Ozzfest 2006 Report
Disturbed made the show. They ****in' rocked!
Zakk Wyld is a guitar god, but then you already knew that.
System of a Down was awesome.
Hatebreed deserved more respect from the audience, however most were still in line for beer, the rest were already too drunk or stoned to remember where they were.
Ozzy... continues to deteriorate. He spent most of his time trying to jump around like a kangaroo, throw water on the audience, and get them to sing for him. Zakk had to remind him after each song, which one was next. Ozzy sounded ok, but really relied on the audience to sing for him. I saw him at Ozzfest 2003, and the Black Sabbat reunion tour in 98 - he just looks more pathetic each year. Ozzy's set was more like a Zakk Wyld solo with Ozzy interrupting. Zakk's dad went on stage to thank his son, stand there for pics with Zakk's guitar, and just praise Ozzy, blah, blah, blah. Touching, and humorous when his dad seemed to wilt under the weight of the guitar.
Lacuna Coil sounded good, but doing the cover of Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode seemed the wrong choice for their style.
I missed the BLS set on the second stage and kept kicking myself the whole night. They were one of the reasons why I went.
Except for all the political diatribes Draiman had between songs (yeah I know, just listen to their songs) I would recommend a Disturbed concert over Ozzfest - one hour just wasn't enough.
All in all a fun time. Great titty watching, and plenty of friendly fans. Only one fight the whole night - couple of fat guys started moshing on the lawn and got carried away. Some fat prostitute tried to pick me up - she had a face that got mule kicked a few times, plus she was heavier than me. And parking wasn't too bad - though it was five blocks away. Got out of traffic quick enough.
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