Megadeth - Tornado of Souls | REACTION 

I concur

I've got a little tiny bit of doubt, but... Yeah. You're probably right.

In any case check out Vektor - Charging the Void if you haven't heard it already :)

There is definitely some doubt from most people. But this album is brilliant. It'd be hard to argue that it isn't at least one of the best.

It's at the very least Megadeths best album. Totally different from what ex-Thrash Metal band Metallica was doing at the time.

Megadeth and TRASH METAL HISTORY.

AMEN to that. Let's not forget the trade-offs in "Hangar 18".

@@satanlaffing Marty really is incredible. It's not just about speed... his composition is exceptional. He's very melodic and often modally perfect.

@@eccehomer8182 i met MARTY back on jan. 25, 1995 during the Youthanasia tour. i told him he was my fav. guitar player(him & DAVE) & his eyes lit up & said "wow, man...really? thank you so much". he seemed genuinely shocked that anyone could view him as their fav. guitar player.

@@satanlaffing Nice story, (tell it to Reader's Digest). 😉 Marty is my favourite metal lead guitarist by miles, Dave is also my favourite metal rhythm guitarist. So many others from other genres though... Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Brian May, Dave Gilmour, Steve Lukather, Johnny Marr, Stevie Ray Vaughan and of course EVH.

It's an incredible solo for sure. But still for me doesn't touch Andy LaRocque at his best.

Yes, that and Rust in Peace... Polaris. That whole album is perfection, now that I think about it.

i just wrote a comment saying the first solo on that one (marty one) is top3 megadeth solos

Yes!

IMO Five Magics is the most underrated track on RIP. Marty's fifth solo (yes fifth!) is God-like. Dave's outro solo ain't too shabby either!

@@smn1085 Agreed. #1 Tornado of Souls #2 Five Magics (fifth solo) #3 Lucretia (#2 & 3 are interchangeable... #1 isn't up for debate!)

Same. Grew up a huge Metallica fan (still jam them), but when I started playing guitar I gravitated more towards Megadeth. Marty’s the perfect combination of technical proficiency and feel. Dude’s note choice and phrasing is second to none. The second he starts playing, you immediately know who it is.

@@carbajal8283 especially that vibrato. it's so distinct.

One of the greatest solos ever no doubt, but for me Andy LaRocque takes the first few spots.

@@petrilampela Whatever floats your boat... personally I don't think he has the compositional abilities of Marty and for me that makes him a better musician. LaRocque reminds me of Petrucci... unbelievable technique, but it's just porn. Marty makes love to your ears.

@@eccehomer8182 Hmm, have you really heard much of his stuff? I absolutely hate shredding, I'd rather have no solos at all. It's precisely the melodic side to his solos that make LaRocque better for me. I sometimes find myself humming parts of his solos by myself and I don't think I've ever done that with Marty. But anyway, both of them have a very melodic way of composing the leads and that's why I love them. Petrucci has done some very good solos (like Lines in the Sand) but mainly it's just technical brilliance and that does nothing for me. When talking about just metal guitarists I also love Criss Oliva and Alex Skolnick, they are a bit more on the shredding side than Friedman and LaRocque but still very melodic. Dimebag also had some great ones.

@@petrilampela Like I said... whatever floats your boat. I've heard enough and just don't find his phrasing has as much beauty as Marty's. Andy's style seems a bit disjointed to me and whilst I agree he's not just a shredder, I can't agree with the melodic part, though there are moments. There's no doubt he's exceptionally talented and I'd love to have 10% of his ability. But the difference I find in Marty's playing is that his solos have a fluidity that runs their entire length. They're not just a series of brilliant phrases... they are complete entities... an essential part of the song and not just an interlude to show off his skills. And that's why he has the edge for me. The only other pure metal guitarist I can think of who had a similar fluidity was Randy Rhodes. Technically, Liszt was better than Chopin... but even Liszt said Chopin was the better composer. When the level is this high, then I think it comes down to something more esoteric... beauty... which we all know is in the eye of the beholder.

@@eccehomer8182 I agree with you a 100% that Andy DOES play scales that go up and down that don't really mean anything. You are absolutely right. But then he does these super melodic bits too that stick in your head. My favourite is A Visit from the Dead (King Diamond), already the acoustic solo in the beginning is cool and when the drum beat starts he does this descending bit that sounds so beautifully off and weird. BUT it's the ending solo (5 minute mark into the song) that has this beautiful melodic bit in the middle that has to be my favourite moment in any guitar solo ever. But again, yes the solo starts and ends with these scales that don't really do anything. I guess his tone is the main reason I love his playing so much though, the use of neck pickup combined with his massive slow vibrato (that's often complemented with a harmony guitar) just sounds so freaking good to me. The first time I heard Andy's playing was on Death's Individual Thought Patterns and I later found out that he pretty much improvised all the solos on the spot. His guitar tone is absolutely perfect on that album to me.

If we're talking Cryptic Writings, then I might gotta disagree and say Mastermind!!

Misread ya mate...ya said "live"!!! You're not wrong

Duela a quien le duela 🤘

Es un discazo, pero siento que solo existen 2 discos superiores minimamente a Rust in Peace, que vendrian a ser Painkiller de Judas priest y A Matter of life and death de Iron maiden

Terrible disco, pero vulgar display of power de pantera? el mejor disco del mundo

No comparen peras con manzanas, trashmetal y heavy metal son 2 cosas muuuuy diferentes. Para mi el mejor disco de trash por bastante.

💯 agree

IMO it's that's only Megadeth solo that comes close to Marty's stuff. Big call for #2 with the likes of Lucretia, Skin o' My Teeth, Five Magics, Family Tree... Definitely up there though.

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Definitely the best live performance ever. Your jaws will drop and lift and drop and lift and drop you have no control of it.

Ditto!

Me too Dave’s vocals really shine in that song with the emotions behind it

Great song.

He knows music..that says it

@Dave Scott Mustaine Yes, very surprised!! But how nice of you to reach out to a fan. I am doing good today, just trying to stay cool, it is so hot. How are you? I am your age, and I miss the good music of our time. We certainly grew up with some of the best music around.

@Dave Scott Mustaine Always!! And yes, it was genuine!!

@Dave Scott Mustaine I am writing from Dayton, Nevada about 1 hour from Reno, Nevada, and 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe. I am originally from Maplewood, Minnesota near St. Paul. I am embarrassed to say, only one in 1885 or 86 in San Franciso in May. My cousins who live in the Bay Area took me for my birthday (May 15), but the concert I believe was May memorial weekend. I have not been able to attend another one yet. There was always an issue, like many surgeries and I was unable to travel and have not seen you in Reno. So sorry, but I am still a fan. Someday I will make it again.

@Dave Scott Mustaine No I am not

Sorry about my slow replies, I am working, at home still though.

I talked w him and he agreed

Always sp. Lol