Randy was perfect for Ozzy. He has been my favorite guitar player/ musician, since Blizzard came out. Blizzard and Diary introduced Randy to the world, and changed my world forever!!

@karsguitarchannel6088

8 ай бұрын

Yes Randy was fantastic with Ozzy

Randy was a way better fit for Ozzy than Gary Moore ever would've been...Moore was phenomenal in his own different way

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

right not sure Moore would have adapted to writing songs that fit Ozzy

@shambles7ful

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, Moore was too smart to work with Ozzy, he'd do all the writing and wouldn't have got any credit.@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

@shawnstarks1743

4 ай бұрын

Dude stop! It's easy to say that now. Moore was better player than Randy. I saw them both. Randy was a "Better fit" in terms of personality. Because he had patience to deal with a drunken lucky fool who married into the Arden empire. However, in terms of ability? Gary Moore all day every day (jaw dropping shit). Ask Dana Strum. Even when Ozzy took Randy to England, he was still trying to get Moore. Either way it all worked out.

@randallrhoads3271

18 күн бұрын

@@shawnstarks1743 Moore was a very typical "blues" based player..Rhoads approach was completly different...stuff that NOBODY was doing back then. Or since for that matter. Randy was thinking and playing on a whole different level. Thats why his stuff still shines to this day.

You can hear the Michael Schenker influence in Randy's playing

If someone asks who’s my top 5 guitarist… those 3 are in there.

Eddie, Gary and Randy are Iconic.. Great Work On This Rock History and photo's !! Have a Rocking Great Day Kar !!!

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

Many thanks Scott, great pleasure !!! Have an awesome rocking day !

Ozzy did not "leave" Black Sabbath, Ozzy was fired from Black Sabbath.

@randallrhoads3271

18 күн бұрын

technically true, but Osbourne was def fed up with the direction they were going. The last few records were way over produced by Iommi, and Never Say Die was a train wreck...i mean Saxophones??, cmon. Half the stuff they were doing could not be played "live" Thats what Ozzy stressed to Randy when they first hooked up..that he wanted to still do good, hard rock but also to be more commercially "accessable"..and most of all, be able to do the songs "live". Iommi also had a very annoying thing that drove Ozzy crazy when they played LIVE.. Ozzy would announce the next song, and there would be at times over a minute of silence while Iommi bizzarely would start tuning his guitar. Drove Osbourne crazy and he couldn't get no "flow" going with the audience. I saw them 3 times in the 70's and it happened all 3 times. And weirdly, Iommi always wanted Ozzy to stand off to his left onstage, not in the center like all lead singers do. Also, they NEVER touched each other physically onstage. All very odd chemistry..

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

@karsguitarchannel6088

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing your Randy story here! Very interesting, much appreciated!

Wish Randy was still alive but I’m glad he is still with us

Legends 🙌 on guitar 🎸. The late Mick Ronson went to LA in 1982. He added handclaps to the song Jack and Diane by John Cougar. He was happy 😊 with that. Ronson went to Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦. He played with The Payola$ and recorded with Lisa Dalbello. Ronson was an unsung all-star 🌟. At 1 of the England concerts, a young English man watched Van Halen closely. A few years later, that same guy, who happens to be Andy Taylor, joined Duran Duran.

@randallrhoads3271

18 күн бұрын

Mick Ronson was Randys main guy, and for some reason, thats hardly ever mentioned ....Randy literally looked just like Ronson on the Diary tour. The comments he made about other players in interviews, it was only when somebody asked him and he was being "polite"..the ol "hes really great at what he does". When Ronson did those Bowie records, he is just great, great and great. Rhoads loved his playing.

Ozzy didn't leave Black Sabbath, he was fired.

@BubbaZen10

11 ай бұрын

Technically true. But let's face it, Oz was kinda checking himself out of the band at that point as well.

@BlueBarchetta67

11 ай бұрын

And Gary left Lizzy because of drug usage, not for a solo career.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

Still the greatest day in metal history, we got Sabbath with Dio and the band Blizzard of ozz who wrote two masterpieces

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

​@@BlueBarchetta67 Gary always wanted to work solo and do his own thing and of course drug use was a problem but not the main reason why he quit the band.

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

Yes officially Black Sabbath fired Ozzy Osbourne in 1979 but Osbourne had left the band in 1978 to start a solo project. So anyway looks like Ozzy didn't want to stay with Black Sabbath and wanted to start his own band. Especially when Black Sabbath failed touring with Van Halen.

Best guitar stories channel hands down....👍

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

There are a lot of errors with the stories because he believes stuff at face value when true research disputes it, if you're reading quotes from ozzy or Sharon great chance that's not what happened.

@scottwhite2757

11 ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle If there is so many errors in Kar’s uploads why are you here ? Why do you care ? You troll around like your the boss and I’m sure you’re opinions might be correct or not but maybe you should skip Kar’s future uploads .. Peace..

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

@scottwhite2757 to correct it...because I'm a Rhoads fan one if the reasons EvH apologist glossed me The Rhoads scholar on Van Halen News Desk as I educate them on reality and correct their mistakes as well. No one is trolling. You think I'm being insincere? No I'm correcting bad takes and lauding thise who grasp reality.

Randy, you did enough. Miss you every time i think about you

This was a fantastic video. By the end of the recording of Diary of a Madman Randy Rhoads had truly developed his own style and was definitely all his own. I go back and listen to both records with Randy and it almost gets better even after 4 decades. We were truly blessed to grow up in an era that gave us both Randy Rhoads and Edward Van Halen. I remember reading a brief interview or an article with Randy's mom's quotes in it. She said Randy was really really impressed by EVH. I don't compare the two. I'm smart enough and more importantly grateful enough to just appreciate the amazing music both gave to the world to enjoy. Long live rock and roll!!!

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

those first two Blizzard of ozz albums age like win , get better with age. Imagine writing that last album in just 4 weeks, and not havin the time to update some of the guide solos. Randy appreciated ed and the rest of their peers like George Lynch. I wish Ed had said something nicer about Randy after he died but Ed went pure hack

@michaeldineenSG2018

10 ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Totally agree with you. Those records are incredible. We were so blessed to be around for it. I don't know why Ed had that attitude but I know Edward respected Randy's guitar playing a lot. Such a shame.

@jamesha175

9 ай бұрын

@@michaeldineenSG2018 Ed was a dick. his brothers are also dicks. i never encountered his son so who knows ....

Got to see all 3 of these geniuses ( Moore once in 1987, Rhoads on first 2 Ozzy tours, & Eddie a half dozen times ) Loved the "Led Clones" collaboration between Moore & Osbourne.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

and who did you enjoy the most, I mean after Randy who was the superior live player *the first two Blizzard of ozz tours......... Ozzy tours commenced after March 19, 1982

WONDERFUL stories!!!

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

Many thanks, great pleasure!

You're the best Kar. Your stories are incredible! Thank you man.

@karsguitarchannel6088

10 ай бұрын

Many thanks Steven, great pleasure !!! Have an awesome day !

Gary Moore start me playing the guitar

@BlueBarchetta67

11 ай бұрын

Same here.

Fantastic Video! Thank You!

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

Big thanks!

Could you imagine Eddie playing for Ozzy? Sharon: "Okay Edward, Ozzy is the star so the spotlights will be on him. You just go over there and stand by your microphone and play guitar. No jumping or moving around because it will detract attention away from Ozzy."

@user-vw9ei6vv8k

11 ай бұрын

SHARON ! where my Percocet ? has Eddie been on my bus again ?

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

10 ай бұрын

Not really, he would not write Ozzy like songs, he would write van Halen songs and with Ozzy probably not as good.

@jamesha175

9 ай бұрын

Eddie would never have associated with Ozzy. i mean really, can you imagine the very first 10 minutes Eddie would have been like, "where's the door?"

@johnhagan582

7 ай бұрын

​@@jamesha175Randy was a better songwriter than Ed ever dreamed of being

@Bls-of1ld

5 ай бұрын

​@@johnhagan582no way

Gary would not stand for Ozzys crap and would easily have kicked Ozzys ass the first month.

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

And Gary always wanted to work solo

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

He wanted to be his own boss

I saw an interview with Gary Moore from 2008, he said Ozzy was begging him to join his band. But Gary said to him “nah man I not long just left Thin Lizzy, there was too much drugs happening with the guys in that band and that’s why I left.. I can’t go through that again, I’d rather start my own band.” Probably a good thing he did start his own band, because Gary came out with some cool hard rock albums, like Corridors of Power, Run For Cover etc, it was good shit 👌🏽

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

I liked Gary better doing rock

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

The thing is Gary always wanted to do his own thing. He didn't want to be in anyone's band. He wanted to be his own boss. And he made it.

@marlonmcdonaldproject600

11 ай бұрын

@@karsguitarchannel6088 Especially when G-Force didn’t work out as planned in 1980.

@MarkTurner-vs7uc

10 ай бұрын

I read that. Gary did not want to be involved with highly unstable people. He had been around. Randy was just getting started. I saw Randy in Birmingham two weeks before he died. I was about three back right in front of him. It still makes me angry and sick and sad and all kinds of pissed off about him not being here. Think of all the great music we would all have in our heads right now. We were all cheated. Big time.

These 3 are my top 3 favourite guitarists

Gary knew better, and he lived.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

10 ай бұрын

Gary did die early.....he was not that old when he passed but we get your point, And if Gary joins all of history changes.

@markthomas8322

2 ай бұрын

At the start yes... Gary was spot on....I think he was right to go his own way..... he could have made millions with Whitesnake or other mega bands .... but went solo but sadly fell victim to his own success later and overconsumption of booze .... which can be a drug or addiction whatever way you look at it like Phil and Scott did with heroin....so ironic. Gary was never a fitness gym freak and it crept up on him in his final 1-2 years. All I can say as a 1980s Gary Moore fan is.... wtf. Success and fame can be lethal.

According to Ozzy, Eddie kept calling him by phone begging him to join VAN HALEN over the years and Ozzy kept replying to Eddie saying: STOP DRINKING EDDIE.😅😊😅😊

@jamesha175

9 ай бұрын

that is almost the stupidest thing that i have ever seen on the entire internet. EVH played music with freakin Michael Jackson and Brian May and Allan Holdsworth. at no time would he have ever given Ozzy the time of day.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

8 ай бұрын

@@jamesha175 he was buddies with Ozzy and Ed did and said a lot of stupid things when he was drinking....it is possible but not serious

Bro, ozzy didnt wake up one day to see the writing on the wall for sabbaths career, he was fired. If not for Sharon, he'd be all done,noth8ng but a memory..he owes that 2nd career to sharon and randy

"Cool!"

I remember hearing that Randy had died. I barely knew who he was. Gone too soon

Nobody could tuch garys sound and feeling.He was very fast player too if he wanted in the same level with other two maybe better

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

Yes many could and did, Gary was good but he's not at the level of Ed or Randy

I'm so happy Ozzy got Randy Rhodes. Gary as great as he was would not fit.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

Correct he couldn't write like Randy

@roscianyt

11 ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Correct, Gary was much better.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

@@roscianyt no he wasn't ask Tommy Aldridge, you must have completely whiffed on what i was implying he couldn't write like Randy that would to the average reader would mean Randy was better.

@shambles7ful

6 ай бұрын

I do love all three mentioned rip but Gary Moore was the best of them & wrote some epic material during the 1970's and 80's@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

That solo sounds like Randy had the Paganini thing down about the same time that Yngwie did. I always wondered what Randy would've thought about that first Yngwie album. I could see Randy doing an instrumental album like that

Gary was the best of the 3 guitarists...my opinion

@scottwhite2757

11 ай бұрын

I agree incredible guitarist and sound.. i have many favorite guitarists and i try not to compare them for that reason, nice Ozzy landed Randy so we have those great solo's..

@BubbaZen10

11 ай бұрын

Its weird, i somehow see the other two as slightly better, while i prefer the way Gary played much more. I guess its because i feel how he played more than the other two. I like the blues more than that sweep picking sht. And God love em, neither of those guys could play the blues like Gary at all.

@scottwhite2757

11 ай бұрын

@@BubbaZen10. I could not say it better, Gary’s playing is one of a kind, hits me in a way that only Gary can play, like the blues good lord how he played the blues incredible.. just think about what Randy could of gave us. but sadly all 3 are gone and all 3 were incredible in their own way. have a great day BubbaZen10

@BubbaZen10

11 ай бұрын

@@scottwhite2757 you too man! I was blessed to see two. I saw Eddie 3 times back in the old days. Once right in front of him for Diver Down. And I'm pretty sure i saw Gary open for RUSH or someone like that. I never got to see Randy.

@davidsurf930

11 ай бұрын

I agree and I am one of the biggest Van Halen fans out there. I love Randy Rhoads too.

Everybody has an opinion. I'll take Steve Vai's over all the trolls. "There's 2. Jimi and Eddie, then there's everybody else".

Gary was dumbfounded by Ed,i just read an article about it , on an excerpt from gohram from thin Lizzy 🤟🤟🤟so was Beck ,read it on another article ,

Parts of this just aren't actually correct .Sharon might have went to LA and got Ozzy sober and back from the dead but she was not in charge of ozzys everyday affairs of putting a band together at that time her brother was David and even he didn't have as much to say as his father.it was his father that once ozzy came back to England told ozzy he thought he should keep the band a all British band which they did try several out but it was ozzy that said Randy was the guy and Arden said well ill get him over here . But while in LA auditioning guitar players with Dana Strum in a studio and the rehearsal hall Garry Moore had rented out and was letting Ozzy try out musicians .Sharon wasn't on those tours with Van Halen and Black Sabbath period .and she also wasn't around when they wrote Blizzard of Ozz and not there for the first part of their uk tour .she has always taken credit for things she wasn't even there for .Randy lived with Ozzy and Thelma his first wife during the very beginning and didn't really take over Ozzys tours and affairs till quite awhile after they had tours the uk .she might have actually came in around the time they went back in Ridge Farm to record Diary or shortly after .she has told stories of how much of a magical time it was in the studio during the writing and recording of Blizzard and she wasn't there at all period. Bob and Lee and even Max Norman has said this publicly. Yes she eventually took over as a manager and was hooking up with Ozzy but not at first .

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

8 ай бұрын

She also told her Father to drop the band from the label to save money...Sharon and Ozzy keeping the revisionist history channel alive. It was Bob Daisley who told ozzy he neeed to drop the two scrubs he was jamming with and to get a world class musician and that is when ozzy went back to Randy.

I hear the talent, but Randy Rhoads just doesn’t move me. Gary Moore is phenomenal as well, but again I just hear it and it’s impressive, but emotionally it does nothing for me. EVH is different however. Especially those DLR records. That tone is second to none, and I love how when you hear Eddie, you never know where it’s going. I guess it’s his improvising that impresses me. That and the balls out attitude of his early playing that really made EVH special.

@johnhagan582

7 ай бұрын

Eddie might have played faster and wowed everyone with his tapping technique that he ripped off from Frank Zappa but he couldn't play with any kind of emotion and feeling worth a damn .that is the main thing Rhoads and Moore had over Eddie .Randy had much much much better songwriting skills than both of them though .

@randallrhoads3271

18 күн бұрын

@@johnhagan582 exactly right...Rhoads was way past all that flash stuff. Thats all VH ever did, his solos never never fit the song. He was just flash. He was the best...of all that flash stuff. The VH songs have aged badly. Randys stuff sounds like it was released yesterday. Rhoads had it all.

@johnhagan582

18 күн бұрын

@@bretviola6871 See i feel just the opposite .Eddie or none of those other guys moved me like Randy did .I saw Eddie twice before I saw Randy live on the Blizzard tour in 81 at 15 years old .it was all the feeling and emotion Randy played with especially live .it was like he had a way of connecting with his audiences through his live playing .all Randy vast knowledge of the guitar and music theory really came out in all his compositions .I was 12 when Van Halens debut album came out and it was my first record I ever bought and Eddie was favorite player till I heard "I don't know" and "Crazy Train" "Mr Crowley" "Suicide Solution" and it blew away .it has darker and heavier than Van Halen songs .but it was when I saw Randy live in 81 that I realized I had a new favorite guitarist and my GOD he had the greatest stage presence of anyone I've ever seen. was truly unbelievable .like I said back then all us kids had a debate on who was better Eddie or Randy .and every single person that actually saw Randy live sided with him and all the ones that hadn't sided with Eddie .honestly I've yet to run across anyone that saw Rhoads live that didn't think he was the greatest guitarist ever. Dude was the total embodiment of what a Rockstar looked and sounded like .but hey music is subjective and everyone has different favorites and opinions .that's wat makes music so awesome .

@bretviola6871

17 күн бұрын

@@johnhagan582 Respectfully, I disagree with most all of your statements. I appreciate the way you made your argument. You obviously love your guy, just as much as I love mine. However, I have seen Randy live. It was in Dallas on the Diary of a Madman tour about a month or so before he died. Look, he was very good. I remember he was very fast and his playing had that classical tinge to it we’ve all come to know and admire. I also remember he was doing a whole lot of things that Eddie was known for doing too. I remember reading an interview with him about that and I know he didn’t like copying Eddie’s stuff, i.e. the tapping and divebombs and such so I give him props for admitting that at least. I don’t think he’s the greatest guitarist I’ve ever seen or heard. I don’t even think he’s the greatest player Ozzy ever had. Jake E Lee wins that imo. As to the “rock star look”, Randy looses that one too. He looked too small and effeminate for my tastes. Eddie always looked like a rockstar onstage. This wiry guy with a huge smile all while blowing smoke rings… now that’s cool! I think mostly though it comes down to tone for me. Randy’s tone just didn’t sound good to my ears. He used too much gain and it sounded way too shrill and thin for my tastes. IMO, Eddie’s tone was superior in every way. He used very little gain but still got that massive sound by pushing the power tubes to the point of almost melting. Ed’s tone was so ballsy, full, and harmonically rich. Specifically those first six albums because when Sammy joined, he started messing with his tone and it never sounded nearly as good to my ears again. And don’t be fooled, Eddie knew music theory as well as anyone. He was a classically trained pianist after all and there’s early interviews where he admits this. I think the biggest difference between the two, besides their tone was that Randy played within in the limits of music theory, and Eddie didn’t. He didn’t let the confines of “the rules” stifle his musical creativity and it’s why he is so revered as an innovator besides all the gear tinkering he’s known for. But at the end of the day it’s all about what moves you. I love players with bluesy roots, a huge dose of improvisation, nasty swinging rhythm playing with ballsy tone and hooky hard rock songs. This is all just me saying I disagree. Anyway, cheers!

@johnhagan582

16 күн бұрын

@@bretviola6871 Hey its all good man that's wats great about music its subjective with listeners preference that see and hear unique and different attributes in musicians and music .hey Eddie Van Halen reinvented the instrument in a way that hadn't really been done in the history of Rock and Roll except maybe once Jimi Hendrix being the most notable but Page .Beck .and Clapton definitely deserve recognition also as the true greats of guitar players .but those were pioneers and it wasn't til Eddie came along that really showed us wat was possible going into the future and influenced a whole new generation of players (men and women) want to pick up the instrument and make really great music and Randy like Eddie was also a unique and talented new age kind of player that also influenced millions of people all over the globe like Eddie did .I'm kinda surprised you don't think Rhoads tone on those first two Ozzy records weren't phenomenal and Gutair Masterpieces just like Van Halens first few Records .Vivian Campbell's playing on Dios first two solo releases especially Holy Diver had amazing tone and his playing was right up there with Eddie and Rhoads .those 3 players were on a new level as guitarist at that exact time compared to anything else that had been heard by the masses before .When the Blizzard of Ozz first hit radio stations people automatically thought OMG there's someone else that's on that level as a gutair player like Ed or at least close .and two years later in 83 Holy Diver hit the airwaves it was like here's another one .Holy Diver is a phenomenal record and Campbell's work on it is nothing short of a Masterpiece of gutair oriented music .those 3 players have also been my favorites and IMO the 3 major influences of all those new bread of players with that new simular tone that made the 80s the greatest gutair music in history .there's no denying that Eddie started it all .but Randy .George Lynch and a few other were on the club circuit at the same time as Ed and they all were doing their thing carving out their own style .100 watt Marshall heads and stacks is wat they all played through on all those studio recordings .but yeah I preferred Randy music a little more than Eddie's cause I heard that raw tone on those first two records and his soloing was as technically precise as anyone's studio material from that era including Eddie and that's hard to deny .but we all have our perspectives and opinions that differ and that's kool .I liked that darkness to Randy's songs and thought it was heavier but again it's all good

Wasn't Michael Schenker also approached by Ozzy to Join?

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

7 ай бұрын

yes... a lot of people were by Drunken Ozzy.... Meniketti, Vandenberg...

@robertcarli5803

3 ай бұрын

​@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_OracleDave meniketti😂❤

Well said.🎸🗿✨

Well he wasn’t gonna get gary moore lol. Like that would have ever been a thing.

Influential Artists will always be i wonder if there is a guitarist that was born with new riffs be like

Ozzy didn’t leave he was fired Gary Moore was amazing but he wouldn’t fit with Ozzy

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

Right he wasn't Randy

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

Yes officially Black Sabbath fired Ozzy Osbourne in 1979 but Osbourne had left the band in 1978 to start a solo project. So anyway looks like Ozzy didn't want to stay with Black Sabbath and wanted to start his own band. Especially when Black Sabbath failed touring with Van Halen.

"and Ozzy realized that it was over for Black Sabbath and he left the band ...." really? because for all of these years (45 years?) later we have been led to believe that the Black Sabbath guys kicked him to the curb because he was a drunken sot who could barely even stand up any more.

@karsguitarchannel6088

9 ай бұрын

He wanted to leave the band and start a solo project before that

OP's are not fact. It's just your opinion.

Dana thought Randy was the best player in LA and didn't get why he wasnt getting traction

Ozzy never deserved Randy Rhoades, now Ozzy wants all this sympathy, what ? Money can't buy you health, so no sympathy from me, eat your money it may save you

@daviddefigueiredo6018

11 ай бұрын

Ouch!!!!

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

Ozzy won the lottery

Uli!

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

10 ай бұрын

B leaguer

I usually try to avoid these kind of debates but it's like comparing a Lamborghini to a Ferrari. All three had tremendous talent and I don't believe Gary went to the blues because he couldn't keep up in the shredding. It was his preference and he returned to his roots. If you listen to Gary's hard rock in songs such as Murder In The Skies with the long shred intro and The End Of The World, he can shred with the best of them. Michael Schenker said that Gary Moore was one of the best. You can't deny guys such as Gary, Stevie Ray Vaughan or Rory Gallagher who are blues based, aren't very talented and I'm not saying you are. I just don't think the more faster you play, the better you are. Let's just say all three are extremely talented and the guitar world lost three legendary guitarists. Btw, EVH is my all time favorite guitarist.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

moore wasnt at the level of Rhoads and van Halen.....he was very good

@ezsmith3765

11 ай бұрын

Most of the fastest shredders can’t write a song to save their life. Look at the endless BADASS riffs created by Iommi and Page. Iron Man and Heartbreaker alone are 2 of the most badass riffs of all time. Iommi is THE ultimate riff master above all. Even Page.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

@ezsmith3765 well Rhoads could do it all and he owned thise 3 Sabbath songs

@jerrywoods4066

11 ай бұрын

​@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oraclehe was better

@jerrywoods4066

11 ай бұрын

Blackmore Micheal schenker Gary moore rik emmit ronnie montrose evh Jimi Hendrix tony iommi srv

He can play fast but I can't understand

some interesting stuff....some bollocks. Gary Moore did not leave Lizzy because of anything to do with EvH...it was he was sick of playing with (his words) coked out amateurs

Ozzy realized it was over for sabbath so he decided to leave 😂😂😂😂😂 he was kicked out, his best friend had to fire him. Ozzy then holed up in a hotel room and pretty much gave up on music. He was devastated.

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

Ozzy had left Black Sabbath in 1978 to start a solo project. So obviously Ozzy didn't want to stay with Black Sabbath, so they had to fire him. Max Norman said that the Ozzy he knew was a smart guy who knew exactly what he wanted. He was not the way he is often portrayed in the media.

@johntunstall9698

11 ай бұрын

@@karsguitarchannel6088 I had heard the 3 month break in 1978 was because his father passed and had suggested he start blizzard of ozz before passing. Sabbath members were all over indulging in drugs and alcohol and were at each other’s throats so Ozzy left. He said it was like a bad marriage, you just want to hurt each other. They begged him to come back after 3 months then rewrote a lot of the songs for never say die since he refused to sing songs written by the guy from fleetwood mac. One of those songs became an instrumental because of it, the song was breakout. Ozzy even said they should change the name to jazz sabbath. After they finished the never say die tour the rest of the band was tired of Ozzy’s behavior and the fired him and made Bill Ward do the dirty work.

Honestly Gary and Phil Lynott were the perfect pairing. Thin Lizzy " Black Rose" should have been a huge album in the States.

0:15 WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA NO Ozzy got FIRED from Sabbath.

@mikehunt576

11 ай бұрын

exactly, for been a over weight putz..ozzy also lied to Randy, told him he was in the band and went to the UK and told Bob Daisly he rather works with Brits and had this other guitar player who Bob found waiting in a room with cocaine lines...

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

@@mikehunt576 he did not really lie to him as much as he probably did not remember all of the details at the time. Bob is the one who told Ozzy he best find world class musicians after that fateful encounter and jam with Ozzy. The label more told Ozzy they wanted a U.K . only band

@mikehunt576

11 ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle he lied 100 percent, the whole Ozzy is dysfunctional and on another plane thing is his trick of pretending he has no clue, Ozzy used this tactic to save his skin many times with black sabbath when mafia would come and talk gibberish about why he should donate money incase someone breaks his legs., or if he wanted a gram of coke and not pay Randy Rhoads or the lies he told Randy's mom to keep using his gear with a back up guitarists until one of the thousands of new lawsuits started, Ive been close to Ozzy, he is literally old school, while Randy gave a huge impression dont forget Ozzy was black sabbaths iconic singer for decades, generations of music, etc, wives, etc, very charismatic but....its a ruthless business, brutal..around Ozzy I saw a singer who was surrounded by professionals trying to decide the next move all the time, you have a singer, the number of musicians who are willing to pay with their own gear for free is beyond reality, you play as a guitarists as soon as you tour of take photos you have the major music gear companies and etc etc offering you money, free stuff and more., knowing you could care less lol Some see Ozzy as someone who can sing here right now on the sofa type, meaning he can do 2-3 shows a day, assuming he is naive or able to see out arenas..while others see him as someone more less as a public figure with value so not just music companies float over to him, he had tv shows etc. Randys mom was very offended for years though, the family wanted everything to be good but the Ardens (Sharon Arden later Osbourne, Don Arden all where in on screwing the band from the second Ozzy view I mentioned, they fired the original line up, never credited anyone, randys family never saw money, lawsuits one after the other, the only people around Ozzy that get paid are the road crew, drug dealer and Sharon

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

@@mikehunt576 What we know is the lawyer who was tasked with getting them a U.S. distribution deal screwed them over when he only signed Ozzy to CBS, this led to the end of the band name and empowered Darth Hideous to fire Lee and then Bob. THere are only rumors of lawsuits, but the Rhoads family does publicly have a good relationship with the Osbournes, but it has been suggested that Sharon tried to forge a contract after Randy died, and that Delores had the original contract and had a big shot lawyer muscle up on the Osbournes and she also fought and won to control of her son;s likeness which leads many to believe this is why the Osbournes refuse to release or allow video footage of Randy, and they allegedly did sell videos to help Don arden out of bankruptcy.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

@@mikehunt576 People should see Ozzy for who he is, an lucky guy who won the music lottery with an iconic voice, and who can align himself with talented musicians who can write great songs. However as a live musician he could never match what he did in the studio

Ozzy....Gary Moore had a face like a welders bench,Schenker wanted too much money,classy

Why does everyone always try to insist Randy was some Eddie Van Halen wannabe ? Randy liked Eddie as a player but not as a person .the day Eddie blew Randy off when Randy went back stage to show his respects to Ed and Eddie wouldn't even talk to Randy .Rhoads lost all respect for Van Halen that very moment and used a Van Halen or Eddie flyer for a dart board lol

@johnhagan582

18 күн бұрын

Not a dart board .Randy's gutair tech printed off a black and white photo of Eddie and Randy taped it on his petalboard so he would stomp on Eddie every time he played live .true story

Gary Moore was not as nimble as EVH and or RR.... being completely NIMBLE makes the decision in all life aspects. Bree lee PROVED the more NIMBLE the more DANGEROUS!

To be honest I don't see any similitude to Eddie Van Halen on his playing, just listen to Blizzard of Oz has nothing to do with Van Halen

@karsguitarchannel6088

10 ай бұрын

That guitar solo Randy played was influenced by Van Halen's Eruption. In 1982, Randy admitted that he played things similar to Van Halen's to impress the crowd and he also admitted that Van Halen was an influence. Randy's friend Rudy Sarzo said that Eddie Van Halen and Gary Moore were Randy's top favorite players. When Randy played his solo spot, he didn't copy Eddie's 'Eruption' note for note but he used some ideas from 'Eruption'. And of course what Randy recorded with Ozzy were his own stuff. The point is that when Eddie came out with Eruption in 1978, he set everyone on fire like Hendrix!

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

10 ай бұрын

@@karsguitarchannel6088 no, what he said is the kids want flash and he hates using licks people associate with Ed, but other people came up with before Ed. Ed made stuff more popular. How was the spotlight solo influenced by Eruption when Randy was doing that solo in the clubs long before Eruption was released? If you listen to the actual spotlight solo, not the edited version on Tribute, but the Cleveland show, it sounds nothing like anything Ed ever did with Eruption. It maps more to his solo in the clubs with Quiet Riot. He didn't copy Ed on anything, he used licks associated with Ed that Ed had made popular.

@billyclone4289

8 ай бұрын

Compared to Ed he sucks and i say that as a 50 plus year guitarist who also sucks .

Gary said Ed peaked after one album ...but you dont mention that

@karsguitarchannel6088

11 ай бұрын

He said that much later but in 1979 he was matey with Eddie Van Halen. But looks like years later Gary got very competitive with Eddie Van Halen and that's why he made that statement.

@jamesha175

9 ай бұрын

it doesn't matter what Gary said about Ed - obviously Ed did not peak after one album - in fact Ed was at the top of his game every time that he was captured on a recording. every freakin time.

@johnhagan582

8 ай бұрын

@@jamesha175 Peak or no peak that first album was his best .second was his second best .and come to think about it Woman And Children First was his 3rd best .hey you kno wat ? I think that's why he said that cause all his best work started at the beginning and went down hill (well not like shitty bad) but not as good as the one before .it was forsure that way all through the Roth era .best to least is First to last .lol

@johnhagan582

8 ай бұрын

@@jamesha175 I guess if you look at it like that he did peak with his first record but I lot of guys do even though a player should get better as time goes on kinda like Randy Rhoads. That first record was amazing but his second record he got way better .I mean seriously he did .imagine had he not got killed he would have been well the best .think Eddie put more time into getting his tone better and amps better . guitars better instead of putting all that time into his music .again just Imagine had he done that it's hard to tell just how much better he might have gotten

@johnhagan582

7 ай бұрын

Honestly that's the truth ! Maybe after the second record but after that nothing Eddie ever recorded was as good .

But Van Halen did not blow Sabbath off the stage Tony Iommi confirmed that on That Metal Show, and Yes don Arden did rip off Sabbath+ Ozzy

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

11 ай бұрын

a lot of people thought van Halen was making a dysfunctional Sabbath look bad. Actually the guy who rppped off Sabbath was not Arden it was a guy he used to work with Patrick Meehan grant, Meehan worked with Arden and then went their own way

@jamesfriend481

10 ай бұрын

I saw that episode and I would also think that anyone that bought tickets for those Black Sabbath concerts would have thought they got their money’s worth.

@peteyoung7665

9 ай бұрын

Tony Iommi had a better sound then Eddie for sure.It sounded huge!

@randallrhoads3271

18 күн бұрын

i was at the Detroit show they mention in the video when VH opened for Sabbath, September, 1978 at Cobo Arena. First off, the place was jam packed and that was because VH were the openers. I had seen Sabbath at Cobo in 1975, and 1976 and both times the place was barely half full. I was a huge Sabbath fan and i can say, without a doubt, that Van Halen literally wiped the floor with Sabbath that night. It was really kind of sad and embarrassing. VH were amazing, their sound crystal clear, and Eddie just stood out. Sabbath comes on, and they were so loud and plodding...no energy, no nothing. Their sound and mix were just awful. It took about 15-30 seconds to even figure out what song they were playing, it was so garbled. Not even half way thru, people were leaving in droves. I knew then that Sabbaths days were numbered..as i said, i was a huge fan of theirs since about 1972, but painfully, that night, i realized that version of Sabbath were over. That was the 'NEVER SAY DIE tour, and that record was just awful. A liitle over 2 years later, all that changed...rest is history.

Randy's style was nothing like Eddie's. Alot of tapping Randy played with one hand. His playing and more important song writing was more mature, melodic

Nope Gary dropped Lizzy cos their drug use was getting in the way of the music,he was all about the music not partying

Randy didnt have Dirty Fingers !

Eddie Van Halen Coudn't Carry Gary Moores Jock Strap... Gary And Leslie West are the only two who play with feeling

That solo sucked ass ha ha ha I played better than that when I was 16 in 1987 I was influenced by EVH as well, but some how my leads and solos wrent sloppy like RR live. It sounded so amatuer. LOL people have messiah complex way too much. RR was not that GREAT. just really good he looked cooler than he sounded.

@feelingsogood6073

11 ай бұрын

Lets hear your Blizzard and Diary quality compositions or even one riff worth a darn?

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

10 ай бұрын

It's amusing to people when someone comes onto a comments section to talk about how someone isn't that great, which is a sign to educated and logical people he was great enough for you to come and try and be dismissive. Randy being sloppy is still more precise than Ed live. So you are saying you upgraded the precision. Ed was a sloppy player live at times.....and he did not really know how to get from A to B because he did not have the level of knowledge Randy did. He wrote two great albums and one of them is the top selling metal debut of all-time, he founded a legendary band with Bob and Ozzy

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

10 ай бұрын

@@feelingsogood6073 thos nobody does not understand, Randy's greatness goes up when someone decides they need to be dismissive do people waste time talking about how Kirk hammett isn't that great...no because no one thinks he is

@peteyoung7665

9 ай бұрын

Right on the money.He sounds like a beginner.Terrible vibrato and dreadful technique.But he did write some good riffs for Ozzy.

@billyclone4289

8 ай бұрын

Ive never understood how Randy Rhodes got such a great reputation he sounds unpolished raw and amateurish compared to Ed and those people who think Randy Rhoads is better than SRV or Gary Moore are just voicing their opinions like i am. When they mention Randys background as a teacher and schooled musician no nothing about what makes a guitarist riffs and songs popular. A great example of lousy barely any talent musicians i think of KISS one of the worst rock bands musically of all time. But ! KISS sold a ton of records and sells out large venues because “there is no accounting for taste or the lack of”

He wanted Gary Moore before he ever heard Randy Rhoads. But wanting Gary Moore and ending up with Randy Rhoads is like wanting Mila Kunis and ending up in bed with Blake Lively ,,an upgrade

Sharon Arden had NOTHING to do with any part of Randy Rhoads joing Ozzy. Zero. She was a secretary for her father at that time. The part about her calling Dana Strum is flat out absurd. All these years later, Strum and Tommy Aldridge have never lied and changed their stories about their time with Rhoads. All these others exxagerate or just flat out lie.