Speak of the Devil ( Ozzy Osbourne album ) - wikipedia Speak of the Devil ( Ozzy Osbourne album ) Speak of the Devil Live album by Ozzy Osbourne Released 27 November 1982 Recorded 26 -- 27 September 1982 by Record Plant Mobile Venue The Ritz, New York City Genre Heavy metal Length 70 : 16 Label Jet / Epic Producer Max Norman Ozzy Osbourne chronology Diary of a Madman ( 1981 ) Diary of a Madman 1981 Speak of the Devil ( 1982 ) Bark at the Moon ( 1983 ) Bark at the Moon 1983 Singles from Speak of the Devil `` Paranoid '' / `` Never Say Die '' Released : 1982 `` Symptom of the Universe '' / `` N.I.B. '' Released : 1983 ( UK only ) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Martin Popoff Sounds Speak of the Devil is a live album by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, released on 27 November 1982 as a double album. The album consists entirely of renditions of songs originally recorded by Osbourne 's previous band Black Sabbath. The album was entitled Talk of the Devil in the UK, that being the more commonly expressed idiom there. In the UK, it was the second of four Osbourne albums to attain Silver certification ( 60,000 units sold ) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1983. Contents 1 Background 2 Overview 3 Track listing 4 Video 5 Personnel 5.1 Band members 5.2 Production 6 Charts 6.1 Album 6.2 Singles 7 Certifications 8 References Background In early February 1982, a decision was made by Osbourne 's management and record label to record a live album consisting entirely of songs he had recorded in the 1970s with Black Sabbath. Several factors led to this decision. Sabbath 's publishing deal with their previous management had recently expired ; by re-recording these songs all the songwriters ( including Osbourne ) would benefit from the publishing royalties. Additionally, Jet Records had cut a distribution deal with CBS Records which saw the small label stand to make a sizeable profit. Business decisions aside, Sabbath was readying its own live album release and Osbourne wanted his album in stores first. `` We were both going through our own miseries, '' recalled Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler. `` We could n't afford not to release Live Evil and Ozzy was forced into making Speak of the Devil. '' The plan to record an album of Sabbath covers was not met with enthusiasm by Osbourne 's band. Guitarist Randy Rhoads and drummer Tommy Aldridge refused to participate, feeling that they had established themselves as recording artists and such an album would be a step backwards professionally. They shared their feelings with bassist Rudy Sarzo ; though Sarzo was n't completely comfortable refusing to participate, he chose to stand with his bandmates and the trio informed manager Sharon Arden of their decision. Though Sharon took the news reasonably well, Osbourne was furious. He responded by going on what Sarzo described as `` the worst drinking binges I had ever witnessed '' and his relationship with Rhoads never fully recovered. It was during this tumultuous period that Osbourne was infamously arrested for drunkenly urinating on the Alamo. Several hours before the Alamo incident, he drunkenly fired the entire band ( including Rhoads ), though later had no memory of doing so. Osbourne frequently confronted Rhoads on the tour bus and taunted him with claims that the likes of Frank Zappa and Gary Moore were willing to replace him. Osbourne 's unstable and confrontational behavior soon convinced Rhoads to leave the band. He grudgingly agreed to perform on the live album but would depart after fulfilling his contractual obligations to Jet Records, which consisted of one more studio album and subsequent tour. Overview The original plan was to record the album at Toronto 's Maple Leaf Gardens with Rhoads. The show, complete with half - naked girls on the stage in what manager Sharon anticipated would be `` the greatest rock spectacle ever '', would also be videotaped and released for the burgeoning home video market. These plans all crumbled upon Rhoads ' sudden death weeks later. The album sleeve states that it was recorded at The Ritz in New York on 26 and 27 September 1982, during the Speak of the Devil Tour, however all tracks with the exception of `` Sabbath Bloody Sabbath '' were taken from the 27 September concert as verified against the soundboard recordings of both performances which exist as bootleg recordings. `` Sabbath Bloody Sabbath '' was not played at either of the Ritz concerts. Album producer Max Norman stated in 2007 that due to a limited budget, he had Osbourne perform an entire show in the afternoon ( of which day he was n't clear ) with no audience. That performance was recorded in the event that the actual live performance that night was not of suitable quality for release. `` At least we 've got a choice and we 'll have more material to draw from '', he said. According to Norman, the finished album features three songs from that performance with crowd noise later added in post-production. Though Norman did not specifically identify which tracks he was referring to, he said `` If you got nothing to do for a couple of days you could just lie there and listen to them in the headphones and figure out which songs had the real audience and which ones did n't. '' This is the only official Osbourne recording to feature Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis, who had temporarily stepped in for the recently deceased Randy Rhoads following Bernie Tormé 's brief stint in the band. Gillis did tour with Osbourne during this time period, and the group also played material from Osbourne 's first two solo albums during this tour. A double album, Speak of the Devil represents the fulfillment of a contractual obligation, as Osbourne owed Jet Records two more records. Osbourne has publicly renounced the album, stating that it was only released to satisfy his contractual obligation. At the time, a live album featuring guitarist Randy Rhoads was being prepared, but it was scrapped indefinitely upon Rhoads 's sudden death in a March 1982 plane crash. Speak of the Devil was hastily recorded and released in its place. The planned live album featuring Rhoads ' work would eventually be released five years later in 1987, entitled Tribute. Though they had been full - time members of Osbourne 's band for some time, this is Osbourne 's first album to feature bassist Rudy Sarzo ( who left to rejoin Quiet Riot less than a month later ) and drummer Tommy Aldridge. The duo had been credited on the 1981 Diary of a Madman album but did not actually play on it. Guitarist Gillis would also soon depart to rejoin Night Ranger. Bob Daisley, who had performed as bassist on both of Osbourne 's previous studio albums, would return in that role, while Jake E. Lee would replace Gillis on Osbourne 's next studio album, 1983 's Bark at the Moon. Speak of the Devil 's gatefold includes multiple photos of a member of Osbourne 's road crew ( who took part in the stage show by bringing the vocalist drinks between songs ) who suffered from dwarfism and who the vocalist nicknamed `` Ronnie '', a joke aimed at Ronnie James Dio. Dio had replaced Osbourne as Black Sabbath 's lead vocalist and stood only 5 ' 4 '' tall. Speak of the Devil was released one month before Osbourne 's former band, Black Sabbath, released their own live album entitled Live Evil, a situation which contributed to a growing rivalry between the two camps. In the US, sales of Speak of the Devil were much better than those of Live Evil, while in the UK it was Live Evil which attained the higher chart - placing : figures on ultimate sales are not widely available. The original CD release of Speak of the Devil omitted the song `` Sweet Leaf '', presumably due to time constraints. It was, however, reinstated for the 1995 reissue of the album. Track listing All songs written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Side one No. Title Original album Length 1. `` Symptom of the Universe '' Sabotage ( 1975 ) 5 : 41 2. `` Snowblind '' Vol. 4 ( 1972 ) 4 : 56 3. `` Black Sabbath '' Black Sabbath ( 1970 ) 6 : 04 Side two No. Title Original Album Length 4. `` Fairies Wear Boots '' Paranoid ( 1970 ) 6 : 33 5. `` War Pigs '' Paranoid 8 : 35 6. `` The Wizard '' Black Sabbath 4 : 43 Side three No. Title Original Album Length 1. `` N.I.B. '' Black Sabbath 5 : 35 2. `` Sweet Leaf '' Master of Reality ( 1971 ) 5 : 55 3. `` Never Say Die '' Never Say Die ! ( 1978 ) 4 : 18 Side four No. Title Original Album Length 4. `` Sabbath Bloody Sabbath '' Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ( 1973 ) 5 : 34 5. `` Iron Man '' / `` Children of the Grave '' Paranoid / Master of Reality 9 : 12 6. `` Paranoid '' Paranoid 3 : 10 Video A Japan - only official release video also entitled Speak of the Devil has been available since the early 1980s. This video release has no relation to the album of the same name, consisting of Osbourne 's early solo material with a handful of Black Sabbath numbers. This video release features an outdoor live performance recorded on 23 June 1982, at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre with the same backing band as the album. The recording was done by MTV and originally broadcast on the cable network on October 31, 1982, under the title `` MTV Halloween Live From Irvine ''. Being an outdoor show, there was insufficient haze from the fog machines to reflect the laser light show, and thus they were n't used ; the lasers seen in the final edit were added later in post-production. On 16 July, 1982, the band gathered at Jet Records ' offices in Los Angeles to watch the final edit. Osbourne was unhappy with the laser show and stormed out of the room. Bassist Sarzo later observed him drunkenly slashing the producer 's tires in the parking lot. This video was finally released in the US in DVD format on 17 July 2012 from Eagle Rock Entertainment. Following its US release, this DVD has been met with positive responses. William Clark of Guitar International said, `` Everything from the stage sets, to the action on stage and the powerful Ozzy persona make this live performance, in a word, fantastic ''. Personnel Band members Ozzy Osbourne - vocals Brad Gillis - guitar Rudy Sarzo - bass Tommy Aldridge - drums Production Max Norman - producer, engineer, mixing at Record Plant Studios, New York Chuck Weisner - live sound Tim Young - mastering Charts Album Year Chart Position 1982 UK Albums Chart 21 RPM100 Albums ( Canada ) 10 Billboard 200 ( USA ) 14 Singles Year Single Chart Position `` Paranoid '' Mainstream Rock ( USA ) 25 `` Iron Man '' / `` Children of the Grave '' Mainstream Rock ( USA ) 32 `` Symptom of the Universe '' UK Singles Chart 100 Certifications Country Organization Year Sales USA RIAA Platinum ( + 1,000,000 ) Canada CRIA Gold ( + 50,000 ) UK BPI Silver ( + 60,000 ) References Jump up ^ Franck, John. `` Ozzy Osbourne - Speak of the Devil review ''. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2012. Jump up ^ Popoff, Martin ( 1 November 2005 ). The Collector 's Guide to Heavy Metal : Volume 2 : The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada : Collector 's Guide Publishing. 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Retrieved 11 September 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Ozzy Osbourne Official Charts ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Top Albums / CDs - Volume 37, No. 24, February 12, 1983 ''. Library and Archives Canada. 12 February 1983. Retrieved 31 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Speak of the Devil Billboard Albums ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 31 October 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Speak of the Devil Billboard Singles ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 31 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` RIAA Searchable Database - Search : Ozzy Osbourne ''. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Gold Platinum Search for Ozzy Osbourne ''. Music Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2015. 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'' Featured singles `` Close My Eyes Forever '' `` Shake Your Head '' `` Therapy '' `` Stillborn '' `` Changes '' `` Crucify the Dead '' Other songs `` Hellraiser '' `` Suicide Solution '' Concert tours Blizzard of Ozz Tour Diary of a Madman Tour Speak of the Devil Tour Bark at the Moon Tour The Ultimate Sin Tour No Rest for the Wicked Tour Theatre of Madness Tour No More Tours Tour Retirement Sucks Tour The Ozzman Cometh Tour Ozzfest Ozzfest lineups by year Scream World Tour Ozzy and Friends Tour No More Tours II Former band members Guitarists Randy Rhoads Bernie Tormé Brad Gillis Jake E. 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Question: who played guitar on speak of the devil
Answer: Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis