RIP Ozzy Osbourne

....somehow weird and macabre that my last post was Back to the Beginning about OZZY and his celebration...now Ozzy has left the building...I think happier than before this last fantastic gig...

RIP Ozzy Osbourne, Sweet Prince (of Darkness also;), the Man, The Legend, the History of Heavy Metal Incarnate...saw him with Black Sabbath in Sofia and Solo in Bucharest. He was a good (and more than virtual friend of mine since 8th grade, faithful during his eighties excess (with a soft spot for the Randy Rhoades tragedy, the Alamo showdown, the Sharon incidents and the Bat kill) , his 90's comeback (No More Tears and Ozzmosis), and the 2000's Sabbath Reunions and peace agreements. I even watched some of The Osbournes, who made him really a star in the US. In my first Doc and Roll festival in Brasov back in 2014 we showed a great doc about him,  God Bless Ozzy Osbourne –2011, after which screening even my mom liked him ;) (they were born the same day... )

...oddly just two days ago I was listening to his penultimatealbum, Ordinary Man . One of my Top albums of 2020. It's an album marked by death and loss, ike Sabbath's The End (2016). His last was Patient No. 9 in 2022, featuring the late now Jeff Beck. 

End of an Era. Full Point. 

As he was a fan of John Lennon, the Working Class Hero song would've suited him (Ozzy had a cover of Lennon's signature song on his cover album Under Cover from 2005)...

                                                      

                                                 "Mama, I'm coming Home".....................as he played it in Birmingham too...

Back to the Beginning

 saw the streaming in France, unfortunately not Present in Birmingham live

This is the Ozzy family tree pic. 

but my friend Teddy Tudose was there and this is what he wrote:

https://sunetelive.ro/recenzie-black-sabbath-back-to-the-beginning-ozzy/

this legendary photo by Ross Halfin

https://x.com/BlackSabbath

Ozzy @Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

"You can't kill Rock'n Roll. "

Just as Paul Di'Anno died at 66

Ozzy Osbourne was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame y-day in Cleveland, for the 2nd time, 1st as a member of Black Sabbath in 2016. Jack Black said his introduction, naming Ozzy "the jack Nicholson of rockn'roll". Various musicians played afterwards three songs (Crazy Train, No More Tears), featuring Chad Smith, Robert Trujillo, Zack Wylde, Billy Idol, Wolfgang Van Halen. Ozzy mentioned in his speech Randy Rhoads and his wife, Sharon. 

Ozzy is 75 and retired, his last album to-date was the 2022, Patient no. 9.

"ALL ABOARD!"

The whole thingie here (til it lasts ...)

Hackney Diamonds (out 2day) !!!

I'm listening to Hackney Diamonds 'til morning and I think it's really great! Listening before to the 2 singles- to Angry to the point of overexposure, then liked the Lady Gaga/Stevie Wonder song. Sweet Sounds of Heaven. 

Ok, ten new songs were waiting. Special brut prosecco/spumante opened (Aragosta), and here we go (again-st;)

Who would ever believe The Stones would pull this out in 2023 ???

Now there's guest spots from old friends like Paul McCartney (Bite My Head off, on bass, for the 1st time on Stones record!) and Elton John (Live by the Sword and Get Close, Elton on piano). 

Whole Wide World is more a new wave-punk song, the most pop-ish here.

Driving Me Too Hard, another power riff.

Mess it Ups funky rthythm reminded me of Emotional Rescue and that period songs. 

Some cool country vibes on Dreamy Skies.

And the Keef special, Tell me Straight, another warm truth seeking statement. 

For the grand finale, The Rolling Stone Blues, a Muddy Waters song from 1950 and a worthy coda, true to both artists' legacy and legend.

Charlie Watts is still here, present on drums on Mess it Up and Live by the Sword, both recorded in 2019. Live by the Sword gets also Bill Wyman on bass. 

The rest is done with the Stones old cahoot Darryl Jones on and Steve Jordan on drums. The album is produced by Andrew Watt (ecclectic American producer known as Watt who for me is the guy behind Ozzy' Ordinary Man and Patient no. 9 and Iggy's latest, Every Loser), who contributed on three songs as a composer.

Critics have given Hackney Diamonds positive reviews and several have remarked that it is their strongest album in multiple decades. Long time til 2005 and better and stabler sound and songwriting.

 

The album's name is London slang for the shattered glass left behind after burglars have smashed a window to break in, Hackney being an inner-city area of London associated with a high crime rate.

I totally agree, it's much much better than A Bigger Bang and Bridges to Babylon, i have a softer spot for Voodoo Lounge though. 

"Happy"?, would ask Keef. Yes, sireee ;)

Worth another special bubbly ;) Noroc !!!

Guess I gotta see ya guys again next year!!! Who would've believe it though? 

Top albums 2022

well, mostly The Usual suspects, I have no urge to re-invent my taste....

here's my Top Ten from 2021....

 Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp -18 (the most special album of the year, especially now with Jeff Beck gone :(...)

Ozzy Osbourne-Patient Nr. 9  (title track with Jeff  Beck, many other guests incl. Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton)

Jack White-Fear of the Dawn  (one of the two albums he put out in 2022)

Rammstein-Zeit  (8th album from Till & co.)

Kirk Hammett-Portals (EP)

Neil Young With Crazy Horse -Toast (one of the two albums he put out in 2022)

Jethro Tull-The Zealot Gene (1st JT album in 19 years and their 22nd)

Joe Satriani-Elephants from Mars

Megadeth-The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!

Pixies-Doggerel

Billy Idol-The Cage (EP)

The Black Keys-Dropout Boogie

Todd Rundgren-Space Force (with special guests, Sparks, etc)

Bruce Springsteen-Only the Strong Survive (the covers album)

Udo Dirkschenider-My Way (Udo covers whatever he lkes.., and those songs I know better than the Boss`)

The Smile-A Light for Attracting Attention (the band is formed by Radiohead members Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood with drummer Tom Skinner). 

Elvis Costello & the Imposters-The Boy Named If

Blues albums:

Edgar Winter--Brother Johnny (featuring Joe Bonamassa, Steve Luckater, Bobby Rush, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, etc)

Ry Cooder &Taj Mahal-Get on Board

Boney Fields-Bump City

Van Morrison-What's It Gonna Take? 

Music video of the year:

Cannons-Hurricane 

(from their album, Fever Dream)

next on: Top Soundtracks 2022...

Top albums 2020

al treilea top, dupa filme si seriale, cel de albume e mostly by the usual suspects si ce am ascultat mai mult in 2020 (Rolling Stone punea pe locul 1- Drive By-Truckers-The Unraveling, care da, e bun !)

no particular order:

Ozzy Osbourne-Ordinary Man, aparut in ianuarie, e cind anul parea sa fie normal, cu un single excelent,soulful, featuring Elton John

Bob Dylan -Rough and Rowdy Days, aparut in lockdown cu piesa magnum opus de peste 15 min, Murder Most Foul

Deep Purple -Woosh, mutat in iunie, sigle-urile Man Alive si Throw The Bones in before

Bruce Springsteen & the E. Street Band -Letter to You

Paul McCartney -III, decembrie

AC/DC -Power Up -no matter how weak, it's still AC/DC. Mostly a tribute to Malcolm Young, who composed or worked on most of the songs.

metalisch: U.D.O. & Das Musikkorps Der Bundeswehr (Corpul muzical la Fortelor Armate) - We Are One (2020)

Udo Dirkschneider goes symphonic, some nice armonies and Udo's voice is always great to hear !

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David Byrne -American Utopia (aparut in 2019), dar filmul-concert al lui Spike Lee pe HBO in 2020 atunci cind l-am si ascultat

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asa am ascultat si albumul lui Til Lindemann din 2019, F & M, de care habar nu aveam, via single-ul lui cu David Garrett, piesa schlager clasic Alle Tage ist kein Sontag (cintata si de Marlene Dietrich)

Blues:

Dion -Blues with Friends

Neal Black & The Healers-A Little Boom Boom

Malone Sibun Band -Come Together (Jan.)

Soundtracks

Bill & Tedd Face The Music -various sounding like actual bands /  Mark Isham

Tenet -Ludwig Goransson

re-issues:

Tom Petty-Wildflowers &All the Rest, with ag reat new video, Something Could Happen 

The Rolling Stones-Goat's Head Soup (1973) including the unreleased Criss Cross  & Scarlet 

Singles (& videos): 

Billie Ellish -No Time to Die (007)

Alice Cooper -Rock and Roll

Curtis Salgado-The Longer That I Live

Iggy Pop -Dirty Little Virus

Rolling Stones-Living in a Ghost Town  & Criss Cross & Scarlet 

Udo as Dirkschneider & The Old Gangs -Where The Angles Fly  an ol' familliar anthemic not on the 2020 album, out in September as a single 

Mike Campbell's band The Dirty Knobs-Fuck That Guy

Ozzy Osbourne- Ordinary Man (SOTD): !

Jan. 10th, David Bowie and Rod Stewart's Birthdays.
Ozzy, the young yoda prince of darkness makes a gift to all around, a great song in the vein of Beatles, classic storytelling,  balladesque ORDINARY MAN, from his upcoming new album (out on Feb. 21)
geeat for 2nite full moon eclipse ;)

featuring Elton John on piano and vocals,  yes, sir Rocketman, 1st time ever with the Oz on track, Slash on guitar, Duff McKagan and Chad Smith who comments about it here...
producer Andrew Watt. 
New tour on, NO MORE TOURS 2, this fall, with guests Judas Priest (50 years of  Priest, yes they play Bucharest July 21st too)

European Tour (with Judas Priest)
October 23 Newcastle, Utilita Arena, UK
October 25 Glasgow, SSE Hydro, UK  [Tickets]
October 28 London, The O2, UK  [Tickets]
October 31 Birmingham, Resorts World Arena, UK  [Tickets]
November 2 Manchester, Manchester Arena, UK  [Tickets]
November 5 Dublin, 3Arena, Ireland  [Tickets]
November 8 Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena, UK  [Tickets]
November 11 Dortmund, Westfalenhalle, Germany  [Tickets]
November 13 Prague, O2 Arena, Czech Republic  [Tickets]
November 16 Vienna, Stadthalle, Austria  [Tickets]
November 19 Bologna, Unipol Arena, Italy  [Tickets]
November 22 Madrid, WiZink Arena, Spain  [Tickets]
November 24 Zurich, Hallenstadion, Switzerland  [Tickets]
November 26 Munich, Olympiahalle, Germany  [Tickets]
November 28 Mannheim, SAP Arena, Germany  [Tickets]
November 30 Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Germany  [Tickets]
December 3 Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena, Germany  [Tickets]
December 5 Stockholm, Friends Arena, Sweden  [Tickets]
December 7 Helsinki, Hartwall Arena, Finland

ORDINARY MAN LYRICS:

was unprepared for fame Then everybody knew my name No more lonely nights it’s all for you I have traveled many miles I’ve seen tears and I’ve seen smiles Just remember that it’s all for you Don’t forget me as the colors fade When the lights go down it’s just an empty stage Ok Yes I’ve been a bad guy Been higher than the blue sky And the truth is I don’t wanna die an ordinary man I made momma cry Don’t know why I’m still alive Yes the truth is I don’t wanna die an ordinary man Many times I lost control They tried to kill my rock n roll Just remember I’m still here for you I don’t wanna say goodbye When I do you’ll be alright After all I did it all for you Don’t forget me as the colors fade When the lights go down it’s just an empty stage Ok Yes I’ve been a bad guy Been higher than the blue sky And the truth is I don’t wanna die an ordinary man I made momma cry Don’t know why I’m still alive Yes the truth is I don’t wanna die an ordinary man Yes I’ve been a bad guy Been higher than the blue sky And the truth is I don’t wanna die an ordinary man I made momma cry Don’t know why I’m still alive Yes the truth is I don’t wanna die an ordinary man

Black Sabbath-The End

eight-track EP-patru piese noi:
1. "Season of the Dead" 7:22
2. "Cry All Night" 6:58
3. "Take Me Home" 4:57
4. "Isolated Man" 5:32
si patru piese live de pe albumul (si turneul) 13 (2013), care mie nu mi-a placut la aparitie (o fi fost the loudness syndome?), dar in varianta live, imi fac mai mult cu ochiul ;),
5. "God Is Dead?" (Live Sydney, Australia 4/27/13) 7:03
6. "Under the Sun" (Live Auckland, New Zealand 4/20/13) 4:30
7. "End of the Beginning " (Live Hamilton, ON Canada 4/11/14) 8:19
8. "Age of Reason" (Live Hamilton, ON Canada 4/11/14) 7:06
iar cele 4 noi imi plac, nu sunt huuge dar spre comparatie, uitati-va ce au scos ac/dc cu rock or bust. Piesele sunt lungi, cu riffuri agresive, cu fuzz, si cu balls ! Producator Rick Rubin ! Imi pare rau pentru Bill Ward, inlocuit si pe album si in turneu de fostul tobar al lui Ozzy si Rob Zombie, Tommy Clufetos, si cu baiatul lui Rick Wakeman, Adam, la clape !
-EP+-l a aparut pe 20 ianuarie ca bonus la turneul de adio "THE END", care iarasi ocoleste Romania, in schimb ajunge la Moscova !
Romanii se vor duce in Ungaria(1 iunie 2016), Italia (Verona-13 iune) si pe la festivaluri, Graspop, etc. Bine ca i-am vazut la Bulgari acum 10 ani, si who knows, maybe again somewhere Ten Years After ?
all THE END tour info aici

Black Sabbath The End Tour

http://www.blacksabbath.com/
of, end tour, i-am vazut in Reunion /final/whatever tour in 2005 !!!! 23 iunie, Sofia, Lokomotiv Stadium...tempus fugit...
Oare ii aduce cineva si la noi ????

Program Cinemateca Patria 16-22 martie 2015

Program Cinemateca Patria, Brasov - 16-22 martie 2015
http://cinematecapatria.ro

Luni 16 martie
20:00 Seara filmului european
Ida (Polonia, 2013)
Regia: Pawel Pawlikowski
Cu: Agata Trzebuchowska, Agata Kulesza, Dawid Ogrodnik
Dramă
Durata: 82 min.
Premiul Oscar 2015 pentru cel mai bun film străin.
Preț bilet 10 LEI

Marți 17 martie
20:00 Film Cult
Seconds (SUA, 1966)
Regia: John Frankenheimer
Cu: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph
Dramă, thriller
Durata: 106 min.
Intrare pe baza de voucher (6 lei pret redus / 9 lei pret intreg)

Miercuri 18 martie
20:00 Retrospectiva DocandRoll 2014
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (2011)
Regia: Mike Fleiss, Mike Piscitelli
Documentar, biografic
Durata: 95 min.
Intrare pe baza de voucher (6 lei pret redus / 9 lei pret intreg)

Joi 19 martie
20:00 Comedy Classics
Raising Arizona (SUA, 1987)
Regia: Ethan și Joel Coen
Cu: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, M. Emmet Walsh
Comedie
Durata: 97 min.
LMA M. Emmett Walsh (80 de ani)
Intrare pe baza de voucher (6 lei pret redus / 9 lei pret intreg)

Vineri 20 martie
20:00 Seara filmului românesc
Când se lasă seara peste Bucureşti sau Metabolism (2013)
Regia: Corneliu Porumboiu
Cu: Bogdan Dumitrache, Diana Avrămuț, Mihaela Sîrbu
Dramă
Durata: 89 min.
Preț bilet 10 LEI

Sâmbătă 21 martie
11:00 Matineu copii
Pinocchio (1940)
Regia: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee
Animaţie.
Dublat în limba română
Durata: 88 min.
Intrare pe baza de voucher (6 lei pret redus / 9 lei pret intreg)

17:00 Mari actori
Pistolarul / The Shootist (SUA, 1976)
Regia: Don Siegel
Cu: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, James Stewart
western
Durata: 100 min
Intrare pe baza de voucher (6 lei pret redus / 9 lei pret intreg)

19.30: Mari regizori
Munich (SUA, 2005)
Regia: Steven Spielberg
Cu: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush
Thriller dramatic
Durata: 164 min.
5 nominalizări la premiul Oscar
Intrare pe baza de voucher (6 lei pret redus / 9 lei pret intreg)

Duminică 22 martie
11:00 Matineu copii
Doamna şi vagabondul/ Lady and the Tramp (SUA, 1955)
Regia: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
Animație
Durata: 76 min.
Intrare pe baza de voucher (6 lei pret redus / 9 lei pret intreg)

17:00 Golden Classics
Blood Simple (SUA, 1984)
Regia: Ethan și Joel Coen
Cu: John Getz, Frances McDormand, M. Emmet Walsh
Thriller dramatic
Durata: 99 min
Marele premiu al Juriului la Festivalul de la Sundance 1985
LMA M. Emmet Walsh (80 de ani)
Intrare pe baza de voucher (6 lei pret redus / 9 lei pret intreg)

19:00 Seara de Oscar
Zorba grecul / Zorba The Greek (SUA, 1964)
Regia: Michael Cacoyannis
Cu: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
Comedie dramatică
Durata: 140 min.
Ecranizare după romanul lui Nikos Kazantzakis
Șapte nominalizări si trei premii Oscar !
Intrare pe baza de voucher (6 lei pret redus / 9 lei pret intreg)

Program Cinemateca Patria 20-24 august 2014

Program Cinemateca Patria, Brasov- 20-24 august 2014
Intrarea pe bază de voucher (5 lei redus, 7 lei pret intreg)

Miercuri 20 august
20:00 Seara Filmului European
Preotul / Priest (Anglia, 1994)
Regia: Antonia Bird
Cu: Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle
Dramă. Durata: 98 min.
Premiul Teddy pentru cel mai bun film la Festivalul de la Berlin 1995

Joi 21 august
20:00 Comedy Classics
Pact cu diavolița / Bedazzled (SUA, 1967)
Regia: Stanley Donen
Cu: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Raquel Welch
Comedie.Durata: 103 min.
LMA (La Multi Ani) Stanley Donen - 90 de ani !

Vineri 22 august
19.00. Doc and Roll:
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (2011)
Regia: Mike Fleiss, Mike Piscitelli
Documentar, biografic. Durata: 95 min.


21:00 Dracula Film Festival Friends
Cucerirea planetei maimuțelor / Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (SUA, 1972). Regia: J. Lee Thompson
Cu: Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalban
SF, aventură. Durata: 88 min.

Simbata 23 august
11:00 Matineu copii
Albă ca zăpada şi cei şapte pitici / Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (SUA, 1937)
Animaţie. Dublat în limba română

17:00 Mari actori (nou)
Viata e frumoasă / La vita è bella (Italia, 1997)
Regia: Roberto Benigni
Cu: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi
Dramă, comedie. Durata: 116 min.
3 premii Oscar –premiul Oscar pentru cel mai bun actor-Roberto Beningni. Premiul Oscar pentru cel cel mai bun film strain 1996
Marele premiu al Juriului la festivalul de la Cannes 1998

19.30: Mari regizori
Omul-elefant /The Elephant Man (1980)
Regia: David Lynch
Cu: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft
Drama, biografic. Durata: 124 min.
8 nominalizări la premiul Oscar !

22:00 Film Cult
Legend (SUA, 1985)
Regia: Ridley Scott
Cu: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry
Fantastic, basm. Durata: 114 min (director's cut)

Duminica 24 august
11:00 Matineu copii
Masini 2 / Cars 2 (SUA, 2011)
Durata: 106 min
Animatie. Dublat in limba romana

17:00 Golden Classics
Șarada / Charade (SUA, 1963)
Regia: Stanley Donen
Cu: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau
Comedie, thriller. Durata: 113 min

19:30 Seara de Oscar
Adevăratul curaj / True Grit (SUA, 1969)
Regia: Henry Hathaway
Cu: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall
Western. Durata: 128 min
Premiul Oscar 1970 pentru cel mai bun actor: John Wayne