Ozzy hosts an early Halloween party
By Patrick MacDonald
Seattle Times music critic
Halloween came early for the packed-to-the-rafters crowd at Ozzy Osbourne's show last night at KeyArena. Many came to the crazy, wild and bone-rattlingly loud party in pasty ghoulish makeup, witchy-woman weeds, skeletal masks, black T-shirts or hoodies with skull and crossbones, and other scary get-ups.
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He played Sabbath songs, several cuts from his outstanding new album, "Black Rain," and classics from his solo career. Every song was highlighted by the speedy, intricate, muscular guitar work of
Zakk Wylde, who roamed the stage in clodhopper boots, leather kilt and motorcycle jacket, his enormous thatch of blond hair and long, ponytailed beard flying as he bobbed his head to the beat.
The crowd loved Wylde almost as much as Ozzy, especially when he fell, or collapsed from exhaustion, and just kept playing on the floor,
as two roadies (in matching leather kilts) hovered over him looking concerned. When he leaped up, the place went nuts.
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