The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists (Book) Review

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(More customer reviews)We've all seen the lists of 'Best Guitarists Ever,' or 'Best Heavy Metal Guitar Players' which included Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix. We've also said "huh?"
This book is the first real collection of the Top 100 Metal Guitarists ever. The book leaves some people out due to them being "shredders" or "hard rock" guitarists and I would have included them (think Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen), but overall it's a great collection spanning many metal subgenres.
The real gem of this book is why each person belongs on the list and where they do. The author gives compelling arguments for each person. I won't say who is where in the countdown, but with any list it does create the argument for and against.
The most compelling on the list is who's #1. I totally agree with the authors choice, but many will not (hint: he's ultra-talented and carries a chip on his shoulder).
The only con I have with the book, in each bio of the guitarist, I think the author spends too much time talking about the guitarists band and describing their style. I would have preferred more analysis of their playing style, not the band's place in (insert name here) style of metal.
All in all though, it's a good book and one to read and debate with other metalheads! \M/

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From its earliest days, heavy metal has been defined by its screamingly loud, distorted guitars, so it's no wonder that the genre is rife with fabulous players. This large format, well-illustrated book showcases metal's 100 greatest axe men, from early heroes like the legendary Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck to stars from the 1970s and 1980s such as Motorhead's Fast Eddie Clarke and Pantera's "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott to hot new talents like Mick Thompson of the nu-metal band Slipknot. Each entry includes a career biography, with makes and models of guitars played, and explains in technical but informal terms why the player deserves a spot on the coveted list. Sidebars and boxes detail each guitarist's trademark playing style and top riff. Throughout, the book celebrates guitarists like Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, who don't play metal but do merit honorable mention for their contributions to rock.

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The Best of Black Sabbath Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this book because I am a great Black Sabbath fan. I play the guitar and there is no more SATISFACTION than playing Black Sabbath's songs. I recommend it to anyone who plays the guitar and is a Black SabbathFan!

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Includes: National Acrobat, Black Sabbath, Changes, Children of the Grave, Dirty Woman, Fairies Wear Boots/ Jack the Stripper, Heaven and Hell, Iron Man, Looking for Today, N.I.B., Neon Knights, Never Say Die, Paranoid, Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath, Sleeping Village/A Bit of Finger, Snowblind, Sweet Leaf, Symptoms of the Universe, and War Pigs.

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Dream Theater: Falling into Infinity (Authentic Guitar-Tab) Review

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(More customer reviews)Great album and even better TAB book.This was edited by John Petrucci, so what's in this book is what he plays and how he plays it.This album has less of the 64-th note solos for 20 pages, so there is a lot more uslearning guitarists can play with.A definite plus

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This album-matching folio features detailed note-by-bend-note transcriptions of John Petrucci's sizzling guitar work. Titles are: New Millennium * You Not Me * Peruvian Skies * Hollow Years * Burning My Soul * Hell's Kitchen * Lines in the Sand * Take Away My Pain * Just Let Me Breathe * Anna Lee * Trial of Tears (I. It's Raining II. Deep In Heaven III. The Wasteland).

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Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Review

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(More customer reviews)Excelente Libro
Bien transcrito y grande
Solo hay que practicar y practicar hasta que salga bien

Se los recomiendo

MaRtYn
MTY-MEX

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Complete guitar transcriptions edited by John Petrucci, to the complete Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence suite from the Six Degrees double CD set.

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Rock Guitar Heroics Review

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(More customer reviews)Marcus is an excellent and clear communicator who has cherry-picked a variety of insights and techniques to present that capture the essence of what can only be called "Effective Rock Moves". If you're an advanced player you've probably mastered most of these already, but even so it's a great watch because Markus brings excellent clarity to the way he presents techniques and their applications (along with a few bits addressing composition which deserve to be greatly expanded.) Plus, he gives some very important grounding on warmup exercises and thoughts on attitude and personal development that are too often left unsaid in your typical "Lick 1A: Fast. Now Slow." instructional videos.

The downside to the video is the nearly total absence of music theory on display - and this is shame, because I'm certain he knows it and would probably be an excellent communicator of this as well. What this can lead to is reinforcing the attitudes of young players who have vast libraries of canned riffs 'n tricks at their disposal, but can't name a single scale or understand how those scales relate to chords and arpeggios. The overall impresion is a (very nice) analysis of the essence of rock 'n metal Style, but that in itself is like talking about the icing on a cake, while ignoring the cake.

Hope to see more videos from the Studio Guy behind Guitar Hero - like Paul Gilbert, he's a very entertaining instructor!

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Critically acclaimed guitarist Marcus Henderson has over 20 years of playing/touring experience and brings tremendous skill and energy to his teaching. He is most known as the studio guitarist for the wildly popular Guitar Hero video game series. In this instructional guitar DVD, Marcus teaches loads of valuable techniques, tips, exercises, and insights into the world of rock guitar. From blues to rock to metal and beyond, it's time for you to become the next guitar hero. Grab your pick and get started with this DVD! Includes on-screen tab. 1 hour, 35 minutes.

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Speed Metal: Heavy Metal Neo Classical Styles from Paganini, Bach to Rock Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great book to learn classical pieces arranged for electric guitar to broaden your soloing repertoire. It helps you practice techniques such as tapping, sweep picking, rolling, and speed. It contains the following pieces:
Jesu, joy of man's desire
Toccata No 4
Etude
Caprice No 24
The Four Seasons
The Flight Of The Bumble Bee
Canon
Toccata
Fugue
The book is short (46 pages), but you will spend a good amount of time practicing this stuff.

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In an attempt to teach the aspiring rock guitarist how to pick faster and play more melodically, Dave Celentano uses heavy metal neo-classical styles from Paganini and Bach to rock in this great new book/CD pack. The book is structured to take the player through the examples in order of difficulty, from easiest to most challenging.Now with CD!

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Metallica - Kill 'Em All Review

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(More customer reviews)Why does one reviewer say this book is complete and great and another say it is crap?Because they are reviewing two different books and I am sure my review will appear in two different spaces also.Amazon links reviews for similar titles so be sure to look at the picture of the book you are ordering.In the lower right corner if you see "Note for Note transcipitions" ,that is the book you want.It includes all of and very accurute lead and rhy. figures.The book also includes the songs "Am I Evil?" and "Blitzkrieg" which are no longer included on the Kill'em All cd because of copywrite rules.The only drawback is that in order to get all the songs on 78 pages the transcriptions are a little on the small side,but it is a great book overall.

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Complete transcriptions to their debut album, including the songs: The Four Horsemen * Seek And Destroy * Jump In The Fire * and more.

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Alice In Chains (self-titled)* (Guitar Recorded Version) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is accurate, easy to understand, and looks awesome! I learned "Sludge Factory" in 20 minutes! This is a must buy if you are tired of looking through unaccurate tab websites. I only wish it had the bass and drums, but whatever.

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Matching folio to the self-titled album with 12 songs, including: Again ¥ Grind ¥ Heaven Beside You ¥ Over Now ¥ and more.

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