i saw Ozzy in '84 ,Bark at the Moon tour. Black Sabbath is a fuckin' great band. i have a lot of respect for Ozzy because he jus' did his thing. He was jus' a crazy kid from a rough English neighborhood. He could have easily just become an inmate in some assylum or been in 'n' out of jail but rock 'n' roll saved him from all that. He refused to let the world break him down. He carved out his own path in life and anyone who can do that has my respect especially if they can rock like Ozzy. In other words he wasn't some pretty boy picked up by a sony agent and marketed on M.T.V. He's the real deal.
Iron Maiden is also one of my favorite bands, from the ol' days, before i went into str8. i think Bruce Dickinson and the members of Iron Maiden have some legit arguments against the corporate overlords of these festivals. Ticket prices are too high and i see their point concernin' the advantages of GA seating, but they shouldn't be talkin' shit on stage, not against Ozzy or any of Ozzys' "family" anyway.