Kapo_Polenton
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I thought this was interesting.. apparently the Ozzy camp was pretty cheap when it came to finding a replacement for Randy and they were set on resuming the tour as fast as possible. I am listening to part of the story here:
looks like Torme got the deal because he agreed to do a few shows for 200$ a week? Lots of other players tried out for the gig but nobody stuck. I hear Sarzo talking about how good his brother was but I listened to him play and I would say he's a C+ player at best.
Anyway, what I did find interesting despite the dislike for Torme, is the fact that he had less time to learn the songs than Gillis did and although he improvises a ton in the gig, Randy's pedalboard and most importantly, his Altec cabs make everything sound so mean and wild. You can literally just divebomb and it cuts like a razo. Hold a note and shake some vibrato, it delivers. This further convinces me that those Altecs are 80% of that tone. Wish they weren't so hard to find on the used market!
looks like Torme got the deal because he agreed to do a few shows for 200$ a week? Lots of other players tried out for the gig but nobody stuck. I hear Sarzo talking about how good his brother was but I listened to him play and I would say he's a C+ player at best.
Anyway, what I did find interesting despite the dislike for Torme, is the fact that he had less time to learn the songs than Gillis did and although he improvises a ton in the gig, Randy's pedalboard and most importantly, his Altec cabs make everything sound so mean and wild. You can literally just divebomb and it cuts like a razo. Hold a note and shake some vibrato, it delivers. This further convinces me that those Altecs are 80% of that tone. Wish they weren't so hard to find on the used market!
