Randy Rhoads tone improvement on Blizzard

Techdeth

Techdeth

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I I’m in the minority I like the his tone . It’s nasty and brittle but my ear loves it though id not want a tone like his . But anyhow . Anyone have the original cd from the 80s ? Pop that one and listen to a new remastered version . They have changed his tone so much though out the years during these remasters over years that’s it a wild listen . It’s thicker more balanced . Still too brittle and odd for many but it was an observation
 
Wow that may have come as a byproduct of the remastering, like you said but funny how it seems likely that whatever correction they applied changed that one instrument's tone so much. I'll have to track this down. I have both original cd's and my mp3's of Ozzy were ripped from those
 
Techdeth said:
I I’m in the minority I like the his tone . It’s nasty and brittle but my ear loves it though id not want a tone like his . But anyhow . Anyone have the original cd from the 80s ? Pop that one and listen to a new remastered version . They have changed his tone so much though out the years during these remasters over years that’s it a wild listen . It’s thicker more balanced . Still too brittle and odd for many but it was an observation
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I can't listen to the masters, just tried the other day. My ear is to attuned to the original releases. Diary for me was a much better sounding album overall and his tone was better. Razor sharp is the best way to describe it.
 
Floyd Eye said:
They had to pay his estate, but my guess is it wasn’t much more than Daisley got. Guaranteed they screwed him.
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Yes she quietly took them to court in the 80's for unpaid royalties and other things. I'm assuming she won since it's hard to find information on it. Rumor is Sharon even changed Randy's contract after he passed. More than likely they settled out of court and that was that. And probably why the Rhoads family generally does not go against Sharon, she just has too much power over his musical legacy.
 
I thought his tone was "him." Maybe not the best tone, but it never bothered me. At least when I hear Blizzard, it doesn't sound like anything else I've heard. Revelation also sounded slightly different than the other songs in terms of tone.

Also, if you listen to first two Quiet Riot albums (the original versions, not the Randy Rhoads Years), I think Blizzard as an improvement.
 
I've still got the original Vinyl .. have never A/B it with any remasters, it fact I don't think I even own any of them .. now I need to do the comparison

I always liked his tone, especially on Diary
 
The tone never bothered me. Instantly recognizable but in a good way.

Does Zakk get royalties or was that not in his contract? I wonder how he has been a family friend for so many years and go along with not getting paid royalties. Unless he does. But why would he get them and not Jake?
 
GearGasms said:
Wow that may have come as a byproduct of the remastering, like you said but funny how it seems likely that whatever correction they applied changed that one instrument's tone so much. I'll have to track this down. I have both original cd's and my mp3's of Ozzy were ripped from those
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it’s interesting
 
jabps said:
I can't listen to the masters, just tried the other day. My ear is to attuned to the original releases. Diary for me was a much better sounding album overall and his tone was better. Razor sharp is the best way to describe it.
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I do like his blizzard tone better now
 
Metalhex said:
The tone never bothered me. Instantly recognizable but in a good way.

Does Zakk get royalties or was that not in his contract? I wonder how he has been a family friend for so many years and go along with not getting paid royalties. Unless he does. But why would he get them and not Jake?
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Zakk has a better management . Jake did get screwed
 
Metalhex said:
Does Zakk get royalties or was that not in his contract? I wonder how he has been a family friend for so many years and go along with not getting paid royalties. Unless he does. But why would he get them and not Jake?
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Jake got paid for Ultimate Sin i.e. songwriting royalties. For Bark, she gave him an ultimatum, sign over all your rights or we'll just have someone copy your guitar parts and send you on your way.

At that point Jake could have taken the crumbs or go back to nothing in LA. If you think about it he really had no choice, have a career or be known as the guy who couldn't cut it as Rhoads replacement because that is certainly how Sharon and Ozzy would have spun it. Jake also only made about $500 a week on tour. Hell Vivian Campbell got paid even less, he was making $100 dollars a week.

Further Jake wasn't a family friend, he just said in his most recent interview he hadn't spoke with Ozzy in 40 years until his final show.
 
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