By Metal Dave Written as a heartfelt tribute to his dear friend Randy Rhoads rather than a dirt-dishing tell-all of Ozzy Osbourne excess, Rudy Sarzo’s “Off the Rails,” takes a while to build up steam. Fortunately, Rhoads was such a charismatic soul that any insight at all is still treasured like magical dust. Tedious at [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ozzy Osbourne’
Rudy Sarzo’s ‘Off the Rails’ Chugs Along, Offers Unique Insight Into Life With Rhoads
Posted: 20th February 2013 by admin in ReviewsTags: blizzard of ozz, Off the Rails, Ozzy Osbourne, quiet riot, randy rhoads, Rudy Sarzo
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Pure Rubbish: Too Much Too Soon?
Posted: 28th December 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: ac/dc, aerosmith, alice cooper, appetite for destruction, bad luck charms, dee dee ramone, derek dunivan, evan dunivan, guns n' roses, hanoi rocks, herman's hermits, jarrett gardner, kelley osbourne, mick jagger, mike clink, mike mcwilliams, motorhead, nashville pussy, new york dolls, ozzfest, Ozzy Osbourne, PURE R, pure rubbish, sharon osbourne, stiv bators, supersuckers, sxsw, t.rex, u.s. bombs
YOUNG, LOUD AND SNOTTY: I shot this photo at Flamingo Cantina in Austin on the night I met Pure Rubbish at SXSW 2001. From left, Jarrett Gardner, Mike McWilliams, Derek Dunivan and Evan Dunivan. Average age? Maybe 16. By Metal Dave Glessner Pure Rubbish hooked my attention at SXSW 2001 when word from the gutter [...]
Dio II: A Chat With Metal’s Mightiest Voice
Posted: 23rd May 2011 by admin in Rewind, UncategorizedTags: black sabbath, dehumanizer, dio, elf, geezer butler, heaven and hell, mob rules, Ozzy Osbourne, rainbow, rob halford, ronnie james dio, tony iommi, vinny appice
I AM NOT WORTHY!: Ronnie James Dio signs my albums backstage in San Antonio on the 2007 Heaven and Hell Tour. My look of disbelief pretty much says it all. As promised, this is Part 2 of my tribute series marking the one-year anniversary of Ronnie James Dio’s passing. I give you my 2007 interview with [...]
Randy Rhoads: In the presence of greatness
Posted: 19th March 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: hollywood, motley crue, mountain view cemetery, Ozzy Osbourne, randy rhoads, san bernardino, sunset strip, van halen
By Metal Dave Glessner After years of daydreaming and wishful thinking, I finally landed in Hollywood for the first time around 1997. It was a lifelong goal of mine to party on Sunset Strip and visit the clubs that birthed the likes of Van Halen, Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, Poison, WASP and all the other [...]
OZZY Interview II: Speak with the Devil
Posted: 23rd January 2011 by admin in RewindTags: black sabbath, dimebag darrell, motley crue, ozzfest, Ozzy Osbourne, zakk wylde
When it comes to heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne hung the moon. Not only did he and his Black Sabbath band mates invent the sludge-thunder genre of demons and doom, but as a death-defying solo success story, Ozzy also discovered and introduced us to a stellar slew of metal guitar shredders. As such, few of my countless [...]
Jake E. Lee: Riding Shotgun with Greenhorn
Posted: 1st August 2010 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: Badlands, Jake E. Lee, L7, Ozzy Osbourne
They say you never forget your first, but I honestly can’t recall. When asked to name my first “rock star” interview, it’s always a toss-up between grunge-metal gals, L7, (love ya!) and former Ozzy Osbourne guitar hero, Jake E. Lee. It was 1991 and the two interviews took place just days apart, leaving them subject [...]