tedeeoo wrote:Didn't say I was avid, I asked Ian why he liked Belgium so much. Other places just interest me that's all.
sorry dude you misunderstand ...its not belgium itself its what the eu are doing to our country ....sorry to go off subject, i was having a gentle dig at how their laws affect us butthats not for here
"Trigger" wrote "As a collector of Ozzy audio for almost 30 years I find it odd that if they played all these shows on mainland Europe in late 1981, why didnt more than one get recorded?
The buzz around Ozzy was huge at the time so why has so little surfaced. Has antbody checked how many Saxon shows from this tour are availabe as boots? becuase chances are if Saxon were recorded so was Ozzy! "
Trigger, it could be worth noting that Saxon recorded their live album 'The Eagle Has Landed' (great album BTW) on some of these European dates in addition to Hammersmith. So, a mobile studio was following Saxon around for at least a few of these dates. Wonder if they recorded the opening act as well?
Another bit of trivia: Saxon went into the Musikladen TV studio in Bremen to film several songs in early November. I'm a bit surprised that Ozzy wasn't filmed or recorded by anyone in Europe apart from Offenbach. I know that the Australian band, Rose Tattoo, toured the UK and Germany in 1981 also, and 2 proshot concerts have surfaced from those tours. And the Tatts had a lower profile than Ozzy....
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If I have to be a geek then a 'RR geek' is OK by me
Mozart 82 is right:
Rudy's book says they played on:
November 5-Hamburg
6-Wolfsburg
8-Koln
9-Offenbach
10-Saarbruchen
11-Karlsrube
12-Bosenburf
They visited France but played no shows, left on November 18 to return to England.
7 shows cancelled: 3 in Germany, and the rest were Geneva-22nd, Streburg-23rd, Paris-24th and Lille-25th.
Cologne she'll wear silver and americard, She'll drive a beetle car and beat you down at cool Canasta. And when the clothes are strewn don't be afraid of the room touch the fullness of her breast feel the love of her caress she will be your living end.
The drummer in my band is close friends with Nigel Glocker from Saxon,who was on that tour!,will try and get some info from him about those gigs they did together,maybe some new tales from the road,hardly any info reported from anyone on that tour so might be interesting!.Will post anything our drummer can get out of Nigel.
singerman71 wrote:The drummer in my band is close friends with Nigel Glocker from Saxon,who was on that tour!,will try and get some info from him about those gigs they did together,maybe some new tales from the road,hardly any info reported from anyone on that tour so might be interesting!.Will post anything our drummer can get out of Nigel.
This would mae very interesting reading! where are you based S71?
Cologne she'll wear silver and americard, She'll drive a beetle car and beat you down at cool Canasta. And when the clothes are strewn don't be afraid of the room touch the fullness of her breast feel the love of her caress she will be your living end.
Trigger wrote:As a collector of Ozzy audio for almost 30 years I find it odd that if they played all these shows on mainland Europe in late 1981, why didnt more than one get recorded?
The buzz around Ozzy was huge at the time so why has so little surfaced. Has antbody checked how many Saxon shows from this tour are availabe as boots? becuase chances are if Saxon were recorded so was Ozzy!
This period in Randy's history is the area we know least about.
Yeah that would be very interesting. I remember Saxon's guitarist Graham Oliver having jammed with Randy and having alot of admiration for the guy. Randy had time for all the guys in the bands that Ozzy toured with. Budgie's John Thomas being another guy who was a very good friend. I wonder if he is still in PM's docu ?.
I live in Worthing,west sussex.Nigel lives in Hove near Brighton I believe..about half an hour away.Ive just text our drummer to find out if Nigel is up for a few questions,and be interesting to see if he has any memory of that tour,I understand he had only just joined Saxon and had just 2 days to learn their set,as their drummer had been injured!You never know Nigel might just have some photos.Will keep you all posted.
God i'm embaressed,this is my first post and ive been a member for ages..bloody lurker!!
