Hi everyone,
I am new to Ultimate Rhoads but not to Randy and Ozzy, I am also a huge Jake E. Lee fan. Earlier tonight I listened to Randy's seminar in Greensburg, Pa. for the first time. I read somewhere that Paul Gilbert was at this seminar and I wondered if anyone else noticed on the second soundclip where Randy is talking about "warming up" and when he actually does some alternate picking, how much Paul's alternate picking sounds like Randy's. I never picked up on it until I heard this clip but now I really wonder how much of an impact this seminar had on Paul if it's true he was really there.And yes, I am also a big Paul Gilbert fan. I must say also, this is a fantastic site and I have greatly enjoyed what I have seen of it. Randy had the unique quality of making you want to listen to him, I miss him alot but I am sure he would be proud of this site. Would love to hear from anyone, I have been playing guitar for 28 years and Ozzy and his guitar players (esp. Randy and Jake) have always been my biggest influences.
Glad to meet you all,
Ted Hennington
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Cpt Matt Sparrow
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Hi Ted
Firstly, a very warm welcome and great to meet you. I am not a fan of Gilbert but do recall an interview where he spoke of his trouble with nailing alternate picking and more or less saying it didn't come naturally to him, but through thousands of hours of work.
He said that when he asked Randy how he did a picking sequence Ramdy 'just did it' and he was really taken a back. That was from the fading memory of an old 34 year old man
and the interview was about 18 years ago so I hope it is reliable!
Cheers
Matt
Firstly, a very warm welcome and great to meet you. I am not a fan of Gilbert but do recall an interview where he spoke of his trouble with nailing alternate picking and more or less saying it didn't come naturally to him, but through thousands of hours of work.
He said that when he asked Randy how he did a picking sequence Ramdy 'just did it' and he was really taken a back. That was from the fading memory of an old 34 year old man
and the interview was about 18 years ago so I hope it is reliable!Cheers
Matt
Having a break from online activity for a while to concentrate on music. Please email if you need to get in touch. Matt
Hey Matt,
Thanks for the reply, I am so glad to meet you to, this is a really cool site. For someone that alternate picking did not come naturally to Paul sure does it extremely well now. Being very familiar with Paul's playing, I was surprised to hear how much they sound alike when I heard Randy do it at that seminar. There is something about Paul's pick attack that sounds so much like Randy's, I love both of them, Randy turned me on to playing rock music and Paul turned me on to extreme technique (Jake was my biggest influence however). It seems like Randy was such a cool guy, and if you've ever watched any of Paul's instructional stuff (or anything else for that matter) he comes across the same way ( Admittedly I've never met either of them). You never now how much of an impression you're going to leave on someone. Again, thanks for the reply, I love talking about guitar of any type or persuasion.
Ted
Thanks for the reply, I am so glad to meet you to, this is a really cool site. For someone that alternate picking did not come naturally to Paul sure does it extremely well now. Being very familiar with Paul's playing, I was surprised to hear how much they sound alike when I heard Randy do it at that seminar. There is something about Paul's pick attack that sounds so much like Randy's, I love both of them, Randy turned me on to playing rock music and Paul turned me on to extreme technique (Jake was my biggest influence however). It seems like Randy was such a cool guy, and if you've ever watched any of Paul's instructional stuff (or anything else for that matter) he comes across the same way ( Admittedly I've never met either of them). You never now how much of an impression you're going to leave on someone. Again, thanks for the reply, I love talking about guitar of any type or persuasion.
Ted
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Cpt Matt Sparrow
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Hi Ted
It is quite inspiring to hear that someone you admire has had to work so damn hard at something. I was greatly inspired by one particular masterclass given whilst I was at university. It was given by Gabriel Yared the film composer who wrote the music to the English Patient, Betty Blue Eyes and The Talented Mr Ripley (to name but a few)... I expected him to have been another well known film composer's protege, but was amazed to hear he was completely self taught. What's more, is that he didn't learn to write and compose properly till his 30's!
Another hero of mine, the composer Willam Walton even failed his composition paper twice!
I suppose what I find interesting are stories/people/art that are not typical. Things that are off the beaten track excite me the most as a musician
Gabriel had an attitude that everything to be found can be found deep within your self and your own motivation and passion for learning. I went away and began writing with even more focus and decided that from now on everything couldn't be less than 100 percent Matt (as a composer), even if people thought it was shit etc.
I love Robert frosts poem too!
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
Randy began the inspiration of individuality when I was about 13. I read how he said to follow your own path. I remember thinking "'there is no way I am owning one of your guitars Randy" LMAO
Great talking with a fellow music geek!
Matt
It is quite inspiring to hear that someone you admire has had to work so damn hard at something. I was greatly inspired by one particular masterclass given whilst I was at university. It was given by Gabriel Yared the film composer who wrote the music to the English Patient, Betty Blue Eyes and The Talented Mr Ripley (to name but a few)... I expected him to have been another well known film composer's protege, but was amazed to hear he was completely self taught. What's more, is that he didn't learn to write and compose properly till his 30's!
Another hero of mine, the composer Willam Walton even failed his composition paper twice!
I suppose what I find interesting are stories/people/art that are not typical. Things that are off the beaten track excite me the most as a musician
Gabriel had an attitude that everything to be found can be found deep within your self and your own motivation and passion for learning. I went away and began writing with even more focus and decided that from now on everything couldn't be less than 100 percent Matt (as a composer), even if people thought it was shit etc.I love Robert frosts poem too!
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
Randy began the inspiration of individuality when I was about 13. I read how he said to follow your own path. I remember thinking "'there is no way I am owning one of your guitars Randy" LMAO
Great talking with a fellow music geek!
Matt
Having a break from online activity for a while to concentrate on music. Please email if you need to get in touch. Matt
I love that Robert Frost poem too, my favorite poem is "The Guitarist Tunes Up" (I think the title is right), go figure huh? Can't remember the author at the moment, I'll have to look it up again. Love soundtracks too, LOTR Trilogy, Pirates and The Red Violin come to mind immediately but there are many more. I just love people like Randy who despite being gifted more than most, was still able to be humble and nice to people he met, if everyone acted like that we'd all be better off.
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