He was dedicated to anything that he did me, Michael Jordan, l wrestled in the late 70's I was dedicated as well, why did Eddie 3 string's then go back play the same 3 string's, Randy Rhodes played 6 before going back to the same string's, Randy didn't go to watch Eddie but vice- versa, Eddie went to watch Randy, both in the club scene
There already was before him and have been since. His story is far bigger than his playing ever was. He was good but he wasn't great. He just didn't have the time.
You're probably right, but I wouldn't bet on "Never". Randy was one of my top favorite guitarists. He was the complete package and he was only getting started. But new, young Guitaristas seem to spring up out of nowhere. Look at a very young Joe Bonamassa, or even Randy, himself. SRV, EVH. There's always some guitar prodigy that comes along every so often. But if you're just giving respect to Randy, I hear ya'. Randy was special and we lost him way too soon. RIP Randy. 😢
@@BribosomeHe “wasn’t great”?.. Sorry but you’re dead wrong, he is one of the GREATEST guitarists of all time, sorry you never rose to his heights or accomplish a minuscule amount of success he did in 25 than in your entire life.
I was fortunate to see Randy Rhoads twice. First show Day on the Green July 4 , 1981. Second show was the Diary of a Madman tour at The Cow Palace in San Francisco Feb 1982. Opening song was Over the Mountain and kids were literally climbing the Kabuki curtains on the edge of the stage. Two shows I will never forget. RIP Randy.
That had to have been awesome to see him and that group during those days. They were completely on top of their game. Perfect opening song too - over the mountain rocks!
August 23 1981, at the age of 18, I saw Ozzy Osborne with Def Leppard at Alpine Valley music theatre in East Troy Wisconsin. Me and my friends drove two hours from Illinois to go see them. I bought the tickets as I wanted so bad to see Randy Rhoads play live...he was amazing to see too. This was also before Def Leppard's drummer lost his arm in the auto accident. Both bands were amazing that day. I remember hearing the day Randy died also and it broke my heart. He was so talented. RIP RANDY 😢
I seen a interview with Joe taking about Randy. It must have been on that tour. He said you wouldn't know randy was in the room if he wasn't noodling on his guartar in the room. Very very sad he's gone. Rip Randy
For real thank you . This is a good cautionary tell also.. We've never heard this side of the truth and it just shows how dirty the business side of things are.
Randy is the reason I picked up a guitar. Randy said he didn't really even get to play for Ozzy. He was just tuning up his guitar and didn't know what to play. Yet what he played blew Ozzy away. The day Randy died. So you know that the bag of coke found in the woods. Tommy is the one who found it on the bus and he tossed it out. He didn't want anyone to find it, I never knew it was found however. I can't remember where I seen Tommy talk about it, I believe it was in a magazine I don't remember what one. It could have been a video, it was a long time ago. Any way thanks for posting this video!
He is a very inspiring guitar player. Exactly - Ozzy was completely blown away and all he was doing was warming up at that point. That's how good Randy was - totally born for hard rocking!
Randy Rhoads was and is the ultimate guitarist as far as im concerned. I'll never forget hearing the report over the radio that day in March. It was just so bad...😢
Randy … what can I say that hasn’t already been said.. the true definition of a rock star who always put his music and his love of guitar playing above everything … there will never be another one like him! And thank you Kath (Randy’s sister) for taking time to pm me when I have asked questions about your brother ❤ god bless the Rhoads .
In my opinion, Randy was the greatest guitarist. We've ever Heard. I love Eddie Van Halen. I love Jimi Hendrix, but there was something special about Randy Rhodes that we had never heard before. And we have never heard since his passing.
The first record I ever bought was Rapper's Delight. My older sister and I went halfsies on it. Then she got Blizzard of Oz and Diary of a Madman. I remember listening to those albums over and over again. And then I listened to them again. I have been a metal head ever since, mostly because of Randy. We can only imagine what would have happened if he had not died. He was a true genius.
The way he was able to capture moods of songs was absolutely genius. The song diary of a madman, he is off the charts brilliant. A song about a Mentally trouble soul going through the pain of his condition. Randy captured that brilliantly. I love this guy I always think about him. Every December 6th I think of him it's his bday, and March 19th I question the heavens why would you take a person who had so much to offer to this world. God bless you Mr Rhoads I'll never forget you.
Absolutely spot on - the song diary of a madman features some of Randy's best guitar playing ever. That one is incredible to listen to with the headphones.
@@guitarmeetsscience You're very welcome. I always love seeing any new videos of anything having to do with Randy and appreciate when it's well done. I don't even listen to much metal anymore but with certain people like Randy I'm always happy to listen /watch. It's really such a tragedy he didn't live longer. There's not many people at all who I can think of that still influences generations of musicians just from two perfect albums. It's so sad we didn't get just one more album that likely would have topped Blizzard and Diary in terms of his writing, arranging and playing. He was great from the get go but in just a few years you can hear how much he progressed in every way possible when you hear some of the recordings from those last couple of months he was alive.
@@mbass718 You pointed out something very interesting - Randy's upward trajectory as a player and a musician. He happened to be right in the middle of a huge growth spurt when his life was tragically cut short. One can only wonder what he would have come up with. Especially since he was actually leaving the Ozzy Osbourne camp, that meant that he had some bigger plans for his own playing. It's a shame that we will never know.
@@guitarmeetsscience That's for sure. I wish the Blizzard of ozz band stayed together.. Or rather I wish Bob and Lee weren't given the boot. But it is amazing when you hear how incredible Randy was playing so close to the end of his life 😢 He grew in leaps and bounds in just a few short years. The soundboard recordings I've heard out here in the last two months of his life will give you goosebumps he was playing with so much intensity and power. It is really such a shame he got taken from this world way too soon. I'm certain the 3rd album would have been even better than Blizzard and Diary. It's hard to say what he would have done once he left the band. For sure he was gonna study classical guitar. It's very possible he would have become one of the greatest classical Gtr players in history. Whatever he would have done it would have been phenomenal.
i discovered Randy 6 months after he died. i was 14 in late 1982 i remember the exact spot i was standing when i first heard blizzard, i was nearly paralyzed with awe and i was both forever changed and inspired. I was so sad to hear he was gone after having just discovered him. EVH did not have that effect on me. Still to this day i love hearing those ozzy records and all the bootlegs, and never tire of them. Thankfully, there are still people keeping his memory alive. RIP
Thank you for your take on Randy. He affected so many people, those who knew of him while he was alive as well as those who were introduced to him after he had passed away. He's probably the biggest one in rock that left people wondering what if he had stayed alive what he would have come up with. He was just coming into his own. Thanks again for your excellent comment!
When I was 22 years old, Ozzy Osborne was coming to the Sam Houston Coliseum on February 17th (1982). Since first hearing Ozzy’s “Blizzard of Oz” solo album, his new guitar player Randy Rhoads had become my guitar hero. I didn't know much about him, nor did I even know what he looked like, because Ozzy's album pictures really didn't distinguish who was who in the band photo. To this point, I had assumed that the dark-haired guy (Rudy) was the guitar player I had recently come to idolize. Anyway, my girlfriend Mindy and our housemate Chris quickly found a way to score some tickets for the show. I figured if we showed up at the arena early enough, we might get a chance to meet the band before the show. It was a warm afternoon in Houston when Chris, Mindy and I arrived at the concert hall. We made our way around to the loading dock side of the building to look for tour buses or any other sign of band life. The road crew had already arrived and was setting up the elaborate stage for the “Diary of A Madman” tour. Surprisingly, the atmosphere was very relaxed. We were able to simply walk in and observe at our leisure without anyone hassling us. This went on for the better part of the afternoon. As we loitered about the premises, I befriended Randy’s guitar tech. He informed me that the band would be showing up around 5pm to do a soundcheck. In the meantime, he invited me into a makeshift dressing room to have a look at Randy’s guitars. They were sitting on guitar stands right in front of me. Just feet away from my hands were Randy’s signature cream Les Paul with the snakeskin strap, along with three custom made “V” shaped guitars. His polka-dot V, white pinstripe V and a black one, the latter two sporting the name “Jackson” on the headstocks. At this point, I was not really familiar with his guitars. And this was also long before Jackson Guitars became a household name. Needless to say, I was quite intrigued by them. Luckily, I had the presence of mind to bring a disposable camera with me. I asked the guitar tech if I could take a few pictures of the guitars. He didn’t mind, so I began to snap away. Just as I was photographing the assortment of guitars, a rather large and in charge road manager walked in on me and freaked out. “What the f#$k are you doing in here??? Gimme that efffing camera, those are custom made guitars!” he barked. The guitar tech tried to quell the big fellows concerns, but he would have no part in negotiating any compromise. “Gimme the effing camera if you wanna see the show” he demanded. As a 22 year old punk kid, I was in no position to argue, so I reluctantly gave the Paul Bunion looking troll my stupid camera. The guitar tech apologized for the road managers over-reaction and allowed us all to stay and hang out. Like clockwork, the tour bus pulled into the loading dock at 5pm. Tommy Aldridge, Rudy Sarzo and Randy Rhoads soon stepped out. Randy was wearing blue jeans, a black pleather jacket with no shirt under it with a white towel draped around his neck. Absent from the group was Ozzy, who apparently didn’t do soundcheck with the rest of the group. I quickly made my way over to who I thought was Randy and asked for an autograph. Slightly unprepared, I only had a small piece of paper that I had found nearby for them to sign. Rudy signed one side of the paper and Randy Rhoads signed the other side. I managed to make some small talk, at first thinking that Rudy was actually Randy. Up to this point, (As I said, I wasn’t entirely sure what Randy actually looked like). “Man, you’re a great guitar player” I said. Rudy looked at me sort of puzzled and pointed me in the direction of the actual Randy Rhoads. Needless to say, I felt like a douche. Randy was very unassuming, soft-spoken and frankly humble. He happily complied with my autograph request. He had to lean the small piece of paper onto the side of the cinder block wall in order to write his signature. He simply wrote, "Randy Rhoads". After several minutes, the band disappeared inside the arena and we followed along like lemmings. During their soundcheck, I stood directly in front of Randy Rhoads as the band ran through the song “Mr. Crowley” in its entirety. Randy was playing his cream Les Paul and never sounded better. I was in awe that afternoon, watching this soon to be legend warming up for the impending show right before my eyes. Except for my girlfriend Mindy, Chris and myself, (and a few road-crew guys), there was nobody else in the arena. A few short weeks later, Randy, twenty-five years old, was killed in a plane crash in Leesburg, Florida. I was davestated. His autograph remains framed on my studio wall to this day. Also, a few weeks earlier on March 5th, John Belushi died of a cocaine overdose. You could feel a chill in the psyche of the masses around Houston who had just absorbed the news of both of their untimely deaths. Both tragedies were a stark reminder of my own mortality....Can you imagine what would have been captured on my disposable camera had i been allowed to keep it??? Jeff Dyer - Uncle Sally
Randy is the reason I started playing guitar, he passed only a couple of months after I had discovered him and Ozzy, I was crushed. Long live RR, the real GOAT.
The guitar work on Mr Crowley has to be considered as some of the most creative and masterfully composed music ever written. When I first heard Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath it blew me away. The same feeling hit me when i heard Mr Crowley. I was floored!!! It was as if i heard music for the first time ever. That's a special talent that comes along once in a life time.
I cannot agree more. He was definitely the best ever. He played so effortlessly and with melody. Nobody can now be as good. He lay the modern guitar pathway for everyone now.
Thanks for this retrospective. I was a budding 14 year old guitar player when Randy died. His playing spoke to me differently than any of the other bands and players at the time. I was devastated at his death. I just thank God I was able to see him with Ozzy live once before his passing. RIH, Randy.
Incredible Documentary work, I've learned so much more about who Randy Rhoads really was, thanks for the hardwork you put into this and shining on Randy as well as you did!
Thank you so much - I really appreciate your kind words! It's kind comments like yours that motivate me to keep doing this. I really do appreciate it!!;
This is extremely well done. A lot of the history has been hidden or rewritten for reasons. This is the most accurate telling of the Randy story out there.
Thank you so much! That makes my day, and I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I try to steer away from the fluff and just go straight to the story. Much much appreciated.
That is truly a huge compliment. I was getting a little frustrated creating some new stuff and then I read your comment and it kicked my motivation back in where it's supposed to be. Truly appreciated!!!! 🙏
Well done .. Randy’s playing and untimely death had a huge affect on me for many years though i didn’t personally know him .. he just had something nobody else did … Randy and EVH changed the rock world in two distinct ways and their differences gave birth to a whole new kind of musicianship ..
Keep in mind Randy was plying like this in the mid 70’s. No one could touch Randy, he was the best guitarist period. While others were stuck in the same old pentatonic box, Randy was using modes, exotic scales and blazing new ground. He is the father of Neo Classical guitar and was a true musician, not just a guitarist. He was a visionary and changed the way people used the instrument. He has and continues to influence guitarist to this day.
You said it perfectly - And the fact that he was doing that stuff in the '70s is just mind-blowing. Randy really pushed music forward - such an influential player
@@guitarmeetsscience Now if we could only get one clear concert with Randy released that would be the gift of all music gifts. They were filmed a number of times and it's absolutely atrocious that to this day the only clear footage is the After Hours show. It'll take a real miracle for any of the other shows to be released. Randy's siblings have two of them but don't talk about it. Likely due to Sharon owning the vast majority of everything Randy did for ozz. It's pathetic and frankly disgusting the way they've handled Randy's legacy and memory. It couldn't be in worse hands than Sharon's.
That must have been awesome to see him at the height of his career - and of course Motorhead totally rocked. Must have been amazing! Thanks for the kind words I am glad you enjoyed it!
Randy was one of a kind. Talk about one of the greatest "what if's". God only knows what else he would have come up with as he was wanting to continue his studies. Every time I hear that solo on 'Tribute' cranked up, I get chills down to my bones.
A brilliant guitarist who was taken from us far too soon. Randy Rhoads has influenced generations of guitarist with his timeless playing!! He is truly missed.
Agreed - doing this video was kind of like meeting Randy a little bit more. He was really just a normal guy with extraordinary talent. So many of us wonder why he had to get on that plane that day. RIP Randy
Why,why did Randy and Rachel get on that plane…on deathly scared of flying and the other a heart condition….im still bummed, distinctly remember hearing the news after getting off the bus from school…I teared up….my ALL time favorite BTW…most informative video about Randy I’ve ever seen
It is just crushing to think, how young he was, what Rachel might have gone through as well. Just a horrible situation - and I really wish they would have never gotten on that plane. Thank you so much for the kind words, I really do appreciate that!
I have been a RR fan ever since blizzard and heard how amazing Ozzy”s guitar player was, I was thinking who is playing guitar, he is amazing. Randy’s work was different from the other guitar players, there was just something about it , this is what I was thinking back then.Randy seemed so humble kind considerate soft spoken and didn’t want to disappoint anyone. Maybe the pressure of the pilot hounding him to get on the plane and then Rachel maybe thought if Randy was doing it then she would go ahead and get on to. These are things that have ran thru my mind for many years. Who knows how it really went down . All I know is we sure lost a treasure a pure gem an angel. Look how much of a mark Randy left leaving us with only 2 albums. Can you imagine what would have been if he would have told that pilot “‘no I ltold you I’m not flying , now shut the hell up”. I wish that’s what he would have said. I’ll love Randy forever, what a gift he had, what a talent. What an exceptional human being. ❤️🧡💜💛💚💙🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏
Hello again. I feel like a video stalker lol. As always this is great stuff sir and I thank you :) I remember buying 3 albums in one week. The 1st album I bought was Rush Moving Pictures. I remember listening to that album and thinking that I was somehow a little cooler and so pleased at 12 years old making such a teenager decision. 2nd: Shooting Star (Last Chance) feeling the pull of that “Progressive Rock sound.” 3rd: Blizzard of Oz! I was floored! So deep, and so powerful from the opening song: I don’t know to the last: Steal away, and every masterpiece in between! My friends and I had a treehouse that we spent every waking moment we could hanging out there with our small cassette radio player with Blizzard of Oz as our go to music and as our soundtrack to our lives. When Diary of a Madman came out I was floored. This was next level! The title track was a masterpiece! Over the mountain was a high octane magical ride like nothing else I had heard before! The guitar work was amazing and beautiful and the sound was like nothing I had ever heard. Fast, haunting, melodic, mysterious, classical and on a level that I hadn’t heard even from the greats like Page, Blackmore, and Hendrix. They all played distorted blues based riffs and dramatic solos that were epic but familiar. You could hear the black Blues guitarist influence because that was the formula. Randy took the blues formula, dumped most of it out, and like a chemist he mixed a high concentration of classical and he shook it up and came up with a style like nothing ever heard before and created a blueprint for metal and rock going forward. Picture the classical greats forming a rock band and no doubt they would have asked Randy to join 😂
Thank you so much - that's one hell of a great assessment of the two albums featuring Randy! Definitely brings back memories of the first time I heard them back then. Our neighborhood had the one cool kid who had the ability to dub cassettes - so he would get all the latest and greatest and then disperse them accordingly. Needless to say we bought him a lot of lunch lol. Thanks for that breakdown!
Very cool..Thanks for giving us these interesting insights ..I'll never forget where I was & what I was doing the moment I learned of Randys Death ,i was having a ball at a Friends Birthday party the Tv was on across the room with the sound down when with a casual glance at it I noticed a news bulletin happening with a background insert showing a picture of Randy with a birth & death date underneath it..& life suddenly got real sad for Me ..I left the Party & walked home completely broken & bewildered ..I felt like I had just lost a close Friend & still do..this World is beautiful & devastatingly cruel all at the same time & thats an important fact to always remember..RIP Randy.No one deserves to depart like that..Thank You for all that You gave us.😢
That had to just be absolutely crushing! I was a bit young then, but when the news of SRV hit I was pretty much hit the same way you described. Nevertheless reading about Randy and kind of getting to know him through all the stories - it is horrible to think what he must have went through in those last moments. Thank you for the kind words I am glad you enjoyed it!
Well You Know What I Think,Freakin Killer,I didn't get To See Him but Thats One thing I Would have Loved to Watch,Him Playing Live,Reading The Comments have to Disagree With a Little Something, Your Way Up There GMS,Just Saying, This Was Amazing To Watch,Im Still Reading That Book For Facts Sake About Randy and Sharon,Ozzy Zakk ,Not enough Hours In the Day,You Rock my Friend and Thanks for Putting this Out,The One Thing Is It Just Me or On Some Videos Looks Like the Guitar is Bigger then Him,Luv That Guy,Keep Rockin 🎸🎸🎸👊👊
Thank you so much Rebel -he was one of those being part of Ozzy's group, and when we were kids we were not supposed to listen to them haha so what do you think we did - we would pass those tapes around all I'll sneaky and stuff. And yes, especially that flying v, it looked like it was twice his size lol. He was kind of a small dude and yet larger than life on stage. Early motley Crue too - the forbidden bands, we just had to listen to them 🤘😆🤘 always great to hear from you Rebel thank you so very kindly and keep on rocking!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Randy seemed distant with Ozzy even back in 81 when I met him backstage during the forth of July concert at the "Day On The Green" in Oakland CA. Ozzy, Sharon and their entourage gravitated towards a picnic table while Randy was left alone by himself sitting on a road case and sipping a strawberry daiquiri in a plastic cup, while smoking a cigarette. Rudy and Tommy never left their dressing room. It was a perfect opportunity to have a chat with Randy since he was alone. I'm glad I did.
As a youth Randy's playing sounded clean and sharp. Sounded like it was in a different level of perception and now realize it was the classical influence.
What people don't understand that Randy was one of the best live players ever and he also had all plans to leave Ozzy's band after fulfilling his contract to record One More album he was not going to tour again after the Diary tour and also wanted to play other things besides just metal. And it's still to this day blows my mind that through two tours in the US and a UK tour with Bob and Lee there was no pro shop video taken of Randy except for four songs on a Sunday morning at a Rochester New York TV station it just is unbelievable.
"Ozzy Say's, Couple more Albums you will own your University" YEA RIGHT!!!!! everybody was a hired player, they got credit but minimal Royalties. They ReRecorded Bob Daisly part's and left him out of the Credit "in the remastered version", Yeah, Sharon is a Brilliant Business Lady! Fair? I'm not so sure. But, anyone picked for Ozzy's Guitarist would instantly be LEGENDARY. Except for Berney Torme & Brad Gillis, Brad is Absolutely unappreciated for filling Randy's spot so quickly, a true Guitar Hero in his own right.
Brad imho was the one Gtr player who somehow managed to catch the essence of Randy more than anyone else who came after him. Though I'd have to say Jake was also phenomenal. But still.. There's been no one as great as Randy. It's easy to see in every album ozz released after Randy's passing. Not one came close to as incredible as Blizzard and Diary.
Excellent points - Berney really put in his all to cover Randy's parts. I give that guy a lot of credit. And Brad gillis - my god that guy can play! Brad really filled the role and should have kept on. Not to take away from Jake, but I played that speak of the devil album so much I wore it out. I wonder how Ozzy's third album would have sounded with Brad.
Been a Rhoads fan since late 1982 (I was in the 5th grade) and I think Brad Gillis not only should be as big as Rhoads, he should be around Jimi. Total original player, his playing on SOTD was friggin’ beautiful, he had his own original sound AND technique. Still Bluetoothing that live masterpiece often - it was an instant classic when it was released IMHO (Dug Jake too, had both his Osbourne offerings).
@@guitarmeetsscience For sure Brad would have been perfect had he stayed in the band. Ozz got really lucky finding him. I don't think anyone could have learned the whole set so quickly and done as great a job as Brad did. But ultimately I think it was smart of him to go back to Night Ranger before Sharon could screw him the same way she screwed Jake and just about anyone who helped ozz keep his solo career going. It still hurts that I just missed seeing Randy by a few weeks. I give props to Bernie Torme for having the balls to jump in head first and try to keep the tour going but I was at the show at MSG with him and sadly it was one of the worst concerts I've ever seen and just a real bummer. By far the most depressing show I've ever seen. Bernie couldn't play like Randy the way Brad did. It also hurts cause I was at the Speak of the devil show at the old Ritz here in NY and although he didn't wanna do it.. I'm sure Randy would have come around and did the show and I can only imagine how incredible it would have been seeing him in such a small club. The best thing about the show and recording was definitely Brad. Randy would have been a monster playing all those sabbath tunes but thankfully Brad was so phenomenal that he totally stole and made the show!!
This is the best, most through, accurate, and descriptive story I’ve ever heard or seen about Randy Rhoads. Thank you so much for making it and sharing it with us, definitely subscribed.
Yes sir... The goat me and Randy share a bday so Randy's instrumental Dee is 4 his mom and after 30 years of loving Randy's playing I never knew this and I'm so ashamed cause it means I don't know as much as I thought anyway RIP.... After 42 years ur still making ur presence known🤘🤘🤘🤘
That is pretty cool! That's the thing with Randy, he was only around for 25 years but his story is so deep. I guess if you dig enough anybody's story is - butt He's just gone through so much in such a short time. So it's hard to keep up with all the facts, but yet that track is a beautiful track and he wrote it for his mom. It was really cool of Ozzy to let him include it.
I was BLESSED to get to see Randyʻs last concert in Knoxville, the night before that horrible morning “joyride” on that plane. I was in a daze for a week…the first 16 hours because of my mind being blown by the amazing young guitarist that was standing about 20-30 feet in front of me, THEN from finding out about his death, minutes after walking through my front door after school the next afternoon. There are a few things that stick out in my mind from the concert… one memory was this freak that brought some dead snakes to the show… before the show, he was posing for photos holding a dead snake over his head with his mouth open, looking like he was fixing to take a bite of it! At some point, during opening act UFOʻs set, he threw the dead snake at the band… they all jumped out of the way, but then bassist Pete Way picked it up and chased singer Phil Mogg (or it may have been vice versa, being 42 yrs ago) around the stage with it for a few moments, it was quite hillarious! Later on, when The Blizzard was on, the freak threw ANOTHER dead snake at Ozzy, who jumped out of the way, not wanting anything to do with it (having presumedly learned his lesson about playing with “dead” critters). During the show, there was a “little person” (rumored to represent Ronnie James Dio, who was singing for Black Sabbath at the time), dressed in a monkʻs robe, that would run out and bring band nembers a towel, or bottle of water, etc… the band members would kick him, or act mean to him, and Ozzy snapped a towel at him and said something like “one day Iʻm gonna hang that lilʻ f•cker!”… a few songs later, just before the band launched into “Goodbye to Romance”, the little guy was strung up on a gallows and hoisted high above the band! It was a pretty cool stunt, but some of us noticed that he hung there for quite a long time..he eventually kicked around, and some roadies could be seen trying to get him down…apparently the apparatus became stuck and they had trouble getting the poor guy down from there! After the tragedy, me and some of my friends thought of that incident as a possible bad omen. Funny enough, Iʻve only met a few people that were there that night who were aware of the little guy being stuck, i figured they probably couldnʻt see the roadies frantically trying to free him from their vantage points
That comment is pure gold that you left! Wow so much happened that night apparently. There was nothing out there about that, it's pretty cool that you were able to be there and witness all of this. Crazy stuff man! Thanks for sharing that!
I spoke to Delores Rhoads back in 1990. I called her before I went to Berklee college of 🎵. She was so humble. I took Randy's 'Dee' and arranged it for classical piano.
I am a product of the Hollywood club scene in the 70s and 80s. The Los Angeles/Orange County area was a great place to be. There probably isn't one band from that era that I didn't see before they got famous. I saw Randy with Quiet Riot at the Starwood more times than I can count. Quiet Riot at the Starwood, Van Halen at Gazzarri's. 5:57 I was at that show. I will never forget it for two reasons. First, it was my 18th birthday. Second, it was at the Starwood and the only time Quiet Riot and Van Halen would share a stage until the US Festival 83. The stage wasn't big enough for the equipment of multiple bands. Kelly Garni wouldn't move his bass amp for Michael Anthony, which led to David Lee Roth and Garni getting into a fight on stage. I saw Randy with Ozzy right before he died on New Year's Eve 1981 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Same tour you see in the video. The opening band broke up a week or two before the show. Their guitar player was Phil Collen and he had quit to join Def Leppard. So, no opening act. Doors opened at 7:00pm and we had to wait until almost 11:00pm for Ozzy to come out because he wanted to be on stage at midnight. Worst thing you could do is put 25,000 Ozzy fans in an arena for 4 hours with nothing to do and large amounts of illegal substances.
If that isn't one of the best comments I've ever read I don't know what it is. Seriously man - that was awesome AF to read. What an experience that must have been! Haha envisioning 25,000 Ozzy Osbourne fans packing out a place in the '80s with substances.... Oh man, I can only imagine. Thank you for that - and just one more time - awesome freaking comment!!!!
@@guitarmeetsscienceI grew up right in the middle of the heavy metal melting pot. For a good seven years that is pretty much all we did every weekend - either go to a club or a concert. Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield went to my high school's cross town rival in Newport Beach. Saw Metallica's first gig at a little club in Anaheim called Radio City. Lars looked like he was all of 12 years old. Dave Mustaine broke a string about 45 seconds into the first song. He was so nervous it took him almost 15 minutes to change it. In a different direction, I am one of the few people that saw Pink Floyd do The Wall live in 1980. In the US, they only did shows in LA and New York City because the stage set was so massive it cost too much to transport it. For the first half of the show, the roadies built this wall in front of the band. For the last half, you couldn't see them. Wildest concert I have ever been to. And, the best one is I can point out me and my ex-wife about ten rows from the stage in the video of Ozzy at US 83. Its a trip seeing yourself 40 years ago. Good times.
Well that's a great story but V.H. and quiet riot never played the starwood together. They only played 1 show together at Pasadena college. The US festival in 83 did include vh quiet riot and ozzy but sadly we lost randy I'm 82
Man if he hadnt gotten on that stupid plane, we'll never know what he could have done for the music world. Im glad i had the opportunity to see him perform once.
My favorite to this day. Just imagine what he could have created if he never got in that plane and was alive today. I remember a story he told on an old interview about his guitar school he taught at in between tours with ozzy. The kids were all wanting to learn Eddie vh songs yet a genius of the same caliber was setting right in front of them. So one weekend he went home and learned every vh song and perfected them just so he could teach those kids. The thing that stuck out to me about that was, what took Eddie years to create randy learned in a weekend. I first heard him as a seven year old as my brother and his friends listened to the first ozzy solo album when it came out. I walked in and just sat down by the speaker and listened. My brother's friends were laughing because they thought of me as a metalhead in the making. They introduced me to alot of metal includng my favorite old school metal band iron maiden. Randy is my favorite guitarist and i love ozzys music but maiden, i was a huuuug fan. Ozzy has a knack for finding talented guitarists. Tony,randy,Jake,zack and a few others.but those four helped ozzy create iconic songs and albums.
What a cool story - thank you for sharing that! It's weird because they came up at the same time and yet Randy was a bit in Eddie's shadow only because of how hard Van Halen hit when they did. Randy was a serious player through it through. Eddie meanwhile had been featured on Michael Jackson's beat It as well as all sorts of other high-profile stuff that was really putting him more out in the limelight even over his own band - I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. Nevertheless, Randy had all the chops Eddie did, but he was taking a much more nuanced approach to his playing. It would have been cool to see those two go nuts on stage together though I'm sure it would have never happened lol
I've been a HUGE Rhoads fan after hearing their first record immediately a pond its American release in 81 when I was 15 years old and jumped at the chance to see Randy live when the groups first tour of America came through Tampa Florida just 90 miles from my family's home in Orlando .I was so blown away by Randy's unbelievable playing and unparalleled stage presence .from that night on I was submerged with everything Rhoads .I had been a Eddie Van Halen fan since purchasing their debut album at the age of 12 and after witnessing Van Halen live in Lakeland Florida in 1980 on their Woman And Children First tour and again in the 81 when they opened for the Rolling Stones on the Tattoo You tour in my hometown in Orlandos Tangerine Bowl football stadium in front of almost 70.000 fans .but seeing Randy preforming made him my new favorite guitarist replacing Eddie my previous favorite 3 years prior .Van Halen 1 was the first Record that I ever urchased with my own money (Kiss Alive) being my first ever album the my mother bought me at the mall when I was 10 .I couldn't get enough of Randy Rhoads buying every single Hit Parader .Circus Circus .and Cream that featured Randy in their magazines .I had tickets to see Rhoads again at their upcoming stadium concert on March 20th 1982 in Orlando on the Diary tour but he was killed the day before in Ocala just 40 miles from my home .I was devastated by his death feeding like I lost a family member .I went to over 100 concerts in my teens and 20s seeing every 80s band and guitarist you can think of and Randy stood out above all of them .
Thank you for sharing that! So you definitely have a history with understanding and enjoying Randy's work, that really sucks - they were on their way there. All it took was one messed up pilot and a little mishap to totally change music history forever. I really appreciate you sharing that Thank you so much!
@@guitarmeetsscience Your welcome .yes for me seeing Randy on stage was like having a religious experience .Malmsteen . Lynch . DMartini .Van Halen .Vivian Campbell .Steven Via . none even close to Rhoads .think the only two others that might compare in stage presence was Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix
I only found out about Randy on the day he died. The radio station played Over the Mountain and I cried hard, never knowing him at all. All I knew was that the music world suffered a profound loss. It's still felt to this day.
While I've seen a lot of great guitarists in concert over the decades, seeing Randy Rhodes during the Blizzard of Ozz tour was the ultimate. I had tickets to see him again for the Diary of a Madman tour when Randy was killed in the plane crash. Seeing Ozzy prancing around on stage with Brad Gillis trying to fill in for Randy was disgusting! The crowd was cheering like it was all a big party as if Randy never existed. I just sat in my seat yelling "Randy Rhodes" the whole time trying to hold back my tears.
Wow - imagining that point in time now, I did not realize that that's how it was when Brad was in the group. Thanks for sharing your first hand experience. Strangely enough the first album I was able to get my hands on was actually speak of the devil. I was one of those kids that always started my journey listening to groups with an odd release to start with, like coda for led Zeppelin was my first foray into listening to that group, or diver down for Van Halen - so for a while there I wasn't sure if I liked Van Halen or not lol. Once I got my hands on Blizzard of Oz and diary of a madman though My opinion of Ozzy's work went from meh to dayunmmm. Props to Brad - but either way in that tumultuous point in time there would have been no way he would have lasted anyways. Thanks again for sharing that experience, I really dig stories like that!
Randy is and always will be the GOAT. He reminds me of Cobain in that they both wanted to scale back in the end. Maybe it was burnout but I think it had more to do with their personalities. Both were shy people who felt uncomfortable in the spotlight they helped create for themselves. Love them both to this day.
I saw Randy with Ozzy in August of 1981, Def Leppard opened the show on their High and Dry tour. Amazing times that I didn't realize was happening. I now live roughly 40 miles from this tragic site. It's a private airfield so you can't enter but you can get close.
I got drunk in the 80s and tattooed RR on my hand. Randy is my number one guitar player for life. Nobody has proven themselves to be better, to this very day. I guess I wasn't as stupid as people thought. 🎸😎🎸 Randy is still the greatest rocker to ever pick up the guitar. I drove from Arkansas to California to visit his mausoleum in 2000. Inspiring me still to this very day ❤
Thank you for sharing that! The tattoo is definitely warranted! To think that Randy was just getting started, that's kind of the big if out there -If Randy had still been around today, what body of work he would have come up with. But for the little time he was around, he really turned the guitar world on its head. Thank you for your comment I really appreciate it! RIP Randy
It hit me hard when I first heard about Randy dying in a plane crash. I was hoping it was just a sick rumor, but of course that wasn’t the case. I had just attended the Diary of a Madman concert in Corpus Christi, Texas, to see Randy Rhoads. Only a month after the concert did I find out about the sad news. Randy Was the reason I took up Classical guitar lessons after practicing and playing/copying his guitar solos. I bought the GW magazine with the Cinderella Story Randy interview, before the Diary concert. Later on after, I bought the GW Randy Rhoads tribute interview magazine with the same interview from the original magazine. I always wonder just how much more he would have contributed to the world of music if he were still with us today. R.I.P. Randy. 🎸👍🏻
Oh God yeah that is the worst time to get the news too... Right after having seen him live. I could just imagine. No doubt that hit the music community really hard, just like SRV a few years later. Randy had so much more to offer music.
I was 11 when i saw Ozzy, eventhough my dad had a couple small hits in the 50's and 60's and was really good friends with Waylon and Willie and even Elvis who wanted to record one of his songs, I didn't understand what i was seeing with Randy..i was too young and really wasn't a musician yet..i can hardly remember it... that makes me sad
Thanks for sharing that - It is cool that your dad got to rub elbows with some of the big players of the day. It is also cool that you got to see Randy - not many people can say that these days. RIP Randy 🤘🤘
Cool video, man. I remember when those Ozzy albums came out. Randy untouchable, like a crackhead. Legend. He is legendary. His music just keeps lasting.
Not discount Tommy's contribution too much but I would say more Randy .... Because Ozzy actually started his trek with Bob, Randy, and Lee Kerslake... So his new sound was already carved out with those guys. Without them it's hard to say because he might have went more the Black Sabbath sounding route. I don't think he would have been nearly as legendary as he ended up becoming with that particular group. What do you think?
With all the people in Hollywood saying they sold their soul for fame. I think that Randy Rhodes, Stevie Ray Vaughan, dime bag Darrell and other incredible guitar players, that were so awesome, they didn't have to sale themselves. I think they made Satan jealous and that's why they were taken from us. I know that kind of talent was God given! Randy is still number one ❤️🎸❤️
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It is amazing how guitarists and music lovers never forget the great guitar players. We still talk about Charlie Christian, Eddie Lang, Cliff Gallop, Wes, Stevie Ray, Danny Gatton etc...the exceptional talent that didn't get a fair shot at longevity. They have been elevated beyond their wildest imaginations.
In guitar class, in high school we had are teacher listen to Randy, when the first album came out, he was blown away and ask who in the hell is this guy?? The next day he said you want to know what he's doing?? So for the next 3 weeks we learned are scales, he said this young man has mastered it, no teacher we wanted to learn how to play Over the Mountain, 😊😊😊😊😊,
Randy is the best guitarist I've ever heard, by quite a long way. I've heard so much rock and metal over the years, but this man is the major stand out. Technically superb, nearly as good as Van Halen. But his musical ear is light years ahead of Van Halen. You can study him for ages just listening to all the live tracks and studio recordings
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I met Randy Rhodes in Omaha backstage, he was very quite spoken, thoughtful young man. Broke my heart when I heard about the crash.
Very cool that you got to meet him though.
He was dedicated to anything that he did me, Michael Jordan, l wrestled in the late 70's I was dedicated as well, why did Eddie 3 string's then go back play the same 3 string's, Randy Rhodes played 6 before going back to the same string's, Randy didn't go to watch Eddie but vice- versa, Eddie went to watch Randy, both in the club scene
Lucky man, you met a freakin legend.
There will never be another Randy,may he rip.
There already was before him and have been since. His story is far bigger than his playing ever was. He was good but he wasn't great. He just didn't have the time.
You're probably right, but I wouldn't bet on "Never". Randy was one of my top favorite guitarists. He was the complete package and he was only getting started. But new, young Guitaristas seem to spring up out of nowhere. Look at a very young Joe Bonamassa, or even Randy, himself. SRV, EVH. There's always some guitar prodigy that comes along every so often.
But if you're just giving respect to Randy, I hear ya'. Randy was special and we lost him way too soon. RIP Randy. 😢
@@BribosomeHe “wasn’t great”?.. Sorry but you’re dead wrong, he is one of the GREATEST guitarists of all time, sorry you never rose to his heights or accomplish a minuscule amount of success he did in 25 than in your entire life.
@@helio1055Always One In The Bunch😂,Randy Was Freakin Amazing, Think GMS Is Right Up There(my Opinion)🤘
@helio1055 the guy just gave his opinion. And you say some vile shit like that? Really dude? If you disagree just say that...
I was fortunate to see Randy Rhoads twice. First show Day on the Green July 4 , 1981. Second show was the Diary of a Madman tour at The Cow Palace in San Francisco Feb 1982. Opening song was Over the Mountain and kids were literally climbing the Kabuki curtains on the edge of the stage. Two shows I will never forget. RIP Randy.
That had to have been awesome to see him and that group during those days. They were completely on top of their game. Perfect opening song too - over the mountain rocks!
August 23 1981, at the age of 18, I saw Ozzy Osborne with Def Leppard at Alpine Valley music theatre in East Troy Wisconsin. Me and my friends drove two hours from Illinois to go see them. I bought the tickets as I wanted so bad to see Randy Rhoads play live...he was amazing to see too. This was also before Def Leppard's drummer lost his arm in the auto accident. Both bands were amazing that day. I remember hearing the day Randy died also and it broke my heart. He was so talented.
RIP RANDY 😢
Thank you for sharing that - that had to be one awesome show! That was right before everything went down. What a time!
I seen a interview with Joe taking about Randy. It must have been on that tour. He said you wouldn't know randy was in the room if he wasn't noodling on his guartar in the room. Very very sad he's gone. Rip Randy
I saw dozens of shows at Alpine Valley. That place was always a great time. I never got to see Randy, though. RIP
Best documentary on Randy I’ve ever seen. Thank you!!
That is a huge compliment and I thank you so very much!!! 🙏
Those were the best days... over the mountain 😎🎶👆
For real thank you .
This is a good cautionary tell also..
We've never heard this side of the truth and it just shows how dirty the business side of things are.
Am Absolute Heavy Metal Icon - R.I.P. Randy Rhoads- Rock The Heavens 🤘🤘
Randy is the reason I picked up a guitar. Randy said he didn't really even get to play for Ozzy. He was just tuning up his guitar and didn't know what to play. Yet what he played blew Ozzy away. The day Randy died. So you know that the bag of coke found in the woods. Tommy is the one who found it on the bus and he tossed it out. He didn't want anyone to find it, I never knew it was found however. I can't remember where I seen Tommy talk about it, I believe it was in a magazine I don't remember what one. It could have been a video, it was a long time ago. Any way thanks for posting this video!
He is a very inspiring guitar player. Exactly - Ozzy was completely blown away and all he was doing was warming up at that point. That's how good Randy was - totally born for hard rocking!
Randy left us so young and had so much more to offer. An exceptional unique talent. IMO Randy is an all time GOAT. RIP Randy Rhoads. 👍🏻✌🏻💙
Who else sounds like a classical shredder with songs as incredible as they are?
No one.
RIP Randy.
Really good vid.
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Randy Rhoads was and is the ultimate guitarist as far as im concerned. I'll never forget hearing the report over the radio that day in March. It was just so bad...😢
It must have just been crushing! 😔
Had a band in highschool, and Still, he and Ed ran that crazy train to the future 😎🎶🎶👆✌️
Eddie couldn't touch Randy.......FACTS 💯
I cried
@@kevingodziebiewski2593 me too...
Randy … what can I say that hasn’t already been said.. the true definition of a rock star who always put his music and his love of guitar playing above everything … there will never be another one like him! And thank you Kath (Randy’s sister) for taking time to pm me when I have asked questions about your brother ❤ god bless the Rhoads .
In my opinion, Randy was the greatest guitarist. We've ever Heard. I love Eddie Van Halen. I love Jimi Hendrix, but there was something special about Randy Rhodes that we had never heard before. And we have never heard since his passing.
absolutely agreed - he was one of a kind
RHOADS not RHODES
I agree my friend
Absolutely
Agreed
The first record I ever bought was Rapper's Delight. My older sister and I went halfsies on it. Then she got Blizzard of Oz and Diary of a Madman. I remember listening to those albums over and over again. And then I listened to them again. I have been a metal head ever since, mostly because of Randy. We can only imagine what would have happened if he had not died. He was a true genius.
That is a pretty good deal - and a great way to split two of the coolest releases back in the day. A little groove and a little hard rocking!
The way he was able to capture moods of songs was absolutely genius. The song diary of a madman, he is off the charts brilliant. A song about a Mentally trouble soul going through the pain of his condition. Randy captured that brilliantly. I love this guy I always think about him. Every December 6th I think of him it's his bday, and March 19th I question the heavens why would you take a person who had so much to offer to this world. God bless you Mr Rhoads I'll never forget you.
Absolutely spot on - the song diary of a madman features some of Randy's best guitar playing ever. That one is incredible to listen to with the headphones.
Thanks for posting this. It's nice to see people keeping Randy's memory and legacy alive!
Thank you so much! That really makes my day. Randy was brilliant in every way. Such a shame he died too soon.
@@guitarmeetsscience You're very welcome. I always love seeing any new videos of anything having to do with Randy and appreciate when it's well done. I don't even listen to much metal anymore but with certain people like Randy I'm always happy to listen /watch. It's really such a tragedy he didn't live longer. There's not many people at all who I can think of that still influences generations of musicians just from two perfect albums. It's so sad we didn't get just one more album that likely would have topped Blizzard and Diary in terms of his writing, arranging and playing. He was great from the get go but in just a few years you can hear how much he progressed in every way possible when you hear some of the recordings from those last couple of months he was alive.
@@mbass718 You pointed out something very interesting - Randy's upward trajectory as a player and a musician. He happened to be right in the middle of a huge growth spurt when his life was tragically cut short. One can only wonder what he would have come up with. Especially since he was actually leaving the Ozzy Osbourne camp, that meant that he had some bigger plans for his own playing. It's a shame that we will never know.
@@guitarmeetsscience That's for sure. I wish the Blizzard of ozz band stayed together.. Or rather I wish Bob and Lee weren't given the boot. But it is amazing when you hear how incredible Randy was playing so close to the end of his life 😢 He grew in leaps and bounds in just a few short years. The soundboard recordings I've heard out here in the last two months of his life will give you goosebumps he was playing with so much intensity and power.
It is really such a shame he got taken from this world way too soon. I'm certain the 3rd album would have been even better than Blizzard and Diary. It's hard to say what he would have done once he left the band. For sure he was gonna study classical guitar. It's very possible he would have become one of the greatest classical Gtr players in history. Whatever he would have done it would have been phenomenal.
42 years later and no one plays like Randy, his style. His tone. His Magic just can't be replicated
You absolutely hit the nail on the head. He just had that something!!!
Ακριβως ετσι το βλεπω και εγω ακομα και τωρα που κοντευω 60 χρονων δεν εχει βγει αλλος τοσο καλος @@guitarmeetsscience
i discovered Randy 6 months after he died. i was 14 in late 1982 i remember the exact spot i was standing when i first heard blizzard, i was nearly paralyzed with awe and i was both forever changed and inspired. I was so sad to hear he was gone after having just discovered him. EVH did not have that effect on me. Still to this day i love hearing those ozzy records and all the bootlegs, and never tire of them. Thankfully, there are still people keeping his memory alive. RIP
Thank you for your take on Randy. He affected so many people, those who knew of him while he was alive as well as those who were introduced to him after he had passed away. He's probably the biggest one in rock that left people wondering what if he had stayed alive what he would have come up with. He was just coming into his own. Thanks again for your excellent comment!
Never a Sabbath or Ozzy fan, my knowledge of Randy was very minimal. Thanks for this terrific Randy R. education.
Well done and thorough. Albeit his legacy is short, I never get tired of hearing about it and wish he was still here.
Thank you so much. Randy's story was so tragic but so amazing at the same time. It was too fascinating not to indulge in.
When I was 22 years old, Ozzy Osborne was coming to the Sam Houston Coliseum on February 17th (1982). Since first hearing Ozzy’s “Blizzard of Oz” solo album, his new guitar player Randy Rhoads had become my guitar hero. I didn't know much about him, nor did I even know what he looked like, because Ozzy's album pictures really didn't distinguish who was who in the band photo. To this point, I had assumed that the dark-haired guy (Rudy) was the guitar player I had recently come to idolize. Anyway, my girlfriend Mindy and our housemate Chris quickly found a way to score some tickets for the show. I figured if we showed up at the arena early enough, we might get a chance to meet the band before the show.
It was a warm afternoon in Houston when Chris, Mindy and I arrived at the concert hall. We made our way around to the loading dock side of the building to look for tour buses or any other sign of band life. The road crew had already arrived and was setting up the elaborate stage for the “Diary of A Madman” tour. Surprisingly, the atmosphere was very relaxed. We were able to simply walk in and observe at our leisure without anyone hassling us. This went on for the better part of the afternoon.
As we loitered about the premises, I befriended Randy’s guitar tech. He informed me that
the band would be showing up around 5pm to do a soundcheck. In the meantime, he invited me
into a makeshift dressing room to have a look at Randy’s guitars. They were sitting on guitar stands right in front of me. Just feet away from my hands were Randy’s signature cream Les Paul with the snakeskin strap, along with three custom made “V” shaped guitars. His polka-dot V, white pinstripe V and a black one, the latter two sporting the name “Jackson” on the headstocks. At this point, I was not really familiar with his guitars. And this was also long before Jackson Guitars became a household name. Needless to say, I was quite intrigued by them. Luckily, I had the presence of mind to bring a disposable camera with me. I asked the guitar tech if I could take a few pictures of the guitars. He didn’t mind, so I began to snap away. Just as I was photographing the assortment of guitars, a rather large and in charge road manager walked in on me and freaked out. “What the f#$k are you doing in here??? Gimme that efffing camera, those are custom made guitars!” he barked. The guitar tech tried to quell the big fellows concerns, but he would have no part in negotiating any compromise. “Gimme the effing camera if you wanna see the show” he demanded. As a 22 year old punk kid, I was in no position to argue, so I reluctantly gave the Paul Bunion looking troll my stupid camera. The guitar tech apologized for the road managers over-reaction and allowed us all to stay and hang out.
Like clockwork, the tour bus pulled into the loading dock at 5pm. Tommy Aldridge, Rudy
Sarzo and Randy Rhoads soon stepped out. Randy was wearing blue jeans, a black pleather jacket with no shirt under it with a white towel draped around his neck. Absent from the group was Ozzy, who apparently didn’t do soundcheck with the rest of the group. I quickly made my way over to who I thought was Randy and asked for an autograph. Slightly unprepared, I only had a small piece of paper that I had found nearby for them to sign. Rudy signed one side of the paper and Randy Rhoads signed the other side. I managed to make some small talk, at first thinking that Rudy was actually Randy. Up to this point, (As I said, I wasn’t entirely sure what Randy actually looked like). “Man, you’re a great guitar player” I said. Rudy looked at me sort of puzzled and pointed me in the direction of the actual Randy Rhoads. Needless to say, I felt like a douche. Randy was very unassuming, soft-spoken and frankly humble. He happily complied with my autograph request. He had to lean the small piece of paper onto the side of the cinder block wall in order to write his signature. He simply wrote, "Randy Rhoads".
After several minutes, the band disappeared inside the arena and we followed along like lemmings. During their soundcheck, I stood directly in front of Randy Rhoads as the band ran through the song “Mr. Crowley” in its entirety. Randy was playing his cream Les Paul and never sounded better. I was in awe that afternoon, watching this soon to be legend warming up for the impending show right before my eyes. Except for my girlfriend Mindy, Chris and myself, (and a few road-crew guys), there was nobody else in the arena. A few short weeks later, Randy, twenty-five years old, was killed in a plane crash in Leesburg, Florida. I was davestated. His autograph remains framed on my studio wall to this day. Also, a few weeks earlier on March 5th, John Belushi died of a cocaine overdose. You could feel a chill in the psyche of the masses around Houston who had just absorbed the news of both of their untimely deaths. Both tragedies were a stark reminder of my own mortality....Can you imagine what would have been captured on my disposable camera had i been allowed to keep it??? Jeff Dyer - Uncle Sally
I can only imagine! Damn cool story Thanks for leaving this!
I saw Rudy Sarzo with quite Riot in Bangor Maine after Randy's death Rudy Sarzo was incredible as well as the band
Randy is the reason I started playing guitar, he passed only a couple of months after I had discovered him and Ozzy, I was crushed. Long live RR, the real GOAT.
That sucks - To just discover him and then that happens. He died way too soon and so suddenly. He was one inspiring player!
The guitar work on Mr Crowley has to be considered as some of the most creative and masterfully composed music ever written. When I first heard Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath it blew me away. The same feeling hit me when i heard Mr Crowley. I was floored!!! It was as if i heard music for the first time ever. That's a special talent that comes along once in a life time.
Exactly! His solo on that one is a song within a song
Randy was the goat of his generation...... still mis him! ❤
Randy sound was unmistakable, so eerie and spooky his classical writing influenced a legion of guitarists and done it a couple albums that is genius
Had Randy lived, he would be universally regarded as the greatest guitar player to ever set foot on planet Earth.
Amen!
I cannot agree more. He was definitely the best ever. He played so effortlessly and with melody.
Nobody can now be as good. He lay the modern guitar pathway for everyone now.
@bmac5085 You're absolutely right - he really blazed the trail for a lot of players. Cuz influence can be heard in so many things nowadays.
True facts.
Fact
Thanks for this retrospective. I was a budding 14 year old guitar player when Randy died. His playing spoke to me differently than any of the other bands and players at the time. I was devastated at his death. I just thank God I was able to see him with Ozzy live once before his passing. RIH, Randy.
Thank you so much. It's really tough - especially when it is somebody that you look up to. Such a sudden and unexpected tragedy. RIP Randy
He'll always be my favorite guitarist of all time.
And still...Mr. Crowley and that keyboard anthem, with Randy coming in after Ozzy singing "Mister Crowley"... priceless 😎🎶✌️
Oh yeah - a true piece of musical history!
That exact transition, mmmmm....yep. One of the songs that made me pick up guitar!
@@j3ffn4v4rr0if Randy was alive he’d be proud!🥹
Always good to know he is kept going with fresh new faces R I P BUDDY
Incredible Documentary work, I've learned so much more about who Randy Rhoads really was, thanks for the hardwork you put into this and shining on Randy as well as you did!
Thank you so much - I really appreciate your kind words! It's kind comments like yours that motivate me to keep doing this. I really do appreciate it!!;
This is extremely well done. A lot of the history has been hidden or rewritten for reasons. This is the most accurate telling of the Randy story out there.
Thank you! It's kind words like yours that make these really well worth doing. I'm glad you found some value in it. Much appreciated!
Great delivery in the video. Thanks for presenting this without the BS a lot of creators like to add.
Thank you so much! That makes my day, and I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I try to steer away from the fluff and just go straight to the story. Much much appreciated.
Beautiful informative content host thanks for sharing big likes
Thank you so much that makes my day!
This is the greatest bio I have ever seen on Randy Rhoads. You've outdone yourself. Thank you for putting this together so well.
That is truly a huge compliment. I was getting a little frustrated creating some new stuff and then I read your comment and it kicked my motivation back in where it's supposed to be. Truly appreciated!!!! 🙏
Hands down the best guitarist we have ever seen. R.I.P
I love Randy rhoads!!!!!!!
Well done .. Randy’s playing and untimely death had a huge affect on me for many years though i didn’t personally know him .. he just had something nobody else did … Randy and EVH changed the rock world in two distinct ways and their differences gave birth to a whole new kind of musicianship ..
Thank you! You said it perfectly and both of them had such an impact on rock metal and everything else beyond.
This has to be the most thorough and comprehensive Randy Rhoads story. Good job.
That my friend is a huge compliment - thank you so much and I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
No additions or corrections. I'm just feeding the algorithm monsters before tapping the thumbs up 👍 button.
Thank you so much for that! That really makes my day I appreciate it!
Keep in mind Randy was plying like this in the mid 70’s. No one could touch Randy, he was the best guitarist period. While others were stuck in the same old pentatonic box, Randy was using modes, exotic scales and blazing new ground. He is the father of Neo Classical guitar and was a true musician, not just a guitarist. He was a visionary and changed the way people used the instrument. He has and continues to influence guitarist to this day.
You said it perfectly - And the fact that he was doing that stuff in the '70s is just mind-blowing. Randy really pushed music forward - such an influential player
Thanks for the treasure, always fascinating to watch RR live after all these years!
Thank you so much - I'm really glad you dug it! That guy is so much fun to watch on video I can only imagine how good he was live!
@@guitarmeetsscience Now if we could only get one clear concert with Randy released that would be the gift of all music gifts. They were filmed a number of times and it's absolutely atrocious that to this day the only clear footage is the After Hours show. It'll take a real miracle for any of the other shows to be released. Randy's siblings have two of them but don't talk about it. Likely due to Sharon owning the vast majority of everything Randy did for ozz. It's pathetic and frankly disgusting the way they've handled Randy's legacy and memory. It couldn't be in worse hands than Sharon's.
Love your content and channel. Great job!
Thank you Lucio! I really appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you enjoy the material!!
This was way better than I thought it was gonna be, very good job
Thank you so much - I appreciate your kind words! 🙏
Great vid..Saw Randy front row in 81..blizzard tour with Motorhead..It was the best concert I have Ever seen..Epic
That must have been awesome to see him at the height of his career - and of course Motorhead totally rocked. Must have been amazing! Thanks for the kind words I am glad you enjoyed it!
Randy was one of a kind. Talk about one of the greatest "what if's". God only knows what else he would have come up with as he was wanting to continue his studies. Every time I hear that solo on 'Tribute' cranked up, I get chills down to my bones.
Oh yeah - that solo is freaking unbelievable!
A brilliant guitarist who was taken from us far too soon. Randy Rhoads has influenced generations of guitarist with his timeless playing!! He is truly missed.
Agreed - doing this video was kind of like meeting Randy a little bit more. He was really just a normal guy with extraordinary talent. So many of us wonder why he had to get on that plane that day. RIP Randy
Why,why did Randy and Rachel get on that plane…on deathly scared of flying and the other a heart condition….im still bummed, distinctly remember hearing the news after getting off the bus from school…I teared up….my ALL time favorite
BTW…most informative video about Randy I’ve ever seen
It is just crushing to think, how young he was, what Rachel might have gone through as well. Just a horrible situation - and I really wish they would have never gotten on that plane. Thank you so much for the kind words, I really do appreciate that!
I have been a RR fan ever since blizzard and heard how amazing Ozzy”s guitar player was, I was thinking who is playing guitar, he is amazing. Randy’s work was different from the other guitar players, there was just something about it , this is what I was thinking back then.Randy seemed so humble kind considerate soft spoken and didn’t want to disappoint anyone. Maybe the pressure of the pilot hounding him to get on the plane and then Rachel maybe thought if Randy was doing it then she would go ahead and get on to.
These are things that have ran thru my mind for many years. Who knows how it really went down . All I know is we sure lost a treasure a pure gem an angel. Look how much of a mark Randy left leaving us with only 2 albums. Can you imagine what would have been if he would have told that pilot “‘no I ltold you I’m not flying , now shut the hell up”. I wish that’s what he would have said. I’ll love Randy forever, what a gift he had, what a talent. What an exceptional human being. ❤️🧡💜💛💚💙🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏
Hello again. I feel like a video stalker lol. As always this is great stuff sir and I thank you :)
I remember buying 3 albums in one week. The 1st album I bought was Rush Moving Pictures. I remember listening to that album and thinking that I was somehow a little cooler and so pleased at 12 years old making such a teenager decision. 2nd: Shooting Star (Last Chance) feeling the pull of that “Progressive Rock sound.” 3rd: Blizzard of Oz! I was floored! So deep, and so powerful from the opening song: I don’t know to the last: Steal away, and every masterpiece in between! My friends and I had a treehouse that we spent every waking moment we could hanging out there with our small cassette radio player with Blizzard of Oz as our go to music and as our soundtrack to our lives.
When Diary of a Madman came out I was floored. This was next level! The title track was a masterpiece! Over the mountain was a high octane magical ride like nothing else I had heard before! The guitar work was amazing and beautiful and the sound was like nothing I had ever heard. Fast, haunting, melodic, mysterious, classical and on a level that I hadn’t heard even from the greats like Page, Blackmore, and Hendrix. They all played distorted blues based riffs and dramatic solos that were epic but familiar. You could hear the black Blues guitarist influence because that was the formula.
Randy took the blues formula, dumped most of it out, and like a chemist he mixed a high concentration of classical and he shook it up and came up with a style like nothing ever heard before and created a blueprint for metal and rock going forward. Picture the classical greats forming a rock band and no doubt they would have asked Randy to join 😂
Thank you so much - that's one hell of a great assessment of the two albums featuring Randy! Definitely brings back memories of the first time I heard them back then. Our neighborhood had the one cool kid who had the ability to dub cassettes - so he would get all the latest and greatest and then disperse them accordingly. Needless to say we bought him a lot of lunch lol. Thanks for that breakdown!
Very cool..Thanks for giving us these interesting insights ..I'll never forget where I was & what I was doing the moment I learned of Randys Death ,i was having a ball at a Friends Birthday party the Tv was on across the room with the sound down when with a casual glance at it I noticed a news bulletin happening with a background insert showing a picture of Randy with a birth & death date underneath it..& life suddenly got real sad for Me ..I left the Party & walked home completely broken & bewildered ..I felt like I had just lost a close Friend & still do..this World is beautiful & devastatingly cruel all at the same time & thats an important fact to always remember..RIP Randy.No one deserves to depart like that..Thank You for all that You gave us.😢
That had to just be absolutely crushing! I was a bit young then, but when the news of SRV hit I was pretty much hit the same way you described. Nevertheless reading about Randy and kind of getting to know him through all the stories - it is horrible to think what he must have went through in those last moments. Thank you for the kind words I am glad you enjoyed it!
Well You Know What I Think,Freakin Killer,I didn't get To See Him but Thats One thing I Would have Loved to Watch,Him Playing Live,Reading The Comments have to Disagree With a Little Something, Your Way Up There GMS,Just Saying, This Was Amazing To Watch,Im Still Reading That Book For Facts Sake About Randy and Sharon,Ozzy Zakk ,Not enough Hours In the Day,You Rock my Friend and Thanks for Putting this Out,The One Thing Is It Just Me or On Some Videos Looks Like the Guitar is Bigger then Him,Luv That Guy,Keep Rockin 🎸🎸🎸👊👊
Thank you so much Rebel -he was one of those being part of Ozzy's group, and when we were kids we were not supposed to listen to them haha so what do you think we did - we would pass those tapes around all I'll sneaky and stuff. And yes, especially that flying v, it looked like it was twice his size lol. He was kind of a small dude and yet larger than life on stage. Early motley Crue too - the forbidden bands, we just had to listen to them 🤘😆🤘 always great to hear from you Rebel thank you so very kindly and keep on rocking!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Randy seemed distant with Ozzy even back in 81 when I met him backstage during the forth of July concert at the "Day On The Green" in Oakland CA. Ozzy, Sharon and their entourage gravitated towards a picnic table while Randy was left alone by himself sitting on a road case and sipping a strawberry daiquiri in a plastic cup, while smoking a cigarette. Rudy and Tommy never left their dressing room. It was a perfect opportunity to have a chat with Randy since he was alone. I'm glad I did.
Thank you for that first hand account. I can see Randy being more mild mannered. It's a shame that he was already on the outs with them.
As a youth Randy's playing sounded clean and sharp. Sounded like it was in a different level of perception and now realize it was the classical influence.
Great observation - yep the way he incorporated classical was brilliant
He was heavily influence by old Baroque composers. Me thinks Yngwie Malmsteem did the same
What people don't understand that Randy was one of the best live players ever and he also had all plans to leave Ozzy's band after fulfilling his contract to record One More album he was not going to tour again after the Diary tour and also wanted to play other things besides just metal. And it's still to this day blows my mind that through two tours in the US and a UK tour with Bob and Lee there was no pro shop video taken of Randy except for four songs on a Sunday morning at a Rochester New York TV station it just is unbelievable.
Randy.......what a greatness in every aspect.......a comet........
"Ozzy Say's, Couple more Albums you will own your University" YEA RIGHT!!!!! everybody was a hired player, they got credit but minimal Royalties. They ReRecorded Bob Daisly part's and left him out of the Credit "in the remastered version", Yeah, Sharon is a Brilliant Business Lady! Fair? I'm not so sure. But, anyone picked for Ozzy's Guitarist would instantly be LEGENDARY. Except for Berney Torme & Brad Gillis, Brad is Absolutely unappreciated for filling Randy's spot so quickly, a true Guitar Hero in his own right.
Brad imho was the one Gtr player who somehow managed to catch the essence of Randy more than anyone else who came after him. Though I'd have to say Jake was also phenomenal. But still.. There's been no one as great as Randy. It's easy to see in every album ozz released after Randy's passing. Not one came close to as incredible as Blizzard and Diary.
Excellent points - Berney really put in his all to cover Randy's parts. I give that guy a lot of credit. And Brad gillis - my god that guy can play! Brad really filled the role and should have kept on. Not to take away from Jake, but I played that speak of the devil album so much I wore it out. I wonder how Ozzy's third album would have sounded with Brad.
Agreed 100% - Ozzy would have been pretty awesome with Brad had he continued with him.
Been a Rhoads fan since late 1982 (I was in the 5th grade) and I think Brad Gillis not only should be as big as Rhoads, he should be around Jimi.
Total original player, his playing on SOTD was friggin’ beautiful, he had his own original sound AND technique.
Still Bluetoothing that live masterpiece often - it was an instant classic when it was released IMHO
(Dug Jake too, had both his Osbourne offerings).
@@guitarmeetsscience For sure Brad would have been perfect had he stayed in the band. Ozz got really lucky finding him. I don't think anyone could have learned the whole set so quickly and done as great a job as Brad did. But ultimately I think it was smart of him to go back to Night Ranger before Sharon could screw him the same way she screwed Jake and just about anyone who helped ozz keep his solo career going. It still hurts that I just missed seeing Randy by a few weeks. I give props to Bernie Torme for having the balls to jump in head first and try to keep the tour going but I was at the show at MSG with him and sadly it was one of the worst concerts I've ever seen and just a real bummer. By far the most depressing show I've ever seen. Bernie couldn't play like Randy the way Brad did. It also hurts cause I was at the Speak of the devil show at the old Ritz here in NY and although he didn't wanna do it.. I'm sure Randy would have come around and did the show and I can only imagine how incredible it would have been seeing him in such a small club. The best thing about the show and recording was definitely Brad. Randy would have been a monster playing all those sabbath tunes but thankfully Brad was so phenomenal that he totally stole and made the show!!
This is the best, most through, accurate, and descriptive story I’ve ever heard or seen about Randy Rhoads. Thank you so much for making it and sharing it with us, definitely subscribed.
Thanks so very much!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Your kind words are truly appreciated 🙏
Yes sir... The goat me and Randy share a bday so Randy's instrumental Dee is 4 his mom and after 30 years of loving Randy's playing I never knew this and I'm so ashamed cause it means I don't know as much as I thought anyway RIP.... After 42 years ur still making ur presence known🤘🤘🤘🤘
That is pretty cool! That's the thing with Randy, he was only around for 25 years but his story is so deep. I guess if you dig enough anybody's story is - butt He's just gone through so much in such a short time. So it's hard to keep up with all the facts, but yet that track is a beautiful track and he wrote it for his mom. It was really cool of Ozzy to let him include it.
Randy Will always be my favorite guitarist. Randy has a sound and technique that was unique at that time.
Absolutely right - Randy was an amazing player and by all accounts an amazing person as well.
Who doesn't like a unique modest guitar genius
I was BLESSED to get to see Randyʻs last concert in Knoxville, the night before that horrible morning “joyride” on that plane. I was in a daze for a week…the first 16 hours because of my mind being blown by the amazing young guitarist that was standing about 20-30 feet in front of me, THEN from finding out about his death, minutes after walking through my front door after school the next afternoon. There are a few things that stick out in my mind from the concert… one memory was this freak that brought some dead snakes to the show… before the show, he was posing for photos holding a dead snake over his head with his mouth open, looking like he was fixing to take a bite of it! At some point, during opening act UFOʻs set, he threw the dead snake at the band… they all jumped out of the way, but then bassist Pete Way picked it up and chased singer Phil Mogg (or it may have been vice versa, being 42 yrs ago) around the stage with it for a few moments, it was quite hillarious! Later on, when The Blizzard was on, the freak threw ANOTHER dead snake at Ozzy, who jumped out of the way, not wanting anything to do with it (having presumedly learned his lesson about playing with “dead” critters). During the show, there was a “little person” (rumored to represent Ronnie James Dio, who was singing for Black Sabbath at the time), dressed in a monkʻs robe, that would run out and bring band nembers a towel, or bottle of water, etc… the band members would kick him, or act mean to him, and Ozzy snapped a towel at him and said something like “one day Iʻm gonna hang that lilʻ f•cker!”… a few songs later, just before the band launched into “Goodbye to Romance”, the little guy was strung up on a gallows and hoisted high above the band! It was a pretty cool stunt, but some of us noticed that he hung there for quite a long time..he eventually kicked around, and some roadies could be seen trying to get him down…apparently the apparatus became stuck and they had trouble getting the poor guy down from there! After the tragedy, me and some of my friends thought of that incident as a possible bad omen. Funny enough, Iʻve only met a few people that were there that night who were aware of the little guy being stuck, i figured they probably couldnʻt see the roadies frantically trying to free him from their vantage points
That comment is pure gold that you left! Wow so much happened that night apparently. There was nothing out there about that, it's pretty cool that you were able to be there and witness all of this. Crazy stuff man! Thanks for sharing that!
I spoke to Delores Rhoads back in 1990. I called her before I went to Berklee college of 🎵. She was so humble. I took Randy's 'Dee' and arranged it for classical piano.
@@mouseandryforever6848 that is very cool that you got to meet her!
Thank you! Great job!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
Really excellent breakdown of this period.
Thank you so much Tony - I really appreciate your kind words man!
What a great documentary. Subscribed sir!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. Always great to meet a fellow Randy fan 🤘🤘
Ahoy Jim lad,what a coincidence,the Rick Parfitt naming! He did the same for us years ago,really enjoyed my time with Goan guest Tuft 😏🤘
Very cool Clive! Great to hear from you my buddy from the black country!
I am a product of the Hollywood club scene in the 70s and 80s. The Los Angeles/Orange County area was a great place to be. There probably isn't one band from that era that I didn't see before they got famous. I saw Randy with Quiet Riot at the Starwood more times than I can count. Quiet Riot at the Starwood, Van Halen at Gazzarri's. 5:57 I was at that show. I will never forget it for two reasons. First, it was my 18th birthday. Second, it was at the Starwood and the only time Quiet Riot and Van Halen would share a stage until the US Festival 83. The stage wasn't big enough for the equipment of multiple bands. Kelly Garni wouldn't move his bass amp for Michael Anthony, which led to David Lee Roth and Garni getting into a fight on stage. I saw Randy with Ozzy right before he died on New Year's Eve 1981 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Same tour you see in the video. The opening band broke up a week or two before the show. Their guitar player was Phil Collen and he had quit to join Def Leppard. So, no opening act. Doors opened at 7:00pm and we had to wait until almost 11:00pm for Ozzy to come out because he wanted to be on stage at midnight. Worst thing you could do is put 25,000 Ozzy fans in an arena for 4 hours with nothing to do and large amounts of illegal substances.
If that isn't one of the best comments I've ever read I don't know what it is. Seriously man - that was awesome AF to read. What an experience that must have been! Haha envisioning 25,000 Ozzy Osbourne fans packing out a place in the '80s with substances.... Oh man, I can only imagine. Thank you for that - and just one more time - awesome freaking comment!!!!
@@guitarmeetsscienceI grew up right in the middle of the heavy metal melting pot. For a good seven years that is pretty much all we did every weekend - either go to a club or a concert. Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield went to my high school's cross town rival in Newport Beach. Saw Metallica's first gig at a little club in Anaheim called Radio City. Lars looked like he was all of 12 years old. Dave Mustaine broke a string about 45 seconds into the first song. He was so nervous it took him almost 15 minutes to change it. In a different direction, I am one of the few people that saw Pink Floyd do The Wall live in 1980. In the US, they only did shows in LA and New York City because the stage set was so massive it cost too much to transport it. For the first half of the show, the roadies built this wall in front of the band. For the last half, you couldn't see them. Wildest concert I have ever been to. And, the best one is I can point out me and my ex-wife about ten rows from the stage in the video of Ozzy at US 83. Its a trip seeing yourself 40 years ago. Good times.
Well that's a great story but V.H. and quiet riot never played the starwood together. They only played 1 show together at Pasadena college. The US festival in 83 did include vh quiet riot and ozzy but sadly we lost randy I'm 82
He was a musicians musician , was and will always be an inspiration to many
Wow! Who knew the Crazy Train solo had anything to do with Swing Town.. it's so cool to have so many Randy clips and facts in one place🤘
Oh yeah, it's pretty cool to trace Randy's inspiration. I'm turn, his work is inspired so many metal/rock acts.
I was lucky enough to see Randy before his untimely passing. I was at the bat biting show in Des Moines. ❤
Oh man that had to been one hell of an experience! You saw history in the making right there!
It definitely made an impression 👍
Man if he hadnt gotten on that stupid plane, we'll never know what he could have done for the music world. Im glad i had the opportunity to see him perform once.
You said it! That is cool that you got to see him. He was one of a kind!
My favorite to this day. Just imagine what he could have created if he never got in that plane and was alive today. I remember a story he told on an old interview about his guitar school he taught at in between tours with ozzy. The kids were all wanting to learn Eddie vh songs yet a genius of the same caliber was setting right in front of them. So one weekend he went home and learned every vh song and perfected them just so he could teach those kids. The thing that stuck out to me about that was, what took Eddie years to create randy learned in a weekend. I first heard him as a seven year old as my brother and his friends listened to the first ozzy solo album when it came out. I walked in and just sat down by the speaker and listened. My brother's friends were laughing because they thought of me as a metalhead in the making. They introduced me to alot of metal includng my favorite old school metal band iron maiden. Randy is my favorite guitarist and i love ozzys music but maiden, i was a huuuug fan. Ozzy has a knack for finding talented guitarists. Tony,randy,Jake,zack and a few others.but those four helped ozzy create iconic songs and albums.
What a cool story - thank you for sharing that! It's weird because they came up at the same time and yet Randy was a bit in Eddie's shadow only because of how hard Van Halen hit when they did. Randy was a serious player through it through. Eddie meanwhile had been featured on Michael Jackson's beat It as well as all sorts of other high-profile stuff that was really putting him more out in the limelight even over his own band - I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. Nevertheless, Randy had all the chops Eddie did, but he was taking a much more nuanced approach to his playing. It would have been cool to see those two go nuts on stage together though I'm sure it would have never happened lol
I've been a HUGE Rhoads fan after hearing their first record immediately a pond its American release in 81 when I was 15 years old and jumped at the chance to see Randy live when the groups first tour of America came through Tampa Florida just 90 miles from my family's home in Orlando .I was so blown away by Randy's unbelievable playing and unparalleled stage presence .from that night on I was submerged with everything Rhoads .I had been a Eddie Van Halen fan since purchasing their debut album at the age of 12 and after witnessing Van Halen live in Lakeland Florida in 1980 on their Woman And Children First tour and again in the 81 when they opened for the Rolling Stones on the Tattoo You tour in my hometown in Orlandos Tangerine Bowl football stadium in front of almost 70.000 fans .but seeing Randy preforming made him my new favorite guitarist replacing Eddie my previous favorite 3 years prior .Van Halen 1 was the first Record that I ever urchased with my own money (Kiss Alive) being my first ever album the my mother bought me at the mall when I was 10 .I couldn't get enough of Randy Rhoads buying every single Hit Parader .Circus Circus .and Cream that featured Randy in their magazines .I had tickets to see Rhoads again at their upcoming stadium concert on March 20th 1982 in Orlando on the Diary tour but he was killed the day before in Ocala just 40 miles from my home .I was devastated by his death feeding like I lost a family member .I went to over 100 concerts in my teens and 20s seeing every 80s band and guitarist you can think of and Randy stood out above all of them .
Thank you for sharing that! So you definitely have a history with understanding and enjoying Randy's work, that really sucks - they were on their way there. All it took was one messed up pilot and a little mishap to totally change music history forever. I really appreciate you sharing that Thank you so much!
@@guitarmeetsscience Your welcome .yes for me seeing Randy on stage was like having a religious experience .Malmsteen . Lynch . DMartini .Van Halen .Vivian Campbell .Steven Via . none even close to Rhoads .think the only two others that might compare in stage presence was Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix
I f Randy just listen to his feeling and left this crazy man (Ozzy) he will be alive today and will be the best Classic guitar player ever!
Great video. Thank you
Thank you Trina!! 🙏
❤❤❤Randy❤❤❤awesome musician❤❤❤RIP
He was also a really sweet guy and very approachable. He always had his teacher's hat on.
Exactly - by all accounts just like you say, people say he was a really cool and humble guy. Such a shame he died so young.
I only found out about Randy on the day he died. The radio station played Over the Mountain and I cried hard, never knowing him at all. All I knew was that the music world suffered a profound loss. It's still felt to this day.
Oh yeah - his loss was devastating to so many. Thanks for sharing your experience
While I've seen a lot of great guitarists in concert over the decades, seeing Randy Rhodes during the Blizzard of Ozz tour was the ultimate. I had tickets to see him again for the Diary of a Madman tour when Randy was killed in the plane crash. Seeing Ozzy prancing around on stage with Brad Gillis trying to fill in for Randy was disgusting! The crowd was cheering like it was all a big party as if Randy never existed. I just sat in my seat yelling "Randy Rhodes" the whole time trying to hold back my tears.
Wow - imagining that point in time now, I did not realize that that's how it was when Brad was in the group. Thanks for sharing your first hand experience. Strangely enough the first album I was able to get my hands on was actually speak of the devil. I was one of those kids that always started my journey listening to groups with an odd release to start with, like coda for led Zeppelin was my first foray into listening to that group, or diver down for Van Halen - so for a while there I wasn't sure if I liked Van Halen or not lol. Once I got my hands on Blizzard of Oz and diary of a madman though My opinion of Ozzy's work went from meh to dayunmmm. Props to Brad - but either way in that tumultuous point in time there would have been no way he would have lasted anyways. Thanks again for sharing that experience, I really dig stories like that!
Randy is and always will be the GOAT. He reminds me of Cobain in that they both wanted to scale back in the end. Maybe it was burnout but I think it had more to do with their personalities. Both were shy people who felt uncomfortable in the spotlight they helped create for themselves. Love them both to this day.
Wow,thanks for filling in the gaps regarding this legend.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate your kind words!
Great vid rip Randy
Thanks my friend 🙏
I saw Randy with Ozzy in August of 1981, Def Leppard opened the show on their High and Dry tour. Amazing times that I didn't realize was happening. I now live roughly 40 miles from this tragic site. It's a private airfield so you can't enter but you can get close.
That is pretty cool that you got to see him in his prime, as well as Def Leppard when they were young and hungry. Great time for music then!
I got drunk in the 80s and tattooed RR on my hand. Randy is my number one guitar player for life. Nobody has proven themselves to be better, to this very day. I guess I wasn't as stupid as people thought. 🎸😎🎸 Randy is still the greatest rocker to ever pick up the guitar. I drove from Arkansas to California to visit his mausoleum in 2000. Inspiring me still to this very day ❤
Thank you for sharing that! The tattoo is definitely warranted! To think that Randy was just getting started, that's kind of the big if out there -If Randy had still been around today, what body of work he would have come up with. But for the little time he was around, he really turned the guitar world on its head. Thank you for your comment I really appreciate it! RIP Randy
It hit me hard when I first heard about Randy dying in a plane crash. I was hoping it was just a sick rumor, but of course that wasn’t the case. I had just attended the Diary of a Madman concert in Corpus Christi, Texas, to see Randy Rhoads. Only a month after the concert did I find out about the sad news. Randy Was the reason I took up Classical guitar lessons after practicing and playing/copying his guitar solos. I bought the GW magazine with the Cinderella Story Randy interview, before the Diary concert. Later on after, I bought the GW Randy Rhoads tribute interview magazine with the same interview from the original magazine. I always wonder just how much more he would have contributed to the world of music if he were still with us today. R.I.P. Randy. 🎸👍🏻
Oh God yeah that is the worst time to get the news too... Right after having seen him live. I could just imagine. No doubt that hit the music community really hard, just like SRV a few years later. Randy had so much more to offer music.
I was 11 when i saw Ozzy, eventhough my dad had a couple small hits in the 50's and 60's and was really good friends with Waylon and Willie and even Elvis who wanted to record one of his songs, I didn't understand what i was seeing with Randy..i was too young and really wasn't a musician yet..i can hardly remember it... that makes me sad
Thanks for sharing that - It is cool that your dad got to rub elbows with some of the big players of the day. It is also cool that you got to see Randy - not many people can say that these days. RIP Randy 🤘🤘
The day Randy died was one of the saddest days in my life, I kid you not. He was a genius! THE GREATEST EVER!
It really was such a sad day, Randy, and then SRV a few years later both just completely crushed me. Randy was such a badass player! RIP 🤘🤘
Man… I just love the original rockers. The glam is intoxicating.
Oh yeah it really is!
RIP. What a damn shame.
Cool video, man. I remember when those Ozzy albums came out. Randy untouchable, like a crackhead. Legend. He is legendary. His music just keeps lasting.
Thank you so much! Randy really was untouchable.
@@guitarmeetsscience you're welcome. I have one question. Would Ozzy have ammounted to anything if not for Tommy and Randy?
Not discount Tommy's contribution too much but I would say more Randy .... Because Ozzy actually started his trek with Bob, Randy, and Lee Kerslake... So his new sound was already carved out with those guys. Without them it's hard to say because he might have went more the Black Sabbath sounding route. I don't think he would have been nearly as legendary as he ended up becoming with that particular group. What do you think?
@@guitarmeetsscience He was lucky at hiring guitarists. They definitely upped his game.
This was interesting. Very well done.
Thank you so much I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🤘🤘
This was awesome brother
Thank you brother 🤘🤘
With all the people in Hollywood saying they sold their soul for fame. I think that Randy Rhodes, Stevie Ray Vaughan, dime bag Darrell and other incredible guitar players, that were so awesome, they didn't have to sale themselves. I think they made Satan jealous and that's why they were taken from us. I know that kind of talent was God given! Randy is still number one ❤️🎸❤️
It is amazing how guitarists and music lovers never forget the great guitar players. We still talk about Charlie Christian, Eddie Lang, Cliff Gallop, Wes, Stevie Ray, Danny Gatton etc...the exceptional talent that didn't get a fair shot at longevity. They have been elevated beyond their wildest imaginations.
You said it perfectly - I'm glad to see players like this starting to get their due. Some of them were so far ahead of their time.
Image what Randy could have done with his Classical Approach to Rock.
Such a loss.
R.I.P. Prince Randy.
He really would have shaped music much more as he evolved. He was just getting started - such a sad loss
I still cry everytime I see him. Talk about gone to early. This one of the most tragic endings of all.
So true - Randy was one of a kind and just getting started. RIP Randy
In guitar class, in high school we had are teacher listen to Randy, when the first album came out, he was blown away and ask who in the hell is this guy?? The next day he said you want to know what he's doing?? So for the next 3 weeks we learned are scales, he said this young man has mastered it, no teacher we wanted to learn how to play Over the Mountain, 😊😊😊😊😊,
Hahaha very cool story!! He should have taught you the main riff, and then worked in scales I would think. That is hilarious though lol
Great job. Thank you
Thank you so much I really appreciate it! 🙏
Randy is the best guitarist I've ever heard, by quite a long way. I've heard so much rock and metal over the years, but this man is the major stand out. Technically superb, nearly as good as Van Halen. But his musical ear is light years ahead of Van Halen. You can study him for ages just listening to all the live tracks and studio recordings
I always love to see and hear the story anew
Thank you so much - It took a lot of digging and verifying with this one. He had such a short life yet such a huge story. Definitely gone too soon.
Awesome :)
🤘😎🤘