I wouldn't be surprised by that just look at the way he has his thumb around the neck while playing. You gotta use the thumb to support the other fingers. It's hard to overcome that habit but it's worth it in the long run
And then when these videos are uploaded the haters go hide somewhere , and when a video is uploaded of him being sloppy they all come out to shit on him , such and underestimated guitarist
It takes quite of courage to go out there and play your heart out for 2 hours or more while re learning your discography from 30 years ago in your late 50s. Most of us don’t have to deal with that pressure and can do as many takes as we want at our own pace in our own bedrooms. Live musicians don’t have that luxury.
It's because he's over rated. You have noooo Idea how many people are better at playing guitar than kirk. He has so much fame but nothing to show for it. Just go look up shawn lane.
@@jethrokeys1438 He's severely underrated. If you want overrated - Slash. His solo on Bleeding Me is better than ANYTHING Slash has done, yet it's mediocre for Kirk.
@@jethrokeys1438 by who? All I see are dorks shitting on him on every single Metallica video as if he didn't compose some of the most iconic metal solos of all time. Metallica is not Metallica without Kirk.
@eniatsuM evaD um, I didn't say hammet alone had great solos on Load, I said Load album in general has some great solos as a reply to previous commenter complimenting bleeding's solo. What's unclear?
Does he play sloppy sometimes? Yes. But Kirk is incredible. Not only for solos like one or puppets; but how about unforgiven!? Day never comes also sick. Never understand the haters
hes a brilliant guitarist and writer but hes also very rigid and technical. I think he has trouble when he is put on the spot to play something random or something out of his wheelhouse.
There's a charm to the sloppiness too though, the same aspect I appreciate in Slash... that's what I love about them, messy and emotive... its called the blues haha
One 0:05 Whiplash 0:40 Unforgiven 1:15 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 1:57 The Day that Never Comes 2:12 Bleeding Me 2:48 Spit Out The Bone 3:34 Ride The Lightning 3:47 The FourHorsemen 4:45 Wherever I May Roam 5:19 Master Of Puppets 6:00 The Judas Kiss 6:23 Battery 8:11 Seek And Destroy 8:38 Cyanide 9:06 Creeping Death 9:52 Enter Sandman 10:41 Fade To Black 11:18 Orion 12:31 Fuel 13:02 For Whom The FUCKING BELL TOLLS 13:54 Here for y'all cool people
My favorite guitarist! You forgot Blackened, Disposable Heroes, Call Of Khtulu, The Struggle With, The Shortest Straw, The Frayed Ends Of Sanity, Trapped Under Ice etc. The list goes on!
People just don't understand the soul and feeling that goes into his solos. They complement and elevate the song and simply fit. Of course there are better technical players But who gives a fuck it's all about the song and groove baby.
Exactly. People act like being the most technical is what makes someone the best when there’s ore to it than that. Kirk has great musicianship. He has a distinctive tone, great rifts and his solos help elevate the song. I don’t see what else one could ask for
How is he not technical?!? Every note is where it should be. That’s a technician! He is as fast and melodic as anyone would aspire to be. Hands down one of the greatest ever!!!!
Just because Metallica is the most successful metal band in history, a bunch of idiots say him overrated. He is never put into the list top 20 greatest guitar players, so how come he's overrated? Also, comparing him to some more technical and shredding guitar players is dumb. Kirk is great through his own musicianship that contributes to his band's greatness.
Listening to him explain how he got the job as metallica soloist then having to record1st album right away was so awesome. Saying how he had no effects and wanted each solo to be different from the last. Kill em all is exactly that, kirk Hammett killing each and every solo. Lightning only got better. Fade to black is why I picked up a guitar, still among my favorite solos ever. Kirk!!!
Kirk is such a polarizing guitarist. I think he just has a talent for making catchy and memorable music with a very recognizable sound. I don’t consider him a very talented guitarist for the league he’s in, but I love Metallica and what Kirk brings to the table. I do think that when he abandons the distorted boomer bends and basic alternate picking for a slower, more melodic solo his talent shows much more…such as the unforgiven, the first MOP solo and Nothing Else Matters. Most every heavy solo from him sounds like a half hearted improv jam, stuck in the same boxes and structure…but I still enjoy most of them.
RIP Cliff. You can see how much of an amazing time he was having while doing Ride The Lightning. Must have been so awesome just rocking out with your friends.. timeless.
Dude all those was amazing for sure but im fucking shocked shortest straws solo didnt make THIS list because i think that's one of his BADDEST SOLOS EVERRRR!!!!🔥🔥🔥🤘❤
I think the fade to black solo is the best guitar solo of all time. Gives me chills every time. I love fade to black. Also I think that is their best live performance of that song. The clip is from a show in 2018. I still think it's their best performance of fade to black to this day. I love metallica so much. Kirk is by far ine of the best guitarists of all time
It's all about creativity and composing for the song. And Hammett is a Master. Ok, a lot of people Play better, but yo need the soul , and this soul is shared with three other guys. Kirk is awesome with Metallica. And he is awesome at this. And this is more than enough for me . Like Ulrich, maybe not an awesome drummer technician. But composing (ajfa) is a fucking beast.
I can't understand all the hate for Kirk. He has written one of the best solos ever and also admitted he isn't the best guitars in the world, only average. None of you ever written anything like him, even if, it was not good enough to publish. All this from a humble man who was good or lucky enough to play in one if not the most successful band in the world. It's not all about technique, it's soul, heart and will. I wish all of you to be as bad and creative as him. 3,2,1 hate, here it comes.
I love that nowadays, people refer to Kirk and Lars as garbage. You may have a point with Lars, but Kirk was, is, and always will be one of the greats.
You all guitar nerds don't understant Kirk was a hero for the solos he had written. Nobody gives a shit about soulless solos on an 8 strings Ibanez modern players ALL copy as clones.
He's not an amazing solo writer and some of his solos lack creativity but he still had some of the most iconic solos of all time. He's not a bad guitarist by all means and not a bad songwriter either, just could be a little better. I think Kirk gets way too much hate.
I was front row at the Lincoln Fade to black solo show Front row 18 years old and wanting every bit of it Love that I saw what the management or band considered one of the best fades performance now
I can play just solo of "The thing that should not be", "The eye of the beholder" solo, " Harvester of sorrow" solo and "Fade to black" Intro solo. But i can play all album "Ride the lightning", and half of " Master of puppets" Album
Well I’ll take my time anywhere free to speak my mind anywhere l Role where I Lay my head is home love your work Metallica you threw a bit of cliff in there for me legends
Neither do I. He has a distinctive tone and style, doesn’t play unnecessarily (constantly trying to show off or random weird riffs that don’t fit musically), good stage presence (great crowd interaction) and I could keep going. He’s a real team player and hasn’t done anything to receive such animosity in my opinion. Great guitarist.
When everybody is trying hard to play and sound like their guitar hero.. Kirk just be himself.. To those who think he's not a good guitar player, try play Battery and you will realise even some of your guitar hero can't play that song
People shit on Kirk WAY too much. Maybe he's lost his touch some when it comes to writing new solos and playing some of his old ones, but when Kirk was in his prime he was an absolute animal. He may not have wrote the most technical solos of all time but his speed and precision was pretty damn impressive in the day. Also, he's wrote some of the most iconic and catchy solos and melodies in all of metal. Just because he isn't someone like Marty Friedman or Jason Becker doesn't take away from Kirk's legend status and respect within the guitar community. P.S. Kirk had to keep up with James in the studio and while playing live, and we all know James' reputation as an insane rhythm player.
Yeah its annoying, those solos are legendary whether hes using a wah or not. People will make fun his wah but then drool over singers who use autotune/voice enhancers/lipsync
@@Meganer69 Not hating on Kirk, i love his work and Metallica in general but isn't it a little ironic that non of the solos you gave as examples include wah lol
People like to talk about Kirk as if he has no technical ability against other guitarist (mainly compared to Mustaine and guitarists of megadeth) but they’ve never heard his most technical and fast solos which are on Death Magnetic. Definitely check out the solos on there if you haven’t, I’ll give you an example~ The Judas Kiss
His solo on "Damage,Inc" live in the Netherlands in is probably the most spot on smokin' solo I have seen/heard him play! Check it out! th-cam.com/video/rTcv840BXKU/w-d-xo.html
The solos in Kill 'em All were basically Dave's adapted to Kirk's style. Kirk had great solos in the 80s because he was playing like he had something to prove. Kirk had great solos in the 90s because Bob Rock pushed him to be his best. But then it all went to 💩 from St Anger because they didn't let him solo. After that it's as if he just phoned it in for most of his solos. Although I get why he went crazy in the Lux AEterna solo. The band were having fun with the song and Kirk did something silly that made everyone laugh and have more fun. Two of my favourite solos were not included in this video: Damage Inc and The Shortest Straw.
Kirk’s solo in the outlaw torn is one of his best, very underrated. It’s so expressive, creatively unique and has great tone. I like it much more than James’ solo.
I idolized Kirk when I don't know how to play like them. I didn't like Kirk's playing style when I heard Megadeth sounded more complex and methodical. At the end of the day, their riffs and some notable Kirk solos made it iconic and I can still like Metallica and Megadeth at the same time. My favorite Kirk's guitar solo was Eye of the Beholder. Short but sweet.
I prefer almost all his solos to Mustaine, can he still solo in the vein of Friedman, just not out there with vague Middle Eastern or Asian modes. I however, think Poland is better than him, Kirk and Mustaine.
Chris Poland and Marty Friedman have written amazing solos but Kirk's imapat me more, as for Mustaine he writes amazing riffs and songs but I've never liked any of his leads
He made most memorable solos in heavy metal. Respect !
Mr. Kirk the reaper Hammet
You made one Marty Freedman cry
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@@ElNit5775 kirk on acustic shows can I use wah on this
100%
I saw in an interview that Kirk had arthritis in his hands and seeing him still rocking out these solos live is fucking amazing
oh really? where do you saw it?
@@vdstange7142 i remember seeing on with a fan asking him about his tape on his hand but i forgot
No wonder he's so shit at playing🤣🤣🤣
@@jethrokeys1438 haha good one go make a better solo
I wouldn't be surprised by that just look at the way he has his thumb around the neck while playing. You gotta use the thumb to support the other fingers. It's hard to overcome that habit but it's worth it in the long run
Kirk is one if my childhood heros.
I don't give a fuck about people saying he is not good.
he was and still an icon.
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Yeah who care if he hated he rocks 🎸
I don’t get how people say he’s not good, he’s one of the greatest metal guitarists of all time
True!! I just got into him and he is so damn precious. He is officially one of my 16 favorite guitar gods 😂😂
Kirk is a fkn Guitar god, still as good now 40 years later. METALLICA RULE 🤘🏼🤘🏼
And then when these videos are uploaded the haters go hide somewhere , and when a video is uploaded of him being sloppy they all come out to shit on him , such and underestimated guitarist
Fr bro preach
His solos are all around shit
Almost all these solo's suck absolute balls. Even compared to what other bands were putting out in the 80s.
It takes quite of courage to go out there and play your heart out for 2 hours or more while re learning your discography from 30 years ago in your late 50s. Most of us don’t have to deal with that pressure and can do as many takes as we want at our own pace in our own bedrooms. Live musicians don’t have that luxury.
@@Prometheus4096 unless you can do all of these on video then stfu. I absolutely cannot stand people like you.
I will never the understand the hate Kirk gets as a guitarist
It's because he's over rated. You have noooo Idea how many people are better at playing guitar than kirk. He has so much fame but nothing to show for it. Just go look up shawn lane.
@@jethrokeys1438 He's severely underrated. If you want overrated - Slash. His solo on Bleeding Me is better than ANYTHING Slash has done, yet it's mediocre for Kirk.
@@Mrcloc eh I’m gonna have to disagree with what you said about slash. I don’t think he’s overrated at all.
@@jethrokeys1438 by who? All I see are dorks shitting on him on every single Metallica video as if he didn't compose some of the most iconic metal solos of all time. Metallica is not Metallica without Kirk.
same
Bleeding me was legendary
Load has some great solos, outlaw torn comes to mind, the ending part is effin amazing
@eniatsuM evaD um, I didn't say hammet alone had great solos on Load, I said Load album in general has some great solos as a reply to previous commenter complimenting bleeding's solo. What's unclear?
Does he play sloppy sometimes? Yes. But Kirk is incredible. Not only for solos like one or puppets; but how about unforgiven!? Day never comes also sick. Never understand the haters
They're all paid to come here and post by Mustaine
He’s not sloppy. He’s getting older. He’s a once in a lifetime guitarist
He is a human being too 😉
hes a brilliant guitarist and writer but hes also very rigid and technical. I think he has trouble when he is put on the spot to play something random or something out of his wheelhouse.
There's a charm to the sloppiness too though, the same aspect I appreciate in Slash... that's what I love about them, messy and emotive... its called the blues haha
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Whiplash 0:40
Unforgiven 1:15
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 1:57
The Day that Never Comes 2:12
Bleeding Me 2:48
Spit Out The Bone 3:34
Ride The Lightning 3:47
The FourHorsemen 4:45
Wherever I May Roam 5:19
Master Of Puppets 6:00
The Judas Kiss 6:23
Battery 8:11
Seek And Destroy 8:38
Cyanide 9:06
Creeping Death 9:52
Enter Sandman 10:41
Fade To Black 11:18
Orion 12:31
Fuel 13:02
For Whom The FUCKING BELL TOLLS 13:54
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The 4 horsemen is a Mustaine Solo, Seek and Destroy is a mustaine solo and I believe whiplash is a mustaine solo
@@Leatherface123. If you listen to the Mustaine version they're completely different. Mustaine is faster, Kirk is more melodic.
mustaine writes technical speed music, metallica writes raw speed
Yo that Judas Kiss solo was pretty insane at one point lol
One is the best metal solo in the world. Who agrees?
Agree
Agree, Kirk isn’t crazy with his solos but he’s very recognised and even though they sound simple they’re actually complex to play🤘🏽
Worst solos I've ever heard
@@jethrokeys1438 bet you can't play guitar can you? Or if you can, Kirk would be way better m8
@@sintya611 what about any of marty solos
dont get why people disrespect this man he plays cleaner than angus young and made instanly technicall and recognizable solos
Trapped under ice is one of is most underrated solos of all time I think. All the solos in that song are amazing.
This song is full of nice licks 🔥
My favorite guitarist! You forgot Blackened, Disposable Heroes, Call Of Khtulu, The Struggle With, The Shortest Straw, The Frayed Ends Of Sanity, Trapped Under Ice etc. The list goes on!
Disposable Heros is definitely my top 3 favorite solos.
Yes also to shortest straw. That solo is amazing!
Stop hating on kirk.. just stop
Hes iconic and awesome
That thunb in 6:48, unusual technique imo. Rock on kirk!
Ride The Lightening is my favourite solo of his🤘🏽
Kirk is one of the ALL time BEST guitar players EVER!!! ❤❤❤❤
Kirk Riff Compilation please!! His riffs from songs such as Damage Inc, My Apocalypse or Master of Puppets are badass
CREEPING DEATH
People just don't understand the soul and feeling that goes into his solos. They complement and elevate the song and simply fit. Of course there are better technical players But who gives a fuck it's all about the song and groove baby.
Exactly. People act like being the most technical is what makes someone the best when there’s ore to it than that. Kirk has great musicianship. He has a distinctive tone, great rifts and his solos help elevate the song. I don’t see what else one could ask for
How is he not technical?!? Every note is where it should be. That’s a technician! He is as fast and melodic as anyone would aspire to be. Hands down one of the greatest ever!!!!
@@bobbyphilpot5251mustaine is way better technical musician, but metallica is more melodic raw speed
Kirk Hammett is envied by other guitarists hehehe because he is great. Hating him doesnt change his status.
Kirk is a masterclass.🔥🔥
Glad someone make this video
Just because Metallica is the most successful metal band in history, a bunch of idiots say him overrated. He is never put into the list top 20 greatest guitar players, so how come he's overrated? Also, comparing him to some more technical and shredding guitar players is dumb. Kirk is great through his own musicianship that contributes to his band's greatness.
one of my favorite guitarists of all time
the FILIPINO blood in VEINS of KIRK HAMMET we are proud of you man ..\m/..
Kirk "THE HAMMER" Hammett, baby! Love to watch and listen to him shred.
The cameraman thought Cliff Burton was playing the guitar on ride the lightning 😂
Poor cameraman was confused 😂
Listening to him explain how he got the job as metallica soloist then having to record1st album right away was so awesome. Saying how he had no effects and wanted each solo to be different from the last. Kill em all is exactly that, kirk Hammett killing each and every solo. Lightning only got better. Fade to black is why I picked up a guitar, still among my favorite solos ever. Kirk!!!
Fade to Black is my favorite song by Metallica
Kirky Baby!!!!🎸
Kirk is such a polarizing guitarist. I think he just has a talent for making catchy and memorable music with a very recognizable sound. I don’t consider him a very talented guitarist for the league he’s in, but I love Metallica and what Kirk brings to the table. I do think that when he abandons the distorted boomer bends and basic alternate picking for a slower, more melodic solo his talent shows much more…such as the unforgiven, the first MOP solo and Nothing Else Matters. Most every heavy solo from him sounds like a half hearted improv jam, stuck in the same boxes and structure…but I still enjoy most of them.
The first Puppets solo and nothing else is Hetfield
First Puppets solo and NEM are James, not Kirk.
Damn didn’t know that. Thanks for the info. James the 🐐
MEMORABLE is the operative word here. So many "better" guitarists out there couldn't write something iconic to save their lives.
I hear a lot of Carlos Santana in Kirk's style of playing.
RIP Cliff. You can see how much of an amazing time he was having while doing Ride The Lightning. Must have been so awesome just rocking out with your friends.. timeless.
Shortest straw should be on the list. It’s insane!!!
This was a very good video, thank you for putting it together
From my grand dad to my father favorite guitar and now my favorite too🤯
Dude all those was amazing for sure but im fucking shocked shortest straws solo didnt make THIS list because i think that's one of his BADDEST SOLOS EVERRRR!!!!🔥🔥🔥🤘❤
WAH
~Kirk Hammett
I think the fade to black solo is the best guitar solo of all time. Gives me chills every time. I love fade to black. Also I think that is their best live performance of that song. The clip is from a show in 2018. I still think it's their best performance of fade to black to this day. I love metallica so much. Kirk is by far ine of the best guitarists of all time
It's all about creativity and composing for the song. And Hammett is a Master. Ok, a lot of people Play better, but yo need the soul , and this soul is shared with three other guys. Kirk is awesome with Metallica. And he is awesome at this. And this is more than enough for me .
Like Ulrich, maybe not an awesome drummer technician. But composing (ajfa) is a fucking beast.
I absolutely agree with you.
I also agree with u, haters r only jealous as they're unable to do the same.
GOAT Kirk Hammett
Leper Messiah and Creeping Death are my favorite Kirk Hammett solos.
marty and kirk are my guys that I look up to. It will nice to combine both style..
I can't understand all the hate for Kirk. He has written one of the best solos ever and also admitted he isn't the best guitars in the world, only average. None of you ever written anything like him, even if, it was not good enough to publish. All this from a humble man who was good or lucky enough to play in one if not the most successful band in the world. It's not all about technique, it's soul, heart and will. I wish all of you to be as bad and creative as him.
3,2,1 hate, here it comes.
I love that nowadays, people refer to Kirk and Lars as garbage. You may have a point with Lars, but Kirk was, is, and always will be one of the greats.
Completely agree. And honestly Lars is not so bad himself. The way he drums may be simple, but he finds a way to make it complex
I won’t agree with the Lars part, he plays drums as needed for this band and not to mention he composes all of the songs for the band as well
Most of these solos are from Seattle 89. Amazing show! Watched it dozens of times lol
You all guitar nerds don't understant Kirk was a hero for the solos he had written. Nobody gives a shit about soulless solos on an 8 strings Ibanez modern players ALL copy as clones.
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He's not an amazing solo writer and some of his solos lack creativity but he still had some of the most iconic solos of all time. He's not a bad guitarist by all means and not a bad songwriter either, just could be a little better. I think Kirk gets way too much hate.
I would have included Disposable Heroes.
yes please
Yeah that’s my fav Kirk solo
I was front row at the Lincoln
Fade to black solo show
Front row 18 years old and wanting every bit of it
Love that I saw what the management or band considered one of the best fades performance now
where is blackened ;(
bless metallica x 100.... expand....louder....faster....bigger....higher....better....unlimited....more and more....endless....
Amazing solo
Fuvk i love Kirk Hammett
Idol Hammett🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
legend... i mean you, for doing this
The King !
I can play just solo of "The thing that should not be", "The eye of the beholder" solo, " Harvester of sorrow" solo and "Fade to black" Intro solo. But i can play all album "Ride the lightning", and half of " Master of puppets" Album
Kirk the legeng metal
top 10 in the world defo!
The guy has done the most memorable solos
Who else is playing this fast and as many times a year at their age now days.
Legendary
How can you remember that many notes >>__
GNR : We are the biggest !!!
Metallica : But we are the kings of metal 😀😀
Actually Manowar are the kings of metal 😅😅😅
Kirk , t es tout discret mais derrière ce gar qui dit rien t es un des meilleurs guitariste 🎸 qui existe, magnifique
I don't care what anyone says.. KIRK HAMMETT is one BAD ASS lead guitarist..
Well I’ll take my time anywhere free to speak my mind anywhere l Role where I Lay my head is home love your work Metallica you threw a bit of cliff in there for me legends
Wahhhhts that sound I keep hearing
literally will never understand the hate kirk gets as a guitarist
Neither do I. He has a distinctive tone and style, doesn’t play unnecessarily (constantly trying to show off or random weird riffs that don’t fit musically), good stage presence (great crowd interaction) and I could keep going. He’s a real team player and hasn’t done anything to receive such animosity in my opinion. Great guitarist.
People who can't do ... hate XD
When u can't quit riping guitars
Kirk hammet is different broo...
When everybody is trying hard to play and sound like their guitar hero.. Kirk just be himself.. To those who think he's not a good guitar player, try play Battery and you will realise even some of your guitar hero can't play that song
Idc what anyone says Kirk is in my top 5
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Kirk, top 5 soloists
love it!
People shit on Kirk WAY too much. Maybe he's lost his touch some when it comes to writing new solos and playing some of his old ones, but when Kirk was in his prime he was an absolute animal. He may not have wrote the most technical solos of all time but his speed and precision was pretty damn impressive in the day. Also, he's wrote some of the most iconic and catchy solos and melodies in all of metal. Just because he isn't someone like Marty Friedman or Jason Becker doesn't take away from Kirk's legend status and respect within the guitar community. P.S. Kirk had to keep up with James in the studio and while playing live, and we all know James' reputation as an insane rhythm player.
Kirk may not be the best, but surely most influential. Most rock guitarists started from metallica.
one of the best ever
I want all the ladies to know that I’ve been practising my guitar and I’ve been in the gym working out just to make them happy
Ok? Go tell them, bud.
Sounds like ur in love with yourself...lol
glad that nobody wrote kirk wahmett
Yeah its annoying, those solos are legendary whether hes using a wah or not. People will make fun his wah but then drool over singers who use autotune/voice enhancers/lipsync
Mike P Those people would have never invented solos as unforgiven ride the lightning One you know
@@Meganer69 Not hating on Kirk, i love his work and Metallica in general but isn't it a little ironic that non of the solos you gave as examples include wah lol
JANugur thats the point;)
People like to talk about Kirk as if he has no technical ability against other guitarist (mainly compared to Mustaine and guitarists of megadeth) but they’ve never heard his most technical and fast solos which are on Death Magnetic. Definitely check out the solos on there if you haven’t, I’ll give you an example~ The Judas Kiss
He is justStraight up hot❤❤❤❤
Kirk hammet definitely wins!
I listen to his work just for nostalgia. If I wanted a refreshing guitar piece? probably tim henson’s work for polyphia
Kirks the man!
Tu es vraiment le meilleur ❤😂
Death Magnetic kicks so much ass
His solo on "Damage,Inc" live in the Netherlands in is probably the most spot on smokin' solo I have seen/heard him play! Check it out! th-cam.com/video/rTcv840BXKU/w-d-xo.html
Where is "All Nightmare Long" solos from 2009 live???
Like Slash --and other rock guitarists, he is not perfect.
But he has his own style, that made metallica sounds like metallica we remember.
The solos in Kill 'em All were basically Dave's adapted to Kirk's style. Kirk had great solos in the 80s because he was playing like he had something to prove. Kirk had great solos in the 90s because Bob Rock pushed him to be his best. But then it all went to 💩 from St Anger because they didn't let him solo. After that it's as if he just phoned it in for most of his solos. Although I get why he went crazy in the Lux AEterna solo. The band were having fun with the song and Kirk did something silly that made everyone laugh and have more fun. Two of my favourite solos were not included in this video: Damage Inc and The Shortest Straw.
Better than 99.99% out there. Very fast, but didn't have the 'Melodic Content' of say Jake E Lee or Rhoads( to my ears).
Amazing nevertheless .
Jake was melodic?
12:33
He looks like a young Tom Araya in the thumbnail
But , did i missed the outlaw torn?
James' outro solo there is way better than the Kirk solo, but Kirk's solo is still good.
Kirk solo was definitely good. It was just outshined by James' one of a kind solo
Kirk’s solo in the outlaw torn is one of his best, very underrated. It’s so expressive, creatively unique and has great tone. I like it much more than James’ solo.
I idolized Kirk when I don't know how to play like them. I didn't like Kirk's playing style when I heard Megadeth sounded more complex and methodical. At the end of the day, their riffs and some notable Kirk solos made it iconic and I can still like Metallica and Megadeth at the same time.
My favorite Kirk's guitar solo was Eye of the Beholder. Short but sweet.
I prefer almost all his solos to Mustaine, can he still solo in the vein of Friedman, just not out there with vague Middle Eastern or Asian modes. I however, think Poland is better than him, Kirk and Mustaine.
Chris Poland and Marty Friedman have written amazing solos but Kirk's imapat me more, as for Mustaine he writes amazing riffs and songs but I've never liked any of his leads
Love HAVOK I love Metallica always
Best guitar no one can bet