First heard Skolnick on a late night jazz radio program, jazz cover of aerosmiths "Dream On" I was hooked and purchased the album. Read how Alex was humming a bossa nova all day before he realized it was scorpion melody. Jazz kiss, Jazz scorps, Jazz Ozzy. WHo needs the words ..you all know them....
Man i wish i could get transcriptions of his arrangements. His interpretations are soo spot on. Its gonna be really hard to sit there and try to make my own. But all his stuff is phenomenal. Cheers to Alex Skolnick Trio
and yes, this version has way more feeling than the scorpions could ever emulate. its sad to say that a metal player does a better rendition of another metal bands own metal song in jazz. just my opinion, no feelings to hurt.
Alex keeps it real. Once and still a metal god, paving a blazing trail of musical genius and talent, rising up beyond the stars. Alex - the best has yet to come.
Yes, this is awesome. I play this song on my saxophone actually, cos yea, it really works well as an instrumental. And i like how he does it in 3. Skolnick is the man. And i went to jazz school with him (New School), so out.
Yo Al, any musician who plays as great as you deserves all the praise he can get!
Why is that 'lizard' - whatever you ae - watching if he don't like it!? Go watch those 'jazz heroes' and stay out of Al's and his fans world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the stupidity of "" vinothelizard"" is just enough to us see that he or she( perhaps a shemale)doesn´t know a shit about who is Skolnick... Alex as more in a nail that this faggot in all he´s brain.... shut the fuck up and try to listen other ways of playing same songs, stupid
Nice playing! It's nice to hear these metal standards that I've hear 10,000 times in a new way. This song has a beautiful melody line that Alex really brings out. I'll bet most of the metal guitar players are also closet jazzers. It's fun to play, challenging, and you cannot be "the metal guy" all the time.
worst ever if this faggot thinks he is a jazz player!! listen to martin taylor before u open ur faggot mouth! i think u fancy this guy! do u want his asshole? because his playing is garbage and the bas player is also fooling himself and if i paid in to see this rubbish i wud demand my money back with interest!! by the way where is this asshole from? is he ur fucking neighbour? are u shagging him? dickhead!
Obviously this man doesn't know anything about Skolnick, jaja, surely this faggot would get scared if he listens to some Testament stuff jajaja, he is just pathetic.
Narrow minds, maybe he should kill himself because he's not good enough? What's youtube for? Tommy Emanuel? Everyone else should live in their pity holes because of not being perfect? Maybe you should kill yourself because of not playing metal so good? I'm sick of you, this is crap, this wasn't played good enough,blablabla...
this guy is never a jazz player but in his little head he thinks he is!! where are all the jazz scales improvised? this guy is a jazz asshole and the other players know that he is shit jazz player!! this stuff they are doing is fucking crap!! listen to taylor,,emmanuel,, pass,, stewart..coryell!! now where would this asshole fit in? plz tell me!!
Mind that for most of he's career he used to play metal, so don't expect he will play jazz so good as professional jazz musicans. In mny opinion he's playing very well. This cover is awesome.
If I didn't know that you just write this garbage to push peoples buttons I'd think you were daft. Keep posting brotha'. Your own musicianship is beyond all comprehension as demonstrated by your own video's. You're amazing. Like other literary geniuses such as Milton,,Faulkner,, Shakespeare..Joyce!! We know exactly where you fit in... Behind your computer screen. You are truely a talent to behold. Please, bless us with more insight as we wait on your next comment with baited breath.
Nice ! Alex makes me like jazz. But i am also happy he was back in Testament for "the formation of damnation" album. Please never stop doing what you are doing mister !!
I'm stunned with this.. wow..!
ondienoya 3 months ago
I was there!
HyPnOsHoTz 4 months ago
beautiful
yella030 1 year ago
the drummer wants to smash the drum "oh im in jazz now" lol
mike367982 1 year ago
alex was joe satriani student early 80's...
sampiang 1 year ago
@sampiang Among all satch students he is the better. Yeah,better than vai and andy timmons,let's not talk about kirk..)
His trio is the best musical discovery I made this year with Strunz & Farah
loumaTROM 5 months ago
this is so fantastic loving this is that the guitarist from TESTAMENT? amazing lots of talent here going in to my faves for sure
col32rocks 1 year ago
First heard Skolnick on a late night jazz radio program, jazz cover of aerosmiths "Dream On" I was hooked and purchased the album. Read how Alex was humming a bossa nova all day before he realized it was scorpion melody. Jazz kiss, Jazz scorps, Jazz Ozzy. WHo needs the words ..you all know them....
DonFormica 1 year ago
Man i wish i could get transcriptions of his arrangements. His interpretations are soo spot on. Its gonna be really hard to sit there and try to make my own. But all his stuff is phenomenal. Cheers to Alex Skolnick Trio
LordMongoose13 1 year ago
JAZZ SCORPIONS?!BY A THRAHS LEGEND AMAZING
virginkiller777 1 year ago
Sounds Fucking 'mazing, never imagined metal songs covered in jazz. Truly, Skolnick's Trio has it all. \m/
metalboy031290 1 year ago
@metalboy031290 Sounds relaxing... in a certain kinda way
metalboy031290 1 year ago
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Scorpions original version the best without any doubt. this is shit if it´s comparated with Scorpions.
phelp18 2 years ago
and yes, this version has way more feeling than the scorpions could ever emulate. its sad to say that a metal player does a better rendition of another metal bands own metal song in jazz. just my opinion, no feelings to hurt.
lungduck 2 years ago
Alex keeps it real. Once and still a metal god, paving a blazing trail of musical genius and talent, rising up beyond the stars. Alex - the best has yet to come.
lungduck 2 years ago
4 lords of fusion/jazz/rock r poland,thordendal,holdsworth and skolnick!
elevenAD 2 years ago
amen!! but i think its better to put ron jarzombeck there than thordendal or eithr just make it 5 i love thordendal too :))
27darkstalker 2 years ago
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That is shit: Scorpions' was the best and the cover of sonata arctica overthrashed this one.
willy170594 2 years ago
For one, sonata arctica isn't thrash.
and also, this is a JAZZ band, don't even try comparing it to thrash, as it's a whole different genre
BoundWithDuctTape 2 years ago 2
Thrash to jazz....no one does it better than Alex!!!
No one.
tazzmachazz 2 years ago 3
and about Chris Poland? what do you say about him? there are 2 in the same league;) with Chris more agressive
BogdanKGB 2 years ago 2
I have nothing bad to say about Chris Poland. I loved him in Megadeth.
I loved both of their solos in Lamb of God's Ashes of the Wake.
It's all good!
tazzmachazz 2 years ago
But Alex Skolnick was and is in one of the early thrash bands, giving Alex a slight upper hand on him. Seeing as he was an originator of the genre.
sabrakazama 2 years ago
Alex Rocks !
berker10 2 years ago
omfg, this is great stuff. this guy plays anything
Dread098 2 years ago 4
Yes, this is awesome. I play this song on my saxophone actually, cos yea, it really works well as an instrumental. And i like how he does it in 3. Skolnick is the man. And i went to jazz school with him (New School), so out.
mitchkms 3 years ago 2
wow, i been wasting my time learning the wrong stuff!!
Rino88dotcom 3 years ago 16
@Rino88dotcom We all feel that way man. We start off with metal and its great, but then we hear this and its like 'woah . . . '
jtwidmer 1 year ago
I thought this was cool as hell
testamentfan 3 years ago 4
Yo Al, any musician who plays as great as you deserves all the praise he can get!
Why is that 'lizard' - whatever you ae - watching if he don't like it!? Go watch those 'jazz heroes' and stay out of Al's and his fans world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nanamano 3 years ago
the stupidity of "" vinothelizard"" is just enough to us see that he or she( perhaps a shemale)doesn´t know a shit about who is Skolnick... Alex as more in a nail that this faggot in all he´s brain.... shut the fuck up and try to listen other ways of playing same songs, stupid
streetwarrior31 3 years ago
Nice playing! It's nice to hear these metal standards that I've hear 10,000 times in a new way. This song has a beautiful melody line that Alex really brings out. I'll bet most of the metal guitar players are also closet jazzers. It's fun to play, challenging, and you cannot be "the metal guy" all the time.
wuchak 3 years ago 2
no .... ok yes i am
juchel 2 years ago
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worst ever if this faggot thinks he is a jazz player!! listen to martin taylor before u open ur faggot mouth! i think u fancy this guy! do u want his asshole? because his playing is garbage and the bas player is also fooling himself and if i paid in to see this rubbish i wud demand my money back with interest!! by the way where is this asshole from? is he ur fucking neighbour? are u shagging him? dickhead!
vinnothelizard 3 years ago
vinnothelizard this is really stupid comment. if any thing u probably fancy urself. can u play better than alex? doubt it, so leave him alone!!
Blo0dstone 3 years ago
Obviously this man doesn't know anything about Skolnick, jaja, surely this faggot would get scared if he listens to some Testament stuff jajaja, he is just pathetic.
DaggonX 3 years ago
Narrow minds, maybe he should kill himself because he's not good enough? What's youtube for? Tommy Emanuel? Everyone else should live in their pity holes because of not being perfect? Maybe you should kill yourself because of not playing metal so good? I'm sick of you, this is crap, this wasn't played good enough,blablabla...
warretaliator 3 years ago
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this guy is never a jazz player but in his little head he thinks he is!! where are all the jazz scales improvised? this guy is a jazz asshole and the other players know that he is shit jazz player!! this stuff they are doing is fucking crap!! listen to taylor,,emmanuel,, pass,, stewart..coryell!! now where would this asshole fit in? plz tell me!!
vinnothelizard 3 years ago
Mind that for most of he's career he used to play metal, so don't expect he will play jazz so good as professional jazz musicans. In mny opinion he's playing very well. This cover is awesome.
Max0Inq 3 years ago
He originated as a jazz musician.
lcurtizz 3 years ago
Vin,
If I didn't know that you just write this garbage to push peoples buttons I'd think you were daft. Keep posting brotha'. Your own musicianship is beyond all comprehension as demonstrated by your own video's. You're amazing. Like other literary geniuses such as Milton,,Faulkner,, Shakespeare..Joyce!! We know exactly where you fit in... Behind your computer screen. You are truely a talent to behold. Please, bless us with more insight as we wait on your next comment with baited breath.
chetlemons 3 years ago
Nice ! Alex makes me like jazz. But i am also happy he was back in Testament for "the formation of damnation" album. Please never stop doing what you are doing mister !!
Grreger21 3 years ago
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Haha theres no way that cat can play jazz. I saw him live once -not at all, stick to metal skolnick
IsolatedDimension 3 years ago
Pat Metheney and the Downbeat staff seem to think he can. Who are you?
UAclassico 3 years ago
he played jazz before metal..and who are you talk?...your nobody so shut your ramblin pussy ass stinkin mouth...skolnick owns us
guitarman069 3 years ago 4
Skolnick Fucking is a man of any genre of music, Thrash or jazz, hes a fucking god
lcurtizz 3 years ago 14
you need to have your eyes and ears checked thourghly! either that or your a complete idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
guitarplayer75 3 years ago
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serafettinyarar 4 years ago
Alex is my guitar hero! What a great trio!!
ldnclng 4 years ago 3
Amazing! Alex is one of the best
WilsonGuitar 4 years ago