EVH or Randy Rhoads

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by sammysucks65
i never heard any quiet riot material with randy....wait this just in go to quiet riots home page to listen to mp3s of the rhoads years with randy

It's been years since I heard them, but...as I recall, they kinda sucked pretty badly...

[hollywood5150]

EVH of course. face he is the originator.

[nosuchluck]

Ed over Randy any day...

[DLR_EngineRoom]

Interesting results.....I honestly couldn't have predicted the outcome so far...

[Soul Reaper]

They both had their own brilliant unique styles.

They both were so fuckin' awesome.

Mr.Crowley vs Eruption would have been better, imo

[Terry]

Randy came across as a little more structured in his playing. Talking guitar solos here. Eddie came across as a little more improvisational. Pretty much dig 'em both equally; not much of a point to speculating 'who's better', 'cuz playing an instrument isn't a contest to me.

No doubt Ed had an influence on Randy. I can hear some Van Halenisms in RR's playing, but wouldn't say RR was an Eddie-clone. Chronologically, CVH and QR were playing the same areas at around the same time in the 1970s. CVH just broke big a year or so before RR got his shot with Ozzy.

Agreed that the thing with Randy, because he died so soon into his career, is there is definitely a sense that he was just getting started. It's always the promise of better things to come for me where RR is concerned. In Ed's case, he pretty much peaked in 1981 in terms of creativity, technique and energy. Last couple of CVH albums were great, but by the time Hagar joined Ed had gone on autopilot (unless you count holding an electric drill close to his pickup a la Poundcake as a sign of instrumental growth).

[Dave's Bitch]

look's like eddie's instrumental is better than randy's

[The Scatologist]

Originally posted by Terry


(unless you count holding an electric drill close to his pickup a la Poundcake as a sign of instrumental growth).

Actually, that was a Paul Gilbert thing

As much as I like Spanish Fly though, I think Dee was a better piece because it was more heart felt and emotional. After all, he did write it for his mom.

[hollywood5150]

you guys should read two things:

The end og the VH encyclopedia and the first page of the Randy Rhoads website. (towards the bottom)

in conclusion EVH did it first and better.

but dont tell steve hackett that, he claims he begat both of them

GFTPM '90

[DLR_EngineRoom]

Originally posted by Terry
Chronologically, CVH and QR were playing the same areas at around the same time in the 1970s. CVH just broke big a year or so before RR got his shot with Ozzy.

Actually, I saw an ad - I believe it was on the Van Halen Early Years DVD - that Quiet Riot was opening for Van Halen.

Imagine THAT show live.....!

[Dave's Bitch]

Originally posted by Soul Reaper
They both had their own brilliant unique styles.

They both were so fuckin' awesome.

Mr.Crowley vs Eruption would have been better, imo

yea.Mr.Crowley is randy's best imo.that woulda been better

[sammysucks65]

over the mountain would be randys best to me
then crowley

[Terry]

I'll give Dee the nod here.

Back in the day, would have said Spanish Fly in a heartbeat, but now it comes across as little more than a sequel to Eruption, acoustified. Not without a great degree of talent, but Dee is more of a composition to me, whereas Spanish Fly is just an excuse to shred.

Just find I'm getting less and less impressed with shredding as I get older.

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Young Ed... No competition.

[Golden AWe]

E fucking VH