As he lowered his hands in a sort of “hushing” fashion and uttered the phrase, “let the madness begin,” the rain stopped almost immediately - then Ozzy proceeded to bring the rain himself. With the raising of his hands as he trotted out in that blinding purple jacket, the veritable ocean of crazed fans went berserk for the Ozzman and the troops of musical mayhem that followed him. But once “the Boss” (as guitarist Zakk Wylde affectionately refers to him) appeared in the flesh following a career spanning video tribute on the big screen, it was as if he had made a deal with mother nature herself. A fairly decent light show was accented nicely by a generous amount of pyrotechnic sparkboxes, and Taylor showed some initiative to keep things light, employing a confetti cannon, as well the visual excitement of what Family Guy fans may refer to as the “wacky wavy inflatable arm flailing tube man” to close their set with another new(ish) track, “Fabuless”.īy the time the lights had dimmed before Osbourne took the stage, the rain had retreated to a sprinkling mist. The approach to presenting a kick-ass set was brought full circle to end their time on stage, as the visual game was on point, as well. “That man and his family have given me so much, so give it up for Ozzy fuckin’ Osbourne,” Taylor said before counting into the band’s most recent smash radio hit, “Song #3”. Taylor worked his magic, song after song, with his telltale screaming and growling vocals, while guitarists Christian Martucci and Josh Rand, whose pre-tour knee injury kept him restricted to a stool, joined forces with the raucous rhythm section of bassist Johnny Chow and drummer Roy Mayorga to create a cohesive rock show, which Taylor couldn’t help but attribute to the direction and attention he’d been given over the years by the man they all came to see. Throughout their 10-song setlist, half of which was comprised of tunes off their critically-acclaimed 2017 album Hydrograd, the quintet delivered a scorching dish of melodic metal mish-mash that displayed not only a musical versatility we all knew Taylor and his cohorts were capable of, but it also showcased the lyrical vulnerability that has made the curly-haired frontman such a force to be reckoned with for more than two decades.Īside from newer tracks like “Taipei Person/Allah Tea,” “Knievel Has Landed,” and “Whiplash Pants,” the band kept the emotion of older songs like “Through Glass,” “Bother,” and “Tired” intact, while balancing powerful and aggressive rock and roll with a light-hearted and active stage presence. proceeded to bring a storm of hard crunchy riffs and gravelly vocals that proved that they haven’t just flown on the coattails of Taylor’s meteoric success in the metal scene. Under the pavilion and away from the rain, Taylor and Co. Bringing his “No More Tours 2” world tour to a jam-packed Xfinity Center in Mansfield last Thursday night (September 6), the Prince of Darkness showed that age is just a number the 69-year old took the stage donning a purple sequin trench coat, greeting the crowd with the excitement and energy of a young child.įront the moment Ozzy tore into his platinum-hit setlist, it was all aboard the crazy train, and coming along for the ride was Stone Sour - of course, led by heir to the metal throne and Ozzy disciple, Corey Taylor. Long gone may be the days of Black Sabbath, but Ozzy Osbourne is still strutting his stuff, and strutting it well, to say the least.
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