fans of guitar driven music should see this guy.

[tuscaneer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-RoSzsEKA

[JFReturns]

Damn, no youtube at work.

Who is it so I can check Grooveshark?

[worsy]

Tosin Abasi

[tuscaneer]

yeah,tosin abasi from "animals as leaders". i can't describe how he plays.it's modern djent mixed with frank zappa on an 8 string guitar.absolutely crackers but inspired.

[Tyngwndwn]

It's amasing how he gets the drums out of that 8 string guitar.

Seriously NICE.

[tuscaneer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPS3OMgSOhE&fea...

and try this fella "chimp spanner" out if you like your djent with a wipeover of 80'sesque flavour

[tuscaneer]

Tyngwndwn said:

It's amasing how he gets the drums out of that 8 string guitar.

Seriously NICE.

ha ha! good isn't it? i'm just trying to share the love!

[55allgold]

Meh.

[tuscaneer]

i take it that meh means he doesnt impress you? From a guitar players point of view i find what he does fantastic

[55allgold]

tuscaneer said:

i take it that meh means he doesnt impress you? From a guitar players point of view i find what he does fantastic

I can appreciate the technical prowess (albeit for only a short period of time).

But I am unmoved. Which is what art's all about.

[tuscaneer]

fair play fella, it would be ste if we were all into the same stuff

[5150]

It's a 'meh' from me also !

Steve Vai did all this a long time before . . ..

I'm not doubting this guy's talent tho . . . but it's nothing new . . .

(I'll get my coat now . . . !)

[tuscaneer]

interesting take.i'm well versed in the satriani/vai stuff from the early nineties but(aside from the shredding)i can't see the similarities at all.abasi seems far more jazz based and his sonic range seems much more low end oriented.hence it's as heavy as fk!!

[Mastodon2]

I've talked with Tosin and Chimpspanner a few times over the net. Another name you will probably see bandied about a bit is Bulb, he is a super cool guy and has an amazing collection of guitars, but I don't think so much of his band (Periphery). Chimpspanner has done some great work with what appears to be a pretty limited budget, he is very talented. Not Tosin Abasi level good, but very good all the same. Far, far better than I could ever bother myself to get!

AAL have some of the best riffs going, I don't think Tosin's soloing is great but his riffs and ability to play over some crazy chord changes is very impressive. The short video of him playing "Point to point" on his custom built 30" scale 8 string is one of my favourite guitar vids, I nearly shat my pants with joy when I finally heard the album version of the song with the drums, it's mind blowingly good

[tuscaneer]

been a big fan of bulb for ages,i also think the debut periphery album is stonking!!!buti know a lot of people can't get into the vocals.if you're into this stuff as much as mr try cloudkicker.fking awesome.it's a one man band a bit like chimp spanner et al.

[hornet]

Try as I might, I just can't get into this sort of stuff. Just doesn't seem to be able to hook me in. Same as the overly technical direction a lot of death metal has gone. Sure it's all very clever, but it just seems like it's for the sake of it a lot of the time. Hey ho. New Weedeater CD out, so that satisfies my urge for heaviosity

ETA - talking of guitar driven, and not (for once!) doom or grindcore, anyone else heard of Vektor? New to me, but it's glorious old school thrash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZv-pvsF5Xk&fea...

Extra ETA - digging around in old thrash and speed metal videos uncovered this absolute gem from Anacrusis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDGZN8eD5J0&fea... Haven't heard that for about 20 years, and can actually remember listening to that exact song to psyche myself up for my driving test! I passed.

Edited by hornet on Friday 25th March 23:15

[suthol]

Not moved at all, true it would be boring if we were all the same but there are a million shredders doing the same thing on youtube albeit with much less interesting guitars.

[Pothole]

where does it become 'driven'? It's just jazz noise to these ears.

[hornet]

I'm digging up all this stuff on YouTube that I'd long since forgotten about. First it was Anacrusis, now it's Athiest and what appears to be new(!) Watchtower.

And Blotted Science, which is probably up Tuscaneer's musical street?

Edited by hornet on Friday 25th March 23:44

[xe mini]

I have the guitar playing talent of a polar bear wearing wicket keepers gloves, Olga from the Toy Dolls however seems to be able to rustle up quite a decent tune.

Tocatta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1j4K_D3ZQo

Sabre dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z1Uq-3t5uk

Wipeout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rVqlfDPqVQ&fea...

When the saints
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZh4y4jfuvI