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Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon

There was a littlecross-town rivalry there between Quiet Riot and Van Halen, so Van...

There was a little
cross-town rivalry there between Quiet Riot and Van Halen, so Van Halen,
they were playing the Whisky and Gazzarri's and all those same places, and everybody's comparing Eddie
Van Halen to Randy Rhoads

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There was a little cross-town rivalry there
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between Quiet Riot and Van Halen,
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so Van Halen, they were playing the Whisky
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and Gazzarri's and all those same places,
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and everybody's comparing Eddie Van Halen to Randy Rhoads.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:21
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Randy Rhoads one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived was taken too soon and his story remains a mystery. We experience the life of Randy Rhoads from his time with Quiet Riot to becoming an icon with Ozzy Osbourne.
‘Cause I read some interviews that he did, - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:06
‘Cause I read some interviews that he did,
And he was good, but I don't really think he did anything - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:07
And he was good, but I don't really think he did anythi...
I would take a picture of Eddie Van Halen, - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:21
I would take a picture of Eddie Van Halen,
Between gigs Randy gave guitar lessons at Musonia. - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:05
Between gigs Randy gave guitar lessons at Musonia.
Some of those licks the students wanted to learn - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:07
Some of those licks the students wanted to learn
["Runnin' with the Devil" by Van Halen] - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:19
["Runnin' with the Devil" by Van Halen]
He was never one of those guitar players - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:06
He was never one of those guitar players
He always was very articulate, very clear, - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:07
He always was very articulate, very clear,
I had started to listen to Van Halen, - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:09
I had started to listen to Van Halen,
["On Fire" by Van Halen] - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:05
["On Fire" by Van Halen]
I didn't realize at the time - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:06
I didn't realize at the time
But Randy graciously offered to learn the song, - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:14
But Randy graciously offered to learn the song,
Honestly, I never felt any rivalry with Van Halen, - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:15
Honestly, I never felt any rivalry with Van Halen,
There was a concert that almost didn't happen - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:11
There was a concert that almost didn't happen
It literally came down to a short time - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:11
It literally came down to a short time
Randy had the flu that night, - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:25
Randy had the flu that night,
He would always do something to get you in trouble - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:08
He would always do something to get you in trouble
Let's put 'em on." - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:07
Let's put 'em on."
On the surface it looked like the band was having - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:14
On the surface it looked like the band was having
Kevin, he was a real strong personality, - Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon 00:09
Kevin, he was a real strong personality,