There's a reason why Randy Rhoads is so respected even more than 40 years after his passing. He was only 25 when he died. Nobody can imagine how his career would have evolved had he lived on because he was so ahead of his time. Also, a wizard’s voice is never flat. He sings precisely where means to.

Randy Rhoads is one of the greatest Metal guitarists of all time. RIP Randy.

The drummer was beating his drums like they owed him money. Classic Aileen!!! 😂😂😂

Classic Ozzy.....Randy Rhoads still walks on water to me as one of the greatest guitarists ever and way ahead of his time. 🎸💕

Saw Black Sabbath on their first USA tour and it changed my life. From that point on I have been a metal head. I'm 71 and still love seeing metal bands live. Metal is one genre where the fan loyalty is for life. If you watch closely at Ozzy while Randy is doing his solo he is smiling and enjoying watching Randy wing it.

One thing I love about Ozzy's vocals is that he might not be the best vocalist in the world, but he has such a unique, one of a kind voice.

Randy is was and will always be the G.O.A.T

dude was fuuuuucked up singing here. for sure. die hard ozzy fan. Since 1980 when I was 13. The awesome part is....he's still killing it!

This was a hell of an All-Star lineup with Ozzy, Randy, Rudy, Tommy, and Don, all being masters of their craft. It was like the perfect storm happened back in the day.

Randy Rhoads (guitar) was born in California in 1956... his mom Delores was a music teacher and her son would end up teaching guitar at her school at age 16 because he was that gifted... Randy's life changed when he saw Alice Cooper in concert in 1971 and decided he wanted to be a rock guitarist... He played in small bands in high school and eventually formed Quiet Riot around 1975 w/ his friend Kelli Garni (bass) and Kevin DuBrow (vocals)... Garni was eventually fired after an altercation w/ DuBrow and bassist Rudy Sarzo joined. Quiet Riot found themselves drawing well locally in the West Coast clubs in a scene that included Van Halen... They were briefly signed and released 2 albums in Japan only, but Quiet Riot sold poorly by 1979 ... as Van Halen took off and became huge nationally. Randy Rhoads was struggling to make it in music and still taught guitar to make a living... He was asked to audition for a spot in Ozzy Osbourne's solo band in '79, and he had no idea who Ozzy was, nor familiar w/ Black Sabbath... Ozzy was completely drunk and vaguely remembered this guitar player snapping him out of his stupor and hired Randy Rhoads on the spot... For his part, Randy was just warming up when Ozzy said, "You got the job." Of course, Ozzy sobered up the next day and said he dreamt he had hired a guitar player... He was told he had. Ozzy was shocked... "I hope he's good!" As it turned out, when Randy Rhoads played his guitar, Ozzy was floored... He and Randy got to work right away. Randy would sit w/ Ozzy patiently and play him his ideas... If Ozzy like something, he would go, "Let's work on that." Ozzy would come up w/ vocal melodies as Randy played guitar and that was how the first 2 Ozzy solo records ('Blizzard of Ozz' and 'Diary of a Madman') were written and recorded in 1980... Bob Daisley (bass) wrote the lyrics to Ozzy's vocal ideas and melodies and Lee Kerslake (drums) and Don Airey (keyboards) recorded the albums. Ozzy's played his first solo shows without Black Sabbath in 1980 and were touring the US in 1981... Randy Rhoads was suddenly playing to huge crowds and still spent his days on tour learning from other guitarists on the road... However, Ozzy's life backstage was chaos and constant fighting between him and his manager (later wife) Sharon... Randy considered leaving the band, but Ozzy convinced him to stay, promising to make him a millionaire. There were issues w/ Daisley and Kerslake on tour, so they were replaced by Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo and Pat Travers Band drummer Tommy Aldridge in 1981. This was the line-up that was filmed in this clip - one of the rare footage of Randy Rhoads performing in Ozzy's band. By the Spring of 1982, Ozzy's career was taking off... the tour was getting bigger and selling out... Ozzy was booked to play Madison Square Garden in NYC that Summer. However, tragedy struck when the tour came to Florida. Randy Rhoads got on a small engine plane on a day off w/ some of the crew... The plane flew too low at one point and hit the tour bus. It spun out of control, crashed into a nearby house and burst into flames... Randy Rhoads was killed in the crash at age 25. Ozzy and Sharon were devastated after the loss of Randy Rhoads... Ozzy said it was over, but Sharon insisted he carry on for Randy. A replacement guitarist was brought in to tour and eventually Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis did a bulk of the Ozzy shows that year, including the Madison Square Garden show and did the live album (and concert video) 'Speak of the devil'. A live Ozzy record w/ Randy Rhoads on guitar was shelved... It was released by Ozzy in 1987 as the 'Randy Rhoads Tribute' live album.

Growing up listening to Black Sabbath and Loving it, when Ozzy came out with his first solo album, Blizzard of Ozz, I immediately snagged it. This song and all the others were played on repeat over and over again. Randy is a Guitar God, and Daisley, Kerslake, and Airey play wonderful together. Great reaction, Aileen! If you want to hear a SHREDDIN' Guitar solo from Randy check out "Over the Mountain" from the Diary of a Madman album. Love that song so much! Thanks, and have a blessed day!

Loved that whole "Dairy of a Mad Man", "Crazy Train", 1983 Ozzy thing. I was a junior in high-school and had my first car. This tape was in the tape deck constantly. Never will forget those days. Thanks, Aileen. for this little reminder of one of my yesterdays. Love you to death. Keep-a-rockin. Will be checking ya out again next time. Big shoutout this old, longhaired, hippy dude in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Peace and love, girlfriend. Later.

Zeppelin's Page was a huge follower of Aleister Crowley. I love the look on Ozzy's face during Randy's solo. Even the Prince of Darkness is blown away. Pure talent right there.

Randy Rhoads is my second favorite guitar player next to Eddie Van Halen. This dude is an incredible guitar player. Watch how effortlessly his guitar solos are. So happy you’re getting opportunity to react to Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhoads as his guitar player, prior to his death. And Randy Rhoads used to be in the band Quiet Riot before they got popular. When Ozzy went solo, he was looking for a guitar player and he went to LA to snatch up Randy.

A great video. It clearly shows Randy's Classical training. The way he plays on the fretboard is purely classical. He keeps his fingers arched high. Rudy, on bass, is a master and he's played for pretty much everybody. Love this song.

This was my first song song that I ever heard from Ozzy! When I first heard him sing “MR CROWLEEEYYY” for the first time, I was so on board for Ozzy’s voice and been a fan ever since! And now you’re doing a reaction to it?? Can’t wait to get home later to see this in full 😭

Look how lovingly Ozzy looks at Randy. On the cover of Ozzy's album "Tribute" you can see how much Ozzy cared for the kid.

My personal Diary I wrote the next day after the last show of Randy Rhoads in Knoxville Tennessee! RIP RANDY! YOU ARE SORELY MISSED! OZZY OSBOURNE: THURSDAY MARCH 18TH 1982: RANDY RHOADS LAST SHOW AT THE KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM: DIARY OF A MADMAN TOUR: Upon entering the coliseum after buying my tour shirt and ticket 🎫 stub processing: I noticed the stage was set up like a medieval castle with arches and bats 🦇 flying around the top of them. There was a staircase leading up to Tommy Aldridge’s Drumkit. The top left of Tommy was where Donny Airey’s keyboards were set up. Stage right and left had to cages with which Randy Rhoads would appear from the floor stage right and Rudy Sarzo stage left. OZZY had a throne of which he would appear out of to start the show to Over the Mountain. Tommy had his drum tech dressed as an Executioner stand beside his kit with his arms crossed. The staircase had a small section that would open and a small dwarf named: Ronnie (after Ronnie James Dio the new singer for Black Sabbath-replacing OZZY) and hand OZZY towels and water between songs. Little did we all know that later in the show: the executioner would bring the dwarf out to be hung from the rafters and later he would cut off his head using a guillotine! At the end of the show OZZY climbed onto a giant mechanical hand that OZZY stood on top of and launched unspecified meat 🥩 🍖 into the audience! Of course it was all an a theatrical act as the dwarf appeared to take a bow with OZZY and the band. When OZZY smiled we noticed he put vampire 🧛‍♀️ teeth in! We laughed hard! I went to the show with my friend Richard and his older brother Greg who was 18 at the time. We were 13. Greatest show on earth! Richard and I were both terrified and thrilled at what we witnessed! Unfortunately the next morning all that excitement and energy was gone as we learned that Randy Rhoads perished in a plane crash in Florida. Richard and I played drums but Greg played guitar 🎸 and he definitely took it the hardest! One of the greatest guitarist of our generation and had just won the new guitarist of the year by Guitar Player magazine. Rest In Peace Randy Rhoads your music lives on! Sincerely, Gary Lagstrom

What a cool guy he WAS. R.I.P. Randy. We miss you!!!

Being a guitarist myself, Randy Rhoads played like a machine in a very good way. Sometimes before shows he would take guitar lessons from different teachers. He knew he was damn good but didn't have an ego. The funny thing is that he wasn't into Hard Rock or Metal he was classically trained. He might have gotten into it as time went by because you have to get into it to play like that. Ozzy loved Randy and treated him like a younger brother. Too many great guitarists died at a young age and Randy was one of them.

YES! Clicked on this immediately- had to see your reaction ASAP - knew you would groove with the amazing Randy Rhodes (RIP). So glad you did this live version! 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼 There’s not nearly enough live footage of RR, but look for “Crazy Train” and “I Don’t Know”

RIP Randy, you can hear the torch being passed to Dime Bag in his pantera solos, RIP to both legends

Aleister Crowley played a major role in the creation of alternate religions like Wicca, the AA, and the Ordo Templi Orientis, and he founded the Order of Thelema, a semi-Satanic cult whose famous edict was "do what thou wilt." He was also known as "The Great Beast" and the "wickedest man in the world. ----- Seems like a pleasant fellow : P

This track was the first one I'd heard from Ozzy, and it was a live version. I fell in love with this track, and 40 years later I still get goosebumps when I hear the guitar break. Awesome track. It's also incredible how incoherent Ozzy is when he's off the stage, yet so lucid whilst he's singing. More Ozzy? From his solo career you could choose from "Bark at the moon", "Crazy train", "Diary of a madman", "Ultimate Sin", "Perry Mason". From his Black Sabbath era, "War Pigs", "Paranoid", "Iron man", "Sweet leaf", "The wizard", "Fairies wear boots", "N.I.B.", "Black Sabbath", and "God is dead?".

Ozzy loved Randy so much he included Randy's tribute to his mom at the end of the Blizzard of Ozz album "Dee" is a short acoustic piece with no other musicians or ozzy. All Randy. All for his mom Dee. When Ozzy went to shoot the video for "Crazy Train" from the live album "Tribute", he hadn't seen that polka dot flying v since the day Randy died. His mother gave Ozzy Randy's guitar case and when he opened it up it was like he was slapped in the face with smells and images of Randy. A pack of Randy's cigarettes were in with the guitar. He rarely drank and didn't do drugs. Just smoked his cigs and played his guitars. That v is used prominently in the Crazy Train video. Years later and he released that live album as a tribute ,hence the title "Tribute" to Randy. Randy's mom was always grateful to Ozzy saying he had always been good to her son before and after his passing.

Absolutely fantastic song to react to, Ozzy’s voice and Randy’s guitar, epic combination! Randy is a legend. RIP Randy 🤘🤘

Randy Rhoads is a legend

I love randy rhoads playing. With him having a classical background, complimented Ozzy soooo much. With Ozzy being so theatrical. Zach wilde played right into Ozzy's mental demeanor.

RIP RANDY RHOADS!! I love how Randy and Tommie blew Ozzy's mind at the end. Good ol, Rudy steady as always.

Recorded live in Rochester, NY for some hole in the wall cable show back in the day. One of the best live performances ever. Randy Rhoads was on fire!

Great reaction! Randy's solos will take you on an emotional journey!

Epic guitarist, epic band , epic time .I was born in 89 I feel like my soul fits the 70s and 80s though , legend status , glad your discovering so many great sounds , it's like finding different pieces of your soul as you travel along life's winding road .

RANDY RHOADS!!!! Sorry, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Ozzy is amazing, but I picked up the guitar because of Randy Rhoads. Playing it has got me through some very dark times. I owe more than I have words to express to Randy’s guitar. Thank you so much Aileen for featuring the bat eater and his mad man guitarist.

Randy Rhoads is my favorite guitar player….the reason why I play. A shame he passed away so young. Would have loved to hear him progress through the course of his life.

Ozzy is one of the most timeless rock and roll singers ever but what made him burst back onto the music scene after Sabbath was because of the guitarist in that video. Randy Rhoads was one of the greatest artists of all time and he was taken from us at the age of 25 years old. The song that I would suggest to do next is Steal away the Night/Revelation Mother Earth phenomenal solos throughout both songs and the outro//intro to Revelation is one point you should definitely concentrate on most

Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen played clubs within a couple blocks of each other for months in LA.

Rip Randy Rhodes 🎸 RIP 🤘🤘🤘🤘i got to see Randy play 12-31-81 LA sports arena LA CA i was 14 years old and man he was just beyond awesome 💯💯 RIP brother 💯🎸 randy would pass away four days after my birthday 3-15-82 i just turned 15& randy was 25 i was so bummed & beyond sad! Ill never be the same! Rip brother 🎸

We lost Randy on 19 March 1982, which i only remember because i was only 3 days old that day. R.I.P.

RIP Randy Rhodes, a classically trained musician who died way too young. Regardless of his tragic death truly a guitar genius. What more can you say about Ozzy… he’s friggin Ozzy, enough said.

That bass in the back is Mr Rudy Sarzo of Quiet Riot fame, although Bob Daisley performed bass on the actual album.

No one can replicate Ozzie's voice!! and to find Randy for his first solo album with this great band just incredible!!!👍

...you should do a search on Alistaire Crowley", about whom this song was written....I love the direction you are going Aileen with your selections, love you, great channel

Randy Rhoads is the GOAT! His fingers slide over the strings like rushing water down a valley!!!

You can’t kill rock and roll, off a diary of a mad man. Greatest Ozzy song of the 80s. I don’t wanna change the world, no more tears, in the 90s

Love Ozzy's reaction toward the end of the song.He looks like he is amazed at how great the band is. Great reaction as always. Be safe everyone

Randy Rhoads and his iconic black and white polka dot flying V guitar! Randy is a Guitar Legend (RIP) Great reaction! Luv ya Aileen ❤️💛

I remember when this came out when I was in high school. My best friend at the time and I would sing it when we saw his dad, "Mr. Conklin"... Drove him nuts. Lol

I saw Ozzy on the Diary of a Madman tour a short time before Randy died. I have seen a lot of guitarists and Randy was one of the very best. He was so much better live and i loved his work on the records. But he really did step it up live. Tragic loss. SO much more he could have done. RIP Randy.

Randy Rhoads is a musical genius. Ozzy's vocals are on point as always. Even though he got the lyrics mixed up at the beginning. Excellent musicianship throughout! Glad you like this one gorgeous! Dive into Diary of a madman album! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋💋🦊🦊🦊🦊🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

0:41 Nothing slices through a mix like those vintage analog synthesizers!! No loops, no digital files they are playing back, just pure wizardry manipulating those voltages and oscillators... They are ALIVE creating the sound you hear and there is nothing today like the real thing. The mighty Yamaha CS-80 for the epic strings and the Minimoog for the ascending bassline. One of the greatest iconic rock intros of all-time, makes me imagine the Fellowship of the Ring trudging up the mountains during a deadly blizzard.... ☼LEGENDARY☼

yep THAT solo, been listening to it for what, 40+ years now.? still impresses me. RIP Randy Rhoads

You cannot deny the greatness of Randy Rhodes. This song is excellent! I would suggest Fairies Wear Boots, one of my all time favorite Ozzy/Sabbath songs. So good!

Quite possibly Randy's best work and standout work from Ozzy as well. Great reaction!

Ozzy is God! Randy (R.I.P) Another example of music we'll never hear the same way. The solo hits me hard every time. Ozzys trial and tribulations and legacy are the reasons I still go forward to this day. His music and inspiration are beyond words! I have two tattoos portraying Ozzy! The cover of the tribute album and just Ozzy alone. Though he is unaware, he's been a life support for me. A title I can give to no one else.

I've always been a big Ozzy fan and Randy Roads was my favorite guitarist he was very special I loved his classical style with his solos another live video song you would have to do is I Don't Know Randy's solo in that song gives me goosebumps KZfaq used to have Crazy Train live but it's not on there anymore

Randy Rhodes was only 26 or 27 when he died tragically. I believe that he began taking lessons at age 9, and was a prodigious student. (Out-of-this-world!!!!) So, he really had not been doing this a long, long time. He was just damn good. Some are like that. Others blossom much later. He truly was a Franz Litzt on the electric guitar. Glad you enjoyed his solo.

The first guitar solo is awesome!

Great song off a great album. Love this jam. Great guitar work and guitar solo. . GUITAR GOD. RANDY RHOADS. . . HORNS UP 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻

It was Don Airey on keyboards on the Blizzard Of Ozz album. But live it was Lindsay Bridgwater on The Blizzard Of Ozz Tour 1980-1981🎉

Aileen Late great Randy Rhoads, time of the accident, was studying Classical Guitars. You can use it during Randy's solos.

One of my favorite Ozzy's songs ..... so dramatic 🖤

Randy had such a beautiful spirit and was such an amazing guitar player. how he died was so tragic and the whole story and how it affected Ozzy is a profound and heart wrenching almost hard to believe chapter in rock/metal history.

Your reactions are YOUR solo spotlights to shine.

It doesn’t matter what type of type of music you react to Aileen. Country, rock, heavy metal, pop (lol)grunge, Britney Spears!! It’s the reaction you give that’s beautiful to watch. I love that you love rock, hard rock, metal, ballads. You LOVE music. In all forms. Your smile is infectious and could light up the free world!! Your the most beautiful reaction person to ever do reactions. But that’s not why we gravitate towards you. It’s the way you move, and smile, and just love, and appreciate what you are listening to. Every song you have done , I’ve seen about 50-60 times on other channels. But I’ve come back and re-watched songs you’ve done 3-4 times. Because of your “ reaction”. So I’m sending you all the love and light I have to offer! ❤️❤️☀️☀️☀️☀️

Duct Tape...it's not just for holding keyboards together anymore!! 🤣🤣 fucking love it!! That's Rock and Roll, baby!!

When I started learning how to play metal when I was a teenager, Randy was the first major influence I found. My style of playing has changed since but I still mimic a lot of his style and consider him one of my biggest inspirations

I was lucky enough to take 1 guitar lesson in his mom's north Hollywood school in 10th grade... then he went off to ozzy to play and write...then continued my 5 more lessons from Robert Sarno the bass players brother and hurricane guitarist....randy was a great guitarist him and Eddie Van Halen are my 2 goats....stay pretty luv and rock on forever....

That Flying V is probably one of the most iconic and recognizable guitars in rock

I think you would really enjoy his duet with Lita Ford "Close your eyes forever" The song is AMAZING and the official video is complete eye candy!

"Mr. Crowley" was a real person.....a philosopher, occultist, paranormal investigator and, some say, a practitioner of the 'Black Arts' in the 1940's-50's in England.......the organ intro has "A Clockwork Orange" vibe

The whole band is insane really... His classical training really chsnged music mixing it all.

Great reaction as always! If you haven't looked into Mr Crowley (Aleistar Crowley) its an interesting rabbit hole to go down. "Do what thou wilt"

Yes!!! One of my recommendations in the comments a while ago!! Nice 😊

That solo, is why Randy Rhoads stands with the best of them, Slash, Gilmour, Knopfler, Van Halen... any of them. Randy was a prodigy.

Only one man could leave a legendary band black Sabbath. Create a whole new second legendary career. Ozzy is a legend twice over.

@Aileen Fund Fact! This concert was recorded in 1981 in my hometown of Rochester, NY! PLUS my favorite band of ALL time opened for Ozzy on this show, Def Leppard!

The second greatest thing about that performance was Rudy Sarzo's ruby red onesie.

I concur - one of the best voices I have heard in my whole lifetime!

Revalation mother earth Been studying Randy like 30 years... iv played wih the biggest Deathmetal bands in the world... they are fast and tecniqule... still no1 can touch randy. HeS agressive and BEAUTYFULL at the same time... im sure all the comments below say enuff so i wont say more... as u see EVERY1 still LOVES him and no1 compares Much love :)❤

Love Youuuuuu Aileen ❤

Crowley was a real person in the UK. feel free to look him up if you want. I know enough not to. Tragedy of Randy Rhodes was where Ozzy stopped for the night at his rich friend's home who owned his own plane. Ozzy and his friend were drunk and stoned up all night. Randy was sleeping in the tour bus. Ozzu'a friend decided it would be fun to take the plane up. And then it would be fun to buzz the bus. Up until on one pass they were too low and crashed into the bus!! Somehow they did not die in that plane but Randy who was completey innocent in the mattern was killed!! Such a talent and life ahead snuffed out before his time. The world is poorer for that loss.

4:49 The exact moment the guitar surrendered and became one with Randy!

A must listen, War Pigs live in Paris 1970 Ozzy early twenties incredibly fresh! ✌🏻

I`m from Brazil, I`ve seen this guy three times in my life. His charisma is unbelievable, immediately gets the crowd. I love Jesus. Ozzy is the next one. Ok, just kidding, or not.

Rudy Sarzo (bass) Randy Rhoads (guitar) Tommy Aldridge (drums) More Ozzy "I Dont Know" "Shot in The Dark" "Bark at The Moon" "The Ultimate SIn" Randy Rhoads sadly passed away in 1982.Ozzy still regrets not being able to keep Randy Rhoads from boarding that small plane that ended his life

Ozzy and his legendary guitarist go hand in hand ..tony .Randy.Zack ..cmon that’s fukking legit

FYI, this is the same Mr. Crowley that Ghost's song Call Me Little Sunshine is about.

I love how much you love music... goals❤

So after Ozzy left Black Sabbath and when solo, he discovered this young kid with a classical guitar background named Randy rhoads who is still regarded to this day as one of the greatest most influential guitarists of all time. roads was the lead guitarist on Ozzy's first two albums before passing away in a tragic I think airplane or helicopter crash. since then, Ozzy has had a bunch of different guitarists and Ozzy purists will refer to his first two albums "Blizzard of Oz" and "diary of a madman" as THE ONLY two ozzy albums. Blizzard of Oz is the first and really kicks open the bar doors and announces that he is still a rock force and made a kick ass band... with diary of a madman, they showed off more depth and complexity and musicianship which was supposed to be the launching point of an amazing period of music from Ozzy until rhoads unfortunate accident.

Randy was by far the best at what he did. It would have been so cool to see what he would have done if Randy hadn't gotten in that plane that day.

the man that inspired me to learn guitar. RIP randy

I’ve been waiting for this reaction!!

The greatest neo-classical rock guitarists of all-time: 1) Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot / Ozzy Osbourne solo career) 2) Michael Schenker (UFO / Scorpions / Michael Schenker Group) 3) Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions / Electric Sun / solo career) 4) Yngwie Malmsteen (solo career) 5) John Norum (Europe)

Black sabbaths song "paranoid" was a fill in song written at last moment

ANDY AND OZZIE Was good together for a long time and we miss their songs. ❤😊😅

I love Ozzy at the end of that video he is looking at Randy like WHAT THE FUCK! haha

Every one seems to forget about Rudy Sarso the bass player both Randy and him came from Qiut Riot and yes Randy so missed my favorite guitar player and instavation at playing guitar my self now for 40 years.

Siempre que escucho esta canción, no puedo evitar emocionarme con el solo de guitarra del gran Randy

I live 20 minutes away from Randy’s grave i so want to go see it and pay me respects to a true legend

Unfortunately Randy was killed on my wife's 21st birthday and I will never forget that buzz kill at the time, even today when her birthday comes around I have that somber feeling. Miss him and her she passed away in July of 2017 from cancer at 56. RIP Randy and Debbie 😢