BACK IN MARCH, we decided to pinpoint and identify — perhaps once and for all, since the results aren’t about to change anytime soon — Randy Rhoads’ greatest guitar solo. So we took two routes: 1. Ask our readers via a poll that appeared on Guitar-World.com for most of the month (and then we shared the hell out of it on social media) and 2. ask our panel of experts. Let’s start with the poll.
“‘MR. CROWLEY’ CONTAINS TWO OF THE GREATEST ROCK ’N’ ROLL SOLOS OF ALL TIME”
— TOM MORELLO
RANDY’S BEST, ACCORDING TO READERS
THERE WAS NO contest at all. “Mr. Crowley” — from Ozzy’s — got off to an impressive start on the first day of the poll, and it never looked back, claiming more than 37 percent of the overall vote — all by its lonesome. Now, if this information makes you suddenly want to learn how to play “Mr. Crowley” note for note, solo and all, you’re in luck; it’s transcribed
