MONSTER shredder.....

[Darin]

Go to iTunes and search for Matthew Mills and the song Solo of Shred on Neoclassical Rock Guitar.

And then hold on to something heavy and immovable.

Your Welcome, Darin

[dragsternj]

If itunes isn't your thang

http://www.mattmillsmusic.com/music.html

Nice stuff

[Darin]

Coolness. I didn't even think to see if he had a web page. Dopey me. Thanks for the link.

[Ibateur]

Gosh I found it annoying. Obviously he's talented, but the repetitive nature of the solos...

[Ibanezer_hi]

Originally Posted by Ibateur

Gosh I found it annoying. Obviously he's talented, but the repetitive nature of the solos...

I agree ,speed for the sake of speed is to me ultimately boring...you'll end up usually ,in a neoclassical cliche sounding like a Yngwie wannabe..

Its like theres no meaning behind any of the notes..IMHO

[Thwap]

Originally Posted by Ibateur

Gosh I found it annoying. Obviously he's talented, but the repetitive nature of the solos...

Agreed.

[Darin]

The song Solo of Shred, is 'pure' shred in it's true form. Granted, you can only take so much of it. But it's classically based and darn fast.

[BigShred]

Sounds a lot like Impelliteri did back in like 1989.

[Ayrton]

I understand some people really like that, and it takes great skill to play, but not my "cup of tea" so to speak.

[BigShred]

I think he's got fantastic talent and I don't want to criticize him, but it seems he's gotten so used to shredding with the metronome that he almost struggles keeping time on slow melodies.

The only reason I mention this is because it's a very common problem I've even seen frequently with "signed" guitarists and I think it's something people should focus on. I've always felt that the shredding should be part of the "color" and the actual meat of the playing should be soulful melodies.

[Brosa]

Originally Posted by BigShred

Sounds a lot like Impelliteri did back in like 1989.

+1

I love the Stand in Line album from Impellitteri. Also great vocals on that album.

Matt Mills can shred with the best of them. If you like shred? Well.. That's a matter of opinion

Personally, i love his phrasing and neo-classical licks.

[timi_h]

i think he is a victim of what frank gambale says about in an interview i saw; "there are so many players that sweep and you cant hear the notes in the middle properly" *does a sweep that sounds like this guy*
"whereas it should sound like this"
*does perfect sweep with all the notes clear*
aside from that this guy is very technically able. his style doesn't really do it for me. the whole neo classical shred thing has been done to death already!