Such a sad day, we are left with but a handful of recordings and a lot of "what ifs?" :(
For my money if he had lived I believe people today would be saying "Eddie Van who?" Together, Ozzy and Randy saved metal in the 80's, hell Randy saved Ozzy. Growing up and being a huge fan of the blizzard of ozz, all I heard was the most stupid things you can imagine. "Ozzy worhips the devil, kills animals at his concerts" etc. No one I knew got it, I wasn't into Ozzy for the shock value. It was the music that hooked me. People are still fucking stupid about those times.
I think it's awesome that you younger people have discoveredRandy's work and are inspired by his life and music. It warms my old metal heart that you are continuing on his legacy. \m/
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For my money if he had lived I believe people today would be saying "Eddie Van who?" Together, Ozzy and Randy saved metal in the 80's, hell Randy saved Ozzy. Growing up and being a huge fan of the blizzard of ozz, all I heard was the most stupid things you can imagine. "Ozzy worhips the devil, kills animals at his concerts" etc. No one I knew got it, I wasn't into Ozzy for the shock value. It was the music that hooked me. People are still fucking stupid about those times.
I think it's awesome that you younger people have discoveredRandy's work and are inspired by his life and music. It warms my old metal heart that you are continuing on his legacy. \m/
RIP Randy Rhoads
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