It blows my mind still. I remember watching this a couple of months after it was released in my teens, he def set the bar on what a hood shredder sounds like.
@@darkguitarist3476 Yep, me too. In fact, back when I downloaded SX songs (in my shameless teenage years) I ended up downloading that one Castlevania song from Symphony of the Night by mistake (The Tragic Prince, I believe) and for years I legit thought it was a SX song, lol. It sounds like it could be one of their earlier songs, easily.
And in the middle of this debate about his guitar skills, one may forget that he's also an amazing song writer and lyricist (within his music genre obviously), If one only sees Romeo's skills as a guitar player we are loosing half of his talent.
Many people, in this video as well, say that Michael is way too infuenced by Yngwie. Of course there is a certain level of influence, like inspiring Michael to be neoclassical or whatever, but Michael's style is way too personal and unique. Yes sure he plays classical music on guitar but that doesn't automaticaly make him a Yngwie clone or anything. He has a certain tone and color to his playing that I find way too different from Yngwie's.
He actually learned how to play classical guitar, as a kid if I’m not mistaken. I don’t think it’s just because of Ynwgie that he has a neo classical style.
@@lgnazio maybe in one dimension though, MRs got way more metal and Shaun Lane in his styling than yng. MR plays way more interesting ideas than yngs Harmonic minor saturations .
Yeah, I just recently got back into Romeo. I was never much into neoclassical, but man... his phrasing is pretty damn amazing. The Lane influence is totally clear. He's got some of the nicest vibrato, bends, prebends etc you can find.
This video set the pace for me, it was at that moment when I saw him playing that I decided to pursue that level of playing. Michael Romeo is such a great inspiration, crikey!
I don't really listen to neoclassical metal much, but Romeo's always stood out to me as one of the greatest melodic metal guitar players, far beyond being just neoclassical.
Romeo is an astonishing composer, and has incredible technique and precision , things that Yngwie didn’t devolop at the high level of Romeo. Yngwie is a fantastic virtuoso but that’s it, he’s not a progressive guitarist. On the other hand Romeo is a progressive guitarist, and it means that he can play every genere he wants to, from jazz to blues, from metal to neoclassical. If you didn’t study musical theory you can’t really understand how great his talent is
I didn't study musical theory and I really understand how great his talent is. and I'm pretty sure yngwie can play pretty much every genre he wants to (jazz, blues, metal and neoclassical kind of suggest your own limited genre tastes)
One of the most impressive things about Romeo is the fact his hands are small, fat fingers and he is a great virtuoso. He defeated every difficulty and practice a lot of scales and arpeggios in order to develop that great technique
@@yourDeath86 just keep practicing. Another example was the violinist Mischa Elman who was regarded as one of the finest violinists of 20th century. He had short and fat fingers.
@@vvmaster2010 thanks for the encouragement, i think i reached my best for my capability, maybe i can do a little bit more, but i will never reach the level of my favourite artists .__. by the way i never thought I'd reach the level I've reached...small consolation ^^" Thanks again for the anwer!
I agree, but his hands are fucking huge. I've tried some excercises from his dvd and the stretches are a complete nightmare, but you can't notice by watching him play. The guitar looks very small not because he's fat, but because he's enormous.
His comppositional language is much much richer that Yngwie's you can analize the chords and scales used in and their solos and you'd notice that pretty quickly, and you'd also notice why Yngwie's solos and licks sounds like the same thing 1000 times (hint is because they are the same thing)
You can tell he grew up on Yngwie or whatever, but he's on a completely different level. Yngwie was the first, the prototype, he paved the way, but there is a million guys out there way above yngwies level, even just on CZcams. The only thing Yngwie has on everybody is the vibrato.
@@asesuserasnaidzelasit's always funny when someone gives it the biggun without a clue lol. There's loads of great sweeps and he picks the part that's entirely tapped 😂 (and a small amount of legato)
its in his phrasing. trust me he has so much skill its just unbelievable. i can get close but it takes some serious practice. its a different style with note choice and phrasing. and sometimes the slow blues doesnt cut it. i believe in being diverse. in ALL aspects of ALL music. including metalcore, SRV, 80's metal, and the power metal/progressive you see right here. im glad people dont bash romeo's name around like malmsteen and zakk thinking they know best. romeo = a league of his own.
I had that same guitar when I was 16! Except the body was black. God I regret selling that guitar! It was an esp m-II with a maple neck and emg pickups.. that thing was amazing....it’s actually Cool seeing Romeo play on the same guitar.
Who gives a shit what weight he is or what he looks like, unlike yngwie, this guy can actually come up with some amazing music, and he seems like a real nice guy
yngwie ands romeo are both good guitarists dont say that anyone is better than an another we metal dudes must fight for metal not talk rubbish who is better
Totally agree , this division stuff started in the 80s . All it had done is took away the power and mystique of metal . Know matter the style we got to be together . Otherwise we can never bring it back to success like in the 80s . Good is good end of story !
No way Michael Romeo is an Yngwie clone as I have seen some people say, I mean Yngwie wishes he can play as good as this and be this creative, and I say this as an avid Yngwie fan.
@Generalwalrus I don't know what the hell they are saying Michael looks like a really bad ass guy because of his facial features , plus anyone who plays guitar like that deserves respect
Many comments about Yngwie... technically Yngwie and Romeo maybe are very close, but pleaseee, in composition ROMEO IS BY FAR SUPERIOR. He didnt just copied classics, he EVOLVED THE Neoclassical metal ADDING HIS STYLE. Fat fingers they said...yes fat fucking divine fingers
If you recite a poem, do you remember it as a long string of individual letters? Probably not. The same is true with music. Rock and metal is also more improvisational than, say, classical music, so as long as a player like this remembers the chord progressions and the musical motifs, they can ballpark it, even if they haven't played the song in years.
@Hertsman50 His tone doesnt sound shitty at all. I saw this video from the actual DVD and it sounds amazing. Its the youtube quality that makes it sound kinda off.
I find it amusing that all the negative comments comes from people who can not comprehend how fucking hard it is to play this clean. Y'all seem to forget the fact that the playing in this video is phenomenal regardless who is playing. "yeah he is playing fast" Is what you can understand. Brothers, he is fucking string skipping all over the place, and picking every note. Oh right you don't even know what that means :D
its actually cus its sitting a little loose so hes adjusting it to have ready for use. Dont know the model of floyd on this guitar but I know this is a common problem with schaller floyds - that they get loose
watched this 15 years ago and it blew my mind.
watched again today, and it also blew my mind!
this guy is water.
That’s it… this guy blows minds
It blows my mind still. I remember watching this a couple of months after it was released in my teens, he def set the bar on what a hood shredder sounds like.
even the clothes are neoclassical... amazing!
hahahaha
Buhh stupid
One of the most musical shredders, every note means something.
Each note means something? What a weird thing to regurgitate.
@@jeffdillenbeck1278 OK
no wasted notes even though there is tons of notes
@@jeffdillenbeck1278 yeah, nice one
love how symphony x songs remind me of castlevania games. they sound so dark and ghostly to me.
5 stars!
Im 13 years late and yes I think of the same thiiiiiing ❤️❤️
@@darkguitarist3476 Yep, me too. In fact, back when I downloaded SX songs (in my shameless teenage years) I ended up downloading that one Castlevania song from Symphony of the Night by mistake (The Tragic Prince, I believe) and for years I legit thought it was a SX song, lol. It sounds like it could be one of their earlier songs, easily.
From time to time I have to come back and watch this. It usually takes me a year or two to recover then I’m ready to watch it again.
Fantastic player...😂
He calls his guitar Juliet
hahaha.. clever!
And in the middle of this debate about his guitar skills, one may forget that he's also an amazing song writer and lyricist (within his music genre obviously), If one only sees Romeo's skills as a guitar player we are loosing half of his talent.
He writes most of the music that isn't Played on a band mates instrument. like the orchestral parts
5:16 that smile when you know you have nailed it.
The smile of superiority
@@subwayz_qt5 Nah, it looks more like "man, this shit is crazy, better remain focused to nail it".
Betcha cant play this
Many people, in this video as well, say that Michael is way too infuenced by Yngwie. Of course there is a certain level of influence, like inspiring Michael to be neoclassical or whatever, but Michael's style is way too personal and unique. Yes sure he plays classical music on guitar but that doesn't automaticaly make him a Yngwie clone or anything. He has a certain tone and color to his playing that I find way too different from Yngwie's.
He puts much more emotion into his playing than Yngwie.
great guitar player!but the symphony x was boring
Guess he uses some minor9 arpeggios, something Yngwie rarely does. Very unique playing.
He actually learned how to play classical guitar, as a kid if I’m not mistaken. I don’t think it’s just because of Ynwgie that he has a neo classical style.
Yngwie has this guys poster on his wall
He's going light speed and still looks like he's cruising around. That's one of the cleanest fast playing I've seen
One of the most talented guitar player in the world!
Shawn Lane + Yngwie Malmsteen= Michael Romeo
probably the best neo-classical metal guitarist ever
The Hound
Jason Becker...
2nd.. Yngwie Malsteem comes 1st
@@lgnazio maybe in one dimension though, MRs got way more metal and Shaun Lane in his styling than yng. MR plays way more interesting ideas than yngs Harmonic minor saturations .
@@lgnazio Nah, we're going for Becker. Way better contestant.
Def Becker no doubt
Yeah, I just recently got back into Romeo. I was never much into neoclassical, but man... his phrasing is pretty damn amazing. The Lane influence is totally clear. He's got some of the nicest vibrato, bends, prebends etc you can find.
This is still today one of the most insane guitar videos ever made (it’s my favorite personally).
This video set the pace for me, it was at that moment when I saw him playing that I decided to pursue that level of playing. Michael Romeo is such a great inspiration, crikey!
melodies and classical,very pretty soloing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he ate malmsteen!so is he number 1 now
This will never get old
I don't really listen to neoclassical metal much, but Romeo's always stood out to me as one of the greatest melodic metal guitar players, far beyond being just neoclassical.
Far beyond the Yngwie.
Search "Pablo soler"
excellent guitar player
Far beyond the Paganini and Bach.
Pablo soler = meh 😒
HAHAHAHAH
This is a huge dose of inspiration for me.
Romeo is an astonishing composer, and has incredible technique and precision , things that Yngwie didn’t devolop at the high level of Romeo. Yngwie is a fantastic virtuoso but that’s it, he’s not a progressive guitarist. On the other hand Romeo is a progressive guitarist, and it means that he can play every genere he wants to, from jazz to blues, from metal to neoclassical. If you didn’t study musical theory you can’t really understand how great his talent is
I didn't study musical theory and I really understand how great his talent is. and I'm pretty sure yngwie can play pretty much every genre he wants to (jazz, blues, metal and neoclassical kind of suggest your own limited genre tastes)
what the hell...he's a guitar god
wow..im a 30yr old man. this is the 1st time watched this guy..his sound is amazing
One of the greatest ever 🔥🔥🔥
The percentage of people in the world who can appreciate this is unfortunately small. Mind blown... Absolutely insane talent!!!!
One of the most impressive things about Romeo is the fact his hands are small, fat fingers and he is a great virtuoso. He defeated every difficulty and practice a lot of scales and arpeggios in order to develop that great technique
I have short fingers too, but unfortunatly not the same skills :'( very hard to play with a short pinkie.
@@yourDeath86 just keep practicing. Another example was the violinist Mischa Elman who was regarded as one of the finest violinists of 20th century. He had short and fat fingers.
@@vvmaster2010 thanks for the encouragement, i think i reached my best for my capability, maybe i can do a little bit more, but i will never reach the level of my favourite artists .__. by the way i never thought I'd reach the level I've reached...small consolation ^^"
Thanks again for the anwer!
@@yourDeath86 you’re welcome 😇
I agree, but his hands are fucking huge. I've tried some excercises from his dvd and the stretches are a complete nightmare, but you can't notice by watching him play. The guitar looks very small not because he's fat, but because he's enormous.
That 1st finger tapping thing is so smooth and fast. Amazing guitarist.
Listen to some Symphony X. All his riffing and solos are like this and stronger.
I came back to this, and that demo of Damnation Game reminded me why he is my absolute favorite guitarist
Absolutely mind-blowing playing and tasty riffs.
Symphony x , my favorite band :)
So amazing to watch his little sausage link fingers blur through these demos!!🤘🤣
His comppositional language is much much richer that Yngwie's you can analize the chords and scales used in and their solos and you'd notice that pretty quickly, and you'd also notice why Yngwie's solos and licks sounds like the same thing 1000 times (hint is because they are the same thing)
You can tell he grew up on Yngwie or whatever, but he's on a completely different level. Yngwie was the first, the prototype, he paved the way, but there is a million guys out there way above yngwies level, even just on CZcams. The only thing Yngwie has on everybody is the vibrato.
1:54 Solfeggietto CPE Bach 😏
all symphony x = bach beethoven etc...
More than 16 years and never get enough of this
of sins and shadows is the best solo ever for me.. and for everyone.
5.56 clean tapping. He's awesome .no dampener required
One of the most underrated guitar players around! Here's my cover on Romeo's "Fear the unkown" guitar solo czcams.com/video/stwONAiA_3A/video.html
Kiriakos GP Where can I buy that clothes?
sounds great
How is he underrated? He's placed on the 91st spot on the Guitar World's 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
@@Smiley01987 should be no.1
@@roies7756 this. Should be at the top or very near.
Such an excellent guitarist, phenomenal imagination.
That legendary sweeping sequence From Sea of lies at 5:00
Not a single sweep here, string skipped tapped arpeggios
@@asesuserasnaidzelasit's always funny when someone gives it the biggun without a clue lol. There's loads of great sweeps and he picks the part that's entirely tapped 😂 (and a small amount of legato)
He has longer bar mid sections than typical yngwie compositions. People shouldn't make comparisons between them.. They're music is different
Fantastic!! I love Michael Romeo, look my name xD
I saw them Live in Bologna 2008
OMG, It's so good it hurts!
NeoClassic reincarnation of Shawn Lane
haha,gotta love how hes actually dressed like Romeo from juliet. XD
i lov him.......clean....melody.....fast.....is use evry kind of technics....e his solo never boring
Sooooooooo underrated
What feel, GREAT playing / chops!
Despues de tantos años de ver este video no deja de sorprenderme,tremendo guitarrista!
His solo album 'the dark chapter' is incredible, definately worth buying
Is it a requirement to get chunky to be a great neo-classical guitarist?
Rockket Oldham No, but the longer the hair the shredder.
Rockket Oldham Yes, just like the best opera singers are very fat.
sounds like me,but i do more arpeggioes and harmonic minor scales
Not really...You just have to have that level of talent.
It increases sustain
Michael is one BADASS MO'FO!!!
Butter hand so smooth.
Puta guitarrista!
O cara tem muita técnica e muito feeling.
Acho que o Malmsteen deveria aprender algo com esse cara!
Jaw dropping.
Beast tapping riff evar evar.
1:49.. i fucked it up!
1:50.. doesn't matter, im god hehe
Fuck, he is so good that I didn't even catch that hahaha
Pure, epic and legendary guitar pwnage!!
sooo good
i love him and govan
its in his phrasing. trust me he has so much skill its just unbelievable. i can get close but it takes some serious practice. its a different style with note choice and phrasing.
and sometimes the slow blues doesnt cut it. i believe in being diverse. in ALL aspects of ALL music. including metalcore, SRV, 80's metal, and the power metal/progressive you see right here.
im glad people dont bash romeo's name around like malmsteen and zakk thinking they know best. romeo = a league of his own.
I had that same guitar when I was 16! Except the body was black. God I regret selling that guitar! It was an esp m-II with a maple neck and emg pickups.. that thing was amazing....it’s actually
Cool seeing Romeo play on the same guitar.
I've known a number of people such as him in the course of my life.
Enjoy your remaining days.
Who gives a shit what weight he is or what he looks like, unlike yngwie, this guy can actually come up with some amazing music, and he seems like a real nice guy
yngwie ands romeo are both good guitarists dont say that anyone is better than an another we metal dudes must fight for metal not talk rubbish who is better
Totally agree , this division stuff started in the 80s . All it had done is took away the power and mystique of metal . Know matter the style we got to be together . Otherwise we can never bring it back to success like in the 80s . Good is good end of story !
1st time ive seen michael romeo was in 2010 and i was so amazed, and until now still watching his amazing guitar skills.
Michael romeo, Malmsteen and michel angelo have that kind of rare disease
No way Michael Romeo is an Yngwie clone as I have seen some people say, I mean Yngwie wishes he can play as good as this and be this creative, and I say this as an avid Yngwie fan.
@Generalwalrus I don't know what the hell they are saying Michael looks like a really bad ass guy because of his facial features , plus anyone who plays guitar like that deserves respect
5:26 sounds like a Friedman influence, but I think Romeo approaches the melodies in similar fashion.
That’s exactly what I was thinking
Many comments about Yngwie... technically Yngwie and Romeo maybe are very close, but pleaseee, in composition ROMEO IS BY FAR SUPERIOR. He didnt just copied classics, he EVOLVED THE Neoclassical metal ADDING HIS STYLE. Fat fingers they said...yes fat fucking divine fingers
Michael romeo is Yngwie Malmsteen full upgrade.. Hahaha
He is a metalgod!!!
After like 14 years I'm still looking at his perfect picking motion and feel so shitty as guitar player
he is amazyng...... fuck
nice clear demonstration 😂
fuck me, i believe he was my age when he did this. What am i doing with my life?
I have trouble understanding how he can remember all the notes.
Muscular memory also
fehd mohmid Exactly, muscle memory.
He is IN THE ZONE
If you recite a poem, do you remember it as a long string of individual letters? Probably not. The same is true with music.
Rock and metal is also more improvisational than, say, classical music, so as long as a player like this remembers the chord progressions and the musical motifs, they can ballpark it, even if they haven't played the song in years.
Simply the monster!
Great phrasing
Wow.......
5:00 to 5:26 : epic and awesome !!!
how 90's is this? :0
What a genius
У меня волосы дыбом стоят!!!
i exploded at 2:40
1 is enough!
@Hertsman50 His tone doesnt sound shitty at all. I saw this video from the actual DVD and it sounds amazing. Its the youtube quality that makes it sound kinda off.
thats why hendrix died young god couldn't wait to learn from him
more like wow at 0:00 to 5:56 :D
I find it amusing that all the negative comments comes from people who can not comprehend how fucking hard it is to play this clean. Y'all seem to forget the fact that the playing in this video is phenomenal regardless who is playing.
"yeah he is playing fast" Is what you can understand.
Brothers, he is fucking string skipping all over the place, and picking every note. Oh right you don't even know what that means :D
what scale is he using? it sounds a bit strange. Ive noticed harmonic minor and all the awesome sweeps and stuff.
Who cares what he looks like? Are we all forgetting, looks is why THE JONAS BROTHERS are popular.. If you make kickass music, why care about looks?
he makes me have faith in my small chubby hands
Right on Jaun
no the impact is deadly
awesome video
Siiicccckkkk 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Damnation Game and Sea of Lies are freaking amazing. He doesn't deserve to be compared to Malmsteem. He's way better.
its hard to breathe
its actually cus its sitting a little loose so hes adjusting it to have ready for use. Dont know the model of floyd on this guitar but I know this is a common problem with schaller floyds - that they get loose