80s players I rarely see mentioned

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When I see this....the first guy pops in my head is Vito Bratta.
Guy was incredible. Was listening to some of his playing last nite. So damn tasty. :rock:
 
+1 for Vito Bratta.

Racer X and Cacophony were two of my favs back in the day, still are...




Another one I forgot, Akira Takasaki / Loudness.

+1 for Reb Beach, and I'll add Michael Sweet / Oz Fox...still dig their playing to this day. Stryper was underated IMO.

OK, not a typical shredding, but I'll add Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
 
Brian Forsythe and Ronnie Younkins of Kix.

Just saw them in concert weeks ago and kicked ass! Smokin leads with great style imo.
 
If I had to go cacophony vs Racer X, I'd say on composition alone, Racer X by a country mile. Much more memorable material. That's neither here nor there though..

What about Joey TAfolla? Anyone remember that guy?
 
Look at the 10th one on my list above.
I grew up listening to the Loudness records
with all Japanese Lyrics. "Law of the Devils Land"
"Disillusion" etc....
I Couldn't understand a word but Akira and
the rest of the Band SMOKED!!!
I even had Akira's Solo record "Tusk of Jaguar"
Not as good as Roudness but still cool.[/quote]


Back in 1985 there were two records that I played everyday that year, Yngwie Malmsteen's "Marching Out" and Akira Takasaki' "Loudness"
both were just awesome, both Ritchie Blackmore influenced players with very different styles and guitar tones
 
Inca Roads":r3ybsx17 said:
ShredBaron":r3ybsx17 said:
Just two words..... drum roll...... AKIRA TAKASAKI... for those who have never heard of one of the GREATEST 80's lead guitarist of the japanese metal band LOUDNESS, then check out the album
THUNDER IN THE EAST :D You may or may not like the songs (I like most of them) but the guitar solos are EPIC compositions within themselves, and talk
about a great tone... He is up there with Lynch or any one else from that era in terms of playing. A VERY under rated guitarist.
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Look at the 10th one on my list above.
I grew up listening to the Loudness records
with all Japanese Lyrics. "Law of the Devils Land"
"Disillusion" etc....
I Couldn't understand a word but Akira and
the rest of the Band SMOKED!!!
I even had Akira's Solo record "Tusk of Jaguar"
Not as good as Roudness but still cool.
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Back in 1985 there were two records that I played everyday that year, Yngwie Malmsteen's "Marching Out" and Akira Takasaki' "Loudness"
both were just awesome, both Ritchie Blackmore influenced players with very different styles and guitar tones
 
Rawk":1ed63l39 said:
Brian Forsythe and Ronnie Younkins of Kix.

Just saw them in concert weeks ago and kicked ass! Smokin leads with great style imo.
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They may not be technical giants, but there's no better pair of guitarists who play off of each other and play for the song...Kix is hands down one of the best live bands on the planet. Just saw them last Friday again at M3 and they haven't lost a thing.

Mathias Jabs is another one who is grossly overlooked and underrated IMO.
 
Chris O":3qc8fevw said:
Petrucci":3qc8fevw said:
Janet Gardner :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
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R.I.P. :(
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You guys are thinking of Jan Kuehnemund...Janet Gardner was the lead singer and is still alive.

It's almost embarrassing that I know that :lol: :LOL:
 
Jeff Waters from Annihilator and Chuck Schuldiner from Death are the first two that popped to mind when I saw this. Too bad Jeff's albums have always had absolutely terrible vocals, I bet that's what put a lot of people off...guy can rip though!
 
VH4_BigRig":m4ttvkoq said:
Jeff Waters from Annihilator and Chuck Schuldiner from Death are the first two that popped to mind when I saw this. Too bad Jeff's albums have always had absolutely terrible vocals, I bet that's what put a lot of people off...guy can rip though!
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Really? I thought Set the World on Fire had a strong vocal presence and the new guy who has been singing the past few years is fairly solid. It goes with the Annihilator sound, can't see him really doing melodic shred. He does rip though, the rythm playing is so damn tight.
 
Throwing some of my favourites out there, mainly because yes they could shred, but their solos were made to fit the song not shred over them:

- already mentioned: Akira Takasaki, everything Loudness ;)
- Criss Oliva from Savatage (RIP), check out "Hall of the Mountain King" or "Strange Wings"
- Andy LaRocque from King Diamond, check out "Mansion in Darkness"
- Ken Hammer from Pretty Maids, check out "Future World"
 
A few others who don't get mentioned that often (Even though a few are from before the 80's):

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jimi Hendrix
Ritchie Blackmore
Tony Iommi
Mattias Jabbs
Uli Jon Roth
Gary Moore
Brian Robertson
Scott Gorham
Robin Trower
Rik Emmett
Jeff Beck
Warren Haynes
Alex Lifeson
Tommy Bolin
Steve Lukather
Brian May
Tom Scholz
Tommy Shaw
James Young
Brad Gillis
Gary Richrath
Pat Travers
 
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