Randy Rhoads - Would have been 55 today

[Lynch]

Well, yesterday he would have been.




There isn't a lot of video footage of Randy available on the internet, but this link has 10 videos on it. Definitely check it out if you were/are a fan.

10 Randy Rhoads Videos That Rock

One of the bigger losses to rock when it comes to talent, influence and "what ifs / what could have beens"

 

[Nololob]

I can't imagine, if he was that good at young age, how he would have been right now.

 

[Groovy Man]

I personally thought Ozzy's career took a hit, when Randy Rhoads tragically perished.

I mean Jake E. Lee was good n' all...

But, who knows, right?

 

[METALPRIEST]

R.I.P. to a true legend!!! HIGHLY missed in the metal and rock community!!!

 

[CrazyConnie]

He would of been three years younger the me. It sure doesn't seem
like it's been that long since he has left us.

You are truly missed Randy!!

 

[LG]

A Huge loss for the rock world, he was just coming into his own and who knows what kind of legacy he could have left if he had lived a full lifespan.

you are missed Randy.

 

[Slip'nn2Darkness]

I didn't know this till recently, but Randy is buried in the same cemetery as both my grandparents.

Mt. View Cemetary San Bernardino Calif.
That is where I lived during my Jr High and High school years..

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Randy has always and likely will ALWAYS been my favorite guitarist. There's a lot of speculation on whether or not he'd have stayed with rock music had he not died but even if he did go full on classical I still would have picked up his work. The level of passion he had is not something we come across very often. I miss him dearly....

 

[Khor1255]

Randy Rhodes being alive today would have been perhaps as musically significant as Hendrix surviving a couple more years. I have no desire to compare the two they are from different schools altogether. But the level of influence he would have exhibited through the 80s might have made that a truly great decade for heavy (and perhaps classically leaning) rock. I have often heard that Mr. Rhodes wanted to ultimately gravitate into pure classical music but I can't help thinking that the right rock project would have drawn him to do various projects. He seemed utterly full of ideas and new approaches to old formulas. I have little doubt we would have benefitted immensely from his interaction with the entire music world.

RIP The world is a lesser place for your loss.

 

[Phil B.]

Miss you Randy. Rest In Peace.