Best guitarist of solo albums
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Original post
Posted by Yossarian, 11.05.2009 - 11:42
I know that there are already some polls about this feature. But I am focusing here just in guitarists that have produced and are known mainly by their solo albums. I am quite enthusiastic about knowing your thoughts about who is the most skilled out of these 9. Please consider everything related to technique: speed, use of distortion and pedals, elegance, difficulty in shredding... and take also into account their feeling while playing and all issues in general. There is another poll containing some of these nine, but Michael Angelo, Vinnie, Tony and Joe are not featured and they are quite important in the "axe" scene.
Now I have to say that there are others such as Joey Tafolla, Jason Becker, Michael Lee Firkins, Jose Luis Pizarro... that I have not included because they are not so popular and there are many great guitarists playing in their own bands or delivering not mainly instrumental albums such as Petrucci, Van Halen, James Murphy, Skolnick... and many others from another time: Buckethead, Dimebag, Akira Tabayashi, Ritchie Blackmore, Paul Quinn -Saxon-, Michael Schenker, Adrian Vandenberg and all Ozzy, Dio and Thin Lizzy guitarists.
I knew Yngwie in 1987, and IMO he is still the best Axe composing sung songs as in Marching Out, Odissey..., then Satriani, close later Vai after playing in Whitesnake and showing himself in the film "Crossroads" with "Karate Kid" back in @1989. I knew Vinnie from Vicious Rumors, Paul Gilbert from Racer X and Jason-Marty from Cacophony. Macalpine and Michael Angelo came into scene some time after and, finally, I listened Eric Johnson after being part of G3 most recently. I used to be fan of Satriani until I watched him together with Vai in the same concert "Leyendas de la Guitarra" in Seville 1992. After that, Vai has been my favourite and, despite how good are the others, with difference.
Well, what is your choice?
Poll
What is your favourite guitarrist out of these 9 axes?
Marty Friedman
33
Joe Satriani
25
Yngwie
21
Steve Vai
9
Paul Gilbert
8
Michael Angelo Batio
4
Tony MaCalpine
3
Vinnie Moore
2
Eric Johnson
1
Total votes: 106
| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
Satriani!! Well, I have almost all of his CDs. I practically worship him.
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| Demon Heart Posts: 25  |
So I voted for Yngwie, the king of Guitar Solos
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| Yossarian Posts: 354  |
Written by chematss on 27.05.2009 at 21:25 Hi again. It is o.k. to vote for Marty. I love him -musically-. He is astonishing. Vai and Satriani are perhaps more "showy" and sometimes it is difficult to withstand listening a whole album from Vai. -Some of his songs are...well...no comments- Regarding this, Marty's albums are perhaps more, let's say, regular. However, when I see Vai playing, I get dumbstruck. About you English, I don't know why you say that...It is perfect. Without errors. It's o.k. Cheers.
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| Yossarian Posts: 354 |
Come on. No votes for Vinnie yet? Do you know him? Try myspace, youtube or lastfm and blow up your mind. I have placed some links above. Cheers
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| Yossarian Posts: 354 |
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| terrorist Posts: 358  |
Marty definitely.He is creative for sure.
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| Faust Posts: 28  |
I voted Marty! and his Dragon kiss album is my favourite guitar album, for years thar i've been listening it and can't get bored  Yngwie comes just after. Jason Becker is missing in the list, i would have vote him othewise.
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| Yossarian Posts: 354 |
Written by Faust on 16.06.2009 at 16:54 Yes. I know. I did not put him, since I thought he had just recorded 1 album before the illness. However, I learned recently that he wrote another one played by Michael Lee Firkins among other guitarists. As I said above in other post, I regret not having include Jason, Greg Howe or even Richie Kotzen, but there is only room for 9
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| IronBlackZepp Posts: 180  |
Well it would be hard for me to vote on this one because I have not heard enough Friedman, although he is great. I like Malmsteen, Satch, and Vai a little, they all have some great shred songs that we all can enjoy. Gilbert is good but he is not a fav of mine yet. I only like one Batio song, and thats speed kills, so it cannot be him. The other 3 I really do not care for much, so right now I would probably go for Malmsteeen, but that is only because I know his stuff more then Satch, Vai, Gilbert, and Friedman. Ill come back later when I hear more.
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| Razorback Posts: 220  |
Marty Friedman no doubt ,creative,unique,and amazing  bit still there are very good musicians on the list .
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| ToMegaTherion Posts: 718  |
Joe Satriani is a guitarist with special abilities not only for him self, he has so much he help create good guitarists.
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| Yossarian Posts: 354 |
Marty is still the leader. Surprising for me, but please don't misunderstand...He is a great axe and, as I say before, it is very difficult to choose between the ones in the list and some others that I could not include. However, have you people listened to fully Vinnie, Macalpine or Satriani and have you seen Vai performing. IMO the last two are more skilled and creative than Marty, though they are not so metallic, nevertheless...
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| Mehrdad89 Posts: 3  |
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| ToMegaTherion Posts: 718 |
One that people might find curious is the solo work of Lanvall, the guitarist and main songwritter of Edenbridge. He has made numerous guitar albums, usually very atmospheric and eerie but very good definitely.
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| ToMegaTherion Posts: 718 |
Written by Faust on 16.06.2009 at 16:54 becker is very very good as well.
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| Yossarian Posts: 354 |
Written by ToMegaTherion on 22.10.2009 at 02:05 I totally agree, but there can be just 9 choices, unfortunately.
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| ToMegaTherion Posts: 718 |
Written by Yossarian on 06.11.2009 at 06:57 Yeah i know, just wanted to make sure becker was mentioned. Hey what about Andy Le Roque, im not certain about any solo projects of his, but he dose perform along side King Diamond on his solo project
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| Yossarian Posts: 354 |
Quote:Quote: Andy is fantastic. As far as I know -and webvestigate-, he has no solo projects, I mean, instrumental solo projects. And perhaps, he is less eclectic than Jason and the others.
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| Yossarian Posts: 354 |
Written by instrumentalman on 28.11.2009 at 19:47 I will try Patrick Rondat. I didn't know him...
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| Scourge Posts: 64  |
Vote to Yngwie
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| Scourge Posts: 64 |
Does anybody know Marc Rizzo? he would be my first choice.
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| Saitenhexerin Posts: 195  |
Jeff Loomis is missing! Zero Order is absolutely amazing, one of my favourite albums! Check it uot if you don't know it yet, you wno't regret it Of the above mentioned, Vai and Satriani!
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| Hellish Star Posts: 2966  |
Lots of guitar heroes are missing but it's impossible to add them all. I voted Marty Friedman because of"Dragon's kiss" although the very first Malmsteen is a classic one too.... Another one I adore is Patrick Rondat with "Rape of the earth"
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| Yossarian Posts: 354 |
Written by Hellish Star on 13.02.2010 at 19:29 All right. Convinced. I looked in youtube and Rondat is amazing... I will get sth from him. Cheers
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| Dark Blood The Avenger Posts: 1435  |
I've voted for Satriani. Definitely one of the best guitarists of all time IMO. As Saitenhexerin mentioned, Jeff Loomis is missing! But then again, we cant include all the good ones.. no space?  There's always Rusty Cooley and John Petrucci too.
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| Yossarian Posts: 354 |
Written by Dark Blood on 20.02.2010 at 18:59 Hi. I meant no room really when i said "space" -it was a literal translation from Spanish-, you can only place 9 options in every poll. I would have liked to include Petrucci, Buckethead, Greg Howe, me -joking-, Jason Becker or Patrick Rondat -recently discovered-, but... no room.
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| Dark Blood The Avenger Posts: 1435 |
Written by Yossarian on 25.02.2010 at 22:02 Yeah I know. There are just too many good guitarists to be mentioned in the poll.
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