Nah. He is good, but nowhere near the top ten guitarists of that era. He is a solid guitarist and excellent back-up singer with strong stage presence and excellent tone. But his lead guitar playing is pretty average.
I don't understand why all of you are bashing this guy?! You may not like his style or his structure, but it's clear that Carlos Cavazo was among the very best of his time
@popcorns house he kinda sloppy not gonna lie, but to say he is souless its stupid, listen more stuff from him and you'll see he has a great sense of melody 😂
I saw this tour when they opened for Iron Maiden in 83 here in Lakeland Florida. I became even more a fan because they put on an incredible high energy show.
I saw the same tour....I’m going to see Maiden tomorrow here in Charlotte! (7/22/19) this was my first concert, and will probably be my last (I just don’t care for stadium shows anymore).
Carlos started playing professionaly in 1974. By then he had 9 years of experience and it shows. This was 1983. He shows the same speed Randy had on Laughing gas. His strength is that he priorizes quality and variation over technique, so his solos on records are never boring.
Hey man!!! Carlitos is good on his own right...stop comparing him or putting him down...I also used to but the dude's got his own thing... his hair to this day looks amazing and he looks amazing overall... good for him for not wanting to be in RATT without Warren....respect you Carlitos. Tienes los huevos bien puestos raza.
@@modquadrophenia1964 . No es que no quiera, muchas veces los padres tienen la culpa porque no les enseñan desde niños. Es muy probable que entienda el castellano o español, pero no lo hable, y si lo habla lo puede hacer mal
Witnessed Carlos many times playing with QR and what a very talented musician and performance he gave us all one of the best of Rock and Roll always blew the crowd away with his playing style!!!***
@@-Thunder When Ozzy went on his own, the band was Him, Legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads (from quiet riot originally) Bassist Rob Daisly, Drummer Lee Kerslake. Incredible band. All were fantastic I enjoyed all the musicians. Great musicians
@@jeanluc1313Randy died in ‘82 I reckon. Only I’d say 3 or 4 years he really had in the spotlight What he’d be today same with many other fallen music legends
Carlos is awesome in his own way!!! He had big shoes to fill stepping into Randy Rhoads place in Quiet Riot!!!! I think he did an admirable job!!!!😋😎☺☺😁😁😁🎸🎵🎶🎼🎶🎵🎸 Thanks for posting the video!!!
Met this guy at a nascar event a few years ago in Fontana playing for Ratt. Was a really nice person and a highly underrated guitarist. Anyone whom Ozzy would consider playing guitar for him is an ass kicking guitarist.
One of the more underrated guitarist IMO. I say that because he has his very own unique sound to which I could easily tell it's him playing vs another in a blind test.
Damn those pickups sound good! Carlos, Steve Vai, and few more guitarists inspired me to put Dimarzio pickups in my guitars... i always knew they were great but hearing them play... they sound amazing.
@@_vixen_4504 I got air Norton and tone zone in my main guitar which is a Jackson USA soloist that I worked my ass off for… 5000$ guitar (custom shop USA Jackson) was extremely relieved to see it in pristine condition when it got shipped to my house. It was a massive double barrel shotgun shot to my bank account when I moved out my house I bought that guitar in my early 20s. Basically had to spend as little money as I could in the time span on getting to being able to buy it… and also have a nice amount of money left over for other things. It’s my main and favorite ax I own. It’s sharper than a razor
@@_vixen_4504 right on. It does sound fucking incredible though. Chords are so thick and in you face. Im an alnico 5 lover but damn this ceramic is kicking ass.🤟🤟
Carlos would be my first choice for lead guitarist for my band if he was available and willing to. His tone is just so unique and his skills are awesome. He is truly underrated. Brad Gillis would be a first choice also; he is also underrated. After listening to Speak of the Devil, I always wanted to play like him. Reply
Troy Woods Michael Schenker had a couple of Gibson custom flying V's with block inlays, if I remember correctly. He had quite a few different V's before settling on the black and white design
Didn't know the guy was so fast, which is amazing when you look at the way he holds his pick. I thought Michael Schenker was the only one who played like that.
He’s rated where he should be somewhere around the mid fifties or so. He can obviously play but brings nothing new or outstanding to the table. Maybe fifties is too high, maybe a little lower but not much.
OK, so it's not "great" by today's standard of Mixolydian scales with a Diatonic genus. But back in '83 this was top notch. Guitarists got standing ovations for just hammering-on/pulling-off for 20 seconds. Plus he was having fun, as was the audience, and he gets extra points for having the same overbite as Eddie Van Halen.
Though he is playing a F#7 aug. arpeggio at 1:25.) ..I think his teacher taught him that and Carlos was like "..cool I'm gonna use that lick in the middle of know where in this solo" lol
Different era. Everyone was too busy still in the pentatonic so it was easy being more of rounded guitar player. Back when it wasn't a sport but it was acceptable to be no slouch either.
Back then his main job was to emulate Randy Rhodes. But as time passed he cultivated his own unique style of playing. Today in 2022, 39 years later, Carlos is 100-Xs better than he's ever been. Just watch how he plays now on tour with RATT. He's never been better. And most epic shredders lose our shit as we age, but he has only gotten better. Total respect.
Ozzys first guitar player when he went solo before randy. The rest is history. Randy got the gig Carlos to quiet riot then eventually to ratt to replace Robin Crosby RIP.
Love that guitar, I've been looking for one like that for years. I think he owns the only one made. 1981 wht custom flying v with block inlays. Man I want one bad. Not that big a fan of this guy. But I love that Gtr.
My coworker has one from the late 70's and it looks just like this one with the same Dimarzio pickup in the bridge position. I've been trying to get him to sell it to me for a few years now.
Met him after a show in San Diego, walking back to his tour bus. Super cool, man of few words. Didn't realize he was such a little guy. Was a great show, but the singer had already lost his hair by then, a little awkward lol
The flying fingers can be a decision to enhance the stagecraft. He's plenty fast and accurate with this technique, so maybe no need to tighten it up? I'm classically schooled with the focus on the close technique, but when gigging it can be good for the audience if they can detect something happening too, so I'll provide more motion for them to see...a conscious decision. Im just offering an uncommon viewpoint.
@@jfo3000 Have you ever seen Carlos use any fingering "technique" other than awkwardly/slowly lifting all fingers off for every note as shown here, something teachers of 11 year olds have to correct in their students from day one?
Randy’s death left a frustrating void. I felt the loss personally the guy was my idol. So We wanted Randy back. Could anybody fill those shoes and revigorize the direction Randy was taking metal? The shorter answer. No. Jake E Lee had zero commonality with Rhoads style. How ‘bout this new guy in Quiet Riot with a similar haircut? Can he carry the Randy torch forward? Of course not. No disrespect to Jake or Carlos. They kept it going and played like themselves and especially years on I salute them both. Brad Gillis too. But it was sooo frustrating losing Randy Rhoads! Ugh!
