Music For Speeding - Marty Friedman

Advantages: Great musicmanship
Disadvantages: Not for everyone

Of all the guitar virtuosos who release instrumental albums Marty Friedman is one of the most endearing. Not genre specific and Often treading ground in most areas of the rock genre and occaisionally leaving its boundries all together, his use of exotic scale patterns and eastern influenced compostions helped set him apart. Friedman has enjoyed an eclectic career. He along with fellow guitar great Jason Becker formed neo-classical rock band "Cacophony'" ...
...who would deservedly get the plaudits Friedman was noticied by Dave Mustaine who was looking for a new guitarist for his thrash metal band "Megadeth", a band that was rapidly growing. What followed was ten succsessful years with Megadeth which helped shape the heavy metal/thrash genre where they sold 10million albums. Friedman left Megadeth in 1999, it was an amicable depature with Friedman citing a need for musical growth for his reasons for leaving. ... Read review