@MartyFriedmanRulez66 Lol stop cock riding Marty Friedman. He can't get credit for RIP since it was written before he joined. Even so, Megadeth went downhill after Friedman joined. He slowly took away the thrash and headed towards Hard Rock/Pop. The discography proves it.
@LordVicRattlehead Dude you're so stupid they had four songs of RIP written before he joined and Dave wrote all of the material anyways, Marty did nothing except solos maybe they started going more hard rock and pop because NEWS FLASH musicians don't like to do the same shit over and over again. They filled their boots and went back to playing thrash, coincidentally, after Marty left. How about you stop cock riding Pitrelli, you make it seem that his dick is bigger than it actually his.
@MartyFriedmanRulez66 What a pitiful excuse to defend Marty. If he doesn't like to do the same type of music then he should have quit, he wasn't cut out for metal. It wasn't a coincidence that after he left and they hired Al that they began on the road of redemption. Marty was only there at the right time, it could have been anybody. He is way overrated. Go hear Marty's covers of Megadeth songs he did in Japan. Listen to him destroy his own music with his shitty pop.
@LordVicRattlehead "Destroy" "Shitty pop" listen to yourself, you're a fucking joke kid, his new stuff may not be your thing but it's got some of his best guitar work. Risk and going more "pop" as you say was all Dave's idea he just wanted to try something new (like what Metallica did but you know without the need for money like Metallica has) It was a coincidence you're conspiracy fucked mind just wants to believe that "AL IS THE ULTIMATE THRASH GUITAR PLAYER" Marty wasn't the best fit for
@LordVicRattlehead Megadeth, in my opinion Chris is because he was the only guitarist to say "hmm it's thrash metal so I should play like this" where as all of Megadeth's other guitar players had a more melodic approach to their playing. That being said Marty is a far superior composer and lead player compared to Al Pitrelli listen to TSO the best guitar player they ever had was Alex Skolnick. Alice Cooper fuck Orianthi whoops Pitrelli's ass, and she sucks.
@MartyFriedmanRulez66 In Megadeth I would say Dave Mustaine obviously. However that's not the point. Alex Skolnic is pretty good but it is clear you know nothing about Al Pitrelli. Do some research and look up all the bands he has been in and you'll see he is more than a metal guitarist, He can play well in any genre and has ALWAYS replaced a guitarist no one could be expected to live up to in bands. Such as Marty and Criss Oliva. Anyhow look up his work.
@LordVicRattlehead I don't feel the need to argue with you because we both seem equally as stubborn with our points, and equally as dedicated to our opinions. I will research more Pitrelli though.
@2fast5you because compared to marty and nick they just don't fit in. pitrelli can't play other peoples solos and degrasso doesn't half half the skills to drum in megadeth. megadeth sounds best when everything is played rightor close to right. they are session musicians who don't cut it live. there is too much improvisations in attempt to cover up mistakes. thats how
@MegaRattlehead666 Look man i dont know about the drums to much, but you cant say that Pitreli is terible for Megadeth, if you ask me i like more Pitreli, and i love he's improvisation.
@MegaRattlehead666 dude, Pitrelli has more than enough skill to play martys solos note for note and Degrasso played all the songs on this show flawlessly and with a good sound. Theres reaslly no point in being in a band and having to play another persons solos note for note. that gives you no identity as a guitarist. Which is one of my main gripes with Broderick. if your in a band and have to plays other peoples solos, its best to bring your style and stand out as unique.
@rampage222555 i didn't say they had to play it note for note, i said they shouldn't have improvised as much as they did. and Pitrelli is a crappy live guitarist and DeGrasso is more of a rock drummer than a metal drummer and plays everything like shit.
Chris is in no way the best. There no such thing as the best guitar player theres people who specialize in there style of playing and they might be the best in that certain style or genre but not be able to play much of anything else
gotta give the man respect for playing it on an explorer, they dont have the easiest upper fret access, and how low has he got it? I need it up by my chin to even play the easier parts of the solo
I really like all megadeth guitarrists my favorite is Dave Mustaine of course xDD but they were alll fking goood and I loved when Al Pitrelli was on Megadeth ^^
Marty, Pitrelli, Drover or Broderick they are excellent guitarrists, Stop saying thet Broderick sucks with he Megadeth have done EndGame and now Thirteen , 2 exclent albuns of Megadeth.
@cgabriel65 who told that about chris?? he's definetely not only the most skilled guitarist who has ever been in megadeth but the most skilled guitarist on earth!! the only reason he has ''haters'' is that he's not much time in megadeth but neither pitrelli nor drover had two perfect albums with megadeth. he plays everything perfect. and people, understand that he still has much future in front of him. imagine him staying as much as marty...
@SitotiKurton marty is better than chris msically but chris owns marty technically, no1s completely better than the other, but marty contributed more to megadeth than chris imo
Marty is my favorite, but Broderick is a close 2nd just my opinion !!! Marty refuses to come back so I'm not all that sad !!! Broderick does the job no doubt
this is my favorite live line up of megadeth, pitrelli is amazing live, degrsso is a beast on the drums, junior rip out great sounds from the bass, and on this era the mustaine performances were the best (on guitar and vocals), and well... god is compare to dave mustaine but come on, he's great and all that, but he isn't dave mustaine
@konejo197666 I think Dave's best voice was during the time they recorded the That One Night DVD. Awesome vocal performance, although not as great on guitar (Due to him losing his left hand for a while, it took him a couple of years to regain his skill).
@Tarkess i disagree on that, yeah he made an incredible work with his hand problem, but the vocals in the that one night dvd wasn't that good, just need to hear reckoning day, he lost his grind half way through the show and he tried to switch up tones to en property the concert
Al Pitreli rules! play much but much better than Chris, Chris sound the notes like drown (like kirk hammet) and Pitreli sound with much feeling and technic. Pitreli is the best, Chris fuck!
@cromaticas I guess but Broderick can't do Poland's solo's nor does he have the vibrato Poland has. Plus Poland's solo's can be pointed out over millions of guitar players and Broderick's just seem to blend in, the whole tapping thing he does is nice but Poland's articulate style is something above and beyond what guitar players will reach in a life time.
@zzzhuh wait what?have you ever seen broderick play the solos in peace sells?there no1 that can play those solos note for note,live at least.i may agree on the vibrato i personally like friedman's more,but broderick is much more technical than those 2,by far
@Xardian7 WTF wich mistakes you r talking about !if u r talking about the changes he made this is his own interpretation ; Al is a very talented guitar player there's no question about it !!
Wow this guy is behind in time and everything. He would probally sound a lot better if he rose his fucking guitar and stopped trying to play low to look cool. Slash has that same problem that's why he sounds like ass sometimes. Only a rhythm guitarist can pull off playing a guitar low.
Personally I love Marty Friedman for his contributions to Megadeth and his natural talent but Al Pitrelli is a classically trained guitarist. Friedman is a self-taught. This guy is a machine just amazing. I think he was an amazing replacement and he is extremely underrated. That's just me though.
John Petrucci of Dream Theater makes all these guys look like 3rd graders. Petrucci kicks all these guys to teh curb. Pitrelli would be my 1st choice from teh group mentioned but lets talk about true talent here. Petrucci is way far ahead of any of these people.
al is better than chris broderick, chris poland is better than al, but marty is better than all . marty friedman rulezzz. thanks for this awesome solo marty....
@baranataman1 thats just a bunch of shit,aka the opinion of someone not educated.marty friedman is a good guitar player,but broderick is a lot better,A LOT BETTER.at least technically.
Al Pitrelli... Never seen a guy look that bored playing live... and Jimmy Degrasso kept changing the tempo, like in the last part of hangar 18... Worst line up Megadeth has ever had.
This video is right before Megadeth lost all feel and excitement. Broderick and Shawn are complete fucking robots and Dave needs to realize this SOON before Megadeth continues to play with no personality at all.
@Frostdaddy88 You need to realize that Dave said that when he met Chris, it was the same impact as when Ozzy Osbourne met Randy Rhoads (R.I.P. Randy).
He plays the songs better than anyone did. Jeff Young never wanted to do Chris Poland's stuff, and so on, and so on. David Ellefson said he jammed with Chris Broderick playing one of Chris Poland's songs and he said that when Chris Broderick played one of the riffs, that he could almost swear that is was Chris Poland playing it..Chris is a genius
People don't give al enough props. He nailed this solo better than any other guitar player since Friedman. He made that fucker sing. And he looks cool with a guitar. Friedman looked weird because of the way he had to hook his hand to build speed.
@Beholder505 I think you may be misinformed. Marty "hooked" his hand because he preferred to pick using an upstroke, so in order to start a run using an upstroke you need to reposition your hand to accommodate this technique. So therefore twisting your wrist so your hand is "hooked", and in your opinion making him look uncool while he is playing his guitar. I would like to see you adopt this playing style and even be remotely successful, let alone look "cool" while doing so.
@jordanmarcolin That doesn't make very much sense. First off, why would you ever want to start on the upstroke? Second, you don't need to hook your hand to start off with an upstroke. And even if you did, you wouldn't need to hook your hand to maintain your technique even if you chose to start on the upstroke. Third we're both wrong. He adopted this technique in the studio when he was recording his first solo album. He has someone lightly place their finger on the first fret to mute the strings
@jordanmarcolin or he places tape over the first fret. He explained this in an instructional vid I just saw that he made in the mid nineties. He said "This is one of my secrets, but that's ok, I'll let it out" and he continued to say that his right hand isn't fixed against the bridge. He floats. And the guy in the vid asked him "What do you do live then?" and he said he just adapts, and moves his wrist up string by string. Whichever he is on. But never did I say he sucked.
@jordanmarcolin I just said that it looked weird. Marty wrote some of the best solos Megadeth ever saw. And I have respect for him. But Al is underrated, and he looks awesome playing.
It's a goddamn solo. It means you can play it how ever you want it. It's sad that a lot in metal music guitarist play the solo always the same way. I think he did pretty good job keeping the original solo also in mid.
He gives his touch to it, which I love... And it is a catch 22 situation... If he played it 100% like marty, people would hate him for being a copycat.
alternate version of the solo!!! really u guys saying he sucks u dont know shit about guitar, this gu y did a really cool improvisation on the solo scale, u haters suck, go nd learn something so then u can criticize with real facts
I mean, if he played the same exact solo as Friedman, we'd probably be giving him crap for not having any personality. Pitrelli's a solid guitar player. There was a reason why they picked him to replace Marty. His music isn't really my cup of tea (TSO, Alice Cooper, Savatage) but if you look at the guys track record, you can tell he's a great player. That chromatic line down is sloppy though, oh well.
I think one needs the 24th fret of the 1st string at one point (around 6 bars before the bridge) if you want to play this song perfectly, but an explorer only has 22... Hmmm...
This was the end of an era of old megadeth.Al played so good in this concert, he did his job in the world needs a hero personally my fav album with youthanasia and so far so goo so what. Was good at he time, as chris now.
I liked the way Al played it, with his own style but respecting the core of the solo. I think Al is a great guitarrist, way better that Drover of Young.
@8582roy you play guitar with your fingers. Fact: Al Pitrelli CAN'T play the solo the way Marty wrote it. Chris can. That's the difference. The arpeggio at :58 is wrong, and the lick right after that is wrong. Al Pitrelli may be a good guitar player, but not for Megadeth. Same thing for DeGrasso. Nice drummer, okay solo in 'wolf', but you need a metal drummer for a metal band. Too many Rock Band-esque fills from him.
i'd rather watch someone play someone elses solo with a personal touch than replicating it soullessly like that robot broderick. yeah it's like listening to the studio version, but where's the fun in that?
@FlatMetal22 you are batshit crazy if you think mustaine is better then broderick, marty, or polland. he is better than hammet and drover...but pitrelli is arguable. pull your head out of your ass please and thank you.
I dedicate this post to the 2 boneheads: 'Anarchyffan' and '@BlackPlek' who obviously know less than zip about playing guitar, stating: 1) 'He fucked up so many times...' and 2) 'I think hammet is 50 times better than chris broderick'. Firstly, Where exactly did Al mess up? Give all the instances + precise times. Secondly, Hammett isn't in the same dimension as Chris Broderick let alone competing with him. Think b4 u post! Everyone is entitled to an opinion - - unless they talk complete shite.
Pitrelli kick ass and he looks cool with that explorer guitar, he played this hard solo his way and he did nicely....way better than Drover, with more feeling that Broderick but nit as good as Friedman.
holy crap he totally screwed up the solo i feel bad for him he was on a tremendous amount of pressure at every concert he would never play the solos right and even dave said he had to kick him out of the band because of that.....now we have the second best guitarist megadeth has ever had marty is first chris broderick is second
Maybe his playing is not as clean as Marty's or Brockerick's, but to say he didn't put feel or soul in this solo is stupid, sorry. Pay a little more attention to it while listening, he has a great control over the tone and matches the bendings and vibratos perfectly (listen to Hammett or to 95% of the youtube shredders if you want to know how NOT to play guitar referring feel and soul).
Maybe his playing is not as clean as Marty's or Brockerick's, but to say he didn't put feel or soul in this solo is stupid, sorry. Pay a little more attention to it while listening, he has a great control over the tone and matches the bendings and vibratos perfectly (listen to Hammett or to 95% of the youtube shredders if you want to know how NOT to play guitar referring feel and soul).
Marty Freidman will always do tha solo better since he was the one who made it in the firts place, but Chris Broderick is great at that solo. The one thing Al Pitrelli does not do is put feel into his solos.But it was still OK.
why is everyone hating on pitrelli? Its no fun to go to a show and see exact studio copies. Pitrelli added his own style to the solo and it turned out awesome.
I dont think Polands tone would fit this solo very much
@rampage222555 Poland can play this solo, and he uses only 3 fingers. One thing is to play it your own way, other thing is to fuck up the solo. Even Drover played this better than Pitrelli, people overrate Al because he's more famous. One demostration of playing a solo by your own way without fucking it up, is on the Box Set that Megadeth released on 2007. Check In My Darkest Hour in the 4th CD, it's a live track, Marty changed the whole solo, and it's still awesome.
@MadeWithMetal Didnt say Poland couldnt play the solo, I said his tone wouldnt really fit the solo. Polands tone sounds like he dunks the tone knob and has no reverb * i said it sounds*. I actually liked this version better than Drovers, but that was awesome too. Pitrelli didnt fck up the solo at all, it sounds awesome. Pitrelli is actually underrated. The Dread and Fugitive Mind was one of the best solos in the Megaddeth arsenal. Im not hating on anybody, lol.
@rampage222555 That's a good point because Poland's tone is for Blues. I actually find this version weird, because Marty teached Al how to play his solos before leaving, and he ruined the arpeggios of this version. Drover followed only his techniques (which aren't good enough) and followed more of the melody of this solo than Al did. Of course Al is underrated, but he's overrated in many cases only for being more famous. Whatever, I didn't want to seem a hater hehe LOL.
@crungen5 I love Poland...but I doubt he can do it note for note. As I said though...a neat version with some jazz flair would be nice to hear, though. And if he can do it note for note...well we may have another Django Reinhardt in the world. :)
I like Al Pitrelli way more than the next fatass they had and yes including chris. chris is great but to mechanical. this guy moves his fingers like butter
@ryurik28 Totally agreed! Al puts a little bit of himself into the solo which makes it more unique to him. And while Chris can nail the solo better, he sounds very robotic. Which is why I much prefer Marty over him, even though he's techically better than Marty. xD
Meh Chris is a way better guitarist than all of them and Chris can play the solo without a single mistake while even Marty sometimes didn't, but Marty plays this particular solo better because its a Marty solo, no explaination needed :P.
@Brutalyeah, have you heard the new Rust in Peace live cd? I actually laughed how bad Broderick played martys solos there. And in additon he had no feeling. Al here made his own version of the solos which is great
I think Broderick did a good job, he is one of the best guitarists I know and ofc its harc to add Marrty's style to it but he's such a great guitarist... just listen to Downward Fall, a song he wrote. You will change your mind for sure...
Pitrelli is way better than Marty. Dread and Fugitive Mind solo blows Tornado of Souls solo away.
LordVicRattlehead 4 weeks ago
@LordVicRattlehead go kill urself seriously
DimebagDarrellFan820 3 weeks ago
@LordVicRattlehead I agree with Dimebag Darrell Fan go kill yourself, Pitrelli isn't even a close second to Marty just go die
MartyFriedmanRulez66 2 weeks ago
@MartyFriedmanRulez66 Lol stop cock riding Marty Friedman. He can't get credit for RIP since it was written before he joined. Even so, Megadeth went downhill after Friedman joined. He slowly took away the thrash and headed towards Hard Rock/Pop. The discography proves it.
LordVicRattlehead 2 weeks ago
@LordVicRattlehead Dude you're so stupid they had four songs of RIP written before he joined and Dave wrote all of the material anyways, Marty did nothing except solos maybe they started going more hard rock and pop because NEWS FLASH musicians don't like to do the same shit over and over again. They filled their boots and went back to playing thrash, coincidentally, after Marty left. How about you stop cock riding Pitrelli, you make it seem that his dick is bigger than it actually his.
MartyFriedmanRulez66 2 weeks ago
@MartyFriedmanRulez66 What a pitiful excuse to defend Marty. If he doesn't like to do the same type of music then he should have quit, he wasn't cut out for metal. It wasn't a coincidence that after he left and they hired Al that they began on the road of redemption. Marty was only there at the right time, it could have been anybody. He is way overrated. Go hear Marty's covers of Megadeth songs he did in Japan. Listen to him destroy his own music with his shitty pop.
LordVicRattlehead 2 weeks ago
@LordVicRattlehead "Destroy" "Shitty pop" listen to yourself, you're a fucking joke kid, his new stuff may not be your thing but it's got some of his best guitar work. Risk and going more "pop" as you say was all Dave's idea he just wanted to try something new (like what Metallica did but you know without the need for money like Metallica has) It was a coincidence you're conspiracy fucked mind just wants to believe that "AL IS THE ULTIMATE THRASH GUITAR PLAYER" Marty wasn't the best fit for
MartyFriedmanRulez66 2 weeks ago
@LordVicRattlehead Megadeth, in my opinion Chris is because he was the only guitarist to say "hmm it's thrash metal so I should play like this" where as all of Megadeth's other guitar players had a more melodic approach to their playing. That being said Marty is a far superior composer and lead player compared to Al Pitrelli listen to TSO the best guitar player they ever had was Alex Skolnick. Alice Cooper fuck Orianthi whoops Pitrelli's ass, and she sucks.
MartyFriedmanRulez66 2 weeks ago
@MartyFriedmanRulez66 In Megadeth I would say Dave Mustaine obviously. However that's not the point. Alex Skolnic is pretty good but it is clear you know nothing about Al Pitrelli. Do some research and look up all the bands he has been in and you'll see he is more than a metal guitarist, He can play well in any genre and has ALWAYS replaced a guitarist no one could be expected to live up to in bands. Such as Marty and Criss Oliva. Anyhow look up his work.
LordVicRattlehead 1 week ago
@LordVicRattlehead I don't feel the need to argue with you because we both seem equally as stubborn with our points, and equally as dedicated to our opinions. I will research more Pitrelli though.
MartyFriedmanRulez66 1 week ago
who's in drums play fucking good
slashjack100 1 month ago
agh... terrible guitarist. terrible drummer. for megadeth anyway
MegaRattlehead666 1 month ago
@MegaRattlehead666 Hahahahahahaha, you'r so funny saying that...
2fast5you 1 month ago
@2fast5you why's that?
MegaRattlehead666 1 month ago
@MegaRattlehead666 How can you say terrible man?!
2fast5you 1 month ago
@2fast5you because compared to marty and nick they just don't fit in. pitrelli can't play other peoples solos and degrasso doesn't half half the skills to drum in megadeth. megadeth sounds best when everything is played rightor close to right. they are session musicians who don't cut it live. there is too much improvisations in attempt to cover up mistakes. thats how
MegaRattlehead666 1 month ago
@MegaRattlehead666 and even compared to gar samuelson and chris poland.
MegaRattlehead666 1 month ago
@MegaRattlehead666 Look man i dont know about the drums to much, but you cant say that Pitreli is terible for Megadeth, if you ask me i like more Pitreli, and i love he's improvisation.
2fast5you 1 month ago
@2fast5you but improvisation isn't right for megadeth. maybe a little but not as much as they do it.
MegaRattlehead666 1 month ago
@MegaRattlehead666 dude, Pitrelli has more than enough skill to play martys solos note for note and Degrasso played all the songs on this show flawlessly and with a good sound. Theres reaslly no point in being in a band and having to play another persons solos note for note. that gives you no identity as a guitarist. Which is one of my main gripes with Broderick. if your in a band and have to plays other peoples solos, its best to bring your style and stand out as unique.
rampage222555 1 month ago
@rampage222555 i didn't say they had to play it note for note, i said they shouldn't have improvised as much as they did. and Pitrelli is a crappy live guitarist and DeGrasso is more of a rock drummer than a metal drummer and plays everything like shit.
MegaRattlehead666 1 month ago
I got to meet Al Pitrelli the other night, he is a badass. lol
SeekandDewhiplash 2 months ago
this guy is completely under rated as megadeth's guitarist
i PERSONALLY like his solos almost as much as marty's
urdumbfoo 2 months ago
ALL OF MEGADETH'S GUITARISTS ARE AMAZING! (lets hate on Hammett);)
LCKnut 2 months ago 2
I like that he keeps the essence of the solo but with his own style. perfect !
DonLduk 2 months ago
Chris is in no way the best. There no such thing as the best guitar player theres people who specialize in there style of playing and they might be the best in that certain style or genre but not be able to play much of anything else
whiteglint2196 2 months ago
gotta give the man respect for playing it on an explorer, they dont have the easiest upper fret access, and how low has he got it? I need it up by my chin to even play the easier parts of the solo
k0braka1 3 months ago
I really like all megadeth guitarrists my favorite is Dave Mustaine of course xDD but they were alll fking goood and I loved when Al Pitrelli was on Megadeth ^^
Z3RK777 3 months ago
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cgabriel65 4 months ago
Marty, Pitrelli, Drover or Broderick they are excellent guitarrists, Stop saying thet Broderick sucks with he Megadeth have done EndGame and now Thirteen , 2 exclent albuns of Megadeth.
cgabriel65 4 months ago 5
@cgabriel65 all those guitarist are better than mustaine
XxBFMV24xX 3 months ago
@cgabriel65 who told that about chris?? he's definetely not only the most skilled guitarist who has ever been in megadeth but the most skilled guitarist on earth!! the only reason he has ''haters'' is that he's not much time in megadeth but neither pitrelli nor drover had two perfect albums with megadeth. he plays everything perfect. and people, understand that he still has much future in front of him. imagine him staying as much as marty...
MrDR7no 3 months ago
@MrDR7no lol Chris only has haters because people are jealous :')
IBigIManDixon 3 months ago
@MrDR7no the most skilled on earth?trololololololol
cromaticas 2 months ago
@SitotiKurton marty is better than chris msically but chris owns marty technically, no1s completely better than the other, but marty contributed more to megadeth than chris imo
nine9live5 5 months ago
The real question is jimmy degrasso vs nick menza
BallonkaSwe 5 months ago 17
@BallonkaSwe
what about Degrasso vs Menza vs Samuelson
1990THEPUNISHMENTDUE 3 months ago 2
@BallonkaSwe Jimmy is technically more proficient, but in the context of Megadeth's music and the time period, Nick fit Megadeth like a glove.
AllenSJ5 2 months ago
he reminds me of slash
therocker415 5 months ago
Hey guys, let's argue about who plays it best!!!!
bingefeller 5 months ago 8
if Al Pitrelli had weared a hat, I would have asked "When did Slash join Megadeth and why did he use a kelly?".
emirhanpc 6 months ago
@emirhanpc lol , it's not a kelly , it's an explorer ...
marios611 6 months ago
@emirhanpc
It's actually a Gibson Explorer.
netzainal 6 months ago
@emirhanpc thats an explorer,not a kelly
cromaticas 5 months ago
Marty should be back in Megadeth, thumbs up if you agree.
LarsUlrichFan07 6 months ago
pitrellis the best but marty is the creator of this solo
nds84 6 months ago
his playing it with a low strap gibson explorer. holy shit dude.
Mertketenci 6 months ago 5
@Mertketenci Yeah, best style!
2fast5you 1 month ago
Sick as fuck! Friedman, Broderick, Drover, Pitrelli, Poland...Man, Dave knows how to pick 'em!
thommathewsshred 6 months ago
THE BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TRY TO PLAY THIS WAY JAJAAJJ ASSHOLE
nds84 7 months ago
theres no doubt that Al can play this solo in the same way like on the record. but IMO he screwed sweep part
Soogh666 7 months ago
Marty is my favorite, but Broderick is a close 2nd just my opinion !!! Marty refuses to come back so I'm not all that sad !!! Broderick does the job no doubt
jeff88racefan 7 months ago
this is my favorite live line up of megadeth, pitrelli is amazing live, degrsso is a beast on the drums, junior rip out great sounds from the bass, and on this era the mustaine performances were the best (on guitar and vocals), and well... god is compare to dave mustaine but come on, he's great and all that, but he isn't dave mustaine
konejo197666 7 months ago
@konejo197666 I think Dave's best voice was during the time they recorded the That One Night DVD. Awesome vocal performance, although not as great on guitar (Due to him losing his left hand for a while, it took him a couple of years to regain his skill).
Tarkess 7 months ago
@Tarkess i disagree on that, yeah he made an incredible work with his hand problem, but the vocals in the that one night dvd wasn't that good, just need to hear reckoning day, he lost his grind half way through the show and he tried to switch up tones to en property the concert
konejo197666 7 months ago
@konejo197666 I guess it's all about opinion. I really like his vocals on that DVD, especially during Set the World Afire and She Wolf.
Tarkess 7 months ago
@Tarkess on that 2 his voice sounds fucking amazing i have to recognize that
konejo197666 7 months ago
Well i have to say this one ,if not better,played it at par with marty friedman...awesome improvization
abhiwltya 7 months ago
Marty wrote this fuckin solo so... he wins!
slayerdeth420 7 months ago
Al Pitreli rules! play much but much better than Chris, Chris sound the notes like drown (like kirk hammet) and Pitreli sound with much feeling and technic. Pitreli is the best, Chris fuck!
131313alejandro 7 months ago
@131313alejandro write respect to Chris Broderick, he suck! no Poland
131313alejandro 7 months ago
@131313alejandro I like how you commented on your own comment. Poland is probably the best megadeth guitarist that is IMO
zzzhuh 7 months ago
@zzzhuh lol poland has nothing on broderick.broderick is one of the most talented/technical players in the world today
cromaticas 7 months ago
@cromaticas I guess but Broderick can't do Poland's solo's nor does he have the vibrato Poland has. Plus Poland's solo's can be pointed out over millions of guitar players and Broderick's just seem to blend in, the whole tapping thing he does is nice but Poland's articulate style is something above and beyond what guitar players will reach in a life time.
zzzhuh 7 months ago
@zzzhuh wait what?have you ever seen broderick play the solos in peace sells?there no1 that can play those solos note for note,live at least.i may agree on the vibrato i personally like friedman's more,but broderick is much more technical than those 2,by far
cromaticas 7 months ago
Al was good because of his personality that he used in Megadeth's solos but THIS solo is really full of mistakes.Chris is from another universe.
Xardian7 7 months ago
@Xardian7 WTF wich mistakes you r talking about !if u r talking about the changes he made this is his own interpretation ; Al is a very talented guitar player there's no question about it !!
risingwarem 7 months ago
this is so crisp, so beautiful compared to marty himself
ironmaiden0902 7 months ago
Wow this guy is behind in time and everything. He would probally sound a lot better if he rose his fucking guitar and stopped trying to play low to look cool. Slash has that same problem that's why he sounds like ass sometimes. Only a rhythm guitarist can pull off playing a guitar low.
rocafella142 7 months ago
worst lineup
near98 7 months ago
Personally I love Marty Friedman for his contributions to Megadeth and his natural talent but Al Pitrelli is a classically trained guitarist. Friedman is a self-taught. This guy is a machine just amazing. I think he was an amazing replacement and he is extremely underrated. That's just me though.
MrNostalgiaX 7 months ago
John Petrucci of Dream Theater makes all these guys look like 3rd graders. Petrucci kicks all these guys to teh curb. Pitrelli would be my 1st choice from teh group mentioned but lets talk about true talent here. Petrucci is way far ahead of any of these people.
killerchassis 7 months ago
al is better than chris broderick, chris poland is better than al, but marty is better than all . marty friedman rulezzz. thanks for this awesome solo marty....
baranataman1 8 months ago
@baranataman1
Better in what?
Playing with " feeling" because they don' t have the technical skills like Chris to play it flawless?
Mustaine said that Chris is the best guitarist ever of megadeth and Dave is in the best position to judge this so end of the discussion.
totaalvoetbalfan 8 months ago
@baranataman1 thats just a bunch of shit,aka the opinion of someone not educated.marty friedman is a good guitar player,but broderick is a lot better,A LOT BETTER.at least technically.
cromaticas 7 months ago
Rude Awakening Rock's \,,/
FernandinhooRs 8 months ago
Al Pitrelli... Never seen a guy look that bored playing live... and Jimmy Degrasso kept changing the tempo, like in the last part of hangar 18... Worst line up Megadeth has ever had.
sleepwalker2112 8 months ago
This video is right before Megadeth lost all feel and excitement. Broderick and Shawn are complete fucking robots and Dave needs to realize this SOON before Megadeth continues to play with no personality at all.
Frostdaddy88 8 months ago
@Frostdaddy88 You need to realize that Dave said that when he met Chris, it was the same impact as when Ozzy Osbourne met Randy Rhoads (R.I.P. Randy).
He plays the songs better than anyone did. Jeff Young never wanted to do Chris Poland's stuff, and so on, and so on. David Ellefson said he jammed with Chris Broderick playing one of Chris Poland's songs and he said that when Chris Broderick played one of the riffs, that he could almost swear that is was Chris Poland playing it..Chris is a genius
totaalvoetbalfan 8 months ago
no ones compares to friedman
LIGORBT 8 months ago
Chris Broderick sucks compared to this shit.
Al is the shit, you can feel emotions, the phrasing and these bands are very tasty, not like wannabe robot Broderick's playing
futarydary 9 months ago 3
People don't give al enough props. He nailed this solo better than any other guitar player since Friedman. He made that fucker sing. And he looks cool with a guitar. Friedman looked weird because of the way he had to hook his hand to build speed.
Beholder505 9 months ago
@Beholder505 I think you may be misinformed. Marty "hooked" his hand because he preferred to pick using an upstroke, so in order to start a run using an upstroke you need to reposition your hand to accommodate this technique. So therefore twisting your wrist so your hand is "hooked", and in your opinion making him look uncool while he is playing his guitar. I would like to see you adopt this playing style and even be remotely successful, let alone look "cool" while doing so.
jordanmarcolin 9 months ago
@jordanmarcolin That doesn't make very much sense. First off, why would you ever want to start on the upstroke? Second, you don't need to hook your hand to start off with an upstroke. And even if you did, you wouldn't need to hook your hand to maintain your technique even if you chose to start on the upstroke. Third we're both wrong. He adopted this technique in the studio when he was recording his first solo album. He has someone lightly place their finger on the first fret to mute the strings
Beholder505 9 months ago
@jordanmarcolin or he places tape over the first fret. He explained this in an instructional vid I just saw that he made in the mid nineties. He said "This is one of my secrets, but that's ok, I'll let it out" and he continued to say that his right hand isn't fixed against the bridge. He floats. And the guy in the vid asked him "What do you do live then?" and he said he just adapts, and moves his wrist up string by string. Whichever he is on. But never did I say he sucked.
Beholder505 9 months ago
@jordanmarcolin I just said that it looked weird. Marty wrote some of the best solos Megadeth ever saw. And I have respect for him. But Al is underrated, and he looks awesome playing.
Beholder505 9 months ago
i think Pitrelli did an awsome job on this DVD!!
XxOnto86xX 9 months ago
It's a goddamn solo. It means you can play it how ever you want it. It's sad that a lot in metal music guitarist play the solo always the same way. I think he did pretty good job keeping the original solo also in mid.
YoLpIsBest 9 months ago
nice
worldalvin 9 months ago
He gives his touch to it, which I love... And it is a catch 22 situation... If he played it 100% like marty, people would hate him for being a copycat.
viddelt 9 months ago
Lol.This is Tornado of souls solo?I swear I cant understand it is....Marty must cry when he hears the crap they do to his solo.
ozzymustaine 9 months ago 2
wtf?! this guy sucks :D
DiamondJamVids 10 months ago
le sale bien culero,,,,,,,,,,,,a broderick si le sale casi igual ke a marty
instrumentosmusical 10 months ago
alternate version of the solo!!! really u guys saying he sucks u dont know shit about guitar, this gu y did a really cool improvisation on the solo scale, u haters suck, go nd learn something so then u can criticize with real facts
ChineseTOP 10 months ago
@ChineseTOP absolutely agree man, this is 10 times better than Drover's version of this solo
klogg4 10 months ago
@ChineseTOP i learned it and i play it better than him...i am not a hater, but when somethign is shit, i feel free to say its shit...thats all
jimmyriesling 10 months ago
Horrible.he could at least try to play it well...
ozzymustaine 10 months ago
Friedman wrote
Broderick plays this in sleep
Drover plays this whit some missing notes
Pitrelli plays his other fuckin asshole something shit
fafut55 10 months ago
No one is same marty
Maidenman1000 10 months ago
stop finding excuses....he ruined this amazing solo....I love Savatage, but this is just shit....thats all
jimmyriesling 10 months ago
@jimmyriesling You're right..
luciferlhs 10 months ago
I mean, if he played the same exact solo as Friedman, we'd probably be giving him crap for not having any personality. Pitrelli's a solid guitar player. There was a reason why they picked him to replace Marty. His music isn't really my cup of tea (TSO, Alice Cooper, Savatage) but if you look at the guys track record, you can tell he's a great player. That chromatic line down is sloppy though, oh well.
Jamieplaysbass1 11 months ago 24
I think one needs the 24th fret of the 1st string at one point (around 6 bars before the bridge) if you want to play this song perfectly, but an explorer only has 22... Hmmm...
netzainal 11 months ago
Al Pitrelli is now in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Still kickin' ass!
TSOrocker1 11 months ago
Noway does this guy play it better than Chris. Chris is the only one who comes close to Marty.
Tazzerization 11 months ago 27
@Tazzerization i think chris' version is even better :)
JohanB07 9 months ago
@Tazzerization i second, chris is a robot and copycat
noone can make the lucretia solo sound boring like chris.
rampage222555 9 months ago
@Tazzerization chris' playing is stale and lifeless, thats was being a classical guitarist does to you
sirus1987 7 months ago
@Tazzerization well dave has stated that chris is the better guitar player
tehgrim08 6 months ago
@Tazzerization what are you talking about comes close to marty? chrish plays it BETTER than marty
s1r0tt 4 months ago
no mms q asko ese we no valia verga ¬¬
MrPEISIMAN 11 months ago
prefiero a marty o a cris jejeje no se porque se acomoda la guitarra muy abajo y muy awevo alcanza la guitarra xD
LuisRhoads666 11 months ago
he looks like slash with an explorer
alexgamias 11 months ago 2
Marty adds the taste of Japanese ENKA to this solo.
A big choking and slide teq makes this song unique.
Too hard to make original feelings...
ringerstone 11 months ago
This was the end of an era of old megadeth.Al played so good in this concert, he did his job in the world needs a hero personally my fav album with youthanasia and so far so goo so what. Was good at he time, as chris now.
crisshalen 11 months ago
I liked the way Al played it, with his own style but respecting the core of the solo. I think Al is a great guitarrist, way better that Drover of Young.
TheVicHardy 11 months ago
Murdered the solo =/
murilolepperdogs 11 months ago
CHris and marty definately play it the best
MrDohmah 11 months ago
Worst guitar player Megadeth has had
TheM3TaLMeTaLLiCa 1 year ago
He makes a nice posing while playing.
Benzadeus 1 year ago
true not as clean as marty or broderick but he put his soul into it and thats what u play guitar with u r soul
8582roy 1 year ago
@8582roy you play guitar with your fingers. Fact: Al Pitrelli CAN'T play the solo the way Marty wrote it. Chris can. That's the difference. The arpeggio at :58 is wrong, and the lick right after that is wrong. Al Pitrelli may be a good guitar player, but not for Megadeth. Same thing for DeGrasso. Nice drummer, okay solo in 'wolf', but you need a metal drummer for a metal band. Too many Rock Band-esque fills from him.
mustainedv8 11 months ago
you name it - one of the best solos ever... i still prefer the original version on RiP though
rockapartie 1 year ago
Lord, Jimmy DeGrasso is so tight and yet so groovy....
KaptainK59 1 year ago
i'd rather watch someone play someone elses solo with a personal touch than replicating it soullessly like that robot broderick. yeah it's like listening to the studio version, but where's the fun in that?
finowa 1 year ago 2
well mustaine is better then marty, boderick, hammet, drover, young, pitrelli and poland, and the best megadeth solo is my last words
FlatMetal22 1 year ago
@FlatMetal22 oh yes last words as a kick ass solo
dayglo98 1 year ago
@FlatMetal22 you are batshit crazy if you think mustaine is better then broderick, marty, or polland. he is better than hammet and drover...but pitrelli is arguable. pull your head out of your ass please and thank you.
mmburton1 1 year ago
@mmburton1
Joel McIver's book also said that...
netzainal 1 year ago
@mmburton1 hes not as good as drover either...he was a super solid player...Al had to go
screat 11 months ago
@screat Drover abused the neck pickup
SevenisNine 11 months ago
@FlatMetal22
Mustaine better than marty, broderick or broderick?
i lold
bergAgreb 1 year ago
I dedicate this post to the 2 boneheads: 'Anarchyffan' and '@BlackPlek' who obviously know less than zip about playing guitar, stating: 1) 'He fucked up so many times...' and 2) 'I think hammet is 50 times better than chris broderick'. Firstly, Where exactly did Al mess up? Give all the instances + precise times. Secondly, Hammett isn't in the same dimension as Chris Broderick let alone competing with him. Think b4 u post! Everyone is entitled to an opinion - - unless they talk complete shite.
GorillaBaps 1 year ago
He fucked up so many times...
Anarchyffan 1 year ago
My opinion on Megadeth guitarrists:
1.- Friedman : He is the man,...nice solos, unique style.
2.- Pitrelli: Way underrated, cool guy, played solos nicely with a tocuh of his style and lot sof feeling.
3.- Broderick: Best Technique, zero feeling, too mechanichal.
4.- ChrisPoland: NIce player, cool style.
5.- Jeff Young: cool style.
6.- Chris Poland, zero stage presence. Good guitarist, just didn´t fit Megadeth music.
TheVicHardy 1 year ago 3
@TheVicHardy
wait a minute there, Chris Poland is your nº4 and 6, one of those 2 has to be Drover right? which one is it?
MetalHeadFilipeG96 1 year ago
@TheVicHardy My bad...numer 6 is Glenn Drover
TheVicHardy 1 year ago
@TheVicHardy if chris broderick got zero feeling than rusty cooley has minus 15!! i hate shredders..
ididregister 1 year ago
Pitrelli kick ass and he looks cool with that explorer guitar, he played this hard solo his way and he did nicely....way better than Drover, with more feeling that Broderick but nit as good as Friedman.
TheVicHardy 1 year ago 2
holy crap he totally screwed up the solo i feel bad for him he was on a tremendous amount of pressure at every concert he would never play the solos right and even dave said he had to kick him out of the band because of that.....now we have the second best guitarist megadeth has ever had marty is first chris broderick is second
TheM3TaLMeTaLLiCa 1 year ago
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Maybe his playing is not as clean as Marty's or Brockerick's, but to say he didn't put feel or soul in this solo is stupid, sorry. Pay a little more attention to it while listening, he has a great control over the tone and matches the bendings and vibratos perfectly (listen to Hammett or to 95% of the youtube shredders if you want to know how NOT to play guitar referring feel and soul).
BlackPlek 1 year ago
Maybe his playing is not as clean as Marty's or Brockerick's, but to say he didn't put feel or soul in this solo is stupid, sorry. Pay a little more attention to it while listening, he has a great control over the tone and matches the bendings and vibratos perfectly (listen to Hammett or to 95% of the youtube shredders if you want to know how NOT to play guitar referring feel and soul).
BlackPlek 1 year ago
@BlackPlek i think hammet is 50 times better than chris broderick. Al is a guitar legend like marty is!
ididregister 1 year ago
Marty Freidman will always do tha solo better since he was the one who made it in the firts place, but Chris Broderick is great at that solo. The one thing Al Pitrelli does not do is put feel into his solos.But it was still OK.
aidanrockstar 1 year ago
why is everyone hating on pitrelli? Its no fun to go to a show and see exact studio copies. Pitrelli added his own style to the solo and it turned out awesome.
I dont think Polands tone would fit this solo very much
rampage222555 1 year ago
@rampage222555 Poland can play this solo, and he uses only 3 fingers. One thing is to play it your own way, other thing is to fuck up the solo. Even Drover played this better than Pitrelli, people overrate Al because he's more famous. One demostration of playing a solo by your own way without fucking it up, is on the Box Set that Megadeth released on 2007. Check In My Darkest Hour in the 4th CD, it's a live track, Marty changed the whole solo, and it's still awesome.
MadeWithMetal 1 year ago
@MadeWithMetal Didnt say Poland couldnt play the solo, I said his tone wouldnt really fit the solo. Polands tone sounds like he dunks the tone knob and has no reverb * i said it sounds*. I actually liked this version better than Drovers, but that was awesome too. Pitrelli didnt fck up the solo at all, it sounds awesome. Pitrelli is actually underrated. The Dread and Fugitive Mind was one of the best solos in the Megaddeth arsenal. Im not hating on anybody, lol.
rampage222555 1 year ago
@rampage222555 That's a good point because Poland's tone is for Blues. I actually find this version weird, because Marty teached Al how to play his solos before leaving, and he ruined the arpeggios of this version. Drover followed only his techniques (which aren't good enough) and followed more of the melody of this solo than Al did. Of course Al is underrated, but he's overrated in many cases only for being more famous. Whatever, I didn't want to seem a hater hehe LOL.
MadeWithMetal 1 year ago
all I can say is: wtf?
KeloUnlimited 1 year ago
@xy1p33y0x Makes me wonder if Poland could pull it off? It'd be awesome to hear him add a little jazz flair to it, methinks.
emphaticleech 1 year ago
@emphaticleech poland can do it 4 sure dude!!
crungen5 1 year ago
@crungen5 I love Poland...but I doubt he can do it note for note. As I said though...a neat version with some jazz flair would be nice to hear, though. And if he can do it note for note...well we may have another Django Reinhardt in the world. :)
emphaticleech 1 year ago
He was the worst guitarst in megadeth...
But still better than kirk hammet!
jiiomg 1 year ago
@jiiomg my dog tied up is better than kirk
did u see that video which kirk mistakes st anger's shitty riffs?!
omg
rodrigogier 1 year ago
well he most definitely messed it up!!! no one can play like marty or chris!!!!
eroticblack 1 year ago
I like Al Pitrelli way more than the next fatass they had and yes including chris. chris is great but to mechanical. this guy moves his fingers like butter
UACDOOM 1 year ago
Is that really Broderick in the crowd?
jumper1294 1 year ago
I think IMO they should of kept this line up, great guitarist and drummer, post Rust in peace line up
blackbart316 1 year ago
che Al Pitrelli ? E' mica freedman ?
MattyOilCompanyMG 1 year ago
I really like the way Al plays this solo, i like it better than chris playing
i mean, chris is a machine and whatever, but i can't take his lack of soul and feeling,
ryurik28 1 year ago 2
@ryurik28 Totally agreed! Al puts a little bit of himself into the solo which makes it more unique to him. And while Chris can nail the solo better, he sounds very robotic. Which is why I much prefer Marty over him, even though he's techically better than Marty. xD
AngelicStorm1 1 year ago
in dave new book he accuses al of not knowing the material. and thats the reason this and other parts are not the same
jonorancid 1 year ago
haha soloing with explorer....good
M1R2A1N 1 year ago
that was a beautiful bend.
rampage222555 1 year ago
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ryurik28 1 year ago
@xy1p33y0x
Meh Chris is a way better guitarist than all of them and Chris can play the solo without a single mistake while even Marty sometimes didn't, but Marty plays this particular solo better because its a Marty solo, no explaination needed :P.
Brutalyeah 1 year ago
@Brutalyeah, have you heard the new Rust in Peace live cd? I actually laughed how bad Broderick played martys solos there. And in additon he had no feeling. Al here made his own version of the solos which is great
MikaelLV 1 year ago
@MikaelLV
I think Broderick did a good job, he is one of the best guitarists I know and ofc its harc to add Marrty's style to it but he's such a great guitarist... just listen to Downward Fall, a song he wrote. You will change your mind for sure...
Brutalyeah 1 year ago
well he is better than glover and put more feeling that broderick
luisjosito95 1 year ago
Degrasso is better drummer than Drover. He is more poerfull . But the best is MENZA!