Reunion Tour & OzzFest '99

 My brother and I arrived around 12:30 and walked up to the 2nd stage to catch Drain STH.  Check them out if
 you get there early enough.  Four very attractive women kicking out some pretty good tunes.  The 2nd stage
 crowd was going crazy at this point with moshing and surfing.  I'm not quit into that stuff but I did help support
 several of the surfers while protecting my self from kicks to the head.
 
 Next we went down to the main stage area to check out our seats.  System of a Down was playing.  They were
 OK.  They have a little of that RAP quality to their stuff that I really do not care for.  Godsmack was good but I
 can't honestly remember much about their show.
 
 We spent the next couple of hours walking around, drinking and talking to friends we ran into.  The Never
 Never land area was basically the same as previous years.  The only thing that really disappointed me was
 that a lot of the Sabbath merchandise was exactly the same as from the Reunion tour this past Winter.  They
 were selling the exact same Green Reunion shirt that I bought the Dayton show.  It even had the same tour
 schedule on the back.  So the current Ozzfest shows weren't listed on it.  And this shirt that I thought was going
 to be little unique at this show was being bought and worn by a bunch of people.  The program was also the
 same.  Maybe they're just trying to get rid of some left overs at these early shows? Please let me know if they
 start selling an actual '99 Ozzfest program at any of the future shows.
 
 We got back to the main stage just as Primus was finishing.  I've never been able to get into them.  I walked
 out when they played at Lollapalooza a few years ago because I really didn't care for them.  But one of the guys
 I was sitting with watched their whole set and said he liked them.  So I guess if you like them then they put on
 a good show.  I'll try harder next time.
 
 Slayer was pretty good.  I don't have any of their CD's.  I think I have an old album in the closet though?  They
 were pretty much what I expected. Deftones were kind of boring.
 
 Rob Zombie kicked ass.  I once saw White Zombie several years ago.  I remember thinking back then that
 they were pretty good for the first 15 minutes but then that disco-rythm beat starts to get really repetitive and
 annoying.  This Ozzfest show was a hell of a lot better.  The shorter set list my of had something to do with
 that.  He really had the crowd going. F-F-Fire FIRE.... Yeah!
 
 Then the Hollowed gathering of forces that bind that which we know as "Heavy Music" assembled before our
 eyes.  As the lights went down the air raid sirens started warning us of the onslaught to come.  "Generals
 gathered in their masses.."  Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill.  The Sab four. The masters of reality.  The reason
 we're here.  My favorite band.
 
 We had seats in the middle section that were a little more that 3/4's up. From our position the band sounded
 great.  This was my 15th time seeing Ozzy and he sounded really good this night.  I really never noticed his
 voice cracking during any part of the show.  The band was really tight. Geezer kicked the night into gear with a
 killer intro to N.I.B.  His name was Lucifer and I took his hand!  Fairies Wear Boots is one of my favorite tracks
 and they really did it justice.  Bill really shined during the beginning of this song.  All night for that matter.
 There appeared to be a lot of improvement in his playing since the February Dayton show and especially the
 Reunion CD, Birmingham shows.  We all love you Bill!
 
 I am not quite sure about the exact running order of the middle part of the set list.  I think it was after Electric
 Funeral that Tony did a short solo with Ozzy standing next to him.  Ozzy was praising him and getting the crowd
 to scream for Tony.  I believe that led into Snowblind and then Dirty Women.  Actually, DW is one of my favorite
 tracks.  Sorry Raddion.  That song really gets me going and kicks my ass.  I don't understand why some
 people don't like it?  Everyone around us seemed to enjoy it.  Ozzy asked if anyone still smoked dope.  And
 seeing as how Marijuana is one of the major food groups in Tennessee, he got a more than enthusiastic
 response. Sweetleaf, oh yea baby...
 
 Ironman and Children of the Grave got really good response from the crowd. The Supernaut tease was just
 that.  A major TEASE!  Aside from that, I really liked how they remained true to the original songs.
 
 Then they went into Paranoid and I knew it was almost over.  It seems as though these four guys were made
 to play together.  It is inconceivable that this tour will be the end of this.  I suspect that the impact that they will
 make on the people who witness this tour will not remain dormant.  People that never really paid attention to
 the Sabs before will BE made aware of what laid the foundation of all modern heavy music.  The demand will
 be there in the future for these guys to perform live.  There really is something special and magic about them.
 
 All this was my own opinion, of course.