VARIOUS ARTISTS
''RANDY RHOADS: THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE ...AND MORE''
MARCH 3 2015
52:02
1 Crazy Train 5:06
Serj Tankian - Vocals
Tom Morello - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Vinny Appice - Drums
2 Over the Mountain 4:29
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Jon Donais - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Frankie Banali - Drums
3 Mr Crowley 5:34
Chuck Billy - Vocals
Alexi Laiho - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Vinny Appice - Drums
Keyboards - Kelle Rhoads
4 Believer 6:01
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Doug Aldrich - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Vinny Appice - Drums
5 Back To The Coast 3:08
Kelle Rhoads - Vocals
Bruce Kulich - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Frankie Banali - Drums
6 I Don’t Know 4:50
Ripper Owens - Vocals
George Lynch - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
7 S.A.T.O. 4:06
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Bob Kulick - Rhythm Guitars
Dweezil Zappa - Lead Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Vinny Appice - Drums
8 Killer Girls 4:27
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Joel Hoekstra - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
9 Goodbye to Romance 5:16
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Gus G. - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
10 Suicide Solution 4:28
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Brad Gillis - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
11 Flying High Again 4:32
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Bob Kulick - Rhythm Guitars
Bernie Torme - Lead Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
ABOUT
By Scott T. Sterling
Earlier this year, fans got fired up for a new version of Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Crazy Train” as performed by System of a Down‘s Serj Tankian and Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello and recorded for a tribute album to Ozzy’s then-guitarist Randy Rhoads.
Considered one of the most innovative and talented guitarists in the history of rock, Randy Rhoads came to prominence at the start of Osbourne’s solo career as his lead guitarist. Rhoads played on Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, with his distinctive, classically influenced guitar work playing a large part in making both of those releases instant metal classics.
Rhoads’ life was tragically cut short in 1982 in a plane crash in Leesburg, Fla.
MORE ABOUT
One of the most venerated guitarists ever to grace hard rock music, the late, great Randy Rhoads, is being celebrated in the truest of fashions with the release of Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute. A collection of 11 classic Rhoads co-written songs, Immortal Randy Rhoads is performed by twenty top contemporary artists, including old friends and performing partners Rudy Sarzo and Frankie Banali, his brother Kelle Rhoads and more designated musicians like Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Vinny Appice, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Chuck Billy, Alexi Laiho, George Lynch, Gus G., Bruce Kulick, Doug Aldrich, Dweezil Zappa and others.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG (RANDY RHOADS)
by Greg Prato
While the most dominating and influential heavy metal guitarist of the '80s would have to be Eddie Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne's original guitarist, Randy Rhoads, was one of the few guitarists of the era to create his own signature style. While just about every other guitarist was merely copying Van Halen's unorthodox two-hand tapping technique, Rhoads was one of the first heavy metal guitarists to incorporate classical music into his playing (later picked up by such six-string shredders as Yngwie Malmsteen). Although he only issued a pair of major-label albums during his lifetime, he immediately reached legendary status upon his tragic death in early 1982. Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956, in Santa Monica, CA. Rhoads came from a musical family (his mother was a school music teacher) and began playing guitar before he even reached the age of ten. By his teenage years, Rhoads had become interested in the hard rock sounds of Mountain, Led Zeppelin, and Alice Cooper and as his musical taste changed, so had his guitar style. After playing in several school bands, Rhoads hooked up with singer Kevin DuBrow and formed Quiet Riot. Along with Van Halen, Quiet Riot became a major draw on the L.A. club circuit even though new wave and punk were the most dominating musical styles on the Sunset Strip. While the band wasn't able to secure a U.S. record deal, they released two albums in Japan: 1977's Quiet Riot and 1978's Quiet Riot II. Frustrated that the band wasn't getting anywhere in their homeland, Rhoads tried out for the guitar position in ex-Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne's solo band. Rumor has it that Rhoads was hired before he even played a note because he "looked the part." Osbourne's first solo release, 1980's Blizzard of Ozz, has become one of hard rock/heavy metal's greatest releases of all-time, largely due in part to Rhoads' fiery playing. Such tracks as "I Don't Know," "Crazy Train," "Suicide Solution," and "Mr. Crowley" have become metal standards and all showcased Rhoads' talents (also of note was a brief classical acoustic guitar piece he penned for his mother, "Dee"). The album was a surprise hit as the new band toured, resulting in another album a year later, Diary of a Madman. Although Rhoads voiced dissatisfaction with his playing on the album in interviews at the time (they were rushed to meet a deadline), his six-string work was astounding, especially on such tracks as "Over the Mountain," "Flying High Again," "Little Dolls," and the title track. Rhoads was finally getting his due as a guitarist (he just won the Best New Guitarist award from Guitar Player magazine), when he was killed in a freak airplane accident while on tour in Florida on the morning of March 19, 1982. As with other talented musicians who died far too early, Rhoads' stature in the hard rock world reached mythic proportions. A Rhoads/Osbourne live album (Tribute) that was originally to be issued in 1982 was shelved until 1987. The album was an automatic Top Ten hit, as it proved once and for all the incredible skill and endless potential that the young guitar player possessed. Jackson Guitars also started issuing a line of Randy Rhoads-model guitars, based on a prototype that was finished just prior to his death. And 11 years after his passing, a Rhoads-era compilation was issued by his former band, Quiet Riot, entitled The Randy Rhoads Years. Rhoads' death remains one of rock's all-time greatest tragedies.
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Serj Tankian - Vocals
Tom Morello - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Vinny Appice - Drums
2 Over the Mountain 4:29
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Jon Donais - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Frankie Banali - Drums
3 Mr Crowley 5:34
Chuck Billy - Vocals
Alexi Laiho - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Vinny Appice - Drums
Keyboards - Kelle Rhoads
4 Believer 6:01
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Doug Aldrich - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Vinny Appice - Drums
5 Back To The Coast 3:08
Kelle Rhoads - Vocals
Bruce Kulich - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Frankie Banali - Drums
6 I Don’t Know 4:50
Ripper Owens - Vocals
George Lynch - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
7 S.A.T.O. 4:06
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Bob Kulick - Rhythm Guitars
Dweezil Zappa - Lead Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Vinny Appice - Drums
8 Killer Girls 4:27
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Joel Hoekstra - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
9 Goodbye to Romance 5:16
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Gus G. - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
10 Suicide Solution 4:28
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Brad Gillis - Guitars
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
11 Flying High Again 4:32
Ripper Owens - Vocals
Bob Kulick - Rhythm Guitars
Bernie Torme - Lead Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass Guitar
Brett Chassen - Drums
ABOUT
By Scott T. Sterling
Earlier this year, fans got fired up for a new version of Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Crazy Train” as performed by System of a Down‘s Serj Tankian and Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello and recorded for a tribute album to Ozzy’s then-guitarist Randy Rhoads.
Considered one of the most innovative and talented guitarists in the history of rock, Randy Rhoads came to prominence at the start of Osbourne’s solo career as his lead guitarist. Rhoads played on Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, with his distinctive, classically influenced guitar work playing a large part in making both of those releases instant metal classics.
Rhoads’ life was tragically cut short in 1982 in a plane crash in Leesburg, Fla.
MORE ABOUT
One of the most venerated guitarists ever to grace hard rock music, the late, great Randy Rhoads, is being celebrated in the truest of fashions with the release of Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute. A collection of 11 classic Rhoads co-written songs, Immortal Randy Rhoads is performed by twenty top contemporary artists, including old friends and performing partners Rudy Sarzo and Frankie Banali, his brother Kelle Rhoads and more designated musicians like Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Vinny Appice, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Chuck Billy, Alexi Laiho, George Lynch, Gus G., Bruce Kulick, Doug Aldrich, Dweezil Zappa and others.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG (RANDY RHOADS)
by Greg Prato
While the most dominating and influential heavy metal guitarist of the '80s would have to be Eddie Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne's original guitarist, Randy Rhoads, was one of the few guitarists of the era to create his own signature style. While just about every other guitarist was merely copying Van Halen's unorthodox two-hand tapping technique, Rhoads was one of the first heavy metal guitarists to incorporate classical music into his playing (later picked up by such six-string shredders as Yngwie Malmsteen). Although he only issued a pair of major-label albums during his lifetime, he immediately reached legendary status upon his tragic death in early 1982. Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956, in Santa Monica, CA. Rhoads came from a musical family (his mother was a school music teacher) and began playing guitar before he even reached the age of ten. By his teenage years, Rhoads had become interested in the hard rock sounds of Mountain, Led Zeppelin, and Alice Cooper and as his musical taste changed, so had his guitar style. After playing in several school bands, Rhoads hooked up with singer Kevin DuBrow and formed Quiet Riot. Along with Van Halen, Quiet Riot became a major draw on the L.A. club circuit even though new wave and punk were the most dominating musical styles on the Sunset Strip. While the band wasn't able to secure a U.S. record deal, they released two albums in Japan: 1977's Quiet Riot and 1978's Quiet Riot II. Frustrated that the band wasn't getting anywhere in their homeland, Rhoads tried out for the guitar position in ex-Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne's solo band. Rumor has it that Rhoads was hired before he even played a note because he "looked the part." Osbourne's first solo release, 1980's Blizzard of Ozz, has become one of hard rock/heavy metal's greatest releases of all-time, largely due in part to Rhoads' fiery playing. Such tracks as "I Don't Know," "Crazy Train," "Suicide Solution," and "Mr. Crowley" have become metal standards and all showcased Rhoads' talents (also of note was a brief classical acoustic guitar piece he penned for his mother, "Dee"). The album was a surprise hit as the new band toured, resulting in another album a year later, Diary of a Madman. Although Rhoads voiced dissatisfaction with his playing on the album in interviews at the time (they were rushed to meet a deadline), his six-string work was astounding, especially on such tracks as "Over the Mountain," "Flying High Again," "Little Dolls," and the title track. Rhoads was finally getting his due as a guitarist (he just won the Best New Guitarist award from Guitar Player magazine), when he was killed in a freak airplane accident while on tour in Florida on the morning of March 19, 1982. As with other talented musicians who died far too early, Rhoads' stature in the hard rock world reached mythic proportions. A Rhoads/Osbourne live album (Tribute) that was originally to be issued in 1982 was shelved until 1987. The album was an automatic Top Ten hit, as it proved once and for all the incredible skill and endless potential that the young guitar player possessed. Jackson Guitars also started issuing a line of Randy Rhoads-model guitars, based on a prototype that was finished just prior to his death. And 11 years after his passing, a Rhoads-era compilation was issued by his former band, Quiet Riot, entitled The Randy Rhoads Years. Rhoads' death remains one of rock's all-time greatest tragedies.
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