Noisecreep spoke with legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) about the upcoming DVD release of OZZY OSBOURNE's concert film Speak Of The Devil. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

Noisecreep: Rudy, the Speak of the Devil show was special, wasn't it?

Sarzo: "It really was. I've been looking forward to watching this since seeing the initial broadcast on Halloween in 1982. It was filmed in Southern California so it was a kind of hometown gig for all of us in the band because we all lived in the L.A. area. And of course, what makes it really special is that the person we are playing for, although he is not there in body, is truly present with us. You feel it."

Noisecreep: Explain that, Rudy.

Sarzo: "It's something I talk about in the liner notes. This particular show was really about capturing something unique. Rarely do you see a band doing a video where the main character or performer is not there. Randy Rhoads is missing - but we were all playing in the spirit of Randy. Every performance that happened after the crash was basically leading us all through the steps of grieving - every single one. And so by the time we were doing that last show, it was a celebration - purely a celebration of Randy Rhoads. By that night we had reached a truly special level and so to have it captured so professionally is very exciting for all of us. And remember, this was really the last tour that featured so much from Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, which Ozzy wrote with Randy. So all of the music that's featured is very special, too."

Noisecreep: And you say that for Ozzy, it was a special time as well.

Sarzo: "He was going solo at the time of this DVD. I don't think he ever meant to become a solo performer - he's very much about being in a band – his band becomes his crew and his family. He was not even married to Sharon yet at the time of this video- they would be married the next month. I used to live with them, on the road, off the road, and they were just wonderful with me, Ozzy and Sharon. So yes, it's a unique era for Ozzy as well."

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Speak Of The Devil will be released on July 17 via Eagle Rock Entertainment in North America. This show was filmed at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in California on June 12, 1982 as part of the delayed continuation of the Diary Of A Madman tour following the tragic death of Randy Rhoads a few months earlier. The audio has been digitally restored and remastered and is now available in DTS and Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound for the first time. Speak Of The Devil includes the classics 'Mr Crowley', 'Over The Mountain', 'Crazy Train', 'Flying High Again', 'Iron Man','Paranoid', 'Goodbye To Romance' and many more

The concert is a perfect snapshot of Ozzy Osbourne’s live performances in the eighties with dramatic staging and masses of energy with a setlist based around his first two solo albums and a few Black Sabbath classics. The line-up for this show features Ozzy Osbourne (vocals); Don Airey (keyboards); Tommy Aldridge (drums); Brad Gillis (guitar) and Rudy Sarzo (bass).

Speak Of The Devil tracklisting:

'Over The Mountain'

'Mr. Crowley'

'Crazy Train'

'Revelation (Mother Earth)'

'Steal Away (The Night)'

'Suicide Solution'

Guitar / Drum Solo

'Goodbye To Romance'

'I Don’t Know'

'Believer'

'Flying High Again'

'Iron Man'

'Children Of The Grave'

'Paranoid'