Randy Rhoads Tribute
Add to My Profile | More VideosRandy Rhoads is considered to be one of the most talented and influential rock guitarists of all time. His work on the first two platinum-selling Ozzy Osbourne solo albums is legendary. LIVE SOUND CHECK... RR WITH QUIET RIOT...SOLO..... tribute!.. MR CROWLEY from little miss ozzy
original guitarist, Randy Rhoads, was one of the few guitarists of the era to create his own signature style. While just about every other guitarist was merely copying Van Halen's unorthodox two-hand tapping technique, Rhoads was one of the first heavy metal guitarists to incorporate classical music into his playing (later picked up by such six-string shredders as Yngwie Malmsteen). Although he only issued a pair of major-label albums during his lifetime, he immediately reached legendary status upon his tragic death in early 1982. Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956, in Santa Monica, CA. Rhoads came from a musical family (his mother was a school music teacher) and began playing guitar before he even reached the age of ten. By his teenage years, Rhoads had become interested in the hard rock sounds of Mountain, Led Zeppelin, and Alice Cooper and as his musical taste changed, so had his guitar style. After playing in several school bands, Rhoads hooked up with singer Kevin DuBrow and formed Quiet Riot. Along with Van Halen, Quiet Riot became a major draw on the L.A. club circuit even though new wave and punk were the most dominating musical styles on the Sunset Strip. While the band wasn't able to secure a U.S. record deal, they released two albums in Japan: 1977 's Quiet Riot and 1978's Quiet Riot II. Frustrated that the band wasn't getting anywhere in their homeland, Rhoads tried out for the guitar position in ex-Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne's solo band. Rumor has it that Rhoads was hired before he even played a note because he "looked the part." Osbourne's first solo release, 1980's Blizzard of Ozz, has become one of hard rock/heavy metal's greatest releases of all-time, largely due in part to Rhoads' fiery playing. Such tracks as "I Don't Know," "Crazy Train," "Suicide Solution," and "Mr. Crowley" have become metal standards and all showcased Rhoads' talents (also of note was a brief classical acoustic guitar piece he penned for his mother, "Dee"). The album was a surprise hit as the new band toured, resulting in another album a year later, Diary of a Madman. Although Rhoads voiced dissatisfaction with his playing on the album in interviews at the time (they were rushed to meet a deadline), his six-string work was astounding, especially on such tracks as "Over the Mountain," "Flying High Again," "Little Dolls," and the title track. Rhoads was finally getting his due as a guitarist (he just won the Best New Guitarist award from Guitar Player magazine), when he was killed in a freak airplane accident while on tour in Florida on the morning of March 19, 1982. As with other talented musicians who died far too early, Rhoads' stature in the hard rock world reached mythic proportions. A Rhoads/Osbourne live album (Tribute) that was originally to be issued in 1982 was shelved until 1987. The album was an automatic Top Ten hit, as it proved once and for all the incredible skill and endless potential that the young guitar player possessed. Jackson Guitars also started issuing a line of Randy Rhoads-model guitars, based on a prototype that was finished just prior to his death. And 11 years after his passing, a Rhoads-era compilation was issued by his former band, Quiet Riot, entitled The Randy Rhoads Years. Rhoads' death remains one of rock's all-time greatest tragedies.STEAL AWAY THE NIGHT
.. CRAZY TRAINSOME OF THE VIDEO'S ARE A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEHIND, SO IT MIGHT NOT MATCH UP WHEN YOU WATCH IT...BUT YOU GET TO SEE THE VIDEO...PLUS YOU GET TO SEE RANDY PLAY RIGHT!!! SO WE CAN DEAL WITH IT...ENJOYRandy, I'll never be 1/2 the guitar player you were...but I'll always keep you on that pedestal of where my skill level should be, would be if I were to dedicate myself to it the way you did...a true musician, a true artist, a beautiful soul that will live on forever through the music he created. I cannot see Randy as gone, there's a piece of Randy in every guitarist who has ever sought to emulate him, he's still around...encouraging all of us to strive for more.well said! from a fan like me and you! randys home!.. SUICIDE SOLUTION.. I DONT KNOWFLYING ACCIDENTCARRER WITH OZZY... 1980: Randy Rhoads' first gig with Ozzy Osbourne, and the recording of Blizzard of Ozz. 1981: Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary of a Madman were both released. 1987: Ozzy Osbourne releases Tribute to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Rhoads's death. The live recordings on Tribute were originally intended to be released as Ozzy's first live album, Speak of the Devil (Talk of the Devil in the U.K.), but when Rhoads died, Osbourne shelved the tapes. Instead, Ozzy made a live recording of songs from the Ozzy-era Black Sabbath catalogue, playing with his usual live ensemble (Rudy Sarzo on bass guitar and Tommy Aldridge on drums) and guitarist Brad Gillis of Night Ranger substituting for Rhoads. The intended name of the live album, however, did not change, and consequently Speak of the Devil is sometimes erroneously ascribed to Rhoads's discography.Career with Quiet Riot 1975-1976: Rhoads first joined Quiet Riot with Frankie Banali, Kevin DuBrow, Kenny Hillery, and Rudy Sarzo. 1977: The band signs a contract to CBS Records 1978: The band released its first album. 1979: The band released the second album. 1980: Rhoads starts playing with Ozzy Osbourne 1981: Rhoads quits Quiet Riot so he can stay focused on his work with Ozzy Osbourne, releasing Diary of a Madman. 1982: Rhoads dies in a plane crash. 1983: The band releases Metal Health with a new guitarist, Carlos Cavazo.Randy Rhoads scholarship is increased NORTHRIDGE, Calif., March 28 (UPI) -- The mother of guitarist Randy Rhoads has added $20,000 to the scholarship she created in memory of her son at California State University, Northridge.The founder of Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist died in a plane crash while on tour with Osbourne in 1982.His mother, Delores Rhoads, who runs the North Hollywood music school Musonia, recently increased the scholarship endowment in his name by $20,000 to a total $45,000, KNAC.com reported Tuesday.She has donated a total $75,000 to the school in memory of her son including funds to the school's International Guitar Research Archive.
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