Whenever I hear Becker, initially I cry on the inside because I realise I will never match his standards of playing but I also realise I am wanting to cry because of how unjust Becker was stricken with the condition he has. Why oh fucking why? Can't some useless idiot like Lindsey Lohan or somewhat of the such be condemned by such fate? Jason, you did not deserve this but thank you for the music you have given us...
@EspGuitars1337 batio became shit to to me after hearing jason becker sure he can play fast but thats all he ever does he does not have soul like jason becker on on top of that becker plays a variety of tones way different from batio so no hes not awsome is jason becker is awesome because of the he plays oh not to mention the guy still writes music with his fucking eyes thats awesome and real determination right there
He is the reason to music, he is one of the very few people that really understand the true meaning of music out of all musicians, Becker is someone to truly look up to in so many different ways, Thank You God or whatever mystic force to have brought to this world such an inspiring character and one of the most awesome, breath-taking human beings to have ever set foot on this planet, Long Live the Becker !.. a true ICON !
@ChainsawVsGod The simple fact is he has put out 5 solo albums, done a lot with Marty Friedman, as well as David lee Roth. He continues to work his ass off while paralyzed. He has mastered his instrument. And you? saying you've written better pieces than this? What do you have to show for all your supposed "musical knowledge". PSH 50 midi files? excellent! keep up the good work
@ChainsawVsGod jason becker add that effect to make the song alot better and if he were to play it alot cleaner, i will not really go with the song, thats why he made it a little messy, if u want to see him doing sweeps cleanly, then go check out serana and other songs peace! :)
God those intro sweeps make me vomit. So sloppy and I'm sure there's a wrong note or two in there too. Huge, fast sweeps aren't impressive if you can't do them cleanly.
@ChainsawVsGod Keep in mind he was only 19 when he recorded this and sometimes when things are sloppy it actually makes the song sound better, as weird as that sounds.
@ChainsawVsGod there isn't any wrong notes in there. jason liked to throw in variations inside the arps and put some extra notes in the sweeps and solo playing. why are you people so narrow-minded. he isn't using a sequence or an arpeggio that has been beaten to death. he was 16 years old when he wrote this piece which has pretty original stuff in it, so you know what? this is impressive cause he made this piece out of nothing at the age of 16. you can pretty much fuck off with your comment.
There clearly are wrong notes. it is extremely sloppy. I'm not complaining about him artistically adding in extra notes. I'm complaining because it sounds like shit.
@ChainsawVsGod it sounds like shit to YOU. guess what? I don't mind cause you don't matter. music is subjective. just because you think it sounds like shit doesn't mean ANYTHING, so again, you can pretty much fuck off with your previous and your last comment.
Oh really? What's gonna happen to me? Is my life ruined now? Will I be spammed to death now? What's likely is that I'll receive a couple of angry comments. Jesus what a silly little fag you are ;)
@ChainsawVsGod No. You just sounded like a complete stupid ass bitch. In WRITING. You don't know shit about music, so I don't have to talk to you anymore. LOL. You failed so hard. Double facepalm.
I know plenty about music kid. I studied it at college and have written nearly 50 songs. Learn to deal with other people's fucking opinions. And you can facepalm all you want. Just because you type "facepalm" doesn't mean that you're right. Just means that you know you've lost the battle and that you're going for cheap, pathetic and childish points. Grow up.
@ChainsawVsGod WOW ! you know plenty about music? doesn't show here. You have written nearly 50 songs? Well, let me hear them. post it on youtube, let us see your ''college music knowledge''. And don't call me a kid, please. And again, I didn't lose any battle. you just failed. big time.
Rofl. Why would I lie. If you really wanted to hear one of my songs then you'd need to give me your email address and I can send you a MIDI file but I can't imagine you'd be interested in that. And I was being sarcastic when I said I failed. Obviously.
@ChainsawVsGod I'll just say this to you. It's easy to criticise when you're nowhere near his skills and imagination. You just keep trolling about how ''he can't play guitar properly'', but you only to that because you feel insecure around his music so you wanna comfort yourself by thinking he can't play guitar properly. You're just inadequate son of a bitch.
Meh. Pretty sure I've written better songs than this. Don't try and tell me what I'm thinking or why I'm doing things. You know fuck all about me. All you've seen is a few comments. You might think that you're a really perceptive person but you really ain't. Every cunt on youtube thinks that they know someones life story through youtube. It's pretty tiresome.
Lol. Dude I ain't trolling. I'm writing well thought out and reasoned comments. You're just getting mad and calling me a troll. Sounds to me like you're the troll.
@ChainsawVsGod If ''sounds like shit'' is a well thought out and reasoned comment, than damnit, I'm amazed. You're even more stupid than I thought. a stupid troll, a perfect combination. LOL. Please, just stop commenting here. You make me feel embarrassed by your comments LOL
LOL okay dude LOL I'll go. If you had bothered to look at my earlier comments I explained exactly why it sounded like shit so yes, it was thought out and reasoned LOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
*hint hint you look like a stupid cunt when you repeatedly say LOL. Good day. My tip for you is to learn to deal with negative opinions instead of having your period and acting like a little bitch, calling everyone a troll just because they don't agree with you.
@ChainsawVsGod I don't have a problem with people who don't agree with me. I respect everybody's opinion. I have a problem with stupid assholes like you who cluster-fuck everyone on youtube 24/7 giving comments and expressing their ''opinions'' and ''feelings'' about stuff with no knowledge about the subject OR/AND with no proper foundation or reason. You people make me sick.
I've expressed my reasons in detail and I have a very good knowledge of music. Stop presuming everything. It's sad the way you presume that you know everything and that anyone who disagree's with you knows nothing.
You can't say you respect everyone's opinion then say you don't respect mine just because you're a fanboy who won't hear anything bad against his idol. Be more open minded.
@ChainsawVsGod I'm not a fanboy and I'm willing to hear what's bad about Jason, but tell me something reasonable. I haven't heard or read anything from you yet. Be good and repeat them for me. I'm very open-minded for your info. And I haven't seen your ''knowledge'' about music because if you had any, you wouldn't question Jason's technique, musical knowledge or his imagination when it comes to music.
My reasons for not liking it were that it sounds sloppy. The intro sounds awful. There are clearly wrong notes there and it's obvious that he was trying to play something that he couldn't play properly. I'm amazed that you people actually like it.
And I do have knowledge of music. Just because I don't like this guy's music doesn't mean I don't.
@ChainsawVsGod on youtube, everybody can be an expert. fact is, you're not. if you don't like this, then just leave. there is nothing wrong with this particular song and/or artist. his skills are beyond what most artists have. noone said you have to like it, but if you really had knowledge of music you'd know that this song is faultless, no matter what your opinion of it is. i'm no expert, just a fan, and this is my view.
I can hear sloppy notes in the intro. Sounds quite messy. To be honest I don't really bear this guy any ill will at all. My last few comments were pretty much me trolling that guy which is pathetic I know.
I acknowledge that this guy was a phenomenal guitarist. I just think some parts sounded a bit messy. The sweeps are extravagant but not very clean.
best guitarist in history and why is jason not in the top 10 of the best guitarist list it shouldnt be a popularity contest it should b based on skill because hendrix was a wanker on guitar compared to this great man
@shredmaster100 Best guitarists are normally based on impact, influence, lasting popularity and (sadly has a minor impact on place) skill. Hendrix had a huge impact in his time, he has influenced MANY guitarists (he experimented a lot, opening doors for a lot of guitarists) and his popularity, well...that's implicit. He was very skilled compared to others in his time.
I get your point though. He should always be in the top 20 or 30...but just not higher because his discography is short.
yeah because i looked at a recent poll done by a guitar magazine of the worlds best guitarist jason was 92nd or something stupid like that yet jack white who could never play anything by jason in his life is 17th it doesnt make sense to me but i was thinking that if jason hadnt of got ill he would have become much more populer than he was so its just a shame thats all
@shredmaster100 I think the reason why these shredders never make it to the top of any pole is their appeal is very limited, and music isn't usually judged by technical abilities such as speed, most people like a song because it does something for them and that's why shredders like this are not very popular or important to music in the whole as they don't have the ability to create music that people can connect with, not just admire for its speed and use of scales.
hey man have you even heard of jason becker before he was one of the best and most popular guitarist in the 80,s and even eddie van halen said he was theres a video on youtube with him and van halen in it and if you would rather watch a little justin bieber wannabe on xfactor or american idol then go ahead and all these rappers today are a bunch of pussys they talk about guns and shit but most of them are middle class and have never done drugs or shot anyone in their lives
@shredmaster100 Who said anything about X factor or Bieber?, typical shredder fan-boy, if some one doesn't like this boring and usually repetitive audio masturbation, they are lectured in why it's so advanced and progressive. I have heard of Becker and the rest of these Guitar athletes like Vai and Gilbert. They all bore me and 99% of music fans to death. I would much rather listen to Gary Moore or G'N'R than some robotic scale shredding (and horribly artificial sounding) fretboard athlete.
typical slash fan you do know hes a middle class poof dont you ive read his book he used to dress as a woman ha ha owned m8 but i cannot say a bad word about gary moore he could shred and play same as rory gallagher and shredders dont all sound the same m8 have you not heard of eric johnson 4 time grammy winner and his tone is impossible to replicate also slash ripped a lot of his licks off jimmy page the riffmaster
@shredmaster100 LOL why would Slash's background matter when its his skill that counts? You call him a middle class poof, yet he's the guy who plays straight up rock and these guys are playing neo classical? I'm sure they aren't from very upper middle-class family's that gave them classical piano lessons, at all..LOL Shredders all sound the same, Eric Johnson got grammys in the 80's... nuttin since. Slash ripped off Jimmy Page?..erm more like Jimmy page ripped off every old blues band or player.
not saying slash wasnt a good rock guitarist but hes not a metal guitarist like becker or marty friedman i mean marty played in megadeath for 10 years and they were as big a band as guns n roses or metallica and also jimmy page did steal a lot of old blues songs but made them his own and i forgot to mention jimi hendrix who slash learnt a lot from aswell i dont know why eric johnson disapeared after the 80,s i think it was a trend thing because he was very 80,s musically
@shredmaster100 Freidman is 100%, best player Megadeth had. Slash is rock but I think it's the overall listenability of the music not just skill that makes a player great. Slash probably lifted the most of his sound off Joe Perry. You're right about Johnson being very 80's and that's something which a lot of these guys have (a very 80's metal sound) they haven't really branched out into other stuff, They could play some pretty nice blues if they had the restraint but they are stuck in metal mode
i saw marty friedman on youtube playing with an orchestra but it didnt work too well because martys guitar was set so loud you couldnt hear the orchestra
@Iihatedanielhesgay I believe he was nineteen, but nonetheless an amazing player. Herman Li is like 80 or something, God knows how long it took to grow that hair....
"Jingle Bell SHOCK!" -- the new Shred-tastic Christmas Classic from GLADIUS (see my profile for details) with EPIC 3-part 'Brian May' - style, goose bump- inducing harmonies, 'Malmsteen'-esque sweep arpeggios and much, much more...
I have listened to rock for about 25 yrs of my life and Jason is my favorite guitarist, but, even if he were to recover from his condition, would he in reality be able to play like he use to???
@taoofpete He'd probably need years of rehab just to be able to play the simplest songs. I doubt his muscles would even be strong or developed enough to play much of anything. So rehab and learning how to play again, then it's just up to how much he practices.
i know how you feel mate i did excatly the same thing how ever he is so inspirational to so many people and he still makes music truely one of the best muscians who ever lived
i know of cacophony and marty-becker but today i start read the becker story, so sad a big talented in a chair, someone can tell me good song or albums of becker
@2309davidobando He only has 2 albums, Altitudes and Perspective. 3 if you count his guitarwork on David Lee Roth's album. Perspective is made when Jason already has ALS, it's played by all his friends and labelmates but songs are composed by him, it's really shows how versatile Jason is cause not all songs are shred metal. He released 2 "Jams" albums but those are only for hardcore fans as it doesn't have good song quality and consists of recorded demo and ideas made by him when he was young.
@jazz69cat doesn't sound like any effects on the lead guitar; just a good, fat, juicy saturated lead tone (that gets that squishy sound when you pick) plus some good old reverb (probably digital from the studio) to fatten up the sound...
yes we knows he's better than what's considered mainstream most people who don't play instruments are fond of less complicated music (which is most people in general), unfortunately. Found out he used hurricane guitars for this (not sold anymore :'( ) carvins were on his second album. Love his sounds either way
@Elldar666 oh god that would be amazing, I'd really like to see him play this!!!!!! my dream was to see jason playing it but unfortunately there isn't any video of it
Justin bieber gets online glory, Jason Becker is reality, biber is to brand as Jason Becker is to pure talent even if he's an obscure musician to blind people
And how couldn't I hate Justin Bieber? His so-called songs have millions and millions of views and almost every person knows about him and only some of Jason's songs have more than 10 000 views and almost nobody knows about him. That's very sad. A kid with NO TALENT, NO POTENTIAL and NO MUSICAL SIDE gets the glory and Jason, musical genius, brilliant composer and a person doesn't. And then some 13 year old brats are telling me that people hate Justin Bieber for no reason. JASON BECKER 4 LIFE !!!
@captchaos3000, and @moonmoney1 For the record, neither tone or phrasing is more important that the other. The most important thing in debate is the ability to have what you say be accurately interpreted as what you mean. You can get there however you want. (1st place, Lincoln Douglas, Nationals)
That Moonmoney1 guy obviously is here just to troll. He is making an idiot out of himself here, and you guys are doing the same by writing long arguments against a person that won't read or care about them anyway, therefore wasting your own time more than his. Ignore him. Laugh at him. DO NOT respond to him.
@genemusicable And I'm thankful, putting him in guitar hero would simply insult him. Actually i don't think he himself would care, but I would be insulted :p
@STimmortaI Granted, the sad irony is, I can play this song on guitar, but since I suck at guitar hero, I'd fail at said song if I attempted it on guitar hero.
ARPEGGIOS: Interesting thing I've noticed that I thought I'd share: If you look at the vids of Jason doing arpeggios he anchors his pinky to mute, yet at the same time most of his sweep motion is from wrist action. Why point this out? Well here's the contradicting thing most people say about arpeggios: "It's like your playing a chord in slow motion!"or "It's the arm's raking motion"- obviously you don't play chords with a lot of arm it's in the wrist like Jason's arps.
If Jason had a ten year recording career everyone would have been eating his shit and gladly doing so..
one of the best, at 20. so much potential. imagine if he was 25, 30, 40 and playing. not just a shred maniac but a thoughtful composer and altogether cool, nice guy. he replied personally to my emails, Holdsworth didn't, Vai didn't.
either way, musical bliss.
The sounds make me feel good/something = All that matters.
@SoGladToKnowYou Yeah, I sway back and forth as to anyone is better now. Had he played 10 more years and kept growing musically as fast as he did; I don't see how anyone could have topped him.
@SoGladToKnowYou It's just like how Mozart died young at 35, all the epitomizing musical geniuses have a traumatic event in their career/life, and it's such a shame.
20 personas nunca sabran lo que es musica deverdad, nunca sabran lo que es un musico de verdad y lo que es saber transmitir sentimientos desde la mente al instrumento y de ahi hacia la gente.
20 people will never know what real music is .. They'll never know what's a real musician and don't know how to transmit feelings from the mind to the instrument and from there to the people
@PIORIMAN To be fair, this is fairly simplistic in a compositional sense, it's just really fast. Not saying he has no emotion, not saying he's a bad guitarist. Just saying the complexity of this piece of music is not great.
To clarify *again*. Complexity =/= Difficulty. This is difficult, but not musically complex. Don't proclaim it to be.
@PIORIMAN It's not really relevant whether I can make a better piece, just like it isn't relevant whether a music critic can make a better piece than the one he's critiquing.
damn! this song is so perfect i just can't stop listening at it. technically he is very good especially on sweeping altough i'm not a real fan of pure shredding. what turns me on with this song is the feeling he puts in his playing. It's so sad he can't play anymore, he has to be one of the best if not the best guitarist ever.
i am burned by this music perpetually!!!! this piece is awesome! If i can only trade the bodies of justin bieber, gil, and other boy bands, just to make Jason back again in the music scene i will... :-x
If you guys don't like moondummy ugly, funny, but unoriginal so much why doesn't the video uploaded just have the person who uploaded this block her and her comments.
Holy sh*t hes good.
EmmaJoy4859 1 day ago
Whenever I hear Becker, initially I cry on the inside because I realise I will never match his standards of playing but I also realise I am wanting to cry because of how unjust Becker was stricken with the condition he has. Why oh fucking why? Can't some useless idiot like Lindsey Lohan or somewhat of the such be condemned by such fate? Jason, you did not deserve this but thank you for the music you have given us...
TheWeemaster 1 day ago
fuck you batio you suck compared to becker
GEO2DOPE 2 days ago
@GEO2DOPE Batio is awesome. Becker is awesome.
EspGuitars1337 1 day ago
@EspGuitars1337 batio became shit to to me after hearing jason becker sure he can play fast but thats all he ever does he does not have soul like jason becker on on top of that becker plays a variety of tones way different from batio so no hes not awsome is jason becker is awesome because of the he plays oh not to mention the guy still writes music with his fucking eyes thats awesome and real determination right there
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He is the reason to music, he is one of the very few people that really understand the true meaning of music out of all musicians, Becker is someone to truly look up to in so many different ways, Thank You God or whatever mystic force to have brought to this world such an inspiring character and one of the most awesome, breath-taking human beings to have ever set foot on this planet, Long Live the Becker !.. a true ICON !
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enos218 1 week ago
@enos218 lol interesting analogy but wouldn't playing notes add to your bank because you get more experience?
MrMerryFISTmas 1 week ago
@ChainsawVsGod The simple fact is he has put out 5 solo albums, done a lot with Marty Friedman, as well as David lee Roth. He continues to work his ass off while paralyzed. He has mastered his instrument. And you? saying you've written better pieces than this? What do you have to show for all your supposed "musical knowledge". PSH 50 midi files? excellent! keep up the good work
yeena4567 1 week ago
@yeena4567
Ouch. That hurt dude.
ChainsawVsGod 1 week ago
@ChainsawVsGod jason becker add that effect to make the song alot better and if he were to play it alot cleaner, i will not really go with the song, thats why he made it a little messy, if u want to see him doing sweeps cleanly, then go check out serana and other songs peace! :)
llopezfamily 1 week ago in playlist Liked videos
@llopezfamily sorry for the misspelling lol
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just enjoy the music you two, ok? go argue somewhere else
Lemi5364 2 weeks ago
This is beautiful.
TheRealMandiMarie 2 weeks ago
well. that was pretty fuckin good
idontseeynot9 3 weeks ago
God those intro sweeps make me vomit. So sloppy and I'm sure there's a wrong note or two in there too. Huge, fast sweeps aren't impressive if you can't do them cleanly.
ChainsawVsGod 3 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod Keep in mind he was only 19 when he recorded this and sometimes when things are sloppy it actually makes the song sound better, as weird as that sounds.
purplecricket07 3 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod FU
ThunderHamilton 3 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod there isn't any wrong notes in there. jason liked to throw in variations inside the arps and put some extra notes in the sweeps and solo playing. why are you people so narrow-minded. he isn't using a sequence or an arpeggio that has been beaten to death. he was 16 years old when he wrote this piece which has pretty original stuff in it, so you know what? this is impressive cause he made this piece out of nothing at the age of 16. you can pretty much fuck off with your comment.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
There clearly are wrong notes. it is extremely sloppy. I'm not complaining about him artistically adding in extra notes. I'm complaining because it sounds like shit.
You can pretty much fuck off with your comment.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod it sounds like shit to YOU. guess what? I don't mind cause you don't matter. music is subjective. just because you think it sounds like shit doesn't mean ANYTHING, so again, you can pretty much fuck off with your previous and your last comment.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
If I don't matter then why are you getting so mad and swearing at me? Not my fault this guy couldn't play guitar properly.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod L-O-L. You just dug your own grave on youtube. L-O-L.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
Oh really? What's gonna happen to me? Is my life ruined now? Will I be spammed to death now? What's likely is that I'll receive a couple of angry comments. Jesus what a silly little fag you are ;)
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod No. You just sounded like a complete stupid ass bitch. In WRITING. You don't know shit about music, so I don't have to talk to you anymore. LOL. You failed so hard. Double facepalm.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
I know plenty about music kid. I studied it at college and have written nearly 50 songs. Learn to deal with other people's fucking opinions. And you can facepalm all you want. Just because you type "facepalm" doesn't mean that you're right. Just means that you know you've lost the battle and that you're going for cheap, pathetic and childish points. Grow up.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod WOW ! you know plenty about music? doesn't show here. You have written nearly 50 songs? Well, let me hear them. post it on youtube, let us see your ''college music knowledge''. And don't call me a kid, please. And again, I didn't lose any battle. you just failed. big time.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
Haha... Dude I ain't gonna record and put my songs on youtube for your fuckin benefit.
And yeah. I totally failed. Sure...
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod Now you've failed again.. it's not because of my benefit, it's because there isn't any songs. And thank you for admiting it at last.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
Rofl. Why would I lie. If you really wanted to hear one of my songs then you'd need to give me your email address and I can send you a MIDI file but I can't imagine you'd be interested in that. And I was being sarcastic when I said I failed. Obviously.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod Wanting to look cool by talking shit about one of the best guitarists ever, eh?
yerfdog1935 2 weeks ago
@yerfdog1935
It's youtube. I couldn't care less about how I look. Just giving my honest opinion.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod I'll just say this to you. It's easy to criticise when you're nowhere near his skills and imagination. You just keep trolling about how ''he can't play guitar properly'', but you only to that because you feel insecure around his music so you wanna comfort yourself by thinking he can't play guitar properly. You're just inadequate son of a bitch.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
Meh. Pretty sure I've written better songs than this. Don't try and tell me what I'm thinking or why I'm doing things. You know fuck all about me. All you've seen is a few comments. You might think that you're a really perceptive person but you really ain't. Every cunt on youtube thinks that they know someones life story through youtube. It's pretty tiresome.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod And you've just admited it. Pathetic troll. Go trolling somewhere else.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
Lol. Dude I ain't trolling. I'm writing well thought out and reasoned comments. You're just getting mad and calling me a troll. Sounds to me like you're the troll.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod If ''sounds like shit'' is a well thought out and reasoned comment, than damnit, I'm amazed. You're even more stupid than I thought. a stupid troll, a perfect combination. LOL. Please, just stop commenting here. You make me feel embarrassed by your comments LOL
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
LOL okay dude LOL I'll go. If you had bothered to look at my earlier comments I explained exactly why it sounded like shit so yes, it was thought out and reasoned LOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
*hint hint you look like a stupid cunt when you repeatedly say LOL. Good day. My tip for you is to learn to deal with negative opinions instead of having your period and acting like a little bitch, calling everyone a troll just because they don't agree with you.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod I don't have a problem with people who don't agree with me. I respect everybody's opinion. I have a problem with stupid assholes like you who cluster-fuck everyone on youtube 24/7 giving comments and expressing their ''opinions'' and ''feelings'' about stuff with no knowledge about the subject OR/AND with no proper foundation or reason. You people make me sick.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
I've expressed my reasons in detail and I have a very good knowledge of music. Stop presuming everything. It's sad the way you presume that you know everything and that anyone who disagree's with you knows nothing.
You can't say you respect everyone's opinion then say you don't respect mine just because you're a fanboy who won't hear anything bad against his idol. Be more open minded.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod I'm not a fanboy and I'm willing to hear what's bad about Jason, but tell me something reasonable. I haven't heard or read anything from you yet. Be good and repeat them for me. I'm very open-minded for your info. And I haven't seen your ''knowledge'' about music because if you had any, you wouldn't question Jason's technique, musical knowledge or his imagination when it comes to music.
jimmyleppard6 2 weeks ago
@jimmyleppard6
Talent and imagination aren't objective.
My reasons for not liking it were that it sounds sloppy. The intro sounds awful. There are clearly wrong notes there and it's obvious that he was trying to play something that he couldn't play properly. I'm amazed that you people actually like it.
And I do have knowledge of music. Just because I don't like this guy's music doesn't mean I don't.
ChainsawVsGod 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawVsGod on youtube, everybody can be an expert. fact is, you're not. if you don't like this, then just leave. there is nothing wrong with this particular song and/or artist. his skills are beyond what most artists have. noone said you have to like it, but if you really had knowledge of music you'd know that this song is faultless, no matter what your opinion of it is. i'm no expert, just a fan, and this is my view.
DennChooch 1 week ago 5
@ChainsawVsGod you are entitled for an opinion but your can also leave and suck my dick while your at it !
kornf13 1 week ago
@ChainsawVsGod What wrong notes do you mean my brother?
luigibattista10 1 week ago
@luigibattista10
I can hear sloppy notes in the intro. Sounds quite messy. To be honest I don't really bear this guy any ill will at all. My last few comments were pretty much me trolling that guy which is pathetic I know.
I acknowledge that this guy was a phenomenal guitarist. I just think some parts sounded a bit messy. The sweeps are extravagant but not very clean.
Thank you for being polite.
ChainsawVsGod 1 week ago
@ChainsawVsGod Understood. Cheers from Italy.
luigibattista10 1 week ago
Jason Becker its my inspiration to play guitar.....
ViktoRhodz 3 weeks ago 14
God, I wish I could sweep pick, its really hard, but Jason has it down pat
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jamesedwardtheobald 1 month ago
Some of the sweeps do sound pretty sloppy. Still amazing though.
ChainsawVsGod 1 month ago
@ChainsawVsGod Naw bro, it's clean.
9CRonaldo8Kaka 1 month ago
@9CRonaldo8Kaka
The intro sweeps are clearly a bit sloppy.
ChainsawVsGod 1 month ago
@ChainsawVsGod I can't explain it. It's not sloppy it's that kind of a sound. If you know what I mean.
9CRonaldo8Kaka 1 month ago
@ChainsawVsGod I can agree, but it makes it sound less robotic.
NailsForDinner 3 weeks ago
24 weyes piensan que es mejor slahs
Blackmesiahs00 1 month ago
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TheMetaldemo 1 month ago
Instead of donating to prostate cancer research why not donate to ALS research, that's what Jason has...
TerrorizerGrindspeed 1 month ago
great inspiration to all neo-classical music and all guitar player overall i wish he could play for eternity! XD
Sanjeev50 1 month ago
best guitarist in history and why is jason not in the top 10 of the best guitarist list it shouldnt be a popularity contest it should b based on skill because hendrix was a wanker on guitar compared to this great man
shredmaster100 1 month ago
@shredmaster100 Best guitarists are normally based on impact, influence, lasting popularity and (sadly has a minor impact on place) skill. Hendrix had a huge impact in his time, he has influenced MANY guitarists (he experimented a lot, opening doors for a lot of guitarists) and his popularity, well...that's implicit. He was very skilled compared to others in his time.
I get your point though. He should always be in the top 20 or 30...but just not higher because his discography is short.
SeanMcStomper 1 month ago
yeah because i looked at a recent poll done by a guitar magazine of the worlds best guitarist jason was 92nd or something stupid like that yet jack white who could never play anything by jason in his life is 17th it doesnt make sense to me but i was thinking that if jason hadnt of got ill he would have become much more populer than he was so its just a shame thats all
shredmaster100 1 month ago
@shredmaster100 I think the reason why these shredders never make it to the top of any pole is their appeal is very limited, and music isn't usually judged by technical abilities such as speed, most people like a song because it does something for them and that's why shredders like this are not very popular or important to music in the whole as they don't have the ability to create music that people can connect with, not just admire for its speed and use of scales.
Thespeakerofmanytru8 1 month ago
hey man have you even heard of jason becker before he was one of the best and most popular guitarist in the 80,s and even eddie van halen said he was theres a video on youtube with him and van halen in it and if you would rather watch a little justin bieber wannabe on xfactor or american idol then go ahead and all these rappers today are a bunch of pussys they talk about guns and shit but most of them are middle class and have never done drugs or shot anyone in their lives
shredmaster100 1 month ago
@shredmaster100 Who said anything about X factor or Bieber?, typical shredder fan-boy, if some one doesn't like this boring and usually repetitive audio masturbation, they are lectured in why it's so advanced and progressive. I have heard of Becker and the rest of these Guitar athletes like Vai and Gilbert. They all bore me and 99% of music fans to death. I would much rather listen to Gary Moore or G'N'R than some robotic scale shredding (and horribly artificial sounding) fretboard athlete.
Thespeakerofmanytru8 1 month ago
typical slash fan you do know hes a middle class poof dont you ive read his book he used to dress as a woman ha ha owned m8 but i cannot say a bad word about gary moore he could shred and play same as rory gallagher and shredders dont all sound the same m8 have you not heard of eric johnson 4 time grammy winner and his tone is impossible to replicate also slash ripped a lot of his licks off jimmy page the riffmaster
shredmaster100 1 month ago
@shredmaster100 LOL why would Slash's background matter when its his skill that counts? You call him a middle class poof, yet he's the guy who plays straight up rock and these guys are playing neo classical? I'm sure they aren't from very upper middle-class family's that gave them classical piano lessons, at all..LOL Shredders all sound the same, Eric Johnson got grammys in the 80's... nuttin since. Slash ripped off Jimmy Page?..erm more like Jimmy page ripped off every old blues band or player.
Thespeakerofmanytru8 1 month ago
not saying slash wasnt a good rock guitarist but hes not a metal guitarist like becker or marty friedman i mean marty played in megadeath for 10 years and they were as big a band as guns n roses or metallica and also jimmy page did steal a lot of old blues songs but made them his own and i forgot to mention jimi hendrix who slash learnt a lot from aswell i dont know why eric johnson disapeared after the 80,s i think it was a trend thing because he was very 80,s musically
shredmaster100 1 month ago
@shredmaster100 Freidman is 100%, best player Megadeth had. Slash is rock but I think it's the overall listenability of the music not just skill that makes a player great. Slash probably lifted the most of his sound off Joe Perry. You're right about Johnson being very 80's and that's something which a lot of these guys have (a very 80's metal sound) they haven't really branched out into other stuff, They could play some pretty nice blues if they had the restraint but they are stuck in metal mode
Thespeakerofmanytru8 1 month ago
i saw marty friedman on youtube playing with an orchestra but it didnt work too well because martys guitar was set so loud you couldnt hear the orchestra
shredmaster100 1 month ago
@shredmaster100 LOL That was a spinal tap moment for Marty.
Thespeakerofmanytru8 1 month ago
yeah it was funny but i think the yngwie malmsteen 1 was the funniest ive seen
shredmaster100 1 month ago
The studio is his orchestra.
enos218 1 month ago
I'd rather have 5 cents donated for ALS research. This song alone should teach one that
aswesee 1 month ago
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enos218 1 month ago
Songasm.
ThomasMoar 1 month ago
@Iihatedanielhesgay stfu about studioforce.
iucidium1982 2 months ago
Dang, he made dragonforce look like a folding turd, and he was like sixteen when he wrote this song
Iihatedanielhesgay 2 months ago 17
@Iihatedanielhesgay I believe he was nineteen, but nonetheless an amazing player. Herman Li is like 80 or something, God knows how long it took to grow that hair....
detroidxl 2 months ago
@detroidxl Herman's 35.
VideoMask93 2 months ago
A very special man.
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acgtr27 2 months ago
After 3:32 it really sucks))
DmitriyNosov 2 months ago 6
My Favorite song!
mralexforbes 2 months ago
HOLY FUCK
Mr100buttfaces 2 months ago
5 minutes ago I tough herman li is good but now...
respect jason becker respect
altairpro1 2 months ago
I have listened to rock for about 25 yrs of my life and Jason is my favorite guitarist, but, even if he were to recover from his condition, would he in reality be able to play like he use to???
taoofpete 3 months ago
@taoofpete He'd probably need years of rehab just to be able to play the simplest songs. I doubt his muscles would even be strong or developed enough to play much of anything. So rehab and learning how to play again, then it's just up to how much he practices.
aero3132 3 months ago
@taoofpete I don't thinks so but lets hope that he recovers the force metal is stronger than an illness.
metalheadgod73 2 months ago
@taoofpete Well he still has the music in him so he would probably learn it again alot faster :>
St0ff 2 months ago
Awesome !!!! I'll learn it right now !!!
HATTOguitarconcept 3 months ago
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Oh sorry, just wiping the jizz off my keyboard... :P
forzamessi98 3 months ago 9
23 people didn't like getting their faces melted off.
Trahira517 3 months ago 2
GOD BLESS YOU FRIEND...YOUR GENIUS IS IN OLYMPUS OF MUSIC
ThySword777 3 months ago
@ThySword777 great comment mate totally agree
MrShredder666 3 months ago
i just read his story and cried
MrDudeface23 3 months ago
@MrDudeface23
i know how you feel mate i did excatly the same thing how ever he is so inspirational to so many people and he still makes music truely one of the best muscians who ever lived
MrShredder666 3 months ago
i know of cacophony and marty-becker but today i start read the becker story, so sad a big talented in a chair, someone can tell me good song or albums of becker
2309davidobando 4 months ago
@2309davidobando He only has 2 albums, Altitudes and Perspective. 3 if you count his guitarwork on David Lee Roth's album. Perspective is made when Jason already has ALS, it's played by all his friends and labelmates but songs are composed by him, it's really shows how versatile Jason is cause not all songs are shred metal. He released 2 "Jams" albums but those are only for hardcore fans as it doesn't have good song quality and consists of recorded demo and ideas made by him when he was young.
miyavizim 4 months ago
@miyavizim Perpetual Burn*
Shanker420 3 months ago
@miyavizim hes actually released very many albums, 2 in cacophony i think, DLR, and a ton of solo work they are on his website.
westjt17 3 months ago
Reading his story while listening to this makes me cry
Ausir0 4 months ago
JB = ... ? ;)
Brentypooz 4 months ago
@RicardoGuitar100 and if the one who dislike is a woman?
eduardo0796 4 months ago
you just gotta love the dark tone the diminished arpeggios convey!
PabloakaChuck360 4 months ago
If i could have 1 wish, just ONE wish, it would be to have jason becker be able to play again!!
LiV1NL4rg3 4 months ago 82
@LiV1NL4rg3 owwwww :C
lordmd133 2 months ago
@LiV1NL4rg3 i so u love u for that bro thats my one wish 2!
banished13 2 months ago
@LiV1NL4rg3 sell your soul to the devil.. cmon be our hero
antimatter07 2 months ago
@LiV1NL4rg3 my wish is for dave and cliff to be in metallica.
lolMetallicaRS 2 months ago
@lolMetallicaRS Griffin.....................
I don't with that because i like Trujilo, and Dave is better off as megadeth,
I wish for Anthrax to play heavy metal, hair metal, Thrash Metal then they would be the best in the big 4.
RollyRandles 2 months ago
@lolMetallicaRS Mine isnt
TheMighties1220 1 month ago
@LiV1NL4rg3 And one again he'll rule again
giahuy23 1 month ago
Lord Jason isnt sweeping, hes mopping. His sweeps are just SOOOO clean.
SymbolicNickolaus 4 months ago 3
Monster!
luizflh 4 months ago
Jason Becker is God!
genemusicable 4 months ago 40
wow what a wicked sound when he sweep picks. i wonder what kind of sound effects is he using
jazz69cat 5 months ago in playlist jazz69cat's Favorited Videos
@jazz69cat Him self.
Thebearded666 4 months ago
@jazz69cat doesn't sound like any effects on the lead guitar; just a good, fat, juicy saturated lead tone (that gets that squishy sound when you pick) plus some good old reverb (probably digital from the studio) to fatten up the sound...
jamesedwardtheobald 1 month ago
22 complete ASSHOLES!
pablovcneo 5 months ago 3
yes we knows he's better than what's considered mainstream most people who don't play instruments are fond of less complicated music (which is most people in general), unfortunately. Found out he used hurricane guitars for this (not sold anymore :'( ) carvins were on his second album. Love his sounds either way
coolmega33 5 months ago
Let's see Malmsteen cover This!
Elldar666 5 months ago
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splendora 5 months ago
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@Elldar666 oh god that would be amazing, I'd really like to see him play this!!!!!! my dream was to see jason playing it but unfortunately there isn't any video of it
splendora 5 months ago
only fags talk about pop music on a metal video
supercronsmoker420 5 months ago
@supercronsmoker420 *facepalm* implying
slashy04 5 months ago
Justin bieber gets online glory, Jason Becker is reality, biber is to brand as Jason Becker is to pure talent even if he's an obscure musician to blind people
SwolePatrolLA 5 months ago
And how couldn't I hate Justin Bieber? His so-called songs have millions and millions of views and almost every person knows about him and only some of Jason's songs have more than 10 000 views and almost nobody knows about him. That's very sad. A kid with NO TALENT, NO POTENTIAL and NO MUSICAL SIDE gets the glory and Jason, musical genius, brilliant composer and a person doesn't. And then some 13 year old brats are telling me that people hate Justin Bieber for no reason. JASON BECKER 4 LIFE !!!
jimmyleppard6 5 months ago
Truly one of the very best to play guitar, this album is a jem in my eyes.
Velocity4000fps 5 months ago
This is like sorcery on the guitar! Words can not explain how inspiring this is.
thommathewsshred 5 months ago
he is just a god!
GreenyIsBest 5 months ago
not only blazing speed but beautiful melodies also...jason becker is god.
hugopereira14 6 months ago
lol i just played the intro to this on accident and realized it was becker
MegadethShreds92 6 months ago
@captchaos3000, and @moonmoney1 For the record, neither tone or phrasing is more important that the other. The most important thing in debate is the ability to have what you say be accurately interpreted as what you mean. You can get there however you want. (1st place, Lincoln Douglas, Nationals)
bodhisatta1388 6 months ago
@captchaos3000, and @moonmoney1
Who cares. Just listen to the song.
bodhisatta1388 6 months ago
excelente tema parce no me canso de escucharlo
DINAMOHARD 6 months ago
Im learning this right now!
42littlebit 6 months ago in playlist METAL 2
@42littlebit Me to me playing it on my electric guitar!
anival2sorto 6 months ago
That Moonmoney1 guy obviously is here just to troll. He is making an idiot out of himself here, and you guys are doing the same by writing long arguments against a person that won't read or care about them anyway, therefore wasting your own time more than his. Ignore him. Laugh at him. DO NOT respond to him.
stuartdave 6 months ago
21 idiots don't like Jason Becker because he is not present in Guitar hero . ..
genemusicable 6 months ago 20
@genemusicable And I'm thankful, putting him in guitar hero would simply insult him. Actually i don't think he himself would care, but I would be insulted :p
666Archimonde 3 months ago
@666Archimonde It's indeed an insult to this song claiming that it would be playable with 5 buttons. Hilarious..
STimmortaI 3 months ago
@STimmortaI Granted, the sad irony is, I can play this song on guitar, but since I suck at guitar hero, I'd fail at said song if I attempted it on guitar hero.
666Archimonde 3 months ago
ARPEGGIOS: Interesting thing I've noticed that I thought I'd share: If you look at the vids of Jason doing arpeggios he anchors his pinky to mute, yet at the same time most of his sweep motion is from wrist action. Why point this out? Well here's the contradicting thing most people say about arpeggios: "It's like your playing a chord in slow motion!"or "It's the arm's raking motion"- obviously you don't play chords with a lot of arm it's in the wrist like Jason's arps.
coolmega33 6 months ago
2:34 - 2:40
:D
MrTartaruga543 6 months ago
If Jason had a ten year recording career everyone would have been eating his shit and gladly doing so..
one of the best, at 20. so much potential. imagine if he was 25, 30, 40 and playing. not just a shred maniac but a thoughtful composer and altogether cool, nice guy. he replied personally to my emails, Holdsworth didn't, Vai didn't.
either way, musical bliss.
The sounds make me feel good/something = All that matters.
SoGladToKnowYou 6 months ago 72
@SoGladToKnowYou Yeah, I sway back and forth as to anyone is better now. Had he played 10 more years and kept growing musically as fast as he did; I don't see how anyone could have topped him.
bodhisatta1388 6 months ago
@SoGladToKnowYou He composed Altitudes when he was 16. Im afraid to think how good would he be if he would still be capable of playing guitar...
michnun 5 months ago
@michnun You're afraid to think? I'm sad that it can't happen.
SpicyDragoon 5 months ago
@SpicyDragoon Kinda what I ment :)
michnun 5 months ago
@SoGladToKnowYou I already would have even if he didn't :)
joevandal13 5 months ago
@SoGladToKnowYou he helped me with a college report in his honor... that was one of the greatest moments in my life
bleeduntildeath 5 months ago
@SoGladToKnowYou yeah it's really a shame, I would kill to see his playing now or Shawn Lane's.
mehtabb1 4 months ago 2
@SoGladToKnowYou It's just like how Mozart died young at 35, all the epitomizing musical geniuses have a traumatic event in their career/life, and it's such a shame.
Kizales 4 months ago
20 personas nunca sabran lo que es musica deverdad, nunca sabran lo que es un musico de verdad y lo que es saber transmitir sentimientos desde la mente al instrumento y de ahi hacia la gente.
20 people will never know what real music is .. They'll never know what's a real musician and don't know how to transmit feelings from the mind to the instrument and from there to the people
PIORIMAN 7 months ago 21
@PIORIMAN To be fair, this is fairly simplistic in a compositional sense, it's just really fast. Not saying he has no emotion, not saying he's a bad guitarist. Just saying the complexity of this piece of music is not great.
To clarify *again*. Complexity =/= Difficulty. This is difficult, but not musically complex. Don't proclaim it to be.
Captchaos3000 6 months ago
@Captchaos3000 say wherever you want, but when you can make a little piece better than becker's music i will give you the right
before that, shut up
PIORIMAN 6 months ago
@PIORIMAN It's not really relevant whether I can make a better piece, just like it isn't relevant whether a music critic can make a better piece than the one he's critiquing.
Captchaos3000 6 months ago
jason>paul+yngwie+rhoads and every other guitarist combine.
gunskitallica 7 months ago
damn! this song is so perfect i just can't stop listening at it. technically he is very good especially on sweeping altough i'm not a real fan of pure shredding. what turns me on with this song is the feeling he puts in his playing. It's so sad he can't play anymore, he has to be one of the best if not the best guitarist ever.
kahlan4182 7 months ago
the beginning of this song is out of this world! god what a player
kahlan4182 7 months ago
i am burned by this music perpetually!!!! this piece is awesome! If i can only trade the bodies of justin bieber, gil, and other boy bands, just to make Jason back again in the music scene i will... :-x
joefsatriani 7 months ago
just dont talk to moonmoney she is just a troll who wants attention dont feed it to her
llopezfamily 7 months ago
Ignore MoonMoney!!!!
He/She is a troll, and you defeat trolls by ignoring them!
RuninRuni 7 months ago
20 ppl has ear disiease
bravoncho 7 months ago
Because of this picture, I don't feel weird when I kiss my guitar. :)
n00bt00bpr0ducti0ns 7 months ago
He's simply the most complete guitar player in the world. We love you Jason. I really wish someday you can play guitar again.
VallesMartin 7 months ago
comon doctors find the cure for als already so that he can make more awesome music
llopezfamily 7 months ago
@llopezfamily He still is, just not playing it. :)
n00bt00bpr0ducti0ns 7 months ago
@n00bt00bpr0ducti0ns your right lol but i still wish he could touch his guitar and play it
llopezfamily 7 months ago
If you guys don't like moondummy ugly, funny, but unoriginal so much why doesn't the video uploaded just have the person who uploaded this block her and her comments.
carloz1536 7 months ago
@carloz1536 Why doesn't the Person who uploaded the video*
carloz1536 7 months ago