OZZY OSBOURNE – SPEAK OF THE DEVIL: IRVINE MEADOWS 1982 (DVDR)

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Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, CA, USA 23rd June 1982 PRO-SHOT

The traditional masterpiece official video is now available in the highest quality. The official video was shot at the Irvine performance on June 23, 1982. Yes, it’s the only multi-camera pro shot from Brad Gillis’ time, “SPEAK OF THE DEVIL.”

While this is a very famous and traditional video, it’s important to note that this footage is completely separate from the live album “SPEAK OF THE DEVIL.” While the LP version was a special show featuring only BLACK SABBATH numbers, the video version is a regular concert from the “DIARY OF A MADMAN Tour.” As with the Randy era, the focus is on solo songs, and you can enjoy plenty of Brad versions of “BLIZZARD OF OZZ” and “DIARY OF A MADMAN” numbers. To get an idea of the circumstances, let’s first take a look back at the turbulent year of 1982.

・January 1st – March 18th: North America #1 (44 shows)
{Randy passed away on March 19th → Bernie Tormé joined}
・April 1st – 10th: North America #2a (7 shows)
{Brad Gillis joined}
・April 13th – 28th: North America #2b (51 shows) ←★here★
・July 9th – 15th: Japan (5 shows)
・August 1st – 8th: North America #3 (3 shows)
{Don Airey left}
・September 26th + 27th: North America #4 (2 shows) ←LP version
{Pete Way/Lindsey Bridgewater joined}
・December 10th – 20th: UK (7 shows)
{Brad & Pete left → Jake & Don Costa joined}

This is the full story of 1982. After Randy’s death, Bernie Tormé filled in for just seven shows, then Brad joined. He served as the official guitarist until Jake joined at the end of the year. Names such as Michael Schenker, George Lynch, and John Sykes were mentioned as possible replacements for Randy, but only Bernie and Brad actually performed. While the LP version of “SPEAK OF THE DEVIL” was a special performance in September, this Irvine performance was three months earlier, at the 49th performance of “North America #3.” It was three shows before their legendary first visit to Japan.

The show was officially filmed and released only in Japan as the video version “SPEAK OF THE DEVIL.” It was later officially released on DVD, but that too is out of print. It’s now becoming a premium item. This film is a reissue of that traditional footage. While some of the official DVDs had cuts and audio delays, this is the best version, clocking in at a length of 78 minutes.

This album is a masterpiece. The highlight of the album is the collection of classic songs, adorned with powerful arm techniques. More modern than Randy, yet different from Jake’s scratchy style, his unique undulations are smooth yet sharp. He’s not simply messing around with arm techniques; he understands the tunes well and incorporates them tastefully, which is what makes him so cool. Guitarists after Zack have paid homage to the “legendary Randy” by staying true to the originals, but Brad is different. Being of the same generation, he interprets things boldly, and being a genius, he doesn’t just play with his eccentricities. The show makes you wonder what kind of masterpieces Brad would have left behind if he had stayed in Ozzy Osbourne’s band…

But even more than that, the show itself is amazing. This is Ozzy’s first solo video, and it offers ample footage of his heroic early ’80s days as a “heavy metal evangelist” alongside JUDAS PRIEST. The overdubbed vocals are charming, but the gothic set is full of atmosphere, and the timeless production of “Mr. Crowley,” featuring laser beams drawing letters and bats, and “Goodbye To Romance,” featuring a hanging dwarf, are truly vintage. While NWOBHM was in full swing at the time, it was none other than Priest and Ozzy who clearly communicated the intense, sinister, new music of “heavy metal.” Their full-scale entrance into living rooms around the world came the following year at a US festival, but the foundation for that was undoubtedly laid by the “DIARY OF A MADMAN Tour.” It was this tour’s impact that LA metal blossomed and thrash metal blossomed. This is a rare, official, multi-camera footage of the event.

Whether he wanted it or not, the Prince of Darkness became a “heavy metal evangelist” and became known as an icon. This masterpiece not only showcases Brad Gillis’s virtuosity, but even more than that, it allows you to fully appreciate the show that changed the world. It’s a record that will show you why Ozzy Osbourne is the Godfather of Metal. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy the best version.

The only official video from the Brad Gillis era is the highest quality version. This is an official pro shot where you can witness a show that transforms the classic songs of the Randy Rhoads era with a unique style that makes full use of arming.

(78:24)
1. Over The Mountain
2. Mr. Crowley
3. Crazy Train
4. Revelation (Mother Earth)
5. Steal Away (The Night)
6. Suicide Solution
7. Guitar Solo
8. Instrumental
9. Drum Solo
10. Goodbye To Romance
11. I Don’t Know
12. Believer
13. Flyin’ High Again
14. Iron Man
15. Children Of The Grave
16. Paranoid