Chris Brooks - Kryptica (performance)

[420captain]

I'm the 200th liked. Do I win Guitar? If so, Make it a bass guitar. But seriously Chris, you are awesome,Like Vai,Satch,and Eric Johnson all rapped into one,yet totally new. I really dig it man. Peace & Love.

[MonsterGuitarX]

great playing. Would be nice to hear real drums though

[holymusic11]

this is was amazing , great song chris :)

[mikeybbdrummin]

I got the cd on Christmas.........I think its great and I like the music alot........My one grip is that I dont know if the drums were programmed or its real drums.......there is a hi-hat or splash that makes a "jung"......(@ 48 & 50 seconds 1:08, 1:11, 1:14, 1:23 twice & 1:26 twice)....sound......it's very unbearable on headphones to me............have to listen through house speakers.......I cant explaine it......................it is however a great cd regardless.

[mikeybbdrummin]

It sounds like Dream Theater was listeng to this before they recorded Dramatic turn of events!..........I will be getting this cd very soon!!!

[mankasban]

The kind of instrumental music I always like to hear and enjoy...

[caetani22]

Hell YEAH!

favorited!

i'm looking for your cd's right now! o/

[69weinerdog]

You are an incredibly gifted and hard-working guitarist. Wow!

[pollaris18]

Amazing song!! T U

[Soilworker091]

Absolutely love your style of playing! Huge influence toward my style of playing!

[nabhannaybn]

This is the cleanest song I've ever heard. Word.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@nabhannaybn Thanks!

[sjrp86]

This is great stuff. It's like the best qualities of Vai, Satch, Gilbert and Gambale rolled into one. Added to my favourites and subscribed.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@sjrp86 Cheers for the kind words and subscription!

[turockandar]

Just when you think that you've heard the most dexterious and rapid playing you stumble on someone even more amazing. I must say though that this is not a mere pyrotechnical display....it is intelligent playing and harmonically sophisticated...thanks for the inspiring post!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@turockandar Thanks so much! You totally get what I trying for!

[jibbie001]

the only thing i hate about this is the fact that i cannot and probably will never be able to do this

[johannestherese]

Madre mia...keep your fingers from cookingtools like stowes and sharp knives...Let me do that kind of stuff....Pleeeeaaase!!!

[chazzaronaldo]

Inspiring man!

[cast390]

Played with the touch of a world class pro,best of luck to ya!

[tairi2009]

i need a janitor to mop my face off the floor...

[2patero]

STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT!! TAKE YOUR MUSIC TO THE WORLD BRO!!!! YOU AND GARSED ARE DA SHIZ!!!!

[TheAlteredTuning]

Hey man i just discovered your music and got your cd. Let me just say, amazing playing. You've got chops and your own style. Also i think it's really cool that you still take the time out to write back to people's comments. I have one question though, i don't know a lot about music theory but what scale is that quick lick from 1:01 to 1:04 in? It's hits my ears justtt right!. Keep doing what you're doing man. Can't wait for the new album.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@TheAlteredTuning Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate your support. The lick you refer to is just made of up notes from the Bm7 and Gmaj7 chords over the Em in the backing which gives it a more hip sound than just playing the notes of Em.

CB

[MrPirate93]

Wow mate what else can i say other than amazing and TASTEFUL!! So many shredders just let fly and don't give a shit about melody but you slayed hard while keeping beauty in the music. Really really nice job mate!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@MrPirate93 Thanks so much!

[Shredsomemore]

Straight off Images and Words!

[Shredsomemore]

Feels very Images and Wordsy!

[dravenrogers23]

Excellent!!! \ m/

[immortalsoloist]

Fantastic playing Chris. Love your music!

[slapbaZZ]

Ah OK I see, well i really like your music, because it's what I like to hear, and in fact, I write very similarly to you. I just love progressive metal and I strive to be a tad bit different than most prog bands, by mixing styles of lots genres like fusion and even bluegrass. Any new material from you? Iv'e only heard The Master Plan lol

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@slapbaZZ New album is 3/4 done!

[slapbaZZ]

Like lespomes said, you sound alot like Symphony X. especially the the chord progressions and odd times. You take any influence from them?

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@slapbaZZ No. I was given their "V" album around 2003/2004, but I'd already recorded this album at the time and had been playing this way several years before that. I'm always moving through sounds and vibes but this was a good representation of where I was at in the day. Check out the live version I uploaded also!

[xTiLkx]

woah, amazing

[lespomes]

Sounds like Drean Theater and Michael Romeo, but just a little, you realy found your own sound :o) Congratulations! i realy like it.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@lespomes Thanks so much!

[Nethik]

Brilliant, lots of legato...I really enjoy the begin (until 1minute), after listening few times, i definitely love this song.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@Nethik thank you!

[vgraham44]

@chrisbrooksmusic I've hung out with Holdsworth recently & Id like ta know what you think of him & are you influenced by him or anyone else? To me, I even hear Rush & some Dream Theater in your playing.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@vgraham44 Allan is the best of the best. Ya, I had a DT kick, or moreso, a LTE phase... great stuff. No so much into anything past 1996 from them. CB

[Nethik]

Brilliant, lots of legato...I really enjoy the begin (until 1minute), after listening few times, i definitely love this song.

[xiozthunderplums]

your legato is amazing. great use of odd time too.

[xiozthunderplums]

your legato is amazing. great use of odd time too.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@xiozthunderplums Thanks so much!

[lucavai]

Fantastic track and unbelivable playing !!!!

[mrsupertron]

This is a really Good song, I enjoyed it a lot.

[ShredReviews]

Floopin' excellent! Great stuff :)

[Fr3derick]

Awesome!!!!

Grandma amary

[Bitziucci]

great song chris!All my respects!!

[88Divine]

Mind blowing! Awesome, thanks for the inspiration, makes me realize I still have love for prog music and shred guitar.

[inflamesofillusions]

Amazing Chris!

VdA.

[Velocity4000fps]

VERY NICE!!

[master877]

Very elegant playing, excelent!! i like your tone. 5/5

[Kjutte1]

Very, very cool!!!

[Zoee090]

chriss, i want to play guitar like you cauz thats HECTIK :P

- maxx (finn)

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@Zoee090 And for one million dollars, I'll show you how!

[Bildi7v]

Been listening to the CD for the last week and it's fantastic! It's a great mix of interesting progressive stuff but still with enough hooks that you can enjoy the songs from the first listen through without having to listen through five times. Great harmonies and melodies, and plenty of variety.

Thanks for signing it also. :)

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@Bildi7v You're welcome. Thanks!

[guimetal666]

Sounds Micheal Romeo-ish

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@guimetal666 Well, as long as it doesn't *look* Romeo-ish I suppose that's ok ;)

[88Divine]

I disagree. I think Chris is unique in his own way.

[Jigsaw662]

The camera mans tracking skills are legendary.

[freedomdancemusic]

I came back to watch again - they say one needs 5000 hours to become a perfectionist at anything but it seems you doubled that! Mate you took your gift and gave it focus and bleeding finger structure - now your effortlessness is a magic - you created that path of least resistance for yourself - and boy does it show - and that's exactly why you are so good to watch and listen too! Thank you Chris!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Cheers for the hella kind words. Really glad you enjoyed it.

[freedomdancemusic]

poetry in motion

[Bildi7v]

Fantastic song! Looking forward to rest of the CD.

[sitarlo]

Very nice indeed. The run at 2:10-2:12 sealed it for me. Great playing.

[juancortes1979]

WOW!!! Amazing as always Chris!!!

Cheers!!!

Juan

[TruthSurge]

Nice chops. Some Lane in there and some Greg Howe for sure. Perhaps a touch of Vinnie Moore also. Only part I didn't like was the part from 2:19 to 2:22. It was totally non-melodic and didn't add anything to the song even in terms of speed or chops. It sounded to me like it was just pasted in from a Shawn Lane exercise. Apart from that one section, I give it 5 stars.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thanks for the feedback! Not much of a Lane guy RIP but I have heaps of respect for he and Greg. Vinnie is the man. Good pick there. I should buy a Howe or Lane album one of these days. Not sure why I haven't before.

The bit you didn't like was just an on the fly symmetrical thing... not everyone's cup of tea and not even mine to a great degree. The album lick was better. Check it out. CB

[TruthSurge]

Yeah, Lane did a lot of physically symmetrical stuff which doesn't lend itself to staying very melodic and I felt his music suffered for it. The entire tune here was great but that ascending pattern of diminished just sort of stopped me like wha? why'd he blow the awesome melodic sense suddenly? :) heheh But I'm picky like that. Yeah, now that I listen again, it's definitely got more Moore than Lane or prob Howe but a couple of things reminded me of them. Whole tone.. Howe does that some.

[TruthSurge]

oh, the Howe album I have is Introspection. It's pretty cool. I used to have a tape of 2 of Vinnie's albums but dat was a while back.

2:25 to 2:30 is Greg Howe all over. If you get Introspection you'll hear it.

Well, keep rockin!

[JamesIsMyNamo]

This is the type of music I aspire to play, and you Chris Brooks are a master of it!

I'm definitely getting this album.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Awesome. Thank you!

[eduardosteppenwolf]

Good work

[theycallmehired]

Hey Chris, I bought your album (after it being on my wanted list for quite some time) this Saturday. I have been playing it over and over on my computer. It is truly a work of art and I wish you the best on recording of your new album. Needless to say, I'm watching out for it.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thanks so much! The CD sales really help me get the next one out. It's a bloody expensive exercise trying to make this next one a world-class release! CB

[philmiller99]

I just bought the album from iTunes. It's Great to see you getting some video exposure. I have followed alot of guitar player over the years...from Tony McAlpine to George Lynth to Yngview M. as well as my favorite John P...and you sir are in their ranks. Keep it up!!!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thanks for supporting me! And thanks for the kind words!

[PeaWizzle]

Missed out my favourite bit @ 3:35 !!!! otherwise excellent =)

[chrisbrooksmusic]

I haven't checked where you mean but I bet I already know! Yeah, just went with the moment!

[toneemina]

Sweet!

[totalcain]

This entire album is extremely good. chops are good, but the phrasing, oh the phrasing. speed aint good if you aint got the phrasing, and yes hes got both.

His melodies really sing, and all the songs are incredibly memorable.

Tales from a distant sky, is by far some of the best melodic playing I have ever heard..

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Really appreciate that. Thanks!!!

[EcBaPr]

the repeating lick at 30 secs sounds like ace frehley on speed.

[nickfingers]

Sounds good, sounds like Dream Theater..!!

Hillarious..phrasing...!!

[Hannibal777]

I haven`t heard guitar instrumental music I really liked and can`t stop listening since jason beckers perpetual burn

it is really beautifull music man

[brokensk8board911]

this sounds like technical jazz-funk-metal

[nado117]

freaking awesome playing

[julneojazz]

I Like alot your music!!!!!!

[felipelokko15]

nusssssssssssssss.... q massa

[Joakinrocker]

Love it Chris, very melodic, good composition, not just a flurry of notes like many guitarists out there, you know when to show off and don;t over do it though the whole song, very very nice indeed

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thanks! Appreciate the kind words!

[Roxyunlimited]

Amazing!

[tankbrute6]

holy shit. can i buy your cd??

[homeskillet1962]

Simply AMAZING!

[Bishn0zle]

I love this so much

[mztA3]

Huge!

[johnjprieto]

TNX for your coment in myspace, this song is really great, congratulations!!

[TheExtremist69]

Just bought a copy of this CD off CD Baby and cannot wait to have it! Being a huge Dream Theater and instrumental fan in general, I am really loving what I've heard of your playing, just awesome all round!

G'Day from Penrith!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thanks! Appreciate your support!

CB

[gairabad]

This video is pure awesome. Chris, do you favor alternate picking, economy picking, or some other scheme? Do you stick to your scheme even while improvising? (I've tried to do this but I'm not very good at making sure all the downpicks are with the beat.) Also, how the hell do you that palm-mute legato thing near 4:26?

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thanks for the words! I spent years on alternate picking but these days I have many ideas that suit hybrid and economy picking. I change from one to another based on the situation and this comes from just doing it, especially during improv. The ideas will guide the technique over time. The palm mute thing is just cascading down the harmonics while repeating a lefthand phrase.

[voicecommandingyou]

hey chris where can I get your album? this songs is amazing, Id like to buy the album, do I have to import it? cause Im not a big fan uf itunes, I like having the cds in my hands :P

[wallis222]

I agree, any place other than iTunes?

[ORANGEDRINKS]

craaaaaaaaap

[chrisbrooksmusic]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

[ORANGEDRINKS]

Chris, there's two people in Orange Drink, and the other person, (Dave) Thinks that this song is fantastic, and that you're a brilliant guiarist.

I apologize for Jareds rudeness.

[fps74]

oh that's the same thing for my videos! jalous and frustratious people post stupid comments!

[francoprs]

Fabulous performance and genious skills!

Did you have all the middle turned down and the treble all the way up for this piece?

Love to know your settings! ;~)

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thanks! No, quite a bit of mid here so I don't know if that translates to youtube. Don't know my settings cause i didn't use a real amp. CB

[edguyrocks]

How low of action does chris use? Cuz it looks pretty low?

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Because I do so much left-hand stuff my action is reasonably low but compared to say an Ibanez it's not ridiculously low. CB

[osanan]

You rock, bro!

[flafo914]

epic, i love this song and your guitar too, what color is that PRS?

[gripis24]

super great player!!!!

[baybass]

awasome

[kostasdel]

very good, but who the f#@$ is moving the camera?

[jvbalai]

plz post some more (freeking awesome man ) !!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have the tab for this song!

[UncleDenon]

THIS GUY IS PRETTY FREAKING AMAZING!! A lot like Petrucci but still an solid Guitarist!!

[Jigsaw662]

friking intense from start to finish

[icedtears9]

dude i just heard your song at progpalace radio, you are great.

[ComfortablyNumbed]

What an amazing composition, pure class.

[Kabz8]

You are good. Love the tone and the 24.

[frownclown]

dude thats a lot like dream theater!! its awesome!!!

[goodbyeforgrace]

Chris, your my god, and your album is better than petrucci's, and you sell me good strings! :D

[mobart666]

OH MY GOD!!!!!

[voicecommandingyou]

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE song

[MeloRosendo]

your sound its incredible and nice play *****

[ProgRockMicky]

Agreed dude, the album is phenominal too!

[skyguitar]

sounds great!

[kadaosw]

Great work one of my favorites albums now

[Rocker3829]

one of my favorite albums is the master plan, love that tone! hope you do another song from the cd on here soon, and hopefully it is Inner Light, my fav off the cd!

[ibanguitar]

The lick from 3:59 to 4:12 is Awesome. Good Job

[Oooooze]

Great music!

[HazTheater]

The force is strong with this one!!

[raphexe]

GREAT ! you guy can play so clean.

[snmorales]

Please add more videos playing The Master Plan´s stuff!

[snmorales]

Excellent song, great album! One of the bests for me:)

[TheLostTruckDriver]

The songs behind the lead give us so much more to appreciate. I forget how much like Vinnie Moore you are with the tones you use. I wouldn't mind if you had a less heavy sound and went more like Vinman all the way.

[PeteDuBaldo]

Chris, that was great! Interesting melodies and very impressive legato! I'm gonna have to pick up your CD...

[bossisdead]

sweetest fucking christ! THAT is what I aim to play like! It doesn't need insane effects,12 tracks of guitar or any extreme harmonic or whammy work, it's just balls out shred!An inspiration!

[Golchen]

Awesome!

[bondedtie]

Stunning. I aspire to play that way with as much ease (how it looks) some day.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

FRMT, i don't think too much about either when playing - I try to get that down in practice and set it to the back of my mind when playing. I mean, getting things right and playing the song in the right spots is cerebral, but when I'm improvising or breaking out of the composition for variation, it's just going with the flow and where my ears take me. Otherwise it would sound over-thought out and clumsy even.

[FunRideMurderTrial]

Is the fingering more cerebrial (sp?) or mechanical???

WOW

[chrisr0x]

Doesn't get much better than this. And if it does, I have yet to see it.

[FRETPICK]

That was really amazing!

FRET.

[skezness]

awesome stuff! you have both nearly-perfect technique and a lot of feel

[vutrudoing]

Your writing / composition is phenomenal dude! Great tune, and looks like a real b!#&ch to play LOL

[brunst]

Insane legato! Probably the best I've ever seen.

[infernalgr]

great one

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thank you, people!

Chris

[arivergandez]

5 stars. Period.

[glowingsun]

chris gets down! that looks fun to play im definetly gonna learn that ahaha =]]]]

[tjt84]

Great Tune!

[tjt84]

You are truly a virtuoso at the prog metal!

[lauriemonk]

Great to see the track played live... great job Chris!

[PMAlvarez]

Chris, you need to do another CD and come to the US for some shows...major league shredding at it's best.

[ABadHorsie]

Nice!

[robshred66]

Awesome.