The Crazy Train Is Decommissioned - First Things

The Crazy Train Is Decommissioned - First Things

John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne’s farewell show, performed on July 5, was explicitly patriarchal. His musical descendants—“hard” groups like Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, and two supergroups led by Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello—performed at the benefit concert, held near Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham and titled “Back to the Beginning.” More groups and artists, including Def Leppard, Billy Idol, and Marilyn Manson, filmed trib…