Ozzy Interview & Randy Rhoads Soundcheck, Texas 1982

[@OpenRoader]

5:54 "We're so free, we don't even know how free we are, it could change at any time". Absolutely profound in 2020

[@DannyGadish]

He was 100% right

[@jimboslice9472]

ya, ur rite... and he was only half burnt up @ this time

[@TheAkd89]

He was just goofing off and Still Sounded AMAZING AF

[@chriscampbell9191]

Yeah, but those riffs he was playing during the soundcheck.... Man....

[@nopeandnope7398]

ZACLY

[@Treachery93]

Blows away EVH! Faster.. Smoother.. Metal! IMHO

[@tncountryboy34]

My first concert was Ozzy on 3/18/82 here in Knoxville TN I remember it like it was yesterday Watching Randy play live was like a Magical Experience HE WAS UNBELIEVABLE. People forget how ABSOLUTELY AMAZING HE WAS HE WAS AND IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS EVER

[@dracoschism6839]

That woulda been his last show correct?

[@Ella_isMetal]

@@dracoschism6839 he died 3/19/82......🤍🖤🤍🕊

[@mbreaslaw9246]

Randy Rhodes was in a class all by himself tragic to lose him so early

[@Hitemwhereithurtss]

its seriously sad

[@trudecadence]

Randy was my cousin and he passed away before I was born but he's what got me into playing guitar

[@psychonaut12]

Thats really cool dude

[@catmarilyn5178]

Well your cousin was very gorgeous!!!!

[@antonvavi]

And how it goes, with guitar?

[@backtoshallabal6662]

yeah and Eddie Van Halen is my brother...

[@Nick-ri1rz]

Serious?

[@jimofthehill]

Randy Rhoads doing a sound check was better than almost any guitarist that ever lived.

[@neildeakin4454]

I'm a huge Randy fan, but that's bollocks son.

[@zombywoof1015]

Yeah. Except for Rory Gallagher, Terry Kath, Zappa, Jeff Beck, Brian May and so many others.

[@wastrel09]

@@zombywoof1015 zappa was a wanker, an eccentric bore

[@lotar2369]

@@neildeakin4454 there's too many great guitar players.. you're absolutely right man. Not dogging the original person's comment, I get where he's coming from.

[@jye_24]

@@zombywoof1015 ok boomer randy makes them all sound like Shit, no disrespect to the Ogs tho, but randy can play anything they can, and they wouldnt even be able to play his riffs let alone leads. Randy is untouchable he was so ahead of his time for 81 there was never a "shredder" who was also a classical tasteful composing genius through rhythm and lead, He is more then Rock and Roll.

[@eddiem4868]

what an amazing guitar player

[@Hitemwhereithurtss]

truly

[@rodbelding9523]

Its a shame how little footage there is of Randy.

[@acepaul407]

There is quite a bit actually, It will never be released.

[@dieselburner4461]

@@acepaul407 why? That’s extremely stupid they’re not showing people a true talent Randy was .

[@tomasagustinveravicentin7789]

@@dieselburner4461 Copyright and Sharon

[@skapegoat99]

@@tomasagustinveravicentin7789 I wonder why she won’t release it

[@tomasagustinveravicentin7789]

@@skapegoat99 She doesn't want to share any money with the ex members of ozzy and probably Randy's family, there must be a money issue. 30+ years had passed and still nothing.

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

Happy 61st bday Randy 🎸 We love you 💙

[@theartist124]

Really nice video, thanks for posting! Keeping Randy alive forever! (ex-Randy student here)

[@rogersanderscustoms8121]

Can we just go back to the '80s one more time? Without a doubt that was the best decade ever! (Preferably ''80 to '87)

[@guitarslim56]

'80 to '89 is the best part of he '80s.

[@rogersanderscustoms8121]

@@guitarslim56 I hear ya. Ever notice all these reaction videos and how people are amazed at the music that came from our era? They are hungry for good stuff. Most music today doesn't have the symphonic harmonization and now there is a hunger for its complexity.

[@prachurjyasuraj1510]

This is probably the most intelligible interview I have seen of Ozzy 😄.... RIP Randy,my fav heavy metal guitarist ever...

[@lotar2369]

Dude as soon as I heard Ozzy speak I was in the middle of reading comments. I was like "damn I can really understand Ozzy" lol and AS SOON AS I thought that there was your comment lmao

[@ashtonbates1003]

People should know that Randy was Very excited about starting" Quiet Riot" when he was only 16 years old.....

[@filsolano5465]

That interviewer was on point, Ozzy was sober, I never thought that he would ever be sober, and Randy rocked!

[@dr.bimbambula]

how do you know he was sober

[@filsolano5465]

@@dr.bimbambula at least that’s what he made me believe, since it’s one of the few interviews that that I’ve seen where he can actually process a thought in full sentences and I could actually understand everything he said.

[@rogersanderscustoms8121]

Ozzy had some very cool sober windows in his career. The best part about only smoking weed and drinking a bit is there is a time of lucidity in between and often the effects of the use are not prominent. Coke has some prominent after effects with involuntary fidgeting so you can tell when Ozz wasn't snorting the mountain and kissing silver inlaid clouds.

[@QuinnBoone]

Been listening to ozzy for over 35 yrs, my first concert as a matter of fact! He loved randy, its hard to see him hurting even today when he speaks of him.....

[@nsc217]

This is so crazy listening to Ozzy coherently talking about how drugs are bad lol

[@hi_is_this_clorox_bleach]

Always love watching soundchecks more than the show, you see the real colors its so sick wish I could see more

[@usmcrules21]

Went to school with Randys nephew, Randys father was my my buddies moms music teacher in high school

[@kts5920]

Proof?! Please prove that you really was friends with Randy's Nephew!! if you're another bullshiter, I'll tell you everything that is possible about you in less than 7 minutes. 👍

[@jpman9795]

People forget, he was still a teenager when he joined Ozzy. To be that freakin good at his age is astounding. Even though he was not on this earth very long, Randy Rhoads still inspires generations of rock guitar players. Imagine what he could have done with another 50 years on this earth?

[@ozzyfan7299]

Rhoads was about 22 or 23 when he first met Ozzy in 1979 auditioning for Ozz. He was 25 when he died in 82

[@DCB728]

Randy flew to England in November of '79, so he was 22, turning 23 in December.

[@Mandie-Ozzy-Superfan]

Check out Randy jamming with a jazz band at 15, there is part 1 and 2...here on KZbin, simply amazing

[@jeffmusgrave6467]

Sound checks are where the most extraordinary things happen that are just practiced. There was smoke coming off of Randy Rhodes guitar neck when he was laying down his licks man was extraordinary absolutely extraordinary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then there's Ozzy being Ozzy.

[@mwbrada]

I've been wrong many times before but I think George Lynch's Mr Scary arose from sound checks.

[@jeffmusgrave6467]

@@mwbrada that's exactly what I'm talking about it just run a lick off and then they go hey that's pretty cool.👍

[@OfficialBloodrunner]

Such kool footage of Ozzy and Randy

[@fillo1971]

Un chitarrista eccezionale ed un musicista unico. Sono orgoglioso e felice di aver vissuto questa epoca per aver conosciuto una miriade di stra eccezionali musicisti e chitarristi di portata straordinaria🎸👍

[@briansturgill9556]

I had to break through a wall of protesters to get in the Huntington Civic Center (West Virginia) to see OZZY in 1982.

[@guitarslim56]

Classic! PMRC.

[@neo_______]

To who ever filmed this thank you truly and I hope you’re living the best life possible

[@luisvillarreal5262]

I was fortunate to see Randy Rhoads in concert on the Diary of a Madman tour, February 19, 1982, in Corpus Christi, Texas, a month before his untimely passing. It really hit me hard, because he was the reason I took up classical guitar lessons to add to my Heavy Metal guitar playing. I still have the original Randy Rhoads Guitar World magazine Interview titled "A Cinderella Story" of how he got the gig with Ozzy, and the follow up Tribute magazine of the same interview. I would cut out pics from magazines and cover my walls completely with my favorite Heavy Metal bands, but not from these Randy Rhoads mags. They are my prized collection. Rest In Peace Randy, We'll meet in the end.

[@1970borntorun]

Right on man! My bedroom in High School was a SHRINE to Randy. My Mom still laughs about it to this day lol

[@nathanieldelrosario1324]

god damn his harmonic squeals are godly

[@nellitaleva9709]

Randy's So Gorgeous Like Oz 🙏👑🎸

[@ohyeahbabyitson]

I saw Ozzy that same February at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston. That was a great night :-)

[@ohyeahbabyitson]

I was 16. Them were awesome times. From what I can remember anyway.

[@1970borntorun]

Soooo lucky, man !! :) I was only 12 when he died.

[@jdtaramona]

@@1970borntorun me either¡¡¡

[@Hitemwhereithurtss]

Legendary footage

[@BridgeIsSky]

Somebody has to upload all those videos at the end from Randy He was the best of the very best! Love you forever

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

this happened on February 15, 1982, the highlight of the tour according to Rudy, despite lingering tension from the double live album to feature Sabbath covers

[@catmarilyn5178]

I wanna smother Randy with so much love I wish he was here physically

[@jamiepritchard2793]

No doubt randy rhoads the best guitar player of all time

[@heavyjoechipman3594]

He died just days after my 12th birthday and right after I saw him in the Colosseum in Houston 1982. One of the last and very few shows he played on the Diary Of A Madman tour. I miss him so much. I bet Randy, Kevin, and Frankie are jammin' right now. God bless them and their families.💜🙏☺👍

[@Daniel-kx7ip]

I believe this concert was a day before the Houston concert

[@heavyjoechipman3594]

@@Daniel-kx7ip Did you go? That tour was so badd-ass! I wore my DOAM concert jersey($21 back then) to school the very next day after the show. It had stains from the stuff Ozzy was throwing into the crowd. Like some kind of meat or something. I cried for a long time after Randy died. Many people did. God bless you friend.💜👍

[@americafirst5760]

AMEN! RIP to the greatest ever to play the 🎸

[@leesantos9711]

Randy was a guitar God , too bad there are so few videos of him !

[@ookookook]

How have I never seen this video before??!?! Awesome!

[@williamweiss6128]

Loved Randy's playing. Amazing player. Major influence for all since.

[@matthewbennett3729]

Really cool interview with Ozzy.

[@JeffNease-c2j]

he didn’t live long enough We’re lucky enough to have the blizzard of Oz and diary of a madman there could’ve been more, but he passed😇🎸🎸😇

[@knightfall9394]

There is more, the material just sucks

[@robchell9196]

Saw the sound check at Music Mountain in New York. Remarkable.

[@jsmctch]

I still get in arguments in bars to this day that Randy was the best to ever do it

[@tonynorris1506]

Anyone else notice that Randy started evolving in 82? I was listening to a Montreal 82' recording of "Mr Crowley" and he was using a lot of Pinch Harmonics, and pedal effects that sounder closer to a Zakk Wylder rendition of the same song.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

you mean the King Biscuit Montreal show in July 81? Even Max norman said his playing and writing was night and day from the BOO tour and album He used them sparingly and effectively, Zakk overuses them

[@kasykasy7253]

This was in Beaumont Texas. It is a shame that this venue is a covered, outside, sand bottom rodeo arena. I live here. I was 13. When a good Band would come in we would go to my cousins house which was behind this coliseum to listen and hang out. Love & RIP from us girls way out back 💙 Randy Rhoads

[@stevenpassarelli7312]

I can't be the only one who noticed Randy playing Eruption between 1:20- 1:38? After hearing that I have a whole new outlook on Randy. I was around for the Eddie/Randy war of the 80's. Of course I chose Randy. It looks like Randy respected and appreciated Eddie more than the press let on.

[@wirelessone2986]

That's not eruption...listen to Tribute album suicide solution and you'll hear it.

[@frozendivots1564]

Steven Passarelli Randy treated Eddie well, but that didn’t go both ways. Eddie was too jealous and competitive. Randy was generous and helping. Great person...best rock guitar player there ever was.

[@arso1489]

@@frozendivots1564 I've read Randy was a "slightly devout Lutheran" which could explain his morals. He stayed away from drugs, too.

[@user-fb2jb3gz1d]

That wasn't eruption dude. Just because a person taps, that doesn't mean it's eruption. Ed definitely made it popular and it became a staple among guitarists. But Randy had to learn Ed's stuff because his students wanted to learn it. There is a youtube of a lesson with Randy playing some van halen riffs. That's just awesome

[@robertghanem107]

KZbin is my time machine, especially when it comes to seeing Rock Legends like Randy Rhodes.. Jimi.

[@janineschreiber2790]

Great video - Thank you!

[@adammendoza3503]

I am the next Randy Rhoads on guitar… I can really rip it… and randy was the one that got me playing guitar…

[@phitownhustler4802]

The golden days of rock. So many bands with talent unlike todays trash. I still remember playing Blizzard of Ozz for the first time on my cassette deck. We all thought Ozzy was done and here comes this monster album with a brand new sharpshooter on guitar. I wore out a bunch of tapes of this and DOAM. The legend of Randy Rhodes still burns bright

[@jdub-replicant]

insane an awesome, thanks for posting this!

[@Kinger1625]

This sounds great! Love the playing...and sounds more raw without the double tracking! Awesome!

[@JudasPriest82]

I heard somewhere that the Gibson shirt Randy is wearing is the shirt he wore when he crashed, shit about Ozzy caught a piece of that shirt sometime after the crash

[@iancrombie8862]

In 1982 they were a great band!🎸🎸🎸

[@jordanlacombe4318]

Ozzy in this 1982 interview: "I've cleaned up since 1978." Hmmmmm...........

[@thechuube8442]

Well then randy died which sent him into more drugs and booze

[@russellmootz7690]

Yeah, but he seems sharper here than I've ever seen him in any interview. (maybe just meth)

[@SN1350]

Only Ozzy can talk for an hour and his mouth hardly moves.

[@Brian-fz1xj]

because Sharron is really doing the talking ;)

[@chocodiledundee1]

Ozzy is very intelligent person hugely gifted artistically

[@SwampEye1]

Lol

[@rogersanderscustoms8121]

...and sarcastically! I love him.

[@tontoelloco4879]

Ozzy sucks !

[@DCB728]

Sarcasm at its best.

[@mrex3553]

What amaze me the most is how good Ozzy is to find good guitar players, ofc Rhoads is my favorite guitar player of all time but you cant deny the line up of guitar player he have had.

[@Hitemwhereithurtss]

what a life

[@a.romano6532]

I saw a Randy play six times!

[@guitarslim56]

A saw many Randys.

[@davidyoung8875]

was anybody doing this before him. shred pioneer .inventor of 80's rock.

[@charlesstilez8484]

EVH

[@THEJOEDAVISBAND]

love this

[@A24Fretman]

I was living in Baytown Tx, at the time, and I went to this show. Then a couple Nights later saw them again in Houston at the Sam Houston Colosseum. Phenomenal Shows! Funny thing is, I really didn’t realize what I was witnessing. Well, as they say: You don’t know what you have,....... Until it’s gone.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

you saw the Sam Houston show on the 17th? The setlist for that show alleges You Can't Kill Rock and Roll was playing, is that true?

[@brianbrooks2976]

Reunion Arena,Dallas,Texas. UFO opened. I still have my ticket stub.

[@kennethgambone6127]

Ozzy came from nothing,and he actually does look good here,the life he had

[@ДенечкаДаниленко]

Randy Rhoads great perfect best gutar 1980 г!

[@kylegroover7843]

We need randy and dime back

[@dsdaniels4727]

I think that’s the most sober and coherent I’ve ever seen Ozzy

[@carloslima6705]

was just gonna say it!

[@dorianponcela9680]

It's funny how things go... He died that same year (1982) and one year later Yngwie arrived in the US to change the world with his neoclassic style. Randy didn't even have the chance to listen to Malmsteen, and I wonder what would he think of Malmsteen's playing.

[@snowyrain5730]

Malmsteen is a wanker compared to Rhoads. It's not even close.

[@dorianponcela9680]

@@snowyrain5730 I understand that you like Randy Rhoads, and i like him too. However, Rhoads is not even close to what Malmstenn does. Two different universes where Malmsteen is on a different level.

[@wastrel09]

@@dorianponcela9680 I would argue that Randy actually composed quality music that is interesting and that you want to listen to repeatedly. He could shred (Mr. Crowley solo), he could play ballads (Goodbye to Romance & Tonight), he could create dramatic and beautiful soundscapes (S.A.T.O. and the instrumental section of Revelation/Mother Earth). Everything Randy did had quality (maybe except No Bone Movies, LOL). While technically impressive, nothing Malmsteen has done is particularly memorable or interesting.

[@dorianponcela9680]

@@wastrel09 Well, I've been listening to Malmsteen for a long time and he has a lot of memorable and interesting stuff... :) Most people say that it's all on his first three or four albums, and when he was in Alcatrazz. However, he has composed amazing songs on each of his albums until now, but maybe not so great as his first years. Randy did amazing things in only two years and he could have done a lot more. However, Malmsteen is a unique musician and not only a guitar player.

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

'Some one started a rumour that I was blowing up goats' lol! Got to love Ozzy.

[@lh1678]

I dig the Honda Accord limo in the back.

[@traghettatoredelcrostolo5266]

fantastico!

[@karendadd483]

I saw diary of a mad man tour June 4 1982 at Toronto maple leaf gardens With Santers band opening up ..unfortunately just before the passing of the great Randy Rhodes ..I was only 15 and remember the audience chanting Rhodes name throughout the whole concert to honor of him.

[@marcd7543]

I was at that gig ...i was about to turn 18 on the 14th Had taken the 14 hour train ride from Northern Ontario...my first real trip to Toronto .. first huge concert and time at MLG... I remember Santers.. Brad Gillis...and a ton of weed smoke in the air. About a week or so later saw Scorpions and Rainbow at CNE. I actually went on to sing for a living for well over a decade including tons of gigs at Gasworks/Heaven etc at one point opened for Night Ranger in Columbus Ohio...second and last time i saw Brad Gillis...

[@karendadd483]

Yes I remember the weed smoke aswell..the ushers were busy that night lol..I saw ozzy a few times ..I remember apart of the show where he hung a midget.. not sure if it was that show or not . do you remember that happening in the 82 show ? Yes gasworks and those quart beer and the bands ..was a great time in the 80s down on yonge st.. What was your band called might of seen you ?

[@patricklafferty7017]

Randy isn't dead! He just went home! His music is here forever! God bless him!

[@1970borntorun]

Well-said, Patrick ♥

[@tonym2513]

Oh for fuck’s sake, you feeble minded god freaks. Quit putting your weirdo stank on everything. Now we’ve got to hide the kids, god weirdos are around...

[@patricklafferty7017]

@@tonym2513 piss off asshole

[@DCB728]

@Tony M I couldn't agree with you more. Denial is not a healthy trait.

[@noway248]

a literal angel

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

Ozzy has always been a marginal talent, an astounding drunk, and an amazing junkie surrounding himself with phenomenal band.

[@alexalexalex797]

And that’s very smart of him, but A lot of it has to do with his very distinctive voice too

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

@@alexalexalex797 I've read my comment again after almost a year and I realized something. I do agree with your comment. Distinctive, stable voice. Consistent career. Where my problem stems from is from January 16th, 1996 Broome County Arena. Front Row, right(ish) side of the stage for the whole show. Korn opens. Never heard of them but absolutely LOVE their show. Munkey flicks a pick and nails me right in the eye with it. Ozzy's show starts and you can just hear it in his voice from the first slurred scream that he was stumbling drunk. Sweat pants, ripped up t-shirt, literally stumbling around. Still butthurt about that.

[@alexalexalex797]

@@joeyvanostrand3655 what can i say man, shit happens 🤷‍♂️ I mean we’re talking about a man who literally bit off a bats head on stage 😅

[@JeffNease-c2j]

how fun was that? It was a blast Randy Rhoads🤘🎸🎸🤘

[@slippingjimmy1415]

"I'm very anti-drug at the moment" PLEASE! The moment the interview ended, Ozzy went on his tour bus & had a bump!

[@carystorm3280]

Slipping Jimmy or two

[@kenworthNH]

He must have meant at that EXACT moment in time lol. After the interview was a new moment.

[@devolve42]

Every addict knows you can be strongly anti-drug and still be a slave to your drug.

[@smokeybear5460]

@@devolve42 A bump becomes not even a drug anymore after a while to addicts.. It becomes more like just taking an aspirin or something. It's not even looked at as a "drug"

[@mccauleyprop]

Got to see Ozzy and Rhodes in YOW 1987!

[@5150hep]

The title of this should have been "Ozzy Osbourne sober!"

[@1970borntorun]

Mark the Calendar! LOL

[@angelone1839]

Haha ikr

[@johnnyrotten5507]

how can anyone dislike this ??

[@JoeyDNo3]

Personaly id have loved to see ozzy and Randys D show . Be safe 💝

[@richardkey4289]

I got to see Blizzard of ozz w / motorhead, in grade 10 or 11, what a party; the vibe of community & love was in the bldg Ozzy: ' it smells pretty fuckin' good in here! Keep on smokin' them joints!'

[@JoeyDNo3]

@@richardkey4289 one of my fave bands Motorhead , seen them prob 30 times in Sheff U.K

[@richardkey4289]

@@JoeyDNo3 wow, that's cool.all I remember from seeing them ( I was drunk) was that the sound was pretty muddy compared to Blizzard of ozz.this was in memorial arena, Victoria b.c. Canada, a hockey arena, not great acoustics.site of my first concert ever, Van Halen (& Rail),:women & children first tour.torn down & replaced, I wish I had thought to grab one of the buildings bricks....

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

HA! That's funny hearing Ozzy talk about Saxon. I saw in concert Saxon back in the late 80's.

[@dougtull4594]

Two great Saggitarians--Randy and Ozzy. Happy Birthday, Ozzy.

[@robintaylor485]

This was just maybe 3 weeks before Randy passed away. Randy passed in March 1982. This is February 1982 TEXXAS leg of the Madman tour

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

almost a month , this is February 15, he passed March 19, 1982

[@BobbyMidnightRocks]

I was thoroughly entertained. Didnt expect that Quite Riot vid at the end. I turned down a ticket to see Ozzy with Randy once cuz money was tight. Then there was no, "Next year."

[@nightmareproductionfilms4913]

"The humane society is saying I have been blowing up goats, I don't know where that came from." 🤣🤣🤣

[@RobertSmith-lg7jp]

Was this Ozzy's most sober moment of the entire 80s?

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Still not the smartest beer in the pack

[@Lavaevocool]

I think Randy really helped Ozzy with his drug problem for the time. Sure he would still do stuff and drink a lot, but Randy's mentality definitely helped Ozzy, and I personally think he is at his best here. Sadly though, after Randys death, he resulted to drugs yet again, as you can clearly tell in later interviews. I miss Randy and Ozzy in his main prime. Wish he never left. Rock on Randy.

[@jeffl.8489]

Besides being an amazing guitarist, Randy wrote some great music with Blizzard of Ozz.

[@virpi.kristinakotilainen1445]

Free mind, yeah ROCK ON 🎸❤️

[@Mr01081960]

Rip great Randy 😘

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Randy was a classical guitarist, and it shows right here. What a loss

[@bdc-muzik]

@0:01 starts with a blues lick.... whoa

[@angelone1839]

Ozzy doesn't look stoned here. Awesome.

[@bertiodvonrastenburger1129]

Back when Ozzy could string a sentence together

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

But he sure can sing every word

[@shaktilydian7237]

Wow ton of those licks exactly what he played on his live unaccompanied solo Suicide Solution off Tribute album He not only composed his leads but that solo AMAZING

[@tannrrsmiddy]

--- too cool - long live Ozzyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@johnnyjp5780]

Is it ME or has Rudy Sarzo NOT AGED IN 50 yrs? :)

[@greatunz67]

If you see clear photos of him he clearly has aged, he just stayed thing and keeps the same hairsytle, but definitely has old skin

[@seanfagan6998]

It is you rudy is a little old lady now.

[@1970borntorun]

Rudy is the Dick Clark of Rock Bass players lol

[@livejay9062]

Ozzy sounds so sharp here. Bizarro World!

[@RonPro-u1t]

He was pure metal.

[@royharper2003]

wow Ozzy actually seems coherent here