Guitar virtuoso Andy James plays his song "Flight of Icarus" Check out Andy's heavy metal band- www.myspace.com... My guitar TAB of this song- tabs.ultimate-g...
I like how he's managed to fuse both modern techniques and that old school feeling in his playing. One of the best things to happen to guitar, this guy.
Just discovered this guy. A friend at work was telling about his yesterdayt. Very good player with cool original angular lines. I usually hate tapping but has a unique approach to it!
This song is so awesome that I really think about Icarus everytime I hear it, and imagine how his traveling would have been if he had and iPod. Anyway, he would be proud of Andy!
if you can't play it, become better until you can, it's just hard work but at least most people can do it with enough determination. i play for two years now and i can't play this yet, but i'll keep on improving myself til i can. it'll probably take some time, but i have time.
When I was young, I practiced everyday with a metronome trying to break the speed barrier. I just couldn't alternate pick really fast. By my late 20's, I realized that I would never be a shredder like all my heroes. Instead of trying to emulate them, I applied the things that I DID really well and found other ways to play fast. For instance, using more legato, mixing up note groupings across scales and altering my picking hand in certain ways. By doing so, I created my own style. My point is, that eventually in your music career you have to stop trying to play like others and be yourself. Though I don't listen to this stuff anymore, I can appreciate Andy's talent and love the way he rips it... so aggressive, but at the same time I feel I may even have some qualities that he may not. We all have them, it's just a matter of when we discover them
MrRupsiee If you've played for two years it's not a probem to can't play his songs ^^ I've been playing for 3 years and i can play angel of darkness, but i caught a tendinitis cause i played about 3 hours per day... it's up to you :)
kickthechair35 hmm, that doesn't sound too healthy, but i don't play as much on average. i know a guy who also plays a lot every day and he's often seen with bandages on his fingers because he's been practicing too much.
He doesnt compose these songs are 30yrs old. The same song as vai satriani and andy timmons. It has a million names. Every song is the same. Just different speed. He wrote none of it.
I saw a quantum leap in my playing when I quit smoking, started eating better and promoted healthy blood flow. Practice and decent equipment are only two points of a triangle. Wish I took that more seriously early on because this guy still inspires me!
Man! i saw a couple videos of you and I'm already your fan!! This solo is fucking badass!!! I really hope to be as good as you in some years. You ,Sir , are AWESOME!!!! keep rocking !!!!!!!
people who say shredding doesnt impress you and playing isnt just about how many notes you can play, i agree if its for the WHOLE SONG. but he builds up to it very well, building tension and releasing when he starts shredding like a fucking psycho
@bnino1216 The wristband doesn't do anything. It removes excess noise, but it also makes the guitar strings a lot more rigid, hard to play, AND hard to bend. Andy is a great guitarist, the hairband doesn't mean a thing or affect his playing skills or sound in virtually any way.
@tyronegodfreyraman It's not a capo. It's just a hair band (ironic for andy) that is used to limit excess string noise when doing fast passages like sweeping. It also gives your tone a more suppressed clean sound because the strings don't vibrate as much.
never give up.here's a tip...whenever you try learning a new song,be it blues,or rock or metal etc,always tackle the hardest parts first and foremost.when you managed to nail those parts and can play them confidently,then,you go for the easier/simpler passages of that song.well,many pros and veteran guitar masters do this,and it really works.that being said,not every guitarist is a fast learner,there are those who are slow learners.so improvement-wise,it varies from player to player.keep on learning,dude!
Holy shit I never realized how good this guy is! His tone and phrasing (in this song) remind me a lot of early Vinnie Moore stuff, and that's a good thing lol.
Jeff Loomis shure is a guitar virtuoso, but in my opinion, no one is better than Andy James.. his technique is just amazing, perfect picking and ridiculously amazing speed, nos counting his live performances, wich he still as good as he is recording.. Jeff Loomis is for shure a great player, but no one is better than Andy James
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no one is better than andy in the style of music he plays, he can outshred any human on this earth cause andy is a shred robot from outer space
I play this in my sleep. This is my bedtime lullaby.
Facemelting achieved.
It would be awesowe if he recorded this track with his nowadays sound
already nowadays sound :)
Agreed
This is Vintage James hehe
I still like this tone
i love this song
Was expecting Iron Maiden song..but wow! did not disappoint. Great shredding, awesome feeling
this right here is truleyy amazing,all of andy james muzic is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is Andy James, I'm only Andy James when I am asleep dreaming. I haven't posted any videos of myself yet but I have covered a lot of andy's stuff
such a pleasure to watch play !
15 minutes after watching video... face still melting
now that was pretty cool, never heard of him before and found this randomly but very happy i did, will have to look for more.
Andy James is the Highlander. He's axed off every other guitarist's heads and has added their powers to his own.
this guy is amazing
amen to that bro i take much of my playing influence from him then again theres tons of guitarists i take influence from
I love these jams, full of soul
Meltdown still one of my fave guitar CD's to listen to.
wow what an amazing song. it represents the whole flight of icarus. first the rise and fun and then in the middle of the solo he crashes down. crazy^^
andy... man your solo in 2:48 - 4:05 is outstanding and amazing!!
Man this guy is mind-blowin'
I like how he's managed to fuse both modern techniques and that old school feeling in his playing. One of the best things to happen to guitar, this guy.
Just discovered this guy. A friend at work was telling about his yesterdayt. Very good player with cool original angular lines. I usually hate tapping but has a unique approach to it!
Double chills during solo!!!
Wish i could play like him, such skill.
I love his vibrato in bendings.
love the annotations
Can't stop watching this video.. every time I watch I'm just as amazed at his playing as i was the first time I saw this. Andy James is a GOD!
all of it is amazing
i really love the medieval feel of this song. andy is such an amazing artist!
and not a single fuck was given that day :) honestly one of the best tune's I have heard
way too awesome for words
He just makes it looks soo easy..
sick!!!! good groove to such a powerful song
Love it!
omfg..you are a real genius. i wish i could play like you.
This is such a cool song
this is simply beautiful!
All of it dude, it's all incredible
He seems so relaxed through the whole thing. Damn it....
Ledmetacdc being relaxed while playing is the key
Virtuoso performance!
This song is so awesome that I really think about Icarus everytime I hear it, and imagine how his traveling would have been if he had and iPod. Anyway, he would be proud of Andy!
virtuoso is an exact descriptive of this person's abilities
Glorious
This is the best Andy James song..
Listen to After Midnight
3:16 Holy shit... That is so clean.. his technique is amazing.
Great playing.
It honestly did to me. Andy James inspired me to start writing my own instrumental stuff :)
I LOVE THIS
@0xxTheMessiahxx0 Yeah. Andy does some different types of picking techniques, so I thought I'd throw them in there. Thanks brother!
Great song
Andy should be admired, but it's easy to say fuck, I'll never play this good, and just give up
if you can't play it, become better until you can, it's just hard work but at least most people can do it with enough determination. i play for two years now and i can't play this yet, but i'll keep on improving myself til i can. it'll probably take some time, but i have time.
When I was young, I practiced everyday with a metronome trying to break the speed barrier. I just couldn't alternate pick really fast. By my late 20's, I realized that I would never be a shredder like all my heroes. Instead of trying to emulate them, I applied the things that I DID really well and found other ways to play fast. For instance, using more legato, mixing up note groupings across scales and altering my picking hand in certain ways. By doing so, I created my own style. My point is, that eventually in your music career you have to stop trying to play like others and be yourself. Though I don't listen to this stuff anymore, I can appreciate Andy's talent and love the way he rips it... so aggressive, but at the same time I feel I may even have some qualities that he may not. We all have them, it's just a matter of when we discover them
MrRupsiee
If you've played for two years it's not a probem to can't play his songs ^^
I've been playing for 3 years and i can play angel of darkness, but i caught a tendinitis cause i played about 3 hours per day... it's up to you :)
kickthechair35 hmm, that doesn't sound too healthy, but i don't play as much on average. i know a guy who also plays a lot every day and he's often seen with bandages on his fingers because he's been practicing too much.
Never give up, buddy!
In the dvd of this, he explains all the parts but the bridge note for note, and putting it together in guitar pro would take a couple of hours max.
incredible.....Bravo
Great performance. Like it.
and beauty, all in one
fabulous
very nice sound!!!!!!!!!!!
Now i've seen what the people call perfection... this song is awesome
What a Virtuosso.
Andy James is truely amazing.. One of the best.
Awesome playing and tone!!!!!
amazing!
This should have way more views.
thx a lot for the great tab !!!
You are awesome man!
wow man your playing is awesome, keep it up
One word: Virtuoso. And great composer. One of most beautiful song ever.
He doesnt compose these songs are 30yrs old. The same song as vai satriani and andy timmons. It has a million names. Every song is the same. Just different speed. He wrote none of it.
@@hotrod8915 what the fuck are you talking about?
That was awsome
Cuore forte!
Bravo!
That one is great but I also love the Maze.
wow this is a great exercise! and song obviously :)
I saw a quantum leap in my playing when I quit smoking, started eating better and promoted healthy blood flow. Practice and decent equipment are only two points of a triangle. Wish I took that more seriously early on because this guy still inspires me!
beautiful (y)
o melhor solo que eu ja ouvi !! parabems andy
"I play this in my sleep, it's my bedtime lullaby"
Hahah best thing I've seen all week
Awesome man, post it ASAP, love 2 see!
03:20 wow! Amazing! MASTER!
my face was melted when i read andy james
Man! i saw a couple videos of you and I'm already your fan!!
This solo is fucking badass!!! I really hope to be as good as you in some years.
You ,Sir , are AWESOME!!!! keep rocking !!!!!!!
andy james is a perfect machine of solos!!!!!(and yes!... he is a robot)
this guy is pretty intense i won't lie. even his slow stuff sounds great and everything mixes good
people who say shredding doesnt impress you and playing isnt just about how many notes you can play, i agree if its for the WHOLE SONG. but he builds up to it very well, building tension and releasing when he starts shredding like a fucking psycho
@bnino1216 The wristband doesn't do anything. It removes excess noise, but it also makes the guitar strings a lot more rigid, hard to play, AND hard to bend. Andy is a great guitarist, the hairband doesn't mean a thing or affect his playing skills or sound in virtually any way.
Than you don't know enough of his material. I can safely say that andy james and Jeff loomis are on the highest level of playing.
perfect dud
vc é muito foda ...
admiro muito!
Indeed!!!
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are the best man ! just incredible
You should stay, and listen to this guy play, he's really talented.
This could of almost been on John petrucci's solo record. Mode and rhythm wise great clean playing yet again Andy love it!
awesome
@tyronegodfreyraman It's not a capo. It's just a hair band (ironic for andy) that is used to limit excess string noise when doing fast passages like sweeping. It also gives your tone a more suppressed clean sound because the strings don't vibrate as much.
Cool!
Make no mistake about it...this guy is a virtuoso at what he does...
Agreed!
@klummster88 Thanks! I had to do more than half of it by ear because I lost most of the files from the DVD. I hit replay like 10,000 times, lol.
@0xxTheMessiahxx0 The backing track comes with the DVD.
I have been trying to learn this song for over 6 months now . It's very hard to keep going when you feel stuck and don't see any improvement .
never give up.here's a tip...whenever you try learning a new song,be it blues,or rock or metal etc,always tackle the hardest parts first and foremost.when you managed to nail those parts and can play them confidently,then,you go for the easier/simpler passages of that song.well,many pros and veteran guitar masters do this,and it really works.that being said,not every guitarist is a fast learner,there are those who are slow learners.so improvement-wise,it varies from player to player.keep on learning,dude!
Mantap.master
Holy shit I never realized how good this guy is! His tone and phrasing (in this song) remind me a lot of early Vinnie Moore stuff, and that's a good thing lol.
Jeff Loomis shure is a guitar virtuoso, but in my opinion, no one is better than Andy James.. his technique is just amazing, perfect picking and ridiculously amazing speed, nos counting his live performances, wich he still as good as he is recording.. Jeff Loomis is for shure a great player, but no one is better than Andy James