Randy And Instruments Played
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@Frank,
I've never had any lessons, nor can I claim I don't need them. But what am awesome teacher he would've been to have. I was born in 83, so I can't say I was a fan from the start. But in order to fully appreciate how great Rhoads was is to know how fluent he was as a musician. It would have been amazing to see a solo classical guitar project from Randy later in his life. I love heavy rock and metal, but I'm a fan of all types of music. I can see how RR's playing would/could have translated to other styles easily. Do you have any videos of your playing?
I've never had any lessons, nor can I claim I don't need them. But what am awesome teacher he would've been to have. I was born in 83, so I can't say I was a fan from the start. But in order to fully appreciate how great Rhoads was is to know how fluent he was as a musician. It would have been amazing to see a solo classical guitar project from Randy later in his life. I love heavy rock and metal, but I'm a fan of all types of music. I can see how RR's playing would/could have translated to other styles easily. Do you have any videos of your playing?
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Yes, I've seen the QR bootleg, it would be interesting to know if the bootleg was filmed after Randy returned from the Blizzard writing sessions at Monmouth that began in November '79, I think I read somewhere that he played a gig or two with his old band mates during his first trip back to the US in December '79. I think you're referring to the 'stabs' that Randy played in the bootleg but I think the bass lines that were written for Crazy train have far more to them and as I said before, Bob Daisley has always written his own bass parts and has done so since the age of 16. Of course all good musicians share ideas in writing sessions, as a matter of fact it was Ozzy who suggested having bass at the start of Crazy Train. Everyone brought out the best of each other within the Blizzard of Ozz and that's what made it an amazing band.Geo Sav wrote:I'll tell ya what did you ever see the Quiet Riot show from the late 70s? I think its at the end of laughing gas Randys solo. Check that out and let me know what you hear. Bob did have a important part on the recordings. As far as randys playing he had nothing to do with that.Sky wrote:Geo Sav wrote:He definitely helped on the bass for Crazy Train cause if you watched the Quiet Riot live bootleg they play the beginning bass line on Crazy Train after his solo. He taught bass and can play that I was wondering about piano,drums ect.
With all due respect to Randy, Bob Daisley wrote his own bass lines on Crazy Train and every other song on Blizzard and Diary, he's been a professional musician since he was sixteen and I doubt that he needed help from anyone. Randy was a wonderful guitarist but he didn't truly shine until he worked with seasoned professionals.
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Very true. I love bobs lyrics also. Randy brought alot of riffs to the to albums.
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He certainly did!Geo Sav wrote:Very true. I love bobs lyrics also. Randy brought alot of riffs to the to albums.
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The video I linked is from September 22, 1979 and there is a video from October 25th, 1979 - the last QR show prior to Randy leaving... there are also audio bootlegs of the QR reunion gig from May 1980. The video clips on YouTube are not from the reunion.Sky wrote:it would be interesting to know if the bootleg was filmed after Randy returned from the Blizzard writing sessions at Monmouth that began in November '79, I think I read somewhere that he played a gig or two with his old band mates during his first trip back to the US in December '79.
The solo in Laughing Gas (at 2:40) at the reunion gig is the solo from Revelation (Mother Earth) which is outstanding!
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I gotta check those out! I don't think I heard the solo that i ncluded Revelation. Thanks
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Thanks for putting that up. I don't remember hearing that solo. I only heard the one from 79.
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Cheers Frank i've never seen that thread before... July 2007 i think that was the same time i'd been abducted by aliens... Good to see you on here and still contributing and keeping your friends memory alivefrank wrote:viewtopic.php?f=3&t=887Geo Sav wrote:That's awesome!!! Frank feel free to fill me in on any Randy stories you have.
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+1GUITARIDOL5682 wrote:Good to see you on here and still contributing and keeping your friends memory alivefrank wrote:viewtopic.php?f=3&t=887Geo Sav wrote:That's awesome!!! Frank feel free to fill me in on any Randy stories you have.Nice one..
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Thanks again 
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Thanks for the info - Much appreciated!Paul Wolfe wrote:The video I linked is from September 22, 1979 and there is a video from October 25th, 1979 - the last QR show prior to Randy leaving... there are also audio bootlegs of the QR reunion gig from May 1980. The video clips on YouTube are not from the reunion.Sky wrote:it would be interesting to know if the bootleg was filmed after Randy returned from the Blizzard writing sessions at Monmouth that began in November '79, I think I read somewhere that he played a gig or two with his old band mates during his first trip back to the US in December '79.
The solo in Laughing Gas (at 2:40) at the reunion gig is the solo from Revelation (Mother Earth) which is outstanding!
"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away." - Elvis Presley
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Is that anywhere on here to download. I would love to have that.
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So reading the artical on the new Randy book its saying that Randy played the piano well and even would write on it. I don't know if anyone read that but I figured he would be descent at least on piano.