“Cut that long hair, you seem p …”. A disastrous phrase that hundreds of young Argentines- or perhaps around the world- heard in the 1980s, in times where to have long hair was synonymous with “Anti male”or worse, of subversive that deserved an indelible punishment. That founding generation of Heavy metal He copied the image that came from England. Today, the metal growers feel the game, but we do not say goodbye to Ozzy Osbourne. On the contrary: we thank you.
In just over a decade, John Michael Osbourne He became a teenager with police and behavior problems off in The largest frontman of all time. And there will be those who remember Mick Jaggerbut come on, if the Rolling Stones made a pact with the devil, Ozzy was the representative of Satan on earth. He Prince of darknesssaid the myth come true.
The stories of drugs, alcohol, the decapitation of bats and the chances of aspiring ants and even urine were told many times. Inacabable tours, of revolt, of legends that bind with tales of the crypt. All that will remain in thousands of pages, but the truly eternal will not be the anecdotes, but the abstractly tangible: The culture of heavy metal, a resistance and belonging movement as few.
When in February 1970 the album “was published”Black Sabbath”, The terror invaded the world. The first theme, homonym (because it was necessary to insist: band, debut album and opening song were called the same), opened with the clandestine Triton -the interval of the devil that the Church had banned from the Middle Ages and then collected the blues As a musical base- it invited fear, chills. And from there nothing was the same. It was the formal creation of heavy metal.
But the hardest genre of rock swarmed since a while before, when Tony IommiBlack Sabbath guitarist, suffered an accident and lost the two fingertips, which is why the tuning of his guitar had to lower a tone and a half so that the prostheses he used would not cause pain. Thus, the heavy sound was defined. The letters that denounced the war, the injustices and the suffering of the post Second War generation in the Birmingham manufacturing were born from the heart of the interpreters.
There was only the image of the hordes of evil, with leather, studs and the most aggressive clothes that could be found in the closet, which was Judas Priest a decade later, in a reinterpretation of what was gestated by the formation led by Osbourne, which over time took licenses to make fun of those who were encouraged to discuss it.
The constant that after almost six decades shared the metalmen around the world is a unique condition, regardless of social class, language or age. It is belonging to a despised and misunderstood movement, in which or you are rare for long hair, or you are evil, diabolical and to fear for dressing in black. There are no average terms. “Be careful, look how you wear”. But Clothing identifies, does not define.
What many do not remember, or simply ignore, is that the unwavering rebellion of IOMMI itself became the resistant attitude of Ozzy, which mocked all those who accused him of being a acolyte of Belcebú- who knows, perhaps it was- and during much of the 80 America And to laugh even more, I wore covered, colored shields and even made up. It was a message to all his followers: be what they want to be and do not listen to the unfounded criticisms.
In Argentina, the protomethars began to travel a difficult road to the mid -70s, when Black Sabbath already flirted with separation. It was with the appearance of Riff They unleashed their madness. Targeted by the media and circles of power, thousands of boys found in the recitals of the electrifying band of Pappo A redoubt of freedom and enjoyment. The appearance, again, was a symptom of discrimination and stigmatization.
And poor of those who think that heavy metal (the memory is also worth Ricardo Iorio) It’s just noise and anger. Of course, it is the conversion of internal rabies product of an unfair system in notes, but it is also a genre that brings together various styles ranging from the bases of blues, extreme rock to the technique of classical music. Johann Sebastian Bachsyndicated as the greatest of all time, it was always a figure of inspiration.
Ozzy’s last great humorous sketch arrived with his reality, in which he showed that, despite his beliefs, his look and his songs, he could also have a luxurious life. Being a metal does not imply accepting the toughest terms and conditions of life; It is a style in itself regardless of the economic or social issue: the heavy sister, accompanies and inspires equally, without archaic purisms.
After almost 60 years, some prejudices were forgotten, but not all. In fact, over time it was understood that music did not condition a human being. It is enough as proof when in the 80s, during the absurd satanic panic From the US, several Rockstars had to appear before the justice accused of being responsible for evil on the planet. Just during the Cold war And in the northern giant …
Osbourne was the godfather of Heavy Metal, the spiritual leader of a movement as strong as questioned, but with proud and faithful members. The darkness will now have their prince, and on this side of the line, the hosts defend a unique legacy with cape and sword. But attention, that the metalmen do not say goodbye to their majesty. On the contrary, we keep it more alive than ever. “Life is wonderful”he sang in Desire. We thank you and honor you, Ozzy.
Source: Ambito
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
