Romeo is truly an underrated guitarist. People that think he is just a another Yngwie copycat are completely ignorant. He has a tone and sound that is completely his own.
Conny Berg Michael Romeo is better than yngwie , ppl call him a clone but he can play stuff that I bet yngwie couldn’t, he doesn’t only sticks to neoclassical he can do a lot more
@@busu666 Yngwie does not only play neoclassical. He also plays (and adores) classical and also plays awesome blues. I really don't think there is anything Yngwie can't play
@@busu666 Well, I Will actually give you a point tho, because there is one thing Romeo can do and Yngwie can't and that is to play SLOW when he says so! Yngwie is incapable of doing that in his tutorials
Michael Romeo is God on guitar. I've been listening to Symphony for more than 20 years. He is a true guitar legend and an inspiration for everyone with his unique way of playing.
Classical guitar fingering basics do that to you man. It makes your movement very precise and economic, that's why I started my classical guitar journey after dodged it for years
What blows my mind about this guy is how he didn't start guitar really early on, and didn't even go to any music school (not for too long anyway) and yet he's still among the greatest; both technically and musically
this is because school cannot make u play better only u can make yourself play better through lots of practice music school is great for theory imo and learning about different i fluences of music nd genre
Game Freak I don't know, I seem to have started at around the same age, and always figured well, most players who play better than me have started guitar early on in their lives; and they have learned music theory in music schools. Kinda shuts my mouth about making excuses for my mediocrity
It's not when you start playing that matters but how you practice. An intelligent goal oriented practice session is more important and it helps if you have a great teacher that will criticize your technique and show you how to practice correctly! It is also important to be self-critical and analyze the details of your technique!
Believe it or not, Michael Romeo today is even better than the guy you're witnessing here. More musical, more melodic, and every bit of the chops is still there.
Michael Romeo is on the absolute top level as a guitar player. And... he is a great composer and arranger. And... he has his own style and tone. As advanced as Tony MacAlpine, Jason Becker and Ethan Brosh.
Symphony X is one of the concert circuits best live acts. Allen Russell is a superb front man. Great vocal abilities. SX is tight and just about flawless. Michael Romeo is not only technically proficient, but more importantly, has deep artistic intuition. He's toured the world several times over. Much respect for Michael and Symphony X. Can't wait for the next CD. Even better, DVD. Continued prosperity to a fantastic American icon.
I saw them live a while back and I definitely agree, they are incredible. I even got a chance to talk to Mike, Russell, and Mike Lepond after the show, and they're some the coolest guys I've ever met. I only wish I could have met Mike P and Jason too.
Michael Romeo is absolutely amazing... IMO, probably the best METAL guitarist ever, and I can't stand 'best' labels. Yngwie may have been there first with the neo-classical shredding (actually Uli Roth) but Romeo takes it to a whole other level that's WAY more musical and sophisticated, and he's a great writer. Those that make fun of him are NOT funny... Let's see your talented video, smart ass.
Agreed. His approach is so musical yet very technical as well. As for the fat jokes like "Sea of Fries" "Romeo is Yngwie that eats Batio" etc, I think just chill and ignore em man, not all of them really meant it like they hate him, just an immature teasing joke, let em be. And about those who hate or jealous and make fun of Romeo, it just shows how good Michael truly are 🤘
Dude yeah...after each trip I just keep coming back to this, and the man is simply spot on he really is... Note-for-note flawless, at least so far as I can tell...
Suddenly, I feel like i'm 12 again playing wolfenstein 3d as a change of pace from a 6 hour session of nintendo... ... the whole time listening to guitar shredding and dreading going to school the next day. Life was better then.
This is great! Favorite parts: Tapping Arps 34:08, 35:22, 37:31. 6:33, 20:43, 23:48 all remind me of some of the things Shawn Lane used to do! Wild! 25:02 reminds me of the classical stuff Paul Gilbert does and 35:05 is Tony MacAlpine level stuff. Awesome!
It does, especially the first one - One example is "Get You Back" by Shawn Lane. Shawn would play it all with just his left hand though and extend to notes with slides. Which makes it insane. Even Romeos string skipping diminished runs Shawn would all play with his left hand. However, tapping does give a different sound.
Totally agree! To both that he's one of the best and also that he's underrated. Him and Petrucci. They sooooooo need to work together someday on some project!!!!!!!!!!
I got to see Shawn Lane live with the Temporal Analouges of Paradise (Jeff Sipe on drums and Jonas Hellborg on bass) back in the mid 90's. Shawn was incredible.
who cares about his weight? awesome, amazingly talented guitarist and songwriter, pretty overlooked and underrated for the most part. guy smokes most other players
Michael Oreo rocks, this guy is pound for pound, one of the best players in heavy rock today. He feeds off a steady diet of tasty licks and a thick, fat and juicy distorted tone, mixed into a delicious stew of arpeggios and slick, greasy runs. He leaves nothing on the table, and making you want to come back for a second helping of the feast for your ears.
If Malmsteen and Shawn Lane were both the dad, this is the kid they'd have. haha he even looks like a combo of them. Machine gun picking and crazy limber left hand. damn it. Lucky genetics.
***** another comment totally misunderstood. But then I guess you get enough people reading something, SOMEONE is going to come back with a strawman response.
I`ve been a huge fan of this guy since 97, and still his ability is just utterly amazing. Trying to play his stuff is incredibly hard, close to Shawn Lane. I just love his work. But what I really love about this video is actually the outro song!
I think this son of a bitch is the most resourceful guitar player Picking: check Legato: check Sweep-picking: check Tapping: check Technique: check Speed: check Composition: check
He's, quite simply, the best. John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert, Jeff Loomis, they're all good but none of them come close to this gentleman in terms of technique, speed, and raw ingenuity. The other two who are in a league of their own are Jari Maenpäa and Guthrie Govan but even they can't touch Michael.
You're all wrong. Petrucci is actually at the top of the heap. I can prove it. -His body of work is the greatest/hardest(Dance of eternity) -His memory is far above the other players -His rhythmic ability is far above the others -Has a wider variety of styles. -His unisons with Rudess are untouched by any unisons ever. -Sings backing vocals -Has been releasin albums for 30+ years -Drops an album every 2 years -Scenes From A Memory -Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Michael Romeo is a VERY close second. Hes my alltime #2. The others mentioned, Govan, Gilbert, Loomis are all super players but nowhere close to Romeo OR Petrucci. Seriously, do any of those players have anything close beauty and epicness of Scenes From A Memory. The Oddessey by Symphony X, and its still not as well put together.
I would agree. If Romeo is underrated then Malmsteen is overrated. Anyone can learn to shred, but no one out there has the creative vision to effortlessly blur technique and theory so sparkly, saturated and uber-melodic. I tried to get into Malmsteen, and he bores me. Romeo has eclipsed him creatively.
+charvelstrat81 He has mention Yngwie on his interviews as influence some how, though he's more fan to Randy Roads but it was obvious when i was learning sea of lies that it was an Yngwie's tec w/o using the tipical Am :P but C harmonic minor, Amazing guitar player, I'm still learning his solos, and tappings n sht what not :P
Guys seeiously anyone run into tabulature tor this lesson?his warm up exercises remind me a joke of a youtuber "WHERE COULD I FIND A WARM UP EXRECISES FOR THIS WARM UP EXERCISES"?🤣
This guy reminds me of Shawn Lane a little. Obviously Shawn was better and a more humble, but this guy is similar as far as natural ability. they look like they could be brothers almost
I think the fat jokes are getting a bit old now. Why not check out the obvious technical skill on display. As for the yngwie haters, I would agree he's a little self indulgent and ever since the third album his compositions haven't been great, but there's no doubting his vibrato, picking or knowledge. I love satriani and vai (and prefer them to yngwie in a musical composition sense) but if you watch the g3 gig where they jam, yngwie makes them look like beginners.
Michael Romeo is a CRIMINALLY underrated guitar player.
Romeo is truly an underrated guitarist. People that think he is just a another Yngwie copycat are completely ignorant. He has a tone and sound that is completely his own.
not only that but he is on another level technically that yngwie will never reach
@@busu666 Please elaborate what you mean
Conny Berg Michael Romeo is better than yngwie , ppl call him a clone but he can play stuff that I bet yngwie couldn’t, he doesn’t only sticks to neoclassical he can do a lot more
@@busu666 Yngwie does not only play neoclassical. He also plays (and adores) classical and also plays awesome blues. I really don't think there is anything Yngwie can't play
@@busu666 Well, I Will actually give you a point tho, because there is one thing Romeo can do and Yngwie can't and that is to play SLOW when he says so! Yngwie is incapable of doing that in his tutorials
Intro And Part 1 0:18
I - Picking & Fingering 0:57
Ex - 1 1:17
Ex - 2 1:55
Ex - 3 2:34
Ex - 4 3:22
Ex - 5 4:15
Ex - 6 5:06
Ex - 7 6:03
Ex - 8 6:33
Ex - 9 6:50
Ex - 10 7:31
II - Of sins and shadows 8:40
(Demonstration)
III - Michael Talks about himself 11:25
IV - The damnation Game 12:52
Part 2 Classical Styling 17:54
Ex - 11 18:26
Ex - 12 19:17
Ex - 13 19:31
Ex - 14 20:21
Ex - 15 20:55
Ex - 16 21:37
Ex - 17 22:12
Ex - 18 22:55
Ex - 19 23:48
Ex - 20 24:43
Ex - 21 25:02
V - Out of the ashes 27:24
(Demonstration)
Part 3 Arpeggios 31:18
Ex - 22 31:33
Ex - 23 32:21
Ex - 24 32:54
Ex - 25 33:25
Ex - 26 34:08
Ex - 27 34:45
Ex - 28 35:22
Ex - 29 35:51
Ex - 30 36:07
Ex - 31 36:23
Ex - 32 37:31
Ex -33 38:04
VI - Sea Of Lies 38:21
(Demonstration)
The End 42:42
(Sorry for any mistake)
why isn't this on top?
thanks for the effort bro
This is just for the people who wants to find the parts , the most of people just come to see "sea of lies"
Thanks
Man thank you very much
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This is 20 years old now...i'm still loving Symphony X.
Hard to imagine.
This video is legendary. I like how he relaxed he looks regardless of challenge.
That's also why he's a so talented artist 👍☝️👌💪
22:40
"That's one of the things you could do"
No Michael....that's one of the things YOU can do
Nah man, you can do it too
The emphasis is on 'could' 😄
We could if we practiced our asses off. Maybe.
lol
Michael Romeo is God on guitar. I've been listening to Symphony for more than 20 years. He is a true guitar legend and an inspiration for everyone with his unique way of playing.
It's insulting how easy he makes it look :) What a legend!
Classical guitar fingering basics do that to you man. It makes your movement very precise and economic, that's why I started my classical guitar journey after dodged it for years
Amazing player,composer...and creator of the best prog band on the planet !
U got that right bro
john petrucci, tony banks and geddy lee would like to know your location
@@ryanbazail I dont really know much about prog but this guy has definitely more feeling and sounds better(to me) than petrucci
MICHAEL ROMEO YOU ARE A MASTER.
I don't think people actually understand what a beast this guy is
What blows my mind about this guy is how he didn't start guitar really early on, and didn't even go to any music school (not for too long anyway) and yet he's still among the greatest; both technically and musically
this is because school cannot make u play better only u can make yourself play better through lots of practice music school is great for theory imo and learning about different i fluences of music nd genre
Game Freak I don't know, I seem to have started at around the same age, and always figured well, most players who play better than me have started guitar early on in their lives; and they have learned music theory in music schools. Kinda shuts my mouth about making excuses for my mediocrity
It's not when you start playing that matters but how you practice. An intelligent goal oriented practice session is more important and it helps if you have a great teacher that will criticize your technique and show you how to practice correctly! It is also important to be self-critical and analyze the details of your technique!
Seems to do it effortlessly is what impresses me.
vapotrini Must have taken classical guitar/piano lessons. They put a big emphasis on effortless playing!
Believe it or not, Michael Romeo today is even better than the guy you're witnessing here. More musical, more melodic, and every bit of the chops is still there.
One of my favorites, a beast on the guitar and totally the best riffs ever...
Michael Romeo is on the absolute top level as a guitar player. And... he is a great composer and arranger.
And... he has his own style and tone.
As advanced as Tony MacAlpine, Jason Becker and Ethan Brosh.
such an underrated guitarist
Damn, Michael Romeo is underrated. Some seriously good technique here and he makes it look so effortless.
Michael Romeo is one of the few after the 80s who really impressed me...tho he’s been around for years now
Such an amazing guitarist. Technical brilliance, and smooth flowing phrases. Definitely underrated!
Symphony X is one of the concert circuits best live acts. Allen Russell is a superb front man. Great vocal abilities. SX is tight and just about flawless. Michael Romeo is not only technically proficient, but more importantly, has deep artistic intuition. He's toured the world several times over. Much respect for Michael and Symphony X. Can't wait for the next CD. Even better, DVD. Continued prosperity to a fantastic American icon.
I saw them live a while back and I definitely agree, they are incredible. I even got a chance to talk to Mike, Russell, and Mike Lepond after the show, and they're some the coolest guys I've ever met. I only wish I could have met Mike P and Jason too.
Russell Allen
he plays so fast and clean it's amazing.
Michael Romeo is absolutely amazing... IMO, probably the best METAL guitarist ever, and I can't stand 'best' labels. Yngwie may have been there first with the neo-classical shredding (actually Uli Roth) but Romeo takes it to a whole other level that's WAY more musical and sophisticated, and he's a great writer. Those that make fun of him are NOT funny... Let's see your talented video, smart ass.
Agreed. His approach is so musical yet very technical as well. As for the fat jokes like "Sea of Fries" "Romeo is Yngwie that eats Batio" etc, I think just chill and ignore em man, not all of them really meant it like they hate him, just an immature teasing joke, let em be. And about those who hate or jealous and make fun of Romeo, it just shows how good Michael truly are 🤘
Dude yeah...after each trip I just keep coming back to this, and the man is simply spot on he really is...
Note-for-note flawless, at least so far as I can tell...
The "Out Of The Ashes" main solo at 30:37 has a section that sounds influenced by JS Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
Have you listened to Baroque and Roll by Malmsteen?
Always loved this video!! Mike has such exquisite phrasing and tone. Definitely one of the best progressive players in my book!
Michael Romeo an incredible guitarist, unmistakable sound ....
Suddenly, I feel like i'm 12 again playing wolfenstein 3d as a change of pace from a 6 hour session of nintendo...
... the whole time listening to guitar shredding and dreading going to school the next day.
Life was better then.
youre a legend!
his smile when playing sea of lies at slow tempo is so scary, that's as scary as his technique
This is a real ear catcher! tho all those who wasted time on the fat comments, where's your video.... thought so.
Exactly
facts
"A little faster" - lol
lol i know right, a little faster means 10x faster
This guy is insane. Reminds me of Shawn Lane
@R_ Reveley I think it's just cuz he looks like Shawn Lane and plays gud
Either way he's a phenomenal player.
ANKIT AMAR KASHYAP Damn bro chill
@Fred Virtuoso I don't know how is he a clone to engviw
This guy is more fluid than a wet thigh and more tighter than the pants holding em
Fred Virtuoso yngwie will never be half as good as Romeo
this mans fingers, literally, defy science.
Around 11 minutes he talks a bit about himself and his influences, and he does mention Yngwie. The dude is a badass on the guitar.
This guy is a legend
This is great! Favorite parts: Tapping Arps 34:08, 35:22, 37:31. 6:33, 20:43, 23:48 all remind me of some of the things Shawn Lane used to do! Wild! 25:02 reminds me of the classical stuff Paul Gilbert does and 35:05 is Tony MacAlpine level stuff. Awesome!
It does, especially the first one - One example is "Get You Back" by Shawn Lane. Shawn would play it all with just his left hand though and extend to notes with slides. Which makes it insane. Even Romeos string skipping diminished runs Shawn would all play with his left hand. However, tapping does give a different sound.
Totally agree! To both that he's one of the best and also that he's underrated. Him and Petrucci. They sooooooo need to work together someday on some project!!!!!!!!!!
I got to see Shawn Lane live with the Temporal Analouges of Paradise (Jeff Sipe on drums and Jonas Hellborg on bass) back in the mid 90's. Shawn was incredible.
theyre brothers
Yeah but this is about Micheal not Shawn.
who cares about his weight? awesome, amazingly talented guitarist and songwriter, pretty overlooked and underrated for the most part. guy smokes most other players
Lucifer Misanthropic who cares about his weight? Well not him, that's apparent
OOOOOOOOHHHHH
Ex - 3 hm 2:34
Ex - 4 ht 3:22
Ex - 9 pt 6:50
Ex - 10 dim 7:31
Ex - 13 hm 19:31
Ex - 14 hm 20:21
is he sitting in a dark castle?
+master chief lol Upside down symphony of the night's castle
+Bruttar
Hell yeah. You need the special glasses to see him.
+master chief Lmao
More like a White Castle.
omg didn't get the joke at first cuz french, googled it, wasn't disappoint.
I absolutely nail it then he says the killer line, 'now up to speed'.
Michael Oreo rocks, this guy is pound for pound, one of the best players in heavy rock today. He feeds off a steady diet of tasty licks and a thick, fat and juicy distorted tone, mixed into a delicious stew of arpeggios and slick, greasy runs. He leaves nothing on the table, and making you want to come back for a second helping of the feast for your ears.
LMFAO bruh 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
El ejemplo viviente de que el tamaño de las manos no es impedimento para llegar a ser un increíble guitarrista.
sus manos no son pequeñas...por si acaso
@@JuanPabloContrerasC si lo son
Here`s slow: Piruriu Piruriu Piruriu Piruriu Piruriu Piruriuuuuuuuuu
A little faster: Prrrrrrriuuuu....
:D
thanks a lot!
lol
Absolutely. All chubbys should be killed.
Jajajajajajaja
Lol .. 👍😂
25:02 classical but still POWERFUL AF!
If Malmsteen and Shawn Lane were both the dad, this is the kid they'd have. haha he even looks like a combo of them. Machine gun picking and crazy limber left hand. damn it. Lucky genetics.
genetics or....working your fucking ass off! most people dont have the dedication or discipline
***** another comment totally misunderstood. But then I guess you get enough people reading something, SOMEONE is going to come back with a strawman response.
oh it was a joke on the dad thing yeah I get it
HAHAHAHA
My god, you are exactly right! Shawn Lane and Yngwie's love child...wow
This dude is at the height of his powers here …. He so underrated its sad.
*plays slowly*
okay, a little faster
*explosion*
Hi, just to say that you make me think of Yngwie Malmsteen, but without the arrogance.
Kudos for being humble! :)
@Freddie Hankins
This is a very arrogant statement! 😂 (just kidding)
@Freddie Hankins 😉
Once a fan - always a fan.
Who could freaking learn from that? You would have to be a fucking boss to begin with.
Thanks
10, the new odd number @ 8:31
I'm genuinely surprised him and malmsteen have never toured together. they'd make a killer show
You think malmsteens ego can take being played under the table by Romeo every show of the tour.
he belongs to the top 5 in the world
I`ve been a huge fan of this guy since 97, and still his ability is just utterly amazing. Trying to play his stuff is incredibly hard, close to Shawn Lane. I just love his work. But what I really love about this video is actually the outro song!
Um dos melhores sem dúvida
I can't believe in this day and age that people are still made fun of for the way they look and not for who they are
His voice makes me think of him as like the manager of an MLB team.
This guy is my youtube teacher now XD
What type of practice was doing this guy to become what he is today!!!???
XneoclassicaloverX the type of practice shown in the video maybe.
Dr Romeo can kick Yngwie's ass any day, even though I do greatly admire and was really inspired by the Yngwie.
Are you sure that isn't Shawn Lane in a wig
chris farley
Yeah his tone isn't that different either.
That comment was funny as all hell!!
my favorite guitarist! Hence my username! The only other guitarist that competes with Romeo is Kiko Loureiro
Kiko wins.
He's literally just a more orthodox Shawn Lane.
who wants to buy some firewood w/strings?
I think this son of a bitch is the most resourceful guitar player
Picking: check
Legato: check
Sweep-picking: check
Tapping: check
Technique: check
Speed: check
Composition: check
He's, quite simply, the best. John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert, Jeff Loomis, they're all good but none of them come close to this gentleman in terms of technique, speed, and raw ingenuity. The other two who are in a league of their own are Jari Maenpäa and Guthrie Govan but even they can't touch Michael.
Spjungen check out rusty colley art of picking and michael angelo speed kills series
Spjungen lol whoa whoa whoa, there. Nobody can touch Guthrie. Let’s just be real.
You're all wrong.
Petrucci is actually at the top of the heap. I can prove it.
-His body of work is the greatest/hardest(Dance of eternity)
-His memory is far above the other players
-His rhythmic ability is far above the others
-Has a wider variety of styles.
-His unisons with Rudess are untouched by any unisons ever.
-Sings backing vocals
-Has been releasin albums for 30+ years
-Drops an album every 2 years
-Scenes From A Memory
-Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Michael Romeo is a VERY close second. Hes my alltime #2.
The others mentioned, Govan, Gilbert, Loomis are all super players but nowhere close to Romeo OR Petrucci.
Seriously, do any of those players have anything close beauty and epicness of Scenes From A Memory.
The Oddessey by Symphony X, and its still not as well put together.
@@MrKittles1123 Shawn Lane?
This guy surpasses Malmsteen easily!
Bold words.
I would agree. If Romeo is underrated then Malmsteen is overrated. Anyone can learn to shred, but no one out there has the creative vision to effortlessly blur technique and theory so sparkly, saturated and uber-melodic. I tried to get into Malmsteen, and he bores me. Romeo has eclipsed him creatively.
AWESOME PLAYER! he looks like a cross between shawn lane and yngwie
+charvelstrat81 Shlingwie hehehe
+charvelstrat81 He has mention Yngwie on his interviews as influence some how, though he's more fan to Randy Roads but it was obvious when i was learning sea of lies that it was an Yngwie's tec w/o using the tipical Am :P but C harmonic minor, Amazing guitar player, I'm still learning his solos, and tappings n sht what not :P
This guy is awesome!!!
Guys seeiously anyone run into tabulature tor this lesson?his warm up exercises remind me a joke of a youtuber "WHERE COULD I FIND A WARM UP EXRECISES FOR THIS WARM UP EXERCISES"?🤣
he looks like jonah hill here hahaha
jonah hill is a jew
hahahahaha
@@quattuordecimduodenonagint9684 so
This guy reminds me of Shawn Lane a little. Obviously Shawn was better and a more humble, but this guy is similar as far as natural ability. they look like they could be brothers almost
wtf Jonah hill shresd?
This man is musically BETTER than Yngwie Malmsteen ..
I think the fat jokes are getting a bit old now. Why not check out the obvious technical skill on display. As for the yngwie haters, I would agree he's a little self indulgent and ever since the third album his compositions haven't been great, but there's no doubting his vibrato, picking or knowledge. I love satriani and vai (and prefer them to yngwie in a musical composition sense) but if you watch the g3 gig where they jam, yngwie makes them look like beginners.