Jack Black feat. Roman Morello, Yoyoka Soma & Hugo Weiss — Mr Crowley
Jack Black covering Ozzy with Tom Morello's kid on guitar and a teenage drummer who plays like Bonham reincarnated. For charity. Metal doing what metal does best.
Jack Black doing Ozzy. That alone is worth the click. But this is more than a celebrity cover.
Roman Morello on guitar. Yes, Tom Morello’s son. The kid plays like he grew up in a house full of Marshalls. Which he did. His solo on “Mr Crowley” has the precision of someone twice his age. Clean bends, controlled vibrato, and enough fire to make Randy Rhoads nod from wherever he is.
Yoyoka Soma on drums. Teenage drummer from Japan who hits the kit like Bonham and Paice had a kid and that kid decided sleep was optional. Tighter than a snare drum at Wacken. She doesn’t just keep time. She drives the entire performance forward.
Hugo Weiss on keys handles the atmospheric layers. Revel Ian on bass keeps the low end locked. The whole band plays like they’ve been touring together for years. They haven’t. This was part of “Back to the Beginning,” a charity event supporting Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice.
Metal raising money for sick kids. No irony. No angle. Just musicians playing loud and doing good. Jack Black screaming “Mr Crowley” into a microphone while a room full of people lose their minds. That’s the video. That’s enough.