Ultimate Rhoads

Vtrockgod wrote:

mojopin70 wrote:I was thinking one band that i have seen Eddie Van Halen on video in an interview praising was Black Sabbath Van Halen opened for Sabbath in the early days and Eddie commented that Sabbath were the masters of the riff. So i wonder if it really is that hard to believe that EVH went in to a record store and bought " Ozzy Osbourne`s" new record ( DIary of a Madman" to see if it had any great riffs on it?

We all know what EVH wouldve found...........A very brilliant dark and heavy album with great songs, great Riffs, great melodies,solos,arrangements , DIary of a Madman wouldve made Van Halens stuff at the time seem like immature pop /rock.

Considering the most recent VH record at the time was "Fair Warning", I don't think of VH during that time as bubblegum at all. That record is DARK.

I guess coming from the uk with the weather history and bands i have an antenna for darkness in music done well. I remember when i bought " reign in blood " in 86. I consider that to be a bench mark in american metal.

I don't see how one's location or Slayer fits into this. Your opinion is that "Diary" makes Van Halen's music at the time seem like immature pop. My opinion, and one that is shared by many people, is that "Fair Warning", which was the record that VH released about six months before "Diary", is not a poppy record at all. It is, again in my opinion, by far the grimmest record they ever put out. If you want to say that "Diary" is heavier, fine, and an argument can be made for that. But "Mean Streets", "Dirty Movies", "Hear about it Later", "Sunday Afternoon in the Park" etc. etc. are not poppy at all.

oth wrote:what is so dark about fw?...ive never understood this claim by the press...i know evh was pissed with dlr and wanted to quit music but the album is as upbeat and party like as anything with maybe meanstreets being the exception.

as for vh lyrics not being deep or serious...vh or dlr never aimed for that...they wrote somewhat funny/clever party lyrics and was never meant to be inferred as anything other...

when evh hooked up with the red poodle,that i will grant you, it went to total cheese pop crap.

mojopin70 wrote:"Vtrockgod"]"mojopin70"]

Vtrockgod wrote:

mojopin70 wrote:I was thinking one band that i have seen Eddie Van Halen on video in an interview praising was Black Sabbath Van Halen opened for Sabbath in the early days and Eddie commented that Sabbath were the masters of the riff. So i wonder if it really is that hard to believe that EVH went in to a record store and bought " Ozzy Osbourne`s" new record ( DIary of a Madman" to see if it had any great riffs on it?

We all know what EVH wouldve found...........A very brilliant dark and heavy album with great songs, great Riffs, great melodies,solos,arrangements , DIary of a Madman wouldve made Van Halens stuff at the time seem like immature pop /rock.

Considering the most recent VH record at the time was "Fair Warning", I don't think of VH during that time as bubblegum at all. That record is DARK.

I guess coming from the uk with the weather history and bands i have an antenna for darkness in music done well. I remember when i bought " reign in blood " in 86. I consider that to be a bench mark in american metal.

I don't see how one's location or Slayer fits into this. Your opinion is that "Diary" makes Van Halen's music at the time seem like immature pop. My opinion, and one that is shared by many people, is that "Fair Warning", which was the record that VH released about six months before "Diary", is not a poppy record at all. It is, again in my opinion, by far the grimmest record they ever put out. If you want to say that "Diary" is heavier, fine, and an argument can be made for that. But "Mean Streets", "Dirty Movies", "Hear about it Later", "Sunday Afternoon in the Park" etc. etc. are not poppy at all.

If you were to ask Black Sabbath if you think their location had anything to do with the sound, attitude, vision i think youll find that location had everything to do with it.Its well documented the same goes Napalm Death ,Venom ,Cathedral or Carcass. To me Van Halen`s music is funtime sunny californian pop rock in spandax and many more bands of that ilk spawned afterwards....They probably were the best at it though.

You dont need to tell me you have people sharing your opinion to get your opinion across...its fine.

Slayers content and music to me stood out at the time considering the other bands at the time coming out of the us.

Diary of a Madman is closer to a darker british metal sound.

RRfan4eveRR wrote:Why is it that quite often, one can take just about any discussion about Randy Rhoads and it somehow degenerates into VH or EVH?! Just an observation :-*

oth wrote:

RRfan4eveRR wrote:Why is it that quite often, one can take just about any discussion about Randy Rhoads and it somehow degenerates into VH or EVH?! Just an observation :-*

hello??? its the internet