Randy Rhoads - 30 years gone

RE: Randy Rhoads - 30 years gone, posted on March 21, 2015 at 09:58:50
FenderLover	Amazing, it's been that long. How time flies. Thanks, for the post! 8^)

RE: Randy Rhoads - 30 years gone, posted on March 21, 2015 at 10:11:17
Mike B. Audiophile Posts: 26352 Location: OR Joined: September 27, 1999 Contributor Since: September 1, 1999	I think he was killed in 1982? Stupid accident.

RE: Randy Rhoads - 30 years gone, posted on March 21, 2015 at 10:35:35
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15518 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	This was a great, albeit, too short performance. It is hard to imagine that programming like this existed at one time (before Letterman & Fallon).

March 19, 1982, posted on March 21, 2015 at 11:02:21
Prisoners Audiophile Posts: 4493 Location: Chicago Joined: June 13, 2004	Unbelievably the tour continued with first Bernie Torme on guitar then after a couple of weeks Brad Gillis (most notably with Night Ranger). I had tickets to the April 11, 1982 show but because that happened to be Easter Sunday the protesters caused such a ruckus it was cancelled.

RE: March 19, 1982, posted on March 21, 2015 at 11:20:37

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I don't know how much of it is love for Randy or a true fact, Ozzie said he saved his career.
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Rolling Stone Magazine lists Rhoads as one of the greatest guitarists of all time.[29] Rhoads has been on the covers of many guitar magazines and has influenced many guitar players, including Dimebag Darrell,[30] John Petrucci,[31] Brad Gillis,[32] George Lynch,[33] Michael Romeo,[34] Alexi Laiho,[35] Mick Thomson,[36] Paul Gilbert[37] and Buckethead.[38]

I read Ozzy's book. , posted on March 21, 2015 at 11:36:43
Prisoners Audiophile Posts: 4493 Location: Chicago Joined: June 13, 2004	His love for Randy seems genuine but he continued the massive amounts of drugs and alcohol for years after the accident. Rhoads' all to brief discography really contains some incredible playing.

Check out this thread: , posted on March 21, 2015 at 12:12:03

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Be prepared for a LOT of reading! Holy cow what an imagination the writer has...it really brought back those days for me.

http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=2324

RE: Check out this thread: , posted on March 21, 2015 at 13:30:25

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Interesting take on if Ozzie had passed instead of Randy. My favorite Randy story centers around a good friend named Randy Rhoads. He is more of a blues lover than hard rock or metal. He got pulled over by a state cop for speeding a few years back. The cop looked at his drivers license and asked Randy if he had ever heard of the guitarist Randy Rhoads. My friend said yes and the cop went off on how much he liked his work. Eventually let me friend off with no ticket.

RE: March 19, 1982, posted on March 22, 2015 at 14:33:36
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15518 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	I concur- Brad Gillis really saved the day. He attempted to fill some very tough shoes/situations back then. Jake E Lee attempted to do the same.

RE: March 19, 1982, posted on March 23, 2015 at 19:02:25

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Prisoners -

Congrats - you are one of the very few who know Bernie Torme was an interim guitarist between Randy and Brad. You could win some money off of that one :)

Bernie accepted the gig because there was a misquote in the salary (he thought it paid way more than it did, kind of a 'how can I say no?' thing). He showed up with a Stratocaster to play metal in a three piece (four if you include keyboardist Don Airy) format. Ooops. (when I say strat, I'm talking about an unmodified strat with probably stock Fender pickups. Gillis hoped in with a highly modified strat and Mesa Boogie amps and did fine (that said, he still was not Randy). Gillis had only a few days to prep and did a fine job.

Someone mentioned Randy saving Ozzys life. . . probably so. It is understood that of all the guitarists Ozzy has had, his relationship with Randy was really special. Randy was a unique talent - he could effectively shred and had the technique to play classical guitar (a la Dee and Diary of a Madman). I believe he was going to quit playing with Ozzy to further his classical playing - a true love of the instrument.

Interesting story - Ozzy went off on Randy one day in the studio, told him his playing was shite, etc. . . Randy goes off and records the solo for Mr Crowley : )

His playing was very very accurate - most of his solos are triple tracked. You have to listen closely.

Sad what happened to him - flying with a pilot who had been up all night or something similar. Immense talent.

Another interesting observation - Randy / Quiet Riot was direct competition for Van Halen, both very popular in LA. If you go back and listed to Quiet Riot material with Randy playing, it is totally different than what he did with Ozzy. IMHO, no real comparison to the songs Van Halen had on Van Halen I. Fast forward to Blizzard of Oz. . . good god! What a difference. I think Ozzy just let Randy do what he wanted in terms of writing. It seems like he was much, much more limited in Quiet Riot. I don't know if Randy so much blossomed as erupted when he started working with Ozzy. (the 'erupted' pun was unintentional, but kind of funny).

Craig

RE: March 19, 1982, posted on March 24, 2015 at 05:58:44
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15518 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Excellent coverage Prisoners & Craig. Another tid bit for the trivia junkies- it was Mark Slaughter (yes that Slaughter) that found Ozzy's guitarists. I have often wondered if MS auditioned for Ozzy at some point prior to starting his own band?

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Randy Rhoads - 30 years gone

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