Ultimate Rhoads

Posted: **Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:40 pm**

Did Randy ever play the full 5:00 version of "Iron Man" with Ozzy live?
Every version I've heard is only 3:00 long, with no guitar solo.

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:16 am**

Im pretty sure he only did the shortened version live. I know that the one on the tribute album is only 2:50.

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:21 am**

RhoadsFan wrote:Im pretty sure he only did the shortened version live. I know that the one on the tribute album is only 2:50.

And they did it without shouting after Ozzy counting to three at the start a few times. Other than that it was all short versions.

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:26 pm**

I think it's too bad Randy never played the Iron Man intro like Brad Gilles did later on. It would have sound huge with Randy's sound and all the feedback etc. If I remember correctly Brad felt the same about Randy not doing the intro.

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:09 pm**

thanks you guys. I never really thought that he did perform the full version live. It was just a thought. thanks for your fast replies though.

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:09 pm**

i think its a shame randy never got to try some other sabbath songs, maybe symptom of the universe. It must of been pretty boring for him playing the same three sabs songs each show especialy if he didnt like sabbath.

If you compare paranoid on speak of the devil and tribute i think it really shows just how thick or "huge" randys sound was.

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:21 pm**

Randy didn't want to play Sabb songs and on the Euro leg of the Diary tour in late 1981 they only played Paranoid.
I think that the 'Speak' album is very good and Brad is not given enough credit for his talents. Altough 'Symptom' would have been stunning by Randy.

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:28 pm**

i like "speak" too, i listened non stop when i got it. Although at the same time i think that the fans in the audience must have been kinda pissed.

maybe its just me but when you listen to randy playing sabbath songs on the later bootlegs he seems to put in less effort like maybe he's bored of the songs.

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:51 pm**

If it were up to me, instead of IronMan/Children of the Grave and Paranoid... even though he didn't want to play them... I would want to have heard Randy play SWEET LEAF, N.I.B. and HOLE IN THE SKY instead.

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:31 pm**

Randy Perry wrote:If it were up to me, instead of IronMan/Children of the Grave and Paranoid... even though he didn't want to play them... I would want to have heard Randy play SWEET LEAF, N.I.B. and HOLE IN THE SKY instead.

I want to hear Randy play War Pigs.

Definitly.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:15 pm**

I would've loved to hear Randy pull off any of the other Sabbath tunes....You know he would do them more than justice....

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:36 am**

'Sympton' would be it for sure!

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:17 pm**

The Flying Dutchman wrote:'Sympton' would be it for sure!

randys tone on that song would be heaven