Anything off of "Blizzard of Ozz" or Diary of a Madman" is amazing! Randy Rhoads was the guitarist on those albums and he is easily one of the best guitarists of all time. RIP Randy Rhoads. There will never be another like you. Taken WAY too early.
No no. Not one of. Either or. Either Randy or Eddie Van Halen. Let us be clear on that. As for substances if money can buy it, Ozzy's had it. There is a bloody good reason he is called the prince of darkness and the godfather of heavy metal. It was created in the 1960s and whomever you credit as first, he and his band mates in Black Sabbath helped create the sound. They were there then. Randy Rhodes saved Ozzy . that man was a legend. His current guirarist Zakk Wylde learned from Randy. They poached Randy from Quiet Riot. That is a master class in how to play guitar.
@@dankelly5150 I used to have them, I used them to clean the seeds out of my weed…. I wore out cassettes , records and cds of the first 2 Ozzy albums….I still listen to them
@@uofm4life735 I'm talking about his solo career, he was never as good after Sabbath as he was on those first 2 solo Lp's with that particular line up.
The song is about ASTRAL PROJECTION (also known as astral travel) The term describes an intentional out-of-body experience that assumes the existence of a subtle body called an "astral body" through which consciousness can function separately from the physical body and travel throughout the astral plane. Although Ozzy received partial song writing credit, the lyrics came mainly from bandmate, Bob Daisley.
I too have heard this. The state can be brought on artificially through breathing techniques and meditation. I have also heard at one time it was practiced on a large scale by many long term prisoners in the USA😳
The Ozzy catalogue goes so deep. I know his new stuff is overproduced to make up for his fading voice, but I still love hearing Ozzy come back for more because nobody sounds like him. His early stuff is where it's at but I'm just happy the man is still going because I can't get enough of that unique sound he has.
Yes! 🤘We got an Ozzy reaction at last... Randy Rhoads (guitarist) was classically trained fusing those stylings with metal. He was one of the most influential metal guitarists at the time inspiring many young people to even pick up a guitar.. Also one of the inventors of the neo-classical style of metal. Looking forward to more Ozzy.🦇
Randy Rhoads R.I.P. just an incredible talent and human being. There are some great guitarists in the history of rock and roll but very few left a legacy like Randy in such a short time. The first two Ozzy Osbourne albums are masterpieces thanks to Randy.
Randy did not have a pilots license. The tour bus driver was a pilot and he was flying the plane ….the two passengers were Randy Rhoades and the tours hairdresser.
You can tell Randy's tone and technique a mile away. Very smooth going down. And his pyrotechnics contributes to the sound rather than overwhelms the song. RIP, buddy.
I agree. You can tell the great ones a mile away. Legends like Randy have a tone, their own distinct sound and technique that gives it away. No one wonders who's on the guitar when Eddie Van Halen starts playing either.
I never was a huge Ozzy fan back in the 80's, but this tune absolutely freaked me out. Randy's playing on this is almost supernatural. Bark At The Moon with Jake E Lee on the axe is another one.
@@funkster007 Don’t get me wrong, I am fan of Jake, and the Ozzy albums he played on. But Randy was special. That time was special. Ozzy had something to prove after Sabbath fired him, and he put together a band that became legend . 2 of the best , most original metal albums in history. Consider the mark that Randy made , and with only 2 studio albums. The truth is, excellent guitar players are a dime a dozen. There are tons of them, many, many extremely talented players, including Jake…and 100 others I can name. But Eddie and Randy stand head and shoulders above the rest. We got so much material from Eddie. He had a long , successful career . But Randy had a lot more to offer. One of metal’s greatest tragedies…..Badlands put out 2 excellent albums.
Finally!!! This is the guitarist that I’ve been mentioning for a long time: Randy Rhoads!!! Thank you for playing this magnificent track… Randy, Ozzy Lee Kerslake and Bob Daisley were powerhouses. Randy was Ozzy’s first guitarist once he was kicked out of Black Sabbath. He was originally the axeman (and founder) of Quiet Riot. He and Bob wrote the lyrics for this album, Diary of a Madman, and the first release, Blizzard of Ozz… Bob and Lee were fired by their manager, Sharon Osbourne, and replaced by the powerhouses, Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge (who both later played for Whitesnake). On their way to Orlando to play a gig with Foreigner, Randy (who had a fear of flying) and Rachel Youngblood, the elderly hairstylist of the band, were asked by their tour bus driver to join him on a small plane ride by the bus driver (who also flew planes). Randy wanted to take some pictures for his mom, so they both joined for a quick trip. Little did they know that the bus driver was high off cocaine and had been fighting with his wife on the bus all night. Needless to say, he began flying the plane toward his wife standing outside watching them. Randy was trying to get the man stop, from what was said by onlookers, and the plane crashed into their bus and over into a tree and house that they were next. All three passengers were killed instantly. Ozzy and his crew were sleeping on the bus had no idea what was going on. In 1987, the live album of them was the third and last of release of Randy Rhoads with Ozzy (although, there has been footage, which had never been released, as well). Big shout to Randy, Ozzy, their incredible band and friends throughout the years. Listen to these in their entireties, but you must hear “Mister Crowley”, “Diary of a Man”, “Believer”, “S.A.T.O.”, “You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll”, “Flying High Again”, “I Don’t Know”, “Crazy Train”, “Goodbye to Romance “, “Revelation” and “Steal Away (the Night)”… Classics!!! Randy and Eddie Van Halen were considered the Kings of the Guitar due their drastically different styles. People initially flocked to EVH for his amazing chops, but when Randy Rhoads came out several years later, people lost their minds… Nobody had played like him ever!! RIP RR and EVH!!
great post Kyle!...its been said that in the early 80s you could see VH, Rhoads and Lynch in a weekend in L.A....George is the only one still with us Kyle
@@raymo6795 George is one of my favorite players!! Apparently, Randy was playing one Lynch’s Grover Jackson guitars and that inspired him to get one himself. Grover didn’t want to put the name of his brand, Charvel, on it, so he put his name, Jackson on top. That made Randy’s offset Flying V the very first Jackson guitar, The Concorde. People loved it and Jackson became a brand new axe brand… George was actually hired by Ozzy first, but he was local to his group, Dokken. That’s when Randy got hired. Lynch took Rhoads’ position as teacher Randy’s mother’s music school, Musonia. George Lynch tried to get the position once Randy passed away, and would have been hired (he actually went on the road with Ozzy for a moment to learn the songs), but Jake E. Lee came in tried out and he was fired and sent home. Great post, Raymo67!!
@@kylewilliams6184 …don’t forget Brad Gillis, who toured with Ozzy on the “ Speak of the Devil” album, another of my favorites.I think that album was made to fill obligations with the label
@@raymo6795 Definitely… Brad did heck of a job filling for Ozzy during that time. He still adores a few of those songs live with his original group, Night Ranger… One person I’ve never heard much of his Randy’s original replacement who recently passed away, Bernie Torme. He stepped in when Rhoads passed away, filling the supposed replacement Rudy Sarzo’s brother, Robert.
My second concert I ever went to was Ozzy. December 1981. Randy Rhoads was my favorite guitar player. I was 14. Right against the stage watching and listening. He was incredible. This was the first song they played. I'll never forget it. Thank you for reacting. Love you guys.
That's awesome! I wish I could have seen Randy live but never did. My first concert was Van Halen, less than a year after you saw Ozzy, and I was also 14.
Randy was brilliant, no doubt and along with Van Halen ushered in a new era of guitar shredders. Unfortunately not everyone in the 80s was as good as these 2 or Steve Vai, Joe Satriani or Yngwie Malmsteen. Randy left us way too early but he and Ozzy were together for 2 great albums, from the same album that you just listened to, do You Can't Kill Rock n Roll, another all time Ozzy classic. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Yes it was Randy. he grew up on classical music (theory and composition). He used that background to compose his guitar playing - and that along with pure talent and skill why his performances are so legendary; they're designed under the purview of a composer would put together a classical orchestration piece.
Hey guys what's up! Randy was just brilliant! I can't imagine what he would have done if he would have lived. He's been gone for such a long time, but it seems like yesterday I was popping in that cassette and being blown away by one of the Masters of guitar. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!
I always thought the song was about astral projection. He sings about the traveling through the astral plane. It's sort of depicted in Marvel's Doctor Strange.
Randy was phenomenal. When I hear Randy or Eddie I can tell it's them playing. Randys style was different , he had a big classical element to his playing. Just one of a kind fantastic.
When this LP was released, I was VERY skeptical. A friend of mine played it for me and I was blown away. Ozzy totally kicked ass with this new band he put together.
The studio recordings were great, but Randy was one of those musicians who was even better live. It's a tragedy there isn't more live footage of him playing. Taken way, way too soon RIP.
A part of being a skilled soloist is the ability to sound like you're going off the rails(hehe) and then pull it together in a skillfull way. Randy was a god.
**The only guitarist ever to give Eddie Van Halen a run for his money, ladies and gentlemen, MR. RANDY RHODES!!!!!!** The last idol I ever allowed myself to have (they all kept dying LOL). His integration of classical and rock guitar astounded everyone at the time, so much so that they forgot about EVH for a hot minute. In ways he was better than EVH, his use of triplets and amazing chord progressions (mostly classical) for example. Sure a lot of people can sort of play and duplicate (but never exactly) what he played but HE is the one that composed those songs, it came from his brain and fingers. No one will ever come close to what this man accomplished in the span of 2 albums in a few short years before his life was sadly cut short in a *FUCKING STUPID* accident that never should have happened. The music world was robbed that day and every year I hold a vigil an mourn his death. After the tour they were on when Randy was tragically killed, Randy was going to quit playing with Ozzy and continue his study of classical guitar. Can you imagine what he would have been capable of??? The man was only 25 when he died, in the prime of his life. I can only imagine and I mourn the loss to the music world of what this man might have accomplished. Suggestions: *ANYTHING* off Diary of a Madman or Blizzard of Oz will do. I Don't Know, Revelation Mother earth/Steal Away The Night, Diary of a Madman, S.A.T.O., and Little Dolls are excellent choices. Peace
Great to see our younger generation discovering all kinds of new music, especially metal! Rock on! P.S. Give “You can’t kill Rock n roll” a spin sometime.
I truly miss these two people. Two of the coolest people that's ever had a UA-cam channel. I watched them everyday. As a guitar player I loved how much Lex loved the solo's. Her facial expressions, as she was enjoying the jams, were too cute. If you guys ever read this comment just know that you have a giant fan back that miss ya!
Great reaction that’s what a lot of people said when this came out, there so many songs off of this album you must go back to it please 🙏 you won’t be disappointed 🎸🔥
It sounds a lot like Black Sabbath, because Ozzie is Black Sabbath lol!. He was their singer for a long time and the music is very similar. Early metal and hard rock. Also, metal has a lot of influences from classical music. Musical structure, notes, time signature changes, etc. Technicality and virtuosity. Especially metal bands from Europe. Black Sabbath early years had more of a bluesy, jazzy influences. The latter Sabbath and Ozzy with Rhodes was more power metal, classical music influences. Randy Rhoades passed away too young back in the '80s, plane crash. RIP.
Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake on bass and drums did rock with Randy Rhoads on guitar. Check out S.A.T.O. from the same album. The bass and drums are phenomenal on that song. So are the guitar
Thanx for mentioning that, no one ever says anything about the stellar drumwork on these 2 albums, Randy kinda steals the spotlight. Good on you bro!!!!!
I sing in a Ozzy tribute band I have an excellent guitar player the crowd goes crazy when we perform this awesome song! Randy was a very special guitar player RIP.
the most amazing thing about Randy is he wrote all these songs back to back with Ozzy and recorded two full albums and then went on tour for BoC and 18 months later back on tour for DoaM when it was released.... both albums are so different and for 2 years + he had been on tour with Ozzy when he died. what had he created musically in that time we will never know but I would beat it was amazing... Randy is one of the greatest guitarist to ever live and a musician the likes of we might never see again
The first metal album I heard was Diary of a Madman in 1983. Then I had to get that album and Blizzard of Oz. I started playing guitar at age 3 in 1974, when I heard these albums in 1983, not only did I become a life long Ozzy fan, but idolised Randy Rhoads and have been playing metal guitar ever since.
Flying High Again and Tonight (same album) are gems!!! My mother lost her mind (her name is Karen btw) when I bought this album when it first came out.
Diary of a Madman and Blizzard of Oz are Ozzy's 2 best albums outside of Black Sabbath. I hope you react to more songs off of these two albums. They will not disappoint. Randy was an insane guitar player.
I love "Blizzard of Oz", but this album "Diary of a Madman" to me is not only Ozzy's best but one of the greatest rock albums ever. It would definitely be one of my "deserted island" records!!
Imagine being a famous rock star singer in the middle of gigs after breaking off from one of the biggest bands ever and while on your way about when u see this skinny kid outside the subway entrance playing electric guitar with a little amp and every sound coming out of that amp is new & incredibly raw and at the same time realizing u just found the next hot shot guitar wizard for your new band
I have been listening to Ozzy for 50 years ans this is one of my most favorite Ozzy songs of all time.. some of Randys most brilliant compositions :) so glad ya'll are enjoying this.
“Noises I’ve never heard before...” love that comment. My favorite rock solo of all time...he’s absolutely shredding. Randy definitely went to the Crossroads.
Randy Rhodes and Eddie Van Halen hit the rock scene about the same time...Rhodes was like a comet who gave us some incredible music, similar training as Van Halen, then, he's gone....I always wonder what if he didn't perish...These two amazing guitar players challenging each other....Over the Mountain, Crazy Train, and Flying High Again are the trifecta of head banging excellence!
I always assumed this song was Ozzy, being very high on all substances known to mankind, listening to Randy's guitar technique and this is what he felt!
Yes Lex, that was definitely Randy Rhoads! Truly one of a kind. He was classically trained, and really gifted the way he could riff. He just loved playing the guitar!! And Brad, when you said, "I've never heard these noises before!" That was very interesting because Steve Vai said in an interview about Randy, "He was doing things nobody had ever done before."
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Anything off of "Blizzard of Ozz" or Diary of a Madman" is amazing! Randy Rhoads was the guitarist on those albums and he is easily one of the best guitarists of all time.
RIP Randy Rhoads. There will never be another like you. Taken WAY too early.
No no. Not one of. Either or. Either Randy or Eddie Van Halen. Let us be clear on that. As for substances if money can buy it, Ozzy's had it. There is a bloody good reason he is called the prince of darkness and the godfather of heavy metal. It was created in the 1960s and whomever you credit as first, he and his band mates in Black Sabbath helped create the sound. They were there then.
Randy Rhodes saved Ozzy . that man was a legend. His current guirarist Zakk Wylde learned from Randy. They poached Randy from Quiet Riot. That is a master class in how to play guitar.
2 of my favorite albums of all time.
@@raymo6795 mine 2 and I own the original vinyl LP’s !! 👍🏻😃
@@dankelly5150 I used to have them, I used them to clean the seeds out of my weed…. I wore out cassettes , records and cds of the first 2 Ozzy albums….I still listen to them
easily THE best of all time ;)
Randy was brilliant in his composition. Lots of classical influence. Lots of music theory. And it sounded good.
Also what a lot of people don't realize about Randy is that he was a self-taught guitarist
Randy Would have been greatest guitar player if that accident never happened. RIP. To the goat.
@@jimmyavsfan24 oh, absolutely true
Randy actually hated flying. He musta went berserk when the crazy pilot made his intentions known he wanted to buzz the tourbus.
@@FloridaRocks given that context, I'd think the same thing myself
you have to put Randy in perspective, this was 41 years ago. No one had ever heard a sound like that come out of a guitar. We were blown away.
More Randy era Ozzy please!!!
Next do “I don’t know” off Blizzard of Ozz
Randy's solos are always mindblowing.
@@swampghost8256 If I recall, he played each track he layered, didn't use recordings.
@@swampghost8256 Yeah. Playing the layers and just recording them instead of using a copy of the first take.
Don't forget about Jake e Lee ;)
Everyone he ever did. Was magical to me. The greatest ever.
Randy Rhoads guitar , Bob Daisley Bass, Lee Kerslake drums combo is what put Ozzy on the map, just a killer band that Ozzy never matched again.
Kerslake is killing it.
R.i.p
I think Black Sabbath put ozzy on the map.
@@Hartlor_Tayley this is the 2002 version, Lee Kerslake and Bob Daisley parts were removed and recorded with new recordings.
@@uofm4life735 I'm talking about his solo career, he was never as good after Sabbath as he was on those first 2 solo Lp's with that particular line up.
Yes. Randy at his finest along with Ozzy's finest. Match made in heaven!
The song is about ASTRAL PROJECTION (also known as astral travel) The term describes an intentional out-of-body experience that assumes the existence of a subtle body called an "astral body" through which consciousness can function separately from the physical body and travel throughout the astral plane.
Although Ozzy received partial song writing credit, the lyrics came mainly from bandmate, Bob Daisley.
I think Sharon screwed over Daisley, like most of the others than worked with Ozzy, that weren't Black Sabbath members.
I too have heard this. The state can be brought on artificially through breathing techniques and meditation. I have also heard at one time it was practiced on a large scale by many long term prisoners in the USA😳
@@gabrielpowers766 You think? I figured this is common knowledge at this point.
we just used to call it 'drugs' but, whatever....
@@mikestand5163 Exactly! Flying High had a totally different meaning for teens in the early 80's. 🍺🚀🪐
We all still love and miss, the one and only Randy Rhoads.
This solo is genius. I never get tired of it. Love how he goes off the beat but never loses it. Brilliant.
Great song. Others here are right. His first two solo albums were absolute bangers.
Rhoads was one amazing guitarist.
"So Tired", "Rock n Roll Rebel", "Lightning Striking", "Bark At the Moon", "Goodbye To Romance", "Diary of A Madman",... Ozzy is a Metal god...❤❤❤
So Tired will blow their minds. Diary is a masterpiece.
Man, no one has ever said So Tired before. Other than me I thought no one remembered it.
@@gabrielpowers766 so tired, I'd one of my favorite Ozzy songs!!!❤️❤️
The Ozzy catalogue goes so deep. I know his new stuff is overproduced to make up for his fading voice, but I still love hearing Ozzy come back for more because nobody sounds like him. His early stuff is where it's at but I'm just happy the man is still going because I can't get enough of that unique sound he has.
Did he legitimately write a single one of those songs?
Wife here..,WOW..One of my ABSOLUTE Favorite Ozzy songs!!..Randy Rhodes was An AMAZING Guitarist!!
What you just listened to is one of the greatest rock songs ever!
Yes! 🤘We got an Ozzy reaction at last... Randy Rhoads (guitarist) was classically trained fusing those stylings with metal. He was one of the most influential metal guitarists at the time inspiring many young people to even pick up a guitar.. Also one of the inventors of the neo-classical style of metal. Looking forward to more Ozzy.🦇
Randy Rhoads R.I.P. just an incredible talent and human being. There are some great guitarists in the history of rock and roll but very few left a legacy like Randy in such a short time. The first two Ozzy Osbourne albums are masterpieces thanks to Randy.
Randy had pilots licence think that's how he died🙏...😈🤘
Randy did not have a pilots license. The tour bus driver was a pilot and he was flying the plane ….the two passengers were Randy Rhoades and the tours hairdresser.
You can tell Randy's tone and technique a mile away. Very smooth going down. And his pyrotechnics contributes to the sound rather than overwhelms the song. RIP, buddy.
I agree. You can tell the great ones a mile away. Legends like Randy have a tone, their own distinct sound and technique that gives it away. No one wonders who's on the guitar when Eddie Van Halen starts playing either.
Yes, Randy Rhoads . RIP 🤘🏻🎸
Y'all witnessed the most genius musical men ever
To this day, Randy's solo gives me goosebumps.
I never was a huge Ozzy fan back in the 80's, but this tune absolutely freaked me out. Randy's playing on this is almost supernatural. Bark At The Moon with Jake E Lee on the axe is another one.
many metal anthems on Ozzy's first 2 solo albums, every song is a classic. Jake was great, but never could fill Randy's shoes
@@raymo6795 Not comparing their skill levels. Just saying those two songs have my favorite guitar parts. 👍
@@funkster007 Don’t get me wrong, I am fan of Jake, and the Ozzy albums he played on. But Randy was special. That time was special. Ozzy had something to prove after Sabbath fired him, and he put together a band that became legend . 2 of the best , most original metal albums in history. Consider the mark that Randy made , and with only 2 studio albums. The truth is, excellent guitar players are a dime a dozen. There are tons of them, many, many extremely talented players, including Jake…and 100 others I can name. But Eddie and Randy stand head and shoulders above the rest. We got so much material from Eddie. He had a long , successful career . But Randy had a lot more to offer. One of metal’s greatest tragedies…..Badlands put out 2 excellent albums.
Jake was amazing and did a great job on the albums he did. I lost interest in ozzy after jake left.
@@raymo6795 Agree. Randy was definitely something special.
Finally!!! This is the guitarist that I’ve been mentioning for a long time: Randy Rhoads!!! Thank you for playing this magnificent track… Randy, Ozzy Lee Kerslake and Bob Daisley were powerhouses. Randy was Ozzy’s first guitarist once he was kicked out of Black Sabbath. He was originally the axeman (and founder) of Quiet Riot. He and Bob wrote the lyrics for this album, Diary of a Madman, and the first release, Blizzard of Ozz… Bob and Lee were fired by their manager, Sharon Osbourne, and replaced by the powerhouses, Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge (who both later played for Whitesnake). On their way to Orlando to play a gig with Foreigner, Randy (who had a fear of flying) and Rachel Youngblood, the elderly hairstylist of the band, were asked by their tour bus driver to join him on a small plane ride by the bus driver (who also flew planes). Randy wanted to take some pictures for his mom, so they both joined for a quick trip. Little did they know that the bus driver was high off cocaine and had been fighting with his wife on the bus all night. Needless to say, he began flying the plane toward his wife standing outside watching them. Randy was trying to get the man stop, from what was said by onlookers, and the plane crashed into their bus and over into a tree and house that they were next. All three passengers were killed instantly. Ozzy and his crew were sleeping on the bus had no idea what was going on. In 1987, the live album of them was the third and last of release of Randy Rhoads with Ozzy (although, there has been footage, which had never been released, as well). Big shout to Randy, Ozzy, their incredible band and friends throughout the years. Listen to these in their entireties, but you must hear “Mister Crowley”, “Diary of a Man”, “Believer”, “S.A.T.O.”, “You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll”, “Flying High Again”, “I Don’t Know”, “Crazy Train”, “Goodbye to Romance “, “Revelation” and “Steal Away (the Night)”… Classics!!! Randy and Eddie Van Halen were considered the Kings of the Guitar due their drastically different styles. People initially flocked to EVH for his amazing chops, but when Randy Rhoads came out several years later, people lost their minds… Nobody had played like him ever!! RIP RR and EVH!!
great post Kyle!...its been said that in the early 80s you could see VH, Rhoads and Lynch in a weekend in L.A....George is the only one still with us Kyle
@@raymo6795 George is one of my favorite players!! Apparently, Randy was playing one Lynch’s Grover Jackson guitars and that inspired him to get one himself. Grover didn’t want to put the name of his brand, Charvel, on it, so he put his name, Jackson on top. That made Randy’s offset Flying V the very first Jackson guitar, The Concorde. People loved it and Jackson became a brand new axe brand… George was actually hired by Ozzy first, but he was local to his group, Dokken. That’s when Randy got hired. Lynch took Rhoads’ position as teacher Randy’s mother’s music school, Musonia. George Lynch tried to get the position once Randy passed away, and would have been hired (he actually went on the road with Ozzy for a moment to learn the songs), but Jake E. Lee came in tried out and he was fired and sent home. Great post, Raymo67!!
@@kylewilliams6184 …don’t forget Brad Gillis, who toured with Ozzy on the “ Speak of the Devil” album, another of my favorites.I think that album was made to fill obligations with the label
@@raymo6795 Definitely… Brad did heck of a job filling for Ozzy during that time. He still adores a few of those songs live with his original group, Night Ranger… One person I’ve never heard much of his Randy’s original replacement who recently passed away, Bernie Torme. He stepped in when Rhoads passed away, filling the supposed replacement Rudy Sarzo’s brother, Robert.
My second concert I ever went to was Ozzy. December 1981. Randy Rhoads was my favorite guitar player. I was 14. Right against the stage watching and listening. He was incredible. This was the first song they played. I'll never forget it. Thank you for reacting. Love you guys.
That's awesome! I wish I could have seen Randy live but never did. My first concert was Van Halen, less than a year after you saw Ozzy, and I was also 14.
This song has gotten me more tickets than anything else!!!
Amen!!!
I can definitely see that. It’s a banger! I think mine is probably “Jesus Built my Hotrod” by Ministry.
@@mechanicalman1068 ooooooo
Ozzy is my hero. I have all his albums, even the latest Patient No9. Awesome! He truly is one of a kind.
one of the greatest metal solos ever!!
the first two solo albums with Randy were pure magic.
Randy was brilliant, no doubt and along with Van Halen ushered in a new era of guitar shredders. Unfortunately not everyone in the 80s was as good as these 2 or Steve Vai, Joe Satriani or Yngwie Malmsteen. Randy left us way too early but he and Ozzy were together for 2 great albums, from the same album that you just listened to, do You Can't Kill Rock n Roll, another all time Ozzy classic. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
George Lynch was also a leaf off of that Randy Rhoades tree……he also worked at Delores Rhoades music school.
love every song of Ozzy's first 2 solo releases...another good listen is "Speak Of The Devil", a live album with Brad Gillis on guitar
Ozzy is definitely on the top of my list.
Ozzy rocks!!!
This whole album is amazing!!
One of my favorite Ozzy tracks but then, there's quite a few of them. Flying high again is great to.
the drums always blow me away on this track, compliment the guitar part so well
TOMMY!
GOD the Intro..........
IS Fxxxing AWESOME!
Yes it was Randy. he grew up on classical music (theory and composition). He used that background to compose his guitar playing - and that along with pure talent and skill why his performances are so legendary; they're designed under the purview of a composer would put together a classical orchestration piece.
Great band and you should hear , goodbye to romance, great guitar work from Randy Rhoads.
Hey guys what's up! Randy was just brilliant! I can't imagine what he would have done if he would have lived. He's been gone for such a long time, but it seems like yesterday I was popping in that cassette and being blown away by one of the Masters of guitar. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!
Brad : What did we just listen to ?
Me: Greatness that was taken away from us way too soon.
I always thought the song was about astral projection. He sings about the traveling through the astral plane.
It's sort of depicted in Marvel's Doctor Strange.
G'damn right Randy f'n Rhoads! Only he can be so tasteful and badass at same time!
Brad's intrigued face at the end of the solo (starts around 3:44). Priceless.
Randy's solo in this song never gets old, absolutely mind bending.
Please please react to mr Crowley live 1981 you get to see Randy blast 2 amazing solos 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Randy was phenomenal. When I hear Randy or Eddie I can tell it's them playing. Randys style was different , he had a big classical element to his playing. Just one of a kind fantastic.
Agreed. You know right away who is playing guitar. Randy and Eddie both have distinctive tones and techniques. Their own sound.
When this LP was released, I was VERY skeptical. A friend of mine played it for me and I was blown away. Ozzy totally kicked ass with this new band he put together.
The studio recordings were great, but Randy was one of those musicians who was even better live. It's a tragedy there isn't more live footage of him playing. Taken way, way too soon RIP.
Randy is the guitar hero of many generations! RIP 🙋🌹🕊️
A part of being a skilled soloist is the ability to sound like you're going off the rails(hehe) and then pull it together in a skillfull way. Randy was a god.
I love Randy’s influence on Ozzy albums. Randy helped Ozzy get his “metal god” status. I’d love to hear more “classic” Oz
That first guitar solo started with a tri-tone that references the song Black Sabbath. Also the synthetic thing sounded like a voice saying I'm Free
You cant kill Rock n Roll. So much brilliance. Cut short.
You Can’t Kill Rock And Roll by Ozzy is a must listen and has some of Randy’s best work.
You just listened to creme de la creme. One of the finest tracks from Ozzy as far as I'm concerned. 🤟🤟
A masterpiece of an album, you need to listen to the entire album.
YEAH!!!!!!!!! OZZY with Randy Rhoads of guitar.
My favorite Ozzy song. Randy Rhodes and Eddie Van Halen are my favorite guitarist.
Yes Lex, that is the man himself. Randy was such a huge loss.
**The only guitarist ever to give Eddie Van Halen a run for his money, ladies and gentlemen, MR. RANDY RHODES!!!!!!**
The last idol I ever allowed myself to have (they all kept dying LOL). His integration of classical and rock guitar astounded everyone at the time, so much so that they forgot about EVH for a hot minute. In ways he was better than EVH, his use of triplets and amazing chord progressions (mostly classical) for example. Sure a lot of people can sort of play and duplicate (but never exactly) what he played but HE is the one that composed those songs, it came from his brain and fingers. No one will ever come close to what this man accomplished in the span of 2 albums in a few short years before his life was sadly cut short in a *FUCKING STUPID* accident that never should have happened. The music world was robbed that day and every year I hold a vigil an mourn his death. After the tour they were on when Randy was tragically killed, Randy was going to quit playing with Ozzy and continue his study of classical guitar. Can you imagine what he would have been capable of??? The man was only 25 when he died, in the prime of his life. I can only imagine and I mourn the loss to the music world of what this man might have accomplished.
Suggestions: *ANYTHING* off Diary of a Madman or Blizzard of Oz will do. I Don't Know, Revelation Mother earth/Steal Away The Night, Diary of a Madman, S.A.T.O., and Little Dolls are excellent choices.
Peace
Guess you never heard of Allan Holdsworth? EVH was in awe of Holdsworth.
Great to see our younger generation discovering all kinds of new music, especially metal! Rock on! P.S. Give “You can’t kill Rock n roll” a spin sometime.
Absolutely 🤘
I truly miss these two people. Two of the coolest people that's ever had a UA-cam channel. I watched them everyday. As a guitar player I loved how much Lex loved the solo's. Her facial expressions, as she was enjoying the jams, were too cute. If you guys ever read this comment just know that you have a giant fan back that miss ya!
Great reaction that’s what a lot of people said when this came out, there so many songs off of this album you must go back to it please 🙏 you won’t be disappointed 🎸🔥
Randy!! Awesome reaction y’all!
My favorite OZZY song!!
It sounds a lot like Black Sabbath, because Ozzie is Black Sabbath lol!. He was their singer for a long time and the music is very similar. Early metal and hard rock. Also, metal has a lot of influences from classical music. Musical structure, notes, time signature changes, etc. Technicality and virtuosity. Especially metal bands from Europe. Black Sabbath early years had more of a bluesy, jazzy influences. The latter Sabbath and Ozzy with Rhodes was more power metal, classical music influences.
Randy Rhoades passed away too young back in the '80s, plane crash. RIP.
one of the all time great metal albums.
Smokin a bowl for the Oz man.
Yes, it's Randy Rhoads, my fave guitarist. Astral travel is what this song is about. Great reaction, much love&respect...
Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake on bass and drums did rock with Randy Rhoads on guitar. Check out S.A.T.O. from the same album. The bass and drums are phenomenal on that song. So are the guitar
Thanx for mentioning that, no one ever says anything about the stellar drumwork on these 2 albums, Randy kinda steals the spotlight. Good on you bro!!!!!
It's probably been 20 years since I've heard this song and it just gave me vivid flashbacks to listening to that solo on repeat for an hour
I sing in a Ozzy tribute band I have an excellent guitar player the crowd goes crazy when we perform this awesome song! Randy was a very special guitar player RIP.
I can tell how much you love the amazing guitar work Lex
Anything with Randy is phenomenal. Especially live. Must do anything from the Tribute album.
the most amazing thing about Randy is he wrote all these songs back to back with Ozzy and recorded two full albums and then went on tour for BoC and 18 months later back on tour for DoaM when it was released.... both albums are so different and for 2 years + he had been on tour with Ozzy when he died. what had he created musically in that time we will never know but I would beat it was amazing... Randy is one of the greatest guitarist to ever live and a musician the likes of we might never see again
Diary was a classic. Flying High Again and You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll are review worthy
The first metal album I heard was Diary of a Madman in 1983. Then I had to get that album and Blizzard of Oz. I started playing guitar at age 3 in 1974, when I heard these albums in 1983, not only did I become a life long Ozzy fan, but idolised Randy Rhoads and have been playing metal guitar ever since.
Randy is the GOAT
Flying High Again and Tonight (same album) are gems!!! My mother lost her mind (her name is Karen btw) when I bought this album when it first came out.
Plus you can't kill rock and roll.
My mom's name is Karen, and she bought me this album when I was 12, lol.
Randy Rhoads! Lex, you nailed it! Brad, I am glad you enjoyed it too!
Diary of a Madman and Blizzard of Oz are Ozzy's 2 best albums outside of Black Sabbath. I hope you react to more songs off of these two albums. They will not disappoint. Randy was an insane guitar player.
Shot in the dark is a great tune!!
this is Ozzy in his hey day, this is kick ass Ozzy
That drum intro was 🔥as was the guitar solos
I love both you guys. This reaction is why I watch. Great channel.
When Ozzy, Randy and the band, come out of that solo with the rolling drums - it's arguably the greatest moment in metal music.
I love "Blizzard of Oz", but this album "Diary of a Madman" to me is not only Ozzy's best but one of the greatest rock albums ever. It would definitely be one of my "deserted island" records!!
Ozzy is an absolute rock icon!! Just incredible!!
This was Randy Rhoads last album before he died. Check out the album ultimate sin with Jake e Lee on guitar. Killer of Giants is a great track.
Imagine being a famous rock star singer in the middle of gigs after breaking off from one of the biggest bands ever and while on your way about when u see this skinny kid outside the subway entrance playing electric guitar with a little amp and every sound coming out of that amp is new & incredibly raw and at the same time realizing u just found the next hot shot guitar wizard for your new band
True story the way I remember...but u know what happens by the time u tell your grandkids the same story 40 years later
I have been listening to Ozzy for 50 years ans this is one of my most favorite Ozzy songs of all time.. some of Randys most brilliant compositions :) so glad ya'll are enjoying this.
“Noises I’ve never heard before...” love that comment. My favorite rock solo of all time...he’s absolutely shredding. Randy definitely went to the Crossroads.
My top 5 guitar solos
Great Ozzy song. He has lots of great solo tracks.
Sweet! This is one of my favorite Ozzy songs. Thanks for reacting to it. I love the message it sends. And I love Randys solo in this
I remember when this album came out. It was awesome. The whole album is great.
His best album
Ah, back when Ozzy was good. Thanks for posting this one!
One of Ozzy's best songs. One of the best guitar solos of all time. Randy Rhoads. A master.
Randy Rhodes and Eddie Van Halen hit the rock scene about the same time...Rhodes was like a comet who gave us some incredible music, similar training as Van Halen, then, he's gone....I always wonder what if he didn't perish...These two amazing guitar players challenging each other....Over the Mountain, Crazy Train, and Flying High Again are the trifecta of head banging excellence!
Yes, those were the two most talented guitar players in my opinion. They were awesome!
Randy just brought out the very best in Ozzy.
I always assumed this song was Ozzy, being very high on all substances known to mankind, listening to Randy's guitar technique and this is what he felt!
Yes Lex, that was definitely Randy Rhoads! Truly one of a kind. He was classically trained, and really gifted the way he could riff. He just loved playing the guitar!! And Brad, when you said, "I've never heard these noises before!" That was very interesting because Steve Vai said in an interview about Randy, "He was doing things nobody had ever done before."
That’s Randy for you making sounds people haven’t heard before. Just an absolute genius on the guitar taken far too soon. R.I.P. Randy
My favorite guitarist for 40 years now.