Watch some of endgame or th1rt3en solos. There is not feeling at all. Megadeth good solos were made by friedman and poland. dave mustaine and SPECIALLY chris broderick can go to fucking hell.
@l2XMetalX2l With Chris Broderick, megadeth lost that "outside" factor, don´t misunderstand me, i love megadeth, but i share your thoughts that Friedman and Poland were the best of the best in megadeth, and gave the band a high status.
What is the band & song name for the agressive noise @ the end - with the fast drumming? E-mail me & let me know please - interesting guitar sound! =D
@zzzhuh Both are great, why do people bash other guitarists?, both have distinguishable styles and great phrasing, vibrato etc. both wrote memorable solos,
@zzzhuh He does rule, not my favourite, he was lol :P but I've decided to not really pick favourites, I have different moods for different guitar players, I have one favourite I end up sounding like that player and I don't want that
They had it made with poland and samuelson, as the members changed the style got less at home and kinda swam off to a new different badassness, but different isnt always better
First of all, this isn't a 'video' it's a slide show. Second, what is the point of stitching these song fragments together? It doesn't do the music any good and isn't even particularly well done. Couldn't you have at least applied some creative fades? I mean the music just chopping off is really annoying.
I know him personally and have for over 20 years now. There is no rift between him and Megadeth, he is one of the nicest and humblest people on Earth. I used to tape OHM at The Baked Potato and see them rehearse often
I start to listen to LoG 3 years ago and it don't mean i don't like then now only now i listen to more pro music. ok what are you listening? whats is your favorite guitars?
But I will tell you this. Lamb of God is an absolutely REMARKABLE band. Willie and Chris Adler right some beautiful songs together, and Mark plays like an absolute monster. I haven't heard another band that plays with such a balance of speed, accuracy, and power.
Oh, and Poland played an incredible solo on Ashes of the Wake.
@mattman1127 Indeed man, he also played a guest guitar solo on the As the Palaces Burn album ("Purified" is the track). You could swear his guitar really 'talks' on those takes...goddamn! :P
@BernietheShredder Woah sweet! My favorite band is Megadeth, favorite album is Peace Sells because it had the best songs and solos to go with them, and Ellefson has said nothing but good things abut Lamb of God, I'd have to agree. Someone told me to listen to Ashes of the Wake so I looked it up, and immediately recognized Poland's solo right before Adler's toward the end, I was so excited lol
@mattman1127 Yup, basically I find that anyone who knocks LoG (or any band) for petty reasons should just STFU and go listen to music they like/prefer...it's so tiring to hear people claim that something is "shit" just because they don't like it. Like really? Does a single person's taste suddenly translate to objective fact now?? Honestly those people need to realize that personal taste is nothing but just that; claiming what they dislike is "bad" or whatever is just arrogance! :)
@masters1990mj He is an amazing guitarrist, but he just doesn't fit Megadeth as well as Friedman and Poland, it's as if you put KK Downing (of Judas Priest) In Iron Maiden, Sure, he is an amazing musician, but he isn't the guy for that band
But why are you dissing Jeff Young his solos are epic on SFSGSW album.
As for the others, i kinda agree.
Pitrelli solos were just plain bullshit, Drower was failing almost every solo from earlier albums. I give credit to Broderick for playing clean but he is a guitar nerd he plays everything by the book but honestly i didnt like his solos on Endgame.
@tomaszn22 C Brderick is an amazing player..AMAZING but its all straight forward technical,, doesnt seem to have much original feel or depth or meat..but still amazing..where as Poland has it all as far as feel and the chops but isnt technically as good as Chris,Now marty i find is the best outta them bc he has it all plus the best technique and a HELL of a solo writer...those are my thoughts :)
@HeavyMetalVagabond well ya thats what i meant he's a much better player than both but even listen to endgame..his solos are mind-blowing but mostly all basic scale sweeping and speed picking...still amazing album though
@screat I would put Poland and Marty streets ahead of Chris to be honest. I'm always left with a feeling of "ok that was well played but do I actually care?" with Chris's solos and I get bored after a few playbacks (same with Yngwie etc), whereas I actually feel like "fuck this is so awesome" when I hear Marty and Poland solos, no matter how many times I listen to them.
@MarshallVamp I agree 100% I LOVE Martys playing, its so fucking unique to the music out there and it never gets tiring and he has so many solos written yet he outdoes himself again and again. Genius!
@tomaszn22 Chris Broderick is only a metal guitarist? I would beg to differ. He is an accomplished classical guitarist, and has even done videos teaching people how to play jazz funk style techniques on guitar. I'm not saying that he is a virtuoso, but to say that he is only a metal guitarist is just ignorant.
@fru1tbooter14 who said that..no shit,,look up some of his classical vids they're outstanding..and the hammer vs. ANY Megadeth guitarists is just WRONG and I'm embarrassed for peeps that think that. Hate to compare in a diff genre but its like putting spears up against Aguilera......Its a joke to even think of it.
He is one of the nicest people you ever met, i have known him for over 20 years now. He carries a big black crystal at his feet I gave him. I used to tape hem at the baked potato,...
Hey, they were all good! They molded me!!! And sometimes Friedman is what I want to hear. Other times when I'm real mad, or real pissed, Its Slayer all the way! Ever see Metalica, "And Justice For All" live? Note for note perfection my friends. Yet they all got a little sloppy as we All got older. I lived it, and I keep the memories alive even if my favorite drummer (I'm a pro drummer) or guitarists (Iommi, Beck, Page, Lifeson, Patruci, fuck! 15 others, are alive or dead. Relish it 4ever Dudes!!
this is a video about CHRIS POLAND. don't bring that megadeth vs. metallica crap in here. You morons are the ones keeping that rivalry alive. Dave has even said that the rivalries are being kept alive by the media. They are all friends now. Just enjoy the sound of Chris Poland shredding.
@fru1tbooter14 Agreed I'm so tired of that crap...everyone just needs to pick up a copy of Revolver Magazine's "Big Four" issue, read it cover to cover, and kindly shut the fuck up
@Skyuss666 no can do rythym like dave..poland is truly awsome..love damn the machine..he has a vey unique style and tone, he,s a much more interesting lead player than mustain but not gonna beat him in the rythym..lmho
I will agree Kirk is overrated. He is one of my favourite guitarists though. But I think every guitarist is great in their own way. I mean, Chris wrote some awesome solos, Marty did, Kirk did, Dave did... Regardless how technical each player is, I think they each have their own writing style and made some wicked solos
any sort of an agreement here so why not just leave it at I think Chris Broderick is a much better guitarist than Kirk Hammett and you think I am an asshole?
If you really want to continue having this somewhat pointless argument then just continue it through personal messages rather than clog up this comment section with drivel.
Then I grew up. Kirks playing is one dimensional. Hes a great soloist, for what he plays. Ive seen Mttalica live twice, and Justice, and the black tour, and he puts on a great show, but hes just the lead guitar player in a band. Chris Poland is a phenomenal guitar player and has always been much more than a soloist. Anyone know if Bastille day is a tribute to Garth, he died on Bastille day I believe. I know they were like brothers, must have been tough.
Say what you want about drug abuse and music truth is Chris sounds as amazing as he does because of the journey he has been on. His note selection is more akin to horn playing or even singing, the guy straight up is living and dying every nuance, not an easy place to get too, but it fucking shows. Bastille Day has some tortuous passages in it, Icarus Falls is a monument of emotion, he takes the guitar to hell, and gets lost on the way back.
In every Megadeth video the are always complaints and people throwing shit a Kirk. I love both bands, why can`t you just enjoy Poland tunes? It`s crearly no comparisson between Kirk and Chris, but that doesn`t make Kirk a bad guitarist. Overrated, maybe, but not bad. Better than the most of you, of course. I don`t intend to offend anybody :) its just my unqualfied opinion
@twojemytoes definitely! marty became popular because of his solos at tornado of souls :/, and most of the commercial megadeth albums; which are great.
@bambidude Well his solos in holy wars are amazing. hanger 18s solos from him are awesome symphony. skin of my teeth all great friedman solos. be real here. way more then Tornado made him popular. im not saying that because i play like him. but it's straight up honest Tornado isnt the only GREAT friedman
Jeff Young was great and overlooked. His style fit Megadeth very well and he could shred with the best of them. His last solo in Set The World Afire = win.
Agree, just realized a few days ago when i listened to Mary Jane and right after that How The Story Ends, that Jeff Young and Chris Broderick have similar styles in guitarplay.
Chris is of the nicest people you'll ever meet and really generous with sharing his technique and talent with young and old guitarists alike...let the past be the past--he's definitely atoned for and deeply regretted whatever happened in the past-- but others don't seem to forgive OR forget though they still make use of his talent and work...
Kirk Hammett has to be one of the MOST overrated guitarist EVER.. seriously, I've never heard him play anything and think to myself "wow, I wish I could do that" or "damn, I CAN do that but I NEVER would've thought of it! " that and he talks like a woman :D
Yeah, Hammett is'nt the beginning of a zit on Chris Polands ass. Hammett is WAY overrated. I think it's because Metallica are so famous. People don't know about the countless guitarists that own his ass.
Any serious student of guitar can't even put Hammett in their top fifty.
I always hear people say that Hammett was taught by Joe Satriani.. well, he may have taken lessons from him back in the day but that's not the same as saying that Satch was some kind of mentor to him or something. I could teach some kid the pentatonic scale, give him a wah pedal and he could play like Kirk in no time. His technique or style isn't anything out of the ordinary. I've been playing 15 years and there are plenty of Megadeth solos that I still have trouble with. Metallica is cake :)
Slash isn't a technical player but he's very tasteful.. I mean, Its not really fair to compare him to Kirk Hammett since they are different genres.. But between the two Slash is still better to me. His solos are much more melodic and memorable. Some of Kirk's solos on "and justice for all" don't even sound like they're in the right key..Good album but most of the solos are Pretty weak IMO
Yeah, Kirk's not innovative. He just fills a necessary role of Metallica. I like him, but I am in no way blown away by him. I like Dave's solos on No Life Till Leather better anyways.
@brandon9271 maybe....but hammet is better than broderick we could all agree there. broderick plays notes fast, but the notes don't sound good nor are they arranged in a very interesting manor. kirk is a master of the happy licks and he is very good at finding ear pleasing licks. marty is also really good at this.
@SwampAshHSS I could not disagree more, to me Hammet is one of THE most boring lead guitar players in metal. He virtually never strays from the same old pentatonic box shapes and reuses the same cliche' rock licks (which were cliche'd even in the 60's) over and over and over again. I have no idea how you can say Broderick does not arange notes in an interesting manner but Kirk does...With music alot of it is subjective of course but even so, Kirk is insanely predictable and does nothing
@SwampAshHSS interesting at all, he as about as by the book as its possible to be and completely overuses the wah pedal when trying to play fast to the point where its just indistinguishable noise. I think perhaps you have not listened to much broderick, he is the complete opposite of Hammett, interesting use of scales, LOTS of different licks and great variety in his playing. Youtube search 'chris broderick jazz' and check out his playing there, or listen to his solos in 'the silent' or
@MetalguitarlessonsUK yeah, where he roboticly plays through weak jazz progressions, using a soft jack-of-all, master-of-none technique. this guy can play has many notes as he wants, THE NOTES DON'T SOUND GOOD. First he needs to get JUST ONE note to sound right, then he can move on....this has been true for music for ever. you want to hear a good high speed guitarist? try, Nuno Bettencourt, Al Di Meola, Eric Johnson, Andy Timmons, KIRK HAMMET, VAN HALEN, FRIEDMAN.
@SwampAshHSS Robotically plays through weak jazz progressions? Sorry but I really cannot take your opinion seriously when you say something like that after stating Kirks playing is 'interesting'. So Chris cannot get one note to sound right? His vibrato is not good enough? He does not have a good pick attack? I take it you dont play guitar so fair enough I would not expect you to be experienced with these things but to someone who has its just no comparison with him and kirk. Kirk has a nasty
@SwampAshHSS vibrato, uses the same scale and overuses the same cliche'd rock licks completely drowned in wah to cover up his mistakes. I think you would be VERY hard pushed to find a single guitarist who has been playing for more than about 2 years who would say Kirk is a better player. I find brodericks melodies and smooth vibrato far more interesting and guess what? BETTER SOUNDING than Kirks continuous pentatonic wah wanking.
Kirks name does not belong alongside Al Di Meolas.
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Well were comparing an a jazz/gypsy guitarist to a lead metal guitarist. While, yes, they both play guitar...they're playing two completely different styles. While were at it lets compare Django Reinhart to Paul Masvidal, or Eric Johnson to Muhammed Suiçmez. Hell, maybe we should just compare Gary Moore to Glen Drover.
@SwampAshHSS Hows about searching 'chris broderick bach' then tell me why none of those notes sound right, if as you say he cannot get 'JUST ONE' note to sound right I would be curious to hear what you, a random guy on the internet could tell him (with his degree in classical guitar from Denver university) he is doing wrong? What is the problem in his technique causing none of the notes to sound right which none of his instructors (some of the best in the world)missed?
@SwampAshHSS When listening to him playing try and ignore the fact for a second that you are trying to win an argument on the internet and actually LISTEN hard to his playing. To me he could do with three notes what Kirk couldnt do with a hundred. Kirk is not even the best lead player in Metallica..I would say Metallicas best solo is in nothing else matters, its James's solo yet the melodies in that are exceptionally powerfull.
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Well, James is the best player in Metallica...he's the best rhythm guitarist of all time and one of the best riffer in heavy metal. He's a great lead player too. Problem is, when the music is always about his playing it gets old and bland...Kirk's solos are supposed to provide a more melodic approach that plays the notes all the way out rather than just James' brutal visceral thrashy style. That's why I like Kirk. As far as the best Metallica solo? Intro solo to One, easy.
@SwampAshHSS ..Have I just stepped into an alternate dimension here or are you seriously arguing that Kirk is a better player than Broderick who is apparently unable to get even one note to sound right according to you..You MUST be trolling surely, Hammett is rightly looked down upon by most in the guitar community who either have not just started guitar or are not metallica fan boys. He is famous because he was lucky enough to be in Metallica, James's riffs are what make Metallica special.
@SwampAshHSS Seriously you just have to be taking the piss..Chris broderick has more talent, skill and creativity in his pinky finger than Kirk does in every appendage on his body. As someone else pointed out, listen to his playing in Jag Panzer, its orgasmic! For you to be handing out advice to him about getting 'just one note to sound right' before moving on is just downright moronic. You have no idea what you are talking about.
@ChrissyChiChi Broedrick's stuff is always really cumbersome and seems to be verbose for the sake of being verbose. My favorite Jag Panzer album was Chain of Command, and that was more of the way the vox interacted with the rhythms, not the solos...same with all the albums he played on. He's a tremendously skilled player, don't get me wrong...but there's lots of guys who can do what he does. Hell, I've auditioned lead guitarists that could play circles around him. Lets calm down the praise.
@SwampAshHSS Dude, Poland's a pretty sweet player...listen to his bending stuff. The dude's a fine jazz player, if you like EJ but not him you just haven't listened to his stuff enough.
@SwampAshHSS take to the sky, or pretty much any other jag panzer tune. His playing is undoubtably faaar more varied and thus interesting than Kirks, no two ways about it. Unless you really really despise clean shredding, variety, smooth vibrato etc and have a massive love for repeated cliche'd pentatonic licks oversaturated with wah then I dont see how you could say Kirks playing is more 'interesting' than Chris's.
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Most of Jag Panzer's stuff is awesome because of the mood set by Briody's rhythm guitar and how interacts with the drums and vox, along with the tone set by the vox, not the guitar solos. Lots of dudes can sweep, hell just listen to Brendan Small then...at least he's a sweet singer, a solid riffer, and can sweep pretty damn well too. Take to the Sky had a sweet solo, but nothing special...there's far better guitar solos out there that at least fit the mood of the song.
@HurricaneTBag All I can say is perhaps you do not actually play guitar? Seeing as you bring up Brendan Small in comparison to Chris..not a good comparison, if you were very into guitar stuff you would probably notice Brendan is not a particularly great sweeper, he is one of those guys who choses to hammer on the notes on the descent rather than sweep them, makes it muuuch easier but really does not sound that good..I mean just listen to the sweeps in 'thunderhorse' and say he is on par with
@MetalguitarlessonsUK His lick in Duncan Hills Coffee Jam is pretty sweet, but even still, if you don't accept Brendan, fine...each year there's hundreds of kids that graduate from MI that can sweep up and down pretty much perfectly. Check out their new shred instructor is fucking awesome, I guess he's better than a metal legend who some of heavy metal and rock's most awesome songs.
@HurricaneTBag Chris, its just plain not true. Little things like that which maybe people who are not really guitar geeks dont notice hence you also say you have auditioned lead guitarists who could 'play circles around chris', obviously nonsense, even though you may believe it to be true. What do you think he cannot play (technique wise)?
I do not see how you could say Chris's playing is verbose and cumbersome but Kirks is not?! Kirk Hammett frequently plays fast, he does it all over
@MetalguitarlessonsUK The point wasn't Brendan Small is a virtuoso, it's that the techniques that Chris uses and excels at aren't uncommon. There's guys with similar levels of skill, who can do more creatively than he does. And yeah, I've auditioned guys for a COVER BAND who can demolish Chris. I've seen him live, dude couldn't keep up with Loomis or play some of his Megadeth stuff cleanly.
@HurricaneTBag 'dude couldn't keep up with Loomis or play some of his Megadeth stuff cleanly. ' No just no..have you seen the 'year of the voyager' nevermore live dvd? He more than keeps up with Loomis, he harmonizes several of his solos note for note which Loomis did not even do on the album and it sounds outstanding.
I remain very very doubtfull of your assertion of players who could demolish chris in a cover band. If you thought Brendan was a good example of a sweeper...
@MetalguitarlessonsUK First off, one good live DVD doesn't mean that he's a perfectly clean live player, conversely a poor performance doesn't make him a shoddy player. When I saw Nevermore, Jeff was blowing his doors off in a dueling solo little interlude that they did. And yes, there are players just as technically skilled as Chris all around. With the popularization of "super shredding" I've met guys that started to practice sweeping at age 13, what do you think they're like at age 23?
@HurricaneTBag I already pointed out that there is much more than one live dvd of his playing. You stated he can't keep up with nevermore well show me. You said he plays some of the megadeth stuff sloppy well show me. Anecdotal stories go nowehere as I already mentioned.
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Yeah, next time I catch him live I'll be the asshole with the video camera, and I'm not really going to go to search through videos of his playing (knowing full well anything of good quality was pre-screened for precise musicianship, and any video where he sounds off could be attributed to poor recording, which in some cases may be fair).
@HurricaneTBag Furthermore, were getting off track...were talking about his playing and whether or not he's a special player. You mentioned Kirk Hammett as someone who he just blows away, that's fine...the stuff that Chris plays on his music is much more technically advanced than the stuff that Kirk plays with Metallica. That being said, Kirk wrote Metallica's biggest riff, Sandman, say what you will but it's a legendary contribution to music. Where's Chris' legendary contribution to music?
@HurricaneTBag I dont see how you could disupute its more than most guitarists.. finding 3 full concerts worth of high quality professionally shot dvd footage is rare for most guitarists. Remember most guitarists are not in metallica..cmon how does that make me a 'lying ignorant asshole' dont be silly. So you are expecting me to take your anecdotal evidence without question yet when I show you top quality recordings you come up with excuses for how its not accurate..cmon, who is being the
@HurricaneTBag asshole now? The stuff he plays is more technically advanced but more importantly is more varied and interesting, he does not just spam the same cliche'd pentatonic licks drowned in wah over and over and over again.
From what im aware Kirk just played acoustic part of the enter sandman riff in his hotel once and James liked it and expanded upon it. In acoustic form its not a special riff really..it became great with all the build up sections and extensions james added to it
@HurricaneTBag Its still a good contribution though (although to be honest i dont think that song is as great as alot of people talk it up to be, this could just be because i have heard it so many times that its just dead to me now, the main riff from into the pit, or persecuted wont forget or 3 days in darkness for me destroys that for me any day). I would say brodericks solo in 'the silent' is a great contribution to music, just because he is not in the most successful metal band in the world
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Yeah...I'm sure those songs will go down in the record books (and James added some riffing, but the main riff is his) C'mon man, it doesn't have to be as big of a song as Metallica, but at least something big that's catchy upbeat and that people will still beg for live after 20 years.
@HurricaneTBag Something being popular does not necessarily mean its better than something less popular. I suspect Britneys 'hit me baby one more time' will be remembered for many more years to come, you could say its catchy and upbeat too but I would not call it a good contribution to music.
Check out the main riff in into the pit, the persecuted wont forget, 3 days in darkness and try hard to imagine they came from the latest metallica album..people would be all over metallica with praise.
@MetalguitarlessonsUK First off...Britney Spears had NOTHING to do with that song, I had a feeling you would mention that since all folks of your ilk mention "popular =/= good" which is true, but for different reasons. Britney Spears' voice goes through more rack equipment than a G3 concert and she didn't write it and she barely sang it. The reason why she was popular is because she had amazing production behind her and everyone wanted to fuck her.
@HurricaneTBag music listening to just about any old crap. They could sing along because the lyrics are easy to remember and played constantly on the radio. By the same effect you could get an army of people singing the postman pat theme song, not because its a great song but because the lyrics are easy and most people (in britain anyhow) will have heard it thousands of times. I have yet to meet (although undoubtably they exist) anyone over the age of about 12 who claims to be a real britney
@HurricaneTBag fan. Im suprised you say into the pit is one of the worst testament songs? Or either of the others I mentioned..but then again coming from someone who called me an ignorant asshole for pointing out the blatent truth that 3 concerts worth of pro shot live footage is more than you could find for most guitarists suprises me very little. Judging from statements like that (and the angry comments littering your profile) you just go around trying to piss people off and being rude anyway
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Now, on the other hand if you wanted to say something like that for "I Want it That Way," a poppy song bullfuckingshit it's not a great contribution to music. I've played weddings for a few years, and it's the most common request that I get. Can you imagine another song that gets an entire wedding party of 3-500 people singing along? Different ages, different sexes, different races, different styles of music they originally like...I sure as fuck can't.
@HurricaneTBag Interestingly enough I used to play in a functions band too at weddings, parties and on cruise ships (well a cruise ship once :P), at weddings old classics like abba songs tended to be more the order of the day than Britney..Maybe its an England thing.
Alot of popular music simply revolves around very basic hooks repeated as many times as possible, with a huge amount of airtime and alot of emphasis placed on image rather than the music you can get people who are not that into
@MetalguitarlessonsUK As to those songs, you have this nasty habit of picking out the worst Testament songs...yeah, Testament's a classic act; I love Testament, I'm seeing them with Slayer and Megadeth and to be quite honest I look forward to seeing them the most out of all those bands. That being said, there's something to getting a song that transcends your genre. There's something to be said about writing a song that both metalheads and a mainstream audience can enjoy.
@HurricaneTBag Im not sure i necessarily agree with your point that a good song should transcend genre. Its a nice saying but certain things just wont do that, any band with death metal vocals is unlikely to get much positive attention from those not yet into or at least starting to get into death metal or something similar. It does not mean the songs the band writes are bad. The same goes for jazz and jazz fusion, not many people who lack intricate music theory knowledge or have experience
@HurricaneTBag it does not take anything away from it. Would you at least say marty friedman is a better player than kirk? The riffing they play over is very similar in style and yet he manages to avoid playing the same pentatonic garbage consistantly..I think you are saying Kirks playing fits metallica perfectly just because its what you are used to and grew up with, there is no reason why you have to play pentatonics over thrash riffs, other stuff sounds cool too!!
@MetalguitarlessonsUK I don't think there is a "better player" sure Marty's more skilled and comes from a more diverse guitar background (an Eastern influenced guitarist who played with Jason Becker than in Megadeth...yeah he SHOULD play some crazy stuff), I appreciate each player for what they are, I have my preferences, but I'm never going to say that anyone is better than anyone that successful (Marty, Kirk, Dave, James, Maiden, Angus, Zakk, etc), I just yell at assholes who say they suck.
@HurricaneTBag Although stuff certainly does come down to personal preference alot I do think its acceptable to say you think one player is better than another. Some of my students have been playing guitar for less than a year, though they are coming along nicely I would still say without a doubt that Jason Becker is a better guitarist than them. I appreciate them for what they are..they can play a mean powerchord (:P) but I can still say Becker is better than them.
@MetalguitarlessonsUK I reinstate the asshole claim here...comparing Marty and Kirk is way different than comparing a player who has been playing longer than the other guy's been jerking off. Marty and Kirk are very skilled and very influential players who have their names on some of the most legendary tracks in Metal. It's not a fair comparison by any means, yes Petrucci is better than the Jonas Brothers, but when you get up to that level (Kirk/Marty/etc) I don't think there is a "better"
@HurricaneTBag with listening to jazz are likely to get much pleasure from Alan Holdsworth yet he is heralded by many to be the greatest guitar player ever to have lived. Clear cut rules like that just dont really exist in music, so open statements like yours are a bit pointless and pretty much just lead to mind wanking.
To my ears at least the difference between Marty and Kirk is not far off the difference between the jonas brothers and petrucci.
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OFFICIALIBEI 1 month ago
Anyone know what pickups chris uses in the yamaha?
MrDimebuck 1 month ago
@MrDimebuck Seymour duncan, in an interview Mr Poland said that he uses a neck pickup in the bridge position; i assume is a Seymour Duncan jazz.
nothinghappens1 3 weeks ago
@MrDimebuck stock yamaha at neck/esp at bridge 12k output.
moonsault2506123 2 weeks ago
Watch some of endgame or th1rt3en solos. There is not feeling at all. Megadeth good solos were made by friedman and poland. dave mustaine and SPECIALLY chris broderick can go to fucking hell.
l2XMetalX2l 2 months ago
@l2XMetalX2l With Chris Broderick, megadeth lost that "outside" factor, don´t misunderstand me, i love megadeth, but i share your thoughts that Friedman and Poland were the best of the best in megadeth, and gave the band a high status.
nothinghappens1 3 weeks ago
Chris is one of the most unique guitarists out there in my opinion. Very gifted player!
Scorpiuszeroone 3 months ago
best vibrato ever !!! \m/
FrancescoParasassi 3 months ago
What is the band & song name for the agressive noise @ the end - with the fast drumming? E-mail me & let me know please - interesting guitar sound! =D
Deathrape2001 6 months ago
Chris Poland wrote Psycho Boy.
Lyrae7 6 months ago
can someone tell me the name of the band that wrote psycho boy? i can't seem to find it :(
bookmaerks 6 months ago
but broderick is a fucking robot. i prefer poland's style to marty
aryagamis 6 months ago
@aryagamis Me too, Marty fans are such tools!
zzzhuh 4 months ago
@zzzhuh Both are great, why do people bash other guitarists?, both have distinguishable styles and great phrasing, vibrato etc. both wrote memorable solos,
MartyFriedmanRulez66 3 months ago
@MartyFriedmanRulez66 Your name says everything.
zzzhuh 3 months ago
@zzzhuh He does rule, not my favourite, he was lol :P but I've decided to not really pick favourites, I have different moods for different guitar players, I have one favourite I end up sounding like that player and I don't want that
MartyFriedmanRulez66 3 months ago
@aryagamis not at all try to hear his work in jag panzer in megadeth hasnt made good stuff i thinkk that he can make a lot more
die9go4 4 months ago
Why didnt he do this in Megadeth???
Alejandro1313sixx 7 months ago
he got clean,turned his life around & took full advantage of his amazing guitar playing ability,and has never looked back!.
moonsault2506123 7 months ago
This guy is the best. When you can recognize a guitarist by their phrasing...well that's something special.
robotsforever 7 months ago
Damn, this is so cool No one sounds like him. His sound and technique is unique. God bless you C. Poland
Morrito4ever 7 months ago
He's a pretty damn good guitarist- and that's all that needs saying.
thegranddilligaf 8 months ago
not my favorite but this guy always has my respect xD
matosdiogo12 8 months ago
They had it made with poland and samuelson, as the members changed the style got less at home and kinda swam off to a new different badassness, but different isnt always better
6ftUnder92592 10 months ago
Poland -Samuelson:an epic duo has been taken from the world.
tehmaninblack 11 months ago
First of all, this isn't a 'video' it's a slide show. Second, what is the point of stitching these song fragments together? It doesn't do the music any good and isn't even particularly well done. Couldn't you have at least applied some creative fades? I mean the music just chopping off is really annoying.
thimsmot 11 months ago
it'd be awesome to see him and marty friedman hav like a guitar battle
MrCoww 11 months ago
@MrCoww
As much as Marty Friedman inspired my guitar playing Poland smashes him and thats not saying who i prefer, thats the fact.
Chester1004 11 months ago
@Chester1004 Nah i think its the other way
RSCao 7 months ago
Love song on the first self titled CD is my favorite solo by him by far
andysciro1 1 year ago
I know him personally and have for over 20 years now. There is no rift between him and Megadeth, he is one of the nicest and humblest people on Earth. I used to tape OHM at The Baked Potato and see them rehearse often
alienlawenforcer 1 year ago 6
Amazing. Chris is one of the best.
TheRealMercyNoMore 1 year ago
damn ,chris poland bends are se recognisable , just like marty friedman's .... my 2 fav guitarrists of all time ...
deathmemorial 1 year ago
Where is solo from Ashes Of The Wake by Lamb of God ?
mee887 1 year ago
@mee887 not here because it sucks
bloodyfool23 1 year ago
@bloodyfool23 shut up noob
mee887 1 year ago
@mee887 How mature. But then you like LoG so you can't be more than 12
bloodyfool23 1 year ago
@bloodyfool23 chris poland likes lamb of god...or atleast played on one of their songs...
xXxBuLLeTxXx1 1 year ago
@bloodyfool23
I start to listen to LoG 3 years ago and it don't mean i don't like then now only now i listen to more pro music. ok what are you listening? whats is your favorite guitars?
mee887 1 year ago
@bloodyfool23 Chris poland plays a guest solo on the lamb of god song ashes of the wake. Chris poland likes LoG. People have opinions. Deal with it.
fru1tbooter14 1 year ago
@bloodyfool23 It may be 7 months ago.
It may have little to do with Poland.
But I will tell you this. Lamb of God is an absolutely REMARKABLE band. Willie and Chris Adler right some beautiful songs together, and Mark plays like an absolute monster. I haven't heard another band that plays with such a balance of speed, accuracy, and power.
Oh, and Poland played an incredible solo on Ashes of the Wake.
mattman1127 6 months ago
@mattman1127 Indeed man, he also played a guest guitar solo on the As the Palaces Burn album ("Purified" is the track). You could swear his guitar really 'talks' on those takes...goddamn! :P
BernietheShredder 6 months ago
@BernietheShredder Woah sweet! My favorite band is Megadeth, favorite album is Peace Sells because it had the best songs and solos to go with them, and Ellefson has said nothing but good things abut Lamb of God, I'd have to agree. Someone told me to listen to Ashes of the Wake so I looked it up, and immediately recognized Poland's solo right before Adler's toward the end, I was so excited lol
mattman1127 6 months ago
@mattman1127 Yup, basically I find that anyone who knocks LoG (or any band) for petty reasons should just STFU and go listen to music they like/prefer...it's so tiring to hear people claim that something is "shit" just because they don't like it. Like really? Does a single person's taste suddenly translate to objective fact now?? Honestly those people need to realize that personal taste is nothing but just that; claiming what they dislike is "bad" or whatever is just arrogance! :)
BernietheShredder 6 months ago
really good video, i like it!
Noksvalo 1 year ago
T___T what beautiful solos!!!!!! Chris Rules!!!! T__T
SHREDDER222X 1 year ago
in plain words great guitarist
stoicideal 1 year ago
Chris Poland = You have a god in Megadeth
Marty Friedman = You have a god in Megadeth
Chris Broderick, Glen Drover, Al Pitreli, and Jeff Young = FUCK YOU!!! Get Friedman or Poland back now
QueEEnfAN1 1 year ago
@QueEEnfAN1 lol totally agreed just listening to martys and chris solo career then u know what music truely means
7VicRattlehead7 1 year ago
@QueEEnfAN1
If this is your opinion about broderick then you don't know shit
masters1990mj 1 year ago
@masters1990mj He is an amazing guitarrist, but he just doesn't fit Megadeth as well as Friedman and Poland, it's as if you put KK Downing (of Judas Priest) In Iron Maiden, Sure, he is an amazing musician, but he isn't the guy for that band
QueEEnfAN1 1 year ago
@QueEEnfAN1
I agree that Poland and Marty are dbest.
But why are you dissing Jeff Young his solos are epic on SFSGSW album.
As for the others, i kinda agree.
Pitrelli solos were just plain bullshit, Drower was failing almost every solo from earlier albums. I give credit to Broderick for playing clean but he is a guitar nerd he plays everything by the book but honestly i didnt like his solos on Endgame.
Chester1004 1 year ago
@QueEEnfAN1 hey dont shit broderick his azazing!! but yeah!!!!!!
Poland and Friedman are gods!!!!! yeah!
SHREDDER222X 1 year ago
@QueEEnfAN1 Chris Broderick is tolerable... Jeff is a great guitarist, even if he isn't as amazing as Friedman or Poland.
dyamiohshtcorriveau 11 months ago
@dyamiohshtcorriveau Chris Broderick is only metal guitarist... He`s great, but i rather Megadeth with Poland or Friedman.
tomaszn22 11 months ago
@tomaszn22 So would I. But he's good at what he does.
dyamiohshtcorriveau 11 months ago
@tomaszn22 C Brderick is an amazing player..AMAZING but its all straight forward technical,, doesnt seem to have much original feel or depth or meat..but still amazing..where as Poland has it all as far as feel and the chops but isnt technically as good as Chris,Now marty i find is the best outta them bc he has it all plus the best technique and a HELL of a solo writer...those are my thoughts :)
screat 11 months ago 8
@screat brodericks technique is better than poland and friedman, apart from that i agree with you
HeavyMetalVagabond 7 months ago
@HeavyMetalVagabond Actually ya youre right. Chris B has the best tech.. but Marty has it overall
Screatus 7 months ago
@HeavyMetalVagabond well ya thats what i meant he's a much better player than both but even listen to endgame..his solos are mind-blowing but mostly all basic scale sweeping and speed picking...still amazing album though
screat 2 months ago
@screat
no technical ??? you said that chris poland is not as technically good as broderick ???? lol this is a jike right ??
algrand90 2 months ago
@screat You're saying Poland, AKA Mr. Clean of fucking technique, is not technical?? Bullshit
SevenisNine 1 month ago
@SevenisNine peeps are misunderstanding....im saying Poland has waaay more feeling to his playing where as Brod is just by the book..."technical"
screat 1 month ago
@screat I would put Poland and Marty streets ahead of Chris to be honest. I'm always left with a feeling of "ok that was well played but do I actually care?" with Chris's solos and I get bored after a few playbacks (same with Yngwie etc), whereas I actually feel like "fuck this is so awesome" when I hear Marty and Poland solos, no matter how many times I listen to them.
MarshallVamp 2 weeks ago
@MarshallVamp I agree 100% I LOVE Martys playing, its so fucking unique to the music out there and it never gets tiring and he has so many solos written yet he outdoes himself again and again. Genius!
screat 2 weeks ago
@tomaszn22 Chris Broderick is only a metal guitarist? I would beg to differ. He is an accomplished classical guitarist, and has even done videos teaching people how to play jazz funk style techniques on guitar. I'm not saying that he is a virtuoso, but to say that he is only a metal guitarist is just ignorant.
fru1tbooter14 9 months ago 3
@fru1tbooter14 Not ONLY that, but he MAJORED in classical performance in college.
Anarchyffan 8 months ago
@fru1tbooter14 who said that..no shit,,look up some of his classical vids they're outstanding..and the hammer vs. ANY Megadeth guitarists is just WRONG and I'm embarrassed for peeps that think that. Hate to compare in a diff genre but its like putting spears up against Aguilera......Its a joke to even think of it.
screat 3 weeks ago
Fuck this is just awesome.
Hell lot of respect for Chris \m/
ElvisBluntman777 1 year ago
wow and i have someone thinking marty is better than this!
zzzhuh 1 year ago
Poland is God, Hammett is shit
eldemasiado 1 year ago
one of my favorite guitarists i also like metallica so what!
MultiJeffthomas 1 year ago
dam, I think I like him better than VAI
zzgtrplyr121 1 year ago 2
He is one of the nicest people you ever met, i have known him for over 20 years now. He carries a big black crystal at his feet I gave him. I used to tape hem at the baked potato,...
alienlawenforcer 1 year ago
Chris Poland killed in Megadeth... I know dave hates what happened but get over it and get Chris back where he belongs!
goestovalium11 1 year ago
@goestovalium11 he tried but chris is happy doin what hes doing away from the egomaniacal mustaine.
Residentevilgal 1 year ago
Chris Poland fucking rips man!
djg0603 1 year ago
the thing about chris his tone his style is SO unique, there is no one out there like him! Awesome guitarist.
JoshyMyers 1 year ago
Oh my god...my personal favorite lead guitarist along with the best rhythm guitarist and song writer, Why couldnt they stick together in Megadeth:(((
alliswow 1 year ago
@alliswow because chris pawned all their gear for drugs?
rush98110 1 year ago
@rush98110 Yea true:D but i mean if he hadnt have i wonder what it wouldve been like...
alliswow 1 year ago
Hey, they were all good! They molded me!!! And sometimes Friedman is what I want to hear. Other times when I'm real mad, or real pissed, Its Slayer all the way! Ever see Metalica, "And Justice For All" live? Note for note perfection my friends. Yet they all got a little sloppy as we All got older. I lived it, and I keep the memories alive even if my favorite drummer (I'm a pro drummer) or guitarists (Iommi, Beck, Page, Lifeson, Patruci, fuck! 15 others, are alive or dead. Relish it 4ever Dudes!!
driverofsound 1 year ago
this is a video about CHRIS POLAND. don't bring that megadeth vs. metallica crap in here. You morons are the ones keeping that rivalry alive. Dave has even said that the rivalries are being kept alive by the media. They are all friends now. Just enjoy the sound of Chris Poland shredding.
fru1tbooter14 1 year ago 84
@fru1tbooter14 Thank you. Cuz it seems like every video I watch includes "the rivalry"
taylerwarren 1 year ago
@fru1tbooter14 gosh couldn't agree more
addictedtometal92 9 months ago
@fru1tbooter14 Agreed I'm so tired of that crap...everyone just needs to pick up a copy of Revolver Magazine's "Big Four" issue, read it cover to cover, and kindly shut the fuck up
BernietheShredder 6 months ago
@Skyuss666 no can do rythym like dave..poland is truly awsome..love damn the machine..he has a vey unique style and tone, he,s a much more interesting lead player than mustain but not gonna beat him in the rythym..lmho
vonclod123 1 year ago
Not only is he a technical monster, but he is so recognisable. Noone else sound like him. He is one of my very favorite guitarists.
bloodthirst72 1 year ago 39
I saw Chris play years ago- back in 1988 with Megadeth, never actually realised just how good a guitarist he is.
thegranddilligaf 1 year ago 2
@thegranddilligaf He was kicked in 1987...
jorock01 1 year ago
I will agree Kirk is overrated. He is one of my favourite guitarists though. But I think every guitarist is great in their own way. I mean, Chris wrote some awesome solos, Marty did, Kirk did, Dave did... Regardless how technical each player is, I think they each have their own writing style and made some wicked solos
BlessureK 1 year ago 3
any sort of an agreement here so why not just leave it at I think Chris Broderick is a much better guitarist than Kirk Hammett and you think I am an asshole?
If you really want to continue having this somewhat pointless argument then just continue it through personal messages rather than clog up this comment section with drivel.
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
You can really hear "Killing Is My Business" and "Peace Sells.. But Who's Buying?" in his solos.
HeavyRhythm 1 year ago
marties solos in holy wars were basically written by chris just hear the demo their very similar marty is a damn good player but gets so much credit
twojemytoes 1 year ago
@twojemytoes
Are you kidding me they don't sound alike at all!
tatersalad814 1 year ago
graiske you totally nailed how i thought he is really good at soloing which is cool
twojemytoes 1 year ago
I used to think Hammet was the Shit.
Then I grew up. Kirks playing is one dimensional. Hes a great soloist, for what he plays. Ive seen Mttalica live twice, and Justice, and the black tour, and he puts on a great show, but hes just the lead guitar player in a band. Chris Poland is a phenomenal guitar player and has always been much more than a soloist. Anyone know if Bastille day is a tribute to Garth, he died on Bastille day I believe. I know they were like brothers, must have been tough.
Graiskye 1 year ago
Say what you want about drug abuse and music truth is Chris sounds as amazing as he does because of the journey he has been on. His note selection is more akin to horn playing or even singing, the guy straight up is living and dying every nuance, not an easy place to get too, but it fucking shows. Bastille Day has some tortuous passages in it, Icarus Falls is a monument of emotion, he takes the guitar to hell, and gets lost on the way back.
Glad he finally made it. Thanks for sharing.
Graiskye 1 year ago 2
Having been a jazz *and* prominent metal musician helps a lot. He has a lot of different and unusual options to draw from.
NinjaRunningWild 1 year ago
his note choices r unique-incredible feel!
nellgit 1 year ago
In every Megadeth video the are always complaints and people throwing shit a Kirk. I love both bands, why can`t you just enjoy Poland tunes? It`s crearly no comparisson between Kirk and Chris, but that doesn`t make Kirk a bad guitarist. Overrated, maybe, but not bad. Better than the most of you, of course. I don`t intend to offend anybody :) its just my unqualfied opinion
IwillbeWaiting 1 year ago 6
chris poland is way too underrated like because marty was great and dave is good but chris is like a fucking god
twojemytoes 2 years ago 34
@twojemytoes
The Megedeths would be sound very different if Chris was stay in the band
gunsproof 2 years ago 2
i think there would be more that jazzy feeling, like in the early Megadeth
13Rover13 1 year ago
@twojemytoes definitely! marty became popular because of his solos at tornado of souls :/, and most of the commercial megadeth albums; which are great.
But Chris polland is waaaay better guitarist
bambidude 1 year ago
@bambidude Well his solos in holy wars are amazing. hanger 18s solos from him are awesome symphony. skin of my teeth all great friedman solos. be real here. way more then Tornado made him popular. im not saying that because i play like him. but it's straight up honest Tornado isnt the only GREAT friedman
littlecolonal 1 year ago
@twojemytoes he was only underrated because he was there for such a short time. marty was there for 10 years lmao thatd a huge difference in fame
littlecolonal 1 year ago
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MrExouds 2 years ago
Jeff Young was great and overlooked. His style fit Megadeth very well and he could shred with the best of them. His last solo in Set The World Afire = win.
razorslice17 2 years ago
Agree, just realized a few days ago when i listened to Mary Jane and right after that How The Story Ends, that Jeff Young and Chris Broderick have similar styles in guitarplay.
11DNA11 2 years ago
Yea I liked him a lot on Mary Jane.
ReasonableRam 2 years ago
what about his megadeth solos?? hmmm
jcreynolds 2 years ago 3
Yeah Blackmail The Universe needs to be here
razorslice17 2 years ago 2
Chris is of the nicest people you'll ever meet and really generous with sharing his technique and talent with young and old guitarists alike...let the past be the past--he's definitely atoned for and deeply regretted whatever happened in the past-- but others don't seem to forgive OR forget though they still make use of his talent and work...
NamkhaWangmo 2 years ago 3
'Vibrato isn´t everything
(Agreed That Kirk sucks) '
I never said it was,
I just said you can tell somebody's talent by their vibrato.
HITorMISS01 2 years ago 2
actually, it's Kirk from Metallica that sucks, you can tell a good guitarist from his vibrato, and his is fucking awful
HITorMISS01 2 years ago 2
Agreen on that at some point
but also a good guitarrist is the one who
inovated the music, has a particular good Style
Or stuff like that
Vibrato isn´t everything
(Agreed That Kirk sucks)
oRNKoZILVERo 2 years ago
Kirk Hammett has to be one of the MOST overrated guitarist EVER.. seriously, I've never heard him play anything and think to myself "wow, I wish I could do that" or "damn, I CAN do that but I NEVER would've thought of it! " that and he talks like a woman :D
brandon9271 2 years ago 53
Yeah, Hammett is'nt the beginning of a zit on Chris Polands ass. Hammett is WAY overrated. I think it's because Metallica are so famous. People don't know about the countless guitarists that own his ass.
Any serious student of guitar can't even put Hammett in their top fifty.
shredder1965 1 year ago
I always hear people say that Hammett was taught by Joe Satriani.. well, he may have taken lessons from him back in the day but that's not the same as saying that Satch was some kind of mentor to him or something. I could teach some kid the pentatonic scale, give him a wah pedal and he could play like Kirk in no time. His technique or style isn't anything out of the ordinary. I've been playing 15 years and there are plenty of Megadeth solos that I still have trouble with. Metallica is cake :)
brandon9271 1 year ago 5
Exactly, brother!
shredder1965 1 year ago
That's just a reflection of popular tastes. Mass public can't handle depth or subtle nuances.
NinjaRunningWild 1 year ago
@NinjaRunningWild, Sad, but true.
shredder1965 1 year ago
nope, slash is
Metayerthraxadeth 1 year ago
Slash isn't a technical player but he's very tasteful.. I mean, Its not really fair to compare him to Kirk Hammett since they are different genres.. But between the two Slash is still better to me. His solos are much more melodic and memorable. Some of Kirk's solos on "and justice for all" don't even sound like they're in the right key..Good album but most of the solos are Pretty weak IMO
brandon9271 1 year ago
@brandon9271 also half the justice solos sound the exact same also. not even just the solos. like entire songs sound the same
littlecolonal 1 year ago
Yeah, Kirk's not innovative. He just fills a necessary role of Metallica. I like him, but I am in no way blown away by him. I like Dave's solos on No Life Till Leather better anyways.
NinjaRunningWild 1 year ago 4
@NinjaRunningWild have to agree with the dave solos better. Dave goes apeshit on hit the lights.
littlecolonal 1 year ago
@brandon9271 maybe....but hammet is better than broderick we could all agree there. broderick plays notes fast, but the notes don't sound good nor are they arranged in a very interesting manor. kirk is a master of the happy licks and he is very good at finding ear pleasing licks. marty is also really good at this.
SwampAshHSS 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS I could not disagree more, to me Hammet is one of THE most boring lead guitar players in metal. He virtually never strays from the same old pentatonic box shapes and reuses the same cliche' rock licks (which were cliche'd even in the 60's) over and over and over again. I have no idea how you can say Broderick does not arange notes in an interesting manner but Kirk does...With music alot of it is subjective of course but even so, Kirk is insanely predictable and does nothing
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK you listen to the scale too much, instead of the melody...i used to be like you.
SwampAshHSS 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS interesting at all, he as about as by the book as its possible to be and completely overuses the wah pedal when trying to play fast to the point where its just indistinguishable noise. I think perhaps you have not listened to much broderick, he is the complete opposite of Hammett, interesting use of scales, LOTS of different licks and great variety in his playing. Youtube search 'chris broderick jazz' and check out his playing there, or listen to his solos in 'the silent' or
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK yeah, where he roboticly plays through weak jazz progressions, using a soft jack-of-all, master-of-none technique. this guy can play has many notes as he wants, THE NOTES DON'T SOUND GOOD. First he needs to get JUST ONE note to sound right, then he can move on....this has been true for music for ever. you want to hear a good high speed guitarist? try, Nuno Bettencourt, Al Di Meola, Eric Johnson, Andy Timmons, KIRK HAMMET, VAN HALEN, FRIEDMAN.
SwampAshHSS 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS Robotically plays through weak jazz progressions? Sorry but I really cannot take your opinion seriously when you say something like that after stating Kirks playing is 'interesting'. So Chris cannot get one note to sound right? His vibrato is not good enough? He does not have a good pick attack? I take it you dont play guitar so fair enough I would not expect you to be experienced with these things but to someone who has its just no comparison with him and kirk. Kirk has a nasty
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS vibrato, uses the same scale and overuses the same cliche'd rock licks completely drowned in wah to cover up his mistakes. I think you would be VERY hard pushed to find a single guitarist who has been playing for more than about 2 years who would say Kirk is a better player. I find brodericks melodies and smooth vibrato far more interesting and guess what? BETTER SOUNDING than Kirks continuous pentatonic wah wanking.
Kirks name does not belong alongside Al Di Meolas.
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Well were comparing an a jazz/gypsy guitarist to a lead metal guitarist. While, yes, they both play guitar...they're playing two completely different styles. While were at it lets compare Django Reinhart to Paul Masvidal, or Eric Johnson to Muhammed Suiçmez. Hell, maybe we should just compare Gary Moore to Glen Drover.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS Hows about searching 'chris broderick bach' then tell me why none of those notes sound right, if as you say he cannot get 'JUST ONE' note to sound right I would be curious to hear what you, a random guy on the internet could tell him (with his degree in classical guitar from Denver university) he is doing wrong? What is the problem in his technique causing none of the notes to sound right which none of his instructors (some of the best in the world)missed?
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS When listening to him playing try and ignore the fact for a second that you are trying to win an argument on the internet and actually LISTEN hard to his playing. To me he could do with three notes what Kirk couldnt do with a hundred. Kirk is not even the best lead player in Metallica..I would say Metallicas best solo is in nothing else matters, its James's solo yet the melodies in that are exceptionally powerfull.
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Well, James is the best player in Metallica...he's the best rhythm guitarist of all time and one of the best riffer in heavy metal. He's a great lead player too. Problem is, when the music is always about his playing it gets old and bland...Kirk's solos are supposed to provide a more melodic approach that plays the notes all the way out rather than just James' brutal visceral thrashy style. That's why I like Kirk. As far as the best Metallica solo? Intro solo to One, easy.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS ..Have I just stepped into an alternate dimension here or are you seriously arguing that Kirk is a better player than Broderick who is apparently unable to get even one note to sound right according to you..You MUST be trolling surely, Hammett is rightly looked down upon by most in the guitar community who either have not just started guitar or are not metallica fan boys. He is famous because he was lucky enough to be in Metallica, James's riffs are what make Metallica special.
ChrissyChiChi 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS Seriously you just have to be taking the piss..Chris broderick has more talent, skill and creativity in his pinky finger than Kirk does in every appendage on his body. As someone else pointed out, listen to his playing in Jag Panzer, its orgasmic! For you to be handing out advice to him about getting 'just one note to sound right' before moving on is just downright moronic. You have no idea what you are talking about.
ChrissyChiChi 1 year ago
@ChrissyChiChi Broedrick's stuff is always really cumbersome and seems to be verbose for the sake of being verbose. My favorite Jag Panzer album was Chain of Command, and that was more of the way the vox interacted with the rhythms, not the solos...same with all the albums he played on. He's a tremendously skilled player, don't get me wrong...but there's lots of guys who can do what he does. Hell, I've auditioned lead guitarists that could play circles around him. Lets calm down the praise.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS Dude, Poland's a pretty sweet player...listen to his bending stuff. The dude's a fine jazz player, if you like EJ but not him you just haven't listened to his stuff enough.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@SwampAshHSS take to the sky, or pretty much any other jag panzer tune. His playing is undoubtably faaar more varied and thus interesting than Kirks, no two ways about it. Unless you really really despise clean shredding, variety, smooth vibrato etc and have a massive love for repeated cliche'd pentatonic licks oversaturated with wah then I dont see how you could say Kirks playing is more 'interesting' than Chris's.
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Most of Jag Panzer's stuff is awesome because of the mood set by Briody's rhythm guitar and how interacts with the drums and vox, along with the tone set by the vox, not the guitar solos. Lots of dudes can sweep, hell just listen to Brendan Small then...at least he's a sweet singer, a solid riffer, and can sweep pretty damn well too. Take to the Sky had a sweet solo, but nothing special...there's far better guitar solos out there that at least fit the mood of the song.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag All I can say is perhaps you do not actually play guitar? Seeing as you bring up Brendan Small in comparison to Chris..not a good comparison, if you were very into guitar stuff you would probably notice Brendan is not a particularly great sweeper, he is one of those guys who choses to hammer on the notes on the descent rather than sweep them, makes it muuuch easier but really does not sound that good..I mean just listen to the sweeps in 'thunderhorse' and say he is on par with
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK His lick in Duncan Hills Coffee Jam is pretty sweet, but even still, if you don't accept Brendan, fine...each year there's hundreds of kids that graduate from MI that can sweep up and down pretty much perfectly. Check out their new shred instructor is fucking awesome, I guess he's better than a metal legend who some of heavy metal and rock's most awesome songs.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag Chris, its just plain not true. Little things like that which maybe people who are not really guitar geeks dont notice hence you also say you have auditioned lead guitarists who could 'play circles around chris', obviously nonsense, even though you may believe it to be true. What do you think he cannot play (technique wise)?
I do not see how you could say Chris's playing is verbose and cumbersome but Kirks is not?! Kirk Hammett frequently plays fast, he does it all over
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK The point wasn't Brendan Small is a virtuoso, it's that the techniques that Chris uses and excels at aren't uncommon. There's guys with similar levels of skill, who can do more creatively than he does. And yeah, I've auditioned guys for a COVER BAND who can demolish Chris. I've seen him live, dude couldn't keep up with Loomis or play some of his Megadeth stuff cleanly.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag 'dude couldn't keep up with Loomis or play some of his Megadeth stuff cleanly. ' No just no..have you seen the 'year of the voyager' nevermore live dvd? He more than keeps up with Loomis, he harmonizes several of his solos note for note which Loomis did not even do on the album and it sounds outstanding.
I remain very very doubtfull of your assertion of players who could demolish chris in a cover band. If you thought Brendan was a good example of a sweeper...
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK First off, one good live DVD doesn't mean that he's a perfectly clean live player, conversely a poor performance doesn't make him a shoddy player. When I saw Nevermore, Jeff was blowing his doors off in a dueling solo little interlude that they did. And yes, there are players just as technically skilled as Chris all around. With the popularization of "super shredding" I've met guys that started to practice sweeping at age 13, what do you think they're like at age 23?
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag I already pointed out that there is much more than one live dvd of his playing. You stated he can't keep up with nevermore well show me. You said he plays some of the megadeth stuff sloppy well show me. Anecdotal stories go nowehere as I already mentioned.
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Yeah, next time I catch him live I'll be the asshole with the video camera, and I'm not really going to go to search through videos of his playing (knowing full well anything of good quality was pre-screened for precise musicianship, and any video where he sounds off could be attributed to poor recording, which in some cases may be fair).
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag Furthermore, were getting off track...were talking about his playing and whether or not he's a special player. You mentioned Kirk Hammett as someone who he just blows away, that's fine...the stuff that Chris plays on his music is much more technically advanced than the stuff that Kirk plays with Metallica. That being said, Kirk wrote Metallica's biggest riff, Sandman, say what you will but it's a legendary contribution to music. Where's Chris' legendary contribution to music?
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag I dont see how you could disupute its more than most guitarists.. finding 3 full concerts worth of high quality professionally shot dvd footage is rare for most guitarists. Remember most guitarists are not in metallica..cmon how does that make me a 'lying ignorant asshole' dont be silly. So you are expecting me to take your anecdotal evidence without question yet when I show you top quality recordings you come up with excuses for how its not accurate..cmon, who is being the
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag asshole now? The stuff he plays is more technically advanced but more importantly is more varied and interesting, he does not just spam the same cliche'd pentatonic licks drowned in wah over and over and over again.
From what im aware Kirk just played acoustic part of the enter sandman riff in his hotel once and James liked it and expanded upon it. In acoustic form its not a special riff really..it became great with all the build up sections and extensions james added to it
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag Its still a good contribution though (although to be honest i dont think that song is as great as alot of people talk it up to be, this could just be because i have heard it so many times that its just dead to me now, the main riff from into the pit, or persecuted wont forget or 3 days in darkness for me destroys that for me any day). I would say brodericks solo in 'the silent' is a great contribution to music, just because he is not in the most successful metal band in the world
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Yeah...I'm sure those songs will go down in the record books (and James added some riffing, but the main riff is his) C'mon man, it doesn't have to be as big of a song as Metallica, but at least something big that's catchy upbeat and that people will still beg for live after 20 years.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag Something being popular does not necessarily mean its better than something less popular. I suspect Britneys 'hit me baby one more time' will be remembered for many more years to come, you could say its catchy and upbeat too but I would not call it a good contribution to music.
Check out the main riff in into the pit, the persecuted wont forget, 3 days in darkness and try hard to imagine they came from the latest metallica album..people would be all over metallica with praise.
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK First off...Britney Spears had NOTHING to do with that song, I had a feeling you would mention that since all folks of your ilk mention "popular =/= good" which is true, but for different reasons. Britney Spears' voice goes through more rack equipment than a G3 concert and she didn't write it and she barely sang it. The reason why she was popular is because she had amazing production behind her and everyone wanted to fuck her.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag music listening to just about any old crap. They could sing along because the lyrics are easy to remember and played constantly on the radio. By the same effect you could get an army of people singing the postman pat theme song, not because its a great song but because the lyrics are easy and most people (in britain anyhow) will have heard it thousands of times. I have yet to meet (although undoubtably they exist) anyone over the age of about 12 who claims to be a real britney
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag fan. Im suprised you say into the pit is one of the worst testament songs? Or either of the others I mentioned..but then again coming from someone who called me an ignorant asshole for pointing out the blatent truth that 3 concerts worth of pro shot live footage is more than you could find for most guitarists suprises me very little. Judging from statements like that (and the angry comments littering your profile) you just go around trying to piss people off and being rude anyway
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK Now, on the other hand if you wanted to say something like that for "I Want it That Way," a poppy song bullfuckingshit it's not a great contribution to music. I've played weddings for a few years, and it's the most common request that I get. Can you imagine another song that gets an entire wedding party of 3-500 people singing along? Different ages, different sexes, different races, different styles of music they originally like...I sure as fuck can't.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag Interestingly enough I used to play in a functions band too at weddings, parties and on cruise ships (well a cruise ship once :P), at weddings old classics like abba songs tended to be more the order of the day than Britney..Maybe its an England thing.
Alot of popular music simply revolves around very basic hooks repeated as many times as possible, with a huge amount of airtime and alot of emphasis placed on image rather than the music you can get people who are not that into
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK As to those songs, you have this nasty habit of picking out the worst Testament songs...yeah, Testament's a classic act; I love Testament, I'm seeing them with Slayer and Megadeth and to be quite honest I look forward to seeing them the most out of all those bands. That being said, there's something to getting a song that transcends your genre. There's something to be said about writing a song that both metalheads and a mainstream audience can enjoy.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag Im not sure i necessarily agree with your point that a good song should transcend genre. Its a nice saying but certain things just wont do that, any band with death metal vocals is unlikely to get much positive attention from those not yet into or at least starting to get into death metal or something similar. It does not mean the songs the band writes are bad. The same goes for jazz and jazz fusion, not many people who lack intricate music theory knowledge or have experience
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag it does not take anything away from it. Would you at least say marty friedman is a better player than kirk? The riffing they play over is very similar in style and yet he manages to avoid playing the same pentatonic garbage consistantly..I think you are saying Kirks playing fits metallica perfectly just because its what you are used to and grew up with, there is no reason why you have to play pentatonics over thrash riffs, other stuff sounds cool too!!
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK I don't think there is a "better player" sure Marty's more skilled and comes from a more diverse guitar background (an Eastern influenced guitarist who played with Jason Becker than in Megadeth...yeah he SHOULD play some crazy stuff), I appreciate each player for what they are, I have my preferences, but I'm never going to say that anyone is better than anyone that successful (Marty, Kirk, Dave, James, Maiden, Angus, Zakk, etc), I just yell at assholes who say they suck.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag Although stuff certainly does come down to personal preference alot I do think its acceptable to say you think one player is better than another. Some of my students have been playing guitar for less than a year, though they are coming along nicely I would still say without a doubt that Jason Becker is a better guitarist than them. I appreciate them for what they are..they can play a mean powerchord (:P) but I can still say Becker is better than them.
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK I reinstate the asshole claim here...comparing Marty and Kirk is way different than comparing a player who has been playing longer than the other guy's been jerking off. Marty and Kirk are very skilled and very influential players who have their names on some of the most legendary tracks in Metal. It's not a fair comparison by any means, yes Petrucci is better than the Jonas Brothers, but when you get up to that level (Kirk/Marty/etc) I don't think there is a "better"
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
@HurricaneTBag with listening to jazz are likely to get much pleasure from Alan Holdsworth yet he is heralded by many to be the greatest guitar player ever to have lived. Clear cut rules like that just dont really exist in music, so open statements like yours are a bit pointless and pretty much just lead to mind wanking.
To my ears at least the difference between Marty and Kirk is not far off the difference between the jonas brothers and petrucci.
Anyway we are clearly not going to come to
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
@MetalguitarlessonsUK I auditioned a guy that played Rusty Co