I was a Thrash Metal guy in the 80s but I always had a lot of respect for George Lynch. He and Don Dokken may not have personal chemistry but their musical chemistry was undeniable.
I love thrash, I was a lot into it during my first part of teenage years but with time I become kinda upset by the whole genre spirits that survive from the eighties bashing what they called poser metal and stuff band like Dokken,Ratt, Cinderella are actually far more better musician than just hair spray bands you know. There's jealousy behind the game and exposition that they got. Ironically I'm a devoted teutonic 80's speed thrash metal fan (kreator,sodom,warrant,death row,destruction...) But the whole "kill the posers" movement was really an american thing you know, cause you can see band like Violent Force (German Thrash) rocking Motley Crue t-shirt in their promo picture during80's They don't give two f*cks about all those inner thrash fight against "posers". Anyway just saying my actual thoughts. I'm just sad that even in the 21st century modern new fans of old school metal still surf on that stupid vibes you know. They will attack "hair metal" but will listen stupid modern pop songs from their girlfriend and support them. A nonsense to me those bands were better than some thrash acts and are also far more better than some modern pop or rap.... anyway...
David Merlin yes, Journey has had great hits and solos, but go ask people what the name of Journey’s guitar player is and most people probably won’t know his name.
I have to agree. Most only know of him through the later Journey years where it was for lack of a better word 'pop rock'. But the man was 16 playing with the great Carlos Santana. And the earlier years of said 'Journey' before they went pop, he showed some real playing. and clips like this show just how awesome he could do.
Neal Schon is a beast and crafts some of the most beautiful solos that I’ve heard..I wanted to buy the guitar he was producing for short time. Was and still am a huge fan...
100% agreed. His along with the Maiden twin's harmonizing were my two favorite parts. Also, Donald Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult had a really cool solo near the end as well. Malmsteen's playing was absolutely next level as well.
What foolish comment, there are plenty of players with signature styles-tone and phrasing. As a 52 yr old player since 17, it annoys me to hear guys earning their "boomer" badge saying stuff like this, and "theres no mor good rock or metal bands" RUBBISH! There are plenty!
that and he started that slide vibrato before warren stoled it but they both used it so tasty is the spots they used it in lynch was really like the i can go hear if i want fuck it.
Yeah those were always my favorite parts too. It's all great but the first time I heard that whammy thing I was like what the hell was that? And yeah that melodic transition meshes amazingly well with the vocal line....I love those kinds of solos that exit with the vocals coming in.
"I like the way he puts Yngwie J Malmsteen on all his albums so you don't confuse him with all the other Yngwie Malmsteen's..." LOL!!!!!!! David St. Hubbins is great!
Yngwie is so one dimensional! (style wise) .. he's great at what he does, but you know what he's going to do before he even does it .. that's why most of his shit all sounds the same .. neo-classical .. not knocken it if that's what you're into .. I like his playing as well .. just saying he's very predictable .. cheers!
Randy Rhoads was in Another Galaxy much less Planet if you all Don't Agree just ask Yngwie Personally how great Rhoads' Classical Background was compared to His. Yngwie puts ALL Guitarist's Down when comparing to his Speedy Classical Style but is totally Humbled by Rhoads' Classical Wizardry.
Vivian Campbell is a monster player. He has fought through cancer and is still rocking. He is a gentleman and great musician. I wish I knew him personally.
Love Campbell. Proudly rockin my LAST IN LINE t-shirt as I bring my little girl to school this morning. I dont mind being the "I worship 80's guitarists" dork, lol.
All were great in their own rights, but Adrian Smith and Dave Murray just cut through it all with absolutely beautiful harmonising. Theres power in subtlety
Dave Meniketti is an incredible guitarist! Great singer as well. Y&T has been one of my favorite bans for many years. It's shame they didn't become huge.
@sijjiin sijjiin EVH was amazing, though. In my opinion what separates him from all his shredding copies that came after him is the fact that you can hear he didn't play because he wanted to show he was the best, but because he felt to play like that! That's, at least, the feel I get from him
Already when you hear the first sweep of yngwie you know you hit the climax of the song. Bravo to everyone in the video but when yngwie steps in, it's on a completely different level, a different universe. So clean, full of emotion and amzing. Gotta be a pretty awesome feeling for him being in this room with all these talented musicians, and to just blow them all away, pretty much making them into the audience of a show. Yngwie is great and a legend, today's guitarists might be able to play more technical stuff but no one could or can play this liquide flowing sound yngwie gets out of his fingers. Yngwie makes the guitar talk and hearing broderick playing his chaos tap things sounds ok, but then you go back and listen to hiroshima mon amour and you realise you just fool yourself. No one can make it sound like yngwie, and after all, it's all about the sound.
@Charles Merfeld yes. Vivian did set the standard, but I love Goldy. He and Ronnie also had a close, special relationship that Ronnie and Vivian never had. I think the only position tougher than Goldy stepping in after Vivian is Jake coming in after Randy. They both completely slayed it!
@@SonicVR12 Even worse, Brad Gillis taking over lead guitar duties in the middle of the Diary tour. The fans gave Brad tons of shit every night and Brad took it on the chin like man.
Donald Roeser from Blue Oyster Cult was the musical maturity in the room. His unique and tasty style as the elder statesman was a the perfect tip of hat to the era that laid the groundwork for these shredders. It was a genius move to bring him in. He is a truly great player who is neat to watch. Lynch was the wild man in the room. Malmsteen was predictably burning. Eddie from Twisted Sister was basic but cool, and Neal Schon was shredding at almost Malmsteen speed. Gillis was fiery and animated. Something to love from everyone.
Good comment. Gillis was fun. He almost made Dio laugh. And I like that intense double-fast wammy he did. Lynch blew me away. Never cared for Dokken band. Always wondered why Guitar magazine praised him so much. I'm starting to get it. First two Twisted Sister albums rocked hard.
Man, when you see just a hand shot of Lynch, you instantly know who it is. Some players just have a unique movement and/or hand positioning. Lynch, EVH, Zakk...
As much as YJM killed this (especially at the 8 minute mark) I think Neal Schon completely outplayed every single guy featured. That man is THE most underrated guitar genius to ever pick up the instrument. The hard truth is people shrug off Journey so easily. Between Neal, Perry, Ross, Jon/Greg, and Steve Smith every one of them is a master at their craft, Neal and Perry in particular. if the 80's had a Led Zep to me it's Journey. Neal not only sets the fretboard on fire here BUT unlike some of those guys he has melody. Why that man isn't on every Top Ten Guitarists list is beyond me. People love Page for his riffs and rightly so, but Neal can blow you away with speed and emotion just as much as Page or Satch. I know I'm ranting but it's criminally upsetting he doesn't get the recognition that is well deserved. Neal was out playing Santana at 16, not to mention blowing Claptons mind at the same age. Does anyone agree with this, because I can't be crazy. just listen to him, so many shredders are mathematical, Neal is all soul.
+Cj Williams Yes do not forget Steve Smith, I can listen to him play his practice pad all day- and of course I agree with your Neal Schon comment, thought for sure I would be the only one who felt that way about him
Zoe Connor I donnno how else to express how much seeing this comment made my day. I don't know you, your age or full taste in music; however it's incredible to see someone agrees withh me like that. I've seen Steve Smith's Jazz act at least ten times (Journey even more haha), and as incredible as he is, watching him with Ross Valory is so flawlessly tight. Neal Schon and Steve Perry had an undeniable chemisrty (Pant and Page for example), but Ross and Steve were the foundation. That rant being over, I love watching Smith warm up on a pad or a couch armrest. Anything to be at his best, How these men don't get more respect is beyond me haha.
I understand the mechanics of all the other players solos but Bucks is different. How does he do that cool, funky, bouncing harmonics thing? I ain’t got much of a clue.
I haven't seen this thing in 30 years or so since it was first on MTV. But I remember thinking oh, and I haven't watched it again yet, that George Lynch gave the best performance. I remember Buck Dharma was really good as well and I thought Eddie Ojeda from Twisted Sister looked like he was playing in slow motion. That's how I remember it. Now I'm going to watch it for the first time in thirty something years.
His style and sound is just so different. Out of that time he stands out, like an alien landing here for the first time... As he walks in all the others put their guitars on their lap and watch.
Saw this when it originally aired. I'll never forget how Gilis and Lynch seem to be dancing. Also, I'll never forget how ppl watched Yngwie like they were seeing a two-headed monster
umm, it´s not gone, it´s getting stronger, you know? iron maiden is now better than ever selling out the stadiums, alice cooper, whitesnake,w.a.s.p, and others, they all have now three generations of fans. And there are many new bands that doing 80-vibe music. Just cause you don´t like it, that doesnt mean it´s gone:D You can go listen some bieber or rihanna pop maintstream shit if you like. You should go swedenrock fest, wacken, rock in rio, rock am ring and then say that 80-s music is gone lol:D Just back in 80´s were some very talented guitar players.
Not just the 80s stuff tbh. The kind of solos done here have been staples of Metal guitar for the past 40 years. Even the more extreme genres like Black and Death Metal, that might not use the same notechoices and chords, still utilise the same sound and technique that the 80s shredders started.
Uhhhh...WRONG. I have seen almost all of these guys in the last 5 years and they are much better musicians now than they were when they were in their 20's.
If you mean they as in these particular dudes...these guys probably still play just fine. If you mean they as in guitar players...you should look into the current generation of shredders. They are faster and more complex than these guys ever were.
+Michael Williams In my opinion, the GOLD and/or PLATINUM awards/records that line their house(s) and/or recording studio ARE PROOF or CONFIRMATION OF THEIR TALENT!
Thats because the clips of all the other guitarists were from takes for the main solo, while at 5:33 what Adrian, and Dave were playing was infact the chorus.
That alternate Lynch solo is straight up 80s badassery. His vibrato was in point, his tone killer. His phrasing... that should be on a record somewhere
I must say though, what Buck Dharma is doing is perhaps the most interesting take on the deal, he plays relative minor of the chords the solo section is in, he comes up with counter melodies rather than just shredding away.
Brad Gillis's style is so recognizable in the final cut that its funny, I hear the whammy tricks at the beginning and I'm like yeap, that's Brad Gillis alright.
its funny how everyone in the background has their arms crossed in defiance when yngwie plays his solos. everyone was so intimidated by him and for good reason. he was the father of a new genre and his style was completely different than the rest of those players.
Pc Gaming 5150 tottally out of his league your right. He's a good player but not a shredder. Neil shon killed it and also had one of the best tones which helps. I thought brad gillis held his own another killer strat sound
It's a pleasure to see that vidéo with Vivian Campbell, carlos Cavazo and many guitar heroes of the 8O's , with the presence of the great and regretted Ronnie James Dio Thank for this document.
The most awesome thing about the "Stars" is that you can tell when the guitar track changes to a new artist. Craig Goldy, Eddie Ojeda, Vivian Campbell, George Lynch, Neil Schon, Yngwie Malmsteen, Carlos Cavazo, Brad Gillis. Each has such a unique tone and style, like a fingerprint. Straight up awesomeness.
Yes because all the others you can copy but Neil Schon forget it!I have played guitar for 40 years and tried to copy some of Neil’s more burning solo’s it’s just impossible.
This is eargasmic. So many solos that hit the right spot! Multiple times it gave me that scrunched up guitar face and made me involuntarily go "uoahhh!" I nearly welled up I was so overcome with extacy!
Cool stuff. I went to high school with Goldy - Patrick Henry in San Diego. One year behind him. We'd tease him about how much time he spent in front of the boys' room mirror playing with his hair. He'd jam with his band at outdoor pep rallies. Fun memories. Several great guitarists came from that area & time, including Jake E. Lee & Warren DeMartini. All great guys. Friendly & very talented.
Brad Gillis and George Lynch - MONSTER MUSICIANS and just AMAZINGLY TALENTED guitarists who STILL ROCK to this very day in 2020...IMHO - best guys on this vid...and Neil Schon gets runner up - incredible guitarist who often gets overlooked due to Journey's style - GREAT VID - THANKS for the post !!
I am a 55 year old old man living in Okinawa, I really love this song! The world is now plagued with plague! I believe that your strong voice is the driving force behind the world. Now, I think you can edit clear music on the Internet even if it is hard to gather! Please give us the strength to cooperate with each other and not let the world down.
Yes, that's true....it was a riff of mine that Ronnie liked back then so he made it the opening bit for the "Guitarists" portion of the video....he and I had worked and written together back in '83....and he remembered that riff and we turned it into "When a Woman Cries".....good catch!! Not many people catch that!!
As impressive as everyone was (I remember buying the original VHS), Buck's solo was the only one that didn't sound like something you'd hear on Saturday afternoon next to a Blackstar amp at Guitar Center. Shredding is fun but a great groove is where it's at. Love me some Scary though. His style is so recognizable...phrasing to die for.
Only seen bits of this footage over the years just how awesome were these guys to make such a great rock song must have been absolutely amazing to have been collaborating with each other.
Those of you wishing other members of the 80's were there. It's my understanding that pretty much every band playing at the time was invited, however some couldn't make it due to tours and other various reasons.
