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| OZZFEST 7 July 2001, Nisson Pavillion, Bristow VA by Chris Chrislip |
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| OK, you guys, I have now (five days later) fully recuperated from this huge party I went to called the OZZFEST. Damn, was I drunk!! We arrived at the show at 11:00AM, but, of course we had to get tanked before we went in so we sat in the parking lot for 3 hours sipping (and I use the term loosely) on some brew. I thought that by 2:00 there would be no line. OK, so I'm naive. The damn line was about 200 sweating, drunken rockers long. Anyway, we finally made it to the main stage at about 3:00, bought some ten-dollar beers and found our places on the lawn. To my dismay, Zakk and the boys from BLS were already on stage. The bastards weren't supposed to play until 3:50, but I guess the crowd was calling. I caught their last two songs and let me tell you, ladies and gents, Zakk's guitar fucking screams! He made all the other guitarists on stage that day look like amateurs, with the exception, of course, of Tony Iommi, but I'll get to that later. Next on the agenda was Crazy Town. What a let-down. I just want to know who put these morons on a rock bill. If I want to listen to rap I'll just borrow a CD from the kids, dammit. I could bash them for hours, but I'll refrain. Disturbed literally took the stage from the rappers and we were back at a rock show. They were a good appetizer for the rockfeast to come. I'm not familiar with their stuff, but I was enthralled just the same. Then came Linkin Park. These guys can jam and they are very popular here in the States. Their set was was an excellent crowd-motivator.. I was feeling the beer and dancing with the rest of the lushes, but I did manage to keep my 160-lb. ass out of the mosh pit that day. Last time I was stupid enough to get in one of those things the security goons had to drag me out so I wouldn't get crushed. I think I missed the next band, Papa Roach. We went to get something to eat and Cindy decided she was going to climb the pseudo-rock tower they had on the sidelines. Trashed, she was, but didn't even slip. She made it to the top, won a CD, and was the main attraction for about 10 minutes. Of course, I could hear Papa Roach in the background. I wasn't paying much attention, but they didn't annoy me. Slipknot was up next. What a bunch of freaks!!! I know some of you guys like them so I won't bash them too badly. One question for you Slipknot fans: Are the vocals supposed to sound like that or is that guy suffering from throat cancer? Someone should put a "Slipknot" around his damned neck. If they would lose the masks and hire someone with a voice they might be good. Marilyn Manson!!!! Now THAT was a good show! I never really listened to this freak either, but he knows how to please a crowd. The band was excellent, the lights were amazing, and Marilyn had the crowd going. The mosh pits kept getting closer and closer. The last show, the reason most of the crowd was there, was the one and only Ozzy Osborne with his old crew, Black Sabbath. What can I say??? Amazing? Superb? Incredible? I say in-fucking-describable!! Iommi was in rare form. I mean the old geezer was losin' his mind on that guitar. And you all know that the Ozzman loves his fans and lets them know it. He played the crowd like the pro that he is. We even got the old "Let me see your fucking cigarette lighters!". All in all it was a great concert. I wish you guys could have been there. Next Festival: Rolling Rock Town Fair-Aug. 4 STP, Live, Staind, Deftones, Incubus,Tantric, etc. DudeNews will get the exclusive story. I'll try to pace myself with the brewskis. Well, maybe. |
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