Randy Rhoads Influences

Adam Z · Post by **Adam Z** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:42 am

would anyone be so kind to name some of the bands/artists that influenced Randy Rhoads as a guitarist. Who did he listen to?

thanks

frank · Post by **frank** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:43 am

mick ronson, gary moore, leslie west, boston..to name a few.

GUITARIDOL5682 · Post by **GUITARIDOL5682** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:24 am

I heard that he was a big Michael Schenker admirer plus one of Randy's first concerts he went to was Alice Cooper which i'm sure would of been a concert to be at..

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:45 am

jeff beck

i've also heard he liked elvis when he was younger

Post by **Stiltzkin** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:07 pm

rice_pudding wrote:jeff beck

i've also heard he liked elvis when he was younger

i never heard about Jeff Beck though.

i do find a little similarity between Randy and Brian May

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:23 pm

Stiltzkin wrote:
rice_pudding wrote:jeff beck

i've also heard he liked elvis when he was younger
i never heard about Jeff Beck though.

i do find a little similarity between Randy and Brian May

you too!

Yes very much

ken01fan · Post by **ken01fan** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:47 pm

yeah, I remember reading an interview with Brian May once [ sometime in the 80's] and he said that Randy called him up one time and asked him what he done to keep his playing fresh & new. I really can't remember his responce but i've always remembered that interview because he said Randy had called him. Also believe he said it was after they finished recording "Diary of a Madman".

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:58 pm

ken01fan wrote:yeah, I remember reading an interview with Brian May once [ sometime in the 80's] and he said that Randy called him up one time and asked him what he done to keep his playing fresh & new. I really can't remember his responce but i've always remembered that interview because he said Randy had called him. Also believe he said it was after they finished recording "Diary of a Madman".

well I'll be damned

ken01fan · Post by **ken01fan** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:36 pm

I still have it somewhere because I kept all the guitar mags. that I ever bought! But as you can imagine by now it would be like finding a needle in a hay stack! Although this has sparked my curiosity about what all he said , I'll try and find it and if I do I'll post everything that was said.

Post by **The Flying Dutchman** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:27 pm

Glen Buxton (guitarplayer with Alice Cooper and one of Randy's earliest serious influence)

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:00 pm

Stiltzkin wrote:
rice_pudding wrote:jeff beck

i've also heard he liked elvis when he was younger
i never heard about Jeff Beck though.

i do find a little similarity between Randy and Brian May

randy refered to jeff as one of the guitarists he liked in an interview once. If i remember correctly he said he liked jeff's phrasing.

Zakk Daniels · Post by **Zakk Daniels** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:21 pm

I may be mistaken, but I thought I read somewhere that Randy admired Leslie West of Mountain.

siro_angel · Post by **siro_angel** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:17 pm

Zakk Daniels wrote:I may be mistaken, but I thought I read somewhere that Randy admired Leslie West of Mountain.

Yeah I heard that too, and something on the Ozzy Osbourne Prince of Darkness Boxset or on Ozzy Under Cover notes he says something about Randy insisting to Ozzy to listen to Mountian.

Simon

ken01fan · Post by **ken01fan** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:24 pm

Ozzy must have finally listened to them, because he did a remake of " Missisippi Queen"!!!

ken01fan · Post by **ken01fan** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:25 pm

Ozzy must have finally listened to them, because he did a remake of " Missisippi Queen"!!!