◇ image via WikipediaRandy Rhoads
Randy Rhoads is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Mountain, Ozzy, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Alice Cooper. Those roots explain a lot about how Randy Rhoads arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., AC/DC, Rainbow and Savatage, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rudy Sarzo, Spineshank, Kerry King, Jeff Waters and Night Ranger, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Randy Rhoads, reaching back through Mountain and forward to Rudy Sarzo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Randy Rhoads grew out of Mountain, Ozzy, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, shares an orbit with Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., AC/DC and Rainbow, went on to shape Rudy Sarzo, Spineshank, Kerry King and Jeff Waters. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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