lmilhan
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Way back in the 80s, there was this entire movement of guitar instrumental musicians. And let me tell you that many of them were/are absolutely amazing. What a wonderful time to be a fan of guitar virtuosos. And then Nirvana came along and ruined everything - but that's a whole other rant for another thread at perhaps another time.
Some of my favorite guitarists came from that (pre-Nirvana) time such as Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Chris Impelliterri, Tony McAlpine, Vinnie Moore, Eric Johnson, Greg Howe and Jason Becker, just to name a few.
During that time, Jason Becker was really blowing my mind, and still to this day Perpetual Burn blows my mind (I get depressed every time I think of what happened to that poor guy). Becker was frequently playing with another fellow named Marty Friedman. Becker and Friedman each had their own solo CD and they both played in a band named Cacophony. As it turns out, Marty Friedman never real 'did it' for me for some reason that I couldn't quite put my finger on. There were many other guitarists at the time who were much more interesting to my ears, so I often never paid Friedman much attention. Later on Friedman joined Megadeth, at which time he got my attention, and I finally started acknowledging him as the virtuoso that he really is. He put out a couple of more solo albums, which again didn't really 'do it' for me.
Ok so after that long winded commentary, you may be asking yourself where I am going with this?
Well, He's baaaaaacccckkk!
His new CD is named Loudspeaker.
And let me tell you that this is the Marty Friedman I always wanted to hear, but for some reason in the past he never quite reached this level of greatness (except for maybe his work with Megadeth).
I don't know if it his new home in Japan that influenced him, or perhaps he is feeding off of the other great guest artists who appear on the CD (Vai, Petrucci, Sheehan). Whatever the case may be, this CD is wonderful and rocks from top to bottom. As a nice bonus, it happens to be mastered quite well. And Marty has a great guitar tone on this one! If you are a fan of instrumental electric guitar albums, this one is a no brainer. Your collection is incomplete without this one I tell ya. Get it!
During that time, Jason Becker was really blowing my mind, and still to this day Perpetual Burn blows my mind (I get depressed every time I think of what happened to that poor guy). Becker was frequently playing with another fellow named Marty Friedman. Becker and Friedman each had their own solo CD and they both played in a band named Cacophony. As it turns out, Marty Friedman never real 'did it' for me for some reason that I couldn't quite put my finger on. There were many other guitarists at the time who were much more interesting to my ears, so I often never paid Friedman much attention. Later on Friedman joined Megadeth, at which time he got my attention, and I finally started acknowledging him as the virtuoso that he really is. He put out a couple of more solo albums, which again didn't really 'do it' for me.
Ok so after that long winded commentary, you may be asking yourself where I am going with this?
Well, He's baaaaaacccckkk!
His new CD is named Loudspeaker.
And let me tell you that this is the Marty Friedman I always wanted to hear, but for some reason in the past he never quite reached this level of greatness (except for maybe his work with Megadeth).
I don't know if it his new home in Japan that influenced him, or perhaps he is feeding off of the other great guest artists who appear on the CD (Vai, Petrucci, Sheehan). Whatever the case may be, this CD is wonderful and rocks from top to bottom. As a nice bonus, it happens to be mastered quite well. And Marty has a great guitar tone on this one! If you are a fan of instrumental electric guitar albums, this one is a no brainer. Your collection is incomplete without this one I tell ya. Get it!
