Don't mean to doublepost but, Ozzy tickets may be close at hand!

I originally thought I wasn't going to be able to afford Ozzy tickets but lo and behold, I finally got around to checking the prices and...what the hell? They're 23 bucks for the cheap seats! Well, I guess I know what I'm going to be doing on Monday. Time to grab me a ticket.

Halloween night...Ozzy...what could be better? My only hope is that he plays more of his classic material. I've heard reports his current tour pimps his new album heavily and doesn't feature enough good classic Ozzy songs. I'd be content if I could just hear:

Mr. Crowley
Crazy Train
I Just Want You
No More Tears
Flying High Again


I'm curious to see how Zakk interprets the Rhoads solos. He'd probably add in a shit-ton of pinch harmonics and pentatonic variations but overall I think he has the chops to handle Randy's stuff. I wonder if Ozzy's voice has deteriorated though? After all, over 3 decades of singing like that has to take its toll. Look at Brian Johnson man, I mean DAMN. I guess doing "T.N.T" and "Highway to Hell" for 25 years managed to shred his larynx into sandpaper.

Still, the prospect of going to BOTH Van Halen and Ozzy a week apart is absolutely mind-blowing. God I love being able to see my favorite bands live. There's something electric about that kind of atmosphere. To the artist, it's another day, another show, another nameless, faceless town. To you, the viewer, it's one of the most memorable nights of your life. Amazing how different those two perceptions are. But still, they love what they do, and you just have to give them love back.

Zakk Wylde and Eddie Van Halen a week apart? Excuse me while I go swoon in a guitar player man-crush on both of them.