agreed, I wish newer players would practice him because he's like the smoothest shredder i've ever seen *and* can write songs, not just solo over vamps
@@shredd5705 I didn't make up that word up, it's been around for a while. th-cam.com/video/F6AWLrkMzbE/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/6vfT0k7nPNs/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/jBLka76n9q0/w-d-xo.html
Overlooked, maybe - but he's HIGHLY rated by anyone who knows him, whether it's from the old "Guitar Chapter" videos with Sea of Lies and Sins & Shadows or from being a Symphony X fan in general.
Notice how flat his picking hand stays during those sections too. He doesn't bend his wrists at all as he's going through the sweeps. Anyone who wants to learn Sweeps needs to mimic what he's doing. Perfect drag and drop technique at the correct tempo his left hand is moving.
@medved At least someone said it. Can't stand when you see a master of the craft compared to guitarists that, while good in their own right, are nowhere near that upper echelon. Plenty of lesser celebrated guitarists blow those guys out of the water.
Everytime i listen to Michael Romeo, i'm wondering why he doesn't get the attention he really derserves. I mean yes, there are all those names like, Petrucci, Satriani, Henson, Abasi, Malmsteen ond so on, but Michael is at least in the same category and to me he even surpasses a lot of them names.
@@shredd5705 Yes he is. To me he is one of the most underated, talented guitarists of all time. I'm also very into jazz. Jazz guitarists got some crazy skills. But Michael is on a level like Guthrie Govan or Alex Hutchings
@@shredd5705 I guarantee, if you got all three of them in a room, and posed that statement to them, they'd all cringe and be puzzled by it. All three are masters of their craft, there is no "more skilled" among them, and they all respect each other greatly. What a ridiculous thing to say.
It's not easy to understand how is possible not only to execute with that grace and precision but imagine to create a piece of music like that. Both albums, Pt1 & Pt2, are master pieces.
What makes him the best, especially with Symphony X, is he knows when to "shut up". His rhythm riffs are just as delicious as his straight up shredding. He is definately in my top 5.
@@austin5732 best metal guitarist you fking knob. Best guitarist in the world is Marco Sfogli. Guthrie would be if he bothered to produce more than one album every 20 years
I love the way he plays this outrageously complex and challenging solo and has body language that indicates that it’s as hard for him to do this as it is for me to check the mailbox. Absolutely mental.
et encore nous ne connaissons pas tout ce qu il est capable de jouer , nous connaissons ce qu il veut bien nous faire voir avec SX , mais je suis sur qu au niveau guitare , ce guitariste sait interpreter n importe quelle piece classique ou autre , je suis sur que nous serions surpris .
It's ridiculous how good he is. You can immediately see he's been around. He's at that level where it seems completely fluid and effortless and you can tell there's 3 decades worth of experience behind that.
3 decades yes, but he clearly also practices shitton, and never really stopped. Kinda like Paul Gilbert. Same can't be said about many shredders, many of them get lazier after they get fame
I once asked Bumblefoot if he admired Romeo's work, since they both strike me as being stand-out guitar wizards when it comes to blazing chops AND brilliant melodic ideas. Bumblefoot said they grew up near each other, have known each other for years, and have great admiration for each other.
Just unbelievable. Those partial to full sweeps are something else, and his economy picking and picking technique in general is superhuman. Romeo doesn't get 1/10 of the recognition that he deserves!
Like others have mentioned, Michael Romeo is indeed very underrated. He's so smooth and technically proficient while never losing sight of being musical.
He is beyond human how well he plays. It's almost discouraging watching him effortlessly shred. I can't imagine how much he must've practiced throughout his life.
Romeo is STILL the KING. He is #1. I can't wait to get the new album. Dino on vocals, it's going to be awesome! Romeo really needs his own TH-cam channel. He would have a million subs within a month if he posted new videos regularly.
Siempre pensé q este fuera de serie, no era humano... Y creo q estoy en lo cierto, es un espectáculo verle mover los dedos. Me encanta.. Es exageradamente rápido, limpio y con muchísima clase.. Un puto crack. 🙏🙏🙈
This is the most exciting and fascinating guitar solo to me recently. I know nothing about playing the guitar but this solo just drives me crazy these days. I found this album late but this is one of my favorite albums in 2024!!!
MR is absolutely incredible. He makes the trickiest, most technical guitar runs look easy - everything is so smooth and, seemingly, effortless. Sure hope Michael and the rest of Symphony X come back and play some shows in the UK sometime.
Your playing gets more and more incredible every year. Wow! And it is music, not just playing. Tone is so fluid, effortless performance but feeling it!
This solo cements him in the pantheon of the mega talents. We always knew he was, but there is no way to deny his qualifications to be in the RRHOF on his own. Too bad that will never happen. What a player.
I'm watching a video of you 10 years ago and you smoke everyone. I just learned this thing from you it's up down up but you start with an up pick everytime.
Stratospheric! This album is absolutely incredible! Vocals, guitar, drums, composition... all are epic...so well done... please make Part 3 with Dino again... RAWK ON!
one of the very best to ever pick up the axe. regarding all genres where guitar plays a role. he‘s amongst the gods of the instrument (amongst the likes of allan holdsworth, django reinhardt or paco de lucia)
I LOVE YOU SINCE THE FIRST DAY I HAVE HEARD SOMETHING OF YOU . Like govan /van halen / marty friedman/greg howe/knopfer , you have the first place or your style , for me you are , you was immediatly , et you will be A LEGEND for ETERNITY . 30 years later , there is so many prodigious ' cover guitarists' , but for the moment there is no one to be you , and you have to give us , a lot of music again and again , we are waiting the new michael romeo , but not yet exist
My favorite solo of you , is ' THE RELIC' ! Please make us more video , i know why you hate to be shown in video, but ALL FANS DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS , we love you and , WE LOVE TO SEE YOU on youtube with ultra high quality sound , just you and the guitar 30 years of legend and not enough videos to see PLEASE MAKE MORE !
Awesome right hand technique. Thats what seperates so many guitar players from good to great. Looking forward to grabbing this when it comes out. Sounds killer.
Romero is astonishingly good. And NO ONE talks about him! Hands down one of the best guitar players on the planet.
A damn shame indeed!
agreed, I wish newer players would practice him because he's like the smoothest shredder i've ever seen *and* can write songs, not just solo over vamps
His playing is completely effortless.
he is one of my main inspirations. him and Jeff Loomis.
That’s because he has the same issue as Michelangelo Batio, his playing is brilliant technically but sounds listless and without character.
arpeggios from HEAVEN
Nice YJM reference
69 WAP JUICE POWER!!!
WAP juice gave power to practice 69 hours in a day
Uhhhhahahaha
Kkk
It is downright insulting how easy he makes it look.
His clarity and note seperation at high speed is unreal. One of the cleanest speed pickers I've ever heard.
What is "speed picking". It's just clean picking, in fast tempos
@@shredd5705 I didn't make up that word up, it's been around for a while.
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bro got all the receipts
And also sweeping
The video and sound here are two different things. Look at his tremolo swings... he stops doing it while in the audio he is still doing it.
Michael Romeo is the most underrated guitar player in metal and rock
%100 Agree, today I realized it with this video and sea of lies riff and solo.
not only amongst metal. consider all genres (jazz, fusion, classical, blues…)
I second that he's the first!
#AllHail
Overlooked, maybe - but he's HIGHLY rated by anyone who knows him, whether it's from the old "Guitar Chapter" videos with Sea of Lies and Sins & Shadows or from being a Symphony X fan in general.
His sweeps are so clean. Honestly. So many larger names don't have that technique.
Notice how flat his picking hand stays during those sections too. He doesn't bend his wrists at all as he's going through the sweeps. Anyone who wants to learn Sweeps needs to mimic what he's doing. Perfect drag and drop technique at the correct tempo his left hand is moving.
jason richardson on serrana : do i look a joke to you?😂
Yees Irwing Malmsteen 🙏🎸🎸🎸.. and others
Crap! I forgot how good he was.
What's crazy is that his dexterity hasn't dropped at all from his younger years. I don't understand how that's even possible. This man is a monster.
He never got lazy with the practicing, that's how. Most guitarists get lazy when they get famous
@medved At least someone said it. Can't stand when you see a master of the craft compared to guitarists that, while good in their own right, are nowhere near that upper echelon. Plenty of lesser celebrated guitarists blow those guys out of the water.
@@asdzxc5903 It's a whammy pedal... yeah its "real guitar playing", only time he uses is for the ending trick
@@shredd5705 sorry.
Exactly the same question I asked when I opened the video this morning. Wowwwww
The absolute greatest of all time
100%!!! The Bass and Drums sound pretty damn tight as well!!!
That's what people, who don't know what they are talking about, say! ;-)
I approve this quote..
Yngwie is!
Taking nothing away from Mike but I would love to see what Shawn Lane would be doing nowadays
Everytime i listen to Michael Romeo, i'm wondering why he doesn't get the attention he really derserves. I mean yes, there are all those names like, Petrucci, Satriani, Henson, Abasi, Malmsteen ond so on, but Michael is at least in the same category and to me he even surpasses a lot of them names.
Michael Romeo is way more skilled/clean technically than Petrucci and Satriani combined.
@@shredd5705 what you just said is so wrong. How do you measure that?
They all are masters.
@@shredd5705 Yes he is. To me he is one of the most underated, talented guitarists of all time. I'm also very into jazz. Jazz guitarists got some crazy skills. But Michael is on a level like Guthrie Govan or Alex Hutchings
@@shredd5705 I guarantee, if you got all three of them in a room, and posed that statement to them, they'd all cringe and be puzzled by it. All three are masters of their craft, there is no "more skilled" among them, and they all respect each other greatly. What a ridiculous thing to say.
This is the first time I've seen him play and thought the same thing this man is a great musician.
His technique is borderline perfect. The way his right hand operates is truly incredible
His economy picking techniques are jaw dropping. He’s so fast and precise.
i love how he just looks around too like it's nothing to him
It's not easy to understand how is possible not only to execute with that grace and precision but imagine to create a piece of music like that. Both albums, Pt1 & Pt2, are master pieces.
00:32 omg its magic. :)
I'm an old guy, and I've seen a lot of players but I'm sorry, this guy is one of the best!! I love this guy!
So effortless so smooth!
He inspires me.
j ai delaissé un peu DT pour SX , que je preferres
What makes him the best, especially with Symphony X, is he knows when to "shut up". His rhythm riffs are just as delicious as his straight up shredding. He is definately in my top 5.
shutting up and leaving space are what really makes a good solo, and he knows how to do both. there isn't enough praise for this guy
That sweep picking run is absolutely mind blowing. Amazing melody and crystal clear execution. What a beast!!
MAN, I thought the same thing on the sweeps!
at 0:31 right? that run is glorious!
@@FrancescoDiMauro that's the one. Crazy stuff right there.
@@Grimmir crazy indeed, most underrated guitarist in the whole metalsphere!
The right hand patience for the sweeps and legato was amazing.
Producer: How many guitar techniques you want to have in the solo?
Michael Romero: YESSS!!!
Why not do this more often??? You are one of the best....
Because he’s one of the best haha. Too busy to make videos like this
you mean
he is the best
@@Utubesuxmycock The best 🤣 this playing is basic. Have you heard of Guthrie, John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Joe ?
@@austin5732 best metal guitarist you fking knob. Best guitarist in the world is Marco Sfogli. Guthrie would be if he bothered to produce more than one album every 20 years
FOR REAL!
I love the way he plays this outrageously complex and challenging solo and has body language that indicates that it’s as hard for him to do this as it is for me to check the mailbox. Absolutely mental.
he is truly one of the all time greats
I think he checks all boxes
1.Technically proficient( goes without saying)
2.Melotically intriguing
3.Played with conviction
et encore nous ne connaissons pas tout ce qu il est capable de jouer , nous connaissons ce qu il veut bien nous faire voir avec SX , mais je suis sur qu au niveau guitare , ce guitariste sait interpreter n importe quelle piece classique ou autre , je suis sur que nous serions surpris .
Criminally underrated. Needs more recognition of his talent. Not just a shred master but great composer he is
Yessssssss. Compositional wizard.
It's ridiculous how good he is. You can immediately see he's been around. He's at that level where it seems completely fluid and effortless and you can tell there's 3 decades worth of experience behind that.
@@nicolasarbogast2739 Yeah, absolutely, he's in that league as well.
3 decades yes, but he clearly also practices shitton, and never really stopped. Kinda like Paul Gilbert. Same can't be said about many shredders, many of them get lazier after they get fame
I once asked Bumblefoot if he admired Romeo's work, since they both strike me as being stand-out guitar wizards when it comes to blazing chops AND brilliant melodic ideas. Bumblefoot said they grew up near each other, have known each other for years, and have great admiration for each other.
@@YaoEspirito It's like there's something in the water over there, right? Ron is another guy who's absolutely exceptional, a total rare mind.
I've seen Symphony X 6 times, met the band twice, and got some picks from Michael Romeo!
He uses those small jazz picks.
Awesome musician.
Maestro Romeo, one of the most utterly terrifying guitarists and composers to ever grace the earth!
'Terrifying' is exactly the word I was looking for.
Just unbelievable. Those partial to full sweeps are something else, and his economy picking and picking technique in general is superhuman. Romeo doesn't get 1/10 of the recognition that he deserves!
This guy... that solo... holy crap!
Like others have mentioned, Michael Romeo is indeed very underrated. He's so smooth and technically proficient while never losing sight of being musical.
He is beyond human how well he plays. It's almost discouraging watching him effortlessly shred. I can't imagine how much he must've practiced throughout his life.
I like how casually he just shreds this out -- what a legend...can't wait for the full album!!
Gotta print up some new tour shirts he's still rocking the Underworld one!
Makes it look like effortless. Ridiculous.
Michael Romeo is one of the greatest for sure.... The technique, the taste, melody and harmony is exquisite! Breathtaking
Romeo is STILL the KING. He is #1. I can't wait to get the new album. Dino on vocals, it's going to be awesome!
Romeo really needs his own TH-cam channel. He would have a million subs within a month if he posted new videos regularly.
I always see you in galneryus comments great taste m8
That right hand is so smooth I can't believe. Jesus...
Easily one of the best metal guitar players of all time! So well done. Amazing solo wow.
This is the craziest thing I've seen in years.
Always astonishes me how chill he is while blasting through notes
0:31 is just mind blowing.
I bought the vinyl copy but it melted during this solo. Absolutely insane. What an album. What a composer! What a talent!
Siempre pensé q este fuera de serie, no era humano...
Y creo q estoy en lo cierto, es un espectáculo verle mover los dedos. Me encanta..
Es exageradamente rápido, limpio y con muchísima clase..
Un puto crack. 🙏🙏🙈
My mouth was wide open from the first note he played. What a monster of a player!
A true master guitar hero.
The sweeping part is INSANE!
How someone can play their instrument that good is beyond me
practice, lots of it.
@@TheFissionchips
Yes...I know...I was just being dramatic. Lol
Michael Romeo is an alien. This stuff is out of this world. Congrats bro!!!!
My thoughts exactly! His hand is too small how is he able to play like this never ceases to amaze me really..
one of the very few people that makes this type of shredding musical and fun to listen to, certainly my favorite player
The legato at 10 seconds is simply incredible.
breathtaking......this guy has taken this into another level. Masterful. Simply the very top of this art form.....
It's hypnotic. I love watching him play the guitar ❤
Oh that's right I fucking LOVE Michael Romero.
A true guitar hero. A legend.
The scary thing about Romeo, is that he was at this level 30 years ago. He has the smoothest technique out of everyone
Those sweeps sounded so beautiful and angelic. Never heard phrased like that. I almost think Malmsteen would ne facinated by that. Great jams🤟🏼🤟🏼
He's played (flawless) more notes in 55 seconds than me in my entire life
Romeo is pure magic.. period..
Amazing, as expected. Clean, fluid, sharp, tasty, and of course, shredtacular.
This is the most exciting and fascinating guitar solo to me recently. I know nothing about playing the guitar but this solo just drives me crazy these days. I found this album late but this is one of my favorite albums in 2024!!!
This solo is living rent free on my head, I always watch this at least once a week.
A living legend
Great to see one of the only shredders who hasn't lost his edge over the years...dude plays so clean it's almost ridiculous 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I’m convinced this is the best thing I will hear in 2022.
This man should be known far and wide.... the real virtuoso.
Michael Romeo is a LEGEND!
the definition of a musical/soulful shredder - always loved his playing
This guy is a genious! That tremolo part at 0:21 is fantastic.
MR is absolutely incredible. He makes the trickiest, most technical guitar runs look easy - everything is so smooth and, seemingly, effortless. Sure hope Michael and the rest of Symphony X come back and play some shows in the UK sometime.
Best guitar player in the whole Universe!!
One of the best Guitar Player in Metal
Your playing gets more and more incredible every year. Wow! And it is music, not just playing. Tone is so fluid, effortless performance but feeling it!
Aged like a fine wine. What an effin legend.
This solo cements him in the pantheon of the mega talents. We always knew he was, but there is no way to deny his qualifications to be in the RRHOF on his own. Too bad that will never happen. What a player.
Most Underrated Guitarist
So freaking clean, those sweeps are just awesome
I'm watching a video of you 10 years ago and you smoke everyone.
I just learned this thing from you it's up down up but you start with an up pick everytime.
Stratospheric! This album is absolutely incredible! Vocals, guitar, drums, composition... all are epic...so well done... please make Part 3 with Dino again... RAWK ON!
Stay healthy and well MR. This world needs someone like you.
Absolutely MIND BLOWING!!! ROMEO IS A GUITAR GOD!!!! My absolute favorite player out there!
THIS DUDE DESERVE WAY MORE PRAISE AND RECOGNITION...IS A BEAST!!!!
Great solo. Technical and melodic.
His solos are always like that: ridiculous precise technique combined with imaginative, expressive melodic ideas.
One of the cleanest guitar players of all time, executes each and every note with surgical precision
Woahhh! My hero! Michael Romeo! 🤩🤩🤩
First time I've ever listened to this guy he is f****** incredible I don't know how me loving music as much as I do I never came across him
replay, replay, replay. Não me canso de assistir, aliás, vou assistir mais uma vez agora
Flawless technique and melodic too. Criminally underrated.
So this how it's done!! Awesome 😜 Can't wait for the new album ♥️
Of course! It's so simple! /s
Do another one! only solo
The unsung master of shred!
O QUE DIZER DE ALGUEM QUE É SIMPLISMENTE PERFEITO NA GUITARRA???? MICHAEL ROMEO UNTRAPASSA A LEI DA GRAVIDADE!!!!!EU SOU MUITO FÃAAAA (BRASIL)
verdade, nao tem como a forma que esse cara toca vey, é uma destreza fora de serio, poucos conseguem isso
one of the very best to ever pick up the axe. regarding all genres where guitar plays a role. he‘s amongst the gods of the instrument (amongst the likes of allan holdsworth, django reinhardt or paco de lucia)
Wow just amazing .. his technique is like John Petrucci + Shawn Lane
Most people don't know, but the Latin translation of 'Divide & Conquer' is "Betcha can't play this"........ ;-)
Exactly how I teached him. Well done Michael!
Michael is on another level.
wow nice old school shredd. its refreshing to hear something like this once in a while
I love him.
Michael Romeo is still incredible of skills. Very clean.
At 0:32 sweep picking sound like Rockman X4 Stage on Sega Saturn.
I LOVE YOU SINCE THE FIRST DAY I HAVE HEARD SOMETHING OF YOU . Like govan /van halen / marty friedman/greg howe/knopfer , you have the first place or your style , for me you are , you was immediatly , et you will be A LEGEND for ETERNITY . 30 years later , there is so many prodigious ' cover guitarists' , but for the moment there is no one to be you , and you have to give us , a lot of music again and again , we are waiting the new michael romeo , but not yet exist
My favorite solo of you , is ' THE RELIC' !
Please make us more video , i know why you hate to be shown in video, but ALL FANS DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS , we love you and , WE LOVE TO SEE YOU on youtube with ultra high quality sound , just you and the guitar
30 years of legend and not enough videos to see
PLEASE MAKE MORE !
His sweeping is beautiful
Awesome right hand technique. Thats what seperates so many guitar players from good to great. Looking forward to grabbing this when it comes out. Sounds killer.
Probably the most enjoyable guitar god to watch because of his fluidity, smoothness and effortless playing. Not to mention the god tier phrasing
Absolutely amazing! So clean, WITHOUT any string dampeners !!!!
yup, this is how its supposed to be done, not with some lame ass crutch to do the hard part, which is the right and left hand muting.
Watched this 15 times in a row :) Master, genius, musician. I wish Symphony X's new album came out soon!
This song is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you Michael Romeo.
You always makes me feel better with your masterpieces 🤘
Symphony X is so underrated and should have been way bigger.Romeo is one of the best guitarists on the planet.Better than most metal players.
Ansiosa para escutar este álbum completo! Mais uma obra prima deste gênio da guitarra!