Talk:Randy Rhoads/Archive 1

Archive 1

Randy's brother

I thought Doug "Kellee" Rhoads played drums, but the article says he's a singer. I don't want to change it, because I am not 100% sure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.248.248.70 (talk) 20:32, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Article Structure

I think the main part of this article needs to be broken up. The text is too dense. BenjMartin 13.12 5 April 2006

Half the thing is quotes. Is this a biography or an A&E interview? --209.122.74.2 04:18, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I've moved the quotes to their own section below the biography. They were a distraction in the biography and clearly did not belong there. Having said that, I'm not sure the belong in the article at all. --ozzmosis 19:49, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Quotes

The quotation section should be removed, and placed on wikiquote.org joekiser 01:07, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Who?

Who is "Josh Moses (his son)"? Google seemingly knows nothing of him. ozzmosis 05:52, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Some of the other names listed as influenced by Randy seem a bit dubious too. ozzmosis 15:38, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

I removed lesser known musicians from this section. I will be adding references to the remaining musicians in the near future. Markm62 18:47, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Rhoads' family?

I remember reading that Rhoads had a bass-playing brother, Kelle, and a sister. Is Delores Rhoads still living?--MarshallStack 06:02, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Actually, Kelle is a drummer and Randy's sister's name is Kathy... and yes, Delores is still alive. (She was just at the 25th anniversary memorial). Wolf2112 23:39, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I recently read that Delores, Dee, donated money in Randy Rhoad's memory to CSUN.VegSXEBassist 03:34, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Family

Kelle was not his brother it was his best friend who he tought to play the bass. Also he does have a sister.

You are probably thinking of Kelly Garni. Read this ... --ozzmosis 18:23, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Kelle Rhoads was Randy's Older brother who is most notably a composer but also a notable drummer. He has also done singing and teaching. On his myspace blog he talks about being Randy Rhoad's brother and Delores being his mom. VegSXEBassist 03:49, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Influence on Yngwie Malmsteen

Somehow, I cannot imagine Yngwie saying he was influenced by Randy. Is this the author's opinion, or is it documented? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.3.223.215 (talk • contribs)

It's not impossible given Yngwie's first album was released after Rhoads' death. The Yngwie article only mentions Ritchie Blackmore and Al Di Meola as his main influences though. So perhaps it is just "wishful thinking" from another editor. --ozzmosis 08:36, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually now that I think of it, there is a cover version floating around of Mr Crowley by Yngwie, so it's probably not so far-fetched. --ozzmosis 08:39, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

I consider Randy Rhoads the first true neo-classical artist. Yngwie seems a bit pretentious in this area, though he is a great guitarist. It seems to me that Yngwie is more of a Randy rhoads follower than the other way around. But even though there are tons of facts that point to Yngwie being a follower, such as working with almost every bassist that Randy Rhoads did (I say almost cause I havent;' cheked them all) there is something on All Media Guide listing Yngwie as a follower of Randy Rhoads and being influecned by . VegSXEBassist 04:04, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Rhoads influenced Adrian Smith & Dave Murray?!

Adrian and Dave never mentioned Randy as their influences,their influences are Gary Moore & dudes from Thin Lizzy not someone like Rhoads.Adrian and Dave started their own career back in 1975.I'm going to delete their names -- brucethegreat

Although whether Rhoads influenced them or not is arguable, their influences are certainly not what you mentioned. — Prodigenous Zee - 11:31, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm big fan of Dave and specially Adrian for about 8 years.Adrian lists Jimi Hendrix, Gary Moore and Blackmore and dave names Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower, and Paul Kossoff as their influences. -- brucethegreat

From what I've read Randy Rhoads was a similar guitarist but not an influence. VegSXEBassist 04:07, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

NPOV?

The comment at the end about 'being in the top 5' should be deleted, not becasue it may not be true, but because it is the opinion of the poster and violates NPOV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.85.143.47 (talk) 11:04, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Garni

Garni was kicked out of QR. Probably better to make mention of this. stupidkrazykarl 19:28 19 January 2006

Presumably belongs in the Quiet Riot, or the Garni article, not this one. --ozzmosis 19:47, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

In re: "proper tone"

He's a rock god the tone should reflect that. Get off your high horse.

Don't know what this refers to. --ozzmosis 19:47, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

No Garni quit QR because he wanted to become a paramedic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.21.137.205 (talk) 22:58, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Greensburg Guitar Seminar

I was one of the fortunate to attend this special event (along with Paul Gilbert) about a month before Randy was killed, & will eventually add something to the article after I publish a detailed blog of my account along with a few photos.--Funhistory (talk) 00:27, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Untitled

'Aycock' i.e. the pilot of the plane Rhoads died in apparently didn't have a first name and isn't notable enough to have his own article or even an explanation of what he did with his life and how he came to be on tour with Ozzy. So many mysteries.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.86.150.114 (talk) 14:36, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Definately needs a picture -Redwolf24

added a picture - jennn

randy

i didnt know randy had relatives and u should thank randy for at least passing on his teachings to zack wylde because if he hadnt im sure his teachings wouldnt have survived and if any guitar fanatics every get the honor of meeting zack wylde ask him about randy and right now randy, jimmy hendrix and dimebag darrel are all up in heaven argueing about how to play and if not them they're in hell doing that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.4.24.66 (talk) 18:43, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism

I cleaned up most of the vandalism i found in the article, but i couldn't tell if the bit about a "short-lived band called "The Whore" was fact or vandalism
does anybody have info or a source? 69.138.197.238 (talk) 04:17, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

The band The Whore did exist with Randy Rhoads on guitar, Kelly Garni bass and at different times both brother Kelle Rhoads and Drew Forsyth on drums. Deadzoo420 (talk) 03:50, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Virtuoso

Not to say Rhoads wasn't an amazing guitarist, but I would beg to differ with someone who calls him a virtuoso. A virtuoso is someone who exceeds in every style of playing, and I have yet to even hear of anything Rhoads has done outside of Classical, Rock, and Blues. Those aren't the only 3 styles of music, people.

Sorry, there is no such stipulation: A virtuoso (from Italian virtuoso, late Latin virtuosus, latin virtus meaning: skill, manliness, excellence) is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability at singing or playing a musical instrument. 71.244.86.178 20:41, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

A virtuoso is a person that displays great technical skill in some fine art. Why all the need to slice hairs to say he was or he was not?

Since the man has been dead for a quarter of a century it is only possible to declare what the man did for music. He was one of the fathers of neo-classical fusion along with others such as Uli Jon Roth and Ritchie Blackmore. Malmsteen, Gilbert, Moore, MacAlpine, and so many more wonderful guitarists are all his disciples.

If there was one thing that he excelled in above all else it was composition. Randy had a natural "correctness" in the way he structured his guitar parts. He is one of the first to explore extended classical passages rendered via the layering of both nylon and steel. His picking was machine-gun accurate, his long, fluid lines gave the world a sample of the things to come. We have such a small sampling of his guitar wizardry however given their place in the evolution of the guitar there can be no doubt that the impact of his contribution is indeed that of a virtuoso. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.127.181.211 (talk) 20:54, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Rhodes is not a virtuoso guitarist. His skill seriously pales when compared to real virtuosos such as [Andrés Segovia] and [Allan Holdsworth]. These two men are true virtuosos. Players like Page, Blackmore, Clapton, and Rhodes, though I enjoy their playing (I'm no hater), they arn't virtuosos. Anyways, virtuoso really is not an objective description, and I don't think it belongs on Wikipedia, unless it is being used in a quote.

Rhoads was called a guitar virtuoso on magazines, so that´s why this is cited on the article. I agree with you that the term is used loosely today. The standards for a virtuoso are very low today. There were times a virtuoso was needed to know every single style of his instrument, sometimes even the inner-workings of it. Niccolo Paganini was considered the very first violin virtuoso. He had done things that were thought to be impossible on his era. Today, many of his techiniques are common practice for classically trained violinists. So a virtuoso classification is pretty much POV (Lizt would probably tell you that he didn´t thought Beethoven a virtuoso, simply because Lizt´s music was much more difficult to play than Beethoven´s). In the past virtuoso was necessarily a composer too. One had to be a virtuoso both in composition and perfoming. Well, today we get Eric Clapton and Hendrix and call them virtuoso. They pale when compared to the standards of classical music virtuosity, but are considered virtuosi by the general public standards. Virtuosity means, above all, the perfect reproduction of the composer work. The virtuosi were a tool for the composer, which used them to exactly reproduce his intent when writing music. Modern music often isn´t even written!!! A virtuoso is capable to get a score and play it perfectly without studying it. So many studio musicians today are virtuosi, but many famous musicians aren´t. Oh! How long a reply... read the Virtuoso discussion for more insights on this matter. Regards. Loudenvier 21:36, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Randy most certainly was a virtuoso. Simply listen to the Crazy Train solo, and try to say that he isn't. He will continue to be labelled as such.

I agree he was a virtuoso! Check out the blinding speed on the Tribute album. Mr. Crowley, I Don't Know, The Spotlight Solo, Over The Mountain ect. are very difficult! RandyRhoadsRonnieDio

It doesn't matter, saying that he's a "virtuoso" is POV. 75pickup (talk · contribs)

There are tons of POV's. Calling his Career short is POV should we take that down too? I think the loose term Virtuoso is justified in Randy Rhoad's case. VegSXEBassist 04:02, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

By the standards of classical music, Randy Rhoads is a virtruoso. He was classically trained and could read score, he was play his guitar many different ways, pionered styles, and by technical prowess he has enough speed to be a virtruoso. You also have to figure at the time of dominant classical music, only classical music and folk music were really around. Thats two styles. Randy has much more than 2 styles under his belt. (He has pop too if you've listened to the Randy Rhoads years cover of "Afterglow") so, therefore he is, by all definitions, met the standards of a virtruoso, because if you time his solos, you will count over 200 notes per minute if your ears can keep track. He pushed boundaries into pioneering new ideas. He increased the tonal harmonies the guitar could have in rock and metal by adding in new modes and chords previously unused. And he wrote them, not Bob Daisley or Ozzy. He branched out into atleast 4 styles. End of Discussion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.187.238 (talk) 02:57, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Influenced by Mick Ronson?

I've read that RR 's "look" was influenced by Mick Ronson - dress, hair, guitar, some soloing style, etc. Anyone have any info on this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.68.16.159 (talk) 01:44, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Both dave and Adrian from IRON MAIDEN are both fans of Randy's guitar palying. In an early 1985 GUITAR FOR THE PRACTICING MUSICIAN magazine, they both made mention of being fans of Randy Rhoads' music. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.127.68.41 (talk) 02:49, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Guitar virtuosity/talent

The section currently titled "Guitar talent" and previously titled "Guitar virtuosity" might require some thought in terms of proper titling. I'm not fond of either of those titles. Maybe something along the lines of "Musicianship" or "Influence" or a combination of those? Any thoughts? ChakaKong^talk 14:11, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Either of your options sound fine to me. Think first was some fanboys creation and the second was my attempt to tone down the non-NPOV... Ckruschke (talk) 16:28, 22 May 2013 (UTC)Ckruschke

Randy's birth name

Just thought I should drop by and inform you all that you have an incorrect birth name for Randy. I've already looked at the edit history and saw that the same Wikinerds kept reverting the name changes (which were clearly made in good faith). This flaw in the article is a huge mistake and needs to be corrected. William was the name of his father, officially William Arthur Rhoads. Randy's birth name was Randall William Rhoads, and you can find that everywhere you search. The CSUN source (which was reviewed by Randy's mother) that was deemed credible even said his birth name was Randall William Rhoads in the entry sentence. Only the CSUN source had a mistake in the title, as the author mixed the first and middle name up. I find it unacceptable that the CSUN source is deemed credible if it supports the theory that his first name was William, but if the source in any way supports that his first name is Randy, it fails the WP:RS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 04:22, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

1) calling people names is not only unlikely to sway people, it is against the rules and if continued will get you blocked

2) guess what the archive at your supposedly reliable source is named ? William Randall (Randy) Rhoads, 1956-1982.

3) note that the webpage is not a "published" source

4) "approved by mom" is also not valid

Continuing the same endless harangue on the talk page without providing reliably published sources to back your position will not get you anywhere. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 08:18, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

I'm interested in knowing on what grounds the discussion originator feels the csun source is not reliable. Yes, there is a slight contradiction in terms of William Randall or Randall William, but that alone is not enough to brand the source itself as unreliable. ChakaKong^{Let's talk about it} 16:31, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

I don't think it qualifies as a "Published" source. Its an info/promo page for their collection. May or may not be "accurate", but there is no indication of any editorial oversight other than "approved by mom" who as a related party with a built in conflict of interest makes it all the more questionable. For non-controversial stuff its probably OK, but if there is any question, we probably shouldn't use it. And we certainly cannot use it for the issue in question: the order of his name because its got both.-- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 16:46, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

It is not only the CSUN that is questionable, it looks like at least half or more of the sources do not meet WP:RS. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 17:10, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

TheRedPenofDoom: If you actually read the CSUN source instead of skimmed the title, and clicked "Beginnings" and read the first sentence, it reads "Born Randall William Rhoads." The author of the article simply made a mistake in the title. That article is very reliable, even you deemed it reliable until someone else found a way to use it to prove the argument that Randy's birth name is Randall William Rhoads. It seems to me that articles are only reliable if they fit your personal agenda and are convenient to you, but if it's the other way around, then it's not reliable. You need to be reasonable here, stubbornness will not help this cause. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 20:50, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Furthermore, it is so hypocritical of you, TheRedPenofDoom, to suddenly regard the source as unreliable once it doesn't support your incorrect theory. That source was deemed credible if it went along with your argument, why is it not credible if it fits my argument? I also don't think it is very fitting that you control an article that you know relatively minimal about. Sometimes, it's best to leave it to the ones whom are more knowledgeable of the subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 20:56, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

And one last thing, RPoD. These sources are the best you will find for information regarding Randy. He passed away a long time ago, and even when he was alive he wasn't widely known. His original band, Quiet Riot, was not initially known by many, and when he joined Ozzy no one payed much attention at first because everyone in the music world believed Ozzy was done after he was booted from Black Sabbath. I'm sorry if you believe these sources don't fit the WP:RS, but to be frank, you need to be more lenient with this article because there isn't a commonwealth of sources on the subject that will fit your criteria. All of the sources you will find on Google will somehow not pass the WP:RS, so it's time to be more flexible for the sake of improving the quality of this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 21:05, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

when did I ever call it reliable? and no, we do not make exceptions to the reliable source standards because the subject of the article does not have reliable sources that cover them -that would kind of defeat the purpose of having standards.-- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 21:14, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Let me put it in simple terms for you. Just because you believe otherwise, does not make this controversial, whatsoever. Anyone know knows ANYTHING about Randy understands his birth name is Randall William Rhoads. I think you are actually the only person in the world who thinks his first name was William, which is still hilarious. It is not controversial just because you disagree, because like I said, you are the only person in the world who thinks his name is William. Therefore, the CSUN source is still reliable, as this is not a controversial subject whatsoever, you are simply misinformed. When that CSUN source was used to support his first name as William, you and other editors had absolutely no gripe with the source. But once I actually read through the source (something you didn't care to do, you simply read the incorrect title) I found that the beginning sentence read "Born Randall William Rhoads." Once this was brought to attention, you did a cop out and said "well that's not a reliable source anyways, so we're still going to leave it at William Randall Rhoads." May I ask you, do you even know anything about Randy Rhoads?

Would you like to see a picture of the small booklet given at his funeral? Because I remember I saw a picture of the booklet and it said something along the lines of "In Memory to Randy William Rhoads." I can easily retrieve that for you, if you wish.

Put your agenda aside, and use common sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 21:22, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Reliable sources are "reliable" because they do fact checking and accuracy. A place that has errors in the title is not a place that has "fact checking and accuracy". -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 21:25, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Okay, that's a fair point. But a source that is reviewed by the mother of the late guitarist is reliable. Who else can you get more clear information from? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 21:27, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

as I said earlier - reliable sources are also "reliable" because they have a neutral / objective / independent approach and will publish whatever it is they believe to be the facts. If they, as the front page says, submitted content to the mother who has an inherent conflict of interest for prior approval, then they are by definition NOT independent and therefore do not meeting the qualifications of a reliable source. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 21:32, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Are you going to answer my question? Just how much do you even know about Randy Rhoads. Since that CSUN source was removed, there are no sources supporting the claim that his name is William Randall Rhoads. So how about this, why don't you FIND ME a source that passes the WP:RS that supports his name as William Randall Rhoads. If you can not find this source, then I will rightfully change it back to Randall William Rhoads, as I am not going to sit here and let you insult the memory of Randy Rhoads with your incorrect information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 21:38, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

The forums do not even know about this error. If I bring this to attention at the many Randy Rhoads forums, not only will you be dealing with one unhappy person, but you will be dealing with hundreds who will not allow you to defame Randy Rhoads. If you can not find a source that passes WP:RS supporting his name as William Randall Rhoads, I am going to change it back to Randall William Rhoads, and not only will I be doing that, but hundreds will too. You can't sit here and act like a tyrant dictating what is allowed and what isn't — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 21:44, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

And just to further prove you wrong, here is Randy's autopsy report. Take a look at that and look at the top left. The medical examiner mispelled the last name, as "Rhoads" is not the orthodox spelling, which is understandble, but the medical examiner did seem to get the first name correct - "Randall."

http://www.ozzyhead.com/articles/1.jpg

How does it feel to be proven wrong constantly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 21:52, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

(e/c) you are providing another source that has inaccuracies and expecting us to then put full faith and trust in the accuracy of the other parts of that document????? you haven't "proved" anything particularly as far as Wikipedia content and reliable sourcing goes. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 21:56, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Hey, RPoD, look! This one states that his first name was Randall, and is a reliably published source that passes the WP:RS as well.

http://www.guitarworld.com/crazy-train-high-life-and-tragic-death-randy-rhoads — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 21:55, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi, RPoD, I have another source for you. This one is his obituary from 1982 and is published by the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/20/obituaries/plane-crash-kills-a-guitarist-in-ozzy-osbourne-rock-group.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 21:57, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

If you wanted to, you could use the NYT to make a claim that his name was "Randall Rhodes" but that source does nothing to support whether it was "Randall William Rhodes" or "William Randall Rhodes". -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 22:05, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

I wish to use the GuitarWorld source that claims his name is "Randall Rhoads." GuitarWorld is a verifiable published source and I'm more comfortable with Randall Rhoads then it being William Randall Rhoads, which is INCORRECT.

http://www.guitarworld.com/crazy-train-high-life-and-tragic-death-randy-rhoads — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 22:07, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

RPoD, I have found a book that supports Randy's birth name as "Randall William Rhoads" and also supports his birth dates and death dates. This source is verifiable published source, and will be used to improve the legitimacy of this Wikipedia page.

http://books.google.com/books?id=DykffzkFALoC&pg=PA545&lpg=PA545&dq=randall+william+rhoads&source=bl&ots=6xzNNHFm2Q&sig=-WmCwK0QMevu_N7DAN1L4nwgsqY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NfhJUpTWAorkyAGm6oCoCQ&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAzg8#v=onepage&q=randall%20william%20rhoads&f=false — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 22:24, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 23:12, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. Sorry about the earlier troubles. I'm just a very big Randy fan and this mistake bothered me greatly, as William was the first name of Randy's father who abandoned their family when Randy was only 17 months old. I strive for accuracy when it comes to information regarding Randy. Now that we're on the same page on what exactly a verifiable published source is, I look forward to working with you to improve the information on this Wikipedia article, as I have noticed the display message on this page now needs more citations for further verification.

And I noticed that you didn't change Randy's full name on the background information profile. I will go ahead and do that myself, now that we have a published verified source for verification. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.38.97 (talk) 02:08, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Official website?

This site [1] has been added as the "official" Randy Rhoads website but it's official status cannot be verified. Any website can claim to be official but this one seems like a mere fan network. Can anyone confirm that this site is official in any way? Caper454 (talk) 20:13, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

It is official in the sense that Randy's family supports (supported?) it, but it is not run by them. Nymf (talk) 20:16, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

OK, I suppose that's good enough. Caper454 (talk) 23:42, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Death

Rudy Sarzo's autobiography insinuates that Andrew Aycock was trying to kill his ex-wife who was standing in the tour bus doorway, by slamming in the tour bus, but Randy Rhoads struggled with the pilot and saved everyone in the bus. Muttdog (talk) 01:17, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

"Without permission, tour bus driver and private pilot Andrew Aycock took a single-engine Beechcraft F35 plane registered to a Mike Partin."

Where did he get the keys? Surely they weren't left in the plane? Paul Magnussen (talk) 20:33, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion

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Randy Rhoads could not have listened to radio station KNAC as that stationed debuted in the year 1886, four years after Randy Rhoads died

The article mentions Randy Rhoads used to listen to the radio station KNAC, but that radio stationed debuted in 1986, about four years after Randy Rhoads died. Dkf12 (talk) 04:19, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

KNAC was broadcasting since the 1960s: see KNAC#Freeform_era. SolarFlash^Discussion 04:29, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Then the Wikipedia article on KNAC needs to be updated,, as it states the station debuted in 1986.Dkf12 (talk) 13:29, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

The 1986 debut date seems to be referring to the station's heavy metal era under owner Fred Sands. I'll remove that and see if anyone objects. After taking a look I'd say sourcing may be a problem with any changes such as dates. There just isn't much reliable information out there regarding KNAC. SolarFlash^Discussion 18:53, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

A Fellow Catterran?

I would just like to mention that I believe there was a TV Bio on Mr. Rhoades that also mentioned his artistic side, and his love of cats, and, cat people. Meow! Thank You.

                                           2604:6000:1402:8953:E4DE:9DE8:A4D:5882 (talk) 23:51, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Steven Grant2604:6000:1402:8953:E4DE:9DE8:A4D:5882 (talk) 23:51, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Randy Rhoads/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MisterCake (talk · contribs) 21:49, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	The lead is a bit short. 4 paragraphs is usually what's expected. While perhaps his early death can make it shorter, not that short.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Youtube videos might not be the best
	2c. it contains no original research.	Self published source.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Be nice to have a few more images. Unfortunate no polka dot guitar ones. Added Alice Cooper and Ozzy and guitar.
	7. Overall assessment.	Could get to GA but takes work and the nominator is MIA. Feel free to nominate again with improvements.

• " DuBrow was an L.A. photographer who was not at all what Rhoads had in mind for his new band, and he was not well liked by his Quiet Riot bandmates, a situation that caused a great deal of tension within the band." A bit confusing, as he's not in the band yet, and "not at all" may get into editorializing.
• Surely more to say about Mr. Crowley and Crazy Train. Also nice if explain the relevance of Ozzy's quote.
• Nothing to cite from McIver or Rosens books?
• Footnote 25 needs page numbers.
• "Sarzo, Rudy (2017). Off the Rails " appears to be self published. If so, that cant be used. One should find alternative sources for those claims, and put the book in a further reading section
• Nice to archive every source you can.

Status query

MisterCake, I note that SolarFlash, who nominated the article, has not edited on Wikipedia since August 29, over three months ago and before you opened this review. The vast majority of the clean-up work on the article since the review opened has been done by you. Are you planning on continuing working on the article until you think it's ready to pass? If so, it would be a good idea to get a second opinion before you pass it, to be sure you haven't overlooked anything—it's easier to miss issues with your own edits or revised prose than it is in someone else's wording. Thanks for all the work you've done so far! BlueMoonset (talk) 05:46, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I probably have to fail it soon. No, I wasn't planning on doing all the work to fix it to GA status - would have to find sources where it uses youtube, etc, that I'm not prepared to do. But I did try to improve it. Cake (talk) 08:20, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Better Picture

I understand the restrictions of using photographs not allowed for commercial/free use but the current picture is not great quality and you can barely make out his features, and the overhead stage lighting isn’t doing it justice either. I’m not sure how to get a better picture but if someone could look into it, the article would look and feel higher quality with a higher quality photo. Reply if anyone has updates. Thanks. Imagine offline (talk) 13:38, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Dear Wikimodder(s) who picked the current photo, why would you pick the worst photo of him to display on the article. The two other photos that show his face are in focus and up close, so why choose the out of focus, zoomed in picture? I’m going to change it to the one that shows most of his face. If anyone objects let me know. I don’t see why anyone would object, but if there’s a reason we’re using the lowest quality photo, let me know that as well. Thanks. Imagine offline (talk) 13:55, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

• Randy Rhoads21314.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 00:06, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

I suggest that someone find one that works. I’m getting very annoyed with the awful quality picture of him that’s been there for years. I’ve tried to replace it with a photo that fits the guidelines and has the correct license. I don’t understand why it’s being removed but I’m done trying to fix this below average article. Imagine offline (talk) 18:04, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

A Better Picture Should Be Priority for This Article

I suggest that someone find one that works. I’m getting very annoyed with the awful quality picture of him that’s been there for years. I’ve tried to replace it with a photo that fits the guidelines and has the correct license. I’ve watched this page for years waiting for some godly modder to bless it with a great picture, to no avail. I don’t understand why the photos are being removed but I’m done trying to fix this below average article. Imagine offline (talk) 18:13, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

I agree. I have 3 decent photos I took of him during his Greensburg guitar seminar I've never posted online (similar to this one someone posted in 2018 [2]), but they'll pixelate if I scan them, so I'm still hoping someone from his family or personal acquaintances will publish a rights-free, pro-quality version here.Funhistory (talk) 00:36, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

It’d be hard to get in touch with someone in his estate’s circle, especially for a matter as small as this. But, those photos you took could be used if you upload them with your phone. It’s better than nothing for now, since you actually took and own the photo. It’s just sad to see no picture at all up for him now. Imagine offline (talk) 02:49, 10 April 2023 (UTC)