JEFF LOOMIS - The Ultimatum (Playthrough). New album "Plains of Oblivion" coming in April! Featuring a guest solo by Tony MacAlpine. Pre-Order Now: (US) bit.ly/xV8S1U
@@ermguitar2052 Eh, I MUCH prefer Nevermore, not only were their songs cohesive, but catchy on top of being intense. Who writes such a catchy vocal line for Born and then add THAT lead guitar riff underneath? Or Poison Godmachine, Termination Proclamation (intro) etc. Which epic solos have Jeff written for Arch Enemy? I only listened to the 1 album with Loomis on once, and I was disappointed in how little input he had (hence my major bias against the band - he's not just a shredder, but a phenomenal riff master and songwriter too).
Macalpine's solo sounds amazing, so much feeling in those notes crammed into that small space in the song. What a magnificent musician, both him and Loomis!
Yeaaaah TMac solo for the win!!!! I love how his absolute melodic control, slower pace, fantastic clear tone and hauntingly beautiful melody complement the dark, aggressive main themes of the song. Kudos for Loomis for collaborating with (under-appreciated) legends and pioneers of the genre!
Proof that with a disciprine there are no limits in guitar. Most of us won't reach this high, but fuck it. Climb anyway! Find your limits the hard way, then bust 'em down my guitar pals!
One of the most amazing guitarists I've ever had the fortune of hearing, plus when I met him he was one of the greatest, most genuine guys. I own one of the 7 string Shecter models Jeff used to play before he got his customs. I hope to be lucky enough to own one of those beautiful Jeff Loomis signature Shecters
I'm ready for this to happen! Grand suggestion mate, a really inspired pairing! If Loomis and Broderick sat down and really went at it It would be, "sky's the limit!". For real!
@@kevincortez2968 Actually, all jokes aside, Brendon Small uses layering like it’s nobody’s business. While he is a fantastic guitarist, there are several who are better. He just has 6-8 guitar parts playing at any given time.
I think when you get to the "upper echelon" it's more about preference. There are many guitarists on Jeff's level. I have some personal friends who are on that level as well. It's more about the respect you deserve and just personal preference at this point.
The whole album is pretty much a metal guitarist masterpiece. But holy shit that Tony McAlpine solo, almost steals the show, and considering how amazing Jeff is, that's saying something.
sean fay Broderick and Rusty are both amazing technically, but Rusty is plain boring compared to Becker and Friedman. Same goes for Broderick, except for him being a bit more interesting than Rusty. Cooley is pure technique, and as we can see in case of MAB, pure technique is boring after a while. All of them are jaw-dropping musicians, but almost everybody is out of Jason's and Marty's league. Their music is full of crystal clear emotions, and technique only helps them create certain sound, and is not a base for their music.
Jason Becker also destroys Marty Friedman. It's not because Marty is bad or something, it's because Jason Becker is a demigod. But yeah, Jeff Loomis is inspired both of those two amazing guitarists.
You can really hear the Jason Becker influence. Perpetual Burn is my favorite instrumental shred album, Introspection from Greg Howe is great too, but this stuff is ranking right up there.
Wow, at 1:14, does he dive (and play) the B string by bending (and not playing) the E string? That's an awesome trick!!! It also looks like he's using Tortex sharp, one of the most unforgiving picks out there.
Yeup. Because it's a floating trem, when you bend the hell out of the other strings (increasing their tension) whatever strings are left will loosen - so in a way, he's pre-bending the note.
@@jfo3000 This moves well beyond Cacophony territory... but def can see how Jeff's style is influenced by those guys. Jeff Loomis said Marty Friedman used to be/is one of his fav guitar players!
I've got to say that not only is the playing on this album is absolutely jaw-dropping, but the tracks with vocals break it up nicely so that it isn't just a blur of shredding and sweep arpeggios.
Yeah dude at Gramercy. It was awesome. The venue is a little small but everyone was having a blast. Just as Jeff and Co. started setting up, all the older people who were fans of nevermore in the crowd came bursting forward haha. I was by the bar and I saw one kid going "I can't wait for protest!" and his dad puts his arm around him and goes "wait till you see Loomis". Epic show.
Thank you very much dear mr loomis for inviting mr macalpine on a track.Tony is forever one of the best players,but no other guitar-hero need to invite him.Mr Loomis your talent is enormous,you can play all alone,you don't need to invite any famous guitarist,so your talent still grow,'cause you know what respect it is! cheers bro'!(are your fingers can stop running????AMAZING!!!)
SpurnOfHumanity Not really, id like to be able to play it on guitar, but im not that good yet lol, but im not into guitar hero anymore, not since i started playing the real thing.
tony has been one of my favorites for mannnny years, and I agree and I wish he could have been in this video. But over all this is just an amazing song.
