OZZY OSBOURNE – The Prince Of Darkness 1980-1989 (Deluxe Metal Canister 11 CD)

Everything in this canister sounds very good to great (sdbrd) but I would say disc 1 (the early 1980 show) is the worst sounding, but consequently one of extreme importance. These early Blizzard gigs are the REAL band, and I mean they were a band and not a concoction and not that I have anything against the second iteration, I think this first line-up was badass. This entire set is a joy to listen to, as I stated most of it is very good to excellent quality and going through these important years is a hell of a lot of fun and quite fitting now that Ozzy has performed his final show. The package and art is simply stunning, and befitting of an “unauthorized” tribute to him and his career during the 80’s.

Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy In A Can

Disc 1

Coventry Theater
Coventry England
September 25, 1980

1. I Dont Know
2. You Lookin At Me (Looking At You)
3. Crazy Train
4. Goodbye To Romance
5. No Bone Movies
6. Mr.Crowley
7. Suicide Solution – Solo
8. Revelation (Mother Earth)
9. Steal Away (The Night)
10. Iron Man – Children Of The Grave
11. Paranoid

Disc 2

Auditorium Theater
Rochester, NY.
April 29, 1981

1. Promo Ad
2. Interview WKMF FM 4-28-81
3. Pre Show – Intro
4. I Don’t Know
5. Crazy Train
6. Believer
7. Mr. Crowley
8. Flying High Again
9. Revelation (Mother Earth)
10. Steal Away (The Night)
11. Drum Solo
12. No Bone Movies
13. Suicide Solution
14. Guitar Solo
15. Iron Man
16. Children Of The Grave
17. Paranoid

Disc 3

Royal Court
Liverpool, UK.
December 2, 1981

1. Over The Mountain
2. Flying High Again
3. Believer
4. Crazy Train
5. Mr. Crowley
6. I Don’t Know
7. No Bone Movies
8. Revelation (Mother Earth)
9. Suicide Solution
10. Guitar Solo (Randy Rhoads)
11. Band Jam
12. Drum Solo (Tommy Aldridge)
13. Band Jam (reprise)
14. Paranoid
15. Steal Away (The Night)

Disc 4

Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Binghamton, N.Y
April 13th 1982

1. Crowd
2. Mr. Crowley
3. Crazy Train
4. Revelation (Mother Earth)
5. Steal Away (The Night)
6. Suicide Solution
7. Guitar Solo
8. Diary Jam
9. Drum Solo
10. Diary Jam (reprise)
11. Goodbye To Romance
12. I Don’t Know
13. Believer
14. Flying High Again
15. Iron Man
16. Children of the Grave
17. Paranoid

Disc 5

Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Irvine, CA.
Jun 23, 1982

1. Radio Intro
2. Diary of a Madman
3. Over the Mountain
4. Mr. Crowley
5. Crazy Train
6. Suicide Solution – Guitar Solo – Drum Solo
7. Revelation (Mother Earth)
8. Steal Away (The Night)
9. Goodbye to Romance
10. Iron Man
11. Children of the Grave
12. Paranoid
13. I Don’t Know (Live Maxi Single B Side 1981)
14. You Said It All (B Side Maxi Single 1982)
15. Looking At Me, Looking At You (B Side Single 1980)

Disc 6

Olympen
Lund, Sweden
December 4, 1983

1. I Don’t Know
2. Mr. Crowley
3. Rock ‘n’ Roll Rebel
4. Bark at the Moon
5. Revelation (Mother Earth)
6. Steal Away (The Night)
7. Suicide Solution
8. Centre of Eternity
9. Drum Solo
10. Flying High Again
11. Iron Man
12. Crazy Train
13. Paranoid

Disc 7

Koseinenkin Hall
Tokyo,Japan
June 29, 1984

01. Intro
02. I Don’t Know
03. Mr.Crowley
04. Rock N Roll Rebel
05. Bark At The Moon
06. Revelation (Mother Earth)
07. Steal Away (The Night)
08. Band Introduction
09. Suicide Solution (Inc. guitar solo)
10. Center Of Eternity (Inc. Keyboards intro and drum solo)
11. Flying High Again
12. Iron Man
13. Crazy Train
14. Paranoid

Disc 8

Nakano Sunplaza
Tokyo, Japan
July 6, 1984

1. I Don’t Know
2. Mr. Crowley
3. Over The Mountain
4. Rock & Roll Rebel
5. Bark At The Moon
6. Revelation (Mother Earth)
7. Steal Away (The Night)
8. Band intros
9. Suicide Solution incl. guitar solo
10. Flying High Again
11. Iron Man

Disc 9

Hammersmith Odeon
London, UK.
February 19, 1986

01. Intro
02. Bark at the Moon
03. Suicide Solution
04. Never Know Why
05. Mr. Crowley
06. Shot in the Dark
07. I Don’t Know
08. Killer of Giants
09. Guitar Solo
10. Never
11. Flying High Again
12. Secret Loser
13. Drum Solo
14. The Ultimate Sin
15. Iron Man
16. Crazy Train
17. Paranoid

Disc 10

Tower Theatre
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
June 4, 1989

01. Intro – I Don’t Know
02. Flying High Again
03. Mr. Crowley
04. Shot In The Dark
05. Bloodbath In Paradise
06. Guitar Solo

Disc 11

07. Sweet Leaf
08. War Pigs
09. Tattooed Dancer
10. Drum Solo
11. Miracle Man
12. Suicide Solution
13. Iron Man
14. Crazy Train
15. Paranoid