There was always that so called competition between Randy Rhoads and EVH , I’ll put it this way Eddie was so fun to listen to it was party music just good rock n roll music but with Randy it was so deep you feel something in your heart throughout your body when you listen to songs like Diary of a Madman , You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll , Revelation Mother Earth etc , RR was the complete musician and in my humble opinion the greatest guitarist to ever live ...

My mom was two months pregnant when this show was in town, so theoretically, I was at this concert :P Randy Rhoads was and always will be amazing :)

THE MOST INCREDIBLE GUITARIST EVER!!!!

Was at this with my wife. I miss those days, she has passed away. We were blessed to see Randy

what people have to remember is that randy was only 25 years old when he died. to many people he was still just a kid, and he had only just gotten started with all of this. i read in an interview once that he wanted to come up with something on guitar that no one had ever done before, but said that it would unfortunately take him awhile. in my opinion if he would have lived another 5 to 10 years i think he would have achieved his goal and changed the music landscape even more dramatically.

Randy's playing was like no other...every lick was spot on One can only imagine where he would be today.... still get goose bumps til this day!!

I absolutely love the band jam. It's weird hearing Brad Gillis do it a few weeks after Randy's death. A lot of people don't like Brad Gillis but imagine what he did for a minute. He learned every Randy Rhoads riff in two weeks, including the band jam and went out on stage and didn't miss a thing. I mean of course he's not Randy and i don't care for his style but I have spent years trying to learn Randy's riffs and I am still not there yet.

Rhoads was amazing. One of my top 5 all time guitarists. Imagine what he could have done if he lived to 70 or 80. As a kid, he was the best I ever heard. I still think he's the best 40 years later.

I got to see Randy Rhoads (Diary of a Madman tour) in either Jan or Feb 1982 at the Richfield Coliseum south of Cleveland, OH It's torn down now...I was in 10th grade. Randy fucking blew us all away! It was incredible,,,he was so fucking good!! I was so lucky to see him right before the accident. I couldn't beleive it when I heard it on the radio, just days after I saw him.

Long live Randy Rhoads the finest guitarist that ever played concerts or the finest quality records known to man!!!!

I love that man R.I.P Randall William Rhoads

This is so awesome!! It was colder than hell outside that night. I clearly remember walking into the Met Center and getting a strong whiff of weed right upon entering the building. First experience with a major contact high lol. The highlight was RR and the coolest ever medieval stage set up I had ever seen and ever will. There were little hooded dwarves running all over the stage and two huge torches lit on each side of the drum kit. I was with my older brother who had noticed that Tommy Aldridge broke one of the drums with his hand during his solo. Later in the show, this HUGE mechanical hand came out of the center of the stage (from out of the large stairway I think) and this big hand had Ozzy standing upon the palm of it as it slowly moved forward and reached into the center of the crowd. Once it got there, the middle finger stood straight up. Lol...I could go on for ages. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen in my entire lifetime. Everything about it was excellent, and my little 13 yr old mind was completely blown. I walked into school the next morning with my new ghoulish-looking Diary of a Madman concert t-shirt on and wore it proudly that day. My 8th grade English teacher looked upon it with horror...👍

I believe that most people forget that Randy was playing like this in the late 70's and early 80's. Absolutely no one could play like this then. Eddie Van Halen wasn't even a close 2nd. Too many people compaire his playing to many guitarist of today and don't take into account that there has been almost 30 years of progression since his death. So much of Randy's work influences many of today's guitarists. He's still one of the guitar greats.

There has never been a more well rounded, PERFECT lead guitarist ever!

Randy is supreme as usual. Tommy Aldridge is one of the most underrated drummers ever. In the early solo days Ozzy (and Sharon) had a real knack for getting the right talent. Good times. Cheers

This guy is the best I have all of his guitars I worship him.

Randy Rhoads was not only a huge influence on my guitar playing he changed the course of Rock/Metal music. I can only imagine the incredible music we have all missed out on. 30 years later people are still enjoying your music. A true Guitar God stands the test of time. R.I.P. Randy

And Tommy Aldridge is amazing too

Never underestimate the power of a Roland.

This is the show i was at! Would rather have Randy back but since that's not going to happen this is the next best thing. The temp. was -20 with windchill at-60. This was so worth it. R. I.P. Randy. Glad i did get to see you and some of these recordings are from that night.

R.I.P FATHER RANDY. FROM THE MN CHAPTER.

I was at this show and there was an actual blizzard that night and was so cold out tons of cars didn't start after the show. It really was a great show and I'm glad that I got the chance to see it. I first saw Randy Rhoads with Ozzy in 1981 at the River Flat jam on the west bank of the U of M here in Minnesota. I was in the front row for that, You had to see Randy live to believe it. I know that he always got compared to EVH but they were two very different players. Randy just sounded fresh and different, EVH had already made his invaluable mark on the scene, Randy added a new element and style. Both are sadly missed.

omg this just makes me blown away

Tremendous!!! I have never heard a tape of this show but he was great this night! Very solid. Thanks for posting it-- great quality.

Also, let us not forget that Randy was also learning classical guitar, (which is a very technical style), before his death. He never had sloppy technique. He was a very accomplished and astute guitarist. In the studio Randy would mic his amps at different distances from the cabinents. This could make it sound sloppy, but the desired effect was to make his sound more full. No one has ever been able to copy his sound. I wonder what his playing would be like if he were still alive today.

randy rhoads the best ever !!

Concerts at Met Center were AWESOME. It had great acoustics for rock concerts, Randy’s great sound is apparent at this show.......

Wow i went to my very 1st concert feb.1982 in Cincinnati and this gave me goosebumps wow thanks

Props to Tommy to!

Thank you for putting this up. It is excellent. When the drums kick in u hear Randy's super melodic sense & actually a first glimpse of neo-classical shred that will invade heavy music.

I was at this show!

His 2:53 finger tapping is some of the coolest ever. At 3:01 he's doubling down on his right hand pick tap and syncing on the left hand pull off. Beautiful stuff.

when i heard this.. my jaw dropped and i said "Mother of God.."

I was there sweet nothing like it "GODS" I'll be 59 this year and seems like yesterday.

The Met Center in Bloomington MN, Now a parking lot for Mall of America, was where I was lucky enough to see all the best metal there was to see! ozzy, Motley Crue for dr feelgood and girls, Metallica for and justice, David Lee Roth solo, Poison, And some great MN North Stars hockey games. Hated to see it go!

I'm a local from Alameda, Brad was a friend, I was getting to now him right before the Ozzy deal, when i was told it happened he was on stage,I listened like everybody else that night, it sucked but was cool and amazing, i could of been there tho, so mad at him to this day.

This is killer. I just thought how amazing it would have been to have been able to see him trade licks with another guitarist. A Chris Poland, Paul Gilbert, or Bruce Bouillet type. Or just to hear what he would have done after being w/ ozzy. Thanks for the vid.

Thanks again for posting this I love this segment and its hard to find. thanks

we were blessed with his talent in the short time he lived and we'll always be grateful for the music he gave us. Had he remained with Ozzy and not died he would've toured throughout 82-83 and then split because he wanted something else....sucks.

This gig is my all time favorite! My uncle was at this show!

You're right about that. From what I've heard from most Rhoads enthusiasts is that his solo from Tribute was edited and doctored mildly and that his solo didn't really come off sounding at all like it sounded for Tribute. But who knows anyway. Food for thought I guess. I wasn't there, so I'll leave it at that. I really wish they would release some official live video/dvd footage from the Rhoads era. Come on Sharon!!!!!!!!!!

I love the band jam, this is awesome.

Randy Rhoads Lives On

Saw them in St. Louis about a month later. Never forget this, thanks for the memories.

Randy Rhoads music touch your soul beautiful classic and metal mixed together with something special that you can’t replace but on the other hand, Eddie Van Halen had his style Randy had his.

Beautiful

Pure perfection of the guitar! Randy had it and he could play anything, and if i read correctly this was all improvised before the show in about an hous work, only one hour and randy managed a 4 minute solo that has been the greatest i have heard! Randy Rhoads perfected his playing to such a level that very very very very few see, so far only 3 total know this. Randy Rhoads, Michael Angelo Batio, and Ynwie Malmsteen. Suchand Amazing level but only Randy had it, no one will match Rhoads!

Thank you so much.

This guitar God is buried literally 5 min away from where i live.....

@buzzsaw177 well whatever it may be, I should not be too picky. There is so little RR footage out there, so I'm just grateful for what we do have. And I appreciate people like "killingsense" for keeping these tunes out there. On my channel I have also uploaded a bit of Randy audio that I noticed was not on youtube, for all of you Randy/Ozzy fans.

Randy is completely awesome! One of the best guitarists that has ever stepped in this planet IMHO. I like the drum solo too, Tommy is rocks! RIP Randy... Only the good die young

Whoever disliked this video has no soul and no sense of rock n' roll

Randy is and was the best technical player.

awesome really enjoyed this 👍🎸

The Master!

He was going to record the "Speak Of The Devil" Cd, record one more studio album and be on one more tour and that was it, he was going back to school to get his masters degree in music. He was an awesome player and human-being and we were truly blessed with his talent. So sad it had to end so soon!

...Wow..how cool...sounds like there is outboard Roland SDE with Roland space echo at the same time.......bitchin!!!

I can't describe what that tone sounds like but it's amazing! I had the same equipment as Randy did and the same set up as him and still didn't get the same tone. I want that tone! Like I said I don't know how to describe it... sounds like... creamy or like a keyboard or organ with chorus with high midrange and kind of muddy distortion.

@DrummerboySoto Tommy Aldredge... was one of the true rock pioneers in the type of music...... A lot of that drum solo, was bare handed and knuckles

Dude, you hit the nail on the head. That track alone(if finished) would've taken Ozzy and the band somewhere the fuck else! Now, we'll never know.

Randy defined metal guitar playing ! He died way too young , will always be remenbered !

Thank you for this music brotha.

Unsurpassed genius of Rock guitar

I can't help but wonder what incredible sounds we would have heard, then I think about how many picked up his legacy and ran with it, and hope it represents something close to where he would have taken it.

I have the "tape" (wow that's going back for ya) of the bootleg tour that the tribute solo came from. It is exact. What tribue IS NOT, its continuous show. It is made of of several different shows.

Awesome

I wish wit all my heart there was video of this, then I could DIE.

Oh so good! RR smokin’ such a loss

Hes obiosly the best player available for ozzie at dis time folks...😮

JUst show what could have been a third album with him..

Fantastic. Grandma mary

I bet absoultely anything that 1:50 to 3:44 would have eventually evolved into a song that would have been on Ozzy and Randy's next album, and it would have owned blizzard of oz and diary of a madman, and Randy would have been hailed the next Bach or Mozart. Shame they didn't put something like this on the tribute album!

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yeah i agree

omg why isnt randy around today he would have put everyone to shame never will forget

There is some from two on the town, entertainment tonight, and Rock Report the guys from the documentary are trying to get all the footage from the tv studios if they havent been reorded over

If he were still alive we would have gotten a much more fleshed out version of this jam... or not since he wanted to leave after Diary. Jake would still be hired. Randy would have his solo act or band together. Everything would be good...

@LoudToyz Randy did non stop harmonics too live...so good brain!

If this man were alive today we wouldnt be so hyped up on Mr. Eddie Van Halen because these two men would have brought out the best in each other and lets face it Randy was a musical virtuoso and Eddie was a fast and crazy guitarist but when you hear their guitars the best is Randy case and point.

If they would've done another album with this on it...? I shudder to think what would've came from it. And this was just a jam session? That's musicianship for ya.

only if i was born at the time to come and see him in concert

cool right. randy forever!!!!

@MrMeddled to me it sounds amazing and this sounds live

He is...Im always asking him about it too lolz RIP Randy

@PurpleSnowFox Thank you very much friend!

Tracy Ann Rhoads here 🎸🎀🎸😎

Oh Yeah!

My mom wouldn't let me go to the Duluth, MN show 2 nights later 😞

holyy shitt

happy bday

Jake E. Lee, in my opinion, has a broader range than Zakk Wylde. Randy's awesome power to me, was I felt like he knew the guitar neck so well, he could play whatever he wanted and have it be in key. That meant fresh performances every time he played, almost like Hendrix...but uh...different.

@vaibanez17 It was some hard shoes to fill. Gary Moore played one show and so did Bernie Torme. Brad is one heck of player. His Night Ranger stuff is good.

I agree with the pinch harmonic comment. it get old quick.

you know i probably would have made this concert... but i was like 28 years off :( i live like 2 min from minneapolis

dude this makes EVH look like little wayne i don't really care for evhs playing but randy was an absolute god of a guitar player and any evh flashiness is nothing compared to the compositional glory that is this video

Saw RR in 1981 in 81 / Def L . The man had different prescence than others, besides the crazy sound he was making!!!!! I know 10 guys that can outplay him. So what, he was a star before he died. Top 10!!!!!

The band jam was epic. They started doing it later on before Randy Rhoads Died. But I feel like the direction of how the band jam was composed would’ve been the next level of the 3rd album Randy Rhoads would’ve made because he was about the music and not showing off with tricks and flash. That’s what separated Randy Rhoads from Eddie Van Halen. One was about party, flash, tricks, fun vibe. The other just serious, about the music, compositions, the notes. But both had the feel though and smoked a lot of Cigarettes to say the least. R.I.P Randy Rhoads.

More importantly Brad Gillis was playing in Rubicon and trying to get NR off the ground and in rubicon he wasn't playing the kind of stuff he would play later. I liked that Brad stepped into a very difficult situation and is an awesome player. EVERY one who played with Ozzy was great in their way. I have no beef with any of them - only Joe Holmes didn't record so we don't know that angle, but he was onstage for 5 years

Does anyone know of any tabs or lessons for this? It sounds insane.

Amen Tully,