All Known Cacophony Live Footage (CHECK DESCRIPTION)

[@ClarenceDoskocil]

Becker's tone is so clean.

[@davejohnsonmusic]

The best rock/metal guitar duo. They were doing so much creative stuff with harmonies and counterpoint.

[@KenobiStark1]

When I toured with Marty, we got the chance to meet Jason. He and Marty hadn’t seen each other in 13 years at that point. It was in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall. I haven’t been nervous about playing since my high school talent show but that day Jason rolled in and was in front of my side of the stage and I was pretty shook. Meeting the two of them and Gary, Jason’s father and also his mother. That was probably the most amazing experience I’ve had in my whole life. I don’t think either of them knew the real impact they had on so much of us, I play because of Sabbath, but I play better, because of Cacophony.

[@tanekheath5323]

this is such a cool story thank you for sharing.

[@protoolsfanatic7276]

just not fair how someone like jason so young and healthy at the time gets a disease that paralyzed him so badly he can only move his eyes.

[@beanofsteel]

Not to mention he seems like such a nice dude! Super humble, awkward kid who just loves music and wants to play for people. I'm glad he can still compose. It breaks my heart he never got the mainstream recognition he deserved.

[@dannyhood7433]

I'm sure many people on this page would appreciate the short run Jason Becker had. A prodigy talent. In high school jasons playing black star with guitar behind between his legs attempting sweep. What I'm saying is Jason was able to play anything at his age, at that time. Must've been a blast waking up everyday, knowing you can play anything on guitar, in highschool. That's power in the 80s. At the stone club Jason plays yo yo at same time. (probably on this video) He's playing 6 string sweeps natural like it's nothing. Thirty five years ago Jason plays sweeps like polyphia plays '40 ounce'. Polyphia said Jason Becker is the only guitarist from the 80s who doesn't sound from the eighties. Perpetual burn shreds Marty Friedman dragons kiss. I bought both cassettes the same day in 1988. Perpetual burn was alien, dusted guitarist from 80s. Nobody knew jason beckar. I remember guy at at work said Jason beckar sounded the same like Yngyang malmstein shit. Typical Stupid! I never heard of Shawn Lane until Buckethead mentioned him in 2005. I'm sure I seen him on shrapnel records back in eighties. I think guitar player magazine fucked up, somebody not promoting Shawn Lane during 70s early 80s? Shawn must've been astronomical light years over black oak Arkansas audiance as teenager. Somebody should've caught on. Shawn lanes playing. People just don't get it. Same with Hendrix and Buckethead people didnt get it. (I was at uli jon Roth show outside drinking and talking to small town dude with cowboy hat and it was cool until I mentioned Buckethead," The guy said who listens guitar player with bucket on his head. Id heard enough shit about Buckethead online i was sick of it! I said, red necks don't listen to Buckethead. They listen to slash. Nobody plays like Buckethead and you brag about David Gilmore. (I love David Gilmore but saying David Gilmore plays with more feel is backwards wrong, anyone who says that probably can't play pink Floyd' David Gilmores stuff. (Raise my rent)is like sleeping, iron maiden ripped off (strange world.). That dude almost came to blows, my brother walked out Wtf!) . Trend. I said this dude, trend fag! I made it clear, I was so fed up with all negative shit on Buckethead. Dude was tripping. I was probably the one he could relate hang with. I'm easy. I turned bipolar because he saying shit that I heard over and over about Buckethead. Nobody plays beautiful in way Buckethead does. Except ichika and ichika wasn't on KZbin yet. .2008 or 2009. No guitar player does that for me like Buckethead. I'm like You listen to Hendrix Michale shenkar and uli jon Roth,but you don't listen to Buckethead!?? Fuck you! Totally Lost me They finally come around 10 years later., Serious" oh you get it now Really? I say lame

[@u.v.s.5583]

It is actually a crime that there was nobody running after those two wherever they went with their instruments with a camera. What a duet.

[@chadwilliams8583]

I know man,it's crazy how it looks like Jason is noodling thru arpeggios and out of nowhere Marty jumps in and they do a duel harmony lead,they was blowing other musicians smooth out of the water,but yeah it was a damn shame they wasn't on Wheaties boxes as amazing as they was

[@jgmopar]

My friends and I got to see Jason and Marty do a demo I believe in 1989-90. I don't remember any cameras around at the time. Wasn't like today were everyone has a cell phone to record. It is too bad these two were magic live.

[@u.v.s.5583]

@@jgmopar True. We were behind the Soviet iron curtain at that time. You can bet we had absolutely no video cameras around, except at the hands of KGB :D

[@johnnybicksatsixrichards505]

I saw Cacophony at a small club in Dallas in ‘89. Hung out with them. Cool dudes. Soon they were off to their new bands.

[@Gloppp]

@@u.v.s.5583 😆🤔😐

[@bdc-muzik]

Becker was flawless

[@eldiablo3794]

I was literally born 26 days later from the namm footage.. but I discovered Jason when I was in highschool in the early 00s. My grandfather passed away from ALS, same disease Jason has. I absolutely hate that disease and it always seems to stricken people who have amazing talent and physical strength. Like my grandpa and Jason. It's awesome to see that jason doesn't let the disease hold him back and still composes music. The disease might take away your body, but It'll never take away your mind.

[@johncharles450]

It's so funny to see the Japanese interview with the knowledge of where Marty ultimately ended up

[@72seasonsofwither]

Even then, Jason and Marty were super-shredding on a level that most guitarists today only wish they could achieve!

[@TheArtofGuitar]

These guys inspired me to sweep on guitar so I wouldn't have to sweep floors. ;)

[@tanekheath5323]

Haha nice to see you here ive watched your videos for years, you taught me so much on guitar, thanks for checking this video out it was a labor of love for these guitar legends.

[@thefog7067]

All sweeping is good man, clean playing and clean living 😄

[@patrickwilliams3087]

GOD please heal jason becker. We need his music to heal us.🙏

[@jasonrigler7020]

Jason Becker was such a talented guitar player.

[@MrAirblown2009]

You could only dream of having both these guys (Jason B. and Marty F.) in your band. Great footage. This was back when metal was fun.

[@gabrielspineli9788]

Wow this is almost a museum piece, Cacophony is one of the apex of heavy metal in my opinion despite of few albuns and material avaliable. My favorite guitar duo ever! Thanks for gathering these material! As many said on comments, is very hard to find these footages

[@Hanif_channel2017]

JB IS MORE THAN PRODIGY

[@demon_3x]

Amazing. Imagine what could’ve been achieved in later years.. makes me sad sometimes

[@Hadri_ART]

Me too man... Me too

[@weird_cds8206]

I think perpetual burn is the best shred album of all time and Dragon's Kiss is very close behind.

[@taigisyoutubechannel4011]

I found it hard to find cacophony live videos, it is really great to be able to see so many here! Thank you so much, very convenient.

[@tanekheath5323]

You're very welcome. I was tired of searching around the internet for al those short cacophony clips, so I decided to just put them all into one video so everythings easier to find.

[@gabrielaguilar7720]

Nunca existirá un dueto como Cacophony, dos guitarristas que se complementaban a la perfección

[@jedsteelwell2354]

Man it sucks that Jason didn't get his chance to take the throne cause he was coming for it

[@thefog7067]

I know what you mean 😕 if I live to be a thousand years old and practiced guitar every day for hours and hours I still don't think I could ever get to the level that Jason was at

[@Lesspaw41]

Marty's picking style gives me carpal tunnel😂

[@voronOsphere]

Marty said that he never palm mutes strings unless he's playing rhythm guitar. He explained that he holds his picking hand that way to make sure that only his pick ever touches the strings. But I get anxiety watching him pick that way and I'm very grateful that I love some palm muting during lead work and that I don't have to hold my picking hand that same awkward way!

[@thefog7067]

It's totally weird 😮

[@brentstewart59]

Marty hates muted notes... it's a weird picking style but it has served him well

[@tanekheath5323]

His picking hand is so weird but I find it oddly comfortable for picking fast, palm muting requires such a different technique though

[@shredphreek]

These 2 rewrote the rulebook on harmonised guitar, both cacophony albums ruled, but "Burn the ground" with it's devastating outro was pure metal magic🤘🤘

[@nicwilson89]

Did they play that track on any of the live sections of this whole compilation? I haven't had a chance to watch it all yet but that's one of the tracks I'm really hoping to get to see live if you have a timestamp if they played it

[@JeremG]

Some very rares footages here. Thank you for your work !

[@ADKobsessed]

Collectively this footage is a TREASURE.

[@mickthemerciless9694]

I like the fact you've kept the guitars clean.

[@RichardFriendartist]

I actually was at a Namm show with Marty and Jason in those booths (first clip) It more likely was that day because 1988 sounds right. (and Oct would be Winter NAMM). I have a kinda shitty pic I took (was just a kid and with a point and click camera) but it was insane seeing them play. I did see Cacophony maybe a year later at the Whisky which was awesome!!

[@tanekheath5323]

Thats awesome, do you think you still have that picture?

[@bruceniblett959]

Holy crap. I remember hearing this in the 80s. Unbelievable. The arpeggios. It pissed me off, it still does. Jason and Marty are both legends.

[@kennydunk]

Cant now but i will actually watch all of this probably this weekend. Amazing.

[@PxNxWxGxW]

Wish we had more of this today.

[@jym5685]

Olvídate, hoy solo hay pajilleros de tutorial o lo mas parecido al corta y pega

[@benkempf]

Go buy a guitar

[@Gloppp]

This was the most amazing guitar expo. They reserved a Carvin room by the pool in this hotel down in LA - So glad I was able to attend this event

[@josephsliger3308]

Amazing talent. Beautiful

[@SteveOuimette]

I was at the NAMM show in the Carvin booth for one of their jams. It was pretty much exactly as I remembered it. Very loose and fun. Not very loud at all. Went to a Cacophony show in Oakland or Alameda as well when they had a singer. You could tell that they were pushing each other into new places. Good memories.

[@optiscript]

Now I can say that today I did a good thing, I learned existence of a group.

[@tanekheath5323]

Cacophony is a great band, you should listen to their albums, their both masterpieces

[@optiscript]

@@tanekheath5323 ok, thk!

[@ninjatanek8516]

I recommend listening to them with the remasters by this guy. they sound clearer than the original record. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoTLZIWQo7aijdU kzbin.info/www/bejne/omGQeGd5oZKknM0

[@AllanceloT.]

@@optiscript and solo work from each too, it's absurd!

[@budaschbrenner7354]

god bless these guys....

[@thefog7067]

First time I heard these guys was because of Iron Maiden but I had not seen or heard of any of Cacophony's music for sale in the UK at that time. The track was Go Off! It still holds up for me as THE pinnacle of harmony guitar shred

[@Gloppp]

Ps.. take another listen to Jason's compositions how he puts the complex elements in the background and the melodic parts up front where other artists would add the solo. It's just one more way his thought process differs in the way he adds structure through arpeggios faster lines etc.

[@BrianKills73]

God bless Jason Becker Jesus saves 😢

[@KM-co5mx]

I was fortunate enough to see them live in San Diego, Ca at the Bacchanal back in the day 🤩

[@bitburg40]

Same here. Many great shows at the Bacchanal back in the day.😁

[@배현석-j2b]

great legend guitarist..jason, marty ...

[@JohnDoe-k2c]

Two of the very best guitars there ever has been!

[@briantopor4092]

...have you ever heard anyone put so much soul into EVERY note. Bless you both🤘🏼

[@kanebowlin5123]

Both killing it💥

[@jamesc.wright9599]

God Bless Jason and Marty , what a wonderful creation of a band by 2 of the most phenominal talents of All Time. Their albums were Not given very much publicity due to the nature of Shrapnel records limited budget compared to other major recording labels. This was and is one of the best bands that David Lee Roth had a hand in derailing just before these guys had a chance to start. With a little more time together and another album or two under their belts this bands contribution to music history would have been Legendary I'm convinced and the early lack of publicity would have taken rise to Worldwide Fame and Critical Acclaim but we will always be forever grateful for the hard work and dedication in the music they amazed and inspired us with as they entertained . People well into the future will be discovering and Loving Cacophony and the incredible Genius talents of these 2 great musicians. Thanks again Jason and Marty you guys are Awesome!

[@ajelltone7320]

So sick !!! Love this

[@JasonAchilles]

1:04:07 Marty's early love of Japan is prophetic... very cool to hear

[@hermanodejesus7264]

😍 MESMERIZING 😍

[@bradleystereoguitaramplifi9616]

Those were the days! I often imagine what could have been.🎸

[@Squeeze_Cheez]

G+damn, Jason Becker was around 18 there and already a legend.

[@danielblake1537]

In that first clip of them playing that amp to the far left reminded me of my old amp that I absolutely loved! It was 1980s RG-80 Randall Combo Solid State....you could make any guitar sound great with that thing. I used to crank it outback of my house and I had neighbor friends down the street who said they could hear it lol wish I still had that amp, now I've been stuck with a cheap tiny shoebox size amp that has absolutely no gain/distortion and no reverb so I mainly just play my guitars unplugged. I have a bigger/ nicer amp that has built in effects but my daughter broke the input jack when she was little and I need to get it repaired but no guitar shops around me now, used to have Hot Lick's guitar shop but they closed.

[@tymanngruter1808]

They deserve eachother, bloodfriends forever! ❤

[@Fafa_Sauce]

Bruh i needed this thank you

[@2112SNEEK]

oh yes!!

[@puntoExer]

cine puro, gracias por el video!

[@voronOsphere]

Thank you!!!!

[@romoromioguitar]

Thanks for uploading...

[@sj3931]

ahí Jason Becker tienen 19 años y ya era una estrella...

[@retarteddwarf2182]

This so much better and twice as sophisticated as Spinal Tap.

[@markinthemix6055]

Incredible

[@ruperterskin2117]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@jussi-pekkaturunen689]

Not all known. There is Savatage live with Dan Bryant on vocals.

[@tanekheath5323]

That one is from the legendary guitar of jason becker dvd.

[@ЕвгенийБакланов-п5д]

Incredible... absolutely fantastic

[@taperecorder3]

no can i compose what these geniuses play i can only hope to copy them

[@Knome-Ansland]

Wow! This made my day ❤️

[@CrowaX]

There is one more live video of Chacophany. Havn't seen it in years tho. As far as I know it has never been uploaded to KZbin. I downloaded it from Napster type of sharing program in the mid 2000's. I remember very clearly it was pro shot, and Jason and Marty were moving around on stage very funny. Sounds fimiliar to anyone else?

[@FelipeGonzalez-xn2mj]

never seen a good quality video of cacophony live. hope someone finds the one you mention

[@CrowaX]

@@FelipeGonzalez-xn2mj Yeah, so do I. There might be someone out there with an old harddrive with it 🤞🤞

[@johnkelly-u3n]

i started playing in 2003 when i was a kid i didn't know what or how to play guitar, on youtube marty friedman had videos about melody control and major A scales' it gave me a direction and some help, and guidance. but the videos were way too advanced at the time, but i still watched and tried playing what was shown. never took any lessons. just watched and practice.

[@tommydinkley9623]

Jason Becker and Marty Friedman nothing else to say!

[@PinyataSpirit]

guitar heaven

[@taperecorder3]

the only compliment i can give them is incredible guitar maniacs,

[@nikki-sixx]

좋다!최고!

[@stevehunt914]

Dammit... i have ALL of this already?! (There's a japanese concert segment missing from this also) I HATE the idea of me already having ALL the available footage.

[@yellowlightingbolt]

Funniest thing in this video is that Marty needed a Japanese translator; fast forward 2 decades and he is hosting Japanese TV shows.

[@Fafa_Sauce]

I swear in every cacophany performance they turn jason all the way down, who's so heinous to allow that.

[@michaelzelenchuk2629]

Marty, Jason , и совсем немного Tony MacAlpine.)

[@StephenChapman]

Marty looks totally baked in that interview, lol. Could just be the jet lag, though. 😅

[@stevenbacakos]

I’ve seen more than this there’s a video of cacophony playing savage live with a different singer it’s harder to find now than before for some reason

[@tanekheath5323]

Its from a dvd. Copywrite wont allow me to upload it here

[@tokk3n-hj4xg]

It's crazy how Marty holds the pick.

[@nologo24]

Monster Duo. in the Past ❤❤

[@johnkelly-u3n]

what' yo when did this happen? and they never called me to do a bass solo in the process man i coulda steve Di' Giorgio a session with these guys, now i just do it in my living room✌

[@terrybrady1165]

Cacophony was the best

[@sendybg116]

Marty Friedman is one of those musicians who seems to stay young.

[@petewylde6592]

Is that Mike Varney in the back ground?

[@DanKane-s7n]

Jason becker would have been the next Eddie there is bio movie out him suggesting people watch it

[@gamainrock2542]

marty and jason becker..

[@flyme2themoon720]

Beckers bending technique sounds so Hawaiian.very cool

[@johnnyboy1232]

It’s probably picked up from Marty who is from Hawaii and has very a unique bending style. They were a dream team that will never be beaten.

[@kopashred]

Cool, but I saw no KZbin Savege live 1989 before

[@joshrowell95]

This is so special

[@wrigleyx]

Jason est un Martien..... il est inégalable.

[@astrogisbaldonunes6479]

True guitar gods.

[@johnkelly-u3n]

marty friedman and jason becker together again

[@taperecorder3]

love how they aint using distortion and playing clean

[@charkvaror2112]

There used to be footage of them playing savage and maybe some other song with a different (and imho better) singer on youtube.

[@tanekheath5323]

I think i know what video youre talking about. It was on the legendary guitar of jason becker dvd.

[@m.m.1575]

The singer is the 5. Wheel on that car named Cacophony 😂

[@mattlewis6833]

Marty is more bluesy and Jason is more classical guitar and Spanish guitar inspired.

[@MarkSmith-ln8oz]

This is amazing.

[@aliprudijojonkunfayakun9305]

Keren main gitarnya

[@peponi3456]

9:08 That improvisation by Jason is magical

[@CruedEP]

Before digital anything. No youtube videos to learn on. No computer for tabs. Oh, and #cleanchannel.

[@Despond]

It's good now though, people don't have to waste decades and can get to composition with all the tools they need much quicker. One thing that is weaker is improvising/timing when you never have to learn anything by ear, but overall it's so much better now to learn any instrument.

[@brianpike4070]

Look at Tony!

[@alainbrisebois8334]

At that level of playing....it looks like they are getting bored...everything is so dam easy for them.

[@WyattScott]

bidly bidly bidly bidly

[@dethbucketghostparanormalg5042]

Marty Friedman Had his chokehold style guitar picking back then !!