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@robert. That’s why I like Zakk, when it comes to how I do speed in my playing he’s a huge influence in that. I love Randy Rhoads but he wasn’t who I was really paying attention to. Zakk is my man when it comes to guitarists of Ozzy.

I’m also right there with you as far as lack of education. I’m very much “just give me the guitar and let me play” and let my emotions lead my fingers.
 
Metal89 said:
Oh wow... it’s almost easier to answer who hasn’t influenced me in some way. I grew up listening to 70’s and 80’s hard rock and hair metal and heavy metal. In truth in a fan of all the sub-genres of metal except for black metal.

Early influences that I was and still am really drawn to was Kirk Hammett (I know I know, but they started my journey into thrash), tony iommi, Zakk Wylde. Those are my top three influences.

Now despite being a metal head, I don’t consider myself a shredder. I can’t sweep pick and while I can perform right hand legatos (tapping) I certainly can’t Go from sweep picking into tapping. But what I seem to be drawn to play wise is those long emotional sustains with sudden bursts of speeds here and there for flavor. I have been told I very much sound like Michael Schenker, Doug Blair (of W.A.S.P), and a good friend of mine noticed a touch of Brian May.

He’s also the one that said that I really should be in a power metal band, particularly one that has a very technical player to accentuate off of. Basically he’d do all the shredder stuff but I’d come in out of nowhere and make my guitar cry in power ballads.

I’m actually quite pleased with that and think that’s pretty accurate.
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Until I discovered rock and roll - around 1974 - Iistened to a lot of Don Rich and Roy Nichols' work with Buck and Merle, who were also family friends. Also influential were Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Son House, Albert King, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Muddy Waters, Mel Street, Johnny Cash, Flatt and Scruggs, Hank William's Sr. Roy Clark, Marty Robbins, Eddy Rabbit and many others in that genre.

My early rock influences - From about 1974 on - were Leslie West, Bill Bartlett (Ram Jam) Bernie Torme and Tony Iommi.

Angus Young blew my mind about 1975 and I never got over the experience of listening to my bootleg copy of High Voltage on headphones for the very first time.
 
Robert Herndon said:
Until I discovered rock and roll - around 1974 - Iistened to a lot of Don Rich and Roy Nichols' work with Buck and Merle, who were also family friends. Also influential were Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Son House, Albert King, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Muddy Waters, Mel Street, Johnny Cash, Flatt and Scruggs, Hank William's Sr. Roy Clark, Marty Robbins, Eddy Rabbit and many others in that genre.

My early rock influences - From about 1974 on - were Leslie West, Bill Bartlett (Ram Jam) Bernie Torme and Tony Iommi.

Angus Young blew my mind about 1975 and I never got over the experience of listening to my bootleg copy of High Voltage on headphones for the very first time.
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Angus young is great. He is a blues player at heart and has rock 'n' roll in his blood. At times I think of him as being what Buddy Guy would have been if he played hard rock.
 
Thats a very good comparison-- hadnt THOUGHT of that but now that you mention it -- WOW-- if you strip away the rest of the band -- Angus is VERY VERY blues driven...especially some of the older stuff.....

well gotta go back and listen to a crap ton of AC/DC......darn the luck
 
eSGEe said:
Thats a very good comparison-- hadnt THOUGHT of that but now that you mention it -- WOW-- if you strip away the rest of the band -- Angus is VERY VERY blues driven...especially some of the older stuff.....

well gotta go back and listen to a crap ton of AC/DC......darn the luck
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I have this dream that he will put AC/DC on the back burner and go out and perform with a blues band instead. Get a harmonica player who can also sing and a pianist and play some low down blues. A good shuffle drummer and thumpin' bassist (I bet Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams would fit the bill perfectly!) would complete the band. Angus would absolutely slay in a blues band.
 
listening to my AC/DC pandora channel now--- and its like hearing some of it for the first time--

I LOVE Cliff Williams bass ---just "DRIVING the engine"-- so usually (yes Im weird) when listening to them I am more "into" the rhythm section and just took Angus stellar playing as -- well for granted really --never REALLY analyzed it was just like "oh thats ANgus" now whats Malcolm doing ..here??....or Cliff... oh yes thats it da da da da da ba da da da.........BA BABA.......da da da da da.,...

Maybe that will occur--- Seems a good time to move on to something else -- and like do smaller venues--- "Up close and personal with Angus" type thing
 
eSGEe said:
Thats a very good comparison-- hadnt THOUGHT of that but now that you mention it -- WOW-- if you strip away the rest of the band -- Angus is VERY VERY blues driven...especially some of the older stuff.....

well gotta go back and listen to a crap ton of AC/DC......darn the luck
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Good catch. His style makes sense to me in such a way that I could hear the next note even when I listened to his solo for the very first time.

His solos in 'Rockin The Blues Away, ' 'Stiff Upper Lip' and "You Shook Me All Night Long" are like little songs within a larger song and really showcase his blues-infused style.

Being ADHD, I like things that engage me quickly and leave me wanting more. His solo in 'Hard As A Rock' is so brilliantly simple, yet it's not as easy to duplicate as one might think.

If you listen to this solo, you will immediately notice Angus' tendency to hold onto notes in a solo for several beats as opposed to playing along with the beat. He does this frequently and it's a technique I implemented on my recent improvised solo on Velvet Revolver's 'Fall To Pieces' (here in Member's Performances)

Listen closely and tell me if you hear it....
 
eSGEe said:
listening to my AC/DC pandora channel now--- and its like hearing some of it for the first time--

I LOVE Cliff Williams bass ---just "DRIVING the engine"-- so usually (yes Im weird) when listening to them I am more "into" the rhythm section and just took Angus stellar playing as -- well for granted really --never REALLY analyzed it was just like "oh thats ANgus" now whats Malcolm doing ..here??....or Cliff... oh yes thats it da da da da da ba da da da.........BA BABA.......da da da da da.,...

Maybe that will occur--- Seems a good time to move on to something else -- and like do smaller venues--- "Up close and personal with Angus" type thing
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Listen to Cliff's brilliant bass line on "Love Hungry Man.
 
Slow bluesy stuff and Progressive rock for me. I started old and all the thrash and anything that requires speed will forever be beyond my reach.

So I go for players like Gilmour, Peter Green, some Clapton and there are even some Scorpions ballads that have some nice slow riffs...

I learned most of Badge when I was taking classes and also Santana Europa...

I've been working lately of a guitar rendition of the piano part in Clocks by Coldplay.

This is my speed...

 
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