Wanted: Guitar Heroes

[makedonche]

I always loved Free and still think they are under appreciated.

Free - Mr Big - YouTube

Listen to Kossof on the Les Paul through Marshall ... my goodness ... & Rodgers doing his thing on vocals. So many tried to copy his voice in the 80's.

The bass lines, wow ... the fist time I ever noticed the bass guitar was when listening to Free!

RTG
I finally got a chance to play the clip........awesome!
My information is that kossof is Macedonian - coming form a well known local Macedonian vocalist form "The Nazz" who actually knew him! And Paul Rodgers.....best ever pop/rock vocalist, and still kranking it at his age!
Phoenix - sorry to contribute to the railroading of the thread...just call me Brian

[Tomche Makedonche]

Dragan
Zdravo Dragan, for someone who's not a fan of Metal, you sure made a hell of a pick from Metallica's catalogue . Hammet's best work was definitely from the mid 80's , Fade to Black, Disposable Hero's and Damage Inc are some of his stand outs for me, but honestly the last quality solo that I reckon he produced was Unforgiven and that was over 20 years ago now, these days it's just sloppy playing with no direction which he tries to cover with a whah most of the time, it's a shame really... but I've always digged that harmony section you pointed out (which I think was Hetfield's creation)


Phoenix
Didn't know you were into Krshenje Tikvi hehe, I think my favourite album is still Siamese Dream, as much as Melancholy offered, songs like Cherub Rock, Mayonnaise, and Disarm are still the standouts for me. As you can see from your clip, Corgan's also a Fender man like Riste, by the way have you gotten any closer to making a purchase? (thread has sort of taken another direction)

[Tomche Makedonche]

I think this guy did for Digitech and their Whammy pedal, the same as what Eddie did for MXR and their Phaser, Whether you like the hip hop aspect or not, they definitely can hold a groove…

Rage Against The Machine - Guerrilla Radio (The Battle Of Dusseldorf 2000) - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

Another one of those greatest riffs of all time, I don’t think MXR could have envisaged how a simple chord progression could create so much demand for a phaser pedal… (by the way I'm a Roth man)

Van Halen - Unchained (HD) - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

Riste
Radiohead – I think Amnesiac is the album that sticks with me the most, they sort of remind me of Floyd’s Dark side for some reason, but I got to say that I dig the vibe from this song off Hail to the Thief, even though the topic is comical…

Radiohead - A punchup at a wedding (no no no no no) - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

Lynch, another influential 80’s shredder…

Dokken - Mr Scary, Live Recording - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

Riste
Free – Wow, awesome find with this clip, I reckon that bass line would have even got Kimi Raikkonen grooving, understand where you're coming from with the underappreciated perspective, especially since they pretty much got every drummer to include the addition of a cowbell to their kit.

Speaking of “Mr Big”, (now there's a perfect lead in if ever I saw one) here’s another guy I think deserves his own spotlight, Paul Gilbert, initially caught my eye with his work in Racer X, probably more known for his role in the band Mr Big, but a top guitarist either way (having a pinky the length of a baby's forearm doesn't hurt either), here’s a clip of some recent work with Racer X

Paul Gilbert - Technical Difficulties + Tabs - YouTube

[Phoenix]

Smashing Pumpkins doing JD's 'Transmission'...

[DraganOfStip]

One of the best finger-twisting solos I've ever heard.(Not really a heavy metal fan,but the speed of the solo is simply fascinating) 3:02 - 3:23.AWESOME!

Fight Fire with Fire - Metallica - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

One of my all time favourite albums, Strats in harmony, and what can you say about Harris other than watch those fingers go...

Iron maiden - Running Free Live in Top of the pops - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

Top Irish soloist, probably preferred his collaboration with Lynott in Parisienne Walkways more, either way Thin Lizzy has definitely seen some quality players come and go. But I just had to paste this clip for the quality of the music video alone (they sure don't make them like this anymore hehe)

Gary Moore & Phil Lynott- Out in the Fields - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

John Sykes, brilliant guitarist, absolute shredder

★★★ Whitesnake - "Crying In The Rain" & John Sykes Solo | Rock In Rio, Brazil, 11/01/1985 - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

Great Canadian Trio, although the drummer is probably the standout musician, still influencial in getting me on to the Prog

rush limelight music video - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

In my opinion one of the all time greatest guitar riffs ever, Tool did a decent cover of this in the 90's, worth a listen as well.

No Quarter - YouTube

[Tomche Makedonche]

"Well, this thread will now be officially hijacked from Phoenix ... lets make it a guitarists musical treat!"

Carefull what you wish for, this could turn epic...

SRV = Respect, Little Wing has been my personal Hendrix favourite, have heard a lot of pretenders give it a go but until tonight, I think I've finally heard someone take it and make it their own, definitely got loads of soul in those fingers

Like I said before, personally for me, the tone and technique of Rhoads still inspires me today, in one word: "Legend"

Ozzy Osbourne - After Hours Performance, NY 28.04.1981 - YouTube