Shred haters look away now ...

axisus

OK, I know that a lot of people don't like 'shred', and that is fair enough. Personally I quite like a bit occasionally, I'm not a 'listen to a whole album' person, but I sure can admire and respect the skill and talent that are involved. 

So anyway, I just saw and enjoyed this. It's Igor Paspalj, someone who has made quite a stir over the past few years with his playing. If you aren't into shred, spare yourself and don't click play, but if like me you like a bit of fleet fingered madness, maybe take a look.

bloodandtears

fair play to him.. is it a Malmsteen cover?? let's be honest here, if it's not, it might as well be.. 

merlin

More is more. 

stratman3142

I enjoyed that. Remarkable.

CaseOfAce

The minute I opened the link I saw the blond stratocaster and scalloped fretboard...
oh so I'm in for some Malmsteen...
and ...yep..sure enough - as night follows day...

Kilgore

I didn't heed your warning. I bailed out after about 20 seconds. 

Bezzer

No that's not a Malmsteen cover, that's one of his from his course ... and I thought that was great!  I wish my timing was as accurate at speed ... if I could even get that fast consistently!

I'm off to type "yawn" on a load of blues and "indie" video threads now ...

fastonebaz

I love his picking technique,  wish mine was like that. 

scrumhalf

Bloody hell. So quick that his knees have exploded through his jeans.

Takes me back to the days of browsing through the racks at Shades in Soho. Lovely reminiscent stuff. 

Philly_Q

It really feels like something from the Shrapnel albums of the 1980s - although I dare say he's even faster and more precise than those guys.  The neoclassical(?) style of shred isn't my favourite, but it's entertaining. 

bloodandtears

He's got the malmsteen vibe nailed, hopefully there is a market for it still. His skills are immense and it looks effortless.

Fair play to him. I could only dream of being that slick. 

Jonathangus

I liked that.  Not sure I'd want to listen to a whole album at once, though.  What's good about it is that, even though there's a shedload of notes going on, they outline a recognisable melody and hook.  And makes it look so, so easy.

Right, got to get back to fumbling my way through Billy Duffy solos...

Hootsmon

FFS! Thing about rock guitar, and wot I love the most, is good cats have their own tone

Blackmore....Kossof...Green.....Beck......May and on and on...

but these shreddy dudes? gawd it's so bloody tedious how they ALL sound alike with nary a fag paper between them and their "tone" DREADFUL..........................................................................................................................IMO

"Shred haters look away now ..."

I couldnae help myself

axisus

Hootsmon said:

FFS! Thing about rock guitar, and wot I love the most, is good cats have their own tone

Blackmore....Kossof...Green.....Beck......May and on and on...

but these shreddy dudes? gawd it's so bloody tedious how they ALL sound alike with nary a fag paper between them and their "tone" DREADFUL..........................................................................................................................IMO

"Shred haters look away now ..."

I couldnae help myself

Do us all a favour and try harder next time ...

hollywoodrox

Jolly enjoyable 

Bidley

Loved that. As said before, his picking technique is mental.

Sporky

Hootsmon said:

but these shreddy dudes? gawd it's so bloody tedious how they ALL sound alike with nary a fag paper between them and their "tone" DREADFUL..................................................................................................

I wonder, though, if that's like how all whisky/whiskey tastes the same to me - nasty. If you don't like something, all examples will seem very similar. 

viz

Sporky said:

Hootsmon said:

but these shreddy dudes? gawd it's so bloody tedious how they ALL sound alike with nary a fag paper between them and their "tone" DREADFUL..................................................................................................

I wonder, though, if that's like how all whisky/whiskey tastes the same to me - nasty. If you don't like something, all examples will seem very similar. 

Yeah whisky just tastes like whiskey to me hehe

Snags

I don't really hate anything musical (although I'm not mad keen on people who insist on shitting all over other people's threads just because they have to get their gobbing-off jollies), but I'm not a natural shred fanboi. That, however, was a very enjoyable and musical listen, despite all the flurry-of-notes passages.

Bezzer

Hootsmon said:

but these shreddy dudes? gawd it's so bloody tedious how they ALL sound alike with nary a fag paper between them and their "tone" DREADFUL..........................................................................................................................IMO

Helpful as ever.  And tbh I could say the same about all modern blues players. They all sound the same and aside from a few notable examples there is sod all invention in any of it.

Like what you like, don't like what you don't like, but when other people have their chips out put your cock away, that's not the vinegar they are after.

Vibetronic

Bezzer said:

Hootsmon said:

but these shreddy dudes? gawd it's so bloody tedious how they ALL sound alike with nary a fag paper between them and their "tone" DREADFUL..........................................................................................................................IMO

Helpful as ever.  And tbh I could say the same about all modern blues players. They all sound the same and aside from a few notable examples there is sod all invention in any of it.

Like what you like, don't like what you don't like, but when other people have their chips out put your cock away, that's not the vinegar they are after.

+1. It's pointless and pretty ignorant, and he'd never say it to the guys face anyway...