Randy Rhoads' days with Ozzy were memorible. In late 1979 to early 1980 Ozzy Osbourne recruited Randy Rhoads of his Quiet Riot days and brought him into the realms of life of a true rock and roller. The story goes that Ozzy was actually asleep on a couch in the corner of a rehearsal room, when Randy came in and strted playing. Sharon (Ozzy's wife) woke him and in a half-asleep feeling mistook Randy as a woman. He couldn't understand what a chick was doing, holding a Gibson to her thigh, jamming out these monsterous chords. When Ozzy finally realized what was going on, he quickly took Randy on as his guitarist. Randy Rhoads was just what Ozzy needed to lift his frail career. Next came the drummer, Lee Kerslake. A little while afterwards, Ozzy bumped into Bob Daisley in London and recruited him on bass. After some intense rehearsals in L.A., Ozzy and his new band which they were calling the Blizzard of Ozz began recording an album which would later be called Blizzard of Ozz. In the August of 1980, Jet records relased Ozzy Osbournes first solo single, Crazy Train. The song was an instant success. From the opening "ALL aAbBBooOOaARRD! Haw! Haw! Haw! Haw!" to the electrifing guitar riff, Crazy Train went beyond all to give Ozzy a new name for himself. Randy Rhoads put all heart into the guitaring on everything from 'I Don't Know' to 'Steal Away (The Night)'. He was 100% adrenalin with a non-stop sound. The Blizzard of Ozz album had eight big tracks making the album explosive. So basically you had kick-ass heavy rock at the touch of a button! Everthing was together for Ozzy and Randy. They released a new album called Diary of a Madman which would be their first and last masterpiece. The results of this album were orgasmic. Randy's guitar playing took everybody to a whole new level. By this time, Ozzy had conquered America and he and the band were on an ever-so crucial tour. This all led to the death of Randy which made the future of Ozzy shaky. Many more albums were realeased without the presence of Randy Rhoads such as Bark at the Moon and Talk of the Devil but those albums seem missing without the roaring Gibson guitar of the one and only Randy Rhoads.
