"Inside the Blizzard of OZZ: Ask Bob Daisley Anything!"

[@markiejames7911]

Bob Daisley is a gentleman and a class act. Thanks Bob for your amazing biography and all your Randy stories. It's really great to hear them.

[@davidsanders9940g]

Randy Rhoades played at my 16th birthday party in Burbank it was definitely the hugest that I have ever seen in Burbank and I’ve been to a lot of parties in Burbank they played at least3 a weekend wherever they could play . Kelli was my brothers best friend. They were great ahead of me. He was in my brothers continuation class. Both of them were in high school and I used to see him walk around the hallways jamming with his with his guitar him and Kellie they were so skinny, and I kind of protected him because I was in the football.

[@JoeyP322]

“Diary of a Madman” is an incredible song.

[@iamnotpaulavery]

Yes. I think it's probably the best song Randy made. It has fluid and beautiful acoustics, then bam, it goes to full-on, in your face distortion. And the solo sounds almost ghostly. It's not in the front but in the background, yet you can clearly hear every note played to perfection. I think that solo was the one that took randy several days to come up with, but it was worth it!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

the whole album...is a masterpiece

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@iamnotpaulavery the whole album is A league....it is a masterpiece, but that song, even if you do not like metal or Ozzy, you cannot help but to appreciate the inherent beauty of that song...same with Tonight or YCKRNR

[@robg8784]

😉🤟@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

[@AntonioSancioPanza-cv4un]

It's Ozzy's Stairway To Heaven

[@TheDasbull]

Thank You Mr. Daisley! I had the privilege of seeing Ozzy and of course being directly in front of you - Seattle Coliseum. You are a great lyricist 😀

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

That was on the bark at the moon tour?

[@TheDasbull]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Yes it was 😉

[@jimbo0411]

What a way to get the correct history from Bob himself. First thank you Bob for helping Randy develop. Question- I have heard from pretty good source. Is it true that while Blizzard was being made, there was a guy hired that was making a Mr Crowley Mtv style video and filmed you guys in the studio. The film maker left because Ozzy was giving him a hard time and he left with the reels?

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Several of us Blizzard of ozz truthers and Rhoads nation are fighting against the Osbournes revisionist history channel, their lies permeate the airwaves and exploit low standard stans and Ozzy apologists. THe hell you are saying? who is this source? Never heard this.... my goodness another Osbourne cover up

[@randallrhoads3271]

lol@ helping Randy develope!!...laughable. Why you guys fall for everything Daisley says, the guy is full of shit. Tell me, what great songs did Daisley write before he played with RR?..Ill tell ya, NONE!. Remember, both Daisley and Kerslake were unemployed along with Ozzy at that time. Tommy Aldridge makes it clear that those were RANDYS SONGS, no 2 ways about it. Daisley is like alot of people when it comes to RR...tends to exxagerate his time with Randy Rhoads.

[@MorGuitarz]

BEST. INTERVIEW. EVER. 🙏Thank you so much RIP King Randy👑

[@KevA-q7b]

Bobs book is required literature for all metal and hard rock fans 🤘🤘

[@jamescon55]

So, IS THERE an outlet that actually HAS those early Bob and Randy cassette demo/practice tapes to WHERE a person CAN HEAR THE TAPES IN THEIR ENTIRETY???.....🤔 IK Bob has the book/I bought it awhiles back but, have yet, to actually sit down and READ something (and be able to digest EVERYTHING etc.)....But, wasn't there an outlet/website that HAD those tapes in their entirety? I will be 51 y.o. in a couple weeks and HAVE BEEN a BLLIZZARD OF OZ band fan EVER SINCE the original album debuted, HAVE been a fan EVER since, and go through the whole early Ozzy/Randy era phase (research/listening to those 1st 2 albums etc.) every so often, so yeah...."TRYIN" to do the math? I think I was either 7 years old OR HAD already turned 8 y.o. when my older sister brought Blizzard home, as it WAS, pretty fresh, I DO recall that much about it, at the time, but yeah....A little 7 and OR, 8 years old kid? And I HAVE BEEN a RHOADS fan, EVER SINCE! 😏 ROCK the funk ON 🤘🔥🤘

[@shannonjones3714]

Outstanding little series (I hope) here! Thank you both so much for sharing this with us!

[@wgnation351]

I remember when Tribute came out and everybody loved the "behind the scenes" of Randy recording Dee. It's like being a fly on the wall. I would like to hear the process of creating and honing even if the sound quality isn't A1. I got Bob's book years ago, and his career is a very long one even before Blizzard. A must read for anyone that likes the classic rock era.

[@tonymctony4551]

If ozzy has those few minutes of outtakes he has them all !I remember a interview where it was either ozzy that told Max Norman " save everything !" Ozzy saying he has no material is bs.

[@MasterSumai]

Ozzy had a bunch of recordings in Stone Mountain in Pennsylvania!!

[@davidsanders9940g]

I have so many memories of Randy before he was famous

[@vinylisbetter5950]

Oz has said he had the melody for goodbye to romance in his head for awhile walking around humming it, and that randy heard him and worked it out with him. Did you write those beautiful lyrics as well as I'm 100 percent positive you wrote alot if not all of first 2 album lyrics.? Side note bought the book 2 yrs ago, kickers. Thanks for sharing insight into such a great period in time for the music you helped shape and mold. Greetings from Salisbury North Carolina!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Bob goes over on his website and book what he actually wrote he broke down each song Bob's answer from his website: Goodbye to Romance: Ozzy had a few lines ready for this one, including the title but I wrote most of the lyrics. My message was directed at Ozzy to 'look ahead' and not get stuck in the past regarding his dismissal from Black Sabbath, which was still bothering him. I wrote the outro lyrics in the control room of a Birmingham demo studio when we first recorded the song as a demo for the record company. I still have that demo. Incidentally, the title is a line from an Everly Brothers' song 'Bye, Bye Love'. Tommy Aldridge has also shed some light on Ozzy humming ideas. he said Randy would make fun of him because he would hum an idea, Randy would ask him to repeat it and Ozzy never record hum it the same two times , whereas Randy would sing drum riffs to Tommy to try and TOmmy would ask him to repeat it, to give Randy a taste of his own medicine, and Randy would sing it the same way he did the first time.

[@Nikolas-r5x]

My question to Bob is this. When it comes to composing music, how does Bob approach it. You have a few good ideas floating around, how do you take those ideas and turn them into songs?

[@massapower]

Its called Creativity & Understanding Music composition 😎👍🏻

[@danafox5852]

Where can I purchase Bob Daisy book Blizzard Of Ozz? 😊

[@artistsonrecord]

The links in the description

[@MasterSumai]

Bob, please DO NOT IMPROVE as you said, the sound of the GRAIL! WE ALL want to hear & experience the RAW RECORDINGS. When you do get to release them. I mean you can release 2 versions??? One RAW & one IMPROVED?

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

the raw recordings sound amazing as is on he website

[@MasterSumai]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Yea, I wouldn't change a thing on these recordings.

[@andrewbecker3700]

Thanx for the reply, and always heard Ozzy was coming up with melodies off the cuff many times.

[@danafox5852]

Didn't know you produced Blizzard Of Ozz, Bob Daisy , flew Randy Rhodes to play with the greatest group of musicians of all time

[@shredmaster1049]

Hi Mr. Daisley hope all is well. My question is this are there any songs written on Blizzard and Diary that didn't make the final cut? I might have found some studio notes online that had mentioned songs that weren't on the Diary Of A Madman album. And if you do ever release the tapes how would they be released? Like on Spotify or Itunes etc? And one more question I have been wondering about is Won't be coming home S.I.N. about Randy? It is a very sad song to listen to know what it could truly be about. Thank You Very Much!!!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

there is a song on his page that did not make either album....40 second soundbyte

[@shredmaster1049]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Yeah I remember steal away the night sounded very different from what it became and the song were ozzy was talking about pinocchio(from what i can hear) was a 20 min goof off

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I was thinking of this yesterday as I was walking the dog and You Can't Kill Rock and Roll came on pandora. THink of the fortuitous confluence of events that occurred for this magic to happen with those two Blizzard of ozz albums. Even after Ozzy hired Randy, after Bob told him he needed to find world class musicians to really make a go at this. And even Joe Elliott in an interview said that there was a lot of pressure for Ozzy to show he can outdo Sabbath. Yes, you had a young guitar teacher who can play at a high level, but no one really knew if he could write songs. Can Bob talk about how a lot of guys can play an instrument but it does not mean they can write songs, quality songs. Tommy Aldridge is on record saying few guys have the facility of their instrument as Randy did.

[@johnhagan582]

Wow he finally mentioned it !!! I've always asked diehard Ozzy and Randy fans if anyone knew the name of the fake band name that the Blizzard of Oz tour use for their first 4 shows that were warm up gigs in the UK and Scotland to gage the audiences reaction to the new material being releasing that first album and officially starting their first UK tour .Randy and Bob wanted to play under the stage name "The Law" or just "Law" so nobody would know who they were especially Ozzy .I've asked that trivia question to hundreds of people in Ozzy and Randy KZbin videos comments and not one ever knew it .people called me stupid and thought I was lied but bob just mentioned it "LAW" for those first few warm up gigs than under the Stage name Blizzard Of Ozz Band

[@guanoguy4800]

I wish Blizzard and Diary weren't referred to as solo albums. Nothing solo about them. Ozzy was a member of the band.

[@sorcerynerd]

If there is A copyright problem with lyrics on the ozzy tapes. Could they be released as instrumental recordings(to save being sued).

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

all Ozzy has on this is a performance copyright......

[@haydenferguson1]

Question for Bob: Do you know if there is any unreleased video or live audio with Randy?

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

there is tons of unreleased live audio, especially the South Hampton show which they pulled from the original boxset because the Osbournes are bags. There was live video taken, it was sold when Jet Records needed to raise money, Steve Machat talks about this in his two books.... There is a lot of stuff revisionist history channel by the Osbournes have tried to sell people on, then there is reality.

[@sorcerynerd]

While not on the album ultimate sin bob wrote most of the songs. Does he have any pre-album sessions recordings. We’re there any tracks written or recorded that did not make the cd?

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Bob is on the album, he and Jake wrote that album.

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle *with the exception of "Shot in the dark" written by bassist Phil Soussan &co

[@briangisler1981]

Can you please ask Bob about my previous question on the song You Said It All. If you need me to rewrite the question, please let me know thank you .

[@sorcerynerd]

Does bob have any plans to release these tapes with a record company etc. Has he looked into legal advice about copyright. Would he be able to get a deal with all the musicians and the estates of the musicians who have past on that were on the tapes. Would removing ozzy vocals be a way of not being sued.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

he owns the copyright, that is automatic since he recorded it. The other people playing on it have a performance copyright. Bob could go scorched Earth and just release it for free. but then the Osbournes would probably sue, even if Bob got a mechanical license which would really allow him to do it.

[@jonharvey8919]

Bob what gage bass strings do you use? what pick size do you use?do you practice every day?be safe Bob 🙏 thanks for your music 🙏

[@WyleeMcGee]

My question is what was it like seeing Randy rhoads play Dee and what made the band blizzard of ozz put that track on the album blizzard of ozz.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I think Ozzy went to bat for Randy, allegedly, with the label and told him it could be on there.

[@thetruthhurts6652]

Sabbath must have loved Blackmore’s Rainbow. They sniped Dio and Cozy Powell for Sabbath and Daisley for Ozzy.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

pretty good guys to poach

[@MorGuitarz]

Q for Bob: Did Randy ever express any dissatisfaction about any aspects of the collaboration? With the Osbournes?

[@randallrhoads3271]

i know that Ozzy was very worried that Randy was gonna go back home and not return. And this might sound crazy, but Randy wasn't thrilled about how the band "looked" ...lol. Read into that what you want...

[@MorGuitarz]

@@randallrhoads3271 Hmmm... very interesting. In that Ozzy looked like a bloated drunk, you think?

[@randallrhoads3271]

@@MorGuitarz i remember i bought Blizzard as an import in Dec 1980...and the back picture was all four members standing in like a castle...and remember thinking how much younger Randy looked. From the hair styles and how thin Randy was. I just remember thinking that.

[@colrhodes377]

Bob was ripped off. That's a fact. I read Bob's book, For facts sake, and it's very enjoyable and engaging.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

He and Lee....Jake..it's sad

[@colrhodes377]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle absolutely 💯

[@randallrhoads3271]

he was NOT ripped off. He was being paid a flat salary when he was with Ozzy, and seeing as he was unemployed, im sure quite happy. Thats why he kept working with Ozzy after the Diary record. His problem is he tried to sue for publishing royalties AFTER the records went multi platinum and 2 American Courts threw the cases out. He had NO STANDING.. in ther words, no legal claim. You cant come back years later and claim you did this and that, dont work like that. Before he played a note, he should have had his own publishing company, but he didnt. Ozzy had his own company, BLIZZARD MUSIC LTD, and he got the publishing rights..and thats where the big money is. He owns those recordings, lock, stock and barrel...nobody else. You wanna use those recordings in a documentary?..or a commercial?....you gotta pay the publisher, Mr Osbourne, its that simple.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

For Bob: How does he truly feel about Steve Machat for not helping them go at Don Arden for perjury? I know he is friends with Steve, and he must respect him a lot to overcome that..

[@MasterSumai]

What does Randy's brother & sister have to say about all this?? What do they have to say about the "GRAIL"?

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Kathy does not really talk about it. ask Kelle on the right day at the musonia you will get a colorful response

[@MasterSumai]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle colorful response? Are they always in a grumpy mood or just upset about the whole thing?

[@tonymctony4551]

If they cant meet a agreement on royalties , release them in reverse format and we can reverse them back .

[@MrKane-qw1ss]

My question to Bob is: Did You as a band at any time consider get an another singer? At that time Ozzy wasn't a big name.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Ozzy was financing the first album, from the Sabbath buy out. And he had the contract, so doubtful they could have removed Ozzy, they would have had to form another band. Important thing to note, is that Ozzy apologists and revisionist history channel subscribers ignore is that Ozzy's name was crap after being fired from Sabbath, he was viewed as a has been and drug loser err user

[@k.t.5864]

Ozzy might not have listened to these recordings and may have been given something else to listen to thanks to Sharon and is commenting about those recordings??

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

they are not great quality, but the other issue and maybe Ozzy is aware of it, some of the demos have Lee on vocals

[@MrBlackHimself]

THIEVE'S REALLY...STEALING NAIVE TALENTED MUSICIAN'S M0NEY.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

You are referring to Bonnie and Clyde Osbourne.....

[@Kantack1]

Bob Daisley....Why did you go back and work with Ozzy on Bark at the Moon? Why put yourself back in that position after $haron fired you and Lee?

[@artistsonrecord]

In this episode we address that question: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaTWq4Ctgd6sqc0si=rUletP_pgHQH10tX

[@jimstone-sm4hv]

BOB. IS IDIOT FOR WHAT HAPPENed with ozzy Working for him again

[@neilbower9052]

Funny how all Osbourne's solo output is utter crap after Sir Bob stopped writing for him