Looking Back

[ELVIS]

Ozzy did want to keep Gillis...

[DR CHIP]

You can always tell those who either have no clue or don't play guitar....

Anyone who doesn't know that Yngwie stood the guitar world on its head just wasn't living at the time....period

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by DR CHIP
You can always tell those who either have no clue or don't play guitar....

Anyone who doesn't know that Yngwie stood the guitar world on its head just wasn't living at the time....period

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by ELVIS
Ozzy did want to keep Gillis...

So then, what happened?

[ELVIS]

Brad Gillis had already signed a contract with Night Ranger prior to Ozzy asking him to stay permanently..

[jhale667]

Originally posted by hideyoursheep
You're on dog food!

When Wankvie came out no one gave a shit! Not until Rhodes died, anyway.

Dude, the first Steeler album didn't come out until the year AFTER Randy died....pretty sure his Guitar Player Spotlight bit wasn't even 'til 83...


And, much like Redballs...you're WRONG. :D

As for the "guitar god wannabe" crack... Yeah, I'm sure YOU can shred us all under the table.... Jealous 'cause you never nailed "Eruption", perhaps?

[kamaboko]

I think it's a good thing Ozzy didn't get Gillis. Gillis was good with NR, but he's not a song writer. This seems pretty evident with his solo work. Hear for your self:

http://www.amazon.com/Alligator-Brad-Gillis/dp/B00005ABXD/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-6223091-8640927?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1185937808&sr=1-2

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by jhale667
Dude, the first Steeler album didn't come out until the year AFTER Randy died....pretty sure his Guitar Player Spotlight bit wasn't even 'til 83.

Actually it was in 82 and I believe Mike Varney brought Yngwie to the States after seeing his spotlight in Guitar Player magazine...

Yngwie was the first real guitar shredder but he had much more than that to offer as stated in this Wikipedia quote...

"Malmsteen broke new ground and contributed to the evolution of modern rock guitar, particularly with his embracing of modal progressions and classically-influenced techniques not widely used in rock music. He is often credited, along with Randy Rhoads, with increasing the popularity of the neoclassical heavy metal genre and inspiring a new generation of electric guitarists including Paul Gilbert, Michael Romeo, Jason Becker, and Tony MacAlpine."

[binnie]

Out of interest, when did Steve Vai hit the music scene: wasn't he working with Zappa about the same time that Malmsteen came around?

Is there a direct link/ influence between the two?

I'm curious...

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by jhale667
Dude, the first Steeler album didn't come out until the year AFTER Randy died....pretty sure his Guitar Player Spotlight bit wasn't even 'til 83...


And, much like Redballs...you're WRONG. :D

As for the "guitar god wannabe" crack... Yeah, I'm sure YOU can shred us all under the table.... Jealous 'cause you never nailed "Eruption", perhaps?

What did I say that was wrong?

And the "guitar god wannabe" blast is dead on. I don't get "jealous". That's EGO, and noone should have one. It's Rock N Roll, for fuck sakes. No matter how well you can copy someone else's style, or play a certain song, for every strenght, there's a weakness. Wankvie's strenght is shredding neoclassical leads. That's where it ends. Chuck Berry is a better rocker than he is.

Never "nailed" Eruption?
I "nailed" all of them. All the solos Ed did, I did. We probably all did.
But we didn't invent them, so who gives a shit?

Oh, Jeezus. You like Yngvie. I get it. He hardly turned the world on it's ear, however.