watched this 15 years ago and it blew my mind. watched again today, and it also blew my mind! this guy is water.
@seidinger
Жыл бұрын
That’s it… this guy blows minds
@Acekorv
Жыл бұрын
It blows my mind still. I remember watching this a couple of months after it was released in my teens, he def set the bar on what a hood shredder sounds like.
@ProgTheater
6 жыл бұрын
even the clothes are neoclassical... amazing!
@Utubesuxmycock
4 жыл бұрын
hahahaha
@cesarleythor
3 жыл бұрын
Buhh stupid
@mayorrodgers7446
Жыл бұрын
From time to time I have to come back and watch this. It usually takes me a year or two to recover then I’m ready to watch it again.
@stefanandersson4402
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic player...😂
@andresini123
16 жыл бұрын
love how symphony x songs remind me of castlevania games. they sound so dark and ghostly to me. 5 stars!
@darkguitarist3476
3 жыл бұрын
Im 13 years late and yes I think of the same thiiiiiing ❤️❤️
@MoonsideResident
2 жыл бұрын
@@darkguitarist3476 Yep, me too. In fact, back when I downloaded SX songs (in my shameless teenage years) I ended up downloading that one Castlevania song from Symphony of the Night by mistake (The Tragic Prince, I believe) and for years I legit thought it was a SX song, lol. It sounds like it could be one of their earlier songs, easily.
@thomashogan1985
3 жыл бұрын
One of the most musical shredders, every note means something.
@jeffdillenbeck1278
10 ай бұрын
Each note means something? What a weird thing to regurgitate.
@thomashogan1985
10 ай бұрын
@@jeffdillenbeck1278 OK
@rvm8315
3 ай бұрын
no wasted notes even though there is tons of notes
@thomashogan1985
3 ай бұрын
@@jeffdillenbeck1278 yeah, nice one
@SharbelFadul
13 жыл бұрын
And in the middle of this debate about his guitar skills, one may forget that he's also an amazing song writer and lyricist (within his music genre obviously), If one only sees Romeo's skills as a guitar player we are loosing half of his talent.
@Moskal91
3 жыл бұрын
He writes most of the music that isn't Played on a band mates instrument. like the orchestral parts
@radovansevic6396
5 жыл бұрын
He calls his guitar Juliet
@msanchez1680d
3 жыл бұрын
hahaha.. clever!
@EvilForgemaster
7 жыл бұрын
Many people, in this video as well, say that Michael is way too infuenced by Yngwie. Of course there is a certain level of influence, like inspiring Michael to be neoclassical or whatever, but Michael's style is way too personal and unique. Yes sure he plays classical music on guitar but that doesn't automaticaly make him a Yngwie clone or anything. He has a certain tone and color to his playing that I find way too different from Yngwie's.
@nataservant
6 жыл бұрын
He puts much more emotion into his playing than Yngwie.
@markhenson1427
6 жыл бұрын
great guitar player!but the symphony x was boring
@filipefrancoafonso
6 жыл бұрын
Guess he uses some minor9 arpeggios, something Yngwie rarely does. Very unique playing.
@DoggoWillink
5 жыл бұрын
He actually learned how to play classical guitar, as a kid if I’m not mistaken. I don’t think it’s just because of Ynwgie that he has a neo classical style.
@wadecooler7496
5 жыл бұрын
Yngwie has this guys poster on his wall
@Grimmir
5 жыл бұрын
5:16 that smile when you know you have nailed it.
@subwayz_qt5
2 жыл бұрын
The smile of superiority
@jaconova
2 жыл бұрын
@@subwayz_qt5 Nah, it looks more like "man, this shit is crazy, better remain focused to nail it".
@terryvoorbij6260
2 ай бұрын
Betcha cant play this
@RafaelOliveiraBR
3 жыл бұрын
One of the most talented guitar player in the world!
@jessesoares5481
Жыл бұрын
Shawn Lane + Yngwie Malmsteen= Michael Romeo
@jan1080
15 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I just recently got back into Romeo. I was never much into neoclassical, but man... his phrasing is pretty damn amazing. The Lane influence is totally clear. He's got some of the nicest vibrato, bends, prebends etc you can find.
@armandblake
5 жыл бұрын
He's going light speed and still looks like he's cruising around. That's one of the cleanest fast playing I've seen
@DoggoWillink
Жыл бұрын
This is still today one of the most insane guitar videos ever made (it’s my favorite personally).
@timmbosliice
12 жыл бұрын
probably the best neo-classical metal guitarist ever
@shredgod6394
6 жыл бұрын
The Hound Jason Becker...
@lgnazio
5 жыл бұрын
2nd.. Yngwie Malsteem comes 1st
@makattak3550
4 жыл бұрын
@@lgnazio maybe in one dimension though, MRs got way more metal and Shaun Lane in his styling than yng. MR plays way more interesting ideas than yngs Harmonic minor saturations .
@irokosalei5133
3 жыл бұрын
@@lgnazio Nah, we're going for Becker. Way better contestant.
@lba08001
3 жыл бұрын
Def Becker no doubt
@EvilGxxgle
7 жыл бұрын
Far beyond the Yngwie.
@AkiSterling
7 жыл бұрын
Search "Pablo soler"
@markhenson1427
6 жыл бұрын
excellent guitar player
@zetarrero9155
5 жыл бұрын
Far beyond the Paganini and Bach.
@seventhplace
4 жыл бұрын
Pablo soler = meh 😒
@Utubesuxmycock
4 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAH
@KiriakosGP
6 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated guitar players around! Here's my cover on Romeo's "Fear the unkown" guitar solo kzitem.info/news/bejne/1KqttYJ3onOQZnY
@joselekiwi5695
5 жыл бұрын
Kiriakos GP Where can I buy that clothes?
@markhenson1427
5 жыл бұрын
sounds great
@Smiley01987
5 жыл бұрын
How is he underrated? He's placed on the 91st spot on the Guitar World's 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
@roies7756
5 жыл бұрын
@@Smiley01987 should be no.1
@blackieblack
4 жыл бұрын
@@roies7756 this. Should be at the top or very near.
@MarioFlores-jn7vh
3 жыл бұрын
This video set the pace for me, it was at that moment when I saw him playing that I decided to pursue that level of playing. Michael Romeo is such a great inspiration, crikey!
@romannosov7932
5 жыл бұрын
Romeo is an astonishing composer, and has incredible technique and precision , things that Yngwie didn’t devolop at the high level of Romeo. Yngwie is a fantastic virtuoso but that’s it, he’s not a progressive guitarist. On the other hand Romeo is a progressive guitarist, and it means that he can play every genere he wants to, from jazz to blues, from metal to neoclassical. If you didn’t study musical theory you can’t really understand how great his talent is
@DaveDexterMusic
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't study musical theory and I really understand how great his talent is. and I'm pretty sure yngwie can play pretty much every genre he wants to (jazz, blues, metal and neoclassical kind of suggest your own limited genre tastes)
4 жыл бұрын
I don't really listen to neoclassical metal much, but Romeo's always stood out to me as one of the greatest melodic metal guitar players, far beyond being just neoclassical.
@John-gb6et
3 жыл бұрын
This will never get old
@clhtaypu576
Жыл бұрын
wow..im a 30yr old man. this is the 1st time watched this guy..his sound is amazing
@markhenson1427
10 жыл бұрын
melodies and classical,very pretty soloing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@markhenson1427
6 жыл бұрын
he ate malmsteen!so is he number 1 now
@fanatic879
5 жыл бұрын
what the hell...he's a guitar god
@therealandrecorbin4050
2 жыл бұрын
That 1st finger tapping thing is so smooth and fast. Amazing guitarist.
@YaoEspirito
11 ай бұрын
Listen to some Symphony X. All his riffing and solos are like this and stronger.
@trevorbender2307
3 жыл бұрын
So amazing to watch his little sausage link fingers blur through these demos!!🤘🤣
@woobi4739
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely mind-blowing playing and tasty riffs.
@Lieutenant_Dude
Жыл бұрын
I came back to this, and that demo of Damnation Game reminded me why he is my absolute favorite guitarist
@hybris159
4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest ever 🔥🔥🔥
@maxxgratte
3 жыл бұрын
That legendary sweeping sequence From Sea of lies at 5:00
@asesuserasnaidzelas
2 жыл бұрын
Not a single sweep here, string skipped tapped arpeggios
@InvisibleYetVisible
Жыл бұрын
@@asesuserasnaidzelasit's always funny when someone gives it the biggun without a clue lol. There's loads of great sweeps and he picks the part that's entirely tapped 😂 (and a small amount of legato)
Such an excellent guitarist, phenomenal imagination.
@vvmaster2010
5 жыл бұрын
One of the most impressive things about Romeo is the fact his hands are small, fat fingers and he is a great virtuoso. He defeated every difficulty and practice a lot of scales and arpeggios in order to develop that great technique
@yourDeath86
3 жыл бұрын
I have short fingers too, but unfortunatly not the same skills :'( very hard to play with a short pinkie.
@vvmaster2010
3 жыл бұрын
@@yourDeath86 just keep practicing. Another example was the violinist Mischa Elman who was regarded as one of the finest violinists of 20th century. He had short and fat fingers.
@yourDeath86
3 жыл бұрын
@@vvmaster2010 thanks for the encouragement, i think i reached my best for my capability, maybe i can do a little bit more, but i will never reach the level of my favourite artists .__. by the way i never thought I'd reach the level I've reached...small consolation ^^" Thanks again for the anwer!
@vvmaster2010
3 жыл бұрын
@@yourDeath86 you’re welcome 😇
@felipecuenca2811
3 жыл бұрын
I agree, but his hands are fucking huge. I've tried some excercises from his dvd and the stretches are a complete nightmare, but you can't notice by watching him play. The guitar looks very small not because he's fat, but because he's enormous.
@J0taM
9 ай бұрын
More than 16 years and never get enough of this
@AndybOfficialChannel
3 жыл бұрын
His comppositional language is much much richer that Yngwie's you can analize the chords and scales used in and their solos and you'd notice that pretty quickly, and you'd also notice why Yngwie's solos and licks sounds like the same thing 1000 times (hint is because they are the same thing)
@tonypaella
Жыл бұрын
You can tell he grew up on Yngwie or whatever, but he's on a completely different level. Yngwie was the first, the prototype, he paved the way, but there is a million guys out there way above yngwies level, even just on KZitem. The only thing Yngwie has on everybody is the vibrato.
@alanandjess7516
4 ай бұрын
The percentage of people in the world who can appreciate this is unfortunately small. Mind blown... Absolutely insane talent!!!!
@hammastahn4
13 жыл бұрын
of sins and shadows is the best solo ever for me.. and for everyone.
@sgfreako
13 жыл бұрын
haha,gotta love how hes actually dressed like Romeo from juliet. XD
@yassinesouabni5192
2 жыл бұрын
NeoClassic reincarnation of Shawn Lane
@nathananderson8204
Жыл бұрын
I've known a number of people such as him in the course of my life. Enjoy your remaining days.
@jairolondono6824
6 жыл бұрын
1:54 Solfeggietto CPE Bach 😏
@aymanhazim4639
3 жыл бұрын
all symphony x = bach beethoven etc...
@tommorellorules
15 жыл бұрын
His solo album 'the dark chapter' is incredible, definately worth buying
@SymphonyX4Ever
15 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!! I love Michael Romeo, look my name xD I saw them Live in Bologna 2008
@gufasan
16 жыл бұрын
i lov him.......clean....melody.....fast.....is use evry kind of technics....e his solo never boring
@danilodavid7779
4 жыл бұрын
OMG, It's so good it hurts!
@AdamDallas
15 жыл бұрын
Who gives a shit what weight he is or what he looks like, unlike yngwie, this guy can actually come up with some amazing music, and he seems like a real nice guy
@vlhriatahmar6853
3 жыл бұрын
Michael romeo, Malmsteen and michel angelo have that kind of rare disease
@jasonvalencia2543
2 жыл бұрын
Despues de tantos años de ver este video no deja de sorprenderme,tremendo guitarrista!
@Abhi-ff2cr
Жыл бұрын
He has longer bar mid sections than typical yngwie compositions. People shouldn't make comparisons between them.. They're music is different
@Thiago_Mamute
16 жыл бұрын
Puta guitarrista! O cara tem muita técnica e muito feeling. Acho que o Malmsteen deveria aprender algo com esse cara!
@laney50w
13 жыл бұрын
Michael is one BADASS MO'FO!!!
@Critastic
4 жыл бұрын
I had that same guitar when I was 16! Except the body was black. God I regret selling that guitar! It was an esp m-II with a maple neck and emg pickups.. that thing was amazing....it’s actually Cool seeing Romeo play on the same guitar.
@aoisatan
14 жыл бұрын
@Generalwalrus I don't know what the hell they are saying Michael looks like a really bad ass guy because of his facial features , plus anyone who plays guitar like that deserves respect
@R_Thomp
6 жыл бұрын
What feel, GREAT playing / chops!
@free_electron
15 жыл бұрын
its in his phrasing. trust me he has so much skill its just unbelievable. i can get close but it takes some serious practice. its a different style with note choice and phrasing. and sometimes the slow blues doesnt cut it. i believe in being diverse. in ALL aspects of ALL music. including metalcore, SRV, 80's metal, and the power metal/progressive you see right here. im glad people dont bash romeo's name around like malmsteen and zakk thinking they know best. romeo = a league of his own.
@YawYan_fighterAlex
Жыл бұрын
1st time ive seen michael romeo was in 2010 and i was so amazed, and until now still watching his amazing guitar skills.
@cvtt3194
4 жыл бұрын
Sooooooooo underrated
@kisstagals
4 жыл бұрын
Butter hand so smooth.
@GoatMee
3 жыл бұрын
5:26 sounds like a Friedman influence, but I think Romeo approaches the melodies in similar fashion.
@chipskylark8475
Жыл бұрын
That’s exactly what I was thinking
@kikirikosss
15 жыл бұрын
i love him and govan
@KlangbaumHerz
12 жыл бұрын
1:49.. i fucked it up! 1:50.. doesn't matter, im god hehe
@Francisco17Berrios
3 жыл бұрын
Fuck, he is so good that I didn't even catch that hahaha
@fadhilahali5350
3 жыл бұрын
Michael romeo is Yngwie Malmsteen full upgrade.. Hahaha
@2c26
13 жыл бұрын
Beast tapping riff evar evar.
@RobertoReyesChHC
4 жыл бұрын
Jaw dropping.
@chrischoir3594
4 жыл бұрын
sooo good
@victorvivanco1800
2 жыл бұрын
Many comments about Yngwie... technically Yngwie and Romeo maybe are very close, but pleaseee, in composition ROMEO IS BY FAR SUPERIOR. He didnt just copied classics, he EVOLVED THE Neoclassical metal ADDING HIS STYLE. Fat fingers they said...yes fat fucking divine fingers
@JullarMusic
13 жыл бұрын
@Hertsman50 His tone doesnt sound shitty at all. I saw this video from the actual DVD and it sounds amazing. Its the youtube quality that makes it sound kinda off.
@WheresCloudy
2 жыл бұрын
I find it amusing that all the negative comments comes from people who can not comprehend how fucking hard it is to play this clean. Y'all seem to forget the fact that the playing in this video is phenomenal regardless who is playing. "yeah he is playing fast" Is what you can understand. Brothers, he is fucking string skipping all over the place, and picking every note. Oh right you don't even know what that means :D
@KenFarnham
16 жыл бұрын
Pure, epic and legendary guitar pwnage!!
@yngvaibucketrucci
16 жыл бұрын
thats why hendrix died young god couldn't wait to learn from him
@AmericanChoirboy
7 жыл бұрын
fuck me, i believe he was my age when he did this. What am i doing with my life?
@Allarich75
13 жыл бұрын
He is a metalgod!!!
@aymanhazim4639
3 жыл бұрын
nice clear demonstration 😂
@MrGarydaverocks
2 жыл бұрын
As Malmsteen to widdly diddly for me,but can appreciate the musicianship...
@MsTrufflesSpeedrun
13 жыл бұрын
5:00 to 5:26 : epic and awesome !!!
@storiabanale
5 жыл бұрын
he makes me have faith in my small chubby hands
@zatorski
6 жыл бұрын
Simply the monster!
@pioneerrocket22
7 жыл бұрын
Is it a requirement to get chunky to be a great neo-classical guitarist?
@Oscarntnz
6 жыл бұрын
Rockket Oldham No, but the longer the hair the shredder.
@A_Final_Hit
6 жыл бұрын
Rockket Oldham Yes, just like the best opera singers are very fat.
@markhenson1427
6 жыл бұрын
sounds like me,but i do more arpeggioes and harmonic minor scales
@steveryczek2198
5 жыл бұрын
Not really...You just have to have that level of talent.
@muggine121
5 жыл бұрын
It increases sustain
@irokosalei5133
3 жыл бұрын
Damnation Game and Sea of Lies are freaking amazing. He doesn't deserve to be compared to Malmsteem. He's way better.
@longdark4ever
3 жыл бұрын
No way Michael Romeo is an Yngwie clone as I have seen some people say, I mean Yngwie wishes he can play as good as this and be this creative, and I say this as an avid Yngwie fan.
@jackychang2937
4 жыл бұрын
What a genius
@Nietzsche0206
16 жыл бұрын
Right on Jaun
@jazzforano
17 жыл бұрын
1 is enough!
@josephweiss3931
4 жыл бұрын
Great phrasing
@deherrera94
14 жыл бұрын
awesome video
@Its_a_jopa
5 жыл бұрын
У меня волосы дыбом стоят!!!
@yoyometal871
2 жыл бұрын
Siiicccckkkk 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@DanaOrtiz
2 жыл бұрын
I thought he was about to slay master of puppets 😳😲
@MuchachoC
Жыл бұрын
today's guitar players: video manipulation skills to speed up their shredding videos michael romeo: actually slowing his shredding to match the ends of the phrases😂
@StyL0s_
15 жыл бұрын
no the impact is deadly
@CicadaKillerMan
14 жыл бұрын
Yup, you can tell they definitely got inspiration off of Bach and his son, that's for sure.
@007kitta3
5 жыл бұрын
ロメオはネオクラギタリストの頂点
@lugwid1984
13 жыл бұрын
he is amazyng...... fuck
@pgfinna
3 жыл бұрын
its hard to breathe
@TheWhocares233
15 жыл бұрын
i exploded at 2:40
@tabotabojayar
13 жыл бұрын
@Generalwalrus seriously dude! totally agreed with that!.....
@RezoNecro
14 жыл бұрын
this guy is possessed!He sold his soul !lol
@PhantomNote
12 жыл бұрын
its actually cus its sitting a little loose so hes adjusting it to have ready for use. Dont know the model of floyd on this guitar but I know this is a common problem with schaller floyds - that they get loose
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