of life to it, drums sound great, bass is there too, in kind of a defined way but not providing super bottom which is fine, guitar is clear and defined and crunchy. Ozzy sounds good, this is a fine show! -
Soundboard 9.1 - Legendary, everyone should have this. Classic Randy shredding lights out and Ozzy in fine voice. -
Soundboard 8.8 - This is perhaps one of the most famous and well travelled live recordings of the legendary Ozzy/Randy team. It is indeed a board tape, not exactly pristine, but certainly something everyone remotely interested in this band should have in their collection. Ozzy Osbourne 1982-02-09 Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 01 Diary Of A Madman 02 Over The Mountain 03 Mr. Crowley 04 Crazy Train 05 Revelation (Mother Earth) 06 Steal Away (The Night) 07 Suicide Solution 08 Guitar Solo 09 Drum Solo 10 Goodbye To Romance 11 I Don't Know 12 No Bones Movies 13 Believer 14 Flying High Again 15 Iron Man 16 Children Of The Grave 17 Paranoid -
Audience 9.4 (Mid South Coliseum) -
Audience 9.3 - Fantastic! Wow, I’d never heard this one previously and it’s a real revelation. Open, great stereo pan, and for once I actually heard the keyboards and I could not even believe some of the little quirky bits that it added to the music. Just listen to Crazy Train and you will hear some sounds that are NOT the guitar, almost kind of funny. Great great stuff, this is a must have! Ozzy Osbourne Milwaukee Mecca Auditorium Milwaukee, WI. January 22nd 1982 01 - Over The Mountain 02 - Mr Crowley 03 - Crazy Train 04 - Revelation Mother Earth 05 - Steal Away The Night 06 - Suicide Solution 07 - Guitar Solo - Drum Solo 08 - Goodbye To Romance 09 - I Don't Know 10- I Don't Know 2 11 - No Bone Movies 12 - Believer 13 - Flying High Again 14 - Iron Man 15 - Children Of The Grave 16 - Paranoid -
SDBRD 9.4 - I actually believe this recording probably sounds a lot better than what the people at the show were hearing. I say that because these huge outdoor concerts did not always have the pinnacle of clear sound mixes, and ear-bleeding volume does not always mean it sounds good it just means it sounds stupid loud. I’d rather have a good sounding recording rather than the damaged hearing. -
Audience 9.2 - Crank it up!