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The previous post with Gary Moore and his Parisian walkways made me thing at something else: there were a couple of instrumental songs that meant something for me at one moment and still remained up to this day in my memory as milestones of guitar playing. These songs are for me masterpieces that should be listened and remembed by every guitar player around. Unfortunately, I can’t brag myself about studying them, I just love them and love to listen these songs as great guitar pieces from a technical and melodic point of view.
OK, I could go into a clichee here and everybody will say, oh, yeah, right, Satriani, doh! But I can not help it and start the list with Always with me, always with you, Joe Satriani. The definitive instrumental hit.
Then, I guess, Yngwie Malmsteen and his Black Star… We could all argue about how infatuated the guy is, but I guess nobody will argue about what he meant (still means?) for the guitar world.
Then, I would put here Gary Moore and The Loner.
I must admit I didn’t know the video, I only had the song on tape at that moment, so seeing Gary Moore with a Jackson seems a bit strange, to me Gary Moore is the Gibson guy, even if I do know his early days rock history. I still love Blood of emeralds.
I could also name Steve Vai with For the love of God, which to me is a sister song for Always with me, but not as touchy, the same way Vai is not as soulful as Satriani in his playing. Ah, yes, and Fleetwood Mac with Albatros, a personal one, I used to play it in highschool.
So, again:
- Always with me, always with you, Joe Satriani
- Black star, Yngwie Malmsteen
- The loner, Gary Moore
Anything else from your side?
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Ovidiu OprescuRomania, 33 years
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Danel R. Lehrman
January 19th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Yes, I am a devout Gary Moore fan. He has a butt load of MOJO.
He puts me in a trance.
Joe S does not do it for me musically, but I’ve seen him in concert and he does it for me technically, Wow.
Yngwie is a bum he,he, but he re-defines classical music
Stevie Vai is from outer space, great musician and performer, see the dvd Live From Astoria, that will make you a believer.
Ovidiu
January 20th, 2009 at 9:16 am
I used to listen to Gary Moore songs a lot at one moment, but it happened the same with Joe Satriani and Malmsteen. I used to listen 7 albums of Satriani in a row, over and over again, all week long and I couldn’t tell a part that he repeated, comparing to Malmsteen who has his patterns.
Anne
January 26th, 2009 at 9:10 am
You have some great videos up
Malmsteen is quite the nutcase it seems, but he does know his stuff. I am not particularly in love with his or anyone elses interpretations on electric guitar of Bach and Beethoven. It is a bad combination, most classical music and electric guitars.
guitarzan
February 6th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Growing up in the 70′s, my guy was Carlos Santana. His playing communicated with me on an emotional level that no one else’s did. Listen to the version of ‘Europa’ on the Moonflower album, and then find me another guitar instrumental with that level of expression.
jeff17
December 11th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
well since different people has different point of views..well actually we just cant say that “that person was the great”. because actually they have there own style and approach to music..so for me all of them are the best..its just a matter of appreciation, on how much you will appreciate them..and that what makes them really great..