Yeah, he is up there. I still think Guthrie Govin is ahead. He could do all this with his eyes closed, plus his jazz stuff and lick choice is off the charts.
I’m amazed that for a guitarist who plays like this, he seems hardly to use his little finger. If he’d been born without it he’d still be one of the worlds greatest guitarists. His playing is so fresh it’s like breathing pure oxygen!
He is legend, this song is one of the hardest songs that i ever played in my life, I tried to learn this song on Rocksmith 2014 and i only had 36%.. xD
Each time I come back to listen to this absolute amazing song, my faith on music replenishes to infinity. When you compose your shred with beautiful melodies, with a dynamic & harmonic contour, with direction and feel... this is what you get: Beautiful speed music. More is more, Shred is Feel.
someone in the comments below basically saying eddie van halen can stomp this guy? ill say eddie was a legend, but that was the 80's, guitar has changed. those people then changed the way the guitar was played (especially eddie) but in doing so laid down the guidelines for more to come along later and change it some more. yes eddie and some of the other shredders of the day were amazing, but there are people today who come up with things like this, which there really is no denying that a player like andy here plays things they could only dream of.. just saying, i love the oldies, but many of the modern day players go way beyond the technical limits of them... oh and to the guy who said that eddie van halen's eruption is so much harder to play than this.... i seriously couldn't read those comments without laughing my ass off at your ignorance and cockyness, i am sure many here did the same thing if they saw your comments haha :p
Düşüncelerimi cok guzel dile getirmissin. You are absolutely rigth, i was sick of the overrated old times. Yes they were great and made the guitar what it is today. However, these new generation guys really nailed
AJ needs a better publicist. Doesn’t get the cred deserved. I been playing guitar for decades and first heard this cat 5 or 6 yrs ago. Satch n Vai should invite AJ on their next G3 Tour.
+Cameron Fischer Not slow enough. You need 1/2 frame by half frame. And you'll still miss b/c you can't see the exact position of fingers and his pick.
Andy thank you for your mega talent, its revolution to my ears! A M A Z I N G! Do what you do and lead us into the world of real sounds. Be yourself always!!!!!!!!!
His notation is surgical, simply too damn good. When someone says a great guitarist like this plays without "feel" they are simply upset that they are sloppy players in comparison.
good god, had seen lots of sir james playing but this video just show me an entirely new level i did not know he had. Glad to have had my eyes/brain opened with this.
Вот что бывает, когда Macalpine, Petrucci @ Malmsteen собираются вместе, в одном лице :)) А если серьёзно, то если бы A. James был-бы учеником вышеуказанных уважаемых товарищей, то они точно бы им гордились. Смотрел 25 раз - каждый раз с искренним интересом. Браво, Andy!
Dan Stone haha also mate slow it down to half speed and you actually realise how accurate he is like on the really fast passages he doesnt miss a single note !!
My new favorite, this guy is amazing and I love the fact that he doesn't just concentrate on the bottom of the neck like so many guys do nowadays he plays all over and it great to hear that.
Doofapotamus Gaming andy james face speaks 1000s of emotions when he plays, not his fault you cant tell where his head is at. I see his soul shining threw out all his videos, this man feels every note he plays. Just watch his eyes and mouth/cheeks. He shows plenty of signs of ‘’feeling’’. Also anyone who even gets close to this level of guitar playing quite clearly has soul and heart or else one could never achieve this level in the first place. So quite frankly my friend, you dont know shit about art and body language. Only talentless losers can possibly claim an andy james type of player has no soul lol, you must be one of those dudes that think jimmy page is the best guitar player ever. No offence to Page but guitar has evolved too much in the last 25 years to even consider him a top player today.
O mundo dos guitarristas estava precisando de renovação.....Andy James representa renovação total!!!! Excelente guitarrista.....técnico, harmônico e preciso.....
Funny, I had no idea about the whole hair bands thing . The whole time watching, I was just thinking, "man, I should really commend him on his muting techniques alone!"
Andy James is a world class guitar player! One of the best on the planet when it comes to taste and technical ability. He is personally my favorite guitar player hands down!
Say what? You are missing out on some serious guitarists - Slash? What about Chris Amott, Tosin Abasi, Jason Richardson, Mark Holcomb, Paul Gilbert, Nick Johnston... I mean I could sit here for hours naming people going through genres etc and I'm sure some of those could easily replace one or two of your top three! Then again, it's subjective :)
***** He's an endorsed artist, yes. But I highly doubt a musician would say "Wanna make a sweet deal?" and play gear that they hate, right? Andy has to like and prefer playing EMGs, otherwise he wouldn't be using them, ya dig? If I Marshall said "Here, have an endorsement" to me and I've never liked playing a Marshall in ever, being a musician I wouldn't want to play something that I've just never liked, so I wouldn't go with them.
Andy James always blows me the fuck away with his intricacy, melodic melodies, and harmonies while still including speed and arpeggios that are amazing. He's like the alien mutant guitarist from Mars lmao
When I first saw Satriani 20 and more years ago he was considered "Not of this earth", well if that was true then this guy is star trekking the outer space. Everything is just perfect, his logo, his custom guitar and look. I only wish to have the opportunity to shake his hand at the end of this performance. I think it could heal my guitar related distress for being such a minor human being in comparison. Thanks Maestro.
My GOD!!!!!! I need guitar lessons from you. OUSTANDING!!!!!! You killed that guitar. You played chops that 1000000000% unique. Your my guitar hero!!! liked ,faved and shared!!!!
Video game companies need to hire him to make the best soundtrack of the universe.
+Mariano Gabriel Saddemi sounds like the OLD dbz budokai games Sountrack stuff
I've said this many times!!!!
He did for the Deadpool game
the king of fighters 2077
His guy needs to bring back guilty gears soundtrack to life, not a fan of the new music they got
Andy James is honestly one of the best guitarists in the world right now
Yeah, he is up there. I still think Guthrie Govin is ahead. He could do all this with his eyes closed, plus his jazz stuff and lick choice is off the charts.
ya he is
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This guy is a badass but Stevie T's original tracks gives me shivers forget the goosebumps
@@SimRacerGT973 i prefer stevie t's sister
I dont care if he plays with or without "feel", because I "FELT" it... awesome work....
Damn, this guy is so damn accurate in his playing! Every note can be heard. So precise work. True earcandy. And seems to be very humble fellow too.
Life was very complicated then I started listening to this badass guy.❤ This is my fuel
My beer can do this. Hold me.
To the top
pop pop
ticket to top train here.
lol... I'm still laughing, for 10 months, I need a beer.
In Soviet Russia, beer needs you.
Been watching this dude for a couple years now. Always gets me pumped to try harder!
Beautiful guitar and playing. A pleasure to the eyes and ears.
*****
Idiot
He has his own way to say what he likes
He has his opinion
You are an idiot
STILL GAY BOY
Fuck you
I was joking I love andy's playing it's a pleasure I watch I felt like being a tool so sorry about that
***** Even if he was gay, why do you care and what does it change? Don't worry, you'll grow out of it. I hope at least.
He's beyond phenomenal such an amazing talent !! Hard work pays off !! Andy has set the bar so high !! Brilliant musiicianship !!!!!!!!!!
Ih
Him being in the rest. Edit that would have happened r
Damnnit Andy. I want to play like you. xD
Look at the speed and melody ..man . Takes you to another dimension.
He's a poet on that thing. He's like a renaissance artist.
My self confidence has dropped -100000
you had none then :)
Anyone else listening to this feel like grabbing a Super Nintendo controller and rocking some 90s old school gold? Just excellent.
Andy James, you rock! Awesome! Cant wait to see you in the U.S
I’m amazed that for a guitarist who plays like this, he seems hardly to use his little finger. If he’d been born without it he’d still be one of the worlds greatest guitarists. His playing is so fresh it’s like breathing pure oxygen!
He is legend, this song is one of the hardest songs that i ever played in my life, I tried to learn this song on Rocksmith 2014 and i only had 36%.. xD
Dante55 Its not THE hardest, nor is it too fast, but its incredibly techincal, and very hard to play clean. I call on hairbands...
+Dante55 You would'nt happen to have the download link would you? :D
+trevor leishman www. mediafire. com/download/3vjbx8fodo4u03a/Andy+James+-+War+March_p.psarc
At first i was like " What the hell is Ragnar Lothbrok doing with a guitar?!"
And then it didn't even matter...
my thought exactly lol
Yes!!!! I would so play mortal kombat to this!! Im gonna go do that one sec
King Ragnar with his guitar...
Each time I come back to listen to this absolute amazing song, my faith on music replenishes to infinity.
When you compose your shred with beautiful melodies, with a dynamic & harmonic contour, with direction and feel... this is what you get: Beautiful speed music. More is more, Shred is Feel.
Fantastic!! This generation is better than the 80s with this! Bring it back!
someone in the comments below basically saying eddie van halen can stomp this guy? ill say eddie was a legend, but that was the 80's, guitar has changed. those people then changed the way the guitar was played (especially eddie) but in doing so laid down the guidelines for more to come along later and change it some more. yes eddie and some of the other shredders of the day were amazing, but there are people today who come up with things like this, which there really is no denying that a player like andy here plays things they could only dream of.. just saying, i love the oldies, but many of the modern day players go way beyond the technical limits of them... oh and to the guy who said that eddie van halen's eruption is so much harder to play than this.... i seriously couldn't read those comments without laughing my ass off at your ignorance and cockyness, i am sure many here did the same thing if they saw your comments haha :p
Düşüncelerimi cok guzel dile getirmissin.
You are absolutely rigth, i was sick of the overrated old times. Yes they were great and made the guitar what it is today. However, these new generation guys really nailed
AJ needs a better publicist. Doesn’t get the cred deserved. I been playing guitar for decades and first heard this cat 5 or 6 yrs ago. Satch n Vai should invite AJ on their next G3 Tour.
He would shread Eddie.
JS and SV would shred AJ but AJ would shred EVH.
@Lance Shepler Stevie Ray Vaughn over Joe Satch...... Ok buddy.
The intro sounds like "Torn between Scylla and Charybdis" by Trivium
Fucking love that song
His face expressions.. looks as if he's listening to his parents telling him he should've studied medicine and became a doctor..
+ZeezoRockout Is it me or does he look like Ragnar Lothbrok ?
OG Haze lol yes, good catch
+ZeezoRockout I laughed my ass off
+ZeezoRockout Zing
+ZeezoRockout Repeat these licks, we'll look at your face, dude :)
Absolutely fell in love with the pure awesomeness of his skills. Love it!!!💜
Mesmerizing how he makes it look soooo easy ...
by far my fav guitar player
Still cant get over how awesome this song is
Thank you Andy James for writing this masterpiece.
4:44 "You can never play this,and I'm enjoying it."
Mom; "What the hell was that noise??"
Me: "My guitar learned how to fly and he went out the window!"
I just want to say, "I love you Andy James" bad ass. Epicness is what I feel after hearing this....✌🤘🤘🤘🤘💪💪💪🤘
i firstly heard this song in the live of Mr. Big in Hong Kong and that was outstanding and sensational.
Keep going mate!
I hate when people compare Andy James with god,he is a good man but he is not Andy James.
Koki Kokoian hahaha xD
Koki Kokoian hahaha had to re-read that once, I admit xD
Koki Kokoian Made my day
Hippie Type me too....i thought he write it wrong
Koki Kokoian lol that's a "god"one ahahah
0:50 thats a sick lick
I can listen to his work all day. Brilliant and Flawless. 🤘
andy has become my favorite guitarist
i like both his riffs and his solos equally which is super rare
impressive stuff
1:11 makes me glad youtube has a feature to slow the video down.
+Cameron Fischer Not slow enough.
You need 1/2 frame by half frame. And you'll still miss b/c you can't see the exact position of fingers and his pick.
I am blown away by this guy! Really enjoyable to listen to.
This guy RIPS! He just made the greatest players of all time short list! Thank you for posting! Awesome!
3:13 I get chills whenever I listen to that part
Yeah I love that part because it really makes you think of men marching to war.
This is ear perversion realy. WHAT can sounding like this badass beautiful miracle???
Andy thank you for your mega talent, its revolution to my ears! A M A Z I N G! Do what you do and lead us into the world of real sounds. Be yourself always!!!!!!!!!
Damn man, that was some of the tastiest shredding I've ever heard.
Can’t help but come back to listen after all these years🖤🤟🏽
Never stopped -/,,/
Seriously, I don't want to hear "he plays without feel, soul etc." anymore. This is so dumb. He is great and way too underrated.
If you're better than someone the initial reaction is hate, and he is obviously amazing, so they're just jealous of his skill
Caleb Legions I dont hate the ones I´m better than... Guess you mean the other way around? :D If someone´s better than you...
Yeah, sorry, other way around
His notation is surgical, simply too damn good. When someone says a great guitarist like this plays without "feel" they are simply upset that they are sloppy players in comparison.
Haha no worries about that Bro they did say that about Paco de Lucia :-O
good god, had seen lots of sir james playing but this video just show me an entirely new level i did not know he had. Glad to have had my eyes/brain opened with this.
Wow! i love his phrasing and interval choices he sounds so different from all the other 3 note per string dudes. truly unique, i love Rick Graham too.
Go listen to "Envision" by Polyphia, Rick Grahams guest solo is fucking EPIC!!
Вот что бывает, когда Macalpine, Petrucci @ Malmsteen собираются вместе, в одном лице :)) А если серьёзно, то если бы A. James был-бы учеником вышеуказанных уважаемых товарищей, то они точно бы им гордились. Смотрел 25 раз - каждый раз с искренним интересом. Браво, Andy!
play this vid on 2 times speed on youtube settings !
Thats how Andy originally recorded it but they had to slow it down so we felt like maybe one day we could play it lol
Dan Stone haha also mate slow it down to half speed and you actually realise how accurate he is like on the really fast passages he doesnt miss a single note !!
Gets all dragonforce
Ey! Where is that option?
Maderomuertoabonoetc The settings section next to Full screen button.
A genius in technique and creativity !!!!!
My mind cant handle this...... So many things to process....
Anyone 2019?
yeah
October 2019. 👊👍
+
@@TheSurviver72 Goddamn right!
November 2019. Sharing this epicness with my buddy.
oh man!!.. fkn awesome \m/
My new favorite, this guy is amazing and I love the fact that he doesn't just concentrate on the bottom of the neck like so many guys do nowadays he plays all over and it great to hear that.
Great job Andy,,,,,once again another great tune, keep it up bro you inspire me to play even more difficult riffs,,,nice driving song
He should name himself “Handy” James 😏
4:44 - 4:48 - That's his "I wonder what's for lunch" face...
LOL
This made me cry tears of joy. Off the planet guitar playing.
listening and enjoying beautiful music 🤐🤘
Making faces while playing doesn't mean that you're playing with feel or passion... There's loads of feel in his playing...
sykhophaunt7 I wouldn't agree. If you're making facial expressions you're feeling the music. That's pretty simple
Doofapotamus Gaming andy james face speaks 1000s of emotions when he plays, not his fault you cant tell where his head is at. I see his soul shining threw out all his videos, this man feels every note he plays. Just watch his eyes and mouth/cheeks. He shows plenty of signs of ‘’feeling’’. Also anyone who even gets close to this level of guitar playing quite clearly has soul and heart or else one could never achieve this level in the first place. So quite frankly my friend, you dont know shit about art and body language. Only talentless losers can possibly claim an andy james type of player has no soul lol, you must be one of those dudes that think jimmy page is the best guitar player ever. No offence to Page but guitar has evolved too much in the last 25 years to even consider him a top player today.
Almost all these views are mine...
He's like the best melodic metal guitarist ive ever seen. teach me your ways Andy James!
Epic man...Truly emotional metal instrumental!
who knew charlie hunnam could shred
Andrew Kurman #sonsofanarchy
JAAAAAAAKKKY BOOOOY!!!!! #chibs
WHAT IN THE FUCKING SHIT!
I am in AWE! You shred melodicly, and that's an ART
Not only a FREAKING AMAZING GUITARIST but he's also a great composer and knows how to balance melodic sections and fast sections!!
Him and Angel Vivaldi should do a piece together, that would be fucking beautiful.
This...
+Sergey Pupko Jr Is fucktabulous?
...
dormouse 1: I don't understand your comment. 2: I REALLY don't understand your comment.
IT JUST HAPPENED!
1:11 - have my babies!
That was great! Unreal technique and feeling too.
O mundo dos guitarristas estava precisando de renovação.....Andy James representa renovação total!!!! Excelente guitarrista.....técnico, harmônico e preciso.....
ok im quitting quitar
quitting qatar? yeah, fuck that place!
Nudesoftheworld Eroticdrawings 😂
S.O.B! HE GOT ME TOO 😂😂😂
those bitter haters who think this guy can only shred clean because of hair bands ............. LOL
Funny, I had no idea about the whole hair bands thing . The whole time watching, I was just thinking, "man, I should really commend him on his muting techniques alone!"
Hair bands? Explain.
Andy James is a world class guitar player! One of the best on the planet when it comes to taste and technical ability. He is personally my favorite guitar player hands down!
Michael Carter I'd say he's my third. Slash number one, always. Second is santana, dude is beautiful. Then Andy, he's jus a beast. Crispy everytime
Say what? You are missing out on some serious guitarists - Slash? What about Chris Amott, Tosin Abasi, Jason Richardson, Mark Holcomb, Paul Gilbert, Nick Johnston... I mean I could sit here for hours naming people going through genres etc and I'm sure some of those could easily replace one or two of your top three! Then again, it's subjective :)
Mean thats fine, but everyone has their own taste my dude. Lol it's the style in which slash plays that draws me in.
Lol check out some of the above though if not familiar :D
I'll do that. Always open for new music.
It's the first time I'm seeing this and when I saw the intro I'm like "hey that's easy" and then I watched the rest. I'm holding a rope right now
This makes me want to never play guitar ever again.
(s)AINT Cyanide it should MAKE you want to play ;).. it's called motivation!! works for me :P
Hippie Type Agreed!
Gun Jew
Be inspired
It make tow of us LOL...I can only dream about it.
It actually makes me want to practice more. That's all it takes man....practice LOTS of practice.
qandy percfect guitarist for me
MERCI AMI ;) on sait reconnaitre les virtuoses
this was unbelievable....!! wicked guitar playing!
Thanks for the good music Andy!!!
Andy is beast. These pickups really dont do him justice. they are way too fucking dark for his playing
Then why would he choose them over everything else...?
flagmuffin1221 Sponsorship
Emilio Estrella I don't think Andy is the type of bloke to pick a piece of gear purely for sponsorship.
the pickups are fine. it just seems like he had too much mid on his amp
***** He's an endorsed artist, yes. But I highly doubt a musician would say "Wanna make a sweet deal?" and play gear that they hate, right? Andy has to like and prefer playing EMGs, otherwise he wouldn't be using them, ya dig?
If I Marshall said "Here, have an endorsement" to me and I've never liked playing a Marshall in ever, being a musician I wouldn't want to play something that I've just never liked, so I wouldn't go with them.
Andy James favorite guitarist is Andy fucking James!
Zoink foo He RAPES
+Jerold Savast bucket head is way better
+Zoink foo Chuck Norris & Bruce Lee's ghost also humbly bow to Andy James.
+Sheldon Cooper You obviously don't play guitar.
lifeof Brian yes I do I can shred a 16 string guitar
I play this almost on the daily man. So talented dude.
I thought I had heard and seen it all. Wow. This playing is evolved to another level that I hadn't conceived of. Mainly because of his originality.
At 4:10 the sound cuts out until around 5:26
Did anyone else lose audio at 4:03?
The string skipping tapping section is just beautiful.
Andy James always blows me the fuck away with his intricacy, melodic melodies, and harmonies while still including speed and arpeggios that are amazing. He's like the alien mutant guitarist from Mars lmao
does the audio cut out at 4:03 for anyone else?
hail lord ragnar lothbrok
LOL I was thinking the same damn thing.
jajaja yeahhh
King Ragnar with his guitar frm Valhalla
Some peeps are jelly..
Melody.....man I love it!!!!
When I first saw Satriani 20 and more years ago he was considered "Not of this earth", well if that was true then this guy is star trekking the outer space. Everything is just perfect, his logo, his custom guitar and look. I only wish to have the opportunity to shake his hand at the end of this performance. I think it could heal my guitar related distress for being such a minor human being in comparison. Thanks Maestro.
the part from 3:37 is not from this planet!
Totally
Muito bom Parabéns mano tmj
Who's yngwie malmsteen? I forgot. 😁🤘🏻
savage
Absolutely amazing!
This makes me want to pick up my guitar and continue practicing! Some good inspiration right here man!
6:07 what a shame to make a mistake at the end when the song was already over...
I can play Pantera. I can play Lamb of God. I can play Gamma Ray. But this... it would be a sin to even try to play this... sir, I salute you.
My GOD!!!!!! I need guitar lessons from you. OUSTANDING!!!!!! You killed that guitar. You played chops that 1000000000% unique. Your my guitar hero!!! liked ,faved and shared!!!!
The best 6 minutes of my life thus far 😊