watched this 15 years ago and it blew my mind. watched again today, and it also blew my mind! this guy is water.

@seidinger

Жыл бұрын

That’s it… this guy blows minds

@Acekorv

Жыл бұрын

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!

@Utubesuxmycock

4 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

@cesarleythor

3 жыл бұрын

Buhh stupid

love how symphony x songs remind me of castlevania games. they sound so dark and ghostly to me. 5 stars!

@darkguitarist3476

2 жыл бұрын

Im 13 years late and yes I think of the same thiiiiiing ❤️❤️

@MoonsideResident

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@stefanandersson4402

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic player...😂

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.

@Moskal91

2 жыл бұрын

He writes most of the music that isn't Played on a band mates instrument. like the orchestral parts

One of the most musical shredders, every note means something.

@jeffdillenbeck1278

8 ай бұрын

Each note means something? What a weird thing to regurgitate.

@thomashogan1985

8 ай бұрын

@@jeffdillenbeck1278 OK

@rvm8315

Ай бұрын

no wasted notes even though there is tons of notes

@thomashogan1985

Ай бұрын

@@jeffdillenbeck1278 yeah, nice one

5:16 that smile when you know you have nailed it.

@subwayz_qt5

2 жыл бұрын

The smile of superiority

@jaconova

Жыл бұрын

@@subwayz_qt5 Nah, it looks more like "man, this shit is crazy, better remain focused to nail it".

@terryvoorbij6260

5 күн бұрын

Betcha cant play this

He calls his guitar Juliet

@msanchez1680d

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha.. clever!

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.

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!

@jessesoares5481

Жыл бұрын

Shawn Lane + Yngwie Malmsteen= Michael Romeo

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.

@nataservant

6 жыл бұрын

He puts much more emotion into his playing than Yngwie.

@markhenson1427

6 жыл бұрын

great guitar player!but the symphony x was boring

@filipefrancoafonso

5 жыл бұрын

Guess he uses some minor9 arpeggios, something Yngwie rarely does. Very unique playing.

@DoggoWillink

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@wadecooler7496

5 жыл бұрын

Yngwie has this guys poster on his wall

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!

This is still today one of the most insane guitar videos ever made (it’s my favorite personally).

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.

melodies and classical,very pretty soloing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@markhenson1427

6 жыл бұрын

he ate malmsteen!so is he number 1 now

This will never get old

probably the best neo-classical metal guitarist ever

@shredgod6394

5 жыл бұрын

The Hound Jason Becker...

@lgnazio

5 жыл бұрын

2nd.. Yngwie Malsteem comes 1st

@makattak3550

3 жыл бұрын

@@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 .

@irokosalei5133

3 жыл бұрын

@@lgnazio Nah, we're going for Becker. Way better contestant.

@lba08001

3 жыл бұрын

Def Becker no doubt

wow..im a 30yr old man. this is the 1st time watched this guy..his sound is amazing

The percentage of people in the world who can appreciate this is unfortunately small. Mind blown... Absolutely insane talent!!!!

This is a huge dose of inspiration for me.

One of the greatest ever 🔥🔥🔥

Absolutely mind-blowing playing and tasty riffs.

what the hell...he's a guitar god

Far beyond the Yngwie.

@AkiSterling

7 жыл бұрын

Search "Pablo soler"

@markhenson1427

6 жыл бұрын

excellent guitar player

@zetarrero9155

5 жыл бұрын

Far beyond the Paganini and Bach.

@seventhplace

4 жыл бұрын

Pablo soler = meh 😒

@Utubesuxmycock

4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAH

So amazing to watch his little sausage link fingers blur through these demos!!🤘🤣

That 1st finger tapping thing is so smooth and fast. Amazing guitarist.

@YaoEspirito

8 ай бұрын

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

What feel, GREAT playing / chops!

Symphony x , my favorite band :)

I used to watch this as a kid, with 14-15 yo, and I'm 30 now man... This brings me back

Pure, epic and legendary guitar pwnage!!

Such an excellent guitarist, phenomenal imagination.

More than 16 years and never get enough of this

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

@DaveDexterMusic

2 жыл бұрын

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)

OMG, It's so good it hurts!

Despues de tantos años de ver este video no deja de sorprenderme,tremendo guitarrista!

Fantastic!! I love Michael Romeo, look my name xD I saw them Live in Bologna 2008

NeoClassic reincarnation of Shawn Lane

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

3 жыл бұрын

I have short fingers too, but unfortunatly not the same skills :'( very hard to play with a short pinkie.

@vvmaster2010

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@yourDeath86

3 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@vvmaster2010

3 жыл бұрын

@@yourDeath86 you’re welcome 😇

@felipecuenca2811

3 жыл бұрын

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.

One of the most underrated guitar players around! Here's my cover on Romeo's "Fear the unkown" guitar solo kzread.info/dash/bejne/pairsbB6maTFY6Q.html

@joselekiwi5695

5 жыл бұрын

Kiriakos GP Where can I buy that clothes?

@markhenson1427

5 жыл бұрын

sounds great

@Smiley01987

4 жыл бұрын

How is he underrated? He's placed on the 91st spot on the Guitar World's 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.

@roies7756

4 жыл бұрын

@@Smiley01987 should be no.1

@blackieblack

4 жыл бұрын

@@roies7756 this. Should be at the top or very near.

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)

@tonypaella

Жыл бұрын

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 KZread. The only thing Yngwie has on everybody is the vibrato.

5.56 clean tapping. He's awesome .no dampener required

sooo good

1st time ive seen michael romeo was in 2010 and i was so amazed, and until now still watching his amazing guitar skills.

1:54 Solfeggietto CPE Bach 😏

@aymanhazim4639

3 жыл бұрын

all symphony x = bach beethoven etc...

of sins and shadows is the best solo ever for me.. and for everyone.

i lov him.......clean....melody.....fast.....is use evry kind of technics....e his solo never boring

Jaw dropping.

Michael is one BADASS MO'FO!!!

awesome video

His solo album 'the dark chapter' is incredible, definately worth buying

Sooooooooo underrated

Simply the monster!

Butter hand so smooth.

haha,gotta love how hes actually dressed like Romeo from juliet. XD

i love him and govan

That legendary sweeping sequence From Sea of lies at 5:00

@asesuserasnaidzelas

Жыл бұрын

Not a single sweep here, string skipped tapped arpeggios

@InvisibleYetVisible

Жыл бұрын

@@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 is a metalgod!!!

He has longer bar mid sections than typical yngwie compositions. People shouldn't make comparisons between them.. They're music is different

Beast tapping riff evar evar.

nice clear demonstration 😂

Siiicccckkkk 🔥🔥🔥🔥

What a genius

I've known a number of people such as him in the course of my life. Enjoy your remaining days.

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.

1:49.. i fucked it up! 1:50.. doesn't matter, im god hehe

@Francisco17Berrios

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck, he is so good that I didn't even catch that hahaha

Great phrasing

Puta guitarrista! O cara tem muita técnica e muito feeling. Acho que o Malmsteen deveria aprender algo com esse cara!

Right on Jaun

@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.

1 is enough!

@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

Wow.......

he is amazyng...... fuck

Michael romeo, Malmsteen and michel angelo have that kind of rare disease

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.

Sensacional

Yeahhhh

no the impact is deadly

oh she is

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

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

Esse cara é foda.

@Generalwalrus seriously dude! totally agreed with that!.....

Michael romeo is Yngwie Malmsteen full upgrade.. Hahaha

Nasty

Is it a requirement to get chunky to be a great neo-classical guitarist?

@Oscarntnz

6 жыл бұрын

Rockket Oldham No, but the longer the hair the shredder.

@A_Final_Hit

6 жыл бұрын

Rockket Oldham Yes, just like the best opera singers are very fat.

@markhenson1427

6 жыл бұрын

sounds like me,but i do more arpeggioes and harmonic minor scales

@steveryczek2198

5 жыл бұрын

Not really...You just have to have that level of talent.

@muggine121

5 жыл бұрын

It increases sustain

5:26 sounds like a Friedman influence, but I think Romeo approaches the melodies in similar fashion.

@chipskylark8475

10 ай бұрын

That’s exactly what I was thinking

@KirkHammett333 Agreed completely.

thats why hendrix died young god couldn't wait to learn from him

wow

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

@davidcollins5533

5 жыл бұрын

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 !

5:00 to 5:26 : epic and awesome !!!

Su mano derecha es única.

this guy is possessed!He sold his soul !lol

У меня волосы дыбом стоят!!!

I have trouble understanding how he can remember all the notes.

@fehdmohmid2307

5 жыл бұрын

Muscular memory also

@DoggoWillink

5 жыл бұрын

fehd mohmid Exactly, muscle memory.

@petruccijohn1849

5 жыл бұрын

He is IN THE ZONE

@spock84

2 жыл бұрын

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.

i exploded at 2:40