Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads - Tribute*

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Summary: Randy Lives!
Review: A must-have item for anyone who wants to understand exactly how good Randy Rhoads really was. A perfect note-for note transcription of one of Randy's performances (in Detroit, I think) on three sides, and one in England for the final side of the album. Including an incredible solo, not like the one Kevin DuBrow "edited" for the Quiet Riot CD, "The Randy Rhoads Years"

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Summary: Randy Still Lives!
Review: If you're stone cold bored by today's "music" scene, with an endless parade of whining "woe is me" grunge bands (think Pearl Jam/Nirvana), complaining female wannabe poets (think Jewel), David Cassidy/Osmond Brothers retreads (think N'Sync), and shiftless hillbillies hammering out odes to their pickup trucks (think Garth Brooks), you need to get this book NOW! Plug in, crank the volume, and rock out. Listen to Randy's blistering lead playing, brutally crunching power chords (the guy exuded raw power), and his use of weird 'n' crazy phrasings. The man spoke volumes through his mastery of his instrument. In a day and age when "nerd rock (think Bare Naked Ladies)" and grunge bands eschew learning to actually play their instruments, Randy's deft articulation of complex melodies and harmonies still rules!

Rating:
Summary: Randy Still Lives!
Review: If you're stone cold bored by today's "music" scene, with an endless parade of whining "woe is me" grunge bands (think Pearl Jam/Nirvana), complaining female wannabe poets (think Jewel), David Cassidy/Osmond Brothers retreads (think N'Sync), and shiftless hillbillies hammering out odes to their pickup trucks (think Garth Brooks), you need to get this book NOW! Plug in, crank the volume, and rock out. Listen to Randy's blistering lead playing, brutally crunching power chords (the guy exuded raw power), and his use of weird 'n' crazy phrasings. The man spoke volumes through his mastery of his instrument. In a day and age when "nerd rock (think Bare Naked Ladies)" and grunge bands eschew learning to actually play their instruments, Randy's deft articulation of complex melodies and harmonies still rules!

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Summary: It touched my soul-THANKS OZZY AND RANDY I LOVE YOU.
Review: NEVER IN METAL HISTORY HAS THERE BEEN A MORE PERFECT CHEMISTRY. WHEN ARTISTS CAN COMPOSE THE WAY THEY DID IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING PULLED FROM THE DEPTHS OF REALITY AND FANTASY, EXPLODING INTO A SOUND NEVER AGAIN TO BE DUPLICATED.THEY HELPED ME THROUGH TIMES IN MY LIFE WHEN THE ONLY WAY I COULD SEE WAS DOWN.EVERYTHING OZZY TOUCHES WILL TURN TO GOLD.THE IMAGERY POTRAYED BY OZZY STILL AMAZES ME TO THIS DAY.I FEEL LIKE RANDY REMAINS ONE OF THE TRUE GUITAR MASTERS IN THE GENRE AND BEYOND. RANDY AND OZZY...WHAT MORE CAN BE SAID THAN THAT? RANDY LIVES ON THROUH OZZY IN EVERY THING HE DOES.

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Summary: This is it
Review: The Tribute album is really the only piece of music that has really affected my life. The pure intensity and flow of these live recordings gives me goose bumps every time I listen to it, and that's after I've learned virtually every song. This album is truely a masterpiece. Wolf Marshall does a valiant job transcribing Randy's playing. If you want to learn these songs then this is the best book to do that. Randy's live performances really brought all of his amazing talents together, and no show better illustrates this than the Cleveland 5.11.81 show where the majority of Tribute's songs are taken from. In the studio Randy was great; Live Randy is a legend.

Rating:
Summary: This is it
Review: The Tribute album is really the only piece of music that has really affected my life. The pure intensity and flow of these live recordings gives me goose bumps every time I listen to it, and that's after I've learned virtually every song. This album is truely a masterpiece. Wolf Marshall does a valiant job transcribing Randy's playing. If you want to learn these songs then this is the best book to do that. Randy's live performances really brought all of his amazing talents together, and no show better illustrates this than the Cleveland 5.11.81 show where the majority of Tribute's songs are taken from. In the studio Randy was great; Live Randy is a legend.