Violin Professor Reacts to legendary solos

In this video Willamette University Adjunct Violin Professor Mark Babson joins me for a reaction video listening to artist and bands such as Necrophagist, Jason Becker, Megadeth, Racer X, Obscura, and Greg Howe. It was really insightful hearing Mark's thoughts on these profound musicians. The toughest part of this video was deciding what bands for reactions. We will be doing more reaction videos in the future as well as some of our compositions and jams.
Check out my Spotify for my original instrumental shred and cover albums. For fans of Conquering Dystopia, Necrophagist, Racer X, Obscura, Death, Symphony X, Cacophony, and the like.
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[@Calluth]

Fermented Offal Discharge got one of the BEST solos ever! Man I friggin love that one so much.

[@mattmillerguitar]

It's a classic and it rings even truer with Mark appreciating the compositional quality and technique. Thanks for watching and the comment. If you get a chance check out my cover of Fermented Offal Discharge kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2LWqXWOibKDoqs

[@IndianaBones]

My friend streams rocksmith and i requested "Well my twin did" but he said the lead was the most amazing and beautiful solo in metal. I have to agree with him on that.

[@mattmillerguitar]

@IndianaBones it's top 10 death metal solos of all time.

[@user-et7nw3us8y]

соло в песне Coroner - Serpent Moves тоже достойно упоминания!

[@StackBundle]

He has some real patience to sit through this much shredding lol. Most non metal heads couldn't be bothered 😂.

[@mattmillerguitar]

Lol Mark is a cool dude and has a lot of knowledge. Round 2 ought to be entertaining. Thanks for watching.

[@BoKnowsBrains]

ive been a metal head since 91 and a hobbyist guitar player since 2001. and when it starts to sound like a dude just running warmup scales, even i want to tap out. thats not to say i dont have a lot of love for these players. but a lot of stuff from back in the day sounded "new" at the time. as time went on a lot of it became the meat and potatoes of "metal" solos. I think thats why Megadeth stood out at the time. they had this jazzy sound that set them apart. then Marty came along and used a lot of chromatic movements to stitch things together like an alchemist smoking jazz. Mustaine has been chasing that musical high since then.

[@mattmillerguitar]

@BoKnowsBrains Marty is a great guitar player, and his work with Cacophony was insane. I agree that it became meat and potatoes, but that's what made it great. It became the standard and minimum level of proficiency.

[@BoKnowsBrains]

@@mattmillerguitar true that. you gotta know the rules if youre going to break them. but you still gotta break some rules if you want to live under a pile of gundams and hentai like Marty. ;)

[@mattmillerguitar]

@@BoKnowsBrains well said dude

[@trigintatres9787]

Don't know your plan for the second episode, but if you're down for it show him Beckers "Air" in its entirety, it's a classical piece and your friend will surely appreciate it... and also show Jason some love! ❤ great video, cheers

[@mattmillerguitar]

Thanks for watching the video! I appreciate it and almost chose Air. Jason rules and I appreciate your suggestion. Episode 2 will be released next Monday.

[@BestBackingTracks]

Awesome video mate! I love the cheeky smiles where you give everything away to the audience whilst Mark has no idea what's about to come 😂❤

[@mattmillerguitar]

Lol thanks. It was tough to keep a straight face. It was like that sharing metal with your non metal friends meme lol. Thanks for watching and the comment! Cheers!

[@douglasdbs7139]

I just came for tornado of souls

[@mattmillerguitar]

Classic track and it was cool noticed Marty's unique vibrato

[@scottjohnson60]

Great video! I'm thinking for both melody and insane technical playing you have to show some Shawn Lane!

[@mattmillerguitar]

Great idea. The only dude to make Paul Gilbert sweat. Song suggestion? Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@scottjohnson60]

@@mattmillerguitar I'll think about some potential songs (should have had a suggestion ready, oops)

[@mattmillerguitar]

@scottjohnson60 Hey man, no problem. I appreciate it! I was trying to think of something that's not as outside. Flying Grey Pianos is the go to Shawn track or Powers of Ten.

[@scottjohnson60]

Sorry for my late response@@mattmillerguitar Yeah, something like GPF is probably the safest bet for more 'traditional' playing. Though I'm partial to showing his skill at improvisation and incendiary playing, for example: during 1:29:30 to 1:33:10 on this live version of Rice With the Angels in Atlanta 1996 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYG3dGqFfcqIsKM) You almost need to see both his emotional and melodic playing along with his insane speed/articulation/improvisational skills.

[@mattmillerguitar]

@@scottjohnson60 I will definitely check this out. We just did another reaction video and chose some new folks although we did revisit Marty and Jason. Thanks for your suggestion cheers!

[@sweeppickeronig]

Wow fellow Oregonians hell yea my tech death brethren

[@mattmillerguitar]

Hail! Oregon rules. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

[@edmonddp]

Jason Becker is from another planet and i miss Malmsteen here, the Paganini of 20th Century.

[@mattmillerguitar]

Thanks for watching and the comment. If you watch the 2nd video YJM was featured. Cheers!

[@edmonddp]

@@mattmillerguitar Ohh i will check for sure! Thanks, and good work!

[@anxgelll23]

Need some Randy Rhoads

[@mattmillerguitar]

Great idea!

[@nrgzintrtwnd2891]

I was hoping you were going to show him some weird Lucas Mann stuff, because of your shirt lol 😂

[@mattmillerguitar]

Nah lol. It was a gift they gave me when I toured with Rings in 2022. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

[@sonnylombardozzi2633]

Should have did arise from worms Persepolis 😮

[@mattmillerguitar]

Episode 2 it will happen.

[@jenssenbalseiro991]

Tender surrender Steve vai

[@mattmillerguitar]

Great choice. I will ad it to volume 2

[@trigintatres9787]

Yes!

[@mattmillerguitar]

@trigintatres9787 great song. One of Steve's best. I was thinking Eugene's Trick Bag.

[@lucianocanelabarroso1626]

I'd recommend Vinnie Moore

[@mattmillerguitar]

Another great guitar player. Minds Eye is a classic album.

[@joelbennett9014]

did you ever let this guy go home to see his family again?

[@mattmillerguitar]

Mark lives right down the street lol

[@joelbennett9014]

"it puts the arpeggios on its skin, or else it gets the hose again"

[@mattmillerguitar]

@@joelbennett9014 arpeggios rule

[@Arkramn]

You forgot Guthrie Govan.

[@mattmillerguitar]

Wonderful Slipprey Thing in the Que for episode 2!

[@ohmatokita6859]

Don't show him tornado as a violinist. Show something slow and tasty like a tout le monde, he'll enjoy that way more. To a non guitarist who hears the solo one time and never again, tornado just seems like evrry other shred solo. You have to analyse it to understand its brilliancy.

[@mattmillerguitar]

Gotcha and what would you suggest? Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@ohmatokita6859]

@@mattmillerguitar np brother, just discovered your channel and your videos are great! I would suggest either something melodic and beautiful like "a tout le monde", or if you still want something heavy, choose a piece that is more complex in its background chords, like "Lucretia". Or if you have time to show him a whole song, choose one of Marty's originals. My top three would be "Undertow", "For a Friend" and "Valley of Eternity". But at the end of the day it's your channel and you can decide, the video's gonna be great either way. Have a nice day✌️

[@mattmillerguitar]

Thanks for your ideas! I really appreciate it. Lucretia is a great idea! @@ohmatokita6859

[@iamlucasf]

@@mattmillerguitar Try Lucretia, Angry Again or even Hangar 18 (has a bunch of solos tho)

[@mattmillerguitar]

@iamlucasf all great tracks indeed. Check out my covers of Hangar 18 and Angry Again. Hangar 18 / matthew miller kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6OsiYGnr6aKoZI Angry Again (feat. Tony Reviere) / Matt Miller - Topic kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2qYhIV9mcZ4b7c

[@HabAnagarek]

Tornado: sure, it's "3 or 4 chords", but predictable stuff? Well, Ok, I give up.

[@mattmillerguitar]

When I first heard Mark make that statement, I was surprised. However, after really listening to the song, I would have to agree with his opinion. I don't think it makes the solo any less legendary. On the contrary, I think it's predictable, just like Michael Jordan and Gordon Ramsay. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Cheers!

[@HabAnagarek]

@@mattmillerguitar I suppose it is. Marty's lines follow the changes carefully and everything he plays fits, harmonically, even though for my amateur knowledge it sounds groundbreaking (probably a lot of modal stuff going in there that's beyond my understanding)

[@mattmillerguitar]

@HabAnagarek I think it sounds great and following the chord changes makes it what it is. I think rhythmically it's predictable

[@realeyesrealizereallies1176]

No Ronnie Montrose?! Such a shame. Your taste for quality is quite poor.

[@mattmillerguitar]

Lol, I guess I'm going to have to learn to live with your disappointment. By all means share your list?