Guitar Teacher REACTS: OZZY OSBOURNE - "Mr. Crowley" 1981 W/ Randy Rhoads (Live Video)

The saddest part about this whole performance by Ozzy is that it is really the only pro shot video that I know of of Randy, and the friggin' camera operators had no idea who they were filming or what they were doing! Why is the camera not locked on Randy during the solos! :D

We can only imagine what could have been with Randy had he not passed away so young. He and Eddy were just the best at what they did. RIP to both.

Legend has it Randy was struggling to come up with a great lead in the "afterbirth" section of Mr. Crowley. Ozzy challenged him and the pissed off and motivated Randy came up with the greatest lead break in heavy metal history. That solo has been giving me goosebumps for 40 years. Every. Single. Time. Randy Rhoads was in my eyes and to my ears the greatest lead guitarist in metal . Even Dime idolized Randy. 'Nuff said. Tony Iommi built the house of metal;Randy kicked the door down. To me March 19th, 1982 is the "(second) day the music died." What a tragic loss.

It’s amazing how he’s able to decode the whole song just by ears, I wish I could do that someday. Legend 🤘🏻

Laughed out loud at "Enough, enough, enough, enough! Randy, you win."

The look on your face and how excited you got watching Randy was priceless. His playing still gives me goosebumps every time I listen to him.

Even Randy's teacher threw his hand up one day and told his mother there was nothing more he could teach Randy. It's amazing to watch a man who knows musical theory break down Randy's work but still not be able to play it like Randy could. Randy was one of a kind. All of the theory in this world could not account for Randys touch, passion and soul.

This was my first time catching one of your videos. Excellent. Yours was not just a reaction to the composition itself; it focused on the guitar. But neither was it just a straightforward lesson, or 'how to play this'. You looked at his movements from an abstract level, taking us through how he moved up and down the fretboard and changed modes, and the particular notes he uses to give character to his runs. It felt as if we got a peek into the 'musical brain' that was operating while Randy's fingers were doing the gymnastics. Well done.

"I'm getting beat up here" great video my man. Randy was a virtuoso and would have been so at any time in human history. He is the only person that ever made me cry with a guitar solo. The emotion he exudes during the solos in this song is freaking unreal.

"It doesn't sound exactly on key--There's something squirrely" NAILED IT. I love that vibe in this solo!

I can't listen to this outro solo without crying. It evokes every type of emotion in me. Randy knew the right ways to hit a note to make the listener feel the song. Music is about the emotion, not just the sounds.

Have played this for years..still learning the nuances of Randy's playing. Randy we love you.

DUDE! YOU HUNG RIGHT IN THERE! 🤣🤣 I love your playing but I didn't have alot of hope that you could make sense of this when I saw what you were taking on. You're now my favorite guitar player! Well done bro.

Every time Ozzy comes back in, Rhoads just happens to be playing notes that matches his voice. Dude absolutely paid attention. Hell, he probably new more about Ozzy's voice range than Ozzy did.

the nonchalantness in Randys face as hes melting our faces just reinforces how so far above us he really was.

As a fellow teacher, I recognized that look of, "I've gotta get this, or my student is going to think, I don't know what I'm doing". Great job, Mike. Love the channel. How about some King's X, or George Lynch?

This is how I spent many many hours trying to learn Randy Rhoads. I drove myself insane over it at times. his riffs and fills capture the listener like you said and it so true. Great video.

I’ve been caught up playing guitar and doing just guitar things for years, to the point where I almost felt ashamed to pick up my guitar because besides all the songs I’d learned through tabs, I felt that I couldn’t just play music. I’ve now started to take this approach to the songs I know, breaking down what they’re actually doing and trying to understand why. Now I’ve come across this video, reacting to one of my all time favorite pieces. Thank you for making this video.

This is an amazing video. Truly. I was a student of Randy's for several years back it the 70s and your explanation and dissection of this solo really does an amazing job of encapsulating his mindset when creating these works of art that we call solos. Randy was a writer. He left nothing to chance and used the years of training he received from his mom in all kinds of instruments to create a style that is truly unlike anyone's to this day. Thank you so much for doing this. It does my heart good to see Randy getting his due after all these years.

Man this was such a great study and break down of Randy's solo. It makes a ton of sense as to why it sounds good. Best break down of Randy ever. Thank you. He really was phenomenal.