Ozzy Osbourne - Phoenix Rising ~ Desert Skies Pavillion: Phoenix, Arisona, USA April 13, 1996 (FM)

Ozzy Osbourne
Phoenix Rising - (1996 OSA/BONG ~ SBC 002/003)
Desert Skies Pavillion
Phoenix, Arisona, USA
April 13, 1996
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

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CD1

01 - Flying High Again 5:56
02 - Goodbye To Romance 6:36
03 - Perry Mason 6:07
04 - No More Tears 7:50
05 - I Just Want You 5:20
06 - I Don`t Want To Change The World 4:43
07 - Suicide Solution 7:39

CD2

01 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4:42
02 - Iron Man 3:12
03 - Sweet Leaf 3:03
04 - Children Of The Grave 5:34
05 - Mr. Crowley 6:49
06 - War Pigs 9:21
07 - Crazy Train 6:01
08 - Mama I'm Coming Home 5:29
09 - Bark At The Moon 4:15

Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
Joe Holmes - guitar
Robert Trujillio - bass
Mike Bordin - drums
John Sinclair - keyboards

It's a nice sounding boot from the Prince Of Darkness. I like this line-up as well, I've seen them at a few Ozzfests, they are a great live unit. They used to play a medley of Ozzy era Black Sabbath songs in the middle of "Suicide Solution". It was kind of Ozzy's idea, he told the band that he didn't want a featured guitar solo. Hence the medley was invented. It had a funky beat ala Faith No More or Infectious Groves, Joe Holmes is Ozzy's under rated guitar player for the way he played Ozzy Sabbath material across those funky rhythms. Everyone was into it so hey Ozzy was right on that. The guitar solo did come back after Zakk Wylde returned to the fold.

One could argue that the set list is a little stale for this tour. The only non Ozzy live staple is "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". It is not a usual choice for Ozzy since the high pitch vocal is hard on/for Ozzy's voice. Ozzy was on the road a lot between Ozzmosis and Down To Earth. Six years between studio albums is a long time. I do remember Ozzy and the band playing around with the sets because of the lack of new material. I remember one Ozzfest the keyboard player (not sure which one) was visible on stage, stage right front, in the top of a skull. The set list that night (I'm sure every night of that tour) was keyboard heavy. I swear as I was lighting a big doobie the show opened to "Diary Of A Madman". It was quite some time ago so it's blurry but I am pretty sure they actually played it. None of Mine and Rosebud's friends were there that night so I can't verify the memory.....

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