Jeff Loomis - Cashmere Shiv

[TheZlasher]

jeff truly shows his marty and jason influences in this album. love it, can't wait for the new one to come out

[XohmadonX]

TAM TAM TAM TAMTAMTAMTAMTAMMM

[link1nparkEEEwarrock]

2:20 fills me with emotions...

[gnrcr]

Is there a song on this album that is not the greatest thing ever ???

[killyou45]

If someone asked me to recommend one of the best songs or solos on this album i'd just be like- "uhhhhhhhhhh....."

\m/

[Nikinhoo123]

2 guys were possessed by envy

[soloistchris666]

Hey guys check out my new song called "Mass Destruct By Chris Clark" its a metal shred recording I did. I hope u guys enjoy, its using Jeff Loomis's badass 7 string I just bought!!!

[godin136]

Someone whom may pretend to not like this epic creation , Will have come back many , many , many time to rethink there lives , Sorry to be the one to inform you .

peace Brothers and Sisters

[Niamorg1007]

3:11 Fredrik Thordendal, is that you??

[MetallicaBOR]

He is my favourite guitarist for few years,and before 3 months,I had so much happines to meet him in Belgrade,Serbia. He has a clinic that day in the evening,and I was looking for guitars in some music shops to kill the time before that. In some moment,he appeared on the door!!! We talked for few minutes and he gave me signature on my new guitar,so i have Jeff Loomis Signature model,but with his REAL signature :)

[BODOMmETALwolF]

@MetallicaBOR great story dude, hope you treasure that guitar

[saarstainless]

fuck 2 ppl who don't like dis music

[Kinlywarlock]

The ending has so much soul! its like opening Pandora's box,

[diogotomediogo]

2:21-2:47 my ringtone!

[KellyOnDrums]

man i know the guitars bass composition and all are great... but i just wanna hear that snare over and over.. great tone!!

[TEastleigh]

Loomis exemplifies true musicianship in every facet of his playing. particularly his phrasing and articulation.

How can anyone seriously entertain the likes of Satriani after experiencing Mr. Loomis?

[Joeseffel]

@TEastleigh Huge Loomis fan, but i don't see what you mean by the Satch comment. Satch plays a different style of music to Jeff and to be honest while everyone will have their own personal preference they're both incredibly talented. Take Satriani's Summer Song as an example in defence of his phrasing. He wrote the entire intro on harmonics across 2/3 strings dependent on how you play it. Talent, just a different application of it ;)

[NikiLoudah]

@Joeseffel hey man , that one was a bit complicated. Could u please explain it further to us the new musicians that didnt understand it :P Thanks in advance!

[NikiLoudah]

@Joeseffel Hey man , that was a bit complicated for a rookie musician like me. Could u plz explain the " across 2/3 strings " thingie . Thanks !

[Joeseffel]

@NikiLoudah Well he used 4th and 5th fret harmonics on the A, D and G strings of a guitar to compose an intro which sounds awesome in my own opinion.

[AJtheGuitarist38]

@TEastleigh Whoa, man. Talent comes in many shapes and styles. Loomis and Satriani both play different styles of music, but they are both incredibly talented musicians. Playing fast doesn't necessarily equal skill, although it always sounds badass.

[SHREDDER222X]

This must be the best solo ever 4:55 !!!!!! T__T

[MrHellofuckyou]

he plays this in his sleep or off time

[InShatteredMolds]

2 People can play a car horn

[xlespaulgothicx]

that fretless bass solo is awesome

[squeakyfromme69]

anybody else hear a little squrepusher in that bass solo?

[SHREDDER222X]

reminds me of sponge bob!!!!

i cant resist this song!!!

just tooo amazing!!! :D

[InShatteredMolds]

@SHREDDER222X the fact the you said the words "Sponge Bob" while this song was anywhere near present makes you a beyond total moron, kill yourself.

[SHREDDER222X]

1:00!! amazing solo!!!! D:!! so weird!! 

[MrSchfiftyFive]

gotta love 1:33 to 1:46. its like a jazz, blues, funk, metal fusion

[WishmasterTheDark]

Awesome!

[DietGrape]

1:45 is the best melody ive ever heard

[xXmastermind12321Xx]

I wanna cage fight a pissed off bear to this.

[soloistchris666]

Very Jason Becker Like. This is awesome.

[dreamer4e]

Man this is the 1st song that I hear from Jeff's solo project...it's just...it can't be described!

[Cinis16]

1:00 - 1:34

even his farts are musical

[RazorStormInc]

@Cinis16 That's Popcorn Bass

[MerchantOfDeath69]

@Cinis16 HAHAHAHAHA xD

[InShatteredMolds]

@Cinis16 It's a fretless bass solos...please tell me you knew that, if not, kill yourself

[Cinis16]

@InShatteredMolds you should kill yourself for thinking I was serious

[TakuyaDan]

@Cinis16 lol fretless bass, not fartless though

[1madaboutguitar]

@Cinis16 Ha Ha, that fuckin cracked me up

[clonewolf4]

@Cinis16 he is playing the bass not farting lol

[IrnMaidn21]

@clonewolf4 Loomis farts bass lines...

[ExceriusGuitar]

@clonewolf4 Just making sure here; those basslines are not played by Jeff but by the magnificent Michael Manring. Check him out if you haven't already.

[Gabysoficial]

@clonewolf4 It's Michael Manring on the bass

[tratarara]

@clonewolf4

Nuh uh!

[WildBillJP]

@Cinis16 LMFAO... Bravo. Keep it up and you mite be the Jeff Loomis of youtube comments

[Embasolkilluminati]

because the simple minded masses cannot comprehend the greatness of Jeff Loomis his music is just not repetitive enough to be on radio

[Pooperscooper1112]

I cried at the ending of this song.

[Siedmiogrzesznik]

Loomis shuold be the symphony compositor, genius! This is the new direction for orchestra's all over the world.

[idontbelieveok]

@Siedmiogrzesznik we all know he is great, but.. calm down a bit XD

[deoxyribonucleic777]

I wanna arm wrestle Bruce Willis to this

[Decadentor]

@deoxyribonucleic777 Leave Bruce Willis alone!!!!

[Rei6gnIn6Bloo6d]

I have a little story to go along with this:

0:00-0:59: The final stages are complete. Initiating program codenamed Loomis66. Destruction of those unworthy of living will finally ensue. Prepare the Schecter!!

*Loomis is unleashed into the modern world, with only one purpose in mind: eradication of the emo race.*

[Rei6gnIn6Bloo6d]

The world can't believe what stands before them. The impending doom is near for them. Loomis strides among the skyscrapers. The Earth trembles beneath his robotic feet. He attacks with furious anger. He plays an A-Maj 7 arpeggio and Disneyworld is destroyed

[CMetalTube]

@Rei6gnIn6Bloo6d Sir are you drunk? Haha, no seriously! I liek the idea :>

[SHREDDER222X]

@Rei6gnIn6Bloo6d :D!!! what an amazing story to go to sleep!!!!!!!

fuck posers!

[julianfigielguitar]

I love Jeff Loomis music, but I own a six string and do not know how to translate his 7 string songs for myself to learn. Too bad...

[black0dragon0kai]

a very mystifying piece, it deceives you at times, you think one thing is coming and he throws you another awesome

[MetalKael]

the bass solo and fretless guitar solo kick ass!

[ErgoDM]

Doesn't Nevermore has an official site? I want to check if they have an upcoming concert in my country...

[RazorStormInc]

I told someone that Jeff Loomis was my second favorite guitarist...and the laughed at me...

[ThexMetalxWithin]

@RazorStormInc and then judo chopped their neck right?

[RazorStormInc]

@ThexMetalxWithin hey listen to this guy: watch?v=iFI8ONnAX4c

[eighthsinner]

I just thought of what the bass solo reminds me of : the Peter Griffin vs Micheal Moore farting competition in Family Guy.

[eighthsinner]

That 'popcorn' bass solo is pretty bad for such an awesome album. Listen to the beginning of Necrophagists 'only ash remains' for a proper bass solo.

[ltdex400guitarist]

i was thinking about what songs of mine will have vocals or not.

but this album shows how unnecessary singers can be when music sounds like this.

what im saying is fuck singers good metal doesn't need them.

[cassandra5322]

lol i started laughing because you started laughing.

[NBSP91]

Fuck this song is great, it evolves so much...

[KreatorOfDeath1985]

Lol at

1:28

that was some fast bass harmonics like popcorn haha

[snakeweirdo]

Michael Manring.

[KreatorOfDeath1985]

I wasnt asking who i was just pointing that part out

[snakeweirdo]

And I was just replying to inform people not you.

[cassandra5322]

it was so fast, i almost didn't pick it up :D popcorn indeed.

[Crussman499]

The guy can play like a mother fucker. On a whole other level musically.

[Tordah90]

i think this is his tribute to like stoner music please dont get me wrong this is just what i think, every song in this cd is so different and this one is so progressive and has in parts this dark or at moments some like psychedelic things into it

btw my favorite song in the record

[DrummerFromHeaven27]

this is not progressive at all, its all 4/4 except for the 3/4 in the middle of the song, anyway its a grat track

[Tordah90]

i do believe it has a great vibe into it

the song does not sound the same its always morphing

[DrummerFromHeaven27]

i understand your point, but thats no progressive, its all about odd time signatures

[tesmai]

So you can break down a complicated genre like progressive metal down to just time signatures? Since when?

[DrummerFromHeaven27]

Progressive metal (sometimes shortened to prog metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal, which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures and odd time signatures

[tesmai]

Honestly, as a player myself, I can't limit prog to such a precise definition like that, it's about experimenting and breaking rules set by "popular" bands.

[megadeth628]

Too fucking right man, I play in a prog band and its not just about time signatures, cheers

[ITSjustanothercommen]

When the fuck people start using definitions for prog metal? Its progressive metal. The name says it all.

[superdrummerboy1028]

@ITSjustanothercommen no it's more like awesome metal:)))

[RikkudoSennin]

The bass solo...I don't like it. ;( I think it kinda ruined the song. Just seems kinda nonsensical towards the end.

[WindscaleTerror]

No it's Michael Manring

[DarkThoot]

Have Loomi played bass part?

[MerchantOfDeath69]

damn i love this song, its just frickin sexy. and the bass solos are awesome too....... but am i the only one that thinks that they sound hilarious?

[eriksandin]

The bassolo parts are amazing. But that MIDI voice thing in the second one.. I don't know what to say! Little disappointed

[hahawzz]

i loooooooooovvve this album!!!!!!!!!!

[Mag4Lifstasic]

love the solo/melody at 1:47

[WilliamBonneau]

The whole tone taping section (3:12) is fucking amazing, it stands out more than any other part in this album imo.

[flamingfishman]

damn...that bass solo near the start is awesome... it has such an indian vibe to it imo. awesome, pure awesome. i was looking for something new to listen to and i think ive found it.

[franktothemax]

I love this album, I just love loomis and his creativity. if you guys like this stuff check out "cuckoo clocks of hell" by buckethead. same Idea, maybe a little more random. if you want to see what the album is like search for "spokes for the wheel of torment" in youtube and watch the crazy video.

[hahawzz]

all headbang at 1:33 xD fucking awesome riff!!!

loomis is my fav guitarist

[SanitaryEm]

this album IS awesome i'm really addicted to it right now

[Jleonard555]

this album is the best instrumental it never gets boring each song has its own distinct feel loomis is fuckin god lol

[demon1of1the1fall]

this song is fkn amazing

[hahawzz]

this album is melting my fucking brain!!!

[GibsonGuitarist666]

I know man, i just can't get enough of this, this album is raw awesomeness. He's really a monster player !

[hahawzz]

i totally agree with u man. I LOVE THIS ALBUM ITS MASTERPEICE. espcially this song its rocks........after the acoustic solo at 1;33 heabbang ur head back and fourth lol xD its just fucking awesome!!! loomis god gave u a gift and u r sharing this gift with ur metal head brothers ....god bless u loomis

[ogfdnbvjkfdn]

Not acoustic. It's a fretless bass.

[bcrich1234bc]

i think the bass equivalent of loomis is probably the guy from primus, cant think of his name

[incangold]

Les Claypool.

[DiabolusEnGuitar]

les claypool

[drizzt396]

i think that you probably don't play bass/know much about it

bass equivalent of loomis/any other prog shredder: Troy Tipton

[wotwhatw00t]

This album is amazing , why the fuck do they not play this stuff on the radio .

[hahawzz]

loooooooool

dude these days ppl r fags they lsn to shitty stuff hip hop and shit like that metal is like so underground its very hard to hard about it!!!! thank god my cousin told me about metal.......hah imagine u lsn to hip hop and rap..pff

love this album AND THATS ART MY FRIEND

[superdrummerboy1028]

@wotwhatw00t because they have to play crap like Mudvayne, Cavo, Buckcherry,etc.

[TheHellraiserc7]

@superdrummerboy1028 yeah and cause people are too stupid to listen to intelligent music like that

[immortalsoloist]

@wotwhatw00t they don't play this on the radio cause it's actually good :)

[MetalTillDeth44]

@wotwhatw00t 'cause stuff this awesome would completely mindfuck all the tools that listen to the radio so hard that they would go permanently retarded, and half the population would need special care. I think it's mostly a public saftey thing...

[wotwhatw00t]

@MetalTillDeth44 hahahahahahahaha , swell stuff

[MANBATCOW]

@MetalTillDeth44 true XD

[keys81090]

@MetalTillDeth44 definately would happen.

[slightlycorrupt92]

@wotwhatw00t cause it would scare the living shit out of the innocent. this stuff is brutal:D

[supertasticasian]

@wotwhatw00t because their are linked generations of hookers known as "pop stars" like britney spears and lady gaga. And every time a new "thing" comes out, they become more mentally challenged (why lady gaga twitches and thinks that wearing triangles is being a "musical prodigy")

Also people are programmed from age six to like repetitive beats and shitty lyrics.

[wotwhatw00t]

@supertasticasian Lmao , i hate pop , pop rock , everything they put on the radio , it pisses me off when really talented musicians like Jeff Loomis dont get enough credit like they should do . although i dont think they will put metal , death metal , black metal ect on the radio coz its too brutal for radio faggots to listen to .

[supertasticasian]

@wotwhatw00t 100% agreed

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@wotwhatw00t because people have the attention span of field mice and can't listen to songs without vocals, or songs longer than 5 minutes. some guy i know at school said to me once "a good song is between 3 and 5 minutes" uhh no, thats way too goddamn short. i think a good song is somewhere between 6:30 and 9 minutes

[autobotftwww]

@Metayerthraxadeth You're both wrong, a good song is a good song regardless of length.

[topdog2328]

@Metayerthraxadeth that is just naive, there is no set length for any song to be good or bad.

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@topdog2328 i realize that but i just like long songs. i hate listening to short songs. i just think it means the writer isn't very creative if they can only write songs about 2:30 minutes long

[topdog2328]

@Metayerthraxadeth the length of a song has nothing to do with a composers creativity, it just means they want it that length or the song is set to a really fast tempo or they just dont repeat very many of the riffs. This song here could probably be finished in less than 3 minutes of you dont repeat any riffs or sections, but sometimes it does just happen to be a lack of creativity. Although there are plenty of quality songs that are around 2 minutes.

[topdog2328]

@Metayerthraxadeth trying giving the song Crystal Ann a listen by Anihilator or Dee by Randy Rhoads, even God Bless the Children of the Beast by Motley Crue

[hahawzz]

@wotwhatw00t u know why? coz people r so retarded they dont know what real/gd music is? instead they play gay songs like lady gaga. . FUCKK IT PISSES ME OFF MAN! I HATE RADIO! JEFF LOOMIS OWNS U HEAR ME RADIO FUCKING M! THIS SONG WORTH ANY OF UR SONGS! FUCKERS! :S FUCKIN AMERICAN PEOPLE!

[solidiquis1]

@wotwhatw00t Because people nowadays have short attention spans and don't know how to appreciate real music and talent.

[greenluster]

@wotwhatw00t

Jeff Loomis on the radio = Fail (I like it to be elite, unique and special)

Jeff Loomis on my mum = Win

[Ithyphallics]

@wotwhatw00t I totally agree. They should play this stuff on the radio to influence everyone to learn in instrument, not think they can become famous once they buy an Auto Tune Mic. The music industry around today is full of fail and most musicians have 0 talent.

[wotwhatw00t]

@Ithyphallics everything you said is true, i think this type of music is too good for the radio tbh.

[AcousticMinja]

BASS

fucking amazing.

[hahawzz]

agree Michael Manring played in this song he is a sick bassist from californaia the the thing about this album that there was 3 msucians were involved as a guests to jeff loomis ;) wat a master peice album

[Tigri44]

i bought the album it´s really sweet!!! it´s worth the money

[raunchy2damax]

i think the bass sound u hear there is actually a downtuned 7 string guitar

[LilMike2690]

fretless bass

[IdontCheckMyEmails]

Yeah Loomis had jazz bassist Michael Manring join in for this album.... Pretty cool, huh....

[HurricaneHugo429]

only this song tho

[fusionAthon]

haha fukin tell me that from about 29 seconds in to about 50 that doesnt sound like some fukin oldskool doom shit haha fukin amazing riff

[skatrumpetx]

I hear what sounds like a fretless guitar at 3:30, but what's the instrument employed at 3:36?

[MourningsEnd]

Sounds like they're both fretless guitars. Does that mean the fretless bass solo in the beginning was actually a guitar? Couldn't be...

[skatrumpetx]

no the solo at the beginning and the solo from 3:18 - 3:30 are both Michael Manring, a fucking amazing bass player. So those two are both bass solos, but they bring in other instruments after the second solo.

[MourningsEnd]

I actually looked it up a few days ago and saw that. Michael Manring is an amazing musician. The fretless guitar solo in the song was Neil Kernon, the producer (not sure if I spelled his name right.)

[PaybackTyme]

unless he has a 6 string bass which he could use for guitar parts too

[MourningsEnd]

No, there was definitely a fretless guitar solo by Neil Kernon in the middle.

[goku14139268520]

BlooBeluga,

You must be an awesome person to hang out with, your comment resulted in an epically hilarious visual.

[BlooBeluga]

hah, the part at 3:19, i picture the bassist tiptoeing around in a bedroom, with curtains blowing wearing a white gown. slinking around like vai.

[d3ff3ct3d]

lmao wtf..

[guitar4life33]

What?!!? ROFL

[SerenadeBX]

Anyone else hate that really crappy fretless guitar solo aside from me?

Rest of the song is good. But yeah. That crappy solo killed it for me.

[Bastubeer]

wtf i love that solo :(

[SerenadeBX]

Lol. Sorry. I hate it. I think it sounds crappy. But its not like the rest of the song isn't good. =) And I like how I got two thumbs down for that. Damn people. ITS JUST AN OPINION!

[Shreddersebbes]

well first of all it's bass so there is a lot of respect going in there for technique only, it's just so hard, plus it fits with the backing so ...

[SerenadeBX]

the jazz bassist and solo musician Michael Manring on "Cashmere Shiv", along with producer Neil Kernon playing a fretless guitar solo on the same track.

Both guitar and bass. =/ Either way I don't really like that solo much.

[bealzeth]

jeff is a fucking monster...this album is awesome!!

[shlempnar]

this song is fucked

[HXCpr0n]

I'm hoping you mean that in a good way?

[shlempnar]

oh yes

[Lomyrion]

does anyone have tabs for this?

plz info

[WyattThePhyst]

Awesome song. Nuff said.

[devtheguitarmaster]

I love this song! Everythin' that is out of Jeff's head is a fuckin' masterpiece!

[BCKBCK]

Michael Manring plays the bass in this song.