Vinnie Vincent & Randy Rhoads

[Genebaby]

As some of you guys (and gals) mayknow, I am a huge Randy Rhoads fan. A lot of people are, he was fantastic and taken away much too soon.

I was thinking about some similarities to the legacy of Vinnie and Randy, and some interesting contrasts.

Randy was only around to give us two studio albums, which is also all we got out of Vinnie as a pure solo artist, yet both have made a big impact with such a small output.

Thankfully for Vinnie we have his work with Kiss and some demos on top of his solo work.

Later on we got a great live album of Randy, I wish there was one, two or more HQ live shows available of the VVI. I wish they had done a few live gigs with Robert singing on the first tour, that would have been sweet.

Back to the topic at hand, for an artist that passed unexpectedly in 1982 we actually have more video footage of Randy than we do of Vinnie.

For years we got by with After Hours and some news footage along with some bootlegs, but it was the pro shot stuff that was just fantastic. We have nothing pro shot from VVI, just two bootlegs, one from each tour.

I guess we are lucky to have that, but it's a shame a show or two wasn't filmed. Kiss shows were filmed from a very early time, which is so cool to see now.

Just now we are seeing some new Randy footage released, so maybe we are due some surprises from Vinnie too?

[Brooklyn_Born]

I would have thought that the L'Amour show in NY would have been pro shot? I guess production costs were huge back in the mid 80's and they were only starting out...

[VeniceAngel]

Should we light some virtual candles?

Seriously ...anything is possible with Vinnie ...especially now.

But I have a good feeling, Vinnie is feeling rejuvinated. I hopehe is, anyhow.

[VeniceAngel]

But we DO have Vinnie hosting MTV and that is priceless!

[Brooklyn_Born]

Yes! How K L was that!!

[Genebaby]

Yes we do! I'm going to have a better DVD copy of Mark and Vinnie hosting a show soon, I'll let you guys know.

I do hope he's feeling rejuvenated and read to get back out there and show us what he's got.

It's amazing to look back and think the impact two guitarists have had on people with such a small output.

We're not going to get anything new out of Randy unfortunately but it's not too late for Vinnie.

[Brooklyn_Born]

If I see a guitar in Vinnie's hands again I will be nervously waiting for him to hit that first chord & when he does it will be like a lightning strike straight to his fingers & that magic will be back as if he never went away...

[VeniceAngel]

Ah! Pure poetry Brooklyn_Born !!! Beautiful!

[Brooklyn_Born]

Thank you Angel... I hope it comes true!

[shramiac]

Hopefully Alice Cooper's crew did film some of Vinnie's shows!?!?!? Maybe we should ask??? Or maybe the Maiden crew filmed some stuff???