Live at Budokan (Ozzy Osbourne album)

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Live at Budokan
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Live album by
Released25 June 2002
Recorded15 February 2002
Venue Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Heavy metal
Length66:27
Label Epic
Producer Thom Panunzio, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Down to Earth
(2001)
Live at Budokan
(2002)
The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
(2003)
Live at Budokan
Video by
Released25 June 2002
Recorded15 February 2002
Venue Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Heavy metal
Length84 min (approx.) (concert) / 36 minutes (approx.) (documentary)
Label Epic
Director Jeb Brien
Producer Jeb Brien, Sharon Osbourne, Allen Kelman
Ozzy Osbourne video chronology
Gets Me Through
(2001)
Live at Budokan
(2002)
The Essential
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Live at Budokan is a CD/DVD combination released by heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne on 25 June 2002. It was recorded at the Nippon Budokan on 15 February 2002 in Tokyo, Japan.

Contents

The DVD is largely shot in widescreen, except for the drum cam behind Mike Bordin that is pointed towards the audience, which is shot in 4:3. The picture format is standard 4:3 aspect, with letterboxing for all of the widescreen shots. The DVD also contains bonus The Osbournes styled features.

Also, the DVD features the song "Suicide Solution" and Zakk Wylde's accompanying guitar solo. Running in excess of 13 minutes, this track was cut from the CD version because of time restraints.

Track listings

CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Know" Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley 5:51
2."That I Never Had"Osbourne, Joe Holmes, Robert Trujillo, Marti Frederiksen 4:12
3."Believer"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Lee Kerslake 4:56
4."Junkie"Osbourne, Holmes, Trujillo, Frederiksen4:16
5."Mr. Crowley"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley6:44
6."Gets Me Through"Osbourne, Tim Palmer 4:15
7."No More Tears"Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Mike Inez, Randy Castillo, John Purdell 7:13
8."I Don't Want to Change the World"Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Lemmy Kilmister 4:14
9."Road to Nowhere"Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo5:52
10."Crazy Train"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley5:56
11."Mama, I'm Coming Home"Osbourne, Wylde, Lemmy4:37
12."Bark at the Moon"Osbourne, Jake E. Lee, Daisley4:29
13."Paranoid"Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward 3:49
Total length:1:06:24

DVD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Know" Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley 5:44
2."That I Never Had"Osbourne, Joe Holmes, Robert Trujillo, Marti Frederiksen 4:23
3."Believer"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Lee Kerslake 5:27
4."Junkie"Osbourne, Holmes, Trujillo, Frederiksen4:33
5."Mr. Crowley"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley6:57
6."Gets Me Through"Osbourne, Tim Palmer 5:19
7."Suicide Solution"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley13:33
8."No More Tears"Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Mike Inez, Randy Castillo, John Purdell 7:35
9."I Don't Want to Change the World"Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Lemmy Kilmister 4:11
10."Road to Nowhere"Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo6:09
11."Crazy Train"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley6:05
12."Mama, I'm Coming Home"Osbourne, Wylde, Lemmy5:06
Encores
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Bark at the Moon"Osbourne, Jake E. Lee, Daisley5:12
14."Paranoid"Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward 4:02
Total length:1:24:23

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 55
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 45
US Billboard 200 [7] 70

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Live at Budokan by Ozzy Osbourne
Chart (2002)Position
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [8] 71

Certifications

Video
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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