Do you think RR was so egotistical that he wouldn't want anyone to hear demo's or writing sessions? Really?shred1 wrote:Why does everything have to be 'for profit'? Ozzy has more money than he'll ever need and I'm sure Bob's doing alright. So why constantly profess how much Randy meant to you and how much you loved him and then only ever try to profit off of him?
Naive, maybe, but I get so tired of the greed factor.
This is what I have been saying all along..... here.
And this refers to all things Randy related - from the EBay muggers to the large cast of characters in the Randy Rhoads saga themselves.
After some 30 years, the deeper (as RR fans) we dig and the wider the circle around the central figure becomes, the nastier it seems to get.
I understand the idea of 'making money', but sometimes value can't be measured in dollars.
Something is only worth what someone else is willing to spend at any given time.
As a performer, I believe the artist in Randy wouldn't want everyone to hear his works in progress, nor will a painter show a half-finished piece.
He obviously had high standards with regards to his playing. Would I find them interesting? Sure, but I would rather just listen to it as it was originally presented.
Baby pictures, crash pictures and rumors of sibling rivalry are no substitute for getting to see and hear him play in the best light possible, at the apex of HIS career. That would be footage. And we know it exists.....
All soup, no fish.
My thoughts.
Money...well...yeah....everyone expects to get paid if they've done some work. Let's say for arguments sake that you and I worked with guitarist Paul Gilbert, the show was recorded and filmed.....a couple of years later he wants to put a track from that show on a cd as a bonus track.....cool....well i don't know about you, but I want to get paid, and rightly so.
Sometimes it is all about money.