Randy Rhoads last solo 3/18/82 soundboard recording!

This is just the solo, I posted the whole show ! I hope you enjoy it.
Videos of my bands that I formed and played all over the world with.Videos of me playing my guitars in my collection ,over a hundred guitars and basses.And just videos of whatever I decide to post,it could be anything! and everything!

[@brandonharris9160]

He sounds so technical yet so organic. So many modern guitarists are spoiled and still can't come up with music as expressive. This is incredible and innovative.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Very true ! I see kids learning EVH stuff,I wish they would discover Randy and have him as their influence!

[@NovChivon]

eddie was the innovator but randy was better than eddie...he had that extra something special that eddie didn't have 1. jimi 2. randy 3. eddie

[@CanopusJupiter]

@@NovChivon ROTFLMAO!

[@NovChivon]

@@CanopusJupiter ya no shit...probably about 60% of guitarists who have heard all their songs would say randy was better...randy had magic like jimi had magic...that soul quality poured thru guitar into the hearts of the listeners & this magic eddie didn't have he was just technically brilliant

[@CanopusJupiter]

@@NovChivon Come on man ! Stop fussin, and realize that Jimi, Eddie and Randy are all great ! I love all three of them.. You being too hard on yourself! 😉

[@aimson]

Even more amazing that he basically died at the BEGINNING of his career. His potential was even greater than the little we have been able to hear. That amazes me the best!

[@rat-rav]

Also saddens me the most...

[@jeffkazee4342]

Just horrible 😞 He was the best and was just getting started

[@Guitar387]

😢

[@petergiles5224]

I had the privilege of meeting Randy in November 1981, we can only try to imagine what could have been.

[@jeffbolton622]

I know! Makes it all the more tragic…..

[@c.f.pedraza4057]

Mr. Rhoads, the guitar player like no other. To this day, no one shreds like Rhoads.

[@seang1948]

I agree 100%. So unique and amazing RIP 🙏

[@brucebrandy9433]

But you still managed to misspell his name twice. Once, okay maybe....but 2X. smmfh. I saw Randy on 9/11/81, had a ticket for Sunday March 21, 1982, and did not attend. Randy Rhoads deserves better, CF. Come on, Brother, fix that.

[@neilbaylor8351]

InstaBlaster.

[@1970borntorun]

And I say this with NO disrespect or Troll-factor as I love Eddie too, but even as awesome as Eddie was/is, Randy will always be my favorite Rock guitarist of all time. It's not even close.

[@paulhabat6338]

Remember the day he died ! Totally shocked ! Actually cried ! What a sad day for the Rock World !

[@bogrot69]

I was so lucky to have seen him live, I had no idea at the time how important that show was 🙏

[@ericwalker8636]

I count myself lucky, too. I never got to see Cliff Burton play but at least I can say I saw RR twice before he was taken from us.

[@bogrot69]

@@ericwalker8636 I caught Cliff on the Ride the lightening tour here in Vancouver. My gf and I were standing in front on his side. They had beer in plastic cups on the stage and he handed two down to us. I got one good swig and ended up wearing the rest 😂😂 We met him briefly after the show. Really nice dude. Sadly, he ended up dating a girl we knew and was seeing her when he was killed. I got the call from a mutual friend before it went public. It was an awful time. These guys were so young and both died in such shitty stupid accidents. Its really sad

[@kaymullins228]

I got to see RR's last gig, and was also blessed to get to see Bon Scott with AC/DC 3 X! Ironically, the first time I saw AC/DC, UFO co-headlined (with Michael Schenker on guitar!)....and on the night of RR's final show, UFO opened for Ozzy!

[@harryrobinson8159]

🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾Saw him on the Diary of a Madman tour.. Almost didn’t go, a friend of mine said. DON”T MISS SEEING THIS GUY RANDY RHOADS...

[@Colton-yb4sr]

@@ericwalker8636 Thats even better

[@kingfish3066]

I was at randy,s last show in knoxville Tn , changed my life I had never ever witnessed anything like it , 37 yrs later I still haven't,, he was truly amazing.

[@mojodojo5533]

I was there too brother. Totally devasted the next day.

[@kingfish3066]

@@mojodojo5533 I had a paper route , I went out to pick up my newspapers to deliver, with my mind still blown from watching randy play , and the headlines on the knox news sentinel said ,, rock guitarist killed in plane crash , and I was crushed dis belief , it was unbelievable I was 16 at the time.

[@mojodojo5533]

@@kingfish3066 Disbelief was exactly how I felt. I went to the show with my best friend at the time and we were Ozzy and Randy fanatics. Got in line early and ran for the front row barricade as soon as they let us in. Those were the days of festival seating, standing actually. Unreal show. I remember feeling like throwing up when I heard the news. Took a long time to get over that. And even longer to realize what a historical show we witnessed.

[@McLeanAB88]

My older brother saw him on the last tour in KY or OH, and still describes it as "otherworldly." I was only 10, so my mother wouldn't let me go... I still need to slap her for that.

[@theoneleggedchef]

Uh...randy passed in March '82

[@mattgyure8420]

What he taught the metal world is priceless

[@zacfonseca857]

Agree!

[@Hitemwhereithurtss]

@@mattgyure8420 seriously

[@patricklilly2520]

@@mattgyure8420 ...and still teaching to this day...

[@johnnysurfs]

A slightly built man. Put a guitar in his hands and he was a dragon slayer. Hero to millions.

[@itsruf1]

For sure . . dragon slayer .. to the max. St. Randy the dragon slayer. In Spandex. With a cigarette in his moth. All 5'-7"/ 105# while "slaying" Sharon. Haul them off on ox carts.

[@itsruf1]

"Slightly built" according to Sharon. She seems to prefer slightly slayers . . .

[@roberthouston9272]

Yep, meek, mild and humble but when he touches a guitar he was a gigantic monster amongst children.

[@TheGunnCat]

Angus Young is like 5' 02".

[@itsruf1]

@@TheGunnCat Yeah. But he's angus. He's also still around? What next, Dio was 5'2"'? Stop the dopey comparisons.

[@paulforester6996]

Randy was just too good for us mortals, and had to move on. RIP.

[@Lastfirst333]

Basically yep

[@joen.savone9487]

Amen brother

[@zacfonseca857]

@@timmywarren3996 Amen

[@chrisvogan3851]

Wish he would of never got on that plane 😭

[@jeffreybrocato4665]

but then he might be a junkie now .. (or vito beretta, just a hermit.) its fine. he lives in those of us that love him and never forgot.

[@jacobrivera8821]

@@jeffreybrocato4665 exaclty sad fucking death but amazing fucking guitar player wow

[@joker57]

I don’t think he ever got on the plane, himself. I think he was sleeping and ozzy put him on plane asleep and told pilot to take him up. Pilot took off randy wakes up PISSED, thats why and when the struggle started and may have caused the accident? You all prob don’t know randy told ozzy the day before accident he was Quitting the band at end of tour, and wanted the go home and be a classical guitar player. This all happened around the same time Sharon hooked up with randy and ozzy was not happy about it. Ozzy also punched randy the day before accident. When you jump down this rabbit hole be prepared...................

[@itsruf1]

@@jacobrivera8821 F F F, I said Big Mac not a Fillet, F F F.

[@paulvalentine9555]

me too mate ,wonder what he would be doing now .??

[@scottashe984]

The Bruce Lee of heavy metal. Wrists of fury. All these years later he still blows my mind. I know what he's doing and how he's doing it but nobody did it like him.

[@jerrymarlow5453]

I could never get tired of Randy's solos.

[@dcraexon]

Sharon knows she’s sitting on my dope, thanks babe

[@Rancott]

My all time favorite guitar player St. Rhoads .

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

A Saint he ain't, well now he IS! But he could get a little crazy sometimes! I remember I think it was Drew who told me that Randy would party or anything before playing, but after, he was surrounded by girls and people offering him things, and apparently one night he took something and was hanging upside down either from a tree limb or some bar or railing and yelling! Which was VERY rare for him to do! So, Drew thinks it may have been a bit of white stuff, and I guess it could have been! I have heard a lot of stories from guys in Quiet Riot, my old Guitar tech who also worked on Randy's stuff when he was still in Quiet Riot! And other stories from Ozzy that he told My last wife, who worked for the Osbournes for about 6 or more years as a flight attendant. And other Stories from Bob Daisley and Rudy Sarzo! I like to call him Saint Rhoads too! And when he was my guitar teacher, he got a little upset with me because I came to a lesson a little buzzed! Remember, it used to be illegal! Anyway, I like to humanize him and remind people he was a normal guy, besides being one of the greatest guitarists ever and a very cool-looking and acting guy! He had a big influence on me when I was growing up! Saint Rhoads!

[@Rancott]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes Yep, to many people get put on pedestals and folks forget that they just human. Same flaws as anyone else...but he was so gifted and proficient in his craft, what he did will live on. Just like Link Wray, Eddy VH and Ozzy.

[@zancraft7865]

I count myself blessed to live in the era as a teen hearing Randy Rhoads when it was new and fresh.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

I count myself blessed growing up next to him and take lessons from him! I really miss him,but will always keep his name out there!

[@thomastaylor6102]

I remember watching an interview with Steve Vai. He said when he first heard Randy playing it was the most terrifying guitar sound he had ever heard, that Randy was truly innovating, and qualified that by saying, listen to his solos he was doing things that nobody had ever done before. Of course that’s all true but what got me about his playing was his phrasing. His phrasing was so good his solos are like listening to an intelligent conversation whith his guitar asking great questions and better answers. His playing is timeless, technical ability and creative ability he had more of each than 100 players could only hope to share. In my opinion the greatest player to ever draw breath and by a distance.

[@Polentaccio]

Are you sure he wasn't talking about EVH?? Randy wasn't really re-inventing the wheel there he just ripped and had monstrous live tone.

[@CoasterCoat]

@@Polentaccio thats bullshit because Mr. Crowleys solos are insane and his solo in crazy train is catchy as hell.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

That is very deep! I like it, it's more then just saying he was a great guitarist, he was a lot more then that! Very nice.

[@jerich859]

Steve Vai told me Randy has done things on guitar that no one has ever done or will do! LoL Randy popped my cherry being my very 1st concert at 13 years old on Diary of a Madman Tour mid February 1982 and he used his new black Jackson on Paranoid and rarely used Black Les Paul on Children of the Grave! I can tell you one thing I've seen 1000s of concerts since no one can tie his shoe in talent. He's up in heaven giving Hendrix and Dimebag lessons right now Happy Birthday Randy Dec 4th

[@CoasterCoat]

@@jerich859 damn you actually got to see Randy Live? Every post ive read said they havent seen another concert like Randys. Im 23 years old and I cant even fathom that lol. Randy seems like a Wizard to me and I keep forgetting that some people who are still here today actually saw him in real life hahah.

[@paulmyers9620]

😪😪😪😪 R.I.P. Randy Youre sorely missed. Thank you Micheal, for this and for keeping his spirit alive.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Your welcome!

[@ginastrazzi7650]

Randy is the best rock guitarist still...always will be.

[@MARK-r6c3k]

He's so damn Fast!! I never get tiered of listening to Ozzy's first 2 albums. It's taking me a lifetime to try and learn those songs on Guitar. Randy was So Good! 👊😎

[@monicacouto4575]

yeah i hear ya might take me a life time to play diary of a madman but the chords are so beautiful i have to learn it and its playing in my head. Only Randy could mix classical music and rock so smoothly together but there are alot of greats out there but he just stands out . I like Yngwie malmsteen too and Alexi laiho rip they add classical music too

[@ricev7071]

The piece at 1:00-1:20 in this solo, I always used it as part of my solos, but I always gave credit where credit is due. That scale haunted me for the longest time growing up and became a mainstay of my solos whenever I would go off on a solo. Rest in Peace Randy Rhoads. You are still my guitar hero and the reason why I picked up the guitar in the first place. I tell my kids about you still.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Very nice.

[@daverreich]

I had the Tribute book of tablature in 1987 and I was only playing for 3 yrs. That helped me alot and learning to play Dee is priceless.

[@biodot88]

Nice! This was pure melody. Now go learn the riff in Children of Grave.

[@handsomerube]

Seriously one of the most beautiful guitar parts ever created. Kudos to you for keeping his memory alive by playing this.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

I'm glad Randy still has a great influence on guitar players over 40 years after he has passed. I miss him still, he was my neighbor and guitar teacher. I will always be grateful that I had the time I did with him . He was nice, patient, and a great guitar player! I wish I was a little older and actually realized how lucky I was! I still listen to the tapes and play the tabs still ,I pick up things he was trying to show me !

[@DustyRoseWS]

I was so fortunate to see Randy with Ozzy at The Palladium in 1981. My friend and I forced ourselves through the crowd and stood right in front of Randy. We were so close we could see his pedalboard, and even the snakeskin shoes he was wearing! I also saw him on the Diary Tour!

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Very cool! This solo is actually from 1/15/82 , I have posted the whole show ,you can look it up, it's a good show,Randy is great as usual ! Randy was my neighbor and I took guitar lessons from him for about 2 years, and he was a good friend,I put these out to keep his name out there ,I promised his Mom I would! I have every show with Ozzy recorded ,and about 12 soundboard recordings! So ,check out my other shows I posted and I have a Facebook page called Eternal Rhoads ,so I do what I can for my friend. I was very lucky my parents decided to move where the did!

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

here is a link to the full show-kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYikdZabmauBZ6c

[@williamfabiano543]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes why can't I find king biscuit flower hour "suicide Solution " anywhere? Do you have that recording?

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

@@williamfabiano543 I have a great recording of it! They use to sell it on Vinyl ,I have it straight from that ,sounds great! I thought it was posted already?

[@drummersagainstitk]

My ex girlfriend took acoustic classical guitar lessons for almost a yr. from Randy in 1979 when he was at the guitar shop in Burbank. She always said he was always practicing extremely difficult baroque classical guitar music in the shop with freakish technical proficiency. To think all these years later he is considered a metal shredder is almost unfair. He was possibly the greatest classical shredder of all time because even Yngvie never did Classical contata concerts like Randy did.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

He was really getting into Classical guitar by79. I don't know of any place in Burbank he only taught Guitar at Musonia in North Hollywood ,he lived in Burbank just down the street from me. that is how I started taking lessons from him from78 to 79 until he left for Ozzy, It's been years so she is probably just confused . Anyway, he would have been an even more amazing guitarist! He was already working on things that no one had even thought of doing! Yngvie is a huge fan of Randy. I really wish he would have been able to do what he was planning on! It would have been Amazing!

[@drummersagainstitk]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes So long ago...My ex sd she took the lessons in Burbank but yes confused. My ex was studying classical guitar. Her name is Kim Westervelt. Did you know her? Same year as you 79. Everyone knew Randy would've been known for classical guitar if he lived 100yrs ago. She always said he had instinctive skills that only a gifted classical player knows. I believe if he'd lived a full life his transition from insane shredder to Son of Segovia would've happened.

[@flynnduffy8386]

The absolute best. This solo makes me emotional 🥁🔥

[@davesaenz3732]

When I first Tony Iommi I started to play guitar. When I heard Randy I was again blown away. He inspired me to get better. 🎸

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

That is what Tony Iommi said to me when I asked him about what he thought about Randy when he first heard him . Tony said it made him want to be better! So ,Randy had a big influence on a lot of people in his short career !

[@davesaenz3732]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewesHe sure did. Without RR, EVH, and Tony i would have never want to play guitar. 🎸

[@paulvalentine9555]

There will never be any one like him , just love is playing .

[@lexreed3178]

I saw the show in Dallas and it changed my life! Have not seen a concert like it EVER. Best show I have EVER attended. RIP Randy!

[@aksmobiledetailing183]

He is a legend!!!

[@allendorman8111]

Of all the great musicians whose life was cut short (and there are many) I always thought this was the one I'd most like to of had more of. To have 4 or 5 albums worth of music from Randy and Ozzy would be great. But just the two are stone cold metal classic masterpieces for sure.

[@tncountryboy34]

THIS WAS MY FIRST CONCERT 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 I NEVER WILL FORGET IT...PEOPLE FORGET HOW ABSOLUTELY AMAZING HE WAS HE WAS AND IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS EVER MAN AT THE MEMORIES COMING BACK HEARING THIS

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

That's great ! That why I am posting all my shows, so people won't forget Randy. He was my neighbor and teacher .It was exciting to see him get famous and people were just starting to see what he would do, plus he was growing in huge leaps as he toured with ozzy! I still miss him. He was great!

[@tncountryboy34]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes Oh man thats so Awesome im telling ya I don't care what anybody says Randy is 1 of the GREATEST EVER PERIOD THE END...and it would have been unbelievable to be taught by him.. Can you imagine what Music he would have come up with if he lived longer... Keep posting your videos buddy Young kids need to learn About Him and not forget him

[@JW-zs1pz]

Yo yo brother, my 1st two concerts were Ozzy on Blizzard and Diary of a Madman in California, long Beach Arena with Motorhead opening, and at the fabulous LA Forum. Both concerts were absolutely awesome!!!

[@eljefe8564]

What a monster on the guitar. Dude had all the chops.

[@davidmatela9868]

Was lucky enough to see him on this tour = He played his way right into The Heavens I started playing guitar in the 80’s Angus Eddie Randy = Those were the dudes. GUITAR WAS ON FIRE🔥

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Yes, You were very lucky to see him! I grew up with Randy as my neighbour, and being a dumb kid,I didn't start taking lessons from him until I was about 12 ! I just thought , yeah heck that guitar player in that club band Quiet Riot, but besides just running into him and talking ,I was actually taking lessons from someone else,until my friend Brent, kept telling me to go talk with him about guitar lessons. So I did and took them until he left For Ozzy. I saw him once in Quiet Riot, and didnt like the band. But when i saw him playing with me while giving lessons,i knew he had it n him to be a great guitarist! When I first heard the Blizzard album I was stunned! I couldn't believe how great he was! And then seeing him about. 5 times with Ozzy, and the second album ,I knew he was going to be the next BIG thing! I have tons recordings and stuff from over 40 plus years! So I'm just putting out a few things

[@davidmatela9868]

That’s Awsome! That’s what was cool about Randy that he was a teacher too I’ve been teaching for 30 years & I sill love it If you listen to my solo on this song kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6SzmX5met5gm5Y. You’ll actually here some Randy stuff. I learned a lot from his style of composing a “solo”

[@randyrhoads9153]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes So cool to hear about randy like that :)

[@johnnywinford7789]

Yes they were... I'll never be able to explain that kind of awesome to my kids. The whole world was musical then. God blessed those days for sure!

[@charlesdeichman5115]

Whether or not it’s really his last show, I thank you for posting these, and I hope you don’t stop. Your uploads are fantastic. Thank you for helping keep Randy alive!

[@charlesdeichman5115]

And while this sounds similar to another show... there’s still something different about this. Can’t quite place it.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

you are welcome!

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Even if it wasn't the last show , it's a killer solo! I have had all these tapes that I digitized, and was gonna post every show, I'm only missing 4 shows! I Knew Randy ,he was my neighbor and I took lessons from him in 78 until he left for Ozzy. I know a ton of people and in 82 and 83 I started collecting recordings ,because I didn't want him to be forgotten! I have posted about 20 shows 3 great quality ,like this soundboard. Every tape had a date,that is all,so no one knows for sure except for the very few shows ozzy knew where he was. But I get so much negative crap, like this is not the last one, who cares! It is a great recording and people need to mellow out .All of these Randy expert sites are run by people who were not even alive or didn't know him. I talk to Rudy and Bob Daisley still,I go by what they say! I think people should just enjoy whatever it is !!!! That is the whole point,that is why I stopped putting anything else up.

[@SoFallsWichitaFalls]

I saw RR 3 times w/Quiet Right at the Whiskey back in the day. I remember being just so blow off my ass by what I saw. I also had the chance to meet Randy once. He came to a gig of a high school rock band my friends had formed. I was the bands roadie. The gig was outside at Johnny Carson Park in Burbank Cal. We were all from Burbank and Randy had become our local hero. Randy shows up with his guitar case in hand. He sat down on the grass a bit away from everyone. I was stunned at how short and thin he was. On stag he looked so much larger than life. The last song my friends' band did was a QR song. Randy smiled throughout the whole song and really seemed to be listening very closely. After the band was finished, Randy came over to talked to everyone. He was so mild manner, non pretentious, and so incredibly humble. When we were loading out he insisted upon carring equipment to the van. He thanked the guys in the band for inviting him and asked to be invited again.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

That's why I keep putting this stuff out! He was my neighbor, he lived on Amherst and I was on Cypress. He was very nice and always so humble. I'm glad I took lessons from him, because I was taking lessons at Larry Larson's because t was 3 bucks less then Randy charged ,but my friend ,Brent ,kept telling me to switch to Randy, so I walked over to his house and talked to hi and he gave me a card and that was it, I started the next week. Anyway ,I was about 12 when I started and was friends with Randy and Delores .And that day I hear on the radio ,and then everything after he was gone ,I just promised his mom I would not let people forget. So ,I'm glad to hear stories and tell mine too! Randy was a great guitarist ,but a great person too!

[@SoFallsWichitaFalls]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes How cool. I lived a bit further away on Lamer. I went to John Muir, as I am sure you did.

[@darrenkrivit6854]

Crazy sick talent, seeing him live was jaw-dropping🤯

[@joen4296]

What a shame that we lost him so young, he would have gave us much more greatness and shredded licks!!!

[@edgardtorres6162]

Randy forever ! Rest and peace 🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿

[@srt8rocketship241]

He will always bey Hero. Randy and Eddie , like ot or not , Legends that will not be forgotten.

[@kenedie4646]

Michael, thanks for posting your Randy videos. Randy is the greatest thing that ever happened, in my opinion, my favorite musician, biggest guitar influence since Blizzard of Ozz. Randy rules!!!

[@camronbay1]

Suicide solution live was some of the most fierce guitar sound ever created.

[@easternyellowjacket276]

Yep. That solo was hauntingly disturbing what he pulled off. Amazing!!

[@ronnieparker4311]

I live about hour up the interstate from Knoxville ! Where this show was at! Knoxville the civic coliseum !!!!! Hope you have found your band mates kevin du brow and lee kerslake !! Rest in peace

[@jonb5817]

I was front row center balcony myself as well. Killer show. Drove from Townsend Tn.

[@specfever2]

Holy cow, i wish we decades more of Randy. I've never heard this - really only what's on the Tribue album as far as live goes - and a few youtube videos.

[@emersonbegay7550]

AWESOME!!!! MY FAVORITE GUITARIST OF ALL TIME!!!! RANDY RHOADS RULES!!!!

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Randy Rhoads Rules! Had that on my school notebook. Along with other bands. But Randy Rules! U R rigjt!

[@seang1948]

👍👍

[@chocolatecityoutlaw6258]

Hendrix was the greatest ever!

[@emersonbegay7550]

@@chocolatecityoutlaw6258 Luv Hendrix Too!!!!

[@tynazelrod]

My favorite guitarist of all time Randy Rhoads thank you for sharing

[@jaymakormik6779]

I always keep in mind ,the exploding supernovae that forged the metals that guitarists like Rhoads brings to life with his hands. When gravity pushes iron, Iron pushes back!!💥

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Deep! I like it! Randy always liked heavy guitar ,but Quiet Riot turned into a glam / rock band. He wanted to be heavy sounding ! When I would bring in Judas priest or Scorpions ,Randy really liked teaching those to me! I really wish I would have been older when I got the chance to take lessons from him! I am sure he would have got heavier and heavier sounding,and playing,with the classical as a part of his playing! Tommy Aldridge told me once that Randy really wanted to be in a heavy ,but still melodic band! Just not with Ozzy and Sharon fighting all the time!

[@ArronP]

0:43 when he used his whammy bar there and got that real down tune sound was killer.... modern metal sound. 01:14 that beautiful classical music melody..sounds so great that it sounds like 2 guitar players

[@smackatiger_420]

I’ve ALWAYS loved that run in particular and wow it’s sounds even better with delay

[@sAiNtFiTz78]

Dimebag’s squeal’s are louder

[@bryandraughn9830]

Thank you for this audio! I've never heard Randy's isolated track before! Totally sick! Really was a major influence for me. I started playing right before he started with Ozzy and ill never be able to shake his hand. Will always miss him.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Your welcome.

[@philfrank5601]

The ending sequence at 1:39 I've never heard him play that before, wow!! Real classical influence but still heavy. Randy Rhoads Forever.

[@atteljas]

I assume youre referring to "The Jam"

[@chrisretro81]

Amazing. Truly mind blowing to this day and will be mind-blowing beyond

[@JeffNease-c2j]

Yes, I was one of the lucky ones I was young and so was he I got to see him at Charleston, West Virginia then they was heading to Tennessee for another concert. They were heading to Orlando , but didn’t happen because of the terrible tragedy that happened to him, what could’ve been will never know Randy Rhoads like it was yesterday. It’s a shame we miss you dearly Randy Rhoads Thank you🙏🎸🎸🎸🙏

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

I think about him every day! It is weird ! I had known Randy since I was 11 and then took lessons when I was 12 until he left,but it seems like I had known him my whole life! But it was just about 7 or 8 years! I'm glad I knew him!

[@Johnny-so5xv]

Randy was synonymous with success.no one could shred like this

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

In 1981/2 NOBODY was shredding like this! EVH was doing his tapping ,and he was great,BUT Randy was bringing a whole new way of playing guitar! Lynch,Lee, all these Guys on the strip would just copy each other! George Lynch would just jump on any trend that was happening! And he had hair like qa 12 year old boy! Just that eight there lost him gigs! He is lucky Don Dorkken didn't care! OOpps ,this is about Randy! I was so happy for him when everything started to take off!

[@ericvitelli7113]

What a legend- miss him every day RIP RR and Lee - immortal!

[@michaelbujanda8785]

When I hear Randy Rhoads play or see a video on KZbin with him playing I always get excited!!!! And happy!!!! 😊 😁😄🙂☺️😊😆😛😋

[@markreep7841]

I hadn't heard this. Thank you. Randy was amazing. I still miss him. World grayed some the day he died.

[@petersantospago1966]

I remember when those albums came out...I was blown away!!! So I got a crappy Peavey for Christmas and a pint sized amp. And I listened to Randy over and over and over and over... First song I learned was... "You can't kill rock and roll" ... So much feel and intensity on that song.. I never got to see him live but boy I wanted to...

[@Mmdrums1]

Saw him in Quiet Riot at the Starwood. He was all about his playing and not about himself. No showboat. Modest. His guitar spoke for him-with authority. Truly one of the best.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

@@Mmdrums1 he was my neighbor and guitar teacher, and he didn't push anyone that didn't want to learn, but if you did ,he would help you to get the most out of your guitar playing ! There are things he tried teaching me at 13 that I just now am understanding! He lived guitar!

[@jasonh2254]

Just Amazing I would have been there but I was only like 4 but this transports me there never thought I would hear this thanks Michael I spent most of my guitar playing days hours and hours with Randy's playing this for me is truly a lost masterpiece and sounds 100% better than tribute

[@jromasterofone]

Wow! I'd never heard this until today! Thanks for posting!

[@MichaelReedAstrology]

I saw this tour two weeks before Randy died. Glad to have had the experience

[@Kantack1]

Sounds like the beginning of what that 3rd album would've been.... The GOAT that changed my life R.I.P. Randy Rhoads #RRR (spread this # stands for Randy Rhoads Rules, trying to get it all over the place)

[@seanblack6545]

Man, a true rock n roll God!! Miss you bro.

[@1wickedgroove]

I saw a lot of concerts from the late 70s through the early 90s. I missed seeing Randy by a few weeks or so. I would have traded all of them to have seen Randy play!

[@rubencarrera2225]

Magical fingers.. amazing!!!!!

[@silentwhisperstudios7808]

Growing up I had Randy Rhoades posters. All over my bedroom walls. I still have those posters. Can never replace them , they are original prints.

[@snez1006]

Rhoads!!

[@rustykernz1]

Absolutely amazing. True musician

[@phillipparker8947]

Still the greatest, I was still in high school when I was listening to ozzy, I thought he was the best guitarist I've ever heard almost 40 years later I realized I was right, damn I was a smart feller.

[@johnnywinford7789]

I got RR tattoo on my hand when I was about 14. I'm 50 and I still love Randy. I knew he was the best at a young age. I still haven't changed my mind about who the greatest is. He may be gone, but he still holds the title on #1 !!!!!!

[@MoodyBlue42..]

Alot of the pics are from this concert. Sadly, his last . He was miserable even though you couldn't tell it from the playing. If I'm not mistaken. He had his wisdom teeth pulled a few days prior to this show. Look closely at some of the pics and you can see his cheeks are still swollen. The poor guy was also sick alot during this time. But what a trooper!! Randy Rhoads was just freaking awesome!!

[@johnverab7459]

You can hear so much brilliant unused material when he goes into that improv with Tommy, I get goose bumps. Thank You for sharing this beautiful gem.

[@bobot1981]

So melodic, so fierce. Thanks for sharing that!

[@codyschubert2843]

Randy Rhoades was mine and my dads favorite. Truly a guitar legend.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Randy Rhoads is a legend! I was 12 when I started taking lessons from him, but I was lucky enough to have him a neighbor, so he was also a friend! What he did on the 2 Ozzy albums was amazing! I was shocked when he gave me a cassette of the Blizzard album, it was so different and like he turned into a legend, after 1 record, I don't really count the 2 Quiet Riot albums ,but he did learn important recoding techniques that would help him, like double or triple tracking his leads and rhythm parts! I still miss him. I just pretend that he is still on tour somewhere!

[@bigbadbamboo1]

He died about 5 miles from my parents house in Leesburg. I was on the road with Edgar Winter at the time. Terrible loss

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

I still remember exactly where I was ,it was unbelievable ,until the funeral ,then it was real. I still miss talking to him.

[@paulcurtis1639]

First year hearing Randy Rhoades! So glad I can uncover his material!🤘

[@tommcbride6210]

Oh my God please post the whole show, Thank u, Thank u!!!!

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

I did! it's actually 1/15/82 and if you click on the video at the end of this ,there it is in a play list!

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

here is the beginning=kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6fFfJ-XfMmFrbM

[@jeffnease7641]

Randy Rhoads I really miss this guy still hurts today but still to this day no one can touch Randy wow rest in peace my brother

[@jameslange6118]

Absolutely awesome!

[@davesaenz3732]

Thank you Randy Rhoads 🎸

[@timpenfield5]

I am speechless, DAMN. HEADPHONES TIME, A BILLION THANX

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

You are VERY welcome ! That is what I like to hear, thank you!

[@stevekulacz7235]

You never heard of rock guitarists learning classical guitar playing until Randy came out then suddenly that became part of every other guitar players resume

[@tommilitello198]

He started on classical and intended on going back to it

[@tomfrankiewicz7951]

I never had a chance to see R.R. in concert. Thank you for these downloads

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

You are very welcome! Be sure to check all of them out! I'll keep posting as many as possible, I have every show Randy ever played! He was a good friend!

[@Scott__C]

Aside from his awesome licks, I loved the toggle switch trick. It's simple but sounds so cool.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Ace Frehley has been doing that since before he was in KISS! I took lessons from Randy and lived by him . That was a cool thing . Anyway ,Randy was just starting to get into his own ,I remember thinking he was going to be huge! I'm glad you like this. Check out the Soundboard recordings I posted ,Kalamazoo Mi. is a great one!

[@Scott__C]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes Thanks, I will. I'd forgotten about Ace doing that too! I think I just liked it from Randy better because his guitar was always on the verge of wild feedback and it just grabbed me more.

[@johnnywinford7789]

That's my rock God, the one and only #1💯❤️🌹😇😭

[@gabrielmaldonado9958]

Randy Rhoads Still the Best of the Best !!!!!!! Miss You Brother RIP.

[@BlackdogRDC]

This sounds exactly like the soundboard recording of the concert held at Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI Feb 9, 1982. I've been collecting bootlegs for 30 plus years. Their are 44 known bootleg shows of Randy Rhoads with Ozzy not one of them is from Knoxville. I have 42 of those shows. The 2 that I DONT have are in Bob Daisley's hands so they would be earlier shows with him in the band not a 1982 show. Bob wont release them. Tommy Aldridge has said he has some shows, but its more than likely stuff that is already out there. The last known recorded show is the El Paso, Texas show on Feb 23, 1982. Their are shows that are mislabeled.. 2 that come to mind are Indianapolis which is really the Montreal 1981 show. The other popular one is labeled as Randy's last recorded show Atlanta March 17, 1982 which is another show I can't recall which one. So the show that you have for Knoxville is highly likely another show as well and just mislabeled. Here is a list of all the shows and the ratings of the sound quality. This comes from the Randy Rhoads Society Facebook page. Known Bootlegs with Ozzy & Randy There are 44 known bootleg recordings of Ozzy and Randy Rhoads. I have listened to each one and here are the results based on sound quality. Pro A+++ 1981 July 28th - St. Denis Theatre, Montreal, Quebec (Lambchops Top 5) (AKA Ozzy Live) Pro A+++ 1981 May 11th - Music Hall, Cleveland, OH (aka TRIBUTE) Great 1981 July 24th - London Gardens, London, Ontario (Lambchops Top 5) Great 1981 June 27th - Arena, Long Beach, CA (Lambchops Top 5) SBD A 1982 February 9th - Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI SBD A 1982 January 15th - Met Center, Minneapolis, MN Great 1982 January 22nd - Mecca Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI (Lambchops Top 5) Very Good 1980 October 22nd - Chelmsford Odeon, Chelmsford, England Very Good 1980 October 26th - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England Very Good 1981 April 29th - Auditorium Theater, Rochester, NY Very Good 1981 August 14th - Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead, NY Very Good 1981 August 8th - Music Mountain, South Fallsburg, NY Very Good 1982 January 24th - Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL Good 1981 April 22nd - Towson Center, Towson, MD Good 1981 August 7th - Ocean State Theater, Providence, RI Good 1981 November 30th - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales Good 1981 November 9th - Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany Decent 1980 October 17th - Mayfair Theatre, Newcastle, England Decent 1980 September 20th - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England Decent 1981 December 2nd - Royal Court, Liverpool, England Decent 1981 July 27th - Maple Leaf Garden, Toronto, Ontario Decent 1981 June 21st - El Paso Coliseum, El Paso, TX Decent 1981 May 2nd - Palladium Theater, New York, NY (1st show) Listenable 1980 October 10th - Taunton Odeon, Tauton, England Listenable 1980 October 28th - Mayfair Theatre, Sunderland, England Listenable 1980 September 24th - Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England Listenable 1981 August 16th - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD Listenable 1981 December 31st - Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA Listenable 1981 June 28th - Tempe, Arizona Listenable 1981 May 2nd - Palladium Theater, New York, NY (2nd show) Listenable 1981 May 4nd - Springfield, MA Listenable 1982 February 23rd - El Paso, TX Ok 1980 September 23rd - Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England Ok 1981 August 22nd - Poplar Creek, Hoffman Estates, IL (Lambchops Top 5) Ok 1982 February 8th - Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI Ok 1982 January 31st - Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH Bad 1980 November 8th - Nottingham, England Bad 1980 October 23nd - Ipswich, UK Bad 1981 April 25th - Philadelphia, PA Bad 1981 April 26th - Bethlehem, PA Bad 1981 August 1st - Vale Park, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Bad 1981 August 31th - Clarkson, MI Bad 1981 July 4th - Coliseum, Oakland, CA Bad 1981 May 20th - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre

[@skeeter197140]

Guy's just trying to get views. I can COMPLETELY appreciate someone like you, who sounds like they know exactly what they are talking about.

[@michaelflatters7354]

Randy Chapman...I posted my comment before I saw yours. I was expecting it was going to be Montreal or Cleveland, but immediately thought Kalamazoo. Since you appear to be a very knowledgeable Rhoads fan, did anybody ever figure out what show, or shows were used for the live bonus disc that came with the Diary anniversary release? Pretty certain the keyboard intro to Crowley was from 1980. Just never seen anybody pinpoint what Blizzard show it was from.

[@BlackdogRDC]

@@michaelflatters7354 The tracks that make up the OZZY LIVE disc had previously circulated as a bootleg under the title "Randy Rhoads Axeman" claiming to have been recorded at the Indianapolis Convention Center on June 4, 1981. However, tour dates of the Blizzard of Ozz tour state that June 4 was a concert at San Antonio, Texas. The only difference is speed correction was done and the track listing was arranged in the order of a typical Ozzy Osbourne concert of the time. On the bootleg the tracks are not in order of a standard performance.

[@humanbeing2420]

IOW, it is your opinion that this is NOT in fact a recording of the final guitar solo that Randy Rhoads ever played?

[@BlackdogRDC]

@@humanbeing2420 100% NOT his last solo. As I stated their is no bootleg from the Knoxville show. The last known bootleg or recording of Randy was the El Paso, Texas show on Feb 23, 1982. I have been collecting bootleg shows ever since I was about 14 and I am now 54. I have 42 of the 44 known bootleg Ozzy/Randy shows. I have never ever saw or heard of a show from March 1982.

[@TheoIam]

I got to see both solo tours with Randy. I was at the St Louis show on 1/27/82. I was blown away when I heard about the crash. I felt so lucky to be included in his last set of shows.

[@r.d.stevens9482]

Saint Rhoads lives on..

[@LEDZEP769]

I remember being 18 when Blizzard hit the music waves and Randy was immediately my first real guitar god. Missed my chance to see the Diary tour because a bad storm postponed it But the news of his death weeks later shattered me and to this day he's still the one who gives me the chills with his classically influenced metal guitar playing. ✝️ 🎸

[@andyhayes6817]

I had never heard that little instramental piece with the full band before.....I hear similar parts from earlier versions of his acapella solos in it, love the ensemble it turned into. It sort of had a TransSiberianOrchestra type sound to it 👍. Randy was Amazing

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Im glad you like it . The indtumental piece was called man on the flying trapeze. Go listen to my Soundboard recording of the Kalamazoo Mi. Show, you will like that too,it was the first excellent soundboard recording I got ,I knew Randy, he was my neighbour and teacher, so I was able to get stuff most people couldn't. I have several shows posted up on KZbin.

[@andyhayes6817]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes very cool, thanks man 👍

[@scottawes921]

Where do you think TransSiberian got it from?

[@richardkey4289]

He does this during ' suicide solution' on the Tribute live album by Ozzy

[@davidmatela9868]

GREAT PHOTOS TOO!!!

[@xcntryrcr42]

when you find a man who loved music and is true to his click of music......you find a man like Randy. He will never be forgotten or over shadowed.....he was a master amoung masters.....he was his own person.

[@cableguyxx]

Michael, you continue to impress me with the quality of these recordings. Please keep it up! The sound quality is amazing! I've been collecting for a long time now and have multiple versions of many shows in varying qualities but the ones you are posting are miles ahead of any of them.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

I have a few ready ,just need a little time, I am glad you like it!

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

I have every show with Randy except 4 or 5 . I started collecting as Randy was touring in England, I gave him copies of 2 shows when he came back to Burbank. Since I had been his neighbour and teacher, he new I was just as excited for him as he was! So since 1980 I have been collecting recordings ,and know Randy and Rudy it helped ! And then I met a kid who's dad was working for the company hired to do the Diary tour, so that is how I got the soundboard recordings, and he also had about 10 shows on video,at least 3 camera shoots, I didn't make copies of the videos because I thought they would be put out by now, and it was expensive to have good copies made ,and I was 18 and going to be a father, so I didn't do it. Anyway, that is how I got all these ! I'm glad you like them, I just try and keep Randys name out there! Eddie was incredible, but most people know who he is,but that will change in 5 years. Anyway,I'll keep posting ,so you will hear a lot more !

[@Polentaccio]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes Pretty awesome story and thanks for continuing to get these out. How did you track all these bootlegs down in the years before the internet? Interesting you mention the video, that is the holy grail everyone speculates about and we know they are holding onto selfishly. Did you see the videos? How was the quality?

[@mojodojo5533]

Oh man! Thanks for posting this. I was at this show and on the front row between oz and Randy.

[@jonb5817]

Me front row, center balcony!

[@titorivera9010]

Went to the show the 20th heart broken and in disbelief . Will never forget

[@JCopland0331]

How I wish Randy had just slept in the next morning and stayed on that bus.

[@SamRuhman]

How I wish, Aycock hadn't been an idiot.

[@JCopland0331]

@@SamRuhman yep

[@JCopland0331]

@@SamRuhman cocaine does not bring out good judgement a lot of the time

[@SamRuhman]

@@JCopland0331 part of Aycock's idiocy that he exhibited

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Keep the memory alive. Thanks

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

You are welcome I will. I have several full shows posted,I have all the shows Randy played with Ozzy!

[@JeffNease-c2j]

He’s definitely killing it man definitely killing it wow❤✨

[@Bigfaxxx]

Sounds like randy and don airey (keyboardist) were synched up playing together in that second part. That sounded amazing!

[@ArronP]

yup they were in perfect unison.. the two on the town show I think it was with there film crew filmed them playing crazy train and Randy and Don are perfect together...not only did Randy get a chance to shine. Don did aswell.....it's like don was the 2nd guitar player

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

@@ArronP Randy andvDon had worked itbout during rehersals for this tour, Ozzy was usually not at m9st rehearsals, so they came jp with a lot of stuff. It was a grwar big sound live,especially when the Roland stereo delay was used,that was triggered at the soundboard.

[@mr.g1758]

I saw the Birmingham show, third from last show in Knoxville. If you never saw him live it's hard to emphasize how incredible he was; even the Tribute album and bootlegs fall short of what I heard that night. I consider myself lucky to have seen him play once-- forever a legend in the annals of great guitarists. Hard to rank, but I'd guess Hendrix, Van Halen, and Rhoads are in a class above the rest.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Yeah , Randy was my neighbour and eventually my guitar teacher. I saw him play with Ozzy about 4 times ,2 on the Blizzard tour and 2 on the Diary tour! It is very hard to explain just how great he was,and he was just getting started ,his tone would have been very different by the time he finished that tour, and if he did do,1 more studio album, I know he had one live album to do to finish off the Jet records contract ,and they had 3 shows in the can by the time they finished the Blizzard tour and those have all been put out. You are right,you only get a small idea with these soundboard tapes as to what he sounded ,and looked like live! I'm happy he got that fame ,but almost wish it was some other way ,and he was still here. I miss him still!

[@scottashe984]

There is no need for ranking. They all have strengths and weaknesses. Although it's hard to find any with RR. He just needed more time...

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Man, he was so incredible. ❤❤

[@warrenporter9554]

One of my reasons for beginning to play guitar some 33 years ago. Still playing his songs.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

That's great! He was a great teacher as well as a player! When he left to go record the first ozzy album ,when he came back to Burbank with copies of the album ,first time I heard it ,I was shocked how great he was ,and I had taken lessons from him for about a year ,and heard him jam from when he taught me ,and the Quiet Riot albums were, well you know......... so that first Blizzard album was amazing! It was great watching him get bet better and take over the world with a sub par singer and made him bigger then he ever was! I still miss him.

[@michaelbujanda8785]

Hearing this just makes me smile and cry!!!! Smile 🙂 because Randy was so damn good and yeah I was a little jealous!!!! Cry 😢 because Randy died way too young!!!! He along with Eddie Van Halen inspired me to play guitar and really get into music!!!! Meaning start a band and Rock out and possibly make a go at it and make music as a career!!!! I still can't play like Randy to save my life!!!! I can play maybe some of his rhythm parts to his songs but his solos note for note!!!!! Forget about it man!!!! L.O.L.!!!!!!🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😄😄😄😀😄😀😄🤣😂🤣😄😄😀😃😃😀 He was an inspiration and influenced me!!!! I started playing guitar in 1985!!!! I used to have posters and pictures of Randy Rhoads on my bedroom wall!!!! I still play guitar to this day and I'm 51 years old!!!!🥲🥲🥲🥲 RIP Randy Rhoads!!!! May Your music legacy live on and out live all of today's stupid music trends!!!!! Today's music!!!! Stinks!!!!!😝😝😝😩😩😩 It just sucks!!!!! Today's music is just horrible!!!! If Randy were alive today I think 🤔 he would have put most of today's guitar shredders to shame!!!! He just had that magic touch!!!! He was original!!!! The sound was in his hands and inside him!!!! Thank God Randy had the opportunity to bring it out and play with Ozzy Osbourne!!!! And Quiet Riot!!!! (Early 75-79)!!!!🥲🥲🥲😀😃😄😃😀

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

That was nice. I was 12 when my friend Brent ,he goes by Brent Woods now,he's playing with Sabastian Bach and was in Vince Niels band and on his second solo album, anyway ,we both played guitar ,I took lesson from some Jazz guitarist in Glendale, I lived and grew up in Burbank California, so my friend was playing his guitar and I asked him,why are you so much better then me? He said it was probably his guitars teacher, Randy Rhoads, I asked where he was ,he said just a couple blocks away. So we rode our bikes over to his house, my friend d said, he needs to take lessons from you! I just stood there, I knew he was in a band ,but the stuff I heard I didn't really like, I know this sounds crazy,but, that's how I first met him. So we talked about what I wanted to learn and he gave me his card and told me to call his mom and set up some lessons. So,I called ,and he was charging 2 dollars more then the guy I was with, so I said I had to thi k a out it. So,my friend Brent said it would be worth it if I wanted to learn how to play hard rock ,or metal,but this was 1978 ,so I started taking lessons and he was great! I learned a lot from him,not just how to play ,but they had a thing where the guitar students and bass and drummers,the more advanced ones,would all get together and we would learn how to play in a band! Nobody was doing this,it really helped me out when I started playing. Anyway,he was a great friend and I was happy for him when he started to get popular with Ozzy,Randy hated Black Sabbath ,and I remember when he got the gig ,he wasn't really happy,but his mom said it would help him meet people in the business, because he wanted out of Quiet Riot, and he saw Van Halen get signed and shoot to the top,Top, wanted that chance too! Well ,he got it,and when he sent the first album home ,like a box load so his mom could give them out,so I got one and put it on,it was like a different person,he was just going for it! He knew this was it,ozzy or not, he was going to get noticed! And he did. I could go on,but ,I'm so glad I was able to take lessons ,get to know him and watch him go higher and more famous ,and then on the Diary tour,he knew that he had made it, but that made him play even better! I still miss him,I just pretend he is on tour somewhere! But I remember hanging up my first poster of him,and thinking, wow,that's Randy ,he did it! And then of course it all just stopped. To me ,that was it ,as far as Ozzy,I didn't really like Jake,as a person,I met him when he was in Ratt,and Nikki Sixx was just starting Motley crue, so I had known Nikki and started hanging out with him,and that a whole other story. But ,I was in bands, 2 that got pretty big,sold out every club on the strip and even toured and ended up opening for Motley crue for a few shows. But ,Randy ,I think about him always,I'm no guitar master, I was more concerned about what I looked like then playing,but I guess I was good enough. I still write and put out music,and Randy was and still is a big influence! I still miss him!

[@michaelbujanda8785]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes Dude!!!! You were right there in the scene so to speak!!!! Your lucky!!!! That's totally awesome!!!! Totally!!!!😊😀😊😀 Thanks for sharing!!!! It seems that you have a solid foundation learning from one of the best guitar players on the planet!!!! At least you learned the fundamentals on the guitar!!!! I tried to learn the basics!!!! I like to KNOW what I am playing!!!! But I didn't want to get too caught up in music theory!!!! I was afraid it would hinder my creativity!!! "You can't play that guitar chord or scale there!!!! It's not in the right key!!!!" I'm glad I memorized most of the basic chords and chord shapes!!!! Man you have a lot of history!!!! Stories to tell!!!! I think I was born a few years to late!!!! To be in that early 80s night club scene most have been really cool!!!!😀😊😀😊😃🙂😄

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

@@michaelbujanda8785 yeah, it was....crazy,unbelievable, insane! I'm glad I was in it, but it is like riding a frigging Shark ,it's exciting, but you might not make it! The whole lifestyle is unsustainable ! I remember when Randy was gone,it didn't really hit me that HE was gone! That sucked, the funeral was surreal, yeah there were all these rockstars, or soon to be Rockstars, but it didn't matter,because of what happened. Since it was obviously closed casket, it was like ,maybe he isn't gone,but I sat down with his brother in law a few ,well about 25 years later ,and he had been drinking and we were talking about something to do with a tribute type thing,and ima a ked him out of the blue,who went to claim Randy after the accident, I heard it was you,and he said, yep,I was the new brother in law and nobody wanted to do it so I volunteered! I said that was nice of you, and then he proceeded to tell me everything, more then I ever wanted to know! So ,that is a bad part of being so close to things. BUT, as far as music,it was great,to go from Randy ,then meeting Nikki at a liquor store in Burbank, and watching everything they did,and start planning my band ,writing all the songs ,which Craig Turner, Randy's top student ,took Randy's overflow students, and then was the teacher after George Lynch stopped teaching,it wasn't his thing. Anyway, Craig really helped my song writing . I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just start typing away, I'm glad you like the Randy stuff I posted,there are a lot more ,if you just look up Randy Rhoads on my KZbin channel, and you can see some other stuff to! Feel free to ask questions, take care!

[@michaelbujanda8785]

@@MichaelDouglasSkewes Craig Turner!!!! I read somewhere that he went to M.I.T. (Musicians Institute of Technology) and became an instructor/teacher and played in a band "Highlander"!!!!😀😃😀😄😀

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

@@michaelbujanda8785 yes,and Network, with Drew Forsyth on drums! Drew and I were drinking buddies for a few years,I showed him the ring I bought my first wife, who I met at Musonia, she was 16 and I was 18 and bam pregnant! But we stayed togethr for 9 years, and had my son ,who is 37 now! Anyway , Drew started crying when I showed him the ring ,and then I started crying ,you know ,one of those drunk things. Anyway,yeah Craig went on to teach a MIT and became one of the top professors of guitar there, he learned everything from Randy ,so that shows you how good Randy really was as a teacher! You should look up Network on Soundcloud, they have 2 songs on there,you will hear Craig Turner and Drew Forsyth with their band that got very close to getting signed ,but the singer and bass player blew it for them. If you cant find it let me know, I'll see if I can post a link.

[@jeffbear3075]

I saw him live in Aug of '80.Blizzard of Oz had not even been released.But.I knew Black Sabbath.I really had NO idea who he even was.Had just started to listen to harder heavier stuff a few years earlier.I was 14. I just remember seeing this little guy shred on those cool looking Jackson guitars and thinking "this guy is AMAZING". Geez.7 months later.He was gone.

[@mzterzi]

The master, the legend

[@kerashlallchander]

I will learn this. For Randy. The man who’s guitar kept me alive.

[@tedchen0025]

How is it going?