Ozzy Osborne brought his Blizzard of Oz tour to New York City’s Palladium in May, 1981 with the legendary Motorhead opening. Unbelievably, Ozzy might have eclipsed his former Black Sabbath band mates with his heavy metal mayhem despite Sabbath bringing Ronnie James Dio into the fold to keep the band going with a new twist. Somehow, each project worked and heavy metal fans got to enjoy the best of both worlds in the early 80’s. The bizarre untimely passing of Randy Rhodes derailed Ozzy’s momentum for a time afterward, and a live tribute album to the deceased lead guitar legend followed, but Osborne continued to persevere through the years while Ronnie James would eventually put together his self titled band Dio which had successes of its own.

Over the Mountain

Rock on!

GQ