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- From: jgb@eng.auburn.edu (John G. Butterfield)
- Subject: Re: Tony Iommi vs. Randy Rhoads
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 05:19:39 GMT
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- This is a loaded question. No matter what I say, I'll probably get flamed.
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- I quess my main complaint is that you didn't give any criteria for the
- comparison.
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- Anyway, here goes nothing.....
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- As far as technical ability and guitar work, RANDY RHOADS blows Tony into the
- weeds. When I sit down to learn licks (BTW if you haven't guessed, I play guitar),
- I can blow out Black Sabbath songs in a heartbeat. When I play Randy's stuff, it
- takes me forever to figure it out and then get it up to speed. I guess the best
- examples of this comparison are the Black Sabbath tunes on the Randy Rhoads Tribute
- album. The licks that Randy adds are incredible to say the least.
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- That brings us to the best song writer. This is the hard guestion. Although I
- prefer Randy's work, I must admit that Black Sabbath (like AC/DC) come up with
- great tunes that stand the test of time. Tony wins....barely.
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- john
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- p.s. Another plus for Tony...you have to admire a guy who had his fingers
- messed up in an industrial accident and then forms one of the best early
- heavy metal bands.
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