The saddest part about this whole performance by Ozzy is that it is really the only pro shot video that I know of of Randy, and the friggin' camera operators had no idea who they were filming or what they were doing! Why is the camera not locked on Randy during the solos! :D
I bet that camera guy really felt like a dumbass later on in life, he didn't know how lucky he was to be in the presence of the great one !!! Randy was taken from us way too early! No matter how good of a player he was he was constant'ly wanting to learn more! He learned alot from his mother too, she was a piano teacher and after growing up in that atmosphere he had musical note's bouncing back & forth in his head all the time, he was a mama's boy and loved his mother with all his heart and his heart was huge! He was always so kind and well mannered and had no ill will to anyone! I often wondered how a little timid guy like him could play so loud and aggressive, that polka dotted fly'ing-V was as big as he was but somehow he managed to make that guitar sing with perfect precision, just imagine what he'd be like today if he was still with us! Thanks for the beautiful melodic riff's Randy, you meant so much to so many and you will never be forgotten little buddy !!! 😔 r.i.p.
@@michaelsullivan9342 Randy showed up at Ozzys open tryout with a tiny combo and played Classical music. Everyone else showed up with stacks and tried to rip the frets off. Obviously you know who won out.
@@Troutflies71 for the “flashy” stuff, yes. The solo spots he did live he said he didn’t care for doing but with Eddie doing them he felt he had to keep up. He said it was all flash. Hence why he tried to put some classical passages in them and not simply fast, technical flashy things.
He looks at the camera each time he throws a messed up interval that somehow ends up yanking us forward in the phrase rather than dislocating us from the vibe. That's a chunk of the magic and mystery - the Randy Brain. Check the hard look he throws right before the flatted 9th again at 23 minutes in, the long slow barely almost half side smile and then look away as he knows what he just did lol it was part of the plan after all
@Fer Flores Rule 1 - thou shalt stfu during Valley Of Fire. I made it when I heard it first, and I make sure whenever anyone mentions Jason that I share it with them. It's a good rule; makes people think when you yell it at them because they were talking during Valley of Fire - free to use!
Legend has it Randy was struggling to come up with a great lead in the "afterbirth" section of Mr. Crowley. Ozzy challenged him and the pissed off and motivated Randy came up with the greatest lead break in heavy metal history. That solo has been giving me goosebumps for 40 years. Every. Single. Time. Randy Rhoads was in my eyes and to my ears the greatest lead guitarist in metal . Even Dime idolized Randy. 'Nuff said. Tony Iommi built the house of metal;Randy kicked the door down. To me March 19th, 1982 is the "(second) day the music died." What a tragic loss.
Even Randy's teacher threw his hand up one day and told his mother there was nothing more he could teach Randy. It's amazing to watch a man who knows musical theory break down Randy's work but still not be able to play it like Randy could. Randy was one of a kind. All of the theory in this world could not account for Randys touch, passion and soul.
PACK 2020 Randy played differently live than he did in the studio.. He used a lot of filler notes live to transition from phrase to phrase.. He couldn't do that in the studio.. If he did , he wouldn't have quite the reputation that he has amongst other guitarists...
Its not the 80's conversation anymore. The audience HAS been killing the audience and you want to forget that and try and start a 1980's style conversation. You're A dreamer. You're A gutless weasel. That's What we think of you. Are you planning to rob Randy's music school? You'll NOT get a conversation in 2022.
Wow! This is validation of what an educated, talented, gifted musical genius Randy was. Many can play the tablature and show you exactly what notes he's playing, but they don't have the variance or emotion that goes with it. Your expertise showed the reasoning behind the works. I gotta say you might be the best guitar player out there to be able to interpret and duplicate the absolute ledgend he was🤘
I can't listen to this outro solo without crying. It evokes every type of emotion in me. Randy knew the right ways to hit a note to make the listener feel the song. Music is about the emotion, not just the sounds.
"I'm getting beat up here" great video my man. Randy was a virtuoso and would have been so at any time in human history. He is the only person that ever made me cry with a guitar solo. The emotion he exudes during the solos in this song is freaking unreal.
This was my first time catching one of your videos. Excellent. Yours was not just a reaction to the composition itself; it focused on the guitar. But neither was it just a straightforward lesson, or 'how to play this'. You looked at his movements from an abstract level, taking us through how he moved up and down the fretboard and changed modes, and the particular notes he uses to give character to his runs. It felt as if we got a peek into the 'musical brain' that was operating while Randy's fingers were doing the gymnastics. Well done.
This is how I spent many many hours trying to learn Randy Rhoads. I drove myself insane over it at times. his riffs and fills capture the listener like you said and it so true. Great video.
Same here, I spent my high school years pouring over Blizzard and Diary attempting to learn the nuances. More than a decade later, he’s still my favorite guitarist.
Not just anybody can sit down and rip Randy note for note...I love your honesty...and we all miss Randy terribly. We are lucky to live in the same era as you both...Thanks for the tribute
This song it a masterpiece. Every time I hear make me chills. Randy Rhoads was way ahead of his time. Thank both Ozz and Randy for making this possible. Long Live RocknRoll
This is an amazing video. Truly. I was a student of Randy's for several years back it the 70s and your explanation and dissection of this solo really does an amazing job of encapsulating his mindset when creating these works of art that we call solos. Randy was a writer. He left nothing to chance and used the years of training he received from his mom in all kinds of instruments to create a style that is truly unlike anyone's to this day. Thank you so much for doing this. It does my heart good to see Randy getting his due after all these years.
Someone who had played with Randy late 70s said he was brilliant but when soloing he had to be well prepared. Its wonderful to hear from people like yourself who have witnessed Randy. As its mindboggling to have Randys former students post here. I thibk Randy was obviously great but had to take out of LA to get him in right perspective. Thanks for posting
Man this was such a great study and break down of Randy's solo. It makes a ton of sense as to why it sounds good. Best break down of Randy ever. Thank you. He really was phenomenal.
Wrong. You really are delusional pete. You're Obviously hiding from the 2022 audience. You're not out there breaking down anything, cause you're hiding in here trying to gossip to strangers.
31:46 Minor second interval reaction 😂 The keyboards are doubling the lead I think. Thank you for the great music. It just makes me cry. The guy who made me start playing. There will never be another guitarist like Randy. What a genius.
Every time Ozzy comes back in, Rhoads just happens to be playing notes that matches his voice. Dude absolutely paid attention. Hell, he probably new more about Ozzy's voice range than Ozzy did.
DUDE! YOU HUNG RIGHT IN THERE! 🤣🤣 I love your playing but I didn't have alot of hope that you could make sense of this when I saw what you were taking on. You're now my favorite guitar player! Well done bro.
I’ve been caught up playing guitar and doing just guitar things for years, to the point where I almost felt ashamed to pick up my guitar because besides all the songs I’d learned through tabs, I felt that I couldn’t just play music. I’ve now started to take this approach to the songs I know, breaking down what they’re actually doing and trying to understand why. Now I’ve come across this video, reacting to one of my all time favorite pieces. Thank you for making this video.
Why is the audience killing the audience and guys on stage these days? Why did I get punched in the back at a concert? Why did that guy shoot everyone at a country music concert in las vegas? Are YOU going to rob Randy's music school too? Daren, wake-up mate! This is 2022. Eric Johnson himself warned you The concept of music has changed. You don't live on brando island. You WILL be forced to deal with the changed culture of the world. We're NOT going to have a 1980's style conversation in 2022.
In my opinion, one of the best live performances ever! And your enthusiasm while watching Randy's greatness is just so damn refreshing, in this era of declining musicality.
As a fellow teacher, I recognized that look of, "I've gotta get this, or my student is going to think, I don't know what I'm doing". Great job, Mike. Love the channel. How about some King's X, or George Lynch?
Loved this. As a (non-teacher) guitarist, I appreciate your learning insights. I think about the same way when learning something like this - target notes, cadence, pattern, etc.. Great stuff. I think that look at the end when Ozzy is looking dazed is him realizing how lucky he is to have a band like that simply destroying behind him. This was recorded in a TV studio during their tour, and there are no production values at all - except for clear camera work and audio. Sadly it was one of the few times that band were captured on video in all their glory.
This was absolutely the right song to do a longer form video. Thank YOU. I loved that you loved this. This song is one of the quintessential guitar songs to me. Outro solo is practically a song by itself. Thanks again.
Something fun with randy is a lot of times when he double tracks he'll change a few select notes to add a 5th or slight bend which on the albums gives it that crazy sound
With that number of subscribers, it seems he's hit the mass market. I can barely play myself, but have found the videos to be more informative and enjoyable to watch than my playing ability alone warrants. He's got a unique formula for youtube music content, a new method for a new medium.
I've always been impressed by people that not only can play their instrument well, but also can learn a new song only by hearing it. It's amazing how fast you find the right tones. To understand what's really is played and how and to repeat that is unother level, so high I can't imagine.
When you think about how young he was when he passed. He was only getting going but undeniably one of the best guitarists I have ever heard. He had his own unique style
What is insane is Randy was 24 years old in 81. Died the next year in 82. What he did in that short time while so young is just amazing. One of the best ever.
@Race Card He's looking like he's Randy's cheerleading as he can't believe he's ended up in a band with another world class guitar player. Ozzy has been incredibly blessed to have played with so many awesome players. Tony, Randy, and Jake being his top 3. Tony is obviously the Godfather and architect of metal. Randy was one of the original virtuoso rock mixed with classical shredders. All the musicians Ozzy worked with were standouts in their own ways. I'd have to say Ozzy has been the luckiest as well as hard working men of metal.
Awesome video!!! Learning Randy on the fly, serrious heavy lifting. What great about this is seeing someone who can play and trial and error... most guitar players dont show the wrong notes you hit to find the right ones...good for you... the best motivation for all of us is knowing nothing comes to us instantly or perfectly... as far as Randy if he had lived... Rudy Sarzo ( who played with Randy in Blizzard of Oz and Quiet Riot) said he thought Randy wiuld have become a classic player and most likely gone back to something he truly loved...teaching. again awesome video. Oh sounds like a harmoizer pedal on the last solo.
As a drummer, I never realized just how AMAZING Randy Rhodes was! ( i was always listening to Tommy Aldridge ). Randy was on entirely different level. Damn
Thank you for putting in the time to make this video and going through the entire song in such detail. I wouldn't normally watch a 50 minute video but we're talking about Randy Rhoads here! I learned this song (to the best of my ability anyway) from a tab book long long ago but your analysis has given me an entirely new perspective of what Randy is doing and why I love this song so damn much. Closest thing to hearing it for the first time again. Cheers!
Wow, I'm speechless..that was incredible. I've always wanted to learn to play that stuff, you explain things that I could only hear and not know where it's coming from. Your an absolute monster on the guitar!!!
I love how Randy starts the solo in the basic pentatonic but somehow slips out of it into the minor scale. I can’t really do it without sounding like I’m trying to do too much. Great work on the breakdown!
Dude. Seriously. You have all the skills !! Damn. Even though Randy was insanely impressive, don’t cut yourself short. You are right there in his style. Keep in mind he bled this style and honed his skill to play it fluently. You did him justice !!
It's crazy,as a fellow guitarist to watch u respond to everynote "air conductor" as I do..I feel the same exact parts notes and movements as u do.Same feeling of getting blown away and feeling his off color touches to resolve what he hasn't even put down yet..incredible..I for some reason forget his musical pallette is so advanced and incredible.r.i.p
Simply my favorite metal guitar song ever. The entire guitar sound just flows like tendrils of gray smoke over a cold black river. A lot of people don't think Randy's tone is the greatest, but I think that middy thing is perfect for those songs. It's evil without being washed in dropped tunings or gain, and his precision and clarity are both stellar.
I've been watching this live version for the past 20 years and jamming along on my guitar. I thought I knew everything about the solos of the song, but you just managed to open it and its theory in completely new ways. Thank you. This is exactly how it was supposed to be.
I remember when these Randy albums came out. It was just mind blowing and still is. This is so good........I know that feeling for things that just sound good. Great job Michael!
Your reaction is priceless to Randy. I know your pain because everything he did just takes forever to decipher not to mention his solos are devastating. I almost quit playing because of him. I subscribed to your channel. You have really helped. Keep practicing as am I.
Which of you robbed Randy's music school? Why did the audience shoot dime on stage? What's your reaction to the audience killing the audience now? Why does generation Y punch generation X in the back at concerts? Why does the audience get stabbed going to and from concerts or small shows? Why does the audience bash audience members to death in the male toilets? Why doesn't anyone speak to anyone at concerts?
You are now one of my top you tube guitarists. My god man you played this legendary song through a learning process that us "outside RU-vid" guitarist's go through! It was so inspiring seeing a great guitarist learn it real time! I cant express my gratitude high enough for you to share this. Wish I was your jamming friend, your into this shit as much as me.
I had the privilege of seeing Ozzy and Randy Rhoads at his last concert in Knoxville Tennessee. And I'm from Florida and was on my way back home to go to the show in Florida. When I heard on the radio that he was killed it was the saddest day of my life he was to me the best guitar player ever . R.IP Randy Rhoads gone but never forgotten even close to forty years later he will never be forgotten rip
You're still not hearing it... Randy was very, very deliberate. He spent so much time in the studio and on his theory way beyond what we hear on the recording the first hundred times... this is the live so he's simplifying as he isn't only double tracking the solo note for note on the album... Definite dorian, harmonic and melodic minor deviations. Randy was carving a niche and wanted to sound Bach influenced and develop his sound and style. I think you owe him some more time to actually figure out where he's sending you. I'm still hearing new things all these years later.
This is the best video I’ve seen you do. Love it. I love your reaction and complete respect for Randy and his playing. You got some balls trying out this tune! BRAVO my friend
Thank you for the run through this germ Mike I'm not a player myself but there's was 2 string gods in my teens one was Randy the other was and still is Gary Moore hoping you someday have the time to do him and if, that you choose something from his none blues period maybe even coloseum 2 or his instrumental material he was such a versatile player and a lot of people forget that
I love it... I love you... And I love the way you tear the shit outta these songs and analyze them... This, and the Van Halen formula for hit songs, are by far my favourites. Keep on rocking, brother.
@@Guitargate and I love the passion that you show in your analyses. Sometimes it's like your mouth can't keep up with the many thoughts you're having on a subject. It's great to see and very inspiring. Oh, and I loved your analysis and explanation of the video where you played with a band, and how you integrated your playing with theirs. Awesome. Keep up the good work.
Great video!! My cousin and I figured this out the "hard way" in about 1983 without video or CD... I doubt I could have done it without his help. This reminds me of those days... he's not with us anymore but those were the best of days. Thanks for this video, Randy and Geoff - Rock in Peace 🎶🤘
Loving Randy is so easy. What a gift to the world. He saved Ozzy from total self destruction. He created such memorable music and was a great human. Let’s not forget Tommy and Rudy!! Tommy is such a beast and a hard hitter. Seeing Tommy live is a treat!! Great video Michael and love your passion 🤘🏻
That's why Ozzy said , he saw " hope " when he heard randy play for the first time .it also always amazed me how much better they sounded live ! Really wish someone else produced/ recorded these albums.
Bass player is Rudy Sarzo by the way. Love Randy and Ozzy, this being a long time favorite. Over the Mountain and Flying High Again are pretty epic as well.
I know....but not on the recording...bob on bass...lee on drums...just like carmine was on bark at the moon video but tommy did the drumming on the recording and must of the tours...anyway ozzy's band was never a steady band for recordings/live shows and videos....the longest line up was jake/bob/tommy(guitar/bass/drums...and I'm talking about the glory years of ozz
Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge were only on tour for Blizzard & Diary. Lee Kerslake and Bob Daisley were the original drummer & bassist that wrote and recorded with Randy & Ozzy.
Welcome to the world of amazement watching and hearing Randy! It lasts the rest of your life- I am back studying Randy again and I just had my 70th birthday!
I was born in Australia 1970, when I was 14, I started listening to Ozzy never really enjoyed Black Sabbath music. But when I heard Blizzard of Oz album listening to Randy. I decided i wanna learn guitar and play Randy's music. But I have attention disorder so music lessons was out of the question after spending $20 for an hour lesson and told him I wanted to play heavy metal. The guy gave me a major blues scale to go home and learn...I never went back being disappointed. I wanted to hit the ground running. Having ADD and failing school miserably even failed remedial classes. Halfway through grade 10 I threw a chair at my pregnant teacher after she threw a chalk duster at my head for scratching the desk with a compass..that was my last day at school. I entered the work force at 14 in a furniture factory. That lasted 9 months until I broke another 18yr old worker's collar bone with a piece of 2x1 after he threw a block of wood covered with nails stuck in it. 😂 I had a troubled youth as my parents divorced when I was 13, and avoiding a boys home from children's court by going to work under supervision.😂 So I had no patience for anything and became an angry child and still suffer anger issues today from my passed life....to much to tell. So when I picked up a guitar I wanted to play hard and play now! at that time. A friend of mine who had an electric guitar showed me a power chord. That was what I was looking for, and I was on a personal mission to out do anyone with a guitar around me...there was a few. I bought a $50 nylon acoustic junior as it was all I could afford. I played it until my fingers could no longer play from pain week after week. I was going crazy wanting an electric so I smashed my guitar against the wall. And started mowing people's lawns till I saved enough to buy a brand new beautiful red BC Rich and 50w amp package. I was. I played the hell out of it every day for about 9 months, my fingers had pieces of skin hanging off and shit.😂 Nothing was gonna stop me from my mission. A guy ask me to join his band. We played top 40s rock, played a few parties, but I ended up putting him in a headlock and bashed him for being a deceitful prick getting another guitarist behind my back because I would turn up to jam sesh with beer and joints all the time and the other guys were mommas boys from a richer area. They said to my mate/singer I had to go...you get that😂. I was just in training in my eyes to the next level of my mission. Few months later another old school mate was a singer in another band and heard I was getting much better all within 12months of playing self taught. I couldn't read music and wasn't interested with my HDD. I learnt songs by ear reading. I asked my other mate what music is your band playing...he said Metallica Cover Band and needed a rhythm player...💥👀. I said fuck yeah I'll have a go. Going from playing shit like AC/DC, The Angels, George Thorogood, now Metallica. It was like going from driving a mini and stepping into drag car. Within 2 months I'd learnt over 10 songs and tight as. Master of puppets, No remorse, Jump in the fire, Four horsemen, Hit the lights, Fade to black, Seek & destroy, etc. The lead guitarist was excellent having played over 10yrs with a musical background and read music. He was impressed how quickly I picked it up with only played self taught for 12 months. We played battles of the bands at out local nightclub and a few other pubs and parties. Then and older mate in another band had his 25 birthday with 4 other bands and us too. That party had nearly 2000 people show up along with a biker gang who sold alot of acid...our band was named Whiplash. We were the last band on the night and came on stage about 12.40am outdoors with 1500w on stage fold backs, and 5000w front house speakers with 2 separate desks running it all. I was pumped we all were. Well by the time we came on the party was pretty wild a tow truck had already been there because of a car load of pissed counts drove into a storm drain 😂, as we got on stage the pigs had turned up in 2 cars. Wanting the party shut down the birthday boy got on stage and announced the cops were there to shut it down but the PA was running from a 3 faze truck power supply that was locked up like a Snap-on truck😂. So my singer on stage with a mic told the boys in blue...f**k you. 4 cops against 2000 ppl with about 800 tripping and everyone else drunk and f....d off their heads...watched us play half our set then somone tripping balls set fire to about 50 pine tree logs in a pile a 100m away sending flames about 100ft high then 2 fire trucks turned up🤣🤣🤣. The cops had had enough they realised the all the lightning on stage was being powered from a house on the property, and snuck over and stole all the fuses from the house putting us in total darkness. 😂 The party was officially over but nobody left. Everyone just kept partying watching the fire brigade doing their thing. The cops took off because people were starting to not like them to much😂. We packed up about 3am went back to our singers house on acreage with about a 100 ppl me and te singer shared a 40ounce bottle of rum and the band jammed out until lunchtime the next day...we were shattered 😂. Had madass night and felt I'd accomplish my mission within 2yrs self taught I was on a stage 2000 ppl ripping up Metallica riffs with two tow trucks, cops,& 2 fire trucks, hundreds of mad dudes tripping balls everyone had a blast not single fight proved alot of ppl wrong who said I'll never be good enough for anything and got a lot slaps on my back. The band did go separate ways shortly after that due to circumstances. It was my last gig that night I ever did...and if I ever get an itch for my youth I can go on RU-vid and see some of our gig that night from way back in 1992. Yes we're on RU-vid. A guy had a video camera filming that night and gave us a copy. If you have read this far look up RU-vid- Whiplash 1992. 🤜🤣🤛 hope you enjoy us. I'm the second on the right of stage. Was 22 then, now I'm 54 &1/2 covered in arthritis and can't work. I still have my Ibaneze guitar I had on stage that night. Don't play much these days my hands are pretty bad now. And one last thing to mention Randy inspired to play which sent me down curtain roads in life that brought me to journeys I wouldn't have gone down through my youth to get me where I am today from the ppl I met, and without Randy inspiring me to pick up a guitar I would've ended up in a different place than where I'm at now...and I wouldn't change a thing if I could turn back time. I was never lucky enough to meet Randy,...but! I got the chance to sit and have 2 wild turkeys with someone else very special at a bar for about an hour in Brisbane Australia after going to an Ozzy Osbourne gig back in 14th Feb 1998. I walked up to the bar while playing pool with a chick I was trying to get under the sheets later that night, when I saw a dude his back to me while i approached the bar. Him with long brown hair and a suede tassels jacket very nice clothing and boots with spurs...guess who? ........ A north American Indian....he was Ozzy's drummer Randolpho Fransico Castillo RIP 2002 he shook my hand and spoke briefly because I said ....is Ozzy here, he said no he was to tired in his motel room resting. Then I said is Zak here...he said yes, he's down the back of bar in a booth. And I dumped him like a hot cake without even thinking of getting his autograph,... 4 yrs later he was dead. I just took off looking for Zak😂. Sure enough walked up to him with a hot chicky with him and a massive muscle head security dude. Zak stood up and we did a fist pump and I said you wanna drink he said, f**k yeah. He recognized from the gig earlier as I was for the first time at a gig crowd surfing about 15 times and the only one to do it that night. I took off got 6 turkeys on a tray and sat down, I was already pissed as, we had a great talk. At the end on the last drinks he gave me one of his personal guitar picks and an autograph dated. I went out on my own that to an Ozzy gig and never in my wildest dreams ever would've thought I'd meet Zak & his drummer.. RIP to him & Randy. If your still reading this I hope you enjoyed some pieces of my life history & hope you checkout our gig we in 1992 RU-vid. Peace out to all don't get too drunk and hopefully see you on the other side some day✌😊
Ahhhh.. this one takes me back. Lol! Many hours of banging my head on this tune. Haven't played this in years but... I remember the intro to the first solo being, just silly hard to feel. Good luck kids!! Such a fun song to play tho... It's a great study peice. Hey Michael, if you haven't played much Randy, check out the solo from 'Goodbye To Romance'. I believe on the ascent, Randy plays 9's. 9 notes per beat. I'd love to hear your take on how to feel through that. Nice video here!👍
Love watching you go through it and try to learn it as you go. Randy was absolutely amazing and it shows in his work, especially seeing another talented musician dissect it and try to learn it.
