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Randy Rhoads
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Eddie Van Halen
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09-06-2010, 07:09 PM
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|  Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Two Of The Greatest Guitar Players Battle. Who Is The Better Guitar Player? Randy Rhoads  Eddie Van Halen 
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09-06-2010, 07:17 PM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Eddie, because I love his playing and also to cancel Cosmic's vote for Randy...when Cosmic shows up later.  | |
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09-07-2010, 12:21 AM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Aww LG you butthole. 
What can I say though? Randy is my favorite guitar player. He used distortion but his playing is so clear that you can make out every single note he played, he could play just as fast if not faster than any of his peers yet still slow down and show his years of classical playing. I just all around love what little record work he has. | |
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09-07-2010, 12:23 AM
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| | Metal Moderator
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Hardest poll EVER!!
I'm gonna have to go with Randy. Not because he's dead but based on the strength of those first two Ozzy records. | 
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09-07-2010, 12:28 AM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Originally Posted by METALPRIEST 
Hardest poll EVER!!
I'm gonna have to go with Randy. Not because he's dead but based on the strength of those first two Ozzy records. |
Also the "Tribute" album. I really think that's where Randy's best work is.  | |
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09-07-2010, 12:40 AM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Yes! I love the DEE out takes on that!!  | |
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09-07-2010, 12:44 AM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
So do I. I thought it was a great way to cap off the album.  | |
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09-07-2010, 09:06 AM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen | |
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09-07-2010, 09:54 AM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Randy | |
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09-07-2010, 12:22 PM
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| | I'm Not Like Everybody Else
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen...just because he has a bigger body of work.
plus, I never heard of Randy Rhoads before Ozzy...
yeah, I know about Quiet Riot now.
Eddie, no doubt. | |
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09-07-2010, 12:54 PM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Originally Posted by Groovy Man plus, I never heard of Randy Rhoads before Ozzy...
yeah, I know about Quiet Riot now. |
Well....it's not like anyone heard of Edward before Van Halen or anything.  | |
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09-07-2010, 01:39 PM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Originally Posted by Cosmic Harmony Well....it's not like anyone heard of Edward before Van Halen or anything. |
But, the point being, Randy Rhoads was in a band (Quiet Riot) with a record deal and had albums out, Eddie Van Halen didn't...if it was for Ozzy, Randy Rhoads may of never made it to legendary status.
Plus, I can't vote for Randy Rhoads on the strength of two Ozzy albums...
And this is coming from an original Randy Rhoads fanatic - I seen the first solo Ozzy tour (Blizzard of Ozz) and it was great...''Blizzard of Ozz'' was HUGE back then...it was the biggest thing going on in the rock word back then....
Meanwhile, Eddie Van Halen was already a guitar legend with Van Halen with 4 albums out already, by the time ''Blizzard of Ozz'' album hit.
Also, I had tickets to the ''Diary Of A Madman'' tour, when Randy Rhoads tragically died, so I would of gotten to seen him ''live'' twice. | |
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09-07-2010, 03:53 PM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Originally Posted by Groovy Man Eddie Van Halen...just because he has a bigger body of work. |
True, BUT Randy died in 1982 (almost 30 yrs ago)
Originally Posted by Groovy Man plus, I never heard of Randy Rhoads before Ozzy... |
True, BUT I never heard of Eddie Van Halen before Van Halen, LOL
So to make it a fair comparison, why not compare Randy's major work (two albums) with Van Halen's first two albums.
IMO, Van Halen's only really good album would be their first, but I'm not a big fan.
So I vote for Randy | |
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09-07-2010, 03:56 PM
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| | Avoiding The Swan Song
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Randy Rhoads just ..
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09-07-2010, 04:51 PM
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| Re: Randy Rhoads VS Eddie Van Halen
Originally Posted by gguerra True, BUT Randy died in 1982 (almost 30 yrs ago) |
That's one of the main reasons I picked Eddie Van Halen.
Originally Posted by gguerra True, BUT I never heard of Eddie Van Halen before Van Halen, LOL |
You never heard of Eddie Van Halen before, because he didn't have an album out, so you couldn't of heard him....when Randy Rhoads did - so you had a chance to hear him....that's the point I was making.
When Eddie Van Halen's first album came out - people noticed....when Rhandy Rhoades first album with Quiet Riot came out at the end of the 70's no one noticed...or very few noticed.
Originally Posted by gguerra So to make it a fair comparison, why not compare Randy's major work (two albums) with Van Halen's first two albums. |
I'd still take Eddie Van Halen. | |
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