Saw them in portland. Almost saw them in seattle the day before, but I didn't have enough money to meet them at that point. But yeah the show was cool and the new guitarist did a great job. He nailed the harmony in the river dragon has come solo.
You need a lot of work on your picking accuracy. Synchronizing your picking with what you are fretting is really important, man. But other than that, it sounded good. And stratovarius kicks major ass. Haha.
Dead heart in a dead world, and This godless endeavor. Buy them. Now. Every song is listenable to a degree. except for the sound of silence imo But that is one song. Seriously, I love EVERY song on this godless endeavor.
I was talking to a friend about synyster gates. And he said "Synyster gates is one of the best guitarists out there right now" I was so baffled I almost didn't know what to say. So I referenced to his instructional vid about sweeping and said "Dude those sweeps sounded like shit" to which he...
For some reason I feel like believing jeff over anyone else. But then again this interview could have been filmed way before it was posted. We'll just have to wait and see.
I don't know, but from seeing all of his rehearsal videos on his myspace it doesn't bother me much that smyth wont be in the picture. Hell, anything is better then nothing. The past few shows when they didn't have a rhythm guitarist were really lacking imo.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. At 7:20 Jeff Loomis drops his name This is his myspace. Cowboy From Hungary on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads I'm so happy they'll have a 2nd guitarist for this tour. lol
I'm actually digging it. The riffage in the beginning was cool, the chorus was catchy, and it was all tied together with more solid riffs here and there. The solo left a lot to be desired in my opinion, but the studio version will probably blow me away.