Leaving behind an incredibly slender body of work – his far-too-brief career curtailed in a plane crash in 1982 at the age of 25 – the precision, melody and eye-popping technique Randy Rhoads brought to Ozzy Osbourne’s first two solo albums would provide a lasting template for rock/metal guitarists to this day. Released a mere 14 months apart, it’s not easy to contextualise an output of such brevity, but in truth there’s no real need; the solos speak for themselves and his legacy is unimpeachable. Here are his 10 best.
