Ozzy Osbourne/Tokyo,Japan 3.16.1996

A performance in Japan with Joe Holmes, which was realized only once in Ozzy’s history. Introducing the world’s first ever treasured recording that conveys the scene. What is infused into this work is the “March 16, 1996: Nippon Budokan” performance. This is a masterpiece audience recording. Holmes has been Ozzy’s right-hand man for about five years, and during that time he visited Japan twice, in “1996” and “1998,” but in the latter, Zack temporarily returned. The only time Holmes & Ozzy came to Japan was in 1996. This work is a live album that allows you to experience such valuable highlight performances in Japan on-site. First, let’s look back at the schedule for Ozzy and Holmes’ one-time visit to Japan.・March 8: Nippon Budokan ・March 10: Fukuoka Sun Palace ・March 12: Osaka Castle Hall ・March 13: Nagoya Century Hall ・March 16: Nippon Budokan ←★This work★ Above, Japan A total of 5 performances starting at Budokan and returning to Budokan. What was recorded in this work was the concert on the final day. This work, which conveys such a scene, is an original recording with great clarity. To be honest, it’s quite a distance, but the atmosphere is so clear that the details of the performance sound are clear. “STOCKHOLM 1995″, which was released at the same time, was also an unusually clear masterpiece recording, but the point here is that it is also clear and follows the deep bass well. Although the edge sharpness is compromised, the overall thickness and dynamism are wonderful. Such a thick sound is beautiful and easy to listen to, and the important thing is that the master is fresh. After all, this work was digitized directly from the original cassette given directly by the recording artist himself, so there are no dubbing marks. Perhaps because it was kept out of the public domain, there is no visible deterioration over time, and the gorgeous original sound jumps through time and space and blows out from the speakers. Moreover, this person is not an ordinary person. He has recently started collecting recordings from the 90s, and his works such as VAN HALEN’s “BUDOKAN 1995 1ST NIGHT” and YES’s “SHIBUYA 1998 2ND NIGHT” are very popular. This work is the latest edition of that treasured collection. Although I wouldn’t go so far as to call it “this person’s masterpiece!”, it is a famous recording that is on a different level from other amateur recordings. And, what is depicted with that clear and glossy sound is a full show of the valuable Holmes era. “STOCKHOLM 1995” released at the same time was a single disc, but this is a two-disc set of over 80 minutes. Since they are released at the same time, let’s compare and organize them. BLACK SABBATH era/Paranoid: Paranoid/Iron Man/Master of Reality: Sweet Leaf/Children Of The Grave Randy Rhoads era/Blizzard of Oz: I Don’t Know/Goodbye To Romance/Suicide Solution/Mr. Crowley / Crazy Train – Diary of a Madman: Flying High Again Jake E. Lee era – Bark At The Moon Zakk Wylde era – No More Tears: I Don’t Want To Change The World / Mama I’ m Coming Home ・Ozmosis: I Just Want You (★) *Note: Songs marked with a “★” cannot be heard on the simultaneously released “STOCKHOLM 1995”. …and it looks like this. Although the set was almost the same, the new song “I Just Want You” from “OZZMOSIS” was added, probably due to the progress of the tour. In fact, they played “Perry Mason” from the first day of their visit to Osaka, but unfortunately it wasn’t there on the last day. Also, the best part of listening that you can’t tell from the song list is when the performance starts. During this period, Ozzy played a humorous mini-movie at the opening, in which he appeared in the Addams Family using CG, co-starring with Presley, Madonna, and the Beatles. Of course, you cannot see the movie in this work, which is a live album, but you can clearly see that the venue is laughing out loud. If you experienced the show at that time, that image will probably come back to mind. In 1996, Ozzy overturned his retirement announcement and entertained us with an open-minded show that made us say, “So what?” If the combination of Joe Holmes is also valuable, this is a live album that will make you nostalgic for the atmosphere of that era. Now that Ozzy’s second retirement tour “NO MORE TOURS II”, which was originally supposed to take place in 2019, has been canceled and the coronavirus pandemic is about to pass, attention is once again focused on whether Ozzy will continue as an active member or retire. Masu. If I ever come to Japan again, it will be a space of the same joy as this work. A new discovery that makes you want to pray for such a future. Exquisite audience recording of the Joe Holmes era “March 16, 1996: Nippon Budokan” performance. This is an original recording only for this work, which will be released for the first time in the world, and it is wonderfully clear. Although there is a distance, the atmosphere is clear and the details of the performance sound are clear. This is a famous recording in which the glossy original sound jumps through time and space and blows out from the speakers. You can enjoy plenty of famous songs that have been changed by Holmes, and he also performs the precious “I Just Want You.” This is a two-disc set where you can enjoy the true value of Holmes, who was officially only able to leave a few takes. Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 16th March 1996 PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1(40:33) 1. Opening Movie 2. Carmina Burana 3. Paranoid 4. I Don’t Know 5. Flying High Again 6. Goodbye To Romance 7. I Don’t Want To Change The World 8. I Just Want You Disc 2(44:36) 1. Member Introduction 2. Suicide Solution 3. Iron Man 4. Sweet Leaf 5. Children Of The Grave 6. Mr. Crowley 7. Crazy Train 8. Mama I’m Coming Home 9. Bark At The Moon Ozzy Osbourne – vocals Joe Holmes – guitar Randy Castillo – drums Mike Inez – bass John Sinclair – keyboards