After Singer was FIRED by His ICONIC Band…Rookie Guitarist Helped Him PASS 'Em UP!-Professor of Rock

After Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath, the band he’d fronted and helped make famous for a decade, a lot of people thought his career was finished. That he was a washed-up has-been. Exiled for being a drunk and a drug addict, and fighting demons and wild mood swings, you can’t really blame them. Even Ozzy thought his career was over. However, with the aid of an up-and-coming guitar hero named Randy Rhoades, he would surprise even himself… rising from the wreckage to become a larger-than-life rock icon. Even bigger than he had been with his former band. And kicking it all off was his seminal 1980 album Blizzard of Oz which delivered a full-speed-ahead, blazing rock track called Crazy Train that had listeners going off the rails… It missed both charts but spawned a classic following, a perfect moment in rock history. Come help us relive it. … NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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So, it’s time for another edition of #1 in Our Hearts. This show honors songs that were so unbelievably great, they absolutely should've been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. But for whatever reason, be it radio play, lack of marketing, label support, or just sheer stupidity, the song came up short. On previous episodes we have covered Rock N Roll All Nite by Kiss, You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC, and Panama by Van Halen.
Today we are climbing aboard the Crazy Train with none other than the madman of metal as our conductor… Ozzy Osbourne and celebrating the brief but electric career of the late great Randy Rhodes. So going back to the summer of 1979, the life of 30-year-old Ozzy Osbourne was on the verge of imitating art. Like the words in the chorus of his yet-to-be-realized epic “Crazy Train,” Ozzy's career was “going off the rails”. He was on a collision course to end his misery-filled existence as another casualty of a reckless rock n’ roll lifestyle… Ousted from Black Sabbath, the band he had fronted for more than a decade, Ozzy seriously believed his career was over. He sequestered himself inside a suite at the Le Parc Hotel in West Hollywood, drowning his sorrows in Scotch, and wallowing in self-pity. Ozzy would only open his hotel room door for liquor runs, and deliveries from his dealer. He wouldn’t even open the drapes to let in the sunlight.
The beacon of hope for Ozzy was a recording deal with British label, Jet Records, but he needed a band to make a record. There was so much debauchery, and darkness during that time, it's hard to shed light on how things really went down… but here it goes….
Everyone that was even remotely involved with Ozzy during that time has a different story. It would be apropos to insert Ozzy’s maniacal cackle here before we continue the saga.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: Which artist had the BEST solo career after leaving a high profile band?

[@christineml1476]

George Michael

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Michael Jackson.

[@catherine6653]

Sting 😊 Paul McCartney

[@Kenboslice3]

Peter Gabriel

[@jennyjenny4501]

Phil Collins

[@patrickcasey357]

Much credit needs to be given to Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake for their collective contributions to those first two records. Especially Bob, who wrote almost all of the lyrics and helped with the arrangements of those songs.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Amazing lyricist.

[@js1132000]

Bob is super underrated for his contributions. And a hell of a nice guy!

[@andrewbecker3700]

Indeed, Ozzy was a mess and most of the songs were composed by Lee and Bob with Randy layering over it with guitar parts. How Ozzy could somehow pull it all together and sing anything meaningful is still a mystery.

[@Mike-Olds-1]

You are absolutely correct 👍

[@patty5536]

Ozzy is the epitome of rock n roll + his work with Randy Rhodes coupled with his haunting vocals and lyrics are the echo of pain,addiction,and the strength to arise from the flames of hell with bloody knuckles,a hail Mary,+blood shot eyes I love OZZY he is the prince of darkness and gospel of sorrow+a wounded soul...Stephen Crowder

[@Whisper_292]

"Maybe it's not to late To learn how to love and forget how to hate." Good words for modern day.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true. Great lyric.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The world NEEDS advice like this.

[@johnpoprik1502]

A few years ago my son was in his room listening to music. All of a sudden I hear Crazy Train blaring. I poke my head in and ask, "How do you know this?" He shrugged and I said "ok, carry on." My kids do have good taste in music.

[@jaybaker149]

I met Ozzy, once. What a gracious and humble “English Gentleman.” I can die happy. It was an honor... And he didn't disappoint.

[@jennyjenny4501]

I remember my older metal head brother playing this album 24/7 down in the basement rec room of our house! He woke the household up several times in the early morning by blasting the beginning of Crazy Train as loud as he could. Good times! Love Ozzy, and miss my brother. RIP, Randy Rhoades, and my brother Matt.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing. Condolences. Peace to you Jenny!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s a perfect wake up song, for your brother’s kind of people at least.

[@debidehm9129]

My sister did that too but with AC/DC Back in Black!

[@Damaged262]

I’d miss him too, he had killer taste in music. I fell in love with Sabbath, then Blue Oyster Cult. Ozzy’s new band, at the time, broke my brain and it still hasn’t recovered.

[@thomdandridge8563]

I remember this. I was only about 3 miles away from where this happened. My son is named after one of my good friends who’s dad owned the air strip. Surprisingly the bus was not damaged all that bad. The shop I worked at did the repairs on it. This truly was a sad day in history.

[@johnrushing9273]

Thank you, professor for doing a video on Randy Rhodes who a lot of us believe would have became the greatest guitarist of all time in rock and roll history if his Live had not been cut short.

[@stephenbrown4211]

Randy is one of my all time favourite guitarists. We all know what a classic Crazy Train is because of him but my favourite is Tonight. That outro is just amazing. Gone too soon!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Indeed. Imagine if we had him for another handful of years.

[@Kenboslice3]

To this day anytime Ozzy speaks of Randy Rhoads he gets emotional remembering him. He truly loved and still loves Randy. The Prince of Darkness really is just a big old softie. RIP Randy Rhoads

[@ProfessorofRock]

I've noticed the same thing. So sad.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He’s still not over his tragic passing. Because Randy was a LEGEND.

[@uncannyvalley444]

Ozzy owes much of his solo career success to bassist Bob Daisley. Bob wrote most of the lyrics, and much of the music, on Ozzy's first four solo albums with Randy Rhoads and Jake E. Lee. According to Don Airey, Bob took the young inexperienced Randy Rhoads under his wing and taught him about arranging rock songs, working in the recording studio, and living on the road. Randy preferred classical guitar over rock. Bob Daisley has had an exceptional career in the rock industry. It would be interesting to see him interviewed on this channel.

[@DirtyOldman66Gaming]

#1Randy wasnt inexspinexperienced he was in quiet riot wrote songs like slick black Cadillac and others on there first album

[@javiermoretti1825]

I was very lucky that I got to see Randy play live in Lexington, KY just one month before his untimely death. He was even more magical in person than on records. I'll never forget that night.

[@johnrajtar9829]

I saw them on that same tour in Wichita Kansas a few months before the crash. It seemed almost magical watching Randy play so well. We lost a rising star .

[@markhutzler9242]

I was 14 when Ozzie came out with the Tribute live album in 1987. First time I ever listened to Randy Rhodes. That inspired me to actually play guitar. In my opinion the greatest guitar player and musician. Totally made a huge impact in my life.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He made a huge impact in many lives.

[@johnglielmi6428]

Randy Rhodes Guitar Solo is Epic in Crazy Train. And who would not recognize the song after the opening bar. As soon as you hear that thrumming bass beat, then Randy blasts onto the scene with his forever iconic guitar riff is unforgettable! R.I.P. Randy you are forever a Rock God.

[@Una...]

RIP Randy🖤 Crazy Train is one of my favourite Ozzy/Rhodes songs. We used to listen to it non-stop when we cruised. Ozzy had another, uncanny talent for surrounding himself with immense talent.

[@jamesedwards2237]

Also loved Flying High Again and I Don't Know. And my wife's favorite, See You on the Other Side, was played at her funeral at her request.

[@jaybonefettinger2925]

Randy Rhoads changed my life. As with many teenagers I was searching for meaning in life. I had been playing guitar for a few years when Blizzard of Oz was released. I had guitar heroes before, but when I heard Randy's guitar work I was so amazed and motivated that I totally devoted myself to becoming the best musician I could be. His passion for classical music, his technical skill on the guitar, his mastery of blues and rock licks, his ability to utilize effects pedals, his ability to truly utilize the Marshall amplifiers themselves all combined to create a truly original sound. He seemed to be pushing his instrument and equipment to the very edge of their capabilities. There are only a few times in my life that a song has come on the radio and just stopped me in my tracks, and Crazy Train is certainly one of the those songs. I stop what I am doing every time I hear the song. What an inspiration. To this day I still hold Randy above any of the other musicians that inspire me!

[@dad4ever-c90]

I ran into Ozzy in 2001 LITERALLY. He was doing an interview at a radio station in the same office building where I was working at the time. As I left my office, I came face-to-face with him and his entourage. A large crowd was waiting for him outside. He graciously stayed and signed autographs for everyone there. He was shockingly polite and soft-spoken. Most people I told about the encounter responded with, "who is he?" About a year later his TV show premiered and everyone knew him!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool story. Were you a fan of the show?

[@terrygracy8345]

@@ProfessorofRockwho the heck hasn’t heard of Ozzy Osborne before his tv show?? That seems insane

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I now want to meet Ozzy. He’s definitely redeemed himself.

[@sped6954]

​@@terrygracy8345 Yeah I'm having trouble swallowing that pill too. It's 2001, and none of OP's coworkers had heard of Ozzy? Neither of my parents liked Black Sabbath, but in '81, '82, they both knew of Ozzy and of his connection with Black Sabbath. They might not have been able to name one song, but they at least had that one tidbit of info nailed down.

[@dancaptainhowdy]

Randy's guitar sound was electrifying and with Bob and Lee laying down a tight rhythm section to propel Ozzy's voice to new levels. Those first 2 albums are still in my top 5 as a teenager. I still crack a beer and turn up the volume as a 51 year old.🤘

[@tufelhunden5795]

I still get chills listening to his first two albums. I was a kid when they came out and love them. 55 here.

[@dancaptainhowdy]

@@tufelhunden5795 the original vinyl is so much better than the re-recording Sharon had done so she didn't have to pay royalties to Daisly and Kershaw

[@jamesfriend481]

I was 20 years old when Blizzard came out and absolutely loved it, by far it was my favorite and being an aspiring guitar player Randy Rhoads inspired and amazed me and still does.

[@justinsleeper3734]

Blizzard of Ozz is a great album front to back. Still holds up perfectly. Diary of a Madman is also amazing. Randy joined the pantheon of great guitarists after just two albums.

[@jillwklausen]

I guess you could say Randy saved Ozzie's career and his life. Today's as much of a crazy train as it was then, making this song still relevant. Thanks for showcasing this song. Have an excellent day.

[@ProfessorofRock]

He really did. And So did Sharon. Thanks Jill!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yes what with all the stuff going on in Washington. Crazy train for sure. Rock on Jill!

[@jimmyburns4681]

I've owned several copies of the Randy Rhoads tribute album. Over the years, I bet I've owned 20 copies. I've had it on vinyl, 6 CD. In my eyes, Randy Rhoads is still the best guitar player ever

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He’s just that good.

[@wasatchm]

ditto. the solo in paranoid (although pretty short) was what blew me away. I even bought the tribute t shirt when it came out in 1987. it's the only rock n roll t shirt I still have. my parents donated all the others to thrift stores while I was away to college. I must of had the tribute shirt with me at college......thank God.

[@jimmyburns4681]

I never had the t-shirt, but I had a 4'x4' banner of the album cover photo on my wall! I ended up losing it when I moved years later. Crazy train was what did it for me. That summer, I bought a guitar just to learn how to play it. I still play it, but on acoustic. N everything I play n sing sounds like country music... lol. N I only play 1 actual country song! Whiskey River by Willie Nelson. N, that's the only 1 that doesn't sound country! Lol

[@Damaged262]

Add a few 8 tracks and we’d be about even.

[@scottjames1401]

I first heard this track in May of 1981, and it inspired me to dig in and learn to play what I heard. I learned every solo note-for- note from that album. This led to bands and stages for me, some of the best times of my life.

[@bobthebear1246]

Great video, Professor. This story just hits me hard every time. Even though I only became aware of "Crazy Train" and Randy Rhoads after the plane crash, this story just gets me every time. So young, so heroic, so talented, consummate professional who never used drugs or alcohol - I don't think he even smoked - and died so young in an easily preventable manner. Randy is always flying high with the all-time greats. ✈️🎸🤘🏻

[@thebugkiller9036]

Randy definitely did not do drugs … he drank a little… he was a chain smoker though … I’ve been a fan since the day i heard him in 81-82

[@stevegallo8483]

Ozzy had another song on that album that caused a media frenzy and controversy: the song Suicide Solution. Because the Blizzard of Ozz cassette was found in the pocket of a young guy who committed suicide in 1984, the media jumped to the conclusion that he listened to that song before taking his life and created the controversy saying it was about suicide. However, Ozzy said the song was a lament about Bon Scott's alcohol related death and an anti suicide song. Then in 2002, Bob Daisley said he had Ozzy himself in mind when penning the lyrics, because of Ozzy's demons.

[@ednaatluxton4918]

Randy is my all time favourite. I cried when he passed. I follow his sister on social media and she releases pictures never seen before. They've been recreating his guitar foot pedal for a year to release for sale soon. They took it out of the vault, opened it up & the company inspected it thoroughly to recreate it. Ozzy & Sharon send a huge wreath to Randys grave every year. He was like a son to Ozzy.

[@MrMichaelbsmith6420]

Randy was a musical genius for his time and paved the way for many other guitarists to make their mark on the heavy metal crazy train........ALL ABOARD!!!!!!!!

[@eclecticx]

Randy Rhoads is the most phenomenal guitarist I've come across. He was so utterly special. Without him, Ozzy would have faded into obscurity having been known as Sabbath's original lead vocalist.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Amen

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I agree! Randy rocked!

[@nicholaskruger9460]

Randy was the best in only two albums

[@ordinaryman1904]

I saw Ozzy with Randy at the US Festival. Although I honestly don’t remember them. Something about that drug induced haze…

[@jcbass2u]

This one still stings....Randy was a force, an impeccable student of the instrument. He never stopped trying to learn. He has inspired so many guitarists it is impossible to measure. There is another great guitarist that died way too young also, Criss Oliva of Savatage. He was another master of the frets. Miss them both, but their legacy will live on forever. RIP gentlemen.

[@johnnyjohnson1326]

Randy Rhodes had the shortest career of any guitar god. His impact is still felt. So glad that Ozzy straightened up and had an amazing career!!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Randy saved Ozzy from obscurity.

[@rickjensen1636]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 What saved Ozzy was his borderline weird/scary talent for hiring guitar players, He's better at that than he is singing lol.

[@wasatchm]

it would of been amazing to see what he would have came up with had he did 6 or 7 albums with ozzy.

[@tnrodgers]

Time always vettes out the true hits. It’s hard to bury superhits with okay music. Randy dripped talent and was taken too soon. I wish Ozzy would sing his interviews, then we could understand him. Thanks Adam.

[@Noscrap909]

Crazy train was waaaaaayyyy ahead of it’s time

[@tnrodgers]

@@Noscrap909 very true proven by the fact it’s played today in all kinds of marketing campaigns. MLB batter announcements, etc.

[@christineml1476]

Randy Rhoads gave Ozzy's career an injection of life it needed. Without Randy, I suspect the Oz man would've plummeted into obscurity. RIP Mr. Rhoads.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure.

[@carlwalker1623]

Just like he plummeted into obscurity after he died 😂, with all the talk of others saying they wrote the hits, they never did after Ozzy but Ozzy continued with many others and the hits kept coming. Which proves Ozzy is the one. He’s not just a singer.

[@patrickcasey357]

Rhoads, no e

[@MrManfly]

@@carlwalker1623I agree! Look at the work Jake Lee and Zakk Wylde did with Ozzy for example. Ozzy would have been fine if Randy never played on the first 2 albums!!

[@trance9158]

​@@carlwalker1623actually Bob Daisley did most the lyrics and bass for Ozzy first 5 albums.

[@user-rz8ld7iq8h]

So sad about Randy 😢. Gone too soon. At 25, he was really just getting started. You just can't help to wonder what he would have done if he had lived longer. RIP

[@jasonhowarth6789]

It has to be the awe-inspiring Randy Rhoads hooking up with Ozzy and making the best music he has made since leaving Black Sabbath. Blizzard of Oz in 80 the Diary of a Madman in 81 were both a couple of jaw-dropping records. God bless you, Randy. Rock on in the afterlife!

[@craigs1266]

I was 10 years old when that album came out. One of my older sister's friends (HS age) played it for me and I was blown away! Fast forward 28 years, I was taking my kiddo to meet my wife at a hair salon so she could show him off. Walking, we were stopped at a RR crossing by several railroad maintenance vehicles on the tracks. The kiddo says "That's a crazy train Daddy". I said "you know there's a song called crazy train." He loves it! Working an OzzFest at Pine Knob in Michigan, Iron Maiden had just finished their set, Ozzy Osbourne walks past me saying something unintelligible but I did manage to hear the words "good job". 😁

[@ProfessorofRock]

What? That's awesome! thanks for sharing!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Cool stories! Rock on Craig!

[@c.s.s.1723]

So wild that this goes up as I have been nostalgia blasting DIARY OF A MADMAN…! Another total banger and the sequel to this album. I so remember when these albums were current, and these songs were everywhere. Dudes were trying to play the drums, play these guitar riffs, it was massive. Thank you once again professor, for another amazing retrospective.! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@allyouneed71]

Randy Rhoades is still, to this day, on my wall... R.I.P.

[@peterhallberg5749]

Tribute is a Top 5 80's Rock Live record and a definitive Rhoads showcase to his brilliance. His influence propelled Grover Jackson and Charvel guitars - which in themselves became 80's icons. Without Randy's influence and that modern looking pointy headed, concord shaped guitars, what would the 80's metal scene been like?

[@tkoch7503]

The event that really revived this song, was a Superbowl commercial in 1998. As the truck they were trying to sell drove through the mud, they played about ten seconds of the opening guitar solo. Millions of people heard that song for the first time. After that it started to get played several times per game which meant more millions heard it every week.

[@MrDeengels]

Randy was like a shooting star you see in the night. It’s beautiful, it’s epic and in a blink of an eye it’s gone. He was immensely talented and a true icon. We’re all blessed to have witnessed his talent.

[@duanewright1412]

Love this information. I wasn't aware of the Dana Strum connection. I literally just saw Dana live with Slaughter July 8th at Belterra Casino. GREAT show from the front row. My Christmas one year was receiving ALL of Ozzy Osborne cassette tapes. Some of Ozzies lyrics will hit you right where you live. CHEERS

[@garycp70]

Randy Rhoads is my personal favorite guitarist and after my friends older brother returned from "The Great House of Guitars" with Blizzard of Ozz just after they performed here in Rochester, NY, he played "Crazy Train" on his turntable and I felt a bolt of electricity up my spine and the hairs on my arms and neck stood up at attention when Rhoads' guitar riff opened up. No artist or song has ever equalled that feeling before or since! His loss still hurts to this day. God Bless, Randy Rhoads!❤

[@michaelosullivan6291]

Still my favorite Ozzy album and one of my favorite albums of all time. Randy's guitar and Ozzy's unique voice made this album a masterpiece as far as I'm concerned!

[@gregv2k]

I think everyone who listened to rock radio in 1980 knew Crazy Train was legendary out of the gate. It sounded as new and as evolutionary as Runnin with the Devil. On KISW in Seattle, Crazy Train was like Star Wars- once it hit it stayed on the radio every day for years and is still all over rock radio today

[@Drone2games]

Randy is the the reason I picked up my first guitar, after. hearing crazy train for the first time. He was so clear with his runs, and so technically perfect. And after I learned more about him and where he came from, and what he accomplished in his short time. In my opinion, he will always be the best. ❤

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

One of the greatest guitarists of the rock era.

[@danielwolski873]

Every Ozzy guitarist was great but Randy is one of the greatest guitar players of all time. He helped Ozzy became more successful than his former band.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Randy was phenomenal.

[@mikepalmer2219]

And he was so young when he died. We can only imagine what he may have created.

[@jimlindgren4848]

Randy had an understanding of musical composition rarely seen. The tragedy of his loss is only compounded by the loss of what he would have become

[@drakulie]

Randy was so inspirational as a guitarist. Phenomenal talent that re-invented hard rock with his guitar style (mix of jazz, classical, blues, etc).

[@nathanielbarry]

I saw them on the Blizzard of Ozz tour in June 1981. Randy Rhoads really took the world by storm, the same as Eddie Van Halen did a few years prior. We were in shock when we heard the news.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Devastating loss.

[@v2vroth]

Love this channel 🎸🎶🎶

[@gtrgar4561]

Randy Rhoads is one of my favourite guitar players. Like Eddie Van Halen, Randy grew up in a musical family and was taught Classical music. Randy's mother, also taught him piano and music theory. I'm going to guess that Randy could probably read music. Randy also took folk and classical guitar lessons at the music school his mother established. One thing that I loved about Randy, is he was always trying to learn more about guitar playing. I have read articles that Randy would often arrange to meet up with guitar teachers while on tour. As was noted in an earlier comment, I think that Randy was looking to pursue performing classical guitar professionally. - Love the PoR channel. 🎸😎

[@annmarieknapp2480]

I love Ozzy!!! No one like him and that voice of his is gold. I'm so sorry for what happened to Randy Rhodes. He was such a talented fello. And grateful that Ozzy got a chance to showcase his incredible abilities with Randy.

[@Hollylivengood]

I had read that Ozzy was never allowed at a lot of music festivals...because, Ozzy...so he started his own Ozzfest, which was cheaper than most festivals. A lot of people who didn't feel comfortable at other festivals felt ok at Ozzfest, and that Ozzy took time to meet as many people as he could. This alone makes me love the guy, even more than I had done before.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They went together like a bagel and cream cheese.

[@glenjunk5100]

I was 12 changed my life forever... 55 year old metalhead

[@jefferywise1906]

I don’t really pay much attention to the charts, I pay attention to what I like. Crazy Train is certainly a classic that has garnered much attention, deservedly so. When a reborn rising star ⭐️ crossed paths with a shooting star💫 that flashed before our eyes all to quickly. Rest In Peace Randy Rhodes. Damn I wish he had stayed out of that airplane. 🌹❤🌹 what work might have still lay before him. Alas not to be.

[@mikegoin6023]

Was fortunate enough to see Ozzy and Randy in Saint Louis in February 1982. A month later Randy was gone. Such a sad story 😢

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very sad. WOW! How was it? Tell us about it.

[@mikegoin6023]

Forty plus years later, it is still one of the best concerts I have seen. I had to tell my parents I was spending the night at a friend's house because of the whole satanic panic nonsense 😂🤣 For being a little dude, Randy commanded the stage.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Wow, that’s tragic. One of his last shows.

[@gr8fulpn]

My mind is blown thinking about Blizzard of Oz being released in ‘80, it can’t be possible 🥺

[@lizarrrdbeth]

Randy's work has stood the test of time!!! He's still influencing guitarists today! I sure wish he lived. I would have loved to see what he would have accomp!ished.

[@dpjfilmmaker]

No doubt top 5 metal song of all time. 1st album I bought as a kid was Blizzard of Ozz. Imagine a world with RR and EVH going head to head for decades. Mind boggling! 🙌🏾

[@johnhagan582]

Wouldn't that have been something ? But it wouldn't have been with Ozzy .Randy had already made up his mind he was through with touring with Ozzy .He had already informed Ozz of his intentions of leaving the band to follow in his mother's footsteps by going to UCLA to get his Masters Degree in Classical Music and Therory and Ozzy practically had a meltdown right there and then calling Randy a in great full little sh*t and punched Rhoads right in the face .Tommy Aldridge witnessed this and had commented on the incident many times .this was just weeks before Randy's dead .they weren't talking to each other much at the end Ozzy and Sharon were pouting at Randy . regardless of all this Randy had a conversation with Oz in the tour bus after leaving a show in Knoxville Tn telling him he appreciated everything he and Sharon had done for him and his leaving wasn't anything personal against them it's cause he just wasn't happy with the Rock and Roll Lifestyle that went hand in hand with touring around the country everyday and told Ozzy he was worried that if Oz didn't quit his constant drinking and drug use he would end up killing himself .Ozzy didn't want to hear it and went to bed .this was that last words they every spoke to one another while traveling to Orlando for their Duel Headline Stadium Show with the group HEART at the Florida World Music Festival in the Tangerine Bowl football stadium. They never made it to that show as they stopped in Leesburg Florida (just 30 miles north of Orlando) to get their broken air conditioner fixed on the bus .a hour or so later Rhoads was dead .

[@fivestring65ify]

I still remember the first time I heard this song. It changed my life. I come from a musical family. I resisted learning to play, that is until I heard this song. I had been exposed to a lot of great music, including the mighty Van Halen, but something about the style of Rhoades spoke to me. I have been playing every since.

[@drewdaskievige754]

Yeah at that time i think Eddie VH was number #1 and Randy Rhodes would have been #2 on influential rock guitarists.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Awesome to hear that Jimmy! Rock on 🤘

[@fivestring65ify]

@drewdaskievige754 The only way I can explain it is that Eddie used a lot of tricks in his playing, which is great and very entertaining to hear . Rhoads had a more solid classic hard rock style. I was blessed to grow up when both of them were at the top of their game. What a great time to be young.

[@internettroll7604]

I remember listening to Ozzy’s first album and realizing how awesome it was, and the shock later when the news about Randy Rhodes dying hit the news. Sad day for music indeed

[@Weareconnected167]

How would it be if Randy were still alive today. True legend, still crank Ozzy Randy Rhoades Tribute album. The solo on Suicide Solution still rips. RIP Randy

[@DC8091]

He’d of been the GOAT

[@ProfessorofRock]

So sad. Ugh.

[@ProfessorofRock]

RIght there with Eddie.

[@RichWhiteUM]

@@ProfessorofRock No, he would have surpassed Eddie by a country mile.

[@RichWhiteUM]

Tribute is my favorite Ozzy album. One of the things I'm thankful for about digital copies is that I won't wear out another copy on cassette. I had to replace 3 of them!

[@stratman1021]

I was fortunate to see Randy kill it live in El Paso TX. just weeks before he was "murdered." Hearing him on record was one thing but seeing him live was another. I think his outro solo on "Tonight" is probably his finest moment which they faded out WAY too soon. Cruising the pecan orchards here in S NM. my buddy would always keep cranking the volume on that solo until you couldn't hear anything. I had just graduated from HS the year Diary came out and that album was our soundtrack for that summer. Such treasured memories from that whole Diary album.

[@spaceghost8995]

He wasn't murdered . WTF you talking about?

[@stratman1021]

@@spaceghost8995 Ask Rudy Sarzo.

[@spaceghost8995]

@@stratman1021 I asked YOU.

[@robertweldon7909]

If you are a sports fan in Atlanta, Georgia, "Crazy Train" has special Place in your heart, because it became the walk up music (played as a player came to bat) of Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Chipper Jones (Larry Wayne Jones) It would start with Ozzy's laugh and go through most of Randy's intro. More often than not crazy things were soon to follow' "Crazy Train" is really the only "Ozzy" tune I like, for the most part, well, "Iron Man" is in there somewhere. The loss of Randy Rhodes is like all rockers who go before their time. The meteoric rise and the sudden end. ;-)

[@keithconner]

I remember getting this album in my sophomore year of high school. I played it daily and could not wait for diary of a madman to come out. The day that randy died i cant forget it either. I was in school and a kid came in saying randy died. That day is something i cant forget.

[@robertfreeman8614]

Randy Rhoads inspired so many guitarists and even now continues to. He was a shooting star burning bright, soaring through the rock n roll world, then briefly vanishing into the night sky. Many have wished upon that shooting star. Many consider themselves lucky just to have seen it.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Great episode and definitely a #1 in our hearts, it put Ozzy back on top. Ozzy is a rock icon and Randy is a guitar hero thanks in large part to this classic!

[@ProfessorofRock]

This was the song that put them over the top. Thanks My Name! Did you prefer Ozzie with Sabbath or solo?

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He was successful thanks to Randy.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

The second solo on Mr Crowley, is my favourite solo of all time. It genuinely is an absolute tragedy Randy dying so young in such a stupid flying stunt. Utter waste of such talent. Always be missed. Crazy Train is a rock masterpiece.

[@cycobern]

Yeah! That closing guitar solo is 🔥. I also enjoy the closing solo from “Bark At The Moon” Jake E. Lee is very underrated.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

@@cycobern You can hear just Jake E Lees guitar isolated on BATM on yt...sounds awesome.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He could have given us more guitar madness over the rest of the decade!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

@POR Thank you for Honoring Randy. Made my day.

[@darrylmars]

Another classic tale. How is anybody who rocks not a fan of Sabbath, especially a guitar player ? Ozzy is nuts

[@mab2112]

RIP Randy Rhoads. There is no Ozzy solo career without Randy, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, Jake E. Lee, Zakk Wylde and Sharon Osbourne. Bob Daisley wrote all the lyrics for Ozzy’s first four solo albums. Bob Daisley, Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and later Zakk Wylde wrote all the music at the height of Ozzy’s solo career. Sharon ran the business (and paid the lawyers to manage the lawsuits 🤔). Ozzy sang the songs, but the majority of the credit for Ozzy’s solo success goes to the people listed above. Geezer Butler wrote all the lyrics and Tonny Iommi wrote all the music in Black Sabbath. Without all these people, Ozzy would be in the “where are they now” category.

[@gr8flyerfan]

Saw Ozzy a few years ago with Zakk Wylde. Ozzy is an icon, but Zakk was phenomenal!

[@Brian-qg8dg]

You can also say, without Ozzy, especially his acceptance of doing what he was told in the early sabbath days, that none of the peolle mentioned would of made a huge impact in the music business either. Maybe Sharron, being a daughter to a succesful manager could of found success. And Bob and Lee might of joined up with some one great, since they had industry experience. Randy's QUiet Riot wasn't that inspiring, so who knows how he is career in the music business would of tuned out. I doubt the guys in Sabbath would of had any real success without the stars being aligned and without Ozzys haunting vocals on the Balck Sabbath song. You can also say, without Sabbath being forced to make a quick 3min "hit like" song during the Parinoid album recording sessions, who knows how far they would of went. How sucess is brought on is always amazing. Shoot, if ozzy didn't put up a note at the local record store (or whatever place it was) saying ozzy zig needs a gig, probably metal as we know it, would be something entirely different.

[@MrMichaelbsmith6420]

I have to say something else about Randy, 1981 was the year I started guitar lessons and told the teacher I wanted to learn his style of playing and it was during one of my classes they announced over the radio about the accident that took his life. It's hard to believe that such a gifted player only made two studio albums and then left us in such a horrible way

[@timothyhoag4909]

Thanks for the great video. Brought back some forgotten memories from the early 80's.

[@Bill-Rocker]

Great segment. When Blizzard came out, I was doing a daily drive to and from my first real job. I jammed it often for my older Country co-riders in my car on my days to drive. That team was such a good fit everyone knew it was a new career moment for Ozzy. Randy too had a new following and amazing inspiration. It was just another chance of luck like so many in music, right time etc...

[@lonewolfrcs1331]

RANDY RHOADES the guitarist who brought us the best song crazy train along with the legend himself OZZY two legends R.I.P RANDY 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@DC8091]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🍻

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Indeed.

[@mikek5958]

"Sharon!"

[@Whisper_292]

Aww, you beat me to it!

[@jstnxprsn]

SHARON!!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

SHARON!

[@ajb2173]

@ProfessorofRock Just wanted to say thank you for this show. I lost my boyfriend in January this year after a month long illness. Last night I was talking to the stars hoping he would hear me. Told him to gimme a sign and stuff. Then tonight I turn on your show. Ozzy and Randy Rhodes. Randy Rhodes was one of his favorite guitar players. My ring tone for my boyfriend? Yep. Crazy Train. We always connected with music, he would send me random songs throughout the day. I’ll take this as him sending this to me💜 Thanks POR. 💜 I needed this tonight. 💜

[@mikesimms3380]

I remember going to see quiet riot any chance I would get back then. Randy Rhodes was so amazing. He and Rudy really made that band one to watch.

[@jasonsmith2775]

Ozzy, Randy! They rocked!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

💯

[@jackjackattack9137]

Great, spot on every topic. Good respect for Randy. I began playing because of this album ! RIP Randy ! The complete badass ! Thanks for sharing !

[@KennethBartholomew-fb4cb]

750 million streams plus one! From me, just now. I absolutely loved Randy’s guitar solo from Crazy Train. It would always energize me, and I would jump on my bed with my crappy electric guitar along with it, pretending to be able to play it. Randy Rhoads was a great guitarist who rarely got his due because his body of work was cut short. I saw Ozzy live in Buffalo in January 1984 (the Bark at the Moon tour). Randy was gone by then, RIP.

[@Rossturnerphoto]

Crazy train is a great song, a classic, and it deserves its many placements within pop culture. It has truly stood the test of time and deserves to be as big as it has become. That being said, given what was popular in the early 80s on the top 40 charts, crazy train was ahead of its time to say the least. I’m just glad we were able to catch up to these great songs, remember them for what they are, and push them up the charts all these years later. To me, that makes it better.

[@rabby-u]

All aboard!!!!!!

[@kentpitz7980]

I too was fortunate to see randy play at the orphium theater in boston in 1981. This skinny little man came out with a polka-dot flying vee and blew me away. He was amazing!! RIP mr rhoads. Btw Def leppard was the opening act🥸

[@Hollylivengood]

All of us have had moments in life. Sometimes Ozzy moments. The best thing about this song was that you could say it. Loud. You could check yourself with this song and sing along with it, and kind of get it out of your system a bit. I think my kids have appreciated this song, you know, you can let it out and get back on with normal life.

[@kevinpresley3136]

Blizzard of Ozz was the first record I bought new as a teenager.A extremely under rated album,EVERY song is awesome. I used to sing along with Ozzy on every song.There is not a bad song on the record.I still have that record today.In my opinion the record is the best solo LP recorded after leaving a big named band.I believe Ozzy took a big chance on it and he nailed it.

[@mournblade1066]

As much as I love Ozzy's first two solo outings with Randy Rhoads on guitar, my absolute favorite Ozzy album is _Bark at the Moon_ .

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That’s mine too.

[@threeballedtomcat9380]

Adam, I will eventually see all of your uploads, I swear I will (if I live that long) ! This one brings back TONS of memories, some very good and some very sad. Great job, as always......

[@jgeraci1]

Randy Rhoads gave Ozzy what he needed to make one of if not the greatest albums and comebacks of all time. As much as we cried that day of his death, Rhoads became an immortal artist who will be remembered forever for his greatness!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Even Ozzy's kids had horrible experiences with paranormal entities as youths. His eldest kids didn't appear on their show because they were still being attacked. Crew members of the show were often attacked also some were driven to self ending!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Just horrible.

[@rickyellison9103]

Another great that never knew how good he was (Steve Gaines ) lived and played with the same humble attitude as Randy. In the world of egos both guys just lived to play. Such depth and emotion displayed by both I truly believe they would have showed up for no pay. Dedicated to the core . I heard Randy took lessons or tried to at every stop he made. Imagine giving that guy lessons ! Also read Steve would take his strat to the restroom. Humanity seeking perfection and both so young. It’s the major issue growing old is losing friends and heroes. Thanks for more great stuff Pro AR. Appreciate your passion as well . 21:49

[@g_man2177]

When Ozzy played in Cleveland, the crew could not unload and do sound checks without union members present. So Randy walked into the auditorium and clapoed his hands to hear the acoustics. He look at Rudy and said get ready for an amazing show tonight.

[@FrancoM7747]

I never tire of listening to Randy's isolated "Crazy Train" solo.

[@JWF99]

This one was such an awesome video Professor! Well done! TYVM✌

[@demonsaint1296]

It’s my youth, millions of others youth. What a time to live, to be alive. San Antonio was a great place at a great time. The 80s.

[@leonelfederico245]

Great episode Professor! I am forever scarred by the memory of Randy Rhodes. My brother and I share January 1 as a birthday but he is three years older. On January 1, 1982 Ozzy played Phoenix Memorial Colliseum with Randy Rhodes as his lead guitarist. The previous Septemer, my brother and I made the trip to Phoenix with a friend to watch Van Halen. It was the first concert experience for both of us. However, I was not allowed to tag along to the Ozzy show on that January day, and I missed my only opportunity to watch Randy Rhodes. I still haven't forgiven my brother for that. As for the pole question, would the best solo career after leaving a band be Paul McCartney? Although Ringo had more success initially after the Beattles dissolved.

[@markbeavers5747]

The late great Gary Moore recommended Randy to Ozzy and had him do an audition which Ozzy was completely blown away, the rest is history!!

[@Dwane-pk8zt]

I had the opportunity to know Randy Rhodes. I met him in the mid-late 70s on the L.A. club scene. He played in his band Quiet Riot and I would sometimes set in with different bands. Randy was a wonderful person and human being. His guitar playing was an art form that puts him in the exclusive guitar club of the legendary Les Paul & Jimi Hendrix & Eddie Van Halen. Randy's death nearly destroyed me as a musician. But I have come to terms with his passing. R.I.P. my friend. Peace!!

[@juststeve7665]

I was there too and your synopsis is truly accurate. Many of us "Metal Heads" were big Randy Rhoads fans. I liked Quiet Riot's music but I wasn't all that fond of Kevin Dubrow's personality. He sang good though. As I remember we were all overjoyed when Randy got into Ozzy's band. The rest is musical history.

[@Chrisstaleyexpress]

Thanks Adam! Great job with this one!

[@waynevia6976]

This is one of your best episodes i'm so happy you finally told the randy rhodes and ozzy osbourne story. Randi and ozzy were awesome together. It's so sad what happened to randi rhodes. Thank you for telling the randy rhodes and ozzy Osbourne story.

[@chriscarlson3700]

My favorite Randy Rhoads factoid: when he was on tour, he would find a guitar teacher in each town and take a lesson, or just talk shop. Always trying to improve as a guitarist, and a pro’s pro. Sadly, gone way too soon.