+Jeffrey Fairfield He is, but as good as he was, i always thought he was really sloppy.

Well he is no Vivian Campbell, that is for sure:)

No not sloppy at all he was a great replacement for dickhead campbell get your respect right here's my aspect do you ever hear a guitarist immitate goldy because they can't he's 1 of a kind he did ok put his spin,aldrich was great doing viv's shit let's see viv try craigs dream evil stuff nuff said

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JazzMan And also they both always had great rhythm sections as well

In other words a good band behind them 😁

Neither of them liked paying their musicians. Both Jake E Lee and Vivian Campbell got ripped off big time

1.08 name song

Thank you for that!! Very cool of you to say!!

Yes it is....

It’s because he is just another copy cat if 80’s shredders in the endless ocean of them from that era.

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Oh he gets mentioned among other musicians ... and in a good way, trust me 👍🎸😊

@Toimu10202 Thank you for that!! Such a very cool thing to say!! Means more than you know and very much appreciated and I appreciate you!!!

@@TCraigGoldy Wow so cool that you responded to this. You are like my biggest inspiration on guitar playing. It is funny that when i sometimes get a little tired of listening to Dio because i listen to it so much and i start to listen some other band, but then after about a month i listen Dio and i'm like surprised how good it sounds. Funny thing that every time i hear "all the fools sailed away" i get goosebumps because it is so good song and your solo is so good.

@@Toimu10202 Thank you again!! It's surreal for me to get compliments like this cause I'm still just a fan! A fan that got into the band! "All The Fools Sailed Away" is a very special song for so many reasons and I really appreciate you mentioning it and I really appreciate you!! I hope 2024 is being kind to you!

@@TCraigGoldy Thank you really much! Btw funny thing happened today when i was playing guitar. I was playing Pantera's Cemetary Gates and in the last part Dimebag does a crazy bend on the high E string and guess what happened to my high E string... correct it broke, but thats part of playing guitar. But all the best to you and thank you! You have given me so much motivation for playing and your riffs and solos are amazing!

@@Toimu10202 Ouch! Yep!! Just when you're getting onto it, a string breaks! And these days with the Floyd Rose.....it's a rather lengthy venture to change strings!! Have a great rest of the weekend!!!

@tog284 Wizard outfit!! Ha ha!! That's funny! Thanks! It's supposed to be dragon wings.....but they only look like that when my arms are stretched out....didn't take into consideration that I don't do that when playing my guitar.....and the dragon wings look like a cape of some sort! Oh well.....such were the 80's!! Thanks for that humorous comment!!

@@TCraigGoldy it’s awesome that you’re commenting and so thankful for the adulation! I watched this solo twice and then just now to my wife. She said, holy shit…he’s like Yngwie!

@@SonnyGTA Thank you to you and your Wife! I appreciate that very much and it all means way more than you could ever know! I'm just a fan that got into the band!! Don't get me wrong....I worked my butt off to get from living in the streets in a car to Headlining Madison Square Garden with my favorite singer Ronnie James Dio and performing music we wrote together! And regardless of what people think of me......being in Dio wasn't a gig or something to use for my own agenda and aspirations. It was a Dream Come True! And no matter the odds against you! When a pure heart makes a wish and leaves no stone unturned nor leave God out of the picture.....something magical will always happen. It's the leaving no stone unturned part that most people can't be bothered with!! Thanks!!

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Stanley Jordan was doing this shit too back then.

@@GeorgeZimmermen Jordan was light years ahead of this.

@@MrIkesimba even though I’m a huge Broderick fan (own his USA signature Jackson 7 string) Jordan is way cleaner and better at 8 finger tapping. I just prefer metal music

Jeff Watson , Steve Lynch , Michael Anthony Batio , and Joel Hoekstra were doing that 8 finger tapping and playing stuff with 2 hands when Chris Broderick was still in Elementary School 😂.

Can we add Jennifer Batten and Rocky George to the list too... they were doing it around the late 80s/early 90s..

I was JUST going to type this. He's doing buckethead licks before he was even BORN! haha Those left hand hammer ons and pulloffs were crazy at the start.

True

Buckethead ? Damn this is DIO the legend and his band with craig goldie on guitar,

this doesn't sounds like buckethead, sounds more like bumblefoot

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Because he has no original sound. Just another 80’s shredder dude with big hair trying to cash in on the guitar craze of the time

^ Nice of you to take a break from slobbing EVH's knob to listen to someone else, considering you're clueless about music.

@@GeorgeZimmermen whatever. We all have opinions. That's not what I hear when I listen. Obviously Ronnie saw and heard something in him too. So he doesn't move you, that's ok too. Peace brother

@@SonicVR12 well said

@@GeorgeZimmermen dude. You know nothing, you do nothing, you play nothing and you ARE nothing. You’re a flea. Stop commenting.

Thank you Nickolas for your kind words!! Means more than you know!!

Goldy really played for the song. It really showed.

Absolutely true.. Ronnie took Craig off the streets and made up a place for him to live in his own house.

You serious???

Yep Craig was living in his car in San Diego when Ronnie met him.

Hey bro it's crazy you mentioned that because I always thought that same thing too

@@jordanahenakew5953 Yeah when I 1st saw him in the Ronnie James Dio famine relief effort "We're Stars" when it came time for the guitar solos, he was the first one up! I remember telling my brother, "Wow Rudy Sarzo's a badass guitarist?" Lol

Rudy Sarzo ended up being the bass player in the last lineup of Dio, along with Craig.

@@leonarddejesus9965oh I know man! I've been keeping up with those guys for years too! 🤘

That's his hero. Ritchie liked him. They talked a few time. Craig actually played soccer ⚽️ in Ritchie's dressing room with him.

Thank you John! Very cool thing to say!! Thanks my friend!

Same here. He's awesome guitarist.

Same here. Saw this tour at Madison Square Garden and totally forgot Campbell even existed

Same here. Love Vivian Campbell. But He threw down in the concert and blew me away.

@John Katsoudas Wow!! Thank you for your kind words!! I really appreciate that very much and I appreciate you!!!

I was at this show and I've got the VHS. What songs were missing, I honestly haven't watched it in forever. I do know there were tons of songs missing from the first special from the spectrum, which I was at also. Holy diver, one night in the city, man on the silver mountain , long live rock and roll and part of heaven and hell we're missing from that release.

​@@TCraigGoldyyour solos always supported and elevated the songs. Shred is great but a great song is better, I learned how composition and speed can work together. You and jake are my favorite from this period. Thank you!

Thank you Ralph!! I appreciate your kind words!! Means more than you know!!

@@TCraigGoldy but.....WOW! youre DA MAN !!!🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🤘🤘😎 for God sake...🍻 cheers dude !!!

@@v.a.6742 Thank you my friend!! That really means a lot!! Thank you!!

@@TCraigGoldy Truly Amazing!

@@nelsonbraswell227 Thank you Nelson! Very cool thing to say! I appreciate it more than you know and I appreciate you!! All of you actually!! Thanks my friend!

I think you mean, "Srars."

@@josephrusso7069 My bad, I meant "Hear N' Aid" which was the name of the project. And yes the song was called "Stars"

@Dawson Thank you my friend!! Very cool thing to say!! And your kind words mean more than you know! I appreciate that very much and I appreciate you!!

@@TCraigGoldy huge fan of your work. You not being brought up in the greatest guitarists discussion is a damm crime. Me and my dad believe you smoke vivian campbell

@@masterdingus7074 Thank you very much for your kind words! And I gotta say....quite brave of you to put your neck out on the chopping block mentioning Viv in that way! Thanks to both you and your Dad!!

​@@TCraigGoldy Craig you are biggest inspiration for guitar playing to me i don't know any guitarist as good as you I love your riffs and solos they give me goosebumps because they are so good keep it rocking man!

@@Toimu10202 Thank you for that! These kind of comments mean so much more than people think! I hope I get to Thank you face to face one day!!

@Frank Taylor Thank you for your kind words!! They mean more than you know!!

I have seen Craig with DIO live in mexico 2006 and there played a very epic guitar solo, unfortunately there is not a video of that last concert of Ronnie in mexico.

@Dylan Gatenby Thank you my friend! I loved that Church! Miss Kim Clement!! He was something entirely different than an ordinary man!! Pastor Cathers was such a good man! His brother too!! Hope all is well and that 2023 has been kind to you!!

@@TCraigGoldy Thanks for your kind reply Craig! God bless you and it’s great to hear from you after all these years. I’d love to keep in touch with you and possibly get a chance to study with you. If you have the opportunity please keep in touch!!

@@dylangatenby9928 Thank YOU!! Absolutely! I don't go onto Facebook as much as I should! And the friend requests often get buried....are you on Twitter or Instagram? If so....leave me a private message with your email and I'll get a hold of you that way! Thanks again Brother!! And God Bless You too!!

Thank you Jason!! What a nice thing to say!! I appreciate that very much and I appreciate you!!

he did a solo album, "Better Late than Never" is was pretty good

@jeffsond Thank you Brother! Such a very cool thing to say!! Means a lot!!

.... the full gig is on amazon prime . Its not really hidden

@KingWDeMosse Thank you for that!! Very much appreciated and I appreciate you!!! Hope 2024 is being kind to you!

@@TCraigGoldy No worries, you're a massive hero of mine!

@@KingWDeMoose Wow!! Thank you for that too!!

@@TCraigGoldy No worries!!

@hoosierdaddy2308 Thank you for that! The audio is slightly off giving the appearance of seeing me being elsewhere on the fretboard than what you hear. The portion you referenc has no fx's on it. Otherwise I couldn't go into the riff/rhythm part without shutting off the fx's first. And I don't have anyone in the back doing it for me. All my guitar friends had wealthy parents and they had all the gadgets and latest foot pedals and fx's. So I had to learn how to make sound effects with a dry sound. If I used anything on the "Video Game" portion and the finger tapping on the fretboard it would be cheating. It's just the audio isn't totally synced with the visual for a lot of this video. But...thank you for that! If I were using fx's I'd be more than happy to tell you!!

Check out Doug from wasp . In his early days with run 21 if you like Craig.

@@mattdecandia9607 why? Is he similar? I have seen some of WASP's later material, but haven't really checked it out closely. Isn't his name Doug Blair?

@UCIX-qJIRy7SyAUcnJNvJdhw yeah just search run21 the band you'll get loads of shows . Doug the guitar player and Stet Rowland the drummer both wound up playing in wasp but their band was a 3 price and the best I ever saw in 80s . Doug plays a lot like Craig but better . I must have watched them a 1000 times in the day in small clubs . I was pumped for them when they made the big leagues. Run 21 the band . If you like Craig you'll love Doug youll catch a few things Craig stole from Doug too . Just two awesome players that never got the credit they deserve. When your done look up jimmy Bell too ...happy rocking brother.

@@SonicVR12 yeah that's him . Check out his early stuff in Run 21 . Plays off the hook a lot better than Craig but really alike . KZfaq has a lot of the old shows in 80s and early 90s

@@SonicVR12 hope I got this back to you ,yeah in wasp he gets paid to be a certain type and not toooooo awesome, but in his early days in run 21 they were awesome and Doug will shock you after seeing wasp. Real simular style to Craig but much better ...much better .KZfaq run 21 the band and lots of shows will come up . Type in step Rowland drum solo too they both made it into wasp . But no one has ever heard of them because their hired hands for wasp it's about Blackie not Stet and Doug . You'll enjoy it I'm sure .

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@97warlock ismyname Thank you for that my friend!! Very, very cool thing to say!!

@@TCraigGoldy YW and for the record this is coming from someone who started playing in 1986 so I have a pretty good idea what good guitar playing is

Thank you Tom!! Very cool thing to say!! I appreciate that very much and I appreciate you!!

@ACCH-cm9ou Hey....didn't I see your YT name before? Thank you my friend!!

@@TCraigGoldy yes you did 😅 .. as i wrote in the other comment ,i went on watching some stuff of yours ... Chapeau ! 🖖💯

@@ACCH-cm9ou I appreciate you!!

any tabs available for the classical sounding piece?

is this Graig Goldy ,

Andrew Young Actually.....Thomas is my legal first name.....and when I tried to sign up for a user name for youtube....my name....Craig Goldy was already taken!! But this is Craig! And I appreciate all the nice comments! And many are right about Viv....he created some amazing solos and riffs.....but also under the guidance of Ronnie! Viv hasn't created anything near that great since! I'm a late bloomer.....and most of my best stuff hasn't been captured! Some off of my 1st solo album "Hidden In Plain Sight" was pretty close.....not with the Eisley stuff....but with my band Ritual....like the song "In Over My Head".....that one is pretty cool! And this latest album getting ready to come out called "Dream Child" is pretty good too! We have Rudy Sarzo and Simon Wright.....Simon plays his ass off on this album.....and a surprise vocal discovery out of Argentina....Diego Valdez.....he is chilling! A new song came out a little while ago called "You Can't Take Me Down" with a very cool chorus and riff.....the song and video coming out today called "Under The Wire" is pretty in your face!! The album officially comes out on Sept 14th......it will be interesting to see how people react to this album!! Thanks guys!!

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Thomas Goldy Love this solo man. I was at the San Diego sports arena show on this tour. Awesome guitar work.

Thank you Luc! This has to be one of the nicest comments I've ever gotten!! Actually.....I was quite jealous of both Rowan & Doug for starters! The albums that they did were outstanding!! And the over-all sound was amazing too!! Then Traci-G is just on a whole different planet in the best possible way!! I was quite jealous of his contributions too! There was a lot of guitar riffs and darker turns on the albums these guys did and I remember thinking to myself "why did he let them spread their wings so wide and far and not me?" Now that the studio version of the song "Time to Burn" is available to hear.....that was the guitar tone I was hoping to use for the Dream Evil album..... and I had a lot of darker and twisted song ideas that got turned down for Dream Evil as well. And when I was forced to try and get a great sound out of the stock JCM 800....it was like having my hands tied behind my back while watching someone choke and could do nothing about it. No modified amps...no other amp....the amp I used on "Time to Burn" wasn't a JCM 800 so therefore I wasn't allowed to use it on the Dream Evil album. And it really stumped me!! And then I remembered the day at rehearsal just before the Dream Evil tour....Ronnie looked at me and said "I want to pass the torch onto you kid"! His best friend and tour assistant was standing right next to us and he was quite blown away too!! He said to me...."Do you know what this actually means"? For me....being in Dio wasn't a gig....it wasn't a job.....it was a Dream Come True!! And Ronnie God Bless him kept me in learning mode all the way up to his passing. He even showed me his method for melodies and lyrics! Some of the lyrics and song ideas for the Dream Child album shows that a bit.....and my first solo album "Hidden in Plain Sight" shows a bit of where I was.....the over-all sound on the "Hidden in Plain Sight" album was the closest to the sound recording quality I was looking for then! The "Dream Child" album has quite a bit of the ideas.....but out of all that.......I think it was the way he and I worked together that I treasure the most! Getting to stay by his side while he autographed and hung out with his fans until 3am or so....the way he was with them....the work ethic he had.....the imagination without boundaries that he had and shared with me and the rest of the world! The many hours, days, weeks, months and years of just the 2 of us working side by side as he poured all the information into my little brain as he could.....is just now taking shape!! Vivian Cambell is and will always be THEE quintessential Dio guitarist! There's no question about that! And some day soon.....I'll be able to put out the album that can pull all this together into one!! I'm getting closer!! But thank you Luc for this wonderful and insightful comment of yours! When I read the part about that you hope I get a chance to read it really hit me in the chest....in a good way.....and I wanted to be able to reply without the huge time restraints that I've been under lately!! Thank you!!

Hello Craig (or Thomas if you prefer that ;)), I can understand the immense pressure you must have felt when you first appeared on stage with Ronnie. You had BIG shoes to fill and I think, judging by the overall crowd response during your solo, that you earned their admiration. Thus far, this concert and Holy Diver Live (featuring Doug Aldrich) are the only DIO band shows I have. Only just last week did I finally give in and order the Hammersmith 1993 one featuring Tracy G. Too bad there isn't DVD releases for Vivian and Rowan out there, I would have loved to see these too. I consider myself quite open-minded. To give an example, with Black Sabbath, so many people claim Technical Ecstacy, Never Say Die and Forbidden to be the absolute worst of its storied discography. I have them all, listen to them fairly often and find myself scratching my head as I don't see what's so horrible about the those. Sure, there are duds here and there, but not enough to make them completely unlistenable. The same applies with the DIO band, there are some who completely avoid the Tracy G era, writing off those albums as train wrecks. I'm just not seeing it. And I'm going to be honest here, even Dream Evil isn't 100% perfect. No matter how hard I try, I can't get myself to enjoy Overlove. Other than that, the rest is really strong, especially Sunset Superman and All The Fools Sailed Away. On Magica, Feed my Head is my least favourite. Fever Dreams and As Long as It's Not About Love are my personal favourites. Everything else is really strong too. For Master of The Moon, The Man Who Would be King is my least favourite. One More for The Road, the Title Track, I Am and In Dreams are my faves. The rest is really good too. So barring a couple of less-than-stellar tracks, the albums are strong overall. I'm glad that my comment brought a smile to your face and tugged a little bit at your heartstrings. Hoping this one does too. Do take care during these crazy times.

Wow! Thank you for that!!

@EZ e Thank you for your kind words!!

@GhostfaceGriller-hd7jw Thank you for that!! Means more than you know!

Jb Diamond Whoa! That's like my dream concert!

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Steve lynch is a comedian song writer. Lmfao XD You mean George Lynch

No he means Steve lynch from the band autograph. He 8 finger taps. George Lynch from dokken doesn’t. You fool.

Thank you Christian!! I appreciate your kind words more than you know!!

Thank you for that! I hate to disagree with you....but nobody and I mean nobody could steal the show from Mr. Ronnie James Dio! If I didn't do a solo that night it would've been a time limit thing and not doing a solo would've contributed to doing another song instead and I remember us having to do things like that when Ronnie wasn't the Headliner or if he was then there was a severe penalty for going over a very strict time limit!! Ronnie had respect for those things!! But thank you for the nice compliment! I appreciate it!!

@A1Authority WOW!! Thank you for that!! Such an amazing thing to say! Very much appreciated and I appreciate you!!