Blizzard DVD trailer

[AndrewT1976]

I'd like to know if anyone has figured out the intro riff from the beginning of the clip? I'm not around my guitar at the moment, but sounds like the same thing moved up two octaves. Killer tone however! I wonder if this is from the unreleased solo? Probably.

I understand it's maybe a little painful for Mrs. Rhoads to watch all of this footage, but in reality, there HAS been tons of live footage since the death of Hendrix, Cobain, ect. It's not like this footage is exploiting Randy, if anything it supports how amazing he was and can serve as inspiration to so many guitarists. It's not there is footage of the crash.

I am just struggling with the fact that Ozzy and Sharon have repeatedly lied about there being no more footage/recordings (all since Tribute was released), and bit by bit, they are "discovering" new tapes/videos? I just find that so hard to believe. If you are investing MILLIONS of dollars into a stage set up n 1982 that rivals the set up that Pink Floyd used on their Wall tour, you would be sure as heck to record almost every show. I know this is true. I just won't accept it any other way. So, they DO NOT have an entire DOAM show to release with Randy?? Just some bunk Gillis PRO-SHOT footage from Irvine Meadows? "Hey everyone, our rock star guitarist just passed away, let's really start being professional about our video footage which includes a virtual NO NAME guitarist."

I'm just not getting it. Mark my words, there will be maybe 2 minutes of Diary footage, with a handful of blurry Randy clips and no sound. I am just really thinking the focus of this DVD is the interviews and such. Can we really trust a family that re-released a few albums and completely REMOVED tracks from the original members performances? Folks, that is WEIRD behavior. The Osbournes are weird. I don't trust them on this release. I think it's mostly about Ozzy and Sharon, and also about the money.

[halo8th]

The more I watch the trailer, the more I have concerns. It seems like the Diary stuff is more footage of Ozzy and Sarzo. Just like the After Hours thing..."oh here comes Randy's solo - let's move the camera to Rudy Sarzo." I never understood this?? Don't camera men know when to focus on who??

Also, the only Diary footage I see of Randy is a somewhat blurred close up of the PDV during a solo.

However, I will remain optomistic since this is only a trailer. But, I was hoping for one like 5 second clip of Randy on stage that has good color and focus, and if I saw that here in the trailer I'd be stoked. Keeping consistent with "trailers"... Usually it's the best of the best footage.

Do camera-men know how to focus? No.....a lot of camera-men don't know who and when to focus on. Remember, alot of them just film and could care less about the band or the band's music. So they don't care or even know about a "solo" half the time.
I will agree with you about the Diary footage. Also, i think what you've seen in the trailer is all we'll see regarding that. Its hugely obvious, considering when they went to nice, clear shots of Ozzy, they were taken from the Irvine Meadows/Brad Gillis show.

Yeah we camera men do know how to focus but back in the days of super 8 and super 16mm a lot of the cameras didnt react well under low light conditions and some had fixed focus so you could do much with them other than point and hope for the best.
You are talking 29 years ago its not like cameras today that do it all for you.

I don't think we were talking about anything having to do with a camera's physical ability to "focus". We were talking about cameramen panning away from guitar players just as they're taking their solo, when the camera should be ON them. I then mentioned that alot of cameramen are just that....cameramen....they're not fans all the time or know the music.
It had nothing to do with a cameraman "not knowing" how to focus his camera.

[halo8th]

The more I watch the trailer, the more I have concerns. It seems like the Diary stuff is more footage of Ozzy and Sarzo. Just like the After Hours thing..."oh here comes Randy's solo - let's move the camera to Rudy Sarzo." I never understood this?? Don't camera men know when to focus on who??

Also, the only Diary footage I see of Randy is a somewhat blurred close up of the PDV during a solo.

However, I will remain optomistic since this is only a trailer. But, I was hoping for one like 5 second clip of Randy on stage that has good color and focus, and if I saw that here in the trailer I'd be stoked. Keeping consistent with "trailers"... Usually it's the best of the best footage.

Do camera-men know how to focus? No.....a lot of camera-men don't know who and when to focus on. Remember, alot of them just film and could care less about the band or the band's music. So they don't care or even know about a "solo" half the time.
I will agree with you about the Diary footage. Also, i think what you've seen in the trailer is all we'll see regarding that. Its hugely obvious, considering when they went to nice, clear shots of Ozzy, they were taken from the Irvine Meadows/Brad Gillis show.

Yeah we camera men do know how to focus but back in the days of super 8 and super 16mm a lot of the cameras didnt react well under low light conditions and some had fixed focus so you could do much with them other than point and hope for the best.
You are talking 29 years ago its not like cameras today that do it all for you.

I don't think we were talking about anything having to do with a camera's physical ability to "focus". We were talking about cameramen panning away from guitar players just as they're taking their solo, when the camera should be ON them. I then mentioned that alot of cameramen are just that....cameramen....they're not fans all the time or know the music.
It had nothing to do with a cameraman "not knowing" how to focus his camera.

[halo8th]

I'd like to know if anyone has figured out the intro riff from the beginning of the clip? I'm not around my guitar at the moment, but sounds like the same thing moved up two octaves. Killer tone however! I wonder if this is from the unreleased solo? Probably.

I understand it's maybe a little painful for Mrs. Rhoads to watch all of this footage, but in reality, there HAS been tons of live footage since the death of Hendrix, Cobain, ect. It's not like this footage is exploiting Randy, if anything it supports how amazing he was and can serve as inspiration to so many guitarists. It's not there is footage of the crash.

I am just struggling with the fact that Ozzy and Sharon have repeatedly lied about there being no more footage/recordings (all since Tribute was released), and bit by bit, they are "discovering" new tapes/videos? I just find that so hard to believe. If you are investing MILLIONS of dollars into a stage set up n 1982 that rivals the set up that Pink Floyd used on their Wall tour, you would be sure as heck to record almost every show. I know this is true. I just won't accept it any other way. So, they DO NOT have an entire DOAM show to release with Randy?? Just some bunk Gillis PRO-SHOT footage from Irvine Meadows? "Hey everyone, our rock star guitarist just passed away, let's really start being professional about our video footage which includes a virtual NO NAME guitarist."

I'm just not getting it. Mark my words, there will be maybe 2 minutes of Diary footage, with a handful of blurry Randy clips and no sound. I am just really thinking the focus of this DVD is the interviews and such. Can we really trust a family that re-released a few albums and completely REMOVED tracks from the original members performances? Folks, that is WEIRD behavior. The Osbournes are weird. I don't trust them on this release. I think it's mostly about Ozzy and Sharon, and also about the money.

you are correct. The focus of the DVD is the interviews, spliced with some clips, about the Blizzard time period. The 30 mins of previously unknown video footage is just a bonus.

[whoopiecat]

It's good footage of Randy that hasn't been seen. There's three other guys in the band that the camera is going to. The same thing happened in After Hours, but, what can you do?
We are slaves to the technology of the time, as Jas pointed out. There wasn't very much cordless/wireless/digital in existence in 1981-82. Not available to the general public anyway.
We get to see Randy in motion once again, from a different angle and venue. As much as I love After Hours, I'm ecstatic I now have something to watch besides that footage, as after viewing it since 85-86, I know every nuance during those four songs.
Now we have another half an hour coming!
I remember folks were worried thinking it was the other Palladium footage...this is light years better from the fleeting moments I saw.
Some folks plan on ripping this from the web, and that's their business, I'll take the hard copy, thanks just the same.
If there were more Rhoads era audio/ video to head our way, the reality of that happening could very well hinge on how well this box does.

[AceVader]

It's good footage of Randy that hasn't been seen. There's three other guys in the band that the camera is going to. The same thing happened in After Hours, but, what can you do?
We are slaves to the technology of the time, as Jas pointed out. There wasn't very much cordless/wireless/digital in existence in 1981-82. Not available to the general public anyway.
We get to see Randy in motion once again, from a different angle and venue. As much as I love After Hours, I'm ecstatic I now have something to watch besides that footage, as after viewing it since 85-86, I know every nuance during those four songs.
Now we have another half an hour coming!
I remember folks were worried thinking it was the other Palladium footage...this is light years better from the fleeting moments I saw.
Some folks plan on ripping this from the web, and that's their business, I'll take the hard copy, thanks just the same.
If there were more Rhoads era audio/ video to head our way, the reality of that happening could very well hinge on how well this box does.

I very strongly agree with the last statement. If this doesnt sell, it says that there's no market for Randy material anymore, and it's unlikely that anything further will get released. Unfortunately, it comes down to money. If this sells a ton, maybe the message will get to the O's that there'd a lot of demand for Mr. Rhoads after all these years and encourage them to put out more.

Maybe it will finally get Sharon to try to work things out with Bob and Lee and we'll get to see/hear the stuff they have. Maybe it will encourage other people with footage to come forward. Who knows what else we might get to see. But I personally plan to buy it for more than that reason. We've been screaming for years for more Randy, and we got it. I'm in, I'll be buying this, not ripping it.

[GUITARIDOL5682]

Since this trailer has been released it has opened up more theories into what material do they have, and how long it is, and when it was filmed. We can all see what the bits are i.e Irvine Meadows, After Hours, Palladium etc but we don't know how much of that will be used in the dvd. From the list of info on the discs we can guarantee to see the 1981 NY Palladium tracks. I know that $haron said they had two shows. Was this other one this Diary footage ?. I would like to think it is, but they wouldn't have made the trailer without showing any footage of Randy. Imagine if it only had a couple of still pics AAAAAAaaaaarrrggghhhh!!!!. So i think we may be wishing for more then we can see. They know that the footage for this set would have to include some live footage of the band from that time. So if its After Hours or the Palladium so be it. At least we know they have that seen footage of the new Diary show. As for the longer trailer if we do get to see that and no Randy material is shown on this. Will we be upset in the thinking that this Diary footage is short and only on the docu as part of the mix ?.

[AndrewT1976]

The 2 shows they have are Palladium and Irvine Meadows. One with Rhoads, and one with Gillis. That's what my gut is telling me

[whoopiecat]

I don't think so. Irvine is nothing new. I figured MTV, or the Osbournes owned that and judging by the quality, the Os have had the master all along.
Like I said yesterday, the Osbournes must have no problem with Japan and Brazil selling professional/bootleg editions of the Irvine show, as it's an era they want to forget, given their treatment of the SOTD album
Plus Irvine was pro shot by MTV. No need to synch up audio with it and such.
Not to knock Brad, but Sharon knows that Irvine isn't of interest to Randy fans.
It is, because it's the same tour and band with the exception of the man standing stage left, of course...it's not something that would be included with this collection.

[GUITARIDOL5682]

The 2 shows they have are Palladium and Irvine Meadows. One with Rhoads, and one with Gillis. That's what my gut is telling me

As far as i can remember $haron did mention that the 2 shows had Randy onstage. That's why alot of people had made up there minds on it being both the performances from the Palladium '81. That could still be the case as we are only going off what has been seen in the trailer. Plus others have commented on the material that was seen at Randy's memorial at the cemetry. We are still in the dark to any info on this new Diary footage/clip. But it would make sense to release a live performance from both the Blizzard and Diary tours. As far as i know was the Irvine Meadows DVD not 'officialy' released last year ?. viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4484
So why would they use it again ? Unless it is being used to lengthing the Live Diary footage we have just seen.
We have to remember this is an OZZY product and we shouldn't expect this to have Randy included from beginning to end. Yeah he played a major part in these 2 albums but remember OZZY likes the spot light on him. This is not going to be like the Japanese Randy dvd.

[AndrewT1976]

All good points. Never knew that the Irvine Meadows show had already been released, and that Sharon referred to "two shows WITH Randy." I'll hold my breath on this, but that could mean the Palladium, and then some snipets of a Diary show. Either way, new video has come to light, and I really can't watch After Hours over and over again! Lol:-)

[whoopiecat]

The concert film of Journey that was filmed in Houston in November of 1981 was MTV as well. That finally saw release on home video in '06 and was put out by Sony, the same label as Ozzy.
The Diary DVD was released by some overseas outfit, correct? A few weeks ago, it was available through CD Japan, as I had noticed it while checking to see if the box was available. As of today it is gone.
amazonUK also used to carry it, but it's listed as 'no longer available'.
There is a version on stateside amazon, but folks warn it's an expensive home bootleg, with the between song banter cut.
The Osbournes may have pulled this as the title was BOO with a replica Blizzard tourbook, but the footage was DOAM tour with Brad.
With the forthcoming DVD that's included with the box on it's way, folks might think this is that DVD available seperate from the box, and Sharon might have seen that as a potential problem.

[GUITARIDOL5682]

The concert film of Journey that was filmed in Houston in November of 1981 was MTV as well. That finally saw release on home video in '06 and was put out by Sony, the same label as Ozzy.
The Diary DVD was released by some overseas outfit, correct? A few weeks ago, it was available through CD Japan, as I had noticed it while checking to see if the box was available. As of today it is gone.
amazonUK also used to carry it, but it's listed as 'no longer available'.
There is a version on stateside amazon, but folks warn it's an expensive home bootleg, with the between song banter cut.
The Osbournes may have pulled this as the title was BOO with a replica Blizzard tourbook, but the footage was DOAM tour with Brad.
With the forthcoming DVD that's included with the box on it's way, folks might think this is that DVD available seperate from the box, and Sharon might have seen that as a potential problem.

It wouldn't of been a problem for them, they'd be laughing all the way to the bank. Why do you think it was marketed the way it was. If you didn't read the full description of the package and just forked out the dosh for it you'd be fooled into thinking you've just bought a Live show with Randy on stage. That Irvine Meadows show has been available for years. It was bootlegged from the Jap Laser disc and Brazilian and Russian boots of it have been available for years. Plus like i mentioned it came out again last year. I can see what your saying, but they wouldn't pull nothing from the shelves if it can make them the dollar. You just watch how we will be pulled in on other releases after the box set's have all been sold. They'll then release all the Live footage separately for a knock down price of $20 you watch. Ozzy has always rereleased his cd's etc why do you think he put Trojillo and Bordin on the albums ? So he could do this vinyl box set now. It wasn't anything to do with Bob & Lee because if Ozzy & $haron were that pissed off with them do you think they'd do this after all this time ?. That was a well thought out money making scheme. But fans still went out and bought the bastardised versions. Thinking the mix of album would be better NOT!!!. But the completist collectors would have to have it.

[AndrewT1976]

You are so right GUITAR IDOL. How many times do artists like Ozzy and film makers like Lucas need to re-release their work? Ozzy released these re-master versions of all of his albums in the mid-90's, then he did the remakes with Trujilo and Borden, and now (yet again) he is re-releasing it???

It's so obvious it's a money-making scheme. They can't just sell the DVD seperately???? Come on, right! I mean, here's the hard-working fans over the years that have spent money on tickets, albums, cassettes, cd's, downloads, and now they have to buy all of the stuff YET AGAIN just in order to get a DVD of additional unseen footage.

If Ozzy and Sharon really cared about their fans, and not just $$$$$ they would sell the DVD seperate.

Come on! An exact replica of the cross Ozzy used on stage??? Who cares??? Who even wants that thing??? Get a clue Sharon and Ozzy!

I'm sorry, but I'm really upset that so many of you fans will be spending $150 on this box set in the midst of a still terrible economy. Sharon and Ozzy do not care ONE BIT about their fans. Believe me. Ozzy pulls this fake "when Sharon had the albums re-recorded with Trujilo and Bordin - I was like, YOU CAN'T Do THAT Sharon!!" Yeah right. Ozzy and her were laughing the whole time!! All they do is lie, and here it goes...a bunch of very loyal and nice fans who are hard-working Americans will have to shell out yet again more $$$$ just to get a DVD.

[halo8th]

i don't see them ever officially releasing that Irvine Meadows show in the U.S. Ozzy is downright horrendous in it on many levels. There's really no point in a release...it will sell a few copies but nowhere near what it would take to justify a release. The "Bark at the Moon" tour DVD from Salt Lake City 1984 is a far superior show and i don't see them ever releasing that either (although i'd love a nicer mastered, year 2011 cleaned up version..).