your favorite shred albums?

[M3CHK1LLA]

post'em up...

 

[ThePIGI King]

Christian Muenzner - both Beyond the Wall of Sleep and Timewarp

Dark Matter Secret - Perfect World Creation

Blotted Science - too big of words for this hour

And then obviously anything from: Loomis, Howe, Govan, AAL, and MacAlpine

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

 

[Science_Penguin]

Nili Brosh - A Matter of Perception
Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
Circuit V. Panther - Sexy Finger II
Animals As Leaders - the first one

And I'll add as honorable mentions:

Stratovarius - Infinity
Sonata Arctica's more straightforward era
Yngwie Malmsteen - Oddysey
Dragonforce - Ultra Beatdown
Galneryus - pretty much everything

 

[prlgmnr]

 

[Doug N]

Racer X - any of ‘em

 

[USMarine75]

Vinnie Moore - Minds Eye
Marty Friedman - Dragons Kiss
Cacophony - Go Off
Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
Racer X and Paul Gilbert - agree with above... everything!
Michael Impelliteri - can’t remember the album name sorry lol
Michael Lee Firkins - self titled

modern:
Stephan Forte - Shadows Compendium (best JB impression!)
Jeff Loomis - Zero Order Phase and Plains of Oblivion
Andy James - Exodus

Classy shred:
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
Ritchie Kotzen - everything!
Blues Saraceno - Never Look Back and Plaid

not really shred but....
Nick Johnston - Remarkably Human
Guthrie Govan - everything

duh...
Yngwie and Randy!
Vai - PAW
Satriani - Surfing and Flying in a Blue Dream (even tho he says he doesn’t play shred)

 

[NoodleFace]

I still think Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare is the greatest shred album of all time, personally.

 

[Drew]

If I had to limit myself to one album per player...

Vai's "Alien Love Secrets," with the caveat that "Passion and Warfare" is probably the more "important" album.
Satriani's "Crystal Planet," again with the caveat that while it sounds dated, "Surfing with the Alien" is the more "important" album for the impact it had.
Andy Timmons - "Resolution"
Tony Macalpine - "Maximum Security"
Jason Becker's "Perpetual Burn" is nuts, even if the tones and mix leave a bit to be desired
Shawn Lane's "Powers of Ten"
Vinnie Moore's "The Mind's Eye"
Nick Johnston's "Remarkably Human"
Angel Vivaldi's "Away With Words"
Neil Zaza's "Staring at the Sun"
Eric Johnson - any of his live albums, but "Alien Love Child - Live and Beyond" is an easy starting point
Steve Morse - "High Tension Wires"
Yngwie Malmsteen - "Rising Force"
John Petrucci - "Suspended Animation"

Whole bunch I'm forgetting about I'm sure but these are some pretty great guitar albums.

 

[IbanezDaemon]

Vinnie Moore: Everything but my faves are Mind's Eye and Time Odyssey.
Yngwie: Rising Force and Trilogy
Racer X: Everything faves being Street lethal, Second Heat and Superheroes.
Tony MacAlpine: Faves are Edge of Insanity and Maximum Security
Joey Tafolla: Out of the Sun.
Apocrypha: The Forgotten Scroll, Eyes of Time.
Jason Becker: Perpetual Burn
Marty Friedman: Dragon's Kiss
Cacophony: Both
Shawn Lane: Powers of Ten
Richie Kotzen: Debut
Greg Howe, Debut, Introspection, Parallax
Vicious Rumors: Soldiers of the Night
Time Requiem: Time Requiem, Inner Circle of Reality, Optical Illusion
Warmen: Unkown Soldier, Beyond Abiliities, Accept the Fact.
Stratovarious: Episode, Visions
Jeff Loomis: Zero Order Phase
Majestic: Abstract Symphony, Trinity Overture
George Bellas: Mind Over Matter
Marcoi Sfogli; ReMarcoble
Andy James: In the Wake of Chaos
Mario Parga: Entranced
Ring of Fire: The Oracle, Dreamtower
Gary Moore: Corridors or Power
Michael Abdow: Native Alien
Vitalij Kuprij: Extreme Measures

 

[Omzig]

God classic thread.
in no order of pref

Marty Friedman - Dragons Kiss
Jeff Loomis - Zero Order Phase
Bruce Bouillet - The Order Of Control
Greg Howe - Greg Howe
Brian Maillard - Stabilized
Jeremy Krull - (de)Tested
Heavy Metal Ninjas - Interstellar Abduction
Kiko Loureiro - Sounds of Innocence
Joey Tafolla - Everything....
Fred Brum - Atonement & Transcendence
Brett Garsed & T.J. Helmerich - Quid Pro Quo & Exempt
Tritone - (sergio-buss-edu-ardanuy-frank-solari) Just for fun
Nick Johnston - Wide Eyes in the Dark
Fredrik Thordendal - Sol Niger Within Version 3.33
Vinnie Moore - Meltdown

+ pretty much everything posted above sofar

 

[Descent]

In general I don't really listen to shred albums but these are probably the few that I like back to back:

Chris Poland "Return to Metalopolis" (someone already posted)

Glenn Drover "Metalusion"


Bozio/Levin/Stevens "Black Light Syndrome"


Steve Stevens "Memory Crash"


"Liquid Tension Experiment" - Petrucci

 

[IbanezDaemon]

Can't believe I forgot this one. TMac's guitar work on this is astonishing:

 

[Acaciastrain360]

INFANT ANNIHILATOR - The Battle of Yaldabaoth

it outshreds all of your shreds hehe

 

[Politics of Ecstasy]

Becker - perspectives
Vai - p&w
Gilbert - racer x street lethal
Yngwie - debut
Greg Howe
Vinnie Moore minds eye

 

[IbanezDaemon]

No Holdsworth fans on here? I have some of his earlier stuff, Sand and Metal Fatigue plus a few others. Actually must dig them out...ridiculously good player.

 

[jaxadam]

Vinnie Moore - Minds Eye
Marty Friedman - Dragons Kiss
Cacophony - Go Off
Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
Racer X and Paul Gilbert - agree with above... everything!
Michael Impelliteri - can’t remember the album name sorry lol
Michael Lee Firkins - self titled

modern:
Stephan Forte - Shadows Compendium (best JB impression!)
Jeff Loomis - Zero Order Phase and Plains of Oblivion
Andy James - Exodus

Classy shred:
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
Ritchie Kotzen - everything!
Blues Saraceno - Never Look Back and Plaid

not really shred but....
Nick Johnston - Remarkably Human
Guthrie Govan - everything

duh...
Yngwie and Randy!
Vai - PAW
Satriani - Surfing and Flying in a Blue Dream (even tho he says he doesn’t play shred)

Pretty much everything this guy said. I grew up on these, and a lot of people complained about Mind’s Eye being to sterile, but his playing was so incredibly clean on that album.

 

[ThePIGI King]

No Holdsworth fans on here? I have some of his earlier stuff, Sand and Metal Fatigue plus a few others. Actually must dig them out...ridiculously good player.

How did I forget Allan!?

I don't usually listen to him for extended periods of time but he's a killer player and wrote some killer songs.

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

Can't believe I forgot this one. TMac's guitar work on this is astonishing:

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man....this reminds me of the time i almost bought a purple Ibanez 6 string from him a few years ago. he was selling it for a very fair price and if i hadn't already bought 2 other guitars that month i could have had it in my collection. i think someone on sso may have picked it up, anyone know who?

 

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