Ozzy Osbourne Video:

		List Price: $14.98		Label: Sony Salesrank: 39236 Released: June 25, 2002
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		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: DVD

Ozzy Osbourne - Live at Budokan Reviews:
Not as good as it should be
2008-10-05 - Both the performances and the DVD let this down. Oz fans should get Live & Loud instead.

Ultimate Ozzy
2008-01-21 - Ozzy Osbourne - Live at Budokan
This is a must have for any Ozzy fan. I have watched this DVD more than any other in my collection and still enjoy it everytime I veiw it.

Ozzy and Zakk Get Crazy in Budokan
2007-08-08 - I rented this DVD at the beginning of the summer and played it over and over. I enjoyed Ozzy and the rest of the band's performance so much that I had to buy it. I'm a longtime fan of 80's metal. Sure, Ozzy's more popular because of The Osbournes show, but I've always liked him since the mid 80's. I don't know how many times Ozzy says "let's go(f***ing)crazy or I'm f***ing crazy". Ozzy still knows how to rock! I'm a big fan of Zakk Wylde as well. I do have to agree with other customers that his spitting is way out of control and the pinched harmonics gets old after a song or two or three, etc. That's his trademark. It has been through out the 20 years he's been playing for Ozzy. But he's still a very talented guitarist and singer. I still like his style and his collection of guitars. If you're a fan of Zakk but not ready for his Black Label Society concert DVD, then I'd stick to his performance in Live at Budakon. I wished Ozzy and Zakk performed Miracle Man, Crazy Babies, Breaking All the Rules, Goodbye to Romance and Shot in the Dark, but I guess Ozzy wanted to introduce the new stuff from Down to Earth to the crowd. Kudos to Robert Trujillo (bass)and Mike Bordin (drums)for learning and playing the old Ozzy songs. If you're a fan of Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde, this is a good concert to watch. Long live 80's metal!

Never Too Old To Rock & Roll
2007-05-08 - Closing in on 60, Ozzy was in his mid-50s during the 2002 recording of Live at Budokan. You'd never know it by watching his performance on this DVD.

It's absolutely amazing that these days when you hear Ozzy speak he sounds as if he just smoked a dooby after 13 Cuervo shots (but supposedly he's been clean for years). Although when he sings he still sounds as good today as he did 30 years ago.

The line-up of the band for the show on Live at Budokan is: Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde (Guitar), Robert Trujillo (Bass), Mike Bordin (Drums) and--hidden off stage the entire show--John Sinclair (Keyboard). All of the guys in the band prior to hitting the stage must have huddled and committed to each other to go out and play the music true to the studio versions of the songs. All of the tracks on Live at Budokan are performed with careful detail and a lot of energy.

Throughout the show, Ozzy acts just like you'd think he would (if you're familiar with his other DVDs or have ever been to one of his shows): summing it up...he's one of the iconic rock performers of our time. He acts like he's nuts. He rocks out. He runs (saunters) all over the stage....But the whole time he never skips a beat.

And Zakk Wylde? Man...this guy is nothing short of phenomenal. To most of the general public if you say, "Eddie Van Halen," everyone knows who you're talking about. If you say, "Zakk Wylde," everyone usually goes, "Who?" Zakk Wylde is one of the best...no wait...is THE best hard rock guitarist on the circuit today. His riffs are heavy and melodic and his solos are complex and precise. He definitely brings his guitar playing talent to his live shows.

Trujillo and Bordin back Ozzy and Zakk with talent and classic hard rock showmanship.

The picture is full frame on Live at Budokan which kinda stinks, but the audio gives you the choice of stereo or Dolby 5.1; the 5.1 mode is clear and crisp.

To me, the biggest negative in almost every Ozzy show that I've seen (and I've seen a lot) is his setlist choices. It seems that he always throws in those songs that were either deep on a release or simply just not the best choices. Here's the setlist for Live at Budokan with my suggestion for replacement (of seven songs) in parenthesis for their next DVD:

- I Don't Know
- That I Never had (I'd replace with Perry Mason)
- Believer (I'd replace with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath)
- Junkie (I'd replace with Miracle Man)
- Mr. Crowley
- Gets Me Through (I'd replace with I Just Want You)
- Suicide Solution
- No More Tears
- I Don't Want to Change the World (I'd replace with Shot in the Dark)
- Road to Nowhere (I'd replace with Over the Mountain)
- Crazy Train
- Mama, I'm Coming Home
- Bark at the Moon
- Paranoid (I'd replace with Sweet Leaf)

I know...a true fan wants the deep cuts; a true fan wouldn't tell Ozzy what to do; etc, etc, etc....Crazy...but that's how it goes.

While Live at Budokan is Ozzy's best DVD in terms of quality to date, I'm hoping that with the 2007 release of a new CD called Black Rain, perhaps Ozzy will give us a 2007 or 2008 hi-def, widescreen picture DVD upgrade (with, of course, Dolby and/or DTS sound).





A. VEGA is wrong, this is the best OZZY DVD ever!
2007-01-08 - Obviously A. Vega is not an Ozzy fan. This is one of the tightest, hard driving, best sounding, best produced Ozzy performance ever. If you are an Ozzy fan, buy this DVD now.
While Ozzy is getting older, it's apparent he's having a ball on stage and entertains the crowd to no end.
As for A. Vega's comments about Zakk Wylde's guitar prowess, dont listen. Zakk is at his best and his performance can be descibed in one word...awesome!
One of the best "3" piece bands EVER.
Buy the DVD, I swear you will be thrilled.