Your Favorite Guitar Album (Metal)

[Luis]

For me the masterpiece is "Rising Force" . What an Album¡¡ . It is necessary to accept that Yngwie is retired, but he used to be a virtuoso, with great talent on the composition department. I love the way he mixed barroque music with metal.

What about you?

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

"Rising Force" and "Speed Metal Symphony."

Becker's a powerhouse! "Concerto" is just so much fun.

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Cacophony - Speed Metal Symphony

 

[Mr. Shred-ididle]

Perpetual

but i prefure a fusion guitar album any day

 

[Yngvai X]

Perpetual Burn, without a doubt.

 

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

Now that's what I call a poll! All good albums and masterpieces of guitar wizardry. If I were to pick one of these brilliant albums, I would have to go with...
Rising Force, Maximum Security, Mind's Eye or Time Odyssey, I can't decide which, they're all incredible albums. In the end I voted for Time Odyssey, simply because it has April Sky on it, possibly the most beautiful virtuoso instrumental ever.

 

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

It is necessary to accept that Yngwie is retired, but he used to be a virtuoso

He isn't a virtuoso today?

 

[BastrdDrmr]

Perpetual Burn is my favorite on that list I think. I would have chosen Surfing with the Alien for Satriani over Extremist, btw.

 

[Platinum Maze]

good poll!!

I had to go with Maximum Security. It just used dominate my cassette/cd players, and I'm pretty sure I've owned it since the day it was released. The solos that Lynch and Macalpine do in The Vision and Tears of Sahara are among my favorites ever.

Very close behind were Rising Force, Passion and Warfare, and Mind's Eye....Becker too.

 

[Serge...]

Perpetual Burn.. probably the best neoclassical shred album ever made, especially the first half of the album. The title track dominates all. Jason Becker is a musical genious.

On a different subject, you know what I wish I heard more in shred albums? Stuff inspired by the romantic pianists like Chopin and Liszt. I see a few guys with that inspiration, but most neoclassical players stick to the whole Baroque feel.

 

[NegrocK_SyX]

Cacophony - Speed metal Symphony

 

[weenur]

Tough choices...

Time Odyssey, Maximum Security, and Rising Force are all tied for first.

 

[sweepking]

My vote goes to Rising Force. I prefer Michael Romeo's playing to Yngwie's, but that cd had the masterpiece instrumentals on it. Far Beyond the Sun is still my favorite instrumental to this day. Noone has topped that song. My second favorite on that list is The Dark Chapter...The Cask of Amontillado is my second favorite instrumental.

 

[The Yngster]

I agree with sweepking, Rising Force is just unbelievable, and Far Beyond the Sun is also my favorite instrumental ever.

 

[SyXified]

I would think it be important that Alien Love Secrets by Vai be on this list and one of the top runners. Between Die to Live, Boy from Seattle and Tender Surrender, those are three of the most perfectly executed, unique, tasteful, gorgeous songs ever written. The CD really only has one subpar track in Kill the Guy with the Ball, everything else is innovative and amazing. I don't think there is any other guitar album with close to as much quality with so much diversity. Perpetual Burn has a couple of amazing tracks, but a lot of it is just filler, and Rising Force is much the same way. Those are the two top aside from ALS in my opinion, and Far Beyond the Sun will always be a fav of mine, as will Altitudes, but as an album, I think ALS takes the cake

 

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

I think ALS takes the cake

Tell that to Jason...

 

[Yngvai X]

Tell that to Jason...

I think he was reffering to Alien Love Secrets

 

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

I think he was reffering to Alien Love Secrets

I know, it was just a weird coincidence.

 

[Serge...]

I actually noticed the whole ALS thing too, but decided not to mention it.

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

I forgot all about Concerto Suite... that's an awesome album!