Top 10 Shred Albums Of All Time

[guitarwizard2003]

Guitar One magazine has published a list of the "Top 10 Shred Albums of All Time" in its February 2005 issue. According to the magazine's editors, "arpeggio for arpeggio, these 10 albums strike the finest balance between tasteful melody (ahem) and 'no way did he just play that!'"

Guitar One's "Top 10 Shred Albums of All Time":

01. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN – "Rising Force" (Polydor, 1985)
02. RACER X – "Live: Extreme Volume" (Shrapnel, 1988)
03. VINNIE MOORE – "Mind's Eye" (Shrapnel, 1986)
04. TONY MACALPINE – "Edge of Insanity" (Shrapnel, 1986)
05. STEVE VAI – "Passion and Warfare" (Relativity, 1990)
06. JOE SATRIANI – "Surfing With the Alien" (Relativity, 1987)
07. SHAWN LANE – "Powers of Ten" (Warner Bros., 1992)
08. MICHAEL LEE FIRKINS – "Michael Lee Firkins" (Shrapnel, 1990)
09. CACOPHONY – "Speed Metal Symphony" (Shrapnel, 1987)
10. GREG HOWE – "Greg Howe" (Shrapnel, 1988)


welp like him or not there ya go.. enough people like Yngwie to make him #1

[DannyBoy]

thats pretty interesting . im undecided wether i agree with that ... but if you really sit n listen to Rising Force start to finish .. it is insane . and yet maintains musicality ... Passion and Warfare is a favourite of mine too so im glad to see it up there ... cool post man

[wahwah]

Would seem a shame that the 'newest' album there is 14 years old...it hasn't moved on in their eyes.

[andrewtheshreddr]

passion & warface and surfing with the alien.. so much more than shred as well heheheh breaktaking composition

[Kai Yakamashii]

i agree !! yngwie should be no 1.. just a statement

[POD GOD]

Can't really argue with any of those picks!

[Sister_Wrath]

Racer X live with Paul and Bruce's solos is among the best guitar playing i've ever heard...giving the fact that they are live...

[guitarwizard2003]

well dont forget mate its based on " All Time" so they have to go back some years for that

Originally Posted by wahwah

Would seem a shame that the 'newest' album there is 14 years old...it hasn't moved on in their eyes.

[ibanezlover]

Jason Becker's "Perpetual Burn" should be on that list. I don't view Steve Vai or Joe Satriani as shredders. They are 2 of my fav guitarists though.

[guitarwizard2003]

I am actually surprised that vinnie made #3 but thats ok hes one of my favs.. i just didnt think he was as well known as most of the others

[wahwah]

Originally Posted by guitarwizard2003

well dont forget mate its based on " All Time" so they have to go back some years for that

I know what you mean Wiz but when you look at the amount of NEW shredders, you think there'd be some mention in there. Maybe it's because there's so many?

[guitarwizard2003]

well i am sure they went by albums sold and among other things.. so some of the new guys just havent caught up as far as sales go yet.. when i look at this list i say to myself i can't take anyone off of it, but i sure could add alot of guys to it

Originally Posted by wahwah

I know what you mean Wiz but when you look at the amount of NEW shredders, you think there'd be some mention in there. Maybe it's because there's so many?

[wahwah]

Yeah, maybe sales would make sense of this poll because of the amount of time they've been on sale. Also, the music scene in general is a lot more 'watered-down' because of how many are in it on small, or even their own, labels. Add downloading off the net and you can maybe see why these stay at the top of the tree.

[Joe King]

Where the hell is C.C. Devile's solo album?!!!!!

J

[ibanezlover]

C.C. who?