Ozzy Osbourne: Speak of the Devil - Blu-ray Forum

PietSchwan · 07-19-2012, 10:57 PM

Just picked this up today.

It's a 1982 concert at Irvine Meadows, with Brad Gillis on guitar. Mostly songs from "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman".

Picture quality is kinda crappy. Could see the interlacing artifacts on the screen.

Overall sound quality is decent for a 30 year old live concert.

But the bass guitar sounds like it's played slightly out of tune in a few songs, such as in the song "Believer".

A minor quibble, but not a deal breaker, is that Brad Gillis plays some of the guitar solos somewhat different than the original Randy Rhodes versions, such as in the song "I Don't Know". Gillis' playing style sounds more straightforward than Rhodes.

Best track I liked was the instrumental interludes after "Suicide Solution".

Lemmy Lugosi · 07-20-2012, 02:40 PM

The 5.1 mix on this set is, by itself, worth the price of admission.

I've had this in various bootleg iterations through the years, and this is the best the video will ever look, I'm sure. But, the sound quality? Pretty killer for a deeeep catalog release with limited appeal, if you ask me. I'd only heard it previously in mono and two-channel stereo.

Even though it's just on DVD, the audio quality makes it well worth the $.

07-19-2012, 10:57 PM	#1
PietSchwan Member Member since:Jan 2012	Ozzy Osbourne: Speak of the Devil Just picked this up today. It's a 1982 concert at Irvine Meadows, with Brad Gillis on guitar. Mostly songs from "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman". Picture quality is kinda crappy. Could see the interlacing artifacts on the screen. Overall sound quality is decent for a 30 year old live concert. But the bass guitar sounds like it's played slightly out of tune in a few songs, such as in the song "Believer". A minor quibble, but not a deal breaker, is that Brad Gillis plays some of the guitar solos somewhat different than the original Randy Rhodes versions, such as in the song "I Don't Know". Gillis' playing style sounds more straightforward than Rhodes. Best track I liked was the instrumental interludes after "Suicide Solution".

07-20-2012, 02:40 PM	#2
Lemmy Lugosi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2010 Location:In a vault full of electric guitars and Batarangs. Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:8	The 5.1 mix on this set is, by itself, worth the price of admission. I've had this in various bootleg iterations through the years, and this is the best the video will ever look, I'm sure. But, the sound quality? Pretty killer for a deeeep catalog release with limited appeal, if you ask me. I'd only heard it previously in mono and two-channel stereo. Even though it's just on DVD, the audio quality makes it well worth the $.

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