Your comment was not a critic! That was an insult. And if you think you can know someone even without mate him, it's showing a fear weakness from you. And if you see hate everywhere like you mention you should consult a psychologist to see what's wrong in your life! Stop hating and things will come to you effortless. I hope you will catch the message through my words.
Andy changed metal in my eyes by adding extremely melodic and soulful often improvised solos into his songs, even very heavy songs. In addition to this he is also the most technical shredder I have ever seen, even better then Petrucci, Loomis, Malmsteen, you name it, in my opinion.
This guy is mind blowing in his own right , reading the comments I have deduced that I can share an opinion here and not get flamed.The way I see it , is MOST guitarists favor a certain grouping of notes OR try to emote something... its not all just about what is being played. Not to sound cosmic , but all of these guys understand the science behind what they do as much as they understand the math. To say that one is better than the other is not fair. To say that you favor one over the other is
yes, I totally agree. but do not detract from the work of andy. everyone feels the music as your heart says. you have to enjoy the music in every way. and the metal is a powerful tool! together we can make the metal does not die, and I'm safe enclosure is never going to end. I hope my message is understood ... greetings from Argentina. :)
I like Jeff Loomis , not because of HOW he plays or the techniques he uses , its more about the idea that he just plays what I want to hear come out of a guitar ... I think its more important to recognize feel over technical skill , that is why some people call hendrix and page " the best" guitarist rather than saying "my favorite". Probably because most people do not understand the difference.
I will never understand how guys like Kurt Cobain & the like are considered so great and such a big influence, and great players like this are hardly known.
technically, thrash was Venom, but Metallica and the other "big four" popularized it.. comparable to Meshuggah and the djent movement, where Periphery popularized it. Old Metallica was amazing, new metallica, not so much (imo). Metalhead = your primary genre of choice is metal. This does not mean you ONLY have to listen to metal and other genres are shit, it just means, in your spare time, you would generally choose to listen to metal.
i agree with everything you said. I just wanted to add that the main difference between Andy and Tosin is that Andy's music is "easy" to listen to. When you listen to a Tosin track, you really got to pay attention to what he is doing to witness the magic that he is creating. In the end, it's all about preference and what we feel like listening to at the current moment. I personally, prefer Andy's music, just because I understand what he is doing. tosin just confuses the shit out of me! lol
i guess u got the point right, i really dig Tosin and the AaL stuff, but for driving around in the car i prefer something easier like andy cause i cant pay the attention needed to hear the full potential of Tosin. just choose the right music to the right time^^
To add to that, I don't think Tosin's work on Weightless is not as good as on AAL, but just as good in a different way. And if Andy is indeed taking it up a notch, well, we might hear more from him soon. I'd like that. They're both awesome guitarists and that's a fact. To me, discovering Tim Stewart last year has been just as enlightening.
They're all equally good guitarists, but in terms of technical lead shredding the stuff I've seen from Andy while being scaley and "repetitive" by the standards of some, it's still seems to be much harder then most of the stuff I've seen from Loomis. And that's saying a lot because Loomis is a fucking shred god. But I do agree it's hard to compare because they do have styles that are pretty different.
behold the arctopus. tony danza tapdance extravaganza. dysrythmia. many arms... relative to those kinds of bands animals as leaders is as smooth and melodic as it gets. personally i see more talent in playing styles like that than in stuff like this, but thats not to take anything away from andy james. i really enjoy his music and he is an amazing guitar player and a bad ass song writer. but its kinda hard to be really impressed after watching colin marston play a war guitar
Tosin? Incorporating jazz? How is that new? Have you ever fucking heard of Dream Theater? Or John Petrucci? That fucker went to SCHOOL for that shit. He incorporated it into metal. Andy is an amazing player, his ingenuity isn't necessarily in anything new but the rediculous amount of soul he puts into his work. Even when he shreds you get feeling from it. You cannot tell me ONCE that he is not one of the best if not THE best active musician. His stuff with Sacred Mother Tongue is amazing. :P
Not a game changer? Name one other guitarist who did what he did when he started doing it? Honestly, I've never come across a single guitarist who successfully fused those intricate musical styles and techniques before him. And this is not coming from a "fucking djent fan", but from someone who actually has a lot of Charlie Hunter albums :)
Andy James has a unique style too, + he is a genuis blessed technical and melodical guitarist. The guitarist you mentioned are awesome as well, but i like Andy's style more than Tosin's. Thats my opinion. And please never say, that Andy is "just" a whatever. He is my personal guitar hero, with Jeff Loomis, Paul Gilbert and Mr Petrucci. Cheers
@@collectivestudios8206 nope. Andys signature aj1 was based on that black one seen in video, but its not this one. The one in video is ESP LTD H-401FM and like u said, with emgs
It's alright. The finish is pretty common and cookie cutter looking. If you wanna see gorgeous guitars, look up Daemoness and Mayones. Those are pretty guitars.
Not really, It's all personal preference. I don't like Malmsteen either, because all I hear is shred, shred, noodlefest. Boring doesn't necessarily mean there's nothing going on in the song, it just mean it doesn't do anything for me when I listen to it.
for me andy is the sum of all guitar legends. steve vai plus paul guilbert plus yngwie malmsteen plus john petrucci plus zakk wylde plus joe satriani plus eric johnson i s equals to andy james.he is the best of all the best!
Lol at comparing Andy James to Tosin Abasi. Don't get me wrong, Andy is an extremely talented and clean player, but his music is boring frankly. His playing revolves around a shit ton of scale and triplet runs, diminished tapping/sweeping & the occasional melody. It just isn't interesting imo. Players like Tosin Abasi, Poland, Govan, Lane, Dimebag, Ron Thal & Vai have much more interesting playing. Andy has nutso consistency I'll give him that. God forbid I actually have an opinion though.
Yes, Dimebag. You can tell it's him every time you hear his playing because he's got a unique style that puts him apart from others. Just like the others I mentioned plus a few more. Andy just sounds like a more refined version of about 100 different shredders on youtube, how dull.
"Better than Loomis" is really subjective. Their styles are different so they can't really be compared. Personally i feel Jeff's stuff is less repetitive and scaley whereas Andy's phrasing is really awesome, but i feel his strength isn't in his soloing or sweeping if you wanted to directly compare his soloing to Jeff's. I'm also biased to Jeff's style because I like thrashy neo-classical sounding things and i play a 7 string. That aside I respect all virtuoso guitarists equally. Andy is AMAZING!
And in turn, I agree with you ;) You might be right about the Weightless thing. However, I think it depends on one's perspective. I think of that album as AAL working out a bit of a new sound and Tosin is using more of his Wooten technique and so on. I love Weightless for the sound and I love the first album for how ground breaking it is. But you couldn't be more right about hard work to get where they are. Musician's vs people's musician is probably more a matter of style/genre maybe?
You're wrong when you can shred like this. Your hair just burns away, this price you pay for being that good.
Andy James is a fantastic guitarist :)
Gousbump each time! Awsome playing!!! This guy have a cumputer memory!!
He plays one song and you talk about computer memory...What do you say when he plays a concert? You noob!
And you´re the kind of person who can´t live with critic...So all is hate!
Your comment was not a critic! That was an insult. And if you think you can know someone even without mate him, it's showing a fear weakness from you. And if you see hate everywhere like you mention you should consult a psychologist to see what's wrong in your life! Stop hating and things will come to you effortless. I hope you will catch the message through my words.
Andy changed metal in my eyes by adding extremely melodic and soulful often improvised solos into his songs, even very heavy songs. In addition to this he is also the most technical shredder I have ever seen, even better then Petrucci, Loomis, Malmsteen, you name it, in my opinion.
This guy is mind blowing in his own right , reading the comments I have deduced that I can share an opinion here and not get flamed.The way I see it , is MOST guitarists favor a certain grouping of notes OR try to emote something... its not all just about what is being played. Not to sound cosmic , but all of these guys understand the science behind what they do as much as they understand the math. To say that one is better than the other is not fair. To say that you favor one over the other is
His bends are so fucking precise it's scary. As well as EVERYTHING else he does.
He has this wonderful confused disposition.
Caveman bang at rock and create magic. Said with love. Amazing stuff.
yes, I totally agree. but do not detract from the work of andy. everyone feels the music as your heart says. you have to enjoy the music in every way. and the metal is a powerful tool! together we can make the metal does not die, and I'm safe enclosure is never going to end. I hope my message is understood ... greetings from Argentina. :)
I can definitely see how he's such an inspiration to any metal player. Nice.
My favourite guitarist:) damn all the styles he does are amazing!!!!
Only one of the best alternate pickers?^^
He's one of the best "what-ever-you-want"ers I've ever seen
Oh I have and you are right, i'm well impressed. This guy is flawless!
It helps mute the strings you aren't playing so they don't ring out. It makes soloing sound cleaner
I like Jeff Loomis , not because of HOW he plays or the techniques he uses , its more about the idea that he just plays what I want to hear come out of a guitar ... I think its more important to recognize feel over technical skill , that is why some people call hendrix and page " the best" guitarist rather than saying "my favorite". Probably because most people do not understand the difference.
he's got a lot of unique elements in his playing honestly
0:55 how does he shred so fast and perfectly!
I know it's not a recording trick because I've seen him shred just as clean live!
I will never understand how guys like Kurt Cobain & the like are considered so great and such a big influence, and great players like this are hardly known.
Kurt and andy are great, just in different areas
andy is one of the best alternate pickers ive ever seen
Thumps up if you want Metal Soloing Techniques VOL 4!!
In years to come, Andy will be the next guitar guru, the next Michael Angelo Batio, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. AMAZING guitarist!
i love the chorus!
that black rubber works as a palm mute so that you only hear what he's playing and not some background other string interferience.
Sooo good
technically, thrash was Venom, but Metallica and the other "big four" popularized it.. comparable to Meshuggah and the djent movement, where Periphery popularized it. Old Metallica was amazing, new metallica, not so much (imo).
Metalhead = your primary genre of choice is metal. This does not mean you ONLY have to listen to metal and other genres are shit, it just means, in your spare time, you would generally choose to listen to metal.
EARGASM!!!!!!!!!!!!
Him and Marco Sfogli are the new real guitar heroes !!!
so sick!!!
i agree with everything you said. I just wanted to add that the main difference between Andy and Tosin is that Andy's music is "easy" to listen to. When you listen to a Tosin track, you really got to pay attention to what he is doing to witness the magic that he is creating. In the end, it's all about preference and what we feel like listening to at the current moment. I personally, prefer Andy's music, just because I understand what he is doing. tosin just confuses the shit out of me! lol
WOW !!!!!!!!!
FUCK YEAH!!
@deepskysnow23 its from one of his solo albums
omg,im so lucky i found this vid...omggg,love this song from 0:00-4:14...
me too
para que sirve la liga negra que tiene en la guitarra?
what's the point of that black rubber in the guitar?
I am trying so hard not to pick from my elbow because I like the sound better, but god damn it is hard for me to pick like Andy James!
i guess u got the point right, i really dig Tosin and the AaL stuff, but for driving around in the car i prefer something easier like andy cause i cant pay the attention needed to hear the full potential of Tosin. just choose the right music to the right time^^
@ShadowDante58 Of which band then, it's houndred's of songs named Burn it Down
Yep, that definitely melted some faces..
that's a hair band man,he uses it to cut unwanted noises,ok?Sorry about my poor english.
One luv man.
but where do you exactly position it? or it's just wherever on the neck you don't play?
@cedguitar123 Think he uses a Zoom haha, not sure what model though. watch his band's studio diary's and it shows you the pedal briefly
sick i am so jealous
what is that thing he moved from the guitar? A mobile fret?
This could easily be a boss theme in a ff game
To add to that, I don't think Tosin's work on Weightless is not as good as on AAL, but just as good in a different way. And if Andy is indeed taking it up a notch, well, we might hear more from him soon. I'd like that. They're both awesome guitarists and that's a fact.
To me, discovering Tim Stewart last year has been just as enlightening.
They're all equally good guitarists, but in terms of technical lead shredding the stuff I've seen from Andy while being scaley and "repetitive" by the standards of some, it's still seems to be much harder then most of the stuff I've seen from Loomis. And that's saying a lot because Loomis is a fucking shred god. But I do agree it's hard to compare because they do have styles that are pretty different.
@tonydoerfer1 hairband on his guitar.... :) + awsome talent and lots of practice :p
youtube just updated
behold the arctopus. tony danza tapdance extravaganza. dysrythmia. many arms... relative to those kinds of bands animals as leaders is as smooth and melodic as it gets. personally i see more talent in playing styles like that than in stuff like this, but thats not to take anything away from andy james. i really enjoy his music and he is an amazing guitar player and a bad ass song writer. but its kinda hard to be really impressed after watching colin marston play a war guitar
Can anyone tell me the name of the guitar his playing on?
I agree after hearing a few AAL songs they all seem about the same.
Tosin? Incorporating jazz? How is that new? Have you ever fucking heard of Dream Theater? Or John Petrucci? That fucker went to SCHOOL for that shit. He incorporated it into metal.
Andy is an amazing player, his ingenuity isn't necessarily in anything new but the rediculous amount of soul he puts into his work. Even when he shreds you get feeling from it. You cannot tell me ONCE that he is not one of the best if not THE best active musician. His stuff with Sacred Mother Tongue is amazing. :P
no, it actually really helps I do it myself
Not a game changer? Name one other guitarist who did what he did when he started doing it? Honestly, I've never come across a single guitarist who successfully fused those intricate musical styles and techniques before him.
And this is not coming from a "fucking djent fan", but from someone who actually has a lot of Charlie Hunter albums :)
meserieeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!
What's the name of this song? :]
lol man its a hair band. i dont know how it works but it helps with the tone.
God forbid he uses his pinky, the universe would implode if he did, or so the legend says.
whats that thing on the 2nd fret ?
@JulianSmells He covered many a7x songs on LickLibrary DvDs...
Damn Kratos can SHRED
I think this dude should join AAL :)
he mimics synyster gates guitar style, look that up, youll be impressed
Andy James has a unique style too, + he is a genuis blessed technical and melodical guitarist. The guitarist you mentioned are awesome as well, but i like Andy's style more than Tosin's. Thats my opinion. And please never say, that Andy is "just" a whatever. He is my personal guitar hero, with Jeff Loomis, Paul Gilbert and Mr Petrucci.
Cheers
quick licks andy james anyone
Genial
The 176th note which was a g note wasn't held long enough. Sorry Andy, try again. ;P
3:39 - 4:41 bobble moves from 1st fret - 3rd???
Watch the hairband magically move from the thirst fret to the third at 3:40 :D
Es para evitar que la guitarra haga sonidos cuando estas tocando..(tener limpieza al tocar) :)
saludos
Who the hell did teach this beast???
+Uncle Jackie himself :)
My grandma!
mno789 I have an offer for your grandma then 😂
lmao
Are there any tabs for this song? cuz I freakin love it!
how did andy's hands not catch fire?
@samabas not exactly but close
that is called society
This is the first time my ears have been fucked by sound.
Jaw = dropped
Instead of the God of War it's the God of Shred
@jeffsond some weirdo will try to count the 176th note and will let me know it wasn't a g note.
Thought he was gonna play A7X's Burn It Down. :/
What's the model name of this guitar ?
It's an Andy James Signature guitar 🎸 with the EMG pick ups
@@collectivestudios8206 nope. Andys signature aj1 was based on that black one seen in video, but its not this one. The one in video is ESP LTD H-401FM and like u said, with emgs
Feels like devil sound
your face reminds me of david drainman of disturbed
Haha backing track of youtube?
but kept his hairband on the thrid fret ;)
@MegaRuinator I'm sure Steve Vai and John Petrucci are losing sleep over that comment.
at 1st i thought it is A7X's song ;)
@BlahBlahEffingBlah if i could play this i wouldnt give a damn about the wrong note..
It's alright. The finish is pretty common and cookie cutter looking.
If you wanna see gorgeous guitars, look up Daemoness and Mayones. Those are pretty guitars.
Not really, It's all personal preference. I don't like Malmsteen either, because all I hear is shred, shred, noodlefest. Boring doesn't necessarily mean there's nothing going on in the song, it just mean it doesn't do anything for me when I listen to it.
what do You the tabs for??;)))
0:54 how the hell does he do that!?
makes me feel bad about myself lol
he played 1 note per every human being living in the earth in 4 minutes
Bump for 2024, found this when I was in high school and have loved it ever since. Glad things have went well bro
for me andy is the sum of all guitar legends. steve vai plus paul guilbert plus yngwie malmsteen plus john petrucci plus zakk wylde plus joe satriani plus eric johnson i s equals to andy james.he is the best of all the best!
I don't have the 24 space on my gryph!!!!
Lol at comparing Andy James to Tosin Abasi. Don't get me wrong, Andy is an extremely talented and clean player, but his music is boring frankly. His playing revolves around a shit ton of scale and triplet runs, diminished tapping/sweeping & the occasional melody. It just isn't interesting imo. Players like Tosin Abasi, Poland, Govan, Lane, Dimebag, Ron Thal & Vai have much more interesting playing. Andy has nutso consistency I'll give him that.
God forbid I actually have an opinion though.
Yes, Dimebag. You can tell it's him every time you hear his playing because he's got a unique style that puts him apart from others. Just like the others I mentioned plus a few more.
Andy just sounds like a more refined version of about 100 different shredders on youtube, how dull.
LOL, yet Andy has done videos in the style of all those players you just mentioned up to scratch with anything they would play...
"Better than Loomis" is really subjective. Their styles are different so they can't really be compared. Personally i feel Jeff's stuff is less repetitive and scaley whereas Andy's phrasing is really awesome, but i feel his strength isn't in his soloing or sweeping if you wanted to directly compare his soloing to Jeff's. I'm also biased to Jeff's style because I like thrashy neo-classical sounding things and i play a 7 string. That aside I respect all virtuoso guitarists equally. Andy is AMAZING!
And in turn, I agree with you ;) You might be right about the Weightless thing. However, I think it depends on one's perspective. I think of that album as AAL working out a bit of a new sound and Tosin is using more of his Wooten technique and so on. I love Weightless for the sound and I love the first album for how ground breaking it is. But you couldn't be more right about hard work to get where they are. Musician's vs people's musician is probably more a matter of style/genre maybe?