Andy James "Flight of Icarus"

[@carsonlegend123]

15 minutes after watching video... face still melting

[@xHorxHayx3x]

I play this in my sleep. This is my bedtime lullaby. Facemelting achieved.

[@dangerguy991]

and not a single fuck was given that day :) honestly one of the best tune's I have heard

[@burizalink4906]

He just makes it looks soo easy..

[@thegodphreaker]

no one is better than andy in the style of music he plays, he can outshred any human on this earth cause andy is a shred robot from outer space

[@lollipophugo]

In the dvd of this, he explains all the parts but the bridge note for note, and putting it together in guitar pro would take a couple of hours max.

[@RyanGates4960]

This should have way more views.

[@thegodphreaker]

This is Andy James, I'm only Andy James when I am asleep dreaming. I haven't posted any videos of myself yet but I have covered a lot of andy's stuff

[@RFO1591]

this right here is truleyy amazing,all of andy james muzic is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@timoxa8208]

It would be awesowe if he recorded this track with his nowadays sound

[@SerjBerbeha]

already nowadays sound :)

[@thegodphreaker]

Agreed

[@thegodphreaker]

This is Vintage James hehe

[@rmanor5508]

I still like this tone

[@jessbpowers]

love the annotations

[@IronMannara]

such a pleasure to watch play !

[@danlewisguitar]

way too awesome for words

[@thyowen]

people who say shredding doesnt impress you and playing isnt just about how many notes you can play, i agree if its for the WHOLE SONG. but he builds up to it very well, building tension and releasing when he starts shredding like a fucking psycho

[@TheClickoZen]

Glorious

[@krispynachos9980]

Was expecting Iron Maiden song..but wow! did not disappoint. Great shredding, awesome feeling

[@tomosoos]

virtuoso is an exact descriptive of this person's abilities

[@EmilGrigorov]

incredible.....Bravo

[@gordontubbs]

Andy James is the Highlander. He's axed off every other guitarist's heads and has added their powers to his own.

[@MrIssa001]

I like how he's managed to fuse both modern techniques and that old school feeling in his playing. One of the best things to happen to guitar, this guy.

[@bpcborja]

very nice sound!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marinejoe1368]

Cuore forte!

[@psykostunt]

You are awesome man!

[@Lp1GMoney]

Can't stop watching this video.. every time I watch I'm just as amazed at his playing as i was the first time I saw this. Andy James is a GOD!

[@ausman05]

now that was pretty cool, never heard of him before and found this randomly but very happy i did, will have to look for more.

[@serktarkian]

i love this song

[@CHRIStheBASStard]

wow what an amazing song. it represents the whole flight of icarus. first the rise and fun and then in the middle of the solo he crashes down. crazy^^

[@HmHmKlonck]

thx a lot for the great tab !!!

[@splstphn59]

That was awsome

[@LuizEMachadoMusic]

amazing!

[@kobki66]

omfg..you are a real genius. i wish i could play like you.

[@ThristanBR]

Bravo!

[@AppleBag1000]

I love these jams, full of soul

[@bilroman]

this guy is amazing

[@ausman05]

Meltdown still one of my fave guitar CD's to listen to.

[@michaels2boys]

Just discovered this guy. A friend at work was telling about his yesterdayt. Very good player with cool original angular lines. I usually hate tapping but has a unique approach to it!

[@thedoradashi]

andy... man your solo in 2:48 - 4:05 is outstanding and amazing!!

[@shamusteakiawa]

This is such a cool song

[@ahmadmusri7071]

beautiful (y)

[@Ledmetacdc]

He seems so relaxed through the whole thing. Damn it....

[@Geraet]

Ledmetacdc being relaxed while playing is the key

[@thegodphreaker]

All of it dude, it's all incredible

[@thegodphreaker]

all of it is amazing

[@rmanor5508]

Double chills during solo!!!

[@Namah.112]

Here in dec 18 2024 every note makes me cells jump in joy❤

[@imsexy4life5457543]

I LOVE THIS

[@MrSickness6666]

sick!!!! good groove to such a powerful song

[@bigmattybennett]

It honestly did to me. Andy James inspired me to start writing my own instrumental stuff :)

[@metalshredder1000]

amen to that bro i take much of my playing influence from him then again theres tons of guitarists i take influence from

[@thegodphreaker]

and beauty, all in one

[@RumikXxeno]

this is simply beautiful!

[@Death007ify]

Man this guy is mind-blowin'

[@Baracui]

This song is so awesome that I really think about Icarus everytime I hear it, and imagine how his traveling would have been if he had and iPod. Anyway, he would be proud of Andy!

[@CupOfSpring]

Great performance. Like it.

[@xaxaportilho]

Awesome playing and tone!!!!!

[@LhotseMS]

Great song

[@Misanthropic3033]

One word: Virtuoso. And great composer. One of most beautiful song ever.

[@hotrod8915]

He doesnt compose these songs are 30yrs old. The same song as vai satriani and andy timmons. It has a million names. Every song is the same. Just different speed. He wrote none of it.

[@priestfan81]

​@@hotrod8915 what the fuck are you talking about?

[@Aristowi]

I love his vibrato in bendings.

[@MyFukinBass]

What a Virtuosso.

[@delacallemd]

Wish i could play like him, such skill.

[@kajinsou]

I saw a quantum leap in my playing when I quit smoking, started eating better and promoted healthy blood flow. Practice and decent equipment are only two points of a triangle. Wish I took that more seriously early on because this guy still inspires me!

[@lucassimaoguitar]

Now i've seen what the people call perfection... this song is awesome

[@acefavela9203]

fabulous

[@VCPMusic]

wow this is a great exercise! and song obviously :)

[@CordialsGuitar]

3:16 Holy shit... That is so clean.. his technique is amazing.

[@janbolesawchruscinski5023]

Great playing.

[@H1TVOFFICIAL]

"I play this in my sleep, it's my bedtime lullaby" Hahah best thing I've seen all week

[@radowl]

Virtuoso performance!

[@BrunBacken]

Andy James is truely amazing.. One of the best.

[@thegodphreaker]

Awesome man, post it ASAP, love 2 see!

[@TrippdKitty]

Love it!

[@thegodphreaker]

@0xxTheMessiahxx0 Yeah. Andy does some different types of picking techniques, so I thought I'd throw them in there. Thanks brother!

[@harisharisman3436]

Mantap.master

[@thegodphreaker]

Andy should be admired, but it's easy to say fuck, I'll never play this good, and just give up

[@MrRupsiee]

if you can't play it, become better until you can, it's just hard work but at least most people can do it with enough determination. i play for two years now and i can't play this yet, but i'll keep on improving myself til i can. it'll probably take some time, but i have time.

[@davejohnsonmusic]

When I was young, I practiced everyday with a metronome trying to break the speed barrier. I just couldn't alternate pick really fast. By my late 20's, I realized that I would never be a shredder like all my heroes. Instead of trying to emulate them, I applied the things that I DID really well and found other ways to play fast. For instance, using more legato, mixing up note groupings across scales and altering my picking hand in certain ways. By doing so, I created my own style. My point is, that eventually in your music career you have to stop trying to play like others and be yourself. Though I don't listen to this stuff anymore, I can appreciate Andy's talent and love the way he rips it... so aggressive, but at the same time I feel I may even have some qualities that he may not. We all have them, it's just a matter of when we discover them

[@kickthechair35]

MrRupsiee If you've played for two years it's not a probem to can't play his songs ^^ I've been playing for 3 years and i can play angel of darkness, but i caught a tendinitis cause i played about 3 hours per day... it's up to you :)

[@MrRupsiee]

kickthechair35 hmm, that doesn't sound too healthy, but i don't play as much on average. i know a guy who also plays a lot every day and he's often seen with bandages on his fingers because he's been practicing too much.

[@MirkoReaper]

Never give up, buddy!

[@psykostunt]

You are the best man ! just incredible

[@lukekleinhen9274]

wow man your playing is awesome, keep it up

[@gabrielzotelli6856]

Man! i saw a couple videos of you and I'm already your fan!! This solo is fucking badass!!! I really hope to be as good as you in some years. You ,Sir , are AWESOME!!!! keep rocking !!!!!!!

[@TheDUDE101GOOD]

my face was melted when i read andy james

[@RightHandofTrance]

That one is great but I also love the Maze.

[@gabrielbatistaeler983]

o melhor solo que eu ja ouvi !! parabems andy

[@thegodphreaker]

Come on guys, ONE MILLION HITS FOR ANDY JAMES!

[@thegodphreaker]

@bnino1216 The wristband doesn't do anything. It removes excess noise, but it also makes the guitar strings a lot more rigid, hard to play, AND hard to bend. Andy is a great guitarist, the hairband doesn't mean a thing or affect his playing skills or sound in virtually any way.

[@basketprojoe]

this guy is pretty intense i won't lie. even his slow stuff sounds great and everything mixes good

[@johnvirga6181]

I still seek this out, everything after the break at2:50 JHC ....................

[@CreeCore94]

This is the best Andy James song..

[@RogelioSalinas-h9s]

Listen to After Midnight

[@simonhhh100]

Make no mistake about it...this guy is a virtuoso at what he does...

[@allardmitchell]

andy james is a perfect machine of solos!!!!!(and yes!... he is a robot)

[@itsmartinmileski]

sure he is

[@ADRIANON3]

Andy James is the best guitar player in the new generation

[@thegodphreaker]

@0xxTheMessiahxx0 The backing track comes with the DVD.

[@thegodphreaker]

@klummster88 Thanks! I had to do more than half of it by ear because I lost most of the files from the DVD. I hit replay like 10,000 times, lol.

[@LannyC]

This could of almost been on John petrucci's solo record. Mode and rhythm wise great clean playing yet again Andy love it!

[@Cerberus1030]

@tyronegodfreyraman It's not a capo. It's just a hair band (ironic for andy) that is used to limit excess string noise when doing fast passages like sweeping. It also gives your tone a more suppressed clean sound because the strings don't vibrate as much.

[@Stubzmeister]

Proud to say, I'm learning this ENTIRE song, and I will be posting a video of me doing it in the next couple years when I master it.

[@John19Morley93]

It's not Misleading in the slightest. This is the name of a song written by Andy James. Just because you've never heard it or another band or artist has the same song title for something of their own doesn't make it misleading.

[@thegodphreaker]

@AllShallStand Yep, I'm making a Guitar Pro tab right now.

[@thegodphreaker]

@AMartins92 Who, me? This is Andy. My songs are all MP3 format.

[@AcDc14yearsOld]

03:20 wow! Amazing! MASTER!

[@thegodphreaker]

@pipandrew Yeah, On the album it's actually "Ikarus" but I think he spelled it wrong and didn't notice it.

[@Unleashed87]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@draugtroll]

You should stay, and listen to this guy play, he's really talented.