Remember this tool?

jemuniverse777 · #1 12-23-2009, 09:41 PM

Poor old Batio. Found this on Youtube today. It gets real ugly at about 1:08. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kFI7...eature=related

Homebake · #2 12-23-2009, 09:50 PM

he seems like a nice enough guy in interviews but his music is cringefully cheesy and so is his performance style.

**jaxadam** · #3 12-23-2009, 09:56 PM

Call me crazy, but I didn't think that was bad at all. I have a few instructional videos from him from way back, and he was a pretty good teacher on them, and he's got great technique and accuracy.

newbieguitarmaker · #4 12-23-2009, 10:15 PM

He is a really nice guy and does have amazing technique, he is pretty cheesy though haha.

Mr. Killer · #5 12-23-2009, 10:24 PM

He's more than a machine. Listen to his first solo album "No boundaries". Simply beautiful. I think he should tour more, and stop doing so many covers. Come on MAB, you have the potential!!

The Euphor · #6 12-23-2009, 10:35 PM

I'm not a huge fan, but I don't think he's anywhere close to being a tool.

6fingers · #7 12-23-2009, 11:33 PM

He's an awesome player but a terrible musician.

Hikey Mikey · #8 12-24-2009, 08:14 AM

That's an instructional video?!? How is anyone supposed to learn from that?

And yeah, he's good, but I'd so much rather watch Bruce Springsteen.

eviltwin · #9 12-24-2009, 10:36 AM

this isn't bad at all, proper guitar as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Dl4N4-d_8
half decent solo starting at 4:00.

dccomputersa · #10 12-26-2009, 03:50 AM

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN???? You gotta be sh*tting me. Talk about BORING. Dude hasn't had a decent song since the early 80's. Michael Angelo has great technique and is fast as hell. Maybe a bit lacking in the "feeling" department but most of the really really fast guys are. Its a rare guitar player that can combine the 2. Petrucci comes to mind, and Vai, and Satch.............

6fingers · #11 12-26-2009, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hikey Mikey

And yeah, he's good, but I'd so much rather watch Bruce Springsteen.

Batio is PLAYING IN THE DARK bwahahahahahaahahaha

Rachmaninoff · #12 12-26-2009, 10:31 AM

TAorama · #13 12-26-2009, 10:40 AM

He is a really good player, it's just that some of his showmanship is kinda silly looking. I think that's more for non-musicians to see and go "Whoa! Did you see THAT?!!" and be impressed rather than an educated guitar player watching and really knowing what's going on.

And I'd rather have a colonoscopy than watch Springsteen do ANYTHING.

Fantomas · #14 12-26-2009, 11:04 AM

Agreed on all of the above, a really good player but a bit lacking in the emotional aspect of music.

Could do without the cheesy "showmanship" tough,