Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads

U.M.S.F.M.Q. Number of posts: 3633 Age: 31 Registration date: 2007-07-22

When I first heard VH his leads blew me away. From the get go his rhythms just passed me by for some reason. There are some great ones in there but there are also some mediocre ones as well. Although they might be mediocre to me the songs still rocked :metal:

Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:10 pm

I think Eddie's rhythm playing often gets overshadowed because he is such a great lead player.

Dog Will Hunt! Number of posts: 9863 Age: 36 Registration date: 2007-01-29

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his rhythms are very easily forgotten IMO.

I strongly disagree Rob. Unchained, Panama, Hot For Teacher, Ain't Talkin 'bout Love, Little Guitars, Talk About It Later and so many others are some of the most memorable riffs ever recorded, and i voted for Randy.

U.M.S.F.M.Q. Number of posts: 3633 Age: 31 Registration date: 2007-07-22

Troublezone wrote:

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his rhythms are very easily forgotten IMO.

I strongly disagree Rob. Unchained, Panama, Hot For Teacher, Ain't Talkin 'bout Love, Little Guitars, Talk About It Later and so many others are some of the most memorable riffs ever recorded, and i voted for Randy.

There are def some in his catalog that rock

Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:07 am

MetalRob331 wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

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his rhythms are very easily forgotten IMO.

I strongly disagree Rob. Unchained, Panama, Hot For Teacher, Ain't Talkin 'bout Love, Little Guitars, Talk About It Later and so many others are some of the most memorable riffs ever recorded, and i voted for Randy.

There are def some in his catalog that rock

Flip-flop

Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:20 am

Eddie was more influential I suppose ?

I voted for Randy

Dog Will Hunt! Number of posts: 9863 Age: 36 Registration date: 2007-01-29

xyz wrote:

MetalRob331 wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

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his rhythms are very easily forgotten IMO.

I strongly disagree Rob. Unchained, Panama, Hot For Teacher, Ain't Talkin 'bout Love, Little Guitars, Talk About It Later and so many others are some of the most memorable riffs ever recorded, and i voted for Randy.

There are def some in his catalog that rock

Flip-flop

$don\'t know$

U.M.S.F.M.Q. Number of posts: 3633 Age: 31 Registration date: 2007-07-22

xyz wrote:

MetalRob331 wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

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his rhythms are very easily forgotten IMO.

I strongly disagree Rob. Unchained, Panama, Hot For Teacher, Ain't Talkin 'bout Love, Little Guitars, Talk About It Later and so many others are some of the most memorable riffs ever recorded, and i voted for Randy.

There are def some in his catalog that rock

Flip-flop

What did I flip flop? Of course not all his riffs are lame but there are more then a handful.

Administrator Number of posts: 16174 Age: 45 Registration date: 2007-01-04

They were both so different. Eddie really influenced a generation of guitar slingers and precededRandy. Randy never really was afforded the chance to grow and come into his own. He was a great guitarist, but I imagine he would have become even better over time.

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Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:12 pm

ultmetal wrote:

They were both so different. Eddie really influenced a generation of guitar slingers and precededRandy. Randy never really was afforded the chance to grow and come into his own. He was a great guitarist, but I imagine he would have become even better over time.

Preceded Randy? Didn't QR1 come out in '77 and VH1 in '78? I wasn't born till the 80's but weren't they both doing the club scene at the same time around '76?

Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:21 pm

always loved randy's clean classical style.

mini boss Number of posts: 13947 Age: 42 Registration date: 2008-08-05

akeldama wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

They were both so different. Eddie really influenced a generation of guitar slingers and precededRandy. Randy never really was afforded the chance to grow and come into his own. He was a great guitarist, but I imagine he would have become even better over time.

Preceded Randy? Didn't QR1 come out in '77 and VH1 in '78? I wasn't born till the 80's but weren't they both doing the club scene at the same time around '76?

Yes true but Quiet Riot's first two albums featuring Randy Rhoads were only released in Japan, and made no impact over here at all, plus the style that Rhoads perfected with Ozzy is nowhere in evidence on those two albums, you get a few glimpses but not many.

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Love them both but EVH mainly for his body of work. It's sort of like asking: which child do I love most?

Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:07 pm

manny wrote:

akeldama wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

They were both so different. Eddie really influenced a generation of guitar slingers and precededRandy. Randy never really was afforded the chance to grow and come into his own. He was a great guitarist, but I imagine he would have become even better over time.

Preceded Randy? Didn't QR1 come out in '77 and VH1 in '78? I wasn't born till the 80's but weren't they both doing the club scene at the same time around '76?

Yes true but Quiet Riot's first two albums featuring Randy Rhoads were only released in Japan, and made no impact over here at all, plus the style that Rhoads perfected with Ozzy is nowhere in evidence on those two albums, you get a few glimpses but not many.

'tis true manny, I have to agree with you 100%

U.M.S.F.M.Q. Number of posts: 3633 Age: 31 Registration date: 2007-07-22

sam wrote:

always loved randy's clean classical style.

Yes his diversity separated him from VH IMO. He could do it all regardless of the little material we had from him. Also his solos had a lot more depth then VH's as well. With VH you know what to expect with RR he had so many styles you really didn't know what was coming. Both are amazing though..

Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:43 am

I went with EVH, mostly out of sentimentality, although I really like and respect RR a lot. One of my all time favorite solos is in Crazy Train, but Eddie really had an effect on me as a child. It's hard to top Eruption or Spanish Fly! Although, Laughing Gas is terrific too.

Metal student Number of posts: 107 Age: 43 Registration date: 2012-01-07

manny wrote:

akeldama wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

They were both so different. Eddie really influenced a generation of guitar slingers and precededRandy. Randy never really was afforded the chance to grow and come into his own. He was a great guitarist, but I imagine he would have become even better over time.

Preceded Randy? Didn't QR1 come out in '77 and VH1 in '78? I wasn't born till the 80's but weren't they both doing the club scene at the same time around '76?

Yes true but Quiet Riot's first two albums featuring Randy Rhoads were only released in Japan, and made no impact over here at all, plus the style that Rhoads perfected with Ozzy is nowhere in evidence on those two albums, you get a few glimpses but not many.

I voted for Eddie. A true comparison is QRI to VHI. Randy was great and had strong rhythem/lead abilities, but he had just as much opportunity as Eddie to get his music out there. I certainly think Randy had some serious chops, but had he not been given the Ozzy gig would he have ever broken out. There is a reason the Oz albums didn't resemble the playing on the QR releases and that's what I've got to go on.

Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:18 pm

On a technical level, Randy Rhoads...

Metal student Number of posts: 177 Age: 48 Registration date: 2007-08-24

EVH

I love Randy but I've been on a major Eddie kick lately with the new album and upcoming show!

Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:24 pm

Give me EVH. He has a larger body of work to go by. Rnady's is very limited in comparison. Who knows how far Randy Rhoads would have gone had he lived?

Subject: Re: Better Guitarist: Van Halen or Rhoads Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:11 pm

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Who knows how far Randy Rhoads would have gone had he lived?

Judging by the direction he was heading and his classically trained background, I could see him going in a more Yngwie/Blackmore direction, playing classical music, just louder and faster. Brilliant in it's own way, but maybe not for everyone.

Eddie on the other hand just seems to do whatever he feels like on the guitar and it works.

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