@@Venomboy666 I'm still waiting on someone sounding like Chris Poland. His fretting hand is doing some insane stuff all the time. His guitar sounds like a violin sometimes.
The original sound he and Mustaine had in the early Megadeth lineup will never be duplicated. I would give my left nut to see a reunion tour of them doing the old stuff from the first two Megadeth albums which just happen to be my favorites.
Yes , as we all know Chris did return on the “system has failed” record ... but yes .... Live Would be awesome ... but can never be completely true with out the genius of Samuelson
His soloing is out of this world, the man is my favourite guitarist personally, but his power chords just sing, how he gets the higher octaves to just stand out so clearly, its another signature of his tone and style. Love it Chris!
I always thought it's because he cant really use his index finger on his fretting hand so he has to do power chords with his middle finger and ring finger. He pretty much uses his pointer finger as a capo if that makes sense
@@markludik5207 Did exactly what? Holding pick between thumb and ring finger? It creates a strain. The least amount of strain is when you hold your pick almost straight like let's say John Petrucci.
@@markludik5207 It looks to me he uses this three finger grip only for alternate picking. I'd like to see some close up image to see how he really holds it. It is super awkward for me. I think John Norum holds the pick very similary...
@@markludik5207 I tried that backwards picking for fun. The tone is so much better. One would think it must sound the same but for some reason this gives you much clearer sound.
One of the things that made that line up so unique was that Chris and Gar were jazz guys. They brought that free flowing effortlesness to perfectly complement Dave's early songs. It's too bad they were so messed up on drugs at the time. Mainlining herion is BAD stuff. I'm glad he pulled through. Sad that Gar did not. He was an amazing drummer.
Chris and Gar gave Megadeth's music something truly unique. I was never a hardcore Megadeth fan, but whenever I think of Peace Sells...but Who's Being, I am in awe of its beauty as a work of heavy metal art.
Captain Tripps Actually pretty much all old Megadeth fans recognise Poland as the most complete lead guitarists Megadeth had.Marty wrote better solos though.But Poland is superior to all others live.
I'm curious why he isn't recognized as much for his work on The System Had Failed. People only mention the early stuff. If people missed that album, it had him and Vinnie Colaiuta. It was missing Jr., but that is a sick Megadeth line up. Vinnie is the best drummer to ever record a Megadeth album. Chris arguably the best Megadeth guitarist.
That's in part because they don't play songs from that album too often. They basically have the same setlist every time, they only change it when a new album's coming to fit like 3 or 4 songs from it. I know everyone wants certain songs, but they should totally swtich some songs at some shows to make an bigger "tour setlist" At the time of the album release i'm pretty sure he got recognition.
@@sonnic1995 yeah, its frustrating. I've seen Megadeth over 20 times and in the last ten year they play essentially the same set. I call it the nostalgia set. All their "hits." I would love if they switched it up for long time fans, but I get that they are constantly play shorter sets and have to fit in their bigger songs.
@@itsalwayssomething7490 Basically. I mean look at other bands like Iron Maiden, when the Final Frontier was released, at first they had a long ass setlist, mainly new songs (it was a somewhat long album), they got a lot of backlash from the fans that wanted the same classic set list, so they changed it to be more like half new and half old... Then Book of Souls an even longer album also has like half and a half setlist for the tour... but megadeth only changes like 3 songs on every tour. The biggest setlist change in the past 20 years was when they played the entire Rust In Peace and then Countdown... Overall it's kinda sad that the fans are the ones "ensuring" no new album will ever get 100% played live. (When it comes to good albums tho)
yes that was an extremely good album. Its sad that Megadeth fell off the cliff with dystopia ~cringe~ 🤢 . . and thier most recent one which is even worse. Looks like Super Collider was thier last real album. .I mean the drop off is so bad ..im seriously wondering if Mustaine was cloned and replaced. 🤔 I do know the music industry did that with Dmx ..and some others in more recent times. No one just loses all that ability and progress in an artform.
I am 15 in my bedroom in 1986. After months locked in my room I can comfortably play along with Peace Sells, start to finish. I almost wept with joy. I am comforted now seeing that I was pretty damned close to playing it correctly back then.
Also 15 in 1986... and as much of a huge Megadeth fan as I was for about 4 years of my life, it took me until my 30s to realize just how good Gar was once I started hearing his isolated tracks. And, I've been playing drums since I was 12. His ghost notes gave so much depth to the sound of those first two albums.
*Legend, **1:55** one of my top ten 100% pure adrenaline moments in metal, this intro riff which then drops into that speed freight train riff gets me* *every time.*
He absolutely has the metal still in him, and continues to write metal songs from time to time that have no suitable band to go with. When Nick joined Ohm after David Eagle passed, they were actually exploring doing another project with James LoMenzo on bass. Chris played me some of his new stuff and it was brutally heavy and awesome.
I love how at 1:25 he switches from his index to the thumb to hold the G note on the E string so that he's ready for the inverted power chords. Also love to see the amount of muscle memory that kicks in in various places. It's like it suddenly clicks at 1:16. Such a great player. Edit: They were all about these little optimizations so they can sound insanely sharp, another example is Dave's spider chord technique.
Such an awesome guy and one of the most underrated of guitarist on the planet, especially the way he plays due to the permanent broken index finger. No one sounds like him or ever well. It's right up there with Iommi.
In fact he cannot, he had an accident when he was a teenager which forced him to relearn how to play guitar entirely. On the other hand he can stretch his fingers more than a normal person due to this accident.
This dude has a weird gripping technique, he has been out of Mgadeth since the late 80s, had some medical issues affecting his hands and is playing this songs out of muscle memory; boy his mighty chops are still there... What a great man.
Its not a hard riff, and Chris seems to be playing it a little bit different here, its much easy if you use the open A string in replace of the 5 fret on the low E
@@ignaciojauregui7423 It because that is the was he played in on the recording as well as live. It has a lower timber fretted A on the E string compared to the open A, which has a brighter timber.
@@crazeyjoe obviously the A in the six string has a darker timber, but it helps on the fluidity of the riff itselt if you are not very confident with it.
If you’re ever in Los Angeles, check out the schedule for the local club, “The Baked Potato”. It’s right there next to Universal Studios. Chris plays there all the time with his band, “OHM.” Danny Carey (Tool) also plays there a lot. It’s a great spot.
Heyyyy!! I see this legend at the baked potato frequently! He told us a funny story about how he found the most "demonic" tone out of a fuzz wah and he would never find that tone again hahah. Hes a great guy especially along pag and Carlos. Just wish menza was still around.
Damn, I just tried to play holding my pick with my middle and thumb and it actually feels pretty good. Pinch harmonics for days, up and down. 2:01 LOL “that hurts” now I feel a little better because that’s how I feel playing all of those crazy speed riffs from the first album
Chris is THE sound of CLASSIC Megadeth. I love how he combines blues, jazz, thrash and his own fusioned, legato spin on whatever he plays. Very influential, at least for me. Marty is also a legend but Chris has something more ethereal and otherworldly to his melodic line. Could be the jazzer stuff, I know he is a big Jan Hammer fan.
Yooo 1:55 when he goes back to the riff and plays it again. Absolutely nails it ughh. That pinch and it just sounds so Peace Sells. Poland is sooo fun to watch
@@barrythe4th chris poland is very obviously better than dave. dave i think is absolutely is a better songwriter, but chris poland is very technically gifted as a guitar player. if you've ever heard the isolated peace sells solos from dave and chris you would instantly know who is the better guitar player. you also remember dave had to relearn how to play guitar after the incident with his arm in i think it was 2002.
He lost almost all the motions of his index finger after a car accident, which is why he plays like that. He can only bend the last portion of that finger slightly.
He severed the tendon on his index finger when he was a kid at school by trying to catch a door, and his hand went thru the glass. Not from a car accident. You can find footage of him in Megadeth playing the same way. Look up Peace Sells 1987 and you can see it the best there.
You can see dave play like this as well. Did not know about the car accident but have seen dave talk about using this as a technique for changing power chords quickly between strings. i.e using 1st and 3rd fingers on E string and 2nd and pinky on A when chord changes quickly.
@@keithkrick2255 He calls them spider chords. Dave does it because he thinks its a more efficient motion. Chris does it because he can't bend his index finger.
Poland still my favorite Megadeth guitarist besides Dave, still have my original Peace Sells concert shirt. Also keep in mind, once again what a sick riff writer Mr. Mustaine still is.
God bless u chris i can see the arthritis in those hands and your still able to play like that ! Amazing thanks for being an awesome musician for all these years!
theres a certain magic in the first two albums that if feel like can never be duplicated, yes rust in peace is great, but theres just SOMETHING about those first two albums
Absolutely the truth. And, I think So Far So Good So What kind of ruined Rust in Peace for me. That third album turned me off so much, I never truly came back as a fan...
Those notes at 0:55 are from The System has Failed. It makes perfect sense that Chris brought these crazy disonant notes into Megadeth. Holy Wars was written with Chris (find the demo, it has his solos), thats why the verse has all those kind of crazy (reverse-kind-of) power chords
Nobody will ever do what mustaine poland gar and ellefson did on those first two albums, raw and pure thrash. Poland may be not the best, but he is my favorit megadeth guitarrist, followed by kiko, and then marty.
I love the sound of the Boss Katana MKII he is using I own a MKII 2×12 and I love the tones you can get out them..its amazing and close to tube as your gonna get
Incredible player. Funny how he sometimes sticks to the spider chord form with power chords and trails his first finger. I've never seen anyone do that.
No one, NO ONE plays like Chris!
I took lessons from him in 2020. While his technique can be learned, his phrasing is what makes the playing magic.
@@Venomboy666 I'm still waiting on someone sounding like Chris Poland. His fretting hand is doing some insane stuff all the time. His guitar sounds like a violin sometimes.
We need you to do a guitar technique video for Chris Poland
@@Venomboy666 i wish that he had an online lessons like Kiko has (at least i don't know if he has)
He is wearing Menza shirt.
A true friend.
Menza died on stage playing in Poland's band. Super fucking sad
Mensa
Too bad Gar passed away I would love to see a reunion of the original line up
Dave Baker they would be so awesome all together again
The system has failed is great
Ur right c":
RIP Gar. We will miss you.
probably if Gar was alive the band would likely return to his first lineup in The System has failed back in 2004
The original sound he and Mustaine had in the early Megadeth lineup will never be duplicated. I would give my left nut to see a reunion tour of them doing the old stuff from the first two Megadeth albums which just happen to be my favorites.
Jeff Benoit true
Chris Auten Agree! Those were the best albums and Chris's style imo was the heart of them.
Yes , as we all know Chris did return on the “system has failed” record ... but yes .... Live Would be awesome ... but can never be completely true with out the genius of Samuelson
Chris Auten Friedman is better but Poland is still really good
Dirk is pretty damn close though, but I agree Gar was one of a kind.
His soloing is out of this world, the man is my favourite guitarist personally, but his power chords just sing, how he gets the higher octaves to just stand out so clearly, its another signature of his tone and style. Love it Chris!
Absolutely, his rythm tone is sick and I have always wondered how he gets it. No amp sounds like that, period.
I always thought it's because he cant really use his index finger on his fretting hand so he has to do power chords with his middle finger and ring finger. He pretty much uses his pointer finger as a capo if that makes sense
60 years old and still kicks ass
Have you guys noticed the shirt he's wearing? It says "Menza" :D
ZergeiTV I want one!!! Where can I buy it???
DrPengin it says MENZA
They played in the same band until Menza died in May 2016
Him and nick Menza played together in a band (:
Nick would be proud of Chris Poland
only a good megadeth guitarist hold their picks weird
Haha, It is really strange. His picking hand looks so strained and yet he nails it without any problem.
Upside down and a little to the side yup!
@@markludik5207 Did exactly what? Holding pick between thumb and ring finger? It creates a strain. The least amount of strain is when you hold your pick almost straight like let's say John Petrucci.
@@markludik5207 It looks to me he uses this three finger grip only for alternate picking. I'd like to see some close up image to see how he really holds it. It is super awkward for me. I think John Norum holds the pick very similary...
@@markludik5207 I tried that backwards picking for fun. The tone is so much better. One would think it must sound the same but for some reason this gives you much clearer sound.
probably the best 80s thrash player
One of the things that made that line up so unique was that Chris and Gar were jazz guys. They brought that free flowing effortlesness to perfectly complement Dave's early songs. It's too bad they were so messed up on drugs at the time. Mainlining herion is BAD stuff. I'm glad he pulled through. Sad that Gar did not. He was an amazing drummer.
Chris and Gar gave Megadeth's music something truly unique. I was never a hardcore Megadeth fan, but whenever I think of Peace Sells...but Who's Being, I am in awe of its beauty as a work of heavy metal art.
His tone is so damn good now it's like every note is exploding
Met Chris a few years back.....one of the most humble, down to earth guys and just an amazing beast of a player. Such a unique style and technique
Chris is a bad ass guitar player that is very underrated he is an awesome guitar player
Captain Tripps Actually pretty much all old Megadeth fans recognise Poland as the most complete lead guitarists Megadeth had.Marty wrote better solos though.But Poland is superior to all others live.
Dave himself said that Chris could play circles around him
totally agree with that. And those show back in the day were AWESOME
He is a very guitar player, and also he is a good guitar player that plays the guitar that he plays very good, and he plays the guitar.
This video makes me so happy. He probably hasn't played black friday since the 80's after he left Megadeth
bodies convulse in agony and pain.
A merciless butcher who lives underground...
I'M OUT TO DESTROY, I WILL CUT YA DOWN! (Riffs intensifies, all hell breaks loose)
@My CZcams Comments Are Now Shadow Banned I have no remorse for blood one that I spill.
@My CZcams Comments Are Now Shadow Banned I worship Megadeth and I am 16 now
I mangle their faces til no features remain
I love that Return to Metalopolis sound!
I listened to it this weekend!
What a badass album 💿
All these people walking by in the background lol I dont know if you noticed chris Poland is jamming out
Thomas Veysey ive got no clue what your on about pal
@Thomas Veysey Wtf r u talking about?
Chris Poland isn't really that popular even in the guitar/metal world
This was awesome to see!!!
Very interesting how he does that riff for black friday. I'm surprised he remembered that.
I'm curious why he isn't recognized as much for his work on The System Had Failed. People only mention the early stuff. If people missed that album, it had him and Vinnie Colaiuta. It was missing Jr., but that is a sick Megadeth line up. Vinnie is the best drummer to ever record a Megadeth album. Chris arguably the best Megadeth guitarist.
That's in part because they don't play songs from that album too often. They basically have the same setlist every time, they only change it when a new album's coming to fit like 3 or 4 songs from it. I know everyone wants certain songs, but they should totally swtich some songs at some shows to make an bigger "tour setlist" At the time of the album release i'm pretty sure he got recognition.
@@sonnic1995 yeah, its frustrating. I've seen Megadeth over 20 times and in the last ten year they play essentially the same set. I call it the nostalgia set. All their "hits." I would love if they switched it up for long time fans, but I get that they are constantly play shorter sets and have to fit in their bigger songs.
@@itsalwayssomething7490 Basically. I mean look at other bands like Iron Maiden, when the Final Frontier was released, at first they had a long ass setlist, mainly new songs (it was a somewhat long album), they got a lot of backlash from the fans that wanted the same classic set list, so they changed it to be more like half new and half old... Then Book of Souls an even longer album also has like half and a half setlist for the tour... but megadeth only changes like 3 songs on every tour. The biggest setlist change in the past 20 years was when they played the entire Rust In Peace and then Countdown... Overall it's kinda sad that the fans are the ones "ensuring" no new album will ever get 100% played live. (When it comes to good albums tho)
yes that was an extremely good album.
Its sad that Megadeth fell off the cliff with dystopia ~cringe~ 🤢 . . and thier most recent one which is even worse.
Looks like Super Collider was thier last real album.
.I mean the drop off is so bad ..im seriously wondering if Mustaine was cloned and replaced. 🤔
I do know the music industry did that with Dmx ..and some others in more recent times.
No one just loses all that ability and progress in an artform.
@@jasongCLJidk about you bro but dystopia and TSTDATD are way better than super collider to me.
I am 15 in my bedroom in 1986.
After months locked in my room I can comfortably play along with Peace Sells, start to finish.
I almost wept with joy.
I am comforted now seeing that I was pretty damned close to playing it correctly back then.
Also 15 in 1986... and as much of a huge Megadeth fan as I was for about 4 years of my life, it took me until my 30s to realize just how good Gar was once I started hearing his isolated tracks. And, I've been playing drums since I was 12. His ghost notes gave so much depth to the sound of those first two albums.
*Legend, **1:55** one of my top ten 100% pure adrenaline moments in metal, this intro riff which then drops into that speed freight train riff gets me* *every time.*
Steel Fury fuck yes
Song?
@@Gabobow good mourning/black friday, from the Megadeth album "Peace Sells, but who's Buying?"
a really underrated gem of a song.
Still gets me too. Love it!
Not amongst early ‘Deth fans. GMBF is always a top 10 song
Freakin’ phenomenal! 🤘🏼 He’s a big part of why Megadeth is legendary.
Yep.
He still has the metal in him! Awesome lol wish he could've played his solos in the song too
He absolutely has the metal still in him, and continues to write metal songs from time to time that have no suitable band to go with. When Nick joined Ohm after David Eagle passed, they were actually exploring doing another project with James LoMenzo on bass. Chris played me some of his new stuff and it was brutally heavy and awesome.
You need to check the Megadeth Album: The Système has Failed. Chris is a hired gun on that album
@@inavbanz8876 the black mail the universe solo from Chris is brutal
He may never play with Megadeth again but I would love to hear a new Damn the Machine album! Chris was always one of my favorite guitar players.
One of the coolest YT videos I've ever seen, Poland playing Black Friday in 2018...
Riff at 0:49 is in OHMs newest song Exit Stage Left. Very cool to see it put to use.
I love how at 1:25 he switches from his index to the thumb to hold the G note on the E string so that he's ready for the inverted power chords. Also love to see the amount of muscle memory that kicks in in various places. It's like it suddenly clicks at 1:16. Such a great player. Edit: They were all about these little optimizations so they can sound insanely sharp, another example is Dave's spider chord technique.
What a legend! Love his playing, super unique and smooth.
Such an awesome guy and one of the most underrated of guitarist on the planet, especially the way he plays due to the permanent broken index finger. No one sounds like him or ever well. It's right up there with Iommi.
The way he plays Good Mourning/ Black Friday is insane. Way more difficult than the was Mustaine plays it.
Chris is such an amazing player, funny how he doesn't incorporate his index finger for power chords.
In fact he cannot, he had an accident when he was a teenager which forced him to relearn how to play guitar entirely.
On the other hand he can stretch his fingers more than a normal person due to this accident.
ThibautKurt23 his pinky to be more specific :)
ThibautKurt23 I didn't know that.
What kind of accident?
From what I understand, he cut a tendon in that finger somehow. I think that fact makes his playing and fluidity even more more phenomenal
John Conaway agree. It makes him more original.
This dude has a weird gripping technique, he has been out of Mgadeth since the late 80s, had some medical issues affecting his hands and is playing this songs out of muscle memory; boy his mighty chops are still there... What a great man.
You mean fretting? His left index finger has been like that since he was young, so he played like this in the Megadeth days.
1:36 Chris: that's the first time i play that in years
Me: i'm still trying to learn that riff through some years...
Its not a hard riff, and Chris seems to be playing it a little bit different here, its much easy if you use the open A string in replace of the 5 fret on the low E
Whats the name of that song?
@@dimebagfan3332 Good mourning, black friday de megadeth
@@ignaciojauregui7423 It because that is the was he played in on the recording as well as live. It has a lower timber fretted A on the E string compared to the open A, which has a brighter timber.
@@crazeyjoe obviously the A in the six string has a darker timber, but it helps on the fluidity of the riff itselt if you are not very confident with it.
I never noticed how he holds his pick at an upward motion.
Chris uses the crazy thin Jim Dunlop Tortex .50s (reds) as picks. They allow him to hold his pick upwards like that without hooking the string.
Marty Friedman got some weird picking agle to crazy
I’d imagine Marty does seeing how he plays. I’ve never met him. However, I know Chris very well as our kids are friends.
Kris S. I'm jealous, I've seen Marty live but I'd gladly exchange that experience for seeing Chris.
If you’re ever in Los Angeles, check out the schedule for the local club, “The Baked Potato”. It’s right there next to Universal Studios. Chris plays there all the time with his band, “OHM.” Danny Carey (Tool) also plays there a lot. It’s a great spot.
Heyyyy!! I see this legend at the baked potato frequently! He told us a funny story about how he found the most "demonic" tone out of a fuzz wah and he would never find that tone again hahah. Hes a great guy especially along pag and Carlos. Just wish menza was still around.
He said in the end: "That´s all I got......" Cheers, Chris, you´re unique !! Awesome guitar !!!
For better or worse, whether you like his playing or not it is one of the most unique styles of electic guitar playing I've ever seen.
Damn, I just tried to play holding my pick with my middle and thumb and it actually feels pretty good. Pinch harmonics for days, up and down.
2:01 LOL “that hurts” now I feel a little better because that’s how I feel playing all of those crazy speed riffs from the first album
Chris is THE sound of CLASSIC Megadeth. I love how he combines blues, jazz, thrash and his own fusioned, legato spin on whatever he plays. Very influential, at least for me. Marty is also a legend but Chris has something more ethereal and otherworldly to his melodic line. Could be the jazzer stuff, I know he is a big Jan Hammer fan.
That spider cord riff is so awesome
Nice to see he's in great shape as well as still sounding awesome.
Original Megadeth is some of the MOST DIFICULT MUSIC TO DUPLICATE ..ever ever ever.
And something even harder to duplicate. Poland's tone.
so is the word difficult.
Metallica is harder actually
Yeah kirk could give him a run for his money.
@sumdyude Guess you didn't see my last comment
He's untouchable
Like Mustaine
Poland is better, even Mustaine admitted he wanted guitar lessons from Chris
@@Baraka_Obama_ composing that’s were it’s all about. So Mustaine is better.
@@blender1188 fair enough, Dave is a Riff Master
@@blender1188 That's why Megadeth have never had the success of Metallica. They don't have one of the worlds best composers/Producers... LARS.
Mustain can't play guitar, watch his guitar lessons my grandma can play better lol
Yooo 1:55 when he goes back to the riff and plays it again. Absolutely nails it ughh. That pinch and it just sounds so Peace Sells. Poland is sooo fun to watch
Master Poland!! Nothing better than a perfectly tuned guitar on a high gain amp.
so that's how he play's rhythm with his severed finger..
0:50 what an awesome riff
Good gugga mugga that guy can shred. With him and Gar in the band that was the Megadeth gold standard lineup.
He's still got it,solid🔥
Fuckin love this dudes playing. So glad he’s still around rocking out for people to hear.
Man you can really hear the peace sells tone in this. Perfect example of tone is in the fingers.
Such an underrated guitarist.
I always thought the solos in peace sells sounded so unique unlike anything I've ever heard.
It’s crazy to think that he’s so much better than Dave Mustaine, but you can tell Mustaine taught him how to play metal.
About the same
@@barrythe4th Are you kidding me? Daves playing is sloppy as fuck
@@nicolasvillamil7523 then again he wrote nearly ALL megadeth
@@barrythe4th chris poland is very obviously better than dave. dave i think is absolutely is a better songwriter, but chris poland is very technically gifted as a guitar player. if you've ever heard the isolated peace sells solos from dave and chris you would instantly know who is the better guitar player. you also remember dave had to relearn how to play guitar after the incident with his arm in i think it was 2002.
@@nicolasvillamil7523
That's what I always say to Dave fanboys who claim that he's better than Kirk.
oh to run into this guy at NAMM
The BEST 2 minutes & 10 seconds on yt 😁
He should have lifetime award or something legendary. He's the father of thrash shred
Chris Poland , one of the greats for sure
Easily the best guitar player Megadeth ever had. The technique is unmatched.
My favorite Megadeth song, with my favorite Megadeth lead guitarist.. What a treat!🎸💀💫😎👌👍
0:50. When Ohm released Exit Stage Left in 2022, I knew I'd heard this somewhere years before. And The 9th One right at the start!
I could tell it's him with just a power chord, there is something special in his sound.
Sweet guitar!!!!! Good seeing Chris playing some classic Megadeth!
Wait wait dives back in for more luv it.
Chris Poland is an awesome guitarist. Really miss his unique sound on the latest Megadeth albums. Loved his work he did on TSHF!
Me too, that’s an underrated album, loaded with killer solos.
The way he fingers power chords is very weird. I'm not sure if I've seen anyone play like that before.
He lost almost all the motions of his index finger after a car accident, which is why he plays like that. He can only bend the last portion of that finger slightly.
its not the most efficient way to move around the fretboard but whatever works for them i guess
He severed the tendon on his index finger when he was a kid at school by trying to catch a door, and his hand went thru the glass. Not from a car accident.
You can find footage of him in Megadeth playing the same way. Look up Peace Sells 1987 and you can see it the best there.
You can see dave play like this as well. Did not know about the car accident but have seen dave talk about using this as a technique for changing power chords quickly between strings. i.e using 1st and 3rd fingers on E string and 2nd and pinky on A when chord changes quickly.
@@keithkrick2255 He calls them spider chords. Dave does it because he thinks its a more efficient motion. Chris does it because he can't bend his index finger.
Poland was excellent on excellent album peace sells...
Poland still my favorite Megadeth guitarist besides Dave, still have my original Peace Sells concert shirt. Also keep in mind, once again what a sick riff writer Mr. Mustaine still is.
Best Megadeth guitarist! Chris is a beast! Very unique sound with his Jazz background and his messed up index finger.
God bless u chris i can see the arthritis in those hands and your still able to play like that ! Amazing thanks for being an awesome musician for all these years!
Love the Menza shirt. Much respect.
theres a certain magic in the first two albums that if feel like can never be duplicated, yes rust in peace is great, but theres just SOMETHING about those first two albums
Definitely the two best Megadeth albums.
you said it perfectly
Absolutely the truth. And, I think So Far So Good So What kind of ruined Rust in Peace for me. That third album turned me off so much, I never truly came back as a fan...
Brings back so many memories
Those notes at 0:55 are from The System has Failed. It makes perfect sense that Chris brought these crazy disonant notes into Megadeth. Holy Wars was written with Chris (find the demo, it has his solos), thats why the verse has all those kind of crazy (reverse-kind-of) power chords
Some' references' to holy Wars riffs on previous SoFar...album too.
its just a major 3rd bozo
Nobody will ever do what mustaine poland gar and ellefson did on those first two albums, raw and pure thrash. Poland may be not the best, but he is my favorit megadeth guitarrist, followed by kiko, and then marty.
Dude Poland is a fucking beast especially being self taught
May not be the best lol…polands sound is unique…how many players in the world have that?
Chris Poland
Is definitely one of my guitar hero’s
Never thought I'd see the day. Now I just need a vid of Marty playing some of the old riffs.
Gotta respect that Menza shirt :D
He is very humble. He plays so clean. 🤘
I get Mustaine is great and all but there would be no Megadeth without Chris & Gar!
Peace Sells has more soul then Rust In Peace.
Love the Menza shirt!🤘
Totally hear that peace sells era Megadeth. He brought a lot to that band
Super cool style. Definitely one of the best!
Woohoo... my fav. Deth line up is Poland on guitar and Gar on drums
What a fucking beast. I can't believe how much he plays WITHOUT using his index finger
Such a unique talent....a sound and technique like no one else
I'm digging the power chords played with the middle and pinky fingers.
I may be wrong but isn´t some parts of this "Kick the Chair"?, (which of course sounds a lot like Good Mourning)
That’s Awesome ❤️
I couldn't help but notice everyone is wearing the same shoes throughout the video. Chris Poland rocks !!!!
bless him!!!! he's the guy that gave my ears the most offroad licks in my teenage music listening... and seeing that index finger does hurt
So badass that he's wearing a Menza shirt.
I like that song. Paint the devil on the wall!!!
Love how he always saves his index finger for just when he needs it... discipline!!
His uniqueness is caused by his pointer finger on his left hand being injured and reset the wrong way when he was young.
Frikn frikn awesome!
Nick Menza tribute shirt 👍👍
I love the sound of the Boss Katana MKII he is using I own a MKII 2×12 and I love the tones you can get out them..its amazing and close to tube as your gonna get
Can you get that tone out of it?
Incredible player. Funny how he sometimes sticks to the spider chord form with power chords and trails his first finger. I've never seen anyone do that.