New Kid On The Block

Pretty much calling this from bands who had their first releases in 82 and 83

Jake E. Lee without question.

S.D. wrote:

Jake E. Lee without question.

I am still amazed at how great he played at US 83'. His first show with Ozzy. I had seen him play with Ratt before that gig, but didn't realize it was him (the same guy) at the time.

I almost picked Jake, but Vivian was my choice. Barely !

I picked George Lynch but was torn between him and Jake E Lee. Both are phenomenal.

Gotta go with Lynch. He's been my favorite since I was 14. Jake E. Lee is a close second.

I like Lynch's playing alot too. It's just everybody started playing those scales in So Calif. after awhile. It was kinda/sorta the same way when Yngwie broke big. You could drive down the street or whatever and hear "arpeggio's" coming from bedroom windows and garages.

Vivian could take off on a dime but had an organic feel to his playing as well.

Went with Lynch. Like his style and material.

I went with Brad. I've always liked the way he used his whammy bar. You always knew that it was him.

Lynch

I went with other, i.e. my favorite guitarist of all time:


CRISS OLIVA (Savatage-Sirens 1983)

Yngwie for sure

Jake E. Lee for me. But Lynch is an extremely close second.

Mick Mars. In 1983, I had every riff, and every note from his solos, memorized, just like I previously had with Ace Frehley.

Almost picked Vivian Campbell.

Yngwie was exciting during his first 2 albums or so. After that he never really bothered to challenge himself to do something new and expand his horizons, he was good but in terms of sheer creativity, he never laid something new and fresh on the table, it's always these patterned repetitive cliches that always sounded the same showcasing his ever-present machine gun staccattos and sweep picks.

Approaching the 1990 a new hungry batch of Neo-classical shredders emerged, the likes of Tony MacAlpine, Jason Becker and Vinnie Moore, you could only wish Yngwie should've excerted a little bit of effort to improve his style a bit

Mr. Lynch is the man.

Went with Yngwie. Lynch and Lee would be runners up

Yngwie.

Steeler's Hot On Your Heels just blew me away. I had never really heard anything like it before. Just amazing.

I was torn between Jake E. Lee, George Lynch, Warren De Martini and even Yngwie, as a kid, Yngwie made a huge impact on me, but I went with Jake E. Lee because he was an early favorite of mine back in the big 80's

Criss Oliva. If '84 counts, then Mathias Dieth.

Voted for Lee.Demartini would be a close second.

Diamond Darrell-Pantera. Just because.

OTHER(Adrian Smith).

7thSaviour wrote:

OTHER(Adrian Smith).

you missed the first lp in 82 or 83

DallasBlack wrote:

I went with other, i.e. my favorite guitarist of all time:


CRISS OLIVA (Savatage-Sirens 1983)

I knew I forgot someone, believe it or not I like Criss better than who I chose. I just havn't been listening to much older Savatage lately. Out of sight, out of mind I suppose ?