Dont forget Randys family had to sue those 2 detestable people to get his Royalties, that witch and ozzy didnt want to pay

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

there are rumors out there about a lawsuit and Darth Hideous allegedly forging a contract changing the payments but Mama Rhoads had the original contract and they settled it in court. She also sued to get control of Randy's likeness which forces the Osbournes to confer with the family for anything involving Randy.

@frankrichards3089

Ай бұрын

Dirtbags.

@JiveTurkey125

29 күн бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Cool Loved Randy but not a big fan of the osbournes Thank You

@utubehound69

28 күн бұрын

shes a real demon in Rudy's book he said that Sharron raped Randy.

@daviddenson3324

27 күн бұрын

And it's strange that Randy's brother and sister speak so highly of ozzy after he and Sharon pulled that sbit....I wouldn't have been as forgiving myself.

Rest well, RANDY and Rachel .

Randy had way more class than Ozzy or Sharon will ever have!

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

25 күн бұрын

well they are two lowlifes..but Randy was a humble and classy guy

@filmaker256

24 күн бұрын

Ozzy is deffinately cursed... everyone around him gets sick

In another interview I remember Aldridge saying he told Randy, "Randy - the only way you're going to get out of these contracts is if you die."

@1wickedgroove

Ай бұрын

Wow. I forgot all about that until you mentioned it. And also, Bob Daisley said sometime when they were in the UK recording, they were messing around with a seance or something, and it spelled out ~Randy, you're going to die.~ It's in his book I guess. It's all just a bit much. I wish it never happened.

@DeepBlueAndRedShadows

Ай бұрын

Same here. And true, that’s in his book. Great read. You can’t put it down once you start.

@1wickedgroove

Ай бұрын

@@DeepBlueAndRedShadows I'm sure it's a good read, but i'd honestly only buy it if it had a lot of Randy stuff in it. ...umm, does it?

@Twotontessie

Ай бұрын

@@1wickedgroove if we are talking about the Daisley book it’s very good and incredibly detailed like reading a journal

@joelhague5515

Ай бұрын

@@Twotontessieya, Daisley was very professional in his work, I think he was mostly (if not entirely) sober, and kept a diary or a journal all those years.

I'll never forget that crash. It was very different back then with no internet, and news traveled much slower. The rumor at my school was that Ozzy had died in the crash. Someone's mom heard it on the news and got it mixed up. So for weeks, I thought Ozzy was dead. It wasn't until the next issue of Hit Parader that I learned Randy was the one who had died. As upset as I was over thinking Ozzy had died, it was devastating to learn that Randy was gone.

@Twotontessie

Ай бұрын

I was in 5th grade but do remember that, and a few weeks earlier John Belushi had gone. I remember that prior winter a kid bringing Diary of A Madman to school. A 5th grader. Too awesome. Then it was like all over -just like that.

@zachfarrell234

Ай бұрын

@@Twotontessie I was a huge Judas Priest fan and my buddy used to always tell me Ozzy was better. One day he slapped a set of headphones on my head in the school hallway and told me I had to hear this. It was Crazy Train. Funny that I still remember the first time hearing it. Early 80s was such a magical time to be into metal.

@Spookje09

Ай бұрын

@@Twotontessie Those were some good times. I was just talking to my wife about that, how we middle schoolers were into Ozzy and the rock/metal at the time, in the early 80s. We wore our 3/4 sleeve concert shirts to school following whatever concert happened the night before. I cannot fathom the crap kids like now, says this 53yo kid!

@Diggerdog2nd

Ай бұрын

I was 16 & it was my turn to do the dishes at home & I could hear the 6:00 news in the living room my parents watched every day & yes I also thought I heard them say Ozzy was killed. The next day I found out it was Randy.

@1wickedgroove

Ай бұрын

@zachfarrell234 Glenn and K.K were the shit back then. I loved Priest too. Sabbath, Nugent, Ac⚡️Dc, all that stuff. But when my friend came back from an out of state trip with the new Blizzard of oz album... I became a lifelong Randy fan forever more!

After all these years this is still so heartbreaking. Rest In Peace Randy and Rachel 🙏🏻

very little to add other than I saw Ozzy in May of 1982. We knew Randy had died and Brad was playing guitar. I was only 12 and my dad had been nice enough to take me and my best friend to the concert. It was San Diego at the Sports Arena. Hard to imagine continuing on after such a nightmare. Still an Ozzy and Randy fans 40 years later.

@philipreedwallace

Ай бұрын

You’re my age. I can relate. My step mom took me to see KISS in 1979. Missed Ozzy in 1984.

@RichardFriendartist

Ай бұрын

June 24th. I checked my ticket stub!

@RichardFriendartist

Ай бұрын

@@philipreedwallace yeah! I had a really young dad who loved music. He just got back from Vietnam and was about 20 when they had me. So when I was 12 he was only 32. But we also saw Kiss in 1979! How cool. I am about to turn 55 in July. Sucks to get old. But I am happy I grew up when I did! I remember seeing the Who and Stones in 81-82 and thinking they were so old. If only I knew.

@mikeg6666

Ай бұрын

I was at this tour , I was 16 and we were in the front row. We paid around $16.75 for tickets , sick show with a castle that he hung a midget from. I'll never forget seeing the show , incredible and great time! Ozzy rules , I've seen him solo and with Sabbath over 25 times since....

@taskmaster65

Ай бұрын

My first concert was Ozzy w/Randy, Rudy, Tommy and Don at the San Diego Sports Arena on Jan 4th 1982. Then I saw Black Sabbath w/Ronnie James Dio there in April, I believe. I was only 16 and had no concert experience before that year. So even with the death, when it was announced Ozzy was playing the Sports Arena again in June, I thought it was a new tour. You know, bands put out an album a year back then. So I go to the exact show you're talking about and it's the same setlist, exact same concert, but with Brad in place of Randy. Talk about depressing. I love Brad in Night Ranger, but obviously Randy owned those songs. Also, I remember going back to school at Point Loma High School after Randy died and the school had been vandalized with spray paint tributes to Randy Rhoads. They painted the side of a building on a hill and the main area in the middle of the school on the ground. They misspelled his name Roads at one place and Rhodes at the other. Still to this day it drives me insane how so many people can't spell his name right. It was very strange having the guitarist from my first concert die 10 weeks later. Stevie Young (AC/DC) was the only guitar player in the band Starfighters that opened the Randy Rhoads date. Was it Axe that opened the Brad Gillis date? It all kind of blends together after all these years. My 4th concert was Ted Nugent with Blackfoot opening that same year. It was a real breath of fresh air not seeing any f^&king crosses on stage!

the most thorough story ive heard on this. I was fortunate to see the Blizzard of Ozz tour in Springfield Mass 5/4/81 with the Joe Perry Project and Motorhead.. I was 15 and it was a great show

Losing Rhoads so early was a real tragedy. There's no telling what trajectory his music might have taken. I'm not metalhead or a huge Ozzy fan but it was clear to anyone with ears that Randy Rhoads was an exceptional musician who was forging his own style. Knowing that he intended to go back to school and pursue a music degree just adds to the feeling of loss and the mystery of what might have been. Unfortunately, in this timeline, we only have a small body of work from his early career. For all we know, the wardrobe designer may have gone on to achieve great things. I'm sure she was loved and missed as well. What a damn shame.

@ytr3488

7 күн бұрын

Comments like yours are nothing but old cliche rhetoric. Not a Metalhead nor ozzy fan. LOL

@jeffoff7795

7 күн бұрын

@@ytr3488 What does that mean? I thought Randy Rhodes was great. I loved Blizzard of Ozz back in the day but I'm not really into that stuff anymore. For me it was a phase. How is that cliche rhetoric? I'm not putting anyone down for liking it. I married a metal head. It's just not my thing but I know enough about music to know how good Randy Rhodes was.

@colinburroughs9871

5 сағат бұрын

@@ytr3488 It's good to point out to old burnouts that stuff can and does change.. Skulls and burning flesh! I'm 70! Let's get loaded! It's stupid. That's why people who've liked some metal say "I'm not a metalhead". We don't need that crap

This is the first time, on hearing additional details, I feel the pilot may have intended murder-suicide. RIP Randy, you were a beautiful human being.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

29 күн бұрын

no real evidence showing that, it was most likely a horrible accident

@MichaelKerr71

19 күн бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Yes there is, from what I've read.

Randy lives in my Heart.

@richardturpin3665

21 күн бұрын

He lives in brooklyn under the name randi rhodes, and he's now a she.

When my brother went to collage I was 5 he left behind speak of the devil and the record player, no speakers. At school in music class I learned about phonographs and the teacher said if you make a cone out of paper and put it on a needle you can hear a record. That night I sat in the dark and played the record and held the cone to it and I finally heard Ozzy. I later became a musician. Ozzy said when he first heard the Beatles the world suddenly was in color. Ozzy did that for me that night.

@Revivethefallen

23 күн бұрын

That's pretty cool!

I think of Randy all the time. I remeber when he died. Still echoes in my soul. Got to talk to his Mom once. Sweet and kind ! Miss you Randy. Forever gone, not forgotten ❤

this was an excellent video by the way. Really great details and a few things I'd never heard. Thank you!

I still get sick over Randy's death!

@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.

Ай бұрын

Same here

@Twotontessie

Ай бұрын

So true. If rock is your religion like it is mine, you never get over it. Some of the people who killed themselves one way or the other you don't have as much sympathy for. But this one just tortuous. Or Ronnie Van Zant. Dude. Your plane's engine has had fire shooting out of it. Don't be an idiot. Get a different plane. FXCK!!!

@johnsmith-ug5tp

Ай бұрын

I get enraged.

@guillermo3564

Ай бұрын

I think SotD is a pretty solid record. Gillis breathed new life into songs that I had been listening to forever and he seriously kicked ass in the process.

@guillermo3564

Ай бұрын

This is one of those things in life that the passage of time hasn't made any easier. I feel exactly the same way about John Lennon.

I had just got Diary for my 11th birthday and immediately fell in love with the guitar sound. I spent the rest of 1981 learning about Randy Rhoads, and was a huge fan at 11! I begged my mom to let me see Randy at a scheduled concert in June 1982, she finally agreed and got me tickets. But in 1982 there was no internet or social media, so I went through February 1982 with T-Shirts that I drew Ozzy on and even one where I drew the Polka dot flying V going through the word Ozzy. March 1982 was weird, I was in school when someone told me Ozzy died in a plane crash, I wasn't believing it, but somehow my mom's boyfriend at the time picked me up from school and told me Ozzy was alive, I remember feeling relieved, he then said but supposed the guitar player you like died, I begged him to get a newspaper, but there was nothing in it. I cut school the next day and walked to every record store in the town of Long Beach NY. Finally I stop at a news store and as I walk in, wearing my Ozzy with Randy's guitar shirt, a guy walking out said, oh kid sorry, Randy was great, I said what happened, he said Randy died in a plane crash, I remember saying No No, the guy said kid go home, the world lost a gem last week. Yeah, I found out Randy Rhoads died a week after on Friday March 26th...Don't have my homemade shirts, but remember walking home with this ache in my chest. Later on my dad told me I had a broken heart. Never felt that pain again, and saw Brad Gillis in June play Randy's songs, I sang along, but booed the solo, as the other few thousand people at that show did. Kinda felt bad for Brad Gillis, and Bernie Torme. Filling the shoes of Rhoads, a rising phenom that was gone way too soon. Anyway, that's my rant. Long Live the GOAT Randy Rhoads

@johnwalter6410

23 күн бұрын

I also got it when it came out and I thought the guitar tone sounded terrible ha ha ha. It was very thin and didn’t have any Bend whatsoever and always sounded like it was going through a phaser. Which leads me to believe that it was out of phase with the rest of the tracks. But it’s an amazing album.

@fukhue8226

22 күн бұрын

Don't feel bad for Brad, he's an Butthole!

@richardturpin3665

21 күн бұрын

Are you aware of randi rhodes?

@ackerjawaka4742

16 күн бұрын

Went through something similar, i was 15 and had tickets for the speak of the devil tour at Leeds Queens Hall, by that stage of the tour Pete Way had joined the group on bass, it wasn't the same without RR on lead 😜

I got a ticket for my 17th birthday for the show in Knoxville Tn. Ozzy wuz frunk as duck!? Spittin and skreemin BUT Randy stole the show! Every note wuz perfect. Even the tribute album was a letdown as he'd become a master. I love yall

The autopsy report on Randy was Horrific. He was identified by his jewerly and bits of burnt clothing . The world lost one of the greats that day.

I went to Leesburg and got to visit with Jerry Calhoun at the ECA warehouse. Fine man. He admired Randy and the two of them talked electric trains previously on the '81 tour. Jerry told me to walk around the house and take my time. Super peaceful place and beautiful grounds. Crazy that tragedy happened there. It's not a sad place at all. If I heard Randy he was telling me, "Dude. Thanks, I'm good. Please get a hobby and make good use time...". RIP Maestro. RIP Jerry.

I had never heard Tommy Aldridge side of this story. I like the fact that most of this recounting is done through actual quotes, even if not everything lines-up. Well done.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

this guys does great videos there is no fluff...all facts

@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.

Ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Full In Bloom is the best channel hands down , this guy knows how to tell the story his flow is perfect , I’ve been listening for a couple of years with over 200 Full In Bloom videos what a great channel

@Twotontessie

Ай бұрын

Aldridge also said he threw a big bag of blow into the woods before the cops and fire trucks arrived.Not his but he knew where it was in the bus. What a mess.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

@@Twotontessiesort of amazing and weird while all of that commotion was going on Tommy had the equanimity to discard evidence

LOVE this new longer doc type video. Love the interviews as well. Love this channel

This is well written. Had me on the edge of my seat.

Glad I watched this. Randy isn't just a guitar hero. He's a real hero. RIP Randy, the devil tried to take them all, but you made sure it was just you and the old maid. Redemption

I’ve been dealing with Randy’s death all my life. When i started playing guitar i tried so hard to play like him. When this happened i couldn’t believe how wrong it was. This should not have happened. I can’t imagine what it was like for his family. It took me years to develop my own sound and stop trying so hard to play like him. He’s the reason i play les pauls and flying v’s.

@richardturpin3665

21 күн бұрын

He never died. He's changed sex and goes by the name randi rhodes. Google it

Too my ears & taste, randy Rhoades was the best guitarist, I've ever heard.

@bmac5085

22 күн бұрын

Yes, he was 😊

@dlzoso74

17 күн бұрын

He was amazing

@BillDerBerg

17 күн бұрын

Randy was the best guitarist I've ever seen live and I have seen Tony Iommi, Edward VH, Steve Vai, Zakk, Jake E Lee, DiMartini, George Lynch, Steve Lynch, Paul Gilbert, a plethora of LA guitarist hotshots in the 80s in their respective bands and none moved me the way Randy did the times I watched him with Ozzy.

Another life cut short...RIP.

Excellent interview, one of the best you have done.

WOW- all of this has been in the ether for 42 years, and we've gotten it in bits and pieces. But having it organized and in sequence like this is like hearing for the first time- a completely different experience. But not unusual for the mighty FIB!

@seandowning5918

Ай бұрын

Yeah, messed up, shady pilot, should have hired someone more competent

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

no it's all out there in Rudy's book....and his theory about randy saving the band that day, who knows.

I don't believe this was accidental

@BrockTheHeathen

Ай бұрын

me neither...and I think Don Airey knows more than what he lets on

@ClintoncideIsRealAskSeth

Ай бұрын

The driver/pilot was angry because he thought his ex was banging Ozzy. I thought sod was a great album back in the day.🇨🇦

@michaelwills1926

29 күн бұрын

I don’t think Cliff Burton was either. Or Kurt. Or Taylor Hawkins, or any of them. Crazy man

@denniswilliams2385

27 күн бұрын

I know for a fact that Ozzy was totally crushed when Randy died and although he carried on, he never quite got over it but people are going to believe what they want to believe.

@perpetualmotion357

25 күн бұрын

Burton was part of the 27 club. It's just not about the age of the person but numerology. Burton died 9/27. SRV is another who died 8/27. Rhoades died 3/19/1982 = 3+1+9+1+9+8+2=33.

No, Randy absolutely did NOT want to play on what became "Speak of the Devil," and realistically, putting out a live record of all Sabbath songs only 2 years into Ozzy and Sharon trying to establish him as a solo artist made zero sense at the time. Of course, when Randy died, Don Arden tried to force Ozzy to put out the live recordings with Randy, and Ozzy refused. Thats why "Tribute" didnt come out until 1987. Ozzy would only release that recording with Delores Rhoads' blessing

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

but that is the thing they were trying distance themselves from what few new, it was a band called Blizzard of ozz. And Randy thought it was a step back. It tooks a few years for the Osbournes and Rhoads family to come to an agreement, apparently Delores had to take the hammer to the Osbournes after Randy died.

@frankrichards3089

Ай бұрын

Well it's always about the $$$ especially where Sharon and Ozzy are concerned.

@user-xe3mf2en5g

Ай бұрын

Randy wasn't a big lover of Black Sabbath material. Randy's playing abilities was more above that of Tonys.

@JoeGator23

Ай бұрын

@@user-xe3mf2en5g Tony had a sound that was like no other and tuned his guitars for maximum affect and dynamics... combined with Ozzy and his lyrics and Sabbath was like nothing else at the time. Creative and powerful... Randy was a different breed working to take guitar playing itself to the next level. And he did... but unfortunately he didn't live long enough to enjoy the success that he deserved for his contributions.

@joepensanti9468

26 күн бұрын

​@@frankrichards3089It's all Sharon. Ozzy is a believer in Jesus. Sharon is a Christ killer.

😮This was AMAZING thanx so much!!

Randy Rhoads and the Blizzard band made a huge impact on me in high school. Over the Mountain blew my head off, so I got busy learning all the guitar parts to everything Randy. I was consumed. I even learned the keyboard intro to Mr Crowley on the guitar! I still remember where I was when I heard he had passed. His short career made a huge impact in Metal, and inspired many, many young guitarists. Rest in peace brother.

I like Speak of the Devil a lot Brad Gillis was fantastic, of course I wish it were RR though , great story and your flow in telling the story is excellent and thank you for keeping Randy’s name alive .

As this video was playing, I drove past the exit to Leesburg.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

have you been to the crash site?

@rticle15

Ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle i have driven by it, yes.

Brad, did a great job!! Has it really been 42 years since we lost Randy? I remember it, like I was 16 again

Another great video. I’m only slightly into the assorted artists featured on this channel, but the way it’s executed is so fun and interesting. Whoever narrates these vids and does the interviews has a unique knack for presenting the content in an easily digestible and enjoyable manner. Very well done. As always.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

dude does a great job

@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.

Ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle The best !

I had just seen them in concert in Norman Oklahoma a few weeks before his death. I still think about it quite often, how I was so lucky to see Randy play in one of his last shows. It was an excellent show. I was 17 years old.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

February 25, 1982 you were lucky..... How good was he live? I post those bootlegs all of the time of the shows on Diary of a Madman

@j.t.cooper2963

Ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle It's been 42 years ago but I still remember it like yesterday. It was incredible and his solo was killer.

Ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Beyond lucky, it's like having seen Hendrix.

Thanks for another informative video 👍🏻

Wow... I remember the day I heard the news & was in a serious state of shock as I loved Randy's major contribution to Ozzy's new band & future. This is the first time I've heard detailed accounts from those at the crash site, as to what went down that day. I went to Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon Tour" concert in Fresno California & as much as I enjoyed that night I could only feel the loss of Randy' which stayed with me a long time.

@johnsmith-ug5tp

Ай бұрын

So do I, My buddy and I were skipping class and smoking a joint in back of the high school and one of my buddies that knew I was a huge Randy fan pulled up in his chevelle and said, I got bad news, Randy Rhoads just died in a plane crash, I said, Bullshit! I'm serious, its on all the rock stations. Like you, I was in a state of shock, I never went back to school that day.

Wow, great video. First time I'm hearing these details. Quite a story.

You have the greatest voiceover voice of all time !

@analogsignal

25 күн бұрын

That’s cause it’s AI

@Mebucko

24 күн бұрын

@@analogsignal Oh, thank you so much. I thought it was my huge steak dinner and a few shots that made me feel queasy listening to that voice.

I was in 9th grade when Randy passed, i was a fan then as i am now. When I dwell upon what happened to Randy I literally get sick to my stomach, even now.. its just so cruel what happened. RIP my friend.

@f22cool

19 күн бұрын

Definitely signed a blood contract he wanted to get out of and the Arden’s wouldn’t allow him to

Beautiful job and looking forward to part 2! Rest easy King Randy👑 ... You live on through what you left the world🙏

Randy's funeral was one of the most difficult experiences of my young life. It changed me without a doubt.

I think Randy was Ozzys and Rachel was Sharon's blood sacrifice and that why they both blew up and had so much success despite ozzys records just not being that good after Randys passing. They knew he was going to leave and they used him and her.

@Renegade_222

Ай бұрын

That's an interesting theory. Totally plausible. Especially in light of knowing Sharon is a cut throat bitch. Ozzy did get huge after Randy's death. Kinda like Metallica.

@will7its

Ай бұрын

WoW man, thats what I was thinking. And thats why Ozzy was in the church too wailing.....wtf???

@younkinjames8571

Ай бұрын

Yep...I thought that too! And it was Sharon that did it. Ozzy is too stupid to even think of it

@brianlittle9202

Ай бұрын

@@younkinjames8571 Absolutely!!! And Sharon knew about it because of her father running Jet Records. If U ever get a chance look up interviews with a man named John Todd he worked with a big label who signed some of the biggest names in the 70s and early 80s. He tells about the altar rooms every label has. Where they hold rituals over the master tapes of the biggest stars.

@younkinjames8571

Ай бұрын

@@brianlittle9202 will do! Thanks!

This has always been so disturbing, I saw them in the Omni in Atlanta right before this happened

Thanks again

Horrible day RIP Randy

very detailed and sad video. got chills remembering.

It never gets easier to hear. But, Sharon and Ozzy had to get someone immediately to fill in. I couldn’t have done it.

Oh I see you have Rudy Sarzo’s book Off the Rails in the credits I have a signed copy , what a fantastic read from a fantastic human being all Rudy does in helping animals .

'Speak of the Devil' was the first album I had bought, the double vinyl gaffed, the day it was released. It was the 2nd time I went into a record store. This time I was available to by a couple of records. I bought Ozzy and the Kinks 'Give the people what they want'. Still love them as much as I did when I purchased both at 12. Both made an impact. I still can't imagine what it would have been like to tour after that crash and still put out the live album in the same year as an adult. All of those who survived and followed in 1982 had to go through a literal hell. Cheers to Brad Gillis for coincidently making one of the greatest live and "live" albums for guitar I have ever heard. Love and appreciate Randy and Brad's contributions to the early Ozzy machine immensely. They make it memorable.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

Speak of the devil was my first exposure to Sabbath. which is probably why I struggled with classic Sabbath. Brad made it heavier. However, it cannot compare to Tribute as bad as that album is in retrospect now that we know it could have been so much more and they edited that spotlight solo to make it sound worse. But imagine Rhoads getting ahold of those Sabbath songs and putting on a clinic

@Twotontessie

Ай бұрын

Funny that mention of that Kinks album. I bought that too when I was a little kid. I didn’t know anything just that rock was already my religion.

Heartbreaking 😢 I was 18

Words cannot express my love and appreciation for Randy. His existance have had a massive impact on who I am as a person.

That was absolutely amazing! I’ve never heard this story in its entirety since it happened, only the basics that people thought there was an accident in the plane and that’s why they hit the house.

When I heard the news I was already on the field in the Miami Baseball Stadium. UFO, The Foreigner4 tour and then no Ozzy Osbourne.

So, Randy possibly saved everyone on the bus by intervening Aycock’s piloting ……that’s insane. In my mind’s eye I can just imagine him getting pissed off , scared etc.. because the accounts say they buzzed the bus once or twice before trying it again and fatefully crashing. It sounds like Aycock had lied (obviously) and was - whether he was serious or not - doing exactly what he promised he wouldn’t do. Wow. What a terrible situation to be in for everyone else on board. And knowing how - not only lack of sleep making people irritable, but also throwing in the fact that Aycock is having relationship issues with his ex , AND had been doing coke : a recipe for a state of insanity and disaster- possibly even suicidal . Terrible,……just terrible.

@Dr.Jekyll

Ай бұрын

Listen to this again. This part of the story is Rudy’s assumption. There was only one witness, according to this video, and that was Don Airey. So don’t take Rudy’s assumptions as fact. Indeed, there is inconsistent information here. At one point, someone suggested Aycock was trying to reconcile with his wife. then Rudy suggested he was trying to kill her by crashing into the bus on purpose. Bottom line, distinguish between fact and assumption and weigh them accordingly and come up with your own conclusion. I like Rudy a lot, but I think his assumption about homicidal/suicidal intent doesn’t make sense.

@hazor777

Ай бұрын

@@Dr.Jekyll I don’t need to listen to it again - my comment is SPECULATION, just like Rudy’s account, just like Don’s account. But it would seem to me that Aycock WAS suicidal - the guy had already killed someone else in a chopper crash, his life was in the shitter. Add cocaine’s ability to cause serious depression after the high wears off , and you have suicidal tendencies

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

no one knows. Rudy thinks Randy saved the band..who knows. Some have said Rachel may have had a heart attack and slumped over the dashboard. Some have theorized Randy fell forward losing his balance as he took pics

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

@@Dr.Jekyll Rudy is romanticizing his friend being a hero...who knows

@Dr.Jekyll

Ай бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle I agree with you. That was my point to the OP. Maybe I wasn’t as clear as I thought I was.

I remember reading that when Randy was alive, there was actually consideration that half of the show would be Sabbath the other half would be originals from Blizzard of ozz. and the album would be called a History of Ozz. this was to fulfill their recording contract with Jet. Randy leading a mutiny is classic......Ozzy firing that guy....

My mate has got his plectrum ♠️

I hope there is a hell and I hope Aycock is there right now. Every time I hear the song Dee, I get a lump in my throat imagining the incredible things he could have done musically

Beautiful work that was so well said thought I was at the incident

God Bless you Randy you are a god among men and the 🐐🎸

i was at that recording of the speak of the devil at the capitol theater in new york one of the best shows ive ever seen.n ive seen alot.the band was spot on..

Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸 RIP Randy❤🎉🎉🎉

Interesting video.👍🎸

With all the people that are saying that they sold their soul these days. I think that Randy Rhodes, Stevie Ray Vaughan, dime bag Darrell, and other incredible guitar players. I think it's because they made Satan jealous. Randy is still number one!!! 🎸♥️🎸

@thomastucker5686

21 күн бұрын

Satan is a fictional character just like the god character. There is no magic, for guitar players or anyone else.

@johnnywinford7789

21 күн бұрын

@@thomastucker5686 the pick of destiny!

@robingibson5445

20 күн бұрын

@@thomastucker5686 Eventually we all will know . Used to not believe myself until I saw an angel of God . Thought I was going to die because of my doubt .

@thomastucker5686

17 күн бұрын

@@robingibson5445 People claim to meet all sorts of gods, demons, ghosts, angels and also make other ridiculous claims similar. Just because people make claims and believe their claims, doesn't make the claims any more likely to be true and when it comes to the god idea, it is a thinking disorder. Magic is not the answer for any question.

Its still one of my favorite live albums. I saw the tour with Brad Gillis right after the plane crash.

I still remember when this happened - so senseless - so sad

I wouldn’t be surprised if Randy was sacrificed. The cabal is darker than people realize.

@ral8031

26 күн бұрын

👍

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

26 күн бұрын

why do hacks degrade the memories of people with such stupid takes Be an adult

@74Diamondgirl

21 күн бұрын

​@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle do your research on those got rich and famous and powerful too....

@downwiththemaster

7 күн бұрын

​@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle look! They made an emoji of people like you! 🐑

Oz was so likable. So much charisma. On the other end was his dark side. Didnt treat the others in the band very well sometimes. They were basically the reason for his solo career taking off. I wish I did not hear these dark things. We all know Sharon was underhanded.

I grew up in Orlando. I was getting ready for the concert that day that house and land is out on 46 in Lake County. I’ve been out there. My parents knew the people that owned the bus company. We live like 20 minutes away. I’ve been out there after the crash and other people used to go out there after the crash and play music and just hang out until the people that own. The land got sick of people coming out there and made it almost impossible. never felt anything weird just sad.

Diary of a madman.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

26 күн бұрын

aeguably the greatest album ever written

Excellent stuff, my man, well done. Such a needless tragedy. This idea that Randy died in a plane crash brings to mind all the others who have died in like manner from Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, Otis Redding, etc. But Randy's crash was so needless as he wasnt even traveling from point A to point B. Such an utter shame. And is there any doubt whatsoever had Randy lived Sharon would have screwed him over too? I mean, there's a question that doesn't really need a question mark.

@will7its

Ай бұрын

Read the comment above from Brianlittle9202.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

many think she would have screwed over Randy.....and Ozzy would have let it happen

Money, drugs, and stupidity don't mix well.

@Twotontessie

Ай бұрын

Yes but things happen. Innocent people get run over by cars driven by good people who have some kind of glitch. Life is fragile. With all that travel, rock was a super dangerous business. Guy flies a helicopter in bad weather right into the side of the hill with Stevie Ray Vaughan. What are the chances of that happening? The guy probably makes that hill 99 times out of a 100. Another one that just kills you to think about.

What a terrible tragedy for Randy’s family and friends. What a loss for all who were completely blown away by his talent. Can’t even imagine how his career could’ve gone or what genre he would have chosen… incredible talent

I'm only 41 and you know Randy rhoads just to me almost seems like the babe Ruth of rock and roll. You know he did great things but he sadly passed away before you could ever witness it. God bless Randy and Rachel

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

combo of babe Ruth and Hank Aaron... all time great player...tragic

@filmaker256

24 күн бұрын

tragic what happned to him but how many number one hits did he have.

I love that album.... The time period that was released and the sound of the album for 80s rock... Brad gillis jammed on it.... I had a fantastic JVC boombox and had bought that album on cassette....🤘🤘

Thank you, this was really informative as i remember when this tragedy happened but was off on some of the details so Thank you again for clearing it up and now I know exactly what happened that day...

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

how can you know exactly what happened when no one knows exactly what happened

@jethro1260

Ай бұрын

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle ok let me re phrase this, I'm happy to hear what happened but I really could care less, does that make you feel better son.. is your inner child satisfied with that answer 🤔..

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

@@jethro1260 Well Dad. saying you could care less means you care more about this. Did you you mean you could not care any less, which also does mot make sense because then you would not be commenting at all. Is your insecure beta mindset feeling better now that I corrected you?

@jethro1260

Ай бұрын

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle and that's the delusion of you left leaning soybeans, thinking your right when you are so wrong, I met Sharon and Ozzy twice and I still don't care, please remind mom for me that I had always insisted on wearing a condom...

@jethro1260

Ай бұрын

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle son I knew I should of worn a condom..😁

Thanks guys🤘

The heaviest I have heard this tragedy/) I remember the day well - bad bad sad day

God Bless Randy Rhoads.

anytime i hear about this i get so many thoughts. it's suspicious, peculiar, and just unbelievably sad.

I've heard all kinds of ways the crash happened. Rachel was in front with the pilot and may have had a medical event and fell over to the pilot's controls during an otherwise normal bank. She may have panicked and stepped on the pedals on her side. Jerry said Andy would never hurt anyone but he was flying a plane (Bonanza) that is notoriously unforgiving.

wow.....that is an eye opener on just what happened that day...

Every time I swing past Randy’s memorial every now and then.

It's not without hindsight typing this , though I was only in 8th grade, I remember hearing the other rocker kids saying Randy died. At this point I had no name recognition with Ozzy's guitarist. Soon after that day I traded my Def Leopard cassette for Blizzard of Oz cassette with my best friend's older sister. I soon realized the expertise of Randy Rhodes.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

29 күн бұрын

going from Def leppard to Blizzard of ozz is like going from simple arithmetic to calculus

@peppergrand1072

29 күн бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle in many ways for sure. I thought to myself when 12/13 that Ozzy was writing lyrics for adults,maybe young adults, "I've watched all the drop outs ,who make their own rules". Def Leopard was definitely more highschool,hit parader, style, but I love me some High And Dry , my favorite Def Leppard album. Even when hearing the orchestration of Randy's chords and solos, I could tell it was from an educated premise,clean to dirty changes. I'm still waiting for the DvD that goes with the tribute album,it's real, the footage exists.

So what did Randy sign that "could come back to haunt him"?? Did he sign his soul over to old scratch? is that why he died in a plane crash?

I remember that day. We were going to see Ozzy the next day in Orlando. I was already a huge fan of Randy. We can all speculate especially those that were there but probably an unpopular scenario is Randy who was sitting in back & didn't know how to fly & freaked out by Aycocks irresponsible flying may have grabbed the wheel & maybe even accidentally caused the accident. Maybe Aycock wasn't trying to kill anybody. Still we'll never know why after promising to take it easy he flew like a punk getting his jolly's by scaring a lady with a heart condition.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

no one will ever truly know.....I rather people focus on the brilliant music he left us with AND, the live bootlegs all over youtube, what a maestro never playing a song the same way twice

SOD is a great album, Brad did a great job. Sharon father was behind the limited release of SOD . Sharon is Yoko Ono . The bus/ private pilot was at fault, he should never been flying . Horrible.

Rest with God, Randy, where the guitars are made of heavenly precious materials!

@billsmith9249

29 күн бұрын

only if Randy accepted Jesus as His Savior. That is the ONLY way you will get to Heaven as well. Do not let 'religion' or others try to deceive you. Jesus is THE only way to Heaven! You MUST admit your sins, believe in your heart that Jesus died on the cross for you, me, and ALL of humanity, and call upon the name of Jesus for forgiveness. The Bible says if you confess with you tongue and believe in your heart that Jesus, the Son, was born of a virgin, died on the cross to take the sins of those who put their faith in Him to the grave, and on the third day, He rose and is now seated at the Right Hand of the Father, then you will be saved! When you take your last breath on this Earth, the next breath will be before Him in all His glory! I personally believe that in that moment, there is nothing to be done but fall upon our face as dead and tremble and wait for Him to touch us or pick us up. If you do not believe in Jesus, if you continue to live for man think you're going to get somewhere by works, then I am very sorry to say your last breath in your body will mark the beginning of an eternal tormented never ending nightmare from which there is no waking; because that is your new reality. God does not send people to the Lake of Fire; they send themselves there by rejecting His grace and Love.

I was lucky enough to have seen him twice with Ozzy. I had a ticket to a third show but he was killed a few months before it. I saw one of the few makeup shows that Bernie Torme played guitar. He is the first RR replacement guitarist, Brad Gillis is the second.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

hard shoes to fill, and you really cna't but Bernie and Brad did awesome jobs under the circumstances

I've been to Flying Baron Estates. They rebuilt the house that the plane hit and burned down. It was rebuilt to the original plans. It was very surreal being there.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

29 күн бұрын

I have thought about visiting it, but I realized I rather visit Randy's mausoleum in san Bernardino

@RichardBinder-dx7fk

29 күн бұрын

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle I was with 2 friends who were pilots for Jerry Calhoun when he owned Sunjet. The plane that went down with Payne Stewart the golfer. We were driving near and they stopped to show me. It wasn't a planned trip. I have been to Randy's mausoleum. It is a much better destination to honor Randy. Thanks for replying and take care.

Just wanted to add, Ozzy played in Corpus Christi not Dallas Feb 21 1982…… I was there…… UFO opened and they were on fire that night. I was amazed! Ozzy came out and it was good, but I could feel something wasn’t right. This explains it all now…. Thnx for this awesome video.

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

there was tension.....Ozzy allegedly punched Randy when he told him he was leaving. The mutiny. However once they came back from that lay off for about 10 days , the band came back with a new energy and ozzy and Randy started to thaw out as Randy did give in.

If Randy had lived he would still not have been in Ozzy’s band. Ozzy can’t hardly have a guitarist for over about 3 albums before Sharon an Ozzy kicks them out. Longest one has been Zakk but even he is in and out of the band. It’s best to think what might have been with Randy, but not what he would have been with Ozzy.

I had tickets to see Ozzy and his band on the Diary tour. A week or two prior, Randy was killed. I assumed the tour was over, but then I heard that they were getting a substitute guitarist. The show I saw, with Bernie Torme on lead, was the first show back. We heard a rumor that they were planning to rehearse at the venue (Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA) in the days leading to the show. We cut school the day before the show and hitched a ride to the Lehigh University campus, where Stabler Arena was located. The rumors turned out to be true, and we spent the afternoon sitting outside with a few dozen other fans, listening to the band working on the songs. Torme may not have been a perfect fit for the music, but damn if he didn't do the work and learn the whole set in a matter of days

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Ай бұрын

Bernie did an admirable job not easy....and the band not really wanting to go back to work but they knew they had to

@joshburns6625

Ай бұрын

I just wondered something. I wonder how fans felt going to the upcoming show following the crash. Looking up at the stage and not seeing Randy.

@christheghostwriter

Ай бұрын

@@joshburns6625 we all knew what had happened, and we all knew there was a replacement guitarist. This was early in Ozzy's solo career, and my friends and I were mid teens. This was only my second or third concert (my first three concerts were Sabbath, Ozzy, and Judas Priest, but I can't remember whether I saw Ozzy before or after Priest). I could barely see the stage from my nosebleed seats, so on a visual level, Randy's absence didn't have much of an impact. I was also too young and inexperienced to analyze Torme's playing like I would do today. As far as I could tell, he did a great job. But most importantly, everyone there seemed to have his back, and Torme got a lot of love from the crowd. We all understood the heaviness of stepping into Randy's shoes, and the crowd was there to celebrate and support his efforts. We were grateful for him, and it felt like a celebration of life rather than a funeral

Uuighhhhh thos broke my heart. I never knew that the pilot potentially was aiming for the bus to hurt his ex and that Randy tussked with the pilot. What a legendary guitarist and person. I thonk you can feel the quality of who Randy was in " Dee". R.I.P..R.R.

" Satan is a Fool, and its so insane , some people think he's cool, ypu play with fire, you feel the pain" STRYPER.

@chrishenderson9130

21 күн бұрын

Stryper sucks

Randy was a hero. Who knew?

When I was still in junior high we bought tickets for the Diary tour in early March of 1982. Then news of Randy's death came on the 19th. We ended up attending the show (in Buffalo) very bummed on April 9th. Yet in doing some research it appears Gillis did not play his first show with Ozzy until April 13th. I no longer have clear recollection of the guitarist standing in for Randy. But is it possible we caught one of the few shows with Bernie Torme? Can any Ozzyhead confirm/deny?

@Twotontessie

Ай бұрын

Right - you saw Torme.

@user-hz2gc6jl7f

Ай бұрын

Yep. You saw Bernie Torme

@termsofusepolice

Ай бұрын

@@user-hz2gc6jl7f Thanks. It's crazy. For the past 30 years or so I've been telling people I saw Gillis. Because until a couple days ago I had never looked up the show date or the date Gillis played his first Ozzy gig.

@user-hz2gc6jl7f

Ай бұрын

@@termsofusepolice That's a legendary gig to have seen. I saw Randy on the Blizzard of Ozz tour and saw Gillis on the Diary tour

@metalrager66

Ай бұрын

I as well saw Bernie Torme with Ozzy the next night in Rochester, I recall him doing a fine job but looked uncomfortable at times. I was very fortunate to see Randy the year earlier on April 29 1981, he was amazing live, truly spectacular! Years later in 1986 I was in San Diego visiting a friend and we happened upon a party at the beach one night and somehow I got into a conversation with this chick and she blurted out that Randy Rhoads death was a ritual sacrifice, she said the contract he signed was for his soul and the only way out was death....That stuck with me all these years.

RIP Randy He was a good Christian and an amazing guitarist He would have taken the reins and would have been the best guitarist in the world

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

26 күн бұрын

many think he was at the time...certainly in hard rock and metal