I've been listening to a lot of Randy lately. I've discovered more than i knew. His guitar riffs and solos are very intricate, and i believe his is as good or if not better than Eddie Van Halen. He was an extremely good songwriter and very talented. (just listen to his version of paranoid) It's a shame that he died so soon, the was seemingly no end to his possiblities. As Ozzy said, "he was to good to last."