I was at an Ozzfest in Florida when Ozzy did the usual tribute to Randy just before doing ' GOODBYE TO ROMANCE".. just after he(Ozzy) said " this ones for you Randy"! as if a reply from Heaven and right on cue... THE ENTIRE SKY LIT UP WITH LIGHTNING THAT STARTED AS ONE LIGHTNING BOLT AND BRANCHED OUT INTO DOZENS MORE SO IT COVERED THE ENTIRE PAVILION THEY WERE PLAYING UNDER!!! We.. all of us in the crowd ... Went crazy. I've lived in Florida 42 years amid hurricanes and all yet never have I seen lightning anything like that. I'll never forget it!
one of the first full solos i learned. flying high again is on another level through the entire song. its like trying to play the under the bridge intro on triple time for 4 minutes straight without getting a finger cramp lol.
what you failed to acknowledge is the fact that Randy would always improvise in concert and would give Oxzy chills down his back. Randy was at his best when he had the freedom to improvise
Rhodes never hated Sabbath. He was in Quiet Riot and enjoyed playing the strip and also his mother owned a music school in which he was teaching over 60 students electric guitar. He was hesitant bc he was happy and his mom convinced him to go.
You people tend to complicate these things - If Mr Rhodes was hesitant to join he would not have tried out - Also - I find it hard to believe someone who played this type of music hated BS - As far as Ozzy and Sabbath inventing Heavy Metal - I strongly advise you to listen to the first Cream record which predates BS by yrs - The Standard - not Ray davies' brother or Ozzy - was the first Hard Rock guitar player - look it up and listen before you scoff -
@@davidrice3337first Cream album did not predate “Ray Davies brother,” which I assume you mean the guitar playing on The Kinks “You Really Got Me,” because that song came out two years before Cream even existed.
@@Gabriel2oh6Fun fact, Ray Davies brother, the guitar player for the Kinks ( my 1st live concert by the way) told the story of someone carrying his amplifier and dropped it, tearing the back cover of the speaker. He was horrified he said. But he plugged his guitar in and he said, "That was the sound I had been looking for." That is the distorted sound on the "You really got me " song. He was already trying other things like turning the gain all the way up and the volume knob down a bit. I'm sure there was other "factors" but the cover over the speakers in the back of the amp definitely came off 🔥🎸🔥
He played at two different houses. He also played before he was famous when he was like 13 or 14 him and Kellie and my brother which was Kellie seventh grade friend I was in sixth grade and they played at my house and I remember singing so I was in the first bandthat Randy Rhodes was in me and my brother I wasn’t. I just was a little kid messing around singing and he also played at one of the biggest parties ever in Burbank for a smaller house. It was on Beachwood Drive. It was such a bad ass party, and Randy Rhodes and Kellie played at that party I was 16 years old.
Randy did not hate Sabbath. You can trace heavy metal back to classical music. Fresh Cream is an excellent album and I love Clapton and Baker. As far as heavy metal I don't think so. As far as the kinks go after "really got me" they never had me again. Lola and Come Dancing are only two songs but two songs capable of ruining an entire career. Total Garbage. Blue Cheer usually gets the credit for their remake of Summertime Blues or even the credit for coining the phrase " heavy metal thunder" goes to Steppenwolf. Myself personally considers Sabbath hard rock not heavy metal. Heavy metal didn't enter the scene until the late 70s and early 80s. Ozzys early solo albums with Randy is definitely heavy metal. The first onset of metal was Priest, Maiden, Saxon, Motorhead, Diamondhead, ect. Shit Accept's 1982 song Fast as a Shark is speed metal.
@@jewel65Ozzy is an amazing singer. You don't need a ten octave range or some bullshit to be a great rock singer. His melodies, phrasing and writing is incredible. The 9 album run from Sabbath 1 to Diary is in a league of it's own in metal.
That’s the truth, it was the perfect album. It’s like they we’re running on all four cylinders with Diary. I still am amazed at how great Diary of a madman is. Every song hits in every way!
OZZY is stronger than he knows. He's withstood so many storms, even the self inflicted ones. The beauty is that he doesn't even know it.Sharon gets so much credit, but I am impressed by his endurance, and his love for his kids, and grandkids. His simplicity and vulnerability is what makes him so enduring and well loved. And, I think because of his humanity, respected.🤔🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
There was undoubtedly something powerful within the music created during that time. I'm a diehard Ozzy fan! His music has been apart of my entire upbringing and adult life.
@@johngibson2884 Yea i got to meet Dana and Slaughter. About a year before their guitarist TIM passed away. He tells the story about Randy on one of the 'ROCK N ROLL' type interview channels on YT ..it's not too hard to find. Pretty cool story.
I was in music school, at a very young age mind you, when I 1st heard Randy playing. He was quite brilliant. I already was a Ritchie Blackmore listener. But using the scales, major/minors usually used in classical music for rock, "metal" music was just a beautiful thing. Eddie of course came along and made the guitar "talk" and "scream". I grew up in a wonderful time to be a young studying musician.
Ritchie Blackmore, classically trained musician was the best, even over Hendrix, Page, VanHalen, and with that Stratocaster. Change my mind. 'Highway Star', 'Burn', 'Man on the silver mountain' are gems..and Blackmore's style and guitar playing stands out despite multiple lead singer changes throughout the Deep Purple catalog. NO OTHER guitarist can claim this acomplishment, and Blackmore's playing and that guitar tone just shines through. Robert at 69.
@@bobmalack481 Music is beautiful, It's art, and art is subjective. I don't put any guitar player/musician over anyone myself. I personally believe they all added their own flavor and d dynamics to their art form. But I also won't ever tell anyone they are wrong for doing it either. Some people have their favorites and that's great too. Richie was to me an inspiration for I was classically trained and his playing was beautiful. Just beautiful.
I was an 80s teen...I remember he was playing at the Houston summit but I didn't get to go...it was diary of a madmen tour ....I was in my room and waited for 97rock radio station to do a live interview with him...I can't explain the disappointment I felt not getting to go....but I did see him at the Houston astrodome in the 80s when they had the show with a whole bunch of different bands...I can't remember what they called those shows...he was so wasted two guys had to walk him out and stand next to him while he performed...lol🎉🎉🎉🎉...it was a whole different world than it is today.😢
Statistically and logically speaking randy was the best guitarist of all time. He made more progress for age then anybody known to the public. He changed the progression of rock music as we knew it. Not anymore peoples going back but throughout the 80s and 90s he was blessed by God then God took him
Statistically and logically? What kind of half-assed comment is that? Please explain. He didn't change anything. He played on a couple good records , on which other people wrote the songs , and that's all. He could play but his importance is greatly exaggerated by some people.
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973I think they mean the progression of talent for such a young age. Who knows what he would’ve become had he even gotten out of his young 20’s. It’s an argumentative point for sure, who knows and we’ll never know. For still being a kid there’s no doubt he was phenomenal.
w.e.s. God didn't "take" Randy. His life was cut short by a jackass stunt-flying a small airplane whilst whacked out on cocaine in which Randy was a reluctant passenger. Call a spade a spade.
I think Ozzie's smarter than he appears. Being drunk and stoned certainly makes you appear stupid, but I've always thought he's got more going on upstairs than what it seems. 🤔
@@castleanthrax1833 Ozzy is smart enough but he's also a happy-go-lucky guy who loves to party and have fun with people, which leads to him doing lots of stupid things. The smartest thing he ever did was to marry Sharon. Like her or not she's the reason he's not dead and stayed a star all these years.
So sad we lost Rhoads so soon... those first two Ozzy albums are just over the top with that mesmerizing guitar work....to this day... and I remember a friend letting me listen to them in 1982....
He and EVH are why I started playing. The solo in crazy train was the first "real solo" I learned. His playing is something I have no words to explain how amazing he was.
My first tape ever Blizzard of Oz! Played it til I had to tape it back together! And played it some more! Randy was irreplaceable. I chose Goodbye to Romance to play at my sister’s funeral. She and I grew up die hard Ozzy fans! Still Jammin at 54! Thanks for the diary Madman!
I don’t know where he got this info from? Big Randy Rhoads fan! Read a Randy Rhodes interviews he’d met ozzy a few time, was a known classical teacher in his area. Didn’t care to try out, friend did convince him. Played classic piece, ozzy told him it’s great man but people want metal, then he started playing crazy train. He incorporated classical in his solo’s. There’s still a chord on crazy train I could never reach, Randy had wide hands!!!
@user-ql1pc7pi9x Do you ever read comments properly? I didn't say anything about what he was trying to achieve. That's twice you've read one thing, and it's registered as something else.
@user-ql1pc7pi9x Grow up, little boy. I can give my opinion all I want. "Insolent drivel"? Those are big words for you, aren't they. Have you been testing out your thesaurus?
@user-ql1pc7pi9x Seriously? Is that what they teach you in school these days? To make rude comments to others and then report their comments when they reply? Please stop abusing the reporting function child. You know you had to lie to TH-cam in order to report my comment. Unless of yourself, you're made of cellophane?
Jeff Beck Jan akkerman Joe Satriani Allan Holdsworth and Steve h o w e enter the chat and would definitely have something to say about that.😮 so would Al Di Meola😊
Randy doing that guitar solo in Crazy Train in one take while recording the album is simply incredible. Ozzy spoke of it when on his tv show with his son, they went to Iron Mountain in PA where they keep the master recording and it was the first time he’d heard the original recording since the day it was done, brought him to tears. After all the time that’s passed, he still misses him very much
I had tickets for the Orlando concert that he never made it to. I was 15 about to turn 16 and was so distraught that I was in a daze. They replaced Ozzy with Pat Travers and I went but was totally miserable. I really should have just stayed home because I didn’t have any fun at all!
Can read old interviews for that time. Basically Ozzy was good friends with the pilot, knew he was always wasted/stoned 24/7 and regretted not telling Randy if he offers you a show ride deny it. So when Randy met up with the pilot, he offered him a show ride and was said he was even more wasted and immediately lost control of the plane.
No he was on the plane. He was trying to get photos for his mom. I wasn’t aware of that, I just looked up to make sure I was correct He was on the plane. The bus driver had an expired pilots license
Ozzy is and has always been my all time favorite human being ever.. plus we share a birthday.. i love ozzy so much his voice can make me smile no matter what im going through..
What’s amazing is how this takes me back to high school. Seen Randy and Ozzy on my birthday , Jan 24th 1982 in Chicago , Diary of a Madman tour , I’d love to go back to them days. Our government ruined our country now it sucks.
I’ve seen that tour in Louisville , there was another guitarist, Randy passed away by then. Ozzy didn’t miss a beat or didn’t give a shit, he hired someone else couple days later, and continued the tour. That concert was great, me and my Army buddy were wasted, we brought in our US army gas masks and smoking weed with the masks on in front of the stage, Ozzy kept looking at us and laughing😂
@@humungushumungus213 man that awesome. Guitarist may have been Brad Gillis from Nightranger , he filled in right away until Jake E. Lee joined. Brad Gillis is the guitarist on Speak of the Devil , the live album made right after Randy’s passing.
We love you Randy I always wondered if you were here today how things would of been I'm pretty sure it would of been a blast 😜😜😜 r.i.p. Randy God bless 🙏🌹🤍🤍🤍🕯️🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🕊️🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🕯️🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🕊️
I don't think he outright hated them, I think a lot of the idea of that comes from the fact the band wasn't too happy having to play songs they didn't write or weren't that dedicated to, the drummer said it felt like a bit of a chore playing iron man every night.
they were not heavy metal in their early albums. at most, late 60s hard rock. they had more psych and blues influences in their early music, some prog at times. Sabbath birthed the combination of both the spirit and sound of metal with their very first song, even if the album was mostly heavy blues songs. Truth is, birth of a genre can’t ever be pinpointed to a specific moment in time, it’s just that music gradually evolves.
For some reason, it gives the option to trans your comment to English. According to Google Translate, your comment reads "R.I.P. Condominium" in English.
very first concert i ever saw was Ozzy with Randy at Atlantic City Convention Center. i was 9 years old and have since been to thousands of shows and Randy still the greatest guitarist i’ve ever seen live and i got to EVH and David Gilmour(both also amazing).
I feel bad for both of these men. Rhodes and Ozzy were a force in metal, and they both just jived with each other so well, they had an amazing connection for the brief time they knew each other. You can tell when Ozzy talks about Rhodes, that he still misses his friend and music partner hard. RIP to a metal legend.
Randy Rhodes is one of best guitarists to ever walk this planet. I’m a huge fan of Blues, and Blues Rock. The guitar bands and Blues legends. When it comes to technique, speed, clarity, no one played as clean as him, every single note was heard perfectly clear. I’ve seen him when he was with Quiet Riot and let me tell you. That man is the definition of a guitar master!!
Mr Crowley is my favorite song from blizzard of oz. The solos Randy put in are so melancholy but yet so well done. It throws chills down my spine every time o hear it, as it sounds like his soul is just embedded into every note
No bone movies was a rad song. It goes into some classic blues/ rock and roll riffs in the solo. The whole albums good. I found it on tape in 2008. I bumped it for several years until I got in a car wreck and just left everything in it.
What’s even funnier is that at the audition Randy was just going through his warmup routine and not playing any song 😆
his high level classical guitar warmup should be a tell of how well prepared he was in contrast of most of the guys that probably auditioned
Many "warm-up" routines have wound up being smash hits. Life In the Fast Lane is just one example. 👌
@@castleanthrax1833 And the very famous Dust In The Wind, which came from a fingerpicking exercise heard by the wife of the guitar player.
@@castleanthrax1833 the opening of gnr's sweet child o' mine
😂
The world wouldn't be the same without these legends!!
Tony Iommi....I'm I a joke to you.
@@cwest394 No, Tony was quintessential, of course! As much as Page and Hendrix, all of which literally shaped what we call good, modern music
Ayee good on his friend too who made him do wasnt for him pestering him maybe we wouldn’t have gotten a Randy Rhodes
You got that right Everything happens for a reason that is for sure
You're right❤
I was at an Ozzfest in Florida when Ozzy did the usual tribute to Randy just before doing ' GOODBYE TO ROMANCE".. just after he(Ozzy) said " this ones for you Randy"! as if a reply from Heaven and right on cue... THE ENTIRE SKY LIT UP WITH LIGHTNING THAT STARTED AS ONE LIGHTNING BOLT AND BRANCHED OUT INTO DOZENS MORE SO IT COVERED THE ENTIRE PAVILION THEY WERE PLAYING UNDER!!! We.. all of us in the crowd ... Went crazy. I've lived in Florida 42 years amid hurricanes and all yet never have I seen lightning anything like that. I'll never forget it!
I envy You That.
Moments like that are fucking phenomenal! That sounds like an unbelievable moment, what a badass story man, thanks for sharing 😎🤘
As good as when he played bark at the moon during an eclipse
That's the kinda things ozzy can make happen lol
@@Joshpearman69 He is kinda Mystical.
The crazy train solo literally never fails to give me chills
Somewhat simple but every note meant something 🎉
The opening of Diary of a Madman does it for me
one of the first full solos i learned. flying high again is on another level through the entire song. its like trying to play the under the bridge intro on triple time for 4 minutes straight without getting a finger cramp lol.
Just thinking how good it is give me chills bro.
Apart from the solo and the intro, the rest of the song is trash
what you failed to acknowledge is the fact that Randy would always improvise in concert and would give Oxzy chills down his back. Randy was at his best when he had the freedom to improvise
Rhodes never hated Sabbath. He was in Quiet Riot and enjoyed playing the strip and also his mother owned a music school in which he was teaching over 60 students electric guitar. He was hesitant bc he was happy and his mom convinced him to go.
You people tend to complicate these things - If Mr Rhodes was hesitant to join he would not have tried out - Also - I find it hard to believe someone who played this type of music hated BS -
As far as Ozzy and Sabbath inventing Heavy Metal - I strongly advise you to listen to the first Cream record which predates BS by yrs - The Standard - not Ray davies' brother or Ozzy - was the first Hard Rock guitar player - look it up and listen before you scoff -
@@davidrice3337first Cream album did not predate “Ray Davies brother,” which I assume you mean the guitar playing on The Kinks “You Really Got Me,” because that song came out two years before Cream even existed.
@@Gabriel2oh6Fun fact, Ray Davies brother, the guitar player for the Kinks ( my 1st live concert by the way) told the story of someone carrying his amplifier and dropped it, tearing the back cover of the speaker. He was horrified he said. But he plugged his guitar in and he said, "That was the sound I had been looking for." That is the distorted sound on the "You really got me " song. He was already trying other things like turning the gain all the way up and the volume knob down a bit. I'm sure there was other "factors" but the cover over the speakers in the back of the amp definitely came off 🔥🎸🔥
He played at two different houses. He also played before he was famous when he was like 13 or 14 him and Kellie and my brother which was Kellie seventh grade friend I was in sixth grade and they played at my house and I remember singing so I was in the first bandthat Randy Rhodes was in me and my brother I wasn’t. I just was a little kid messing around singing and he also played at one of the biggest parties ever in Burbank for a smaller house. It was on Beachwood Drive. It was such a bad ass party, and Randy Rhodes and Kellie played at that party I was 16 years old.
Randy did not hate Sabbath. You can trace heavy metal back to classical music. Fresh Cream is an excellent album and I love Clapton and Baker. As far as heavy metal I don't think so. As far as the kinks go after "really got me" they never had me again. Lola and Come Dancing are only two songs but two songs capable of ruining an entire career. Total Garbage. Blue Cheer usually gets the credit for their remake of Summertime Blues or even the credit for coining the phrase " heavy metal thunder" goes to Steppenwolf. Myself personally considers Sabbath hard rock not heavy metal. Heavy metal didn't enter the scene until the late 70s and early 80s. Ozzys early solo albums with Randy is definitely heavy metal. The first onset of metal was Priest, Maiden, Saxon, Motorhead, Diamondhead, ect. Shit Accept's 1982 song Fast as a Shark is speed metal.
I felt like I was lucky enough to see Randy Rhodes and Ozzy live. R. R. was amazing!
That’s bad ass , yes you were lucky to have seen them play together on stage!
Ozzy was extremely blessed to have a gem like that playing guitar
Ozzy is the luckiest man to ever live.
Hes nothing but a G thang 💯💯🤷
You can’t say he was black out drunk and ALSO he remembers lol
Yeah, the attention seeking is strong in this youtuber. It's like in influencer minds people can't "dislike" anything anymore. They have to "hate" it.
You underestimate Ozzy Osbourne. The last of the living Neanderthals
@@ihad2reload lmao true
You also can't say "The next day, when Ozzy was sober"
@ihad2reload Actually, they tested his DNA and he has less neanderthal DNA than a reasonable portion of the population does.
True story.
If you watch live recordings of them it’s easy to catch Ozzy just watching Randy during his solos in admiration and awe.
Send those recordings this ways! I need to see them.
Yes, watch or listen to him live
It's truly beautiful to see.
Ozzy Osbourne a awesome singer and Randy Rhoads a awesome guitar player.I remember in 1980, when I was 14.May Randy Rhoads RIP💐
I was 17....RIP Randy Rhodes ❤
awesome singer? not so much😂 awesome entertainer, for sure!
@@jewel65Ozzy is an amazing singer. You don't need a ten octave range or some bullshit to be a great rock singer. His melodies, phrasing and writing is incredible. The 9 album run from Sabbath 1 to Diary is in a league of it's own in metal.
Ίδιες μνήμες ίδια ηλικία με εσένα τα χαιρετίσματα μου από Ελλάδα 🎉
This man was, is and will always be the greatest guitar player in history.
RIP Randy
"Crazy Train" is great, but my favorite is "Diary of a Madman"
That’s the truth, it was the perfect album. It’s like they we’re running on all four cylinders with Diary. I still am amazed at how great Diary of a madman is. Every song hits in every way!
Diary of a Mad man is also my favorite track in that album. The darkness capturedin that track is on another level.
Love the solo
the two Ozzy/Randy albumes are perfect
I love the intro to madman
Randy and OZZY were like mismatched brothers. He still misses Rhoades..😭💔🥃🎸☕
Well Shit can you imagine sleeping while a friend's trying to prank you and ends up dying in a horrific plane crash.
And I saw them Dec 31st 1980 at the Los Angeles sports arena. I STILL HAVE PICTURES FROM THAT SHOW. RANDY WAS BRILLIANT, AS WAS RUDY , TOMMY AND DON.
Would do anything to go back in time to watch both legends playing live!
I have always loved Randy R & Prince. 2 of the best rock string musicians ever
Thanks for mentioning the musical genius Prince.
Crazy Train was the first metal songs I remember hearing and it blew my 11 year old mind.
Yes I remember,I was 14,Ozzy Osbourne a awesome singer and Randy Rhoads a awesome guitar player I remember
My bus driver used to play it on Friday until some bible-thumping mom shut it down LOL
Crazy that it's considered metal when it's basically adult contemporary compared to what started coming out less than a decade later
Metallica was mine but I’m an 80s baby. Enter sandman Scared me profusely 😂
For me, Crazy Train is by far the most overrated song of all time. I find it mediocre to forgettable
OZZY is stronger than he knows. He's withstood so many storms, even the self inflicted ones. The beauty is that he doesn't even know it.Sharon gets so much credit, but I am impressed by his endurance, and his love for his kids, and grandkids. His simplicity and vulnerability is what makes him so enduring and well loved. And, I think because of his humanity, respected.🤔🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
Very true ozzy is real and humble. He’s one of my favourite human beings
Ozzy has a book where people have written him questions about their health. It's hilarious! It's called "Trust Me I'm Dr. Ozzy"
He never wore shoes on stage
Karen is a Karen 😂
@@djjukeboxhero6491 ??
Bob Daisley, the REAL hero of Blizzard of Ozz
Exactly, nobody knows the truth . The only credit john osbourne deserves is being passed out drunk while Bob & Randy , also Lee were hard at work.
@@LLtigersI know!!!😢
There was undoubtedly something powerful within the music created during that time. I'm a diehard Ozzy fan! His music has been apart of my entire upbringing and adult life.
One of the greatest guitarists to ever live
As a bassist I look up to him
Pretty sure he got the best.. there’s a slim few I’d even give a listen to to judge it,,,
@@imsleepcuz4726As a drummer, I look over at you once in a while.
@@jamiewallace4413as a random listener I put Eric Clapton up there as one of the goats too
That 'friend' that pestered Randy was DANA STRUM from Slaughter.🤟
Thx ...never knew that . STRUM IS A boss also
@@johngibson2884 Yea i got to meet Dana and Slaughter. About a year before their guitarist TIM passed away. He tells the story about Randy on one of the 'ROCK N ROLL' type interview channels on YT
..it's not too hard to find. Pretty cool story.
Slaughter is trash
Dana puts the 'S' in Laughter.
Without Dana this encounter doesn’t happen. Randy wasn’t on Ozzy’s radar. Dana deserves more credit. Hate that he’s rarely if ever mentioned.
He should still he here!
What a talent, he was incredible ahead of his time!
He's why I started playing guitar at 12, pretty much the moment I found out he was alive. What a true legend
I was in music school, at a very young age mind you, when I 1st heard Randy playing. He was quite brilliant. I already was a Ritchie Blackmore listener. But using the scales, major/minors usually used in classical music for rock, "metal" music was just a beautiful thing. Eddie of course came along and made the guitar "talk" and "scream". I grew up in a wonderful time to be a young studying musician.
Same ....was 11 year old with a Fender solid wood in 1980 when Blizzard came out . Teens started with "Diary"... perfect for a 13 year old lol
Ritchie Blackmore, classically trained musician was the best, even over Hendrix, Page, VanHalen, and with that Stratocaster. Change my mind. 'Highway Star', 'Burn', 'Man on the silver mountain' are gems..and Blackmore's style and guitar playing stands out despite multiple lead singer changes throughout the Deep Purple catalog. NO OTHER guitarist can claim this acomplishment, and Blackmore's playing and that guitar tone just shines through. Robert at 69.
@@bobmalack481 Music is beautiful, It's art, and art is subjective. I don't put any guitar player/musician over anyone myself. I personally believe they all added their own flavor and d dynamics to their art form. But I also won't ever tell anyone they are wrong for doing it either. Some people have their favorites and that's great too. Richie was to me an inspiration for I was classically trained and his playing was beautiful. Just beautiful.
@@bobmalack481 I agree but there are better songs child in time mandrake root lazy live
Of course Jeff Beck and Jan akkerman were the true Masters. Especially when it came to using scales Jan akkerman of focus was second to none.😮
I was an 80s teen...I remember he was playing at the Houston summit but I didn't get to go...it was diary of a madmen tour ....I was in my room and waited for 97rock radio station to do a live interview with him...I can't explain the disappointment I felt not getting to go....but I did see him at the Houston astrodome in the 80s when they had the show with a whole bunch of different bands...I can't remember what they called those shows...he was so wasted two guys had to walk him out and stand next to him while he performed...lol🎉🎉🎉🎉...it was a whole different world than it is today.😢
ah yes the good old days
World Series of Rock
Randy is still sorely missed…thank you for the wonderful music
Statistically and logically speaking randy was the best guitarist of all time. He made more progress for age then anybody known to the public. He changed the progression of rock music as we knew it. Not anymore peoples going back but throughout the 80s and 90s he was blessed by God then God took him
Statistically and logically? What kind of half-assed comment is that? Please explain. He didn't change anything. He played on a couple good records , on which other people wrote the songs , and that's all. He could play but his importance is greatly exaggerated by some people.
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973I think they mean the progression of talent for such a young age. Who knows what he would’ve become had he even gotten out of his young 20’s. It’s an argumentative point for sure, who knows and we’ll never know. For still being a kid there’s no doubt he was phenomenal.
@@dickhitswater4836 he could play for sure. It's not the style of playing that I like to listen to but I can appreciate his talent
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 his classical stuff is pretty good, hard to find though
w.e.s. God didn't "take" Randy. His life was cut short by a jackass stunt-flying a small airplane whilst whacked out on cocaine in which Randy was a reluctant passenger. Call a spade a spade.
"He just blew my mind" ....even though poor Ozzy barely has one..... Bless you Ozzy...RIP Randy!
I think Ozzie's smarter than he appears. Being drunk and stoned certainly makes you appear stupid, but I've always thought he's got more going on upstairs than what it seems. 🤔
@castleanthrax1833 Ozzy is brilliant, I’m convinced of that
@@castleanthrax1833 Ozzy is smart enough but he's also a happy-go-lucky guy who loves to party and have fun with people, which leads to him doing lots of stupid things. The smartest thing he ever did was to marry Sharon. Like her or not she's the reason he's not dead and stayed a star all these years.
Read his lyrics... Ozzy is a genius
He has more upstairs than most of us, he just hides it well most of the time.
So sad we lost Rhoads so soon... those first two Ozzy albums are just over the top with that mesmerizing guitar work....to this day... and I remember a friend letting me listen to them in 1982....
He and EVH are why I started playing. The solo in crazy train was the first "real solo" I learned. His playing is something I have no words to explain how amazing he was.
Worlds most recognized riff right there!
Never been a fan of metal but Og Ozzy Osborne will ALWAYS be the 🐐 🤘🏾🔥🔥🔥
💯💯🙌🏾
My first tape ever Blizzard of Oz! Played it til I had to tape it back together! And played it some more! Randy was irreplaceable. I chose Goodbye to Romance to play at my sister’s funeral. She and I grew up die hard Ozzy fans! Still Jammin at 54! Thanks for the diary Madman!
First time hearing crazy train dude 😊 blew me away man
I don’t know where he got this info from? Big Randy Rhoads fan! Read a Randy Rhodes interviews he’d met ozzy a few time, was a known classical teacher in his area. Didn’t care to try out, friend did convince him. Played classic piece, ozzy told him it’s great man but people want metal, then he started playing crazy train. He incorporated classical in his solo’s. There’s still a chord on crazy train I could never reach, Randy had wide hands!!!
The tapping and combined pick work on that solo is iconic
I've always thought he was "trying too hard" in this solo. Too many different techniques. I still like it, but he just went a little too far.
@@user-ql1pc7pi9x Read my comment properly. "Trying too hard" means he's using too many techniques.
@user-ql1pc7pi9x Do you ever read comments properly? I didn't say anything about what he was trying to achieve.
That's twice you've read one thing, and it's registered as something else.
@user-ql1pc7pi9x Grow up, little boy. I can give my opinion all I want.
"Insolent drivel"? Those are big words for you, aren't they. Have you been testing out your thesaurus?
@user-ql1pc7pi9x Seriously? Is that what they teach you in school these days? To make rude comments to others and then report their comments when they reply?
Please stop abusing the reporting function child. You know you had to lie to TH-cam in order to report my comment. Unless of yourself, you're made of cellophane?
Randy was the best guitarist to ever walk the planet.
Jeff Beck Jan akkerman Joe Satriani Allan Holdsworth and Steve h o w e enter the chat and would definitely have something to say about that.😮 so would Al Di Meola😊
One of the best guitarists of all time, R.I.P Randy
Love ozzy the only man fully drunk and does a audition for one of the greatest guitarist of all time
And smart enough to know he was drunk. So he told the guy to come back when he was sober...boss level
"blackout drunk" either he didn't black out or Ozzy was retelling the story as it was told to him 😂
Ozzy’s mind was perpetually blown.
I fucking love how open these people are
Sabbath were a massive inspiration to punk too imo, coukd argue paranoid was the first "punk" song of the 70s after you really got me in 64
And "Break on through (to the other side)" by The Doors in 1967
We very well could argue about that but it's a dead end road 😂 Happy New Year 🎊
Stooges....60's
@@johngibson2884 100% in the debate too
Whatthefuck sort of comment is this
R.I.P. Randy-one of the greatest rock musicians ever.
Thank you 🙂
Randy was so humble. Miss him!
Love the video, thank you 😊.
ROCK ON EVERYONE!!!!
As great a talent Ozzy has himself. I think his real strength was finding other great talent and getting their best
Yep, surround yourself with those that you admire and they'll give you a reason to dig deep and keep going.
Thank GOD for this collaboration!
We lost one of the best ever. RIP Randy and I'll be there to watch you guys forever ROCK n ROLL it's the only way
Randy doing that guitar solo in Crazy Train in one take while recording the album is simply incredible. Ozzy spoke of it when on his tv show with his son, they went to Iron Mountain in PA where they keep the master recording and it was the first time he’d heard the original recording since the day it was done, brought him to tears. After all the time that’s passed, he still misses him very much
*was fired
Because of a lots of reasons
*black label society
Randy was truly one in a billion. Imagine what he would’ve accomplished if he was here today. RIP Randy 🤘🕊
I don’t know if I’ll ever understand why he got on the airplane.
He died too goddamn young.
He and Jeff Beck are my biggest influences on guitar.
I had tickets for the Orlando concert that he never made it to. I was 15 about to turn 16 and was so distraught that I was in a daze. They replaced Ozzy with Pat Travers and I went but was totally miserable. I really should have just stayed home because I didn’t have any fun at all!
Can read old interviews for that time. Basically Ozzy was good friends with the pilot, knew he was always wasted/stoned 24/7 and regretted not telling Randy if he offers you a show ride deny it. So when Randy met up with the pilot, he offered him a show ride and was said he was even more wasted and immediately lost control of the plane.
I know what happened but the fact was, Randy hated flying.
That’s the part no one understood why he went up for the ride.
I thought he was in the bus that the pilot hit.No?
No he was on the plane. He was trying to get photos for his mom.
I wasn’t aware of that, I just looked up to make sure I was correct
He was on the plane. The bus driver had an expired pilots license
Randy Rhoads was and will always be a true legend. Bet he's in Heaven jamming out with other greats!!
Outstanding………. always. ❣️
Randy was the first guitarist who made me appreciate guitar solos lol
The face Ozzy makes reminds me of the "Huh cat"
Ozzy is and has always been my all time favorite human being ever.. plus we share a birthday.. i love ozzy so much his voice can make me smile no matter what im going through..
Glad these two found eachother
What’s amazing is how this takes me back to high school. Seen Randy and Ozzy on my birthday , Jan 24th 1982 in Chicago , Diary of a Madman tour , I’d love to go back to them days. Our government ruined our country now it sucks.
I’ve seen that tour in Louisville , there was another guitarist, Randy passed away by then. Ozzy didn’t miss a beat or didn’t give a shit, he hired someone else couple days later, and continued the tour. That concert was great, me and my Army buddy were wasted, we brought in our US army gas masks and smoking weed with the masks on in front of the stage, Ozzy kept looking at us and laughing😂
@@humungushumungus213 man that awesome. Guitarist may have been Brad Gillis from Nightranger , he filled in right away until Jake E. Lee joined. Brad Gillis is the guitarist on Speak of the Devil , the live album made right after Randy’s passing.
@@jimyounger9490Brad Gillis was phenomenal on that album
@@humungushumungus213Bernie Tormé replaced Randy on lead guitar for a short part of that tour, then Brad Gillis joined Ozzy's band.
Crazy train is damn good, but diary of a madman was a masterpiece.
Randy is who inspired me to learn to play guitar. Fantastic guitarist.
My favorite.
Randy just brought his little portable amp to the audition.
RIP 🪦 legend
Blizzard of Oz . Wow what a great decade for music the 80s-90s was …
I love Randy. His life was so short. I listen to Randy Rhodes a lot, it just happens to be Ozzy on vocals. ❤️
Rest in peace Randy
Randy is a lucky bastard. His mom taught music lessons. So he was literally brought up with musical discipline.
We love you Randy I always wondered if you were here today how things would of been I'm pretty sure it would of been a blast 😜😜😜 r.i.p. Randy God bless 🙏🌹🤍🤍🤍🕯️🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🕊️🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🕯️🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🕊️
Rhodes HATED Sabbath!?!?!?!
WTF!?!?!? WHO HATES SABBATH!?!?!?!?!
I find this Wyld AF
ozzy said that randy thought sabbath was too simple and that "even a child could play it" so he disliked sabbath
oh no! an opinion!
I don't think he outright hated them, I think a lot of the idea of that comes from the fact the band wasn't too happy having to play songs they didn't write or weren't that dedicated to, the drummer said it felt like a bit of a chore playing iron man every night.
But do you find it Zakk Wylde?😂😂
@@keithbartholomew9433 ......that was the joke bro.....but, No.... I don't think Zakk would approve of Hating on Sabbath
Deep Purple was the first heavy metal band .
Your welcome in advance 👍🇦🇺🦘
I would consider them more heavy rock than metal but I see your point. Both band are legends in any ones books so beyond that it’s just semantics.
Deep Purple is not metal, nor is Led Zeppelin. Fight me.
they were not heavy metal in their early albums. at most, late 60s hard rock. they had more psych and blues influences in their early music, some prog at times. Sabbath birthed the combination of both the spirit and sound of metal with their very first song, even if the album was mostly heavy blues songs. Truth is, birth of a genre can’t ever be pinpointed to a specific moment in time, it’s just that music gradually evolves.
@@societalrevival1218 what your saying is, you don't know what metal is.
I challenge everyone to a guitar duel.
I freaking love this guy!!👍👍👍
My first concert at 15 yo. Ozzy w/ Randy Rhodes. Then 3 yrs later Randy was gone!! R.I.P. Randy💕
R.I.P. Rhandy
For some reason, it gives the option to trans your comment to English. According to Google Translate, your comment reads "R.I.P. Condominium" in English.
So glad I saw OZZY..back in 2003..peace y,all...Rock on....
Damn, this album takes me back to highschool! I f**king loved Ozzy then, and I still love him now! Randy has always been cool a f.
very first concert i ever saw was Ozzy with Randy at Atlantic City Convention Center. i was 9 years old and have since been to thousands of shows and Randy still the greatest guitarist i’ve ever seen live and i got to EVH and David Gilmour(both also amazing).
I got to see Randy and Ozzy , New Year’s Eve concert 1982 at the Los Angeles Forum. A memorial night !
I feel bad for both of these men. Rhodes and Ozzy were a force in metal, and they both just jived with each other so well, they had an amazing connection for the brief time they knew each other. You can tell when Ozzy talks about Rhodes, that he still misses his friend and music partner hard. RIP to a metal legend.
Randy Rhodes is one of best guitarists to ever walk this planet. I’m a huge fan of Blues, and Blues Rock. The guitar bands and Blues legends. When it comes to technique, speed, clarity, no one played as clean as him, every single note was heard perfectly clear. I’ve seen him when he was with Quiet Riot and let me tell you. That man is the definition of a guitar master!!
And still one of the best albums and guitarists of all time ❤
I know he's rocking those legendary riffs in guitar 🎸 heaven! RIP Randy❤
Arguably one of if not the best metal guitarist ever
“I don’t know if you’re as good as I think you are, but I’ll see you tomorrow.” 😂😂😂 I can hear Ozzy saying that in his thick accent. 🍻
My favorite Ozzy guitarist
Ozzy is still one of my favorite guitarist cuz for some reason he's just funny for being goofy on camera
Oh God, Yes! That guitar riff frequently runs through my head!
Ozzy is a poet. Guy is as good with the voice/lines as Rhodes is with strings🎉
Ozzy was soooo lucky to find RR and let’s not forget the brilliance of Bob Daisley either
Saw Ozzy and Randy right before the tragedy
Best concert ever ...
Right up front....
Unbelievable ! !!!!!!!
Both ICONS. GOAT. 😎🤘🏽🤘🏻🤘🏿!MR. RHODES RIP. I COULDN'T STOP SOBBING AFTER I HEARD ABOUT PLANE CRASH.
Mr Crowley is my favorite song from blizzard of oz. The solos Randy put in are so melancholy but yet so well done. It throws chills down my spine every time o hear it, as it sounds like his soul is just embedded into every note
FOREVER RHOADS ❤ undeniably one of the best guitarists to ever exist!
Rhodes was a legend RIP. Coming from a 30 year old metalhead 🤘🏾
Ozzy can talk just fine, it is a character he puts on for cameras
and i fucking love that song.
Then after Randy's death, he discovered Zakk Wylde. That's two of the top 10 guitarists of all time. The man was so lucky to land both of them.
Jake E. Lee
No bone movies was a rad song. It goes into some classic blues/ rock and roll riffs in the solo. The whole albums good. I found it on tape in 2008. I bumped it for several years until I got in a car wreck and just left everything in it.
I *LIVE* for those solos. ❤