Whenever I listen to Randy’s version of children of the grave, I go on an emotional roller coaster. Very melodic and colorful playing, plus those pinch harmonics just give it such a punchy feel that isn’t there in sabbath’s version. One of his best solos along with Mother Earth and Mr. Crowley
Damn this world for taking him away so soon and after more than 40 years still so missed by so many still touching hearts RANDY RHOADES you are missed so much
Everything he plays in children of the grave is the best rock guitar playing in any song ever and that solo is mean, nasty, melodic, beautiful and every other emotion you can think of. The guy died in 1982 and there has been a multitude of amazing players that we have all heard and think are great. Yet what Randy played and how he played it has us all listening like we are hearing it for the first time. I’ve often thought about what it is about his playing that consumes me, the best I’ve come up with is, while there are some truly unbelievably brilliant guitar players around, it feels like when Randy put his guitar on he became the guitar, they were indistinguishable from each other, no thinking involved, his guitar felt what he felt and outrageous levels of shit hot just fell out of them. You really do need to evoke the unbelievable to understand how he did what he did.
@@thomastaylor6102 What's interesting is that Randy absolutely despised playing the Sabbath songs and this is documented. How unbelievable is it that a song he didn't like playing is where Randy really shone through everything? Still blows my mind and I first heard Tribute in 87 when it was released.
Randy possessed his guitar. His guitar possessed Randy. Together they became intricate, unparalleled pure artistry. Anyone can shred. What Randy does in Children of the Grave is beyond where anyone has ever performed since. So many motions and impossible licks in this song. Nothing else comes close. Chills 40 years later.
scary part...Randys just "winging it'...and doing it LIVE!!...... he didnt really care for the Sabbath material. When you take someone elses song and do this??. Sorry, Rhoads was the greatest to ever do it.
I could not agree more. The way he played Children of the Grave is insane. No words I can say do justice the way he played that song. Legendary from the first to last note. The best guitar player I ever heard that's for sure.
6:53 Top ten solo of all time right here folks. Randy must have known this night was going to be on the KPFH because he definitely brought the special sauce. And to a Sabbath song no less!
Randy was not so fond of Sabbath repertoire I guess because Iommi's power chord riffs weren't really a challenge musically to him. But when he played Sabbath songs, he took them to a supersonic level.
I highly doubt that's true. If anything, Rhoads was a heavy metal guitar player and like all metal guitarists, he paid a certain amount of homage to Iommi and Sabbath for kicking the doors open. He was simply playing these songs in his style which was very different than Iommi's style. EVH idolized Iommi. That doesn't mean he was going to adopt his style and start playing Iron Man at Van Halen shows. Randy was a force on guitar and anything he played was going to be played in his style. It would be the same if he was playing Whole Lotta Love or Jumping Jack Flash.
@@kevinbillingsley8256 that's even farther from the truth.....he didn't like metal as much as you think...he would rather have been home teaching classical. Guitar...it wasn't paying the bills like metal In the 80s was
@@jeffpatton6358 He was playing in Quiet Riot before Ozzy, touring the LA metal scene in a nobody band. At that time, they made absolutely nothing. Some bands paid the Whiskey and other clubs to play there for the exposure. Loving it is the only reason you would ever suffer through that.
@@jeffpatton6358 He didn't teach classical guitar. He didn't even start taking classical lessons until he was touring with Ozzy. He only taught guitar for money. He wanted to make it. That's why he ditched his own band to go with Ozzy. Here's an interview with his brother and sister. They explain all this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UrVxLh0XVLQ.html
I know Iommi wrote this, but Randy just shines so brightly here that the song is better than it ever could have been played by Tony. This performance shows us just what an amazing musician Randy was. I can't even imagine what he would be doing now if he'd never stepped onto that plane.
God was like-- "I'm sorry, but you mere mortals don't deserve the guitar genius of Randy Rhodes.. So i will take him back to my kingdom, where his entire life was conceived and where he can be welcomed and appreciated without criticism and prejudice.. "
I bought this album new of course because of Ozzy. But Randy Rhodes brought so much energy into every song. Totally blew my mind! And it was LIVE! What a great freakin album! RIP Randy.
no one can replace a prodigy like Randy. He would have been even better given more time, he lived to play. Glad we got to experience his extreme talent. His solo work, is so intense and deep it brings a tear to your eyes.
That's what's so messed up. Imagine how much BETTER he'd be today. He might be considered the GOAT by most people for all we know! I think he definitely had that potential and it's a shame he was taken so young.
People (including Randy) like to say he didn't love playing the Sabbath songs but this solo begs otherwise. I dissected the part at 7:11 note for note on guitar and you don't just whip out a riff like that. No way - that was melodic riffing that took time to put together before ever playing live.
Randy was not so fond of Sabbath repertoire I guess because Iommi's power chord riffs weren't really a challenge musically to him. But when he played Sabbath songs, he took them to a supersonic level.
What's amazing is that Randy had a subtle chorus effect on his guitar throughout this show and this effect was nearly stripped out for the Tribute album. Kind of a slap in the face as Randy used this effect quite a lot. The effect is there in the Tribute version just way more subtle than what he actually had probably due to Ozzy doubling his vocal's after the fact among other production editing.
I thought I read somewhere that Randy did not even really try to learn the Sabbath songs, he gave them a listen and figured them out and but added and changed stuff
RR's tone is so unique. I can't really describe it it's kinda like he's carving with the guitar idk. Has to be a top 5-10 GOAT rock guitarist easily. I have him 2nd but I'm really biased :D
Its not just the tone bro...every song in his hands were different...not comparing versions and all guitar players that has played with Ozzy...but Randy had something unique, its more than tone, technique, feeling equipment what ever....its the soul you know...not possible to explain or compare to any guitar player, even those dead or alive...
I love how he played that solo from children of the grave. He was on another level there. That's the guitar solo for the song. Sorry Tony, props for you but... shrug... it'd Randy.
I hear Randy play thse Sabbath and songs and I wonder at what point, Tony does the right and sign over all songwriting and performance royalties to Randy's estate.
Tommy Aldridge and randy had the most incredible chemistry together ! I really think Aldridge is very underlooked because of how great randy was but damnnn he could make any half decent guitar player sound good !!!
Well in Randy one of the greatest to ever do it, and as Tommy has said Randy made him better forcing him to raise his game as he played on the notes and would change stuff up
Can someone shed done light on this for me, I've listened to about 6 live recordings of Randy playing this song now, they are all over RU-vid. Every version I've heard besides this one, from the tribute album , he s basically just playing as fast as he can and it just doesn't have any of the melody that this version has. Did he know this was gonna be recorded and thought it out a little more?
I don’t care what anybody says, but Randy was the GREATEST guitar player to of ever walked on this planet! Period. He died when I was 13. And I still listen to him almost every day. he was just a kid at 25 when he left us. I just couldn’t fathom what he’d be like today now in 2022. Just 3 words, Beyond breath taking!!!!!
Whether he was the greatest is always subjective, but he is not a wrong answer to the queston as to whom is the greatest of all time, simply a brilliant player. in the last couple of days I have listened to the isolated guitar tracks on youtube and you miss so much when the other guys are playing. He was doing a lot of little things, such a melodic player. Of course there is that 1978 guitar lesson someone just posted of him
Is this bat heads soup? Sure sounds like it because of the tape cuts in it. Randy was ahead of his time, and this bootleg is THE ULTIMATE RANDY SHOW CAPTURED. Wish there was a dozen shows like this, so far none have surfaced.
Wish Randy would have recorded more Tony Iommi's riffs. I can only imagine Fairies Wear Boots and Symptom of the Universe. 🎸. Heck Van Halen played them all.
@@dcpatters0 this is one of the shows used, of course they touched up Ozzy's vocals.....but this was not the best show to choose from I have heard countless others, August 7th 1981.....he destroys Flying high again
