NFL Loves Ozzy

Happy Halloween MetalMortals,
Yesterday, I attended a football contest between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit. Why, you wonder, is Tommy Knocker writing about a football game? The answer is of course, at any NFL game across this great country of ours you will at some point during the game hear the familiar and beautiful sounds of Randy Rhoads' guitar and Ozzy's voice over the PA system.

On Sunday, we were treated to Black Sabbath's Paranoid during the first half and Ozzy's Over the Mountain during the second half. While almost anyone who knows Ozzy and Black Sabbath knows Paranoid, the Over the Mountain track from the Diary of a Madman album is one of Ozzy's best songs. The drum roll to start the song is very unique and powerful and Randy's guitar solo is one of my favorites.