Randy Rhoads shredding 🤘🤩
On 28 April 1981, Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads stepped into Channel 31 Studios in Rochester, New York, to film a promotional performance for the After Hours TV show.
What followed became one of the most iconic pieces of guitar footage ever captured.
Randy’s performance of “Mr. Crowley” is still studied by guitarists more than four decades later, and many fans consider it one of the greatest guitar solos ever recorded on film. Knowing he would tragically pass away less than a year later at just 25 years old makes this footage even more special.
Is this the greatest guitar solo of all time?
🎥 Video credit: @cloakofvirtue
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This is one of my favorite guitar solos, but man is it tricky. Killer phrasing and deceptively fast. Randy Rhoads was a friggin beast 🤘🏻
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On this day, we remember Ozzy Osbourne—the legendary Prince of Darkness whose voice and vision helped shape heavy metal forever. Long before he became a global icon, Ozzy’s partnership with guitarist Randy Rhoads produced some of the most influential music of the genre. Their appearance on the television program After Hours on April 28, 1981, captured the duo at the height of their creative power, delivering unforgettable performances of classics like Crazy Train, Mr. Crowley and Suicide Solution. Today, that footage stands as one of the finest surviving documents of one of rock’s greatest collaborations.
The performance carries even greater emotional weight today. Randy Rhoads tragically lost his life less than a year later, while Ozzy continued to build one of the most remarkable careers in rock history. One year after Ozzy’s passing on July 22, 2025, fans around the world are celebrating his life and legacy, with his hometown of Birmingham marking the occasion with the first official “Ozzy Day.” More than four decades after this unforgettable performance, the chemistry between Ozzy and Randy remains a powerful reminder that true legends never fade
There are legendary solos...
and then there’s Mr. Crowley.
Randy Rhoads didn’t just write songs, he created masterpieces!
Here’s @zakkwyldebls live version of that unforgettable second solo.
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Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, y Lemmy en concierto en el cielo
Rest in peace
Descansa en paz
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MAB Europe tour! I’ll be touring Europe with a full band - @robertopirami on Drums and @frank_capo_bass on Bass. We will be doing an all instrumental set featuring originals like “No Boundaries,” “Rain Forest” and more, plus some of my most well known tributes - Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Dime, plus my worldwide trademark and invention, the Double-Guitar. What you are hearing on this post is an excerpt of my “Tribute to Randy Rhoads” which we will be doing at the shows. Here is the tour schedule so far, with more shows to be added 8.10 Vakaris - Vilnius (Lithuania)
9.10 Oaze - Kaunas (Lithuania)
10.10 Stary Dom - Domecko (Poland)
11.10 Bergkeller - Reichenbach (Germany)
14.10 Rock a caffe- Nitra (Slovakia)
15.10 Bounty Rock Caffe - Olomouc (Czech rep)
16.10 Sellosali - Helsinki (Finland)
17.10 kino Klub - Svatoborice (Czech rep)
18.10 Smer Klub - Zilina (Slovakia)
20.10 Analog - Budapest (Hungary)
23.10 Spirit of 66 - Verviers (Belgium)
24.10 Cacaofabriek- Helmond (Netherlands)
25.10 Sondcheck one - Waldbronn (Germany)
31.10 Del Vino - orchamps vennes (France)
01.11 Il Peocio - Trofarello (Italy)
04.11 Reigen Live - Vienna (Austria)
05.11 Muzeum - Bratislava (Slovakia)
06.11 Bluesiana - Velden (Austria)
07.11 Crossroad - Roma (Italy)
08.11 Music Factory Live - Cremona (Italy)
09.11 Pocoloco - Paganica (Italy)
Happy Birthday Randy Rhoads!
God Bless Randy and his family!
Your music lives on!
My favorite Randy Rhoads lick of all time! Can you name the song? 🦇🎸
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@jimdunlopusa MXR's new RANDY RHOADS distortion +. #randyrhoads #MXR #mxrdistortionplus ----i learned SATO from Diary Of A Madman when i was in high school. LONG LIVE OZZY!!!!! & LONG LIVE RANDY RHOADS!!!!!
Quando me perguntam qual solo de guitarra marcou sua vida eu sem dúvida falo que é Mr Crowley do Ozzy com Randy Rhoads, mas esse é um dos mais complexos e malucos que já toquei.
Muito difícil e mostra como o Van Halen foi um gênio da guitarra.
BTW o solo de Beat It tb é insano.
Vou tirar esses dias e fazer um vídeo.
Que Deus me ajude kkk
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Mr Crowley (solo 2) en vivo desde el Auditorio Federico García Lorca junto a @devadipchunga y @amb_frey! Nuestro homenaje a Randy Rhoads en concierto!
Mr Crowley (solo 2) live ft Devadip Chunga & Ambra Freyre. Our tribute to Randy Rhoads in concert!
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