@@georgiahughes6404 Crowley didn't found the Illuminati (which totally doesn't exist, promise!), he founded the OTO, the EGC, and the philosophy of Thelema, but he was already deep in the AA and GD, so really he just grew a couple more heads on the hydra.. He most certainly was 'interesting', total asshole too though. Say can what you Will about him, most great rock artists have drawn inspiration from Crowley's work, and that to me, is magick!
No doubt about it, Eddie Van Halen is my favorite guitarist of all time the goat in my opinion. R. I. P. E. V. H. And R. I. P. Randy Rhoads. Their up in heaven playing together right now as we speak.
The intro was Gothic like that because the song is about Aleister Crowley who was the godfather of what we think of as the modern occult. He dabbled in black magik and dark rituals. He was labeled the most wicked man alive. You can see and hear about him throughout rock and roll music. He is one of the famous people on the cover of the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
Randy was such a tiny little guy that guitar looks huge in his hands. He had more talent in his little hands than I have in my whole body. R.I.P. Randy
Ever notice that some of the smallest guys in rock and metal are (or were) some of the most talented? Singers - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden, 5'6"), Ronnie James Dio (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, 5'4"), Klaus Meine (Scorpions, 5'4"). Guitarists - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy, 5'7"), Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom, 5'8"), Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish, 5'3"), Angus Young (AC/DC, 5'2").
He would have been one of the absolute best had he lived. He, like Eddie Van Halen, was inventing the techniques that all of the other guys would later use to become the absolute shredders. Had he had more time on this Earth he would have dominated with both technical prowess and his musicality. Most shredders have notes and technique yet lack the music, which is the most important part.
The song was about Allister Crowley who held seances for the rich society folks back in the early 1900's. You should check out Randy Rhoads classical guitar on "Diary Of A Madman" song. Diary of a madman was based on a scary Vincent Price movie from the 60's with the same name.
Randy was not only a great player, he taught Ozzy how to become a better singer and songwriter. He was an extremely gifted musician who (along with Sharon) not only saved Ozzy’s life and career, but made him bigger than Black Sabbath.
Indeed. That’s the dude that captured my preteen heart and admiration. I wore a shirt with Randy on it almost every day for about 2 years after he died. I wore it until my parents made me retire it because they could see straight through it. Then it became my nightgown. When when I got married my husband made me retire it. 🤨 I should have kept Randy and got rid of that man. 😆🤣
Randy was such a badass on guitar that Jackson made 4 prototype guitars just for him. Dozens of other famous guitarists play or played on "Jackson Rhoads" type guitars over the years, mostly metal guitarists. Several have even made their own modifications to the JR design. RIP.
I know 2 of those prototypes made their way to Randy before his death, the third I thought was assembled after Randys death and put up for display and stolen at the Namm show in '83 I think. I didn't know there was a 4th guitar.
@@BigMateo24 The third prototype was accidentally sold at Namm, not stolen. The fourth was what became the signature model for the line of guitars eventually sold to the public after Rhoads died (black Concorde with gold hardware). Randy commissioned all 4 but only lived to play on 2 of them.
I’ve got an ‘84 Jackson Rhoads, one of the earliest production models, I’ve always been amazed that the neck feels exactly like my favorite guitar, my ‘77 Les Paul Deluxe. During a Q and A with Grover Jackson on the Seymour Duncan forum I mentioned that to him, he told me they copied Randy’s Les Paul Custom neck profile, and all those early Rhoads models have that neck shape. Great guitar.
The only drug found in Randy's blood after his passing was tobacco. He was straight as an arrow. He had informed Ozzie of his intentions to pursue a classical music education and was looking forward to his enrollment at UCLA. Randy's mother owned and operated a music store and exposed Randy to classical music at a very early age.
His Mom ran the Music School "Musonia" in North Hollywood. Randy and his brother, Kelle Rhoads taught there. We were all Burbank kids. Many a kid from Burbank and the vicinity took music lessons there. It's still there, I believe. Kelle gives tours by appointment, or he did. I knew his sister, Kathy Rhoads D'Argenzio (I am sure she doesn't remember me.) and spoke to Randy a couple of times. He wanted me to encourage my late brother, who was a Jazz Trumpet and Flugelhorn player not to give up. How he knew who my brother or I were, I really have no idea. just thought he was a very kind guy.
Randy produced a masterpiece. This guitar solo is epic. I'm 40 years old and this classic always sits like new. Ozzy and Randy are immortal. My youngest son loves this song and he's 5 years old. A hug from Brazil!
Randy Rhoads was such a loss. He was an insanely talented guitarist, he was reputedly a really nice dude, he wasn't even into partying or anything, and the was so young when he died.
RIP Randy Rhoads, I still believe till this day if he was still alive he would be the greatest guitarist probably ever. Still on ozzy's heart wish they could still be jamming
Randy in the end was a classical guitarist. He was preparing to formalize his education by enrolling in UCLA. His mother owned and operated a music store and had exposed Randy to classic composers at a very early age.
Randy Rhoads...the only guitar player from this time that made Eddie Van Halen shake in his boots for 2 years. Shame Randy died in a freak plane crash less than 2 years later at the age of 25. God only knows what he would have become. Such a rare talent.
@@theninedivides6851 from what I recall the tour bus needed to stop to repair the air conditioning unit. The bus driver who had an expired pilot license and was on cocaine took the plain without permission for a joy ride Randy initially didn't want to go but changed his mind because he wanted to take some aerial photos for his mom. The bus driver started goofing around flying low around the tour bus trying to wake up the other band members. The wing clipped the bus and the plane crashed in to a neighboring garage. All four people on board died instantly.
Legendary keyboardist Don Airey wrote the intro for Mr Crowley. He was in Ozzy's band for years. He was also in Rainbow and is currently in Deep Purple. He's also a legendary studio session musician as well. He has named Randy Rhoads as the greatest guitar player that he's ever been associated with.
Nobody dares to have a polka-dot guitar like that. Randy Rhoads was a legend, and that guitar was his own unique signature. Nobody wants to stand in that shadow.
This is my favorite song of all time. I was 3 years old, and I saw a live version of this on MTV Headbanger's Ball. I got a guitar 3 months later for my 4th birthday. 10 years later I turned professional, and I'm still doing it to this day. Great tune.
That guitar is played by the late, great Randy Rhoads. Randy died in a plane crash in 1982 while Ozzy was on tour. The plane was buzzing the parked our bus while Ozzy was asleep in it. Eventually, the plane flew too low and clipped its wing on the tour bus, causing it to cartwheel into a nearby house and crash.
Randy's mother had a music school and taught him folk and classical guitar from the age of 7. Randy then asked his mother for some rock guitar lessons. She enrolled him. About a year later she got a call from his teacher. He told her "I can't teach Randy any more" She asks "Why"? He responds "He's learned everything I know"!
i cant even begin to express my gratitude that i was on this earth at the same time as Randy Rhoads, even if only the shortest of time. what an amazing comet blasting through the sky he was. RIP Randy Rhoads!
DIARY OF A MADMAN is OZZY'S best song and it's off of the album DIARY OF A MADMAN...The guitar, the lyrics, the vocals, the choir...it's his masterpiece. Randy really shows off how talented of a guitar player he is in this song.
The guitarist, Randy Rhoades and Ozzy were very close friends. He sadly passed away at a young age in a plane crash. Ozzy to this day I don't think ever fully recovered from that loss.
Jamel, you are watching one of the greatest guitarists of all time that passed at age 25 in a small plane crash before he hit his prime. Enjoy greatness! RIP Randy Rhoads!
The guitarist in this video was Randy Rhoads and that polka-dot Flying V guitar became his trademark guitar Sadly, Randy died in a tragic accident while Ozzy Osbourne was on tour Randy Rhoads and the bassist in this video, Rudy Sarzo, were part of the original lineup of the band Quiet Riot, which Rudy Sarzo would return to Quiet Riot and had recruited guitarist Carlos Cavazos to replace Randy Rhoads as the guitarist of Quiet Riot
@@karlsmith2570 So .... even though you CAN edit the original comment, you're gonna go with THAT? Lol You probably think "truly" has an 'e' in it, too, I suppose. Good grief.
That's exactly what I thought seeing him look back on the band at the end of the song. It looked like he was thinking how he loved and appreciated his band.
This was recorded in my home town Rochester NY at a local UHF TV Station on a show called "After Hours". Ozzy was in town to perform with his new band. Good times!
It’s from his Quiet Riot days! He wore polka dot vest with a bow tie when he joined ozzy he had the guitar made with polka dots and bow ties on the fret board! Tribute to Buddy Guy!
The polka dot V was built for him by Karl Sandoval before he left Quiet Riot and Randy was influenced by Mick Ronson the guitar player from The Spiders from Mars, David Bowie's band and Mick is who he took his whole look from, his hair, the polka dots, not Buddy Guy. The two Jackson guitars were built during his time with Ozzy.
Wow, I still listen to Diary of a Madman every few weeks. Peak Ozzy in my opinion including Black Sabbath stuff. Did they play S.A.T.O.? Would love to see that played live.
@@wolflarson71 unfortunately the only tracks off Diary they played on those tours were “Over The Mountain”, “Flying High Again” and “Believer”. It’s a shame Sharon fired Lee Kerslake and Bob Daisley immediately after recording Diary. Randy and Bob were the two responsible for 99% of the music and lyrics on those first two albums.
@@seanentrikin9263 Spectacular. Some really good memories. They were a couple of the first half-dozen concerts I'd ever been to. I'd like to have seen Cliff Burton play at least once too, but you can't have everything.
This is an all-star cast in this lineup. Ozzy on vocals, Rudy Sarzo (red licorice) on bass also played with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake, Tommy Aldridge on drums also played with Black Oak Arkansas and Whitesnake, and of course, Randy Rhoads (black licorice) on guitar who also played in Quiet Riot. All of these guys are legends of their instruments.
The tour where Ozzy sang Mr. Crowley included a live hanging of a little person dressed in a brown Monk's robe. He was lifted during the intro kicking his little legs until he was dead. Then Ozzy kicked in with the lyrics.
Ozzy & his crew were so underrated back in the day. Such a unique vocalist with a haunting voice combined with Randy's guitar was a sight to behold live. So glad I've lived to see it myself in his prime.
Randy is in the class of greatest guitarist ever. Randy, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn….. So sad i never got to see Randy or Stevie in concert…… but damn they were great!!!!
Just a GREAT SONG!! Went and seen Ozzy at his Blizzard of Oz concert in 1977-78 in Fresno, California at The Selland Arena!! It was and still is a concert to remember. We were all watching when all of a sudden this huge Throne come rising from the center of the stage with Ozzy sitting on it shirtless. He hopped off and begun running from one end of the stage to the other. It was a wild ride for the entire concert. Yep, those were the Wild and Crazy Daze fo-sho!!!
Randy Rhoads guitar solos in this song give me goosebumps. He was unique in a crowd of Eddie Van Halen clones. He rarely tapped the neck, didn't use the whammy bar much, had classical guitar training and found a totally unique style of playing that blew my mind when I first heard back then, and still blows me away today 40 years after his senseless death in a horrific plane crash.
Randy, even in this song, sounds like a mix of metal and classical stuff. He took class I think at G.I.T. in California. This is Ozzy's first outside Black Sabbath, and Randy's first of two albums with Ozzy. Lots to name but for another great one with Randy writing I'd say "Diary of a Madman". It's wild timing and evilly classical haha... great lyrics, voice everything really ♫♪♫
His mother ran a small music lesson school where Randy taught for a time. Incidentally George Lynch was around in those early L.A. club days and when Randy left to join Ozzy's band he filled in for lessons in Randy's place.
Randy truly was a legend. Tens of thousands of kids have grown up rocking and rolling on Jackson's Rhodes-series guitars. They're a staple for metal players who want something radical. Another Ozzy-alumni guitarist, Zakk Wylde, also had a crazy guitar; a cream and black Les Paul with a bullseye pattern.
The BEST Ozzy song...ever! I especially love the ending of the video where the camera just shows Ozzy looking between Randy Rhoads and Tommy Aldridge with a look on his face like " Wow, these guys are freeking great!"
Randy Rhoads! (It’s spelled RHOADS, people… come on). My absolute favorite musician. The reason I play guitar. You can’t go wrong with “Diary of a Madman” or “Revelation (Mother Earth)” or anything off those first two albums, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman.
YES! THANK YOU!!! The number of people that can't even spell his name right! He's my biggest influence as a guitar player as well. A group of us were planning to see him here in FL when he died on route. Would have been my first concert. Diary and Revelation are, in my opinion, his two most brilliant pieces. Good call!
Randy Rhoads - life cut tragically short but what a brilliant guitarist. I saw him live on the Blizzard tour and you couldn't take your eyes off him, even with Ozzy as the frontman.
"I don't know" from the same performance is amazing & Randy Rhoads the guitarists has a big thick gold Gibson & rips the same as the polka-dotted flying -V. Randy was only on the first two solo Ozzy albums was unbelievable. On tour he looked up classical guitar teachers in the cities they were playing & would book lessons. R.I.P. he died to Young in a surreal plane/tour bus accident Randy probably would have remained in the rock world only a short time longer, if not for the accident , which you should read about. Thx..
Any song Randy Rhoads with The Prince of Darkness was magical and he had a sound all his own. Rest in peace. Revelation Mother Earth has to be one of my favorite Randy songs
I had determined from listening to the first three back to back, that Ozzy had gotten progressively better. @@davyf33 Bark At The moon is fantastic. If only Randy were around to play on it. It would have been off the charts.
That was performed in a small TV studio filmed just outside of Rochester New York for a kind of cheesy lat night show, while they were on tour in support of the new Blizzard of Ozz album that had just been released. It's one of the most fortuitous things to have happened in the whole Ozzy/Randy Rhoads story as to this day it remains as one of the best examples of Randy's live playing, at least visually. As far as the polka dots, you can also see that on his guitar the fret markers are bow ties. Both of these things are call backs to his days in the original Quiet Riot (which he formed with Kevin Dubrow) and the polka dotted vest and bowties he wore on stage back then. Randy was the best. Truly. Great person. Hilarious. Great teacher. Great player. RIP brother.
I find it kind of sad that nobody ever mentions the fact that Rudy Sarzo the bassist is one of the most prolific basis throughout the history of 70s 80s 90s and 2000's rock with credits in bands like Quiet Riot and Whitesnake and many more!
There's 3 other tracks from the same show. It was shot in Rochester NY for the After Hours TV Show. This was my favorite of the 4, but all were amazing. Check out Crazy Train, I Don't Know, and Suicide Solution. Randy's solos were immaculate in all of them.
I think Ozzy was off on a trip on this one, or they didn't have the lyrics finalized, or something. Watch the video with the album version lyrics pulled up. Ozzy's singing the lines in different order than he does on the album.
@@ericwalker8636 LOL Yeah, true. There's another video of Sabbath performing "War Pigs" early on, and Ozzy's singing...well...they're not the lyrics to "War Pigs"...and they're not the lyrics to "Walpurgis" either....he was just...lol I don't know...maybe making shit up as he went along....
You said something that I've never thought of in 30 years of knowing this song. The connection you made between the intro organ music and the opera and film musical styles for vampires, dark magic, and castle type theming is right on the mark. It actually shows brilliant writing composition considering the theme of the song being Alister Crowley and his devotion to black magic and Satanic worship. You are spot on with that observation that I've managed to miss out on myself. Great catch.
Crowley's devotion was to the Great Work, not to Satanism. The Law of Thelema is a natural spiritual law that is not particular to Crowley only. It is the same law as Agape.
Ozzy had his musical moments over the years after the very short Randy Rhoades era, but he would never again equal his post-Sabbath era with the 2 amazing albums he did with Randy: "Blizzard Of Oz", and "Diary Of A Madman". Quite possibly the 2 finest Metal Albums of all time.
This was filmed in a television studio in March 1981 in Rochester, New York. There was no audience, it was filmed for a tv show called “After Hours” that was shown late on Friday nights and had different artists performing live.
You had the pronunciation right, the first time, it's Crowley, like "oww, I hurt myself", others have told you who Aleister Crowley was. He also influenced Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin a great deal. Page practically worshipped him according to all the stories & Page had an occult bookstore called Equinox in England that was devoted to Crowley & others. Hope you & your family have a safe New Years! Thanks for gracing us all with your presence (see what I did there...Presence is a Zeppelin album). P.S. If you liked these guitars, you need to check out Cheap Trick, starting with a song called Surrender. That guitarist is known for his wacky guitars.
Randy Rhoads on guitar. Considered by many to be "The Greatest" on par with Eddie VanHalen. Tragically died in his mid 20's in a plane crash. Oh the hights he could have reached had he lived
And as for Ozzy. He's the only front man that does absolutely nothing on stage but it works for him. I had the chance to meet Ozzy once. It will be a sad day when he passes. His health is not great right now. You gotta love that guy
A favorite video! Seeing Randy playing and seeing his classical technique of playing. He fingers the frets just like a classical guitarist. Always fun to watch Rudy on bass. It feels like he's played in almost every band. And watching Ozzy at the end watching Randy and drummer is so fun. They gave there all for this TV show.
That guitar, and who is playing it, Randy Rhoads, RIP, is legend, and if you can find a mini replica of it, it is definitely worthy of your wall collection. If I happen upon one, I will buy it and send it to you! 🤘🎸🤘
Dude you know which channel I think is super underrated? Metal Piano Music. The guy spends weeks composing classic metal songs into relaxing piano pieces and he hardly gets any views. I love his arrangement of The Sentinel by Judas Priest. That dude deserves millions of followers 👏
The incredible Randy Rhodes and his famous polka-dot Gibson flying V!! Ozzy would not be who he is today without Randy's contributions. He was one of the main writers for the first albums before we lost him much too early.
Ozzy is proof that the whole "sell your soul to the devil" is real. Away from the 🎤, - you can't even comprehend what the hell he's saying. But give him the microphone and some of the best metal music... BAM! Clear as a bell! You can understand every word!
Izzy is great and a legend as a rock singer, but Randy Rhodes as his guitarist steals the show and is one of the best rock guitarists ever. Gone too soon.
This was the original touring band for Ozzy solo in the U.S., Rudy Sarzo , Bass. Randy Rhoads , Guitar. Tommy Aldridge , Drums. Lindsay Bridgwater , Keyboards. and Ozzy.
You know of 54 years old now I was 13 years old when this song came came out the memories that this music brings back Ozzy had so many great songs! I remember hanging blasting Ozzy on the boombox all my friends be singing chilling
You really should've reacted to the Live performance of "Mr Crowley" from the album dedicated to Randy Rhoads, titled (Tribute)... That whole album is great!! In particular the performance of "Mr Crowley" and in my opinion it's way better than the studio version. And it's because of Randy Rhoads.
The first two Ozzy albums got me through 2 Mediterranean cruises onboard the USS Nimitz. Such iconic music. Randy Rhoads was the first "shredder" of this caliber following Eddie Van Halen. He (and Eddie) inspired generations of guitar players.
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This song was based on a guy named Aleister Crowley. Interesting guy actually, you should look up the Wikipedia article on him.
Randy! Randy! Randy!
@@johnathanmartin1504 Not interesting. He was the founder of the illuminati.
@@georgiahughes6404 Crowley didn't found the Illuminati (which totally doesn't exist, promise!), he founded the OTO, the EGC, and the philosophy of Thelema, but he was already deep in the AA and GD, so really he just grew a couple more heads on the hydra..
He most certainly was 'interesting', total asshole too though.
Say can what you Will about him, most great rock artists have drawn inspiration from Crowley's work, and that to me, is magick!
@@georgiahughes6404 shhhh…
Randy's first solo in "Mr. Crowley" is one of the greatest metal solos of all time.
His outro solo ain't bad either.
@@christinoumel2291 yes!!!!
I’ve always preferred the second. More classically based, but I love playing both.
Our lost prince!
No doubt about it, Eddie Van Halen is my favorite guitarist of all time the goat in my opinion. R. I. P. E. V. H. And R. I. P. Randy Rhoads. Their up in heaven playing together right now as we speak.
Yes, we were truly blessed, even for a tragic short time. RIP Randy Rhoades.
I played The Rhandy Rhoades Tribute album so much as a teen I almost wore it out. It was a CD btw!
@@fredfredburger5150 Rhoads 😉
@@fredfredburger5150 same!
@@fredfredburger5150 i did wear out the cassette copy more than once.
Probably the best taught guitarist ever. Not self taught but studied classical guitar.
The intro was Gothic like that because the song is about Aleister Crowley who was the godfather of what we think of as the modern occult.
He dabbled in black magik and dark rituals.
He was labeled the most wicked man alive.
You can see and hear about him throughout rock and roll music.
He is one of the famous people on the cover of the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
And Jimmy Page bought Crowley’ house
He is also one of the main influences that helped spark the Wiccan religion.
@Gerald H And J.K. Rowling carries the torch to this day.
@@djimaging2 was that the house on Loch Ness?
@@lougiacobbi725 Yes, Boleskine House.
Randy was such a tiny little guy that guitar looks huge in his hands. He had more talent in his little hands than I have in my whole body. R.I.P. Randy
Shouldn't you be iracing, Kieth?
@@jimlakey8366 lol.....gotta take a break sometime......Love Jamel's channel....teaching me to be a good human
Ever notice that some of the smallest guys in rock and metal are (or were) some of the most talented? Singers - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden, 5'6"), Ronnie James Dio (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, 5'4"), Klaus Meine (Scorpions, 5'4"). Guitarists - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy, 5'7"), Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom, 5'8"), Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish, 5'3"), Angus Young (AC/DC, 5'2").
I love how he thought Ozzie was a dick from their first meeting.
I love the look an Ozzy's face at the end when he's looking at Randy like: Holy **** I can't believe this guy's in my band 🤯
I always loved how in Sabbath or his own band you would always see Ozzy watching the band play during solos and extended instrumentals
Lol,you gotta love it...how true is that though,wow this fu*king dude is in my band...
That is Randy Rhoads and that guitar became his trademark, he was a guitar monster though in his own right R.I.P
He would have been one of the absolute best had he lived. He, like Eddie Van Halen, was inventing the techniques that all of the other guys would later use to become the absolute shredders. Had he had more time on this Earth he would have dominated with both technical prowess and his musicality. Most shredders have notes and technique yet lack the music, which is the most important part.
The song was about Allister Crowley who held seances for the rich society folks back in the early 1900's.
You should check out Randy Rhoads classical guitar on "Diary Of A Madman" song.
Diary of a madman was based on a scary Vincent Price movie from the 60's with the same name.
@@bobr4987 I never knew that. But Diary of a Madman is so beautiful.
Randy will always be my favorite musician of all time.
@@legacyShredder1 He is one of the best...
@@legacyShredder1 he is considered one of the greatest
Randy was not only a great player, he taught Ozzy how to become a better singer and songwriter. He was an extremely gifted musician who (along with Sharon) not only saved Ozzy’s life and career, but made him bigger than Black Sabbath.
Randy Rhoades showing why he was the best metal guitarist ever 🎸🔥
Indeed. That’s the dude that captured my preteen heart and admiration. I wore a shirt with Randy on it almost every day for about 2 years after he died. I wore it until my parents made me retire it because they could see straight through it. Then it became my nightgown. When when I got married my husband made me retire it. 🤨 I should have kept Randy and got rid of that man. 😆🤣
I mean to me he was way off track and almost ruined the whole thing, but I play guitar and he was probably high as fuck
Absolutely, hands down, the greatest!
Zakk Wylde agrees with that...me too.
No 'e' in Rhoads.
Randy was such a badass on guitar that Jackson made 4 prototype guitars just for him. Dozens of other famous guitarists play or played on "Jackson Rhoads" type guitars over the years, mostly metal guitarists. Several have even made their own modifications to the JR design. RIP.
I know 2 of those prototypes made their way to Randy before his death, the third I thought was assembled after Randys death and put up for display and stolen at the Namm show in '83 I think. I didn't know there was a 4th guitar.
@@BigMateo24 The third prototype was accidentally sold at Namm, not stolen. The fourth was what became the signature model for the line of guitars eventually sold to the public after Rhoads died (black Concorde with gold hardware). Randy commissioned all 4 but only lived to play on 2 of them.
I’ve got an ‘84 Jackson Rhoads, one of the earliest production models, I’ve always been amazed that the neck feels exactly like my favorite guitar, my ‘77 Les Paul Deluxe. During a Q and A with Grover Jackson on the Seymour Duncan forum I mentioned that to him, he told me they copied Randy’s Les Paul Custom neck profile, and all those early Rhoads models have that neck shape. Great guitar.
He's now been gone far longer than he lived yet he lives on. And always will...
Randy was so insanely influential in such a short time
The only drug found in Randy's blood after his passing was tobacco. He was straight as an arrow. He had informed Ozzie of his intentions to pursue a classical music education and was looking forward to his enrollment at UCLA. Randy's mother owned and operated a music store and exposed Randy to classical music at a very early age.
Ozzy, not "ozzie" for crap's sake!!!!
I didn't know that. Thanks
His Mom ran the Music School "Musonia" in North Hollywood. Randy and his brother, Kelle Rhoads taught there. We were all Burbank kids. Many a kid from Burbank and the vicinity took music lessons there. It's still there, I believe. Kelle gives tours by appointment, or he did. I knew his sister, Kathy Rhoads D'Argenzio (I am sure she doesn't remember me.) and spoke to Randy a couple of times. He wanted me to encourage my late brother, who was a Jazz Trumpet and Flugelhorn player not to give up. How he knew who my brother or I were, I really have no idea. just thought he was a very kind guy.
Randy produced a masterpiece. This guitar solo is epic. I'm 40 years old and this classic always sits like new. Ozzy and Randy are immortal. My youngest son loves this song and he's 5 years old. A hug from Brazil!
Ozzy and Randys masterpiece is the song “Diary of a madmen” and nobody ever reacts to it
*MadMAN
@@IZZY_EDIBLE sorry for the typo… Madman
I give all credit to Randy, Bob Daisley, and Lee Kerslake. They wrote the music.
@@chrisclanton4430 yea was horrible what Sharon did Lee and Bob….they finally agreed to give Lee his platinum records just before he died
I've been wanting Jamal to hear Diary of a Madman for ages now! Maybe we can get a message to him.
Randy Rhoads…one of the absolute best rock guitarists. Right up there with Eddy. RIP
if randy would have lived evh would never have caught up to him... i love evh but randy was way out ahead of evh
Totally agree, and E. V. H. In my opinion the 🐐. Randy us a 🐐 also.
fuck EVH - never mention that hack in the same breath as Randy.
fuck EVH - never mention that hack in the same breath as Randy.
@@godslayer1415 Fuck EVH? Are you usually this much of a prick?
Aleister Crowley, an English Ceremonial Magician and, I believe, the High Priest of the Golden Dawn.
Randy Rhoads was such a loss. He was an insanely talented guitarist, he was reputedly a really nice dude, he wasn't even into partying or anything, and the was so young when he died.
I love how Ozzy was mesmerized with watching Randy’s guitar solo!
Watch Ozzy during the Jake E Lee solo too.
And drummer's work at the very end too! He's like I don't know who to even watch need two heads!
RIP Randy Rhoads, I still believe till this day if he was still alive he would be the greatest guitarist probably ever. Still on ozzy's heart wish they could still be jamming
Randy in the end was a classical guitarist. He was preparing to formalize his education by enrolling in UCLA. His mother owned and operated a music store and had exposed Randy to classic composers at a very early age.
No guitarist stood a chance the minute Buckethead was born.
@@joshm6854 hashahsha
@@joshm6854 oh come on...Paul Gilbert was Bucket"s teacher....
already is
The studio version of this is well worth a listen, not quite so slowly paced, and Randy Rhoads guitar work on it is beyond exceptional
Randy Rhoads...the only guitar player from this time that made Eddie Van Halen shake in his boots for 2 years. Shame Randy died in a freak plane crash less than 2 years later at the age of 25. God only knows what he would have become. Such a rare talent.
If I recall correctly, wasn't the plane he died on heading too ozzy's birthday?
LOL. I'm doubting EVH was worried about Rhoads. That's bullshit. EVH had already blown the world up before anyone even knew about Rhoads.
@@theninedivides6851 from what I recall the tour bus needed to stop to repair the air conditioning unit. The bus driver who had an expired pilot license and was on cocaine took the plain without permission for a joy ride Randy initially didn't want to go but changed his mind because he wanted to take some aerial photos for his mom. The bus driver started goofing around flying low around the tour bus trying to wake up the other band members. The wing clipped the bus and the plane crashed in to a neighboring garage. All four people on board died instantly.
@@theprofessorfate6184 there was a rivalry. Look it up.
@@Meeshrick Was never a comparison.
Legendary keyboardist Don Airey wrote the intro for Mr Crowley.
He was in Ozzy's band for years.
He was also in Rainbow and is currently in Deep Purple.
He's also a legendary studio session musician as well.
He has named Randy Rhoads as the greatest guitar player that he's ever been associated with.
This is a classic!!!!! Who knows what kind of incredible hits Ozzy and Randy Rhodes could have made if he lived longer.
Not much more. Randy was planning on leaving the band after this tour to teach classical guitar at his mom’s studio.
R-h-o-a-d-s
Nobody dares to have a polka-dot guitar like that. Randy Rhoads was a legend, and that guitar was his own unique signature. Nobody wants to stand in that shadow.
This is my favorite song of all time. I was 3 years old, and I saw a live version of this on MTV Headbanger's Ball. I got a guitar 3 months later for my 4th birthday. 10 years later I turned professional, and I'm still doing it to this day. Great tune.
Loved Headbangers Ball
That is so awesome to have such passion
@@brentgreen468 I wouldn't call it passion. It's more of a lifelong vision, direction, and dedication. Passion is uncontrolled.
That guitar is played by the late, great Randy Rhoads.
Randy died in a plane crash in 1982 while Ozzy was on tour. The plane was buzzing the parked our bus while Ozzy was asleep in it. Eventually, the plane flew too low and clipped its wing on the tour bus, causing it to cartwheel into a nearby house and crash.
Randy's secret weapon was his classical training. The more you listen, the more that becomes apparent.
Randy's mother had a music school and taught him folk and classical guitar from the age of 7. Randy then asked his mother for some rock guitar lessons. She enrolled him. About a year later she got a call from his teacher. He told her "I can't teach Randy any more" She asks "Why"? He responds "He's learned everything I know"!
i cant even begin to express my gratitude that i was on this earth at the same time as Randy Rhoads, even if only the shortest of time. what an amazing comet blasting through the sky he was. RIP Randy Rhoads!
Randy Rhoad's dad tought me how to play drums. He was as much of a legend as his son in my eyes.
The Godfather of Metal singing about The Godfather of Magick, doesn’t get any better. Thank you.
I like how at the end Ozzy just looks back at his band like "holy shit guys."
The "stank" face at 5:12 is the power of Randy Rhoads, on his polka dot Flying V. Loved the reaction. Keep being a good human!
DIARY OF A MADMAN is OZZY'S best song and it's off of the album DIARY OF A MADMAN...The guitar, the lyrics, the vocals, the choir...it's his masterpiece. Randy really shows off how talented of a guitar player he is in this song.
The guitarist, Randy Rhoades and Ozzy were very close friends. He sadly passed away at a young age in a plane crash. Ozzy to this day I don't think ever fully recovered from that loss.
@@whatchutalkinbout Must have been autocorrect. Fixed.
Jamel, you are watching one of the greatest guitarists of all time that passed at age 25 in a small plane crash before he hit his prime. Enjoy greatness! RIP Randy Rhoads!
Rudy,Randy,Tommy and Ozzy are a perfect lineup we never seen again Rest In Peace Randy thanks for the greatest music
The guitarist in this video was Randy Rhoads and that polka-dot Flying V guitar became his trademark guitar
Sadly, Randy died in a tragic accident while Ozzy Osbourne was on tour
Randy Rhoads and the bassist in this video, Rudy Sarzo, were part of the original lineup of the band Quiet Riot, which Rudy Sarzo would return to Quiet Riot and had recruited guitarist Carlos Cavazos to replace Randy Rhoads as the guitarist of Quiet Riot
Was going to call out the Polka-Dotted Flying V and here it was! Bravo!
Rhoads ... not Rhoades.
@@whatchutalkinbout I've always seen Randy's last having an 'E' in it, thus the reason why I spelled it with an 'E' in it
@@karlsmith2570 So .... even though you CAN edit the original comment, you're gonna go with THAT? Lol You probably think "truly" has an 'e' in it, too, I suppose. Good grief.
One of the most inspirational guitarists even today. R.I.P. Randy Rhoades. The look on Ozzy's face is that of knowing this band is the real deal.
That's exactly what I thought seeing him look back on the band at the end of the song. It looked like he was thinking how he loved and appreciated his band.
The bass player is the great Rudy Sarzo. Formally/currently of Quiet Riot, Ozzy and Whitesnake
This was recorded in my home town Rochester NY at a local UHF TV Station on a show called "After Hours". Ozzy was in town to perform with his new band. Good times!
Love me some ROC! where was the studio this was shot??
The way Ozzy looks around at the end, you know he is awestruck to be part of this
@@GratefulNole1 I don't remember the address in Rochester, I'll have to see if I can find any more info.
It’s from his Quiet Riot days! He wore polka dot vest with a bow tie when he joined ozzy he had the guitar made with polka dots and bow ties on the fret board! Tribute to Buddy Guy!
The polka dot V was built for him by Karl Sandoval before he left Quiet Riot and Randy was influenced by Mick Ronson the guitar player from The Spiders from Mars, David Bowie's band and Mick is who he took his whole look from, his hair, the polka dots, not Buddy Guy. The two Jackson guitars were built during his time with Ozzy.
By far Ozzy's best band lineup, was fortunate enough to see both the Blizzard and Diary of a madman tours. R I P RR.
Wow, I still listen to Diary of a Madman every few weeks. Peak Ozzy in my opinion including Black Sabbath stuff. Did they play S.A.T.O.? Would love to see that played live.
@@wolflarson71 unfortunately the only tracks off Diary they played on those tours were “Over The Mountain”, “Flying High Again” and “Believer”. It’s a shame Sharon fired Lee Kerslake and Bob Daisley immediately after recording Diary. Randy and Bob were the two responsible for 99% of the music and lyrics on those first two albums.
I was lucky enough to see both shows too. In fact, the last time was 40 years ago tomorrow, New Years Eve '81 at the L.A. Sports Arena.
@@ericwalker8636 I’m so jealous. Must’ve been amazing to see him perform in person.
@@seanentrikin9263 Spectacular. Some really good memories. They were a couple of the first half-dozen concerts I'd ever been to. I'd like to have seen Cliff Burton play at least once too, but you can't have everything.
This is an all-star cast in this lineup. Ozzy on vocals, Rudy Sarzo (red licorice) on bass also played with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake, Tommy Aldridge on drums also played with Black Oak Arkansas and Whitesnake, and of course, Randy Rhoads (black licorice) on guitar who also played in Quiet Riot. All of these guys are legends of their instruments.
This is one of the most iconic guitars of ALL TIME. RIP Randy!!! Another great guitarist that left us way to early.
The tour where Ozzy sang Mr. Crowley included a live hanging of a little person dressed in a brown Monk's robe.
He was lifted during the intro kicking his little legs until he was dead.
Then Ozzy kicked in with the lyrics.
Here for it! Yass and Randy Rhoades guitar God! RIP! Thanks friend!
I agree with you
Look what that young man left us in such a short time. I remember when he passed...legend...period
Ozzy & his crew were so underrated back in the day. Such a unique vocalist with a haunting voice combined with Randy's guitar was a sight to behold live. So glad I've lived to see it myself in his prime.
Ok I forgot Brother Jamal...look up Aleister Crowley...thats who he wrote this song about. RANDY IS PLAYIMG A FLYING V GUITAR!
Randy is in the class of greatest guitarist ever. Randy, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn…..
So sad i never got to see Randy or Stevie in concert…… but damn they were great!!!!
Eddie doesnt belong with those two. Its moot. Buckethead stands alone.
I got to see Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1989 when he was in Pittsburgh at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Jeff Beck opened for him. It was epic.
Just a GREAT SONG!! Went and seen Ozzy at his Blizzard of Oz concert in 1977-78 in Fresno, California at The Selland Arena!! It was and still is a concert to remember. We were all watching when all of a sudden this huge Throne come rising from the center of the stage with Ozzy sitting on it shirtless. He hopped off and begun running from one end of the stage to the other. It was a wild ride for the entire concert. Yep, those were the Wild and Crazy Daze fo-sho!!!
Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo, Tommy Aldridge, and Ozzy. What a line up.
Randy Rhoads guitar solos in this song give me goosebumps. He was unique in a crowd of Eddie Van Halen clones. He rarely tapped the neck, didn't use the whammy bar much, had classical guitar training and found a totally unique style of playing that blew my mind when I first heard back then, and still blows me away today 40 years after his senseless death in a horrific plane crash.
Randy, even in this song, sounds like a mix of metal and classical stuff. He took class I think at G.I.T. in California. This is Ozzy's first outside Black Sabbath, and Randy's first of two albums with Ozzy. Lots to name but for another great one with Randy writing I'd say "Diary of a Madman". It's wild timing and evilly classical haha... great lyrics, voice everything really ♫♪♫
His mother ran a small music lesson school where Randy taught for a time. Incidentally George Lynch was around in those early L.A. club days and when Randy left to join Ozzy's band he filled in for lessons in Randy's place.
Randy truly was a legend. Tens of thousands of kids have grown up rocking and rolling on Jackson's Rhodes-series guitars. They're a staple for metal players who want something radical. Another Ozzy-alumni guitarist, Zakk Wylde, also had a crazy guitar; a cream and black Les Paul with a bullseye pattern.
The BEST Ozzy song...ever! I especially love the ending of the video where the camera just shows Ozzy looking between Randy Rhoads and Tommy Aldridge with a look on his face like " Wow, these guys are freeking great!"
That’s a truly unique version. I love these ‘REAL’ videos where the band is actually playing live and that’s what you see and hear. Cool.🤘🖖✌️🎹🎸🥁🎤
Randy Rhoads! (It’s spelled RHOADS, people… come on). My absolute favorite musician. The reason I play guitar. You can’t go wrong with “Diary of a Madman” or “Revelation (Mother Earth)” or anything off those first two albums, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman.
Amen bro. Randy will always be my favorite. He took the world by storm.
YES! THANK YOU!!! The number of people that can't even spell his name right! He's my biggest influence as a guitar player as well. A group of us were planning to see him here in FL when he died on route. Would have been my first concert. Diary and Revelation are, in my opinion, his two most brilliant pieces. Good call!
@@halofour01 Dusty Rhodes, was the NWA champion 3 times
Took the world by storm and made it look so effortless. Best guitarist ever in my opinion.
Randy Rhoads - life cut tragically short but what a brilliant guitarist. I saw him live on the Blizzard tour and you couldn't take your eyes off him, even with Ozzy as the frontman.
"I don't know" from the same performance is amazing & Randy Rhoads the guitarists has a big thick gold Gibson & rips the same as the polka-dotted flying -V. Randy was only on the first two solo Ozzy albums was unbelievable. On tour he looked up classical guitar teachers in the cities they were playing & would book lessons. R.I.P. he died to Young in a surreal plane/tour bus accident Randy probably would have remained in the rock world only a short time longer, if not for the accident , which you should read about. Thx..
Is that guitar in the (I don't know)video with him and ozzy??
Any song Randy Rhoads with The Prince of Darkness was magical and he had a sound all his own. Rest in peace. Revelation Mother Earth has to be one of my favorite Randy songs
Such a great live performance! Goodbye to romance is a great track also. Anything from Bark at the moon!
Never really listened to that able besides the title track. Is it worth a listen?
Bark at the moon was after Randy, Jake E Lee was on BATM and Ultimate Sun.
Randy was on Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman
I had determined from listening to the first three back to back, that Ozzy had gotten progressively better. @@davyf33 Bark At The moon is fantastic. If only Randy were around to play on it. It would have been off the charts.
Yes,give Goodbye to Romance a listen,its awesome.🤘
Are you saying that Goodbye To Romance is on Bark At The Moon, or just saying that GTR is awesome, AND so is BATM?
That was performed in a small TV studio filmed just outside of Rochester New York for a kind of cheesy lat night show, while they were on tour in support of the new Blizzard of Ozz album that had just been released. It's one of the most fortuitous things to have happened in the whole Ozzy/Randy Rhoads story as to this day it remains as one of the best examples of Randy's live playing, at least visually. As far as the polka dots, you can also see that on his guitar the fret markers are bow ties. Both of these things are call backs to his days in the original Quiet Riot (which he formed with Kevin Dubrow) and the polka dotted vest and bowties he wore on stage back then. Randy was the best. Truly. Great person. Hilarious. Great teacher. Great player. RIP brother.
The look Ozzy gives Randy says everything about his vision of the future for that band.
This is freaking master class in metal. Unbelievable players, unreal lead singer/frontman, and the song is so macabre. Perfection
I find it kind of sad that nobody ever mentions the fact that Rudy Sarzo the bassist is one of the most prolific basis throughout the history of 70s 80s 90s and 2000's rock with credits in bands like Quiet Riot and Whitesnake and many more!
R.I.P. Randy Rhoads, one of the greatest, lost too early.
RIP Randy Rhoads.....One of the Best guitarists ever!!
There's 3 other tracks from the same show. It was shot in Rochester NY for the After Hours TV Show. This was my favorite of the 4, but all were amazing. Check out Crazy Train, I Don't Know, and Suicide Solution. Randy's solos were immaculate in all of them.
Does anybody know where the studio was it was shot in? Downtown Roc I'm assuming....
I think Ozzy was off on a trip on this one, or they didn't have the lyrics finalized, or something. Watch the video with the album version lyrics pulled up. Ozzy's singing the lines in different order than he does on the album.
@@philpennington826 Ozzy's always been notorious for that. He's been mixing up lyrics since the early Sabbath days.
@@ericwalker8636 LOL Yeah, true. There's another video of Sabbath performing "War Pigs" early on, and Ozzy's singing...well...they're not the lyrics to "War Pigs"...and they're not the lyrics to "Walpurgis" either....he was just...lol I don't know...maybe making shit up as he went along....
I'll take the Tonight outro.
You said something that I've never thought of in 30 years of knowing this song. The connection you made between the intro organ music and the opera and film musical styles for vampires, dark magic, and castle type theming is right on the mark. It actually shows brilliant writing composition considering the theme of the song being Alister Crowley and his devotion to black magic and Satanic worship. You are spot on with that observation that I've managed to miss out on myself. Great catch.
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Crowley's devotion was to the Great Work, not to Satanism. The Law of Thelema is a natural spiritual law that is not particular to Crowley only. It is the same law as Agape.
Crowley was no satanist. He was a ceremonial magician.
@@glasgavlen yeah he had his own religion/cult that he believed in.
@@glasgavlen You've not read his works, have you not?
Ozzie just gives up and looks at Randy in awe
Ozzy had his musical moments over the years after the very short Randy Rhoades era, but he would never again equal his post-Sabbath era with the 2 amazing albums he did with Randy: "Blizzard Of Oz", and "Diary Of A Madman". Quite possibly the 2 finest Metal Albums of all time.
You should react to "Diary of a Madman", the studio version. It's another Ozzy/Rhodes collaboration.
The best song from the Randy Rhoads era. It’s perfection!
So glad I got to see ozzy live in my lifetime
You can see how much Ozzy loved Randy ,he just loves to watch him play!
The look that Ozzy gives Randy at the end says it all. He was like”what the heck just happened!!!!”
Every budding guitarist wanted a black polka-dotted flying V. I know I did. RIP Randy. Thanks for all the great licks and riffs...
Ozzy sang for some great musicians over the years!
That guitar was made by a luthier named Karl Sandoval. It is now super iconic for pretty much every rock guitar player on the planet.
This was filmed in a television studio in March 1981 in Rochester, New York. There was no audience, it was filmed for a tv show called “After Hours” that was shown late on Friday nights and had different artists performing live.
You had the pronunciation right, the first time, it's Crowley, like "oww, I hurt myself", others have told you who Aleister Crowley was. He also influenced Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin a great deal. Page practically worshipped him according to all the stories & Page had an occult bookstore called Equinox in England that was devoted to Crowley & others.
Hope you & your family have a safe New Years! Thanks for gracing us all with your presence (see what I did there...Presence is a Zeppelin album).
P.S. If you liked these guitars, you need to check out Cheap Trick, starting with a song called Surrender. That guitarist is known for his wacky guitars.
Cheap trick, so under rated.
I've heard Ozzy pronounced it wrong in the song and it should have been Crow (like the bird)-lee. But I don't know. I wasn't around.
I've heard Ozzy pronounce it as Craw-ley, but it could be thanks to the British accent.
No cap, this song changed my outlook on building a mood and tone in a song. #RIPRandy All these folk are freaking legends bro
The late Great Randy Rhodes. What a tragic loss when he died.
Randy Rhoads on guitar. Considered by many to be "The Greatest" on par with Eddie VanHalen. Tragically died in his mid 20's in a plane crash. Oh the hights he could have reached had he lived
ONE OF THE GREATEST CLASSICS OF ALL TIME,I was 14 when i heard this on the radio in 84.
And as for Ozzy. He's the only front man that does absolutely nothing on stage but it works for him. I had the chance to meet Ozzy once. It will be a sad day when he passes. His health is not great right now. You gotta love that guy
A favorite video! Seeing Randy playing and seeing his classical technique of playing. He fingers the frets just like a classical guitarist. Always fun to watch Rudy on bass. It feels like he's played in almost every band. And watching Ozzy at the end watching Randy and drummer is so fun. They gave there all for this TV show.
That guitar, and who is playing it, Randy Rhoads, RIP, is legend, and if you can find a mini replica of it, it is definitely worthy of your wall collection. If I happen upon one, I will buy it and send it to you! 🤘🎸🤘
One of the best things about Ozzy is that he always let his guitar players play.
Dude you know which channel I think is super underrated? Metal Piano Music. The guy spends weeks composing classic metal songs into relaxing piano pieces and he hardly gets any views. I love his arrangement of The Sentinel by Judas Priest. That dude deserves millions of followers 👏
The incredible Randy Rhodes and his famous polka-dot Gibson flying V!! Ozzy would not be who he is today without Randy's contributions. He was one of the main writers for the first albums before we lost him much too early.
Ozzy is proof that the whole "sell your soul to the devil" is real. Away from the 🎤, - you can't even comprehend what the hell he's saying. But give him the microphone and some of the best metal music... BAM! Clear as a bell! You can understand every word!
That’s just cause he’s from Birmingham
@@TinyHunt82 lol! Might be right.
Izzy is great and a legend as a rock singer, but Randy Rhodes as his guitarist steals the show and is one of the best rock guitarists ever. Gone too soon.
Rhoads ... not Rhodes.
@@whatchutalkinbout Dusty Rhodes, the wrestler, disagrees
The names are Ozzy and Rhoads, not izzy and rhodes!!!!
@@jvidalw " Izzy & Rhodes " - new band name - CALLED IT!!!!!
This was the original touring band for Ozzy solo in the U.S., Rudy Sarzo , Bass. Randy Rhoads , Guitar. Tommy Aldridge , Drums. Lindsay Bridgwater , Keyboards. and Ozzy.
You know of 54 years old now I was 13 years old when this song came came out the memories that this music brings back Ozzy had so many great songs! I remember hanging blasting Ozzy on the boombox all my friends be singing chilling
You really should've reacted to the Live performance of "Mr Crowley" from the album dedicated to Randy Rhoads, titled (Tribute)... That whole album is great!! In particular the performance of "Mr Crowley" and in my opinion it's way better than the studio version. And it's because of Randy Rhoads.
Yeah that album is amazing.
I'm guessing this is about Aleister Crowley
Whose that?
Had the privilege of seeing Randy Rhodes play live in '81.
All I can say is F YEAH!
The first two Ozzy albums got me through 2 Mediterranean cruises onboard the USS Nimitz. Such iconic music. Randy Rhoads was the first "shredder" of this caliber following Eddie Van Halen. He (and Eddie) inspired generations of guitar players.