Lemmy on Randy Rhoads

[pieceofme]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pDa-plfQj3Y

Do you agree with Lemmy that Randy was brilliant, but he got better after he died, because everyone does.

[Wiseacre]

So glad this isn’t a leaked porno thread.

[sirthx2]

So glad this isn’t a leaked porno thread.

Nice!

[Sleek]

Shit. I thought Randy was amazing while he was still alive.

He and EVH were the absolute pinnacle of hard rock guitar gods when I was in school.

Maybe more people noticed Randy since his death, but that is just a mathematical function of time. Ozzy was just starting his career and was sort of an underground hit when Randy died.

All of us teenagers knew who he was, but he hadn't crossed over into the pop culture to where adults were conscious of him and was still growing in visibility. His bat-biting antics and stuff were beginning to get traction, but his music was still just known by young metal fans.

PROBABLY why there is no pre-shot Randy stuff...I meannnnn...the one thing we have is from a fucking public access cable show lol.

[Wiseacre]

Shit. I thought Randy was amazing while he was still alive.

He and EVH were the absolute pinnacle of hard rock guitar gods when I was in school.

100%

RR’s death added nothing to his clout unlike so many other entertainers. It was EITHER EVH or RR even before he died. He was as respected as Eddie and his influence was universal before and after he died. No hype. And for the record I’m more team-EVH overall

[HoldenSSV]

RR’s death added nothing to his clout unlike so many other entertainers.

Maybe your judgement is clouded because you were "in the know" at the time as a serious musician, but his popularity definitely increased after he died for the average rock fan. Then the 80's shredders came along and he was left behind.

[Wiseacre]

RR’s death added nothing to his clout unlike so many other entertainers.

Maybe your judgement is clouded because you were "in the know" at the time as a serious musician, but his popularity definitely increased after he died for the average rock fan. Then the 80's shredders came along and he was left behind.

I was like 14 when he died. I wasn’t yet playing “seriously”. I don’t even graduate until ‘86. All the other guitarists I knew were huge fans of RR and EVH. He was considered a guitar god from the first Ozzy album

Of course I am talking about guitar players. I doubt my wife knew who Randy was before or after his death.

[Bono Nettencourt]

RR’s death added nothing to his clout unlike so many other entertainers.

Maybe your judgement is clouded because you were "in the know" at the time as a serious musician, but his popularity definitely increased after he died for the average rock fan. Then the 80's shredders came along and he was left behind.

QFT

[DangerZone]

I disagree with Lemmy