Conference napalm::heavy_metal

================================================================================
ANT::SLABOUNTY "Forget the doctor - get me a nurse!" 10 lines   5-OCT-1989 12:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    	If u want guitar-based, get some Santana ... pick up "Great-
    	est Hits" if u can find it.  This guy cooks!!  "Hope You're
    	Feeling Better" is my favorite.
    
    							GTI
    

================================================================================
ASAHI::COOPER "Scouting...The great adventure"        5 lines   5-OCT-1989 12:39
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    re:-1
    
    Yeah, a song called Europa is the gnads (by Santana...)
    
    jc

================================================================================
RDGENG::BAUGH "Screaming in the night...!"            5 lines   5-OCT-1989 14:10
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    If you want to listen to another good guitarist check out 
    Jason Becker who has an album called "perpetual son".
    
    				SRi

================================================================================
MARKER::BUCKLEY "Snake status - 22 inches and growin" 3 lines   5-OCT-1989 15:29
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Uh, Becker's album is called _Perpetual BURN_.  Personally, ther eis so
    many arpeggios and fast scales I CAN'T listen to it!!!  His partner in
    crime, Marty Freidman, also has a solo lp called _Dragon's Kiss_. 

================================================================================
Note 455.47                       Joe Satriani                          47 of 48
HAZEL::STARR "Always took candy from strangers..."   26 lines   5-OCT-1989 15:43
        -< there *were* guitarists before Mike Varney came along! 8^) >-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>    From reading this note, it looks like Jeff Beck is another name I
>    should check out.  Who else does guitar-based, instrumental rock like
>    this?

Well, besides all these current speed demons everyone is recommending, I would 
also suggst you check out a couple 'classics'. 

Jeff Beck's 'Blow by Blow' and 'Wired' ablums laid a lot of groundwork for 
future guitarist. These are both instrumental.

Ronnie Montrose ("Town Without Pity") also did some nice stuff, as does Carlos 
Santana ('Moonflower' is a nice live/best of album). These have both 
instrumental and vocal tracks on them.

Richie Blackmore does some real nice stuff, but I can't think of any one album 
to recommend getting. Most of the good stuff is scattered through tons of 
rubbish on the Rainbow albums.

Allan Holdsworth is also very good, although I'm not as familiar with his 
stuff as I am with the previous ones I mentioned. I have 'Metal Fatigue' and I 
enjoy that a lot.

I'm not sure if these guys are what you are looking for, but I thought I'd 
mention them just for your info....

cat

================================================================================
ANT::SLABOUNTY "Forget the doctor - get me a nurse!" 10 lines   5-OCT-1989 16:16
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    	Oh yeah - "Ten Years After" with Alvin Lee on lead.
    
    	I don't know how the new album is, but get "Recorded Live"
    	and I'm sure u won't be disappointed.
    
    	[These replies are gonna be moved very soon.]
    
    							GTI
    

    Speaking of Santana, there's an album which features he and another
    great from the seventies, John MacLaughlin (not sure of spelling
    of last name). Jimmy Page once said of him : "he's the best guitarist
    in Britain and he's stuck working in a music store...". If you want
    an instrumental and guitar-oriented album, check out "Birds of Fire".
    MacLaughlin blows away 99% of guitarists out there today and this
    album was released in 1973! We saw him execute this entire album
    live in Toronto and the musicianship was flawless. The tempo was
    stepped up on all the fast tunes which were already at a "Fight Fire
    with Fire" type meter. 
    He and Santana joined musical and religious forces to record the
    "Love, Devotion and Surrender" album which is not bad but somewhat
    cluttered in sections where the two are trading riffs back and forth.
    
    
                                           Tull (but mostly) Skull
    

    I saw a Steve Vai import release in the store last night called "Flex
    Able".  It had the "Attitude Song" on it.
    
    Is this all instrumental?
    
    Mike

    
    	The first side is VERY Zappa-influenced (the first song is
    	called "Little Green Men").  The second side is more of what
    	I expected to hear when I bought it ... mostly instrumentals.
    
    	"The Attitude Song" is great!!
    
    							GTI
    

    Definately NOT all instrumental, but has some really cool stuff on it.
    Quite eclectic, so prepare for the worst if you get it.  Definately
    interesting...
    
    Greg

    Hello GTI, here I am.
    Carlos Santana is definetely one of the best guitar players ever. He
    played in the begining much harder rock than today. The Abraxas LP is
    one of the best rock albums and has some hard rocking too. Borboletta
    is also good but Caravanserai is better. I do not like very much the
    late more commercial approach but he remains a genius of the guitar
    (just listen him on the new Lee Hooker LP).
    I also like Satriani but Santana succeeds better in slow playing with
    its unique style (this is not a comparison as both are fine).
    Dire Straits have also something to say about guitar playing.
    
    Sorin

    
    	I'm listening to "Tin Machine" right now ... if it wasn't
    	for Reeves Gabrels (guitar) I probably wouldn't like it.
    
    							GTI
    

    I need to know the name of the record label for the following.  Could
    someone that has them post it please?
    
    Steve Vai's       "Flexable"
    Blues Saraceno    "Never Look Back"
    Eric Johnson      "Tones"
    
    Thanks,
    Mike

                  
    Isn't Blues Saraceno on Shrapnel ? Its either that or GFTPM's own
    label he's on.

    Yeah, he's on GFTPM's label. 
    
    
    				Scary

    Anyone out there know any new heavy metal band i'm mean not too heavy
    but stuff like White Lion has alot amazing guitar trick in there
    album.I got Steve V. Joe Str. White Lion Van H and TNT, i'm still
    looking for more album that has alot of mazing guitars in their
    songs like the above bands. thanks alot for any informations.
    
                                 Millions Miles Away

    -1
    
    Warrior, if you can find it! (I think the went naff)

                
                How  about    Leatherwolf?     The  guitar  isn't
                megagreat, but it's excellent and the band itself
                is similar to TNT  and  White Lion (though I like
                'em better than both).
                
                - Merlin -
                

    
    Try Helix "Long Way To Heaven", Mr. Big, Blues Saraceno "Don't Look
    Back", Joey Taffola "Out Of The Sun", Extreme, and of course, any
    Queensryche, just to name a few.
    
    I own these, and would highly recommend them for the style you 
    described.
    
    J-Dot

    
    	Try EZO "Fire,Fire" by far one of the best albums in a long while.
    
    	M
    	 B
    
    

    Try also Guitar Masters compilation from Roadrunner Records and LPs
    from Iron Maiden like "Powerslave" and "Number of the Beast" which
    contain much guitar solos (I considered long time Iron Maiden as Dire
    Straits of Heavy Metal because of their clean and excellent guitar
    playing).
    
    Sorin

                           "Fretboard Frenzy" [CD]

Black Cat - Cacophany			Forbidden City - Marty Friedman
Bad Racket - Greg Howe			Motor Man - Racer X
Altitudes - Jason Becker		Out of the Sun - Joey Tafolla
Scarified - Racer X			The Villa (2631) - Dr. Mastermind
West World - Apocrypha

	This is THE album to get if you want guitar-oriented metal.
	Greg Howe is amazing, and Dr. Mastermind is great.  Paul Gil-
	bert (from Racer X) doesn't need an introduction.

	Most are instrumentals, but a few have vocals.

							GTI

    -1  I can't tell you CAN'T HEAR ANY GUITAR PLAYING in their songs!!!
    Seriously...all their mix is are drums, vocals, acoustic guitar and
    bass...they have two other elec guitarists and a keyboardist, and 
    you'd NEVER know it!!!
    
    Pretty lame
    

    I can't seem to please you guys, huh??
    JJ-) are you still with me on this???
    
    Buck, sweetheart..
    Ihave a question for ya'..
    What bands do you like??
    
    catch ya' in 77....
    
    Tracy....   ;-)

    Dearest Tracy, my dear...
    
    For geetar bands, i like:
    
    o Racer X
    o Cacophony
    o Joey Traffola
    o Shotgun Messiah
    o Vinnie Moore
    o Alcatrazz
    o Bullet Boyz
    
    for other rockin stuff, I'm into:
    
    o LA Guns
    o Kix
    o D-Molls
    o Sick of it All
    o Ramones
    o Faster Pussycat
    
    No JonBomb for me!
    ;^)

    
    	Mike Heiser:
    
    	Check out Shrapnel Records' "Fretboard Frenzy" for some amazing
    	guitar work:
    
    	Marty Friedman
    	Jason Becker
    	Greg Howe [ROOLZ!!]
    	Joey Taffola
    
    	Mostly instrumentals, but some with vocals.
    
    							GTI
    

    Greg Howe's first album is excellent.  All instrumental if I remember
    right and great songs!  A friend loaned this to me awhile back and I
    really enjoyed it!
    
    I've heard that Howe II, his second one isn't as good and has more
    vocal stuff.
    
    gh

    
    	I looked for Howe's first album at Strawberries, but all they
    	had was "Howe II".  I'll have to keep looking.
    
    							GTI
    

                Best guitar oriented stuff as far as I'm concerned
                is MacAlpines first two and Vinnie Moore.  Probably
                said this in here someplace before, but I thought I'd
                remind myself again :').

                - Rob 

RE : -1

You should give a try to Patrick Rondat if you happen to find it in import. I
know Kazunari found it in Japan, so you may have a chance :-)

Didier

    
    	I heard the last 15 seconds of an Eric Johnson instrumental,
    	and it sounded ALOT like Blues Saraceno.  Maybe it was just
    	the fact that I only heard a small tidbit though.
    
    	Maybe I'll check him out ... is he all instrumental?
    
    							GTI
    

    re: Eric Johnson
    
    His material is mostly instrumental, there's a few songs he sings on as
    well.  It's excellent stuff, but I believe your first impression is
    wrong, he sounds nothing like Blues Saraceno to me.  
    
    Eric is pretty polished and jazzy.  The rock stuff he does is very
    melodic.  I've seen him live and he rips that stuff off like it's
    nothing.  Really an incredible player!
    
    gh

    His first album, "Tones", has vocals on 5 of the 9 songs.  His second,
    "Ah Via Musicom" has vocals on half of the songs.  Not to worry, he's a
    very good singer.
    
    I also think he's great!
    
    Mike

    
    	Dave Blickstein is raving about the new Steve Morse album,
    	"Southern Steel".  He says even the headbangers will like
    	it because he plays some heavy stuff on this new one.
    
    	I think I'll be picking it up tonight, so I'll let you
    	know what I think of it.
    
    	In case you care, Steve used to be in The Dixie Dregs.
    
    							GTI
    

    RE:  Dave Blickstein raving about Steve Morse
    
    Yeah, and the pope sh*ts in the woods...what else is new?!

    So did anyone buy "Woodpecker Stomp" yet or am I going to have to make
    everyone a copy? ;-)
    
    Mike

      re. about Steve Morris. If any of you guys saw the movie Sky Patrol
    and heard some of those hot licks while the crazy guy was sky down hill.
    Supposedly this is the type of material that is suppose to be on this
    album.
                                     The KER
    

    re: Mike
    
    Make us a copy, wouldya?
    
    ;^)

    
    
    Actually Buck, I heard Morse when Dave picked me up last week, and much
    to my surprise, what I heard of it was pretty heavy and I liked it.
    

    -1  really?
    
    Steve is a country boy by-and-large...I'll have to check this out.
    Now everyone, don't get all huffy and puffy cuz I said Steve was a
    country boy...that's not derogatory...he can play like a mutha!!!

    
    re KER
    
    How does one "sky down a hill" and what is this movie, "Sky Patrol"?
    
    8^)

    you should see my mutha play guitar

    The movie "Ski Patrol" has been shown on Skin-a-max lately.
    
    It's filled with dweebs and sucks especially well, BUT, the Steve Morse 
    tunes used for the downhill ski sequences are REALLY impressive! 
    
    Wow, can that boy play!!
    
    -Stevie D

    
    	Well, I did pick it up last night ... and listened to the
    	first 4 songs or so on the way home.  Some of them ARE
    	heavy, and quite good.
    
    	I'll have to listen to the rest and post a better review
    	when I'm done.
    
    	His last album, "High Tension Wires", was less than I ex-
    	pected.  Only one really good song, "Tumeni Notes", with
    	the rest of the album filled with slower-type stuff.
    
    							GTI
    
    

>    Make us a copy, wouldya?
    
    but what do I put on the other side? ;-)  You can always call me and
    listen to it over the phone ;-)
    
    Mike

>    but what do I put on the other side? ;-)  You can always call me and
>    listen to it over the phone ;-)
    
    Put selections off all yer Ozzy albums on the other side.  ];^)
    
    On the phone...hahhaha!  8^)
    
    gh

>    Put selections off all yer Ozzy albums on the other side.  ];^)
    
    Ha!  That's pretty funny! ;-)  But why would you want me to leave it
    blank? ;-)
    
    Mike

       Re. Flip,  Stevie D. did an excellent job of conveying what I was
    trying to say. As far as "skying down a hill", if I ever get to meet
    you I will show you how it is done.
    						The KER