Michael Angelo Batio (rock, quote, song)

Guybrush · 04-23-2009, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

i never said he couldn't play, i said he was a giant overrated cheeseball (in different words).

Well, I find it much easier to agree with this claim

He is an overrated cheeseball.

boo boo · 04-23-2009, 05:04 AM

Well you're right about that.

But it is entertaining to watch the guy on youtube, because he's so goofy and full of himself, it's hilarious to watch.

Not as fun as watching Yngwie though.

mr dave · 04-23-2009, 06:21 PM

i still think the best shredder vids on youtube are the lesson parodies.

Antonio · 04-23-2009, 06:25 PM

pretty much just another shredder to me.

pahuuuta · 04-24-2009, 10:54 AM

hes better than most guitarists if you ask me

Kamikazi Kat · 04-24-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

If you post a Batio vid, shouldn't you post one where he plays quad or double axe?

Anyways, I think I have all his solo albums and while some of his stuff is good, I think of him more as just another guitar wanker. There are so many of them, I feel like technical talent and wankery is a little inflated. Overall, I find him less interesting than say Buckethead who may not have the best albums, but still put out some astounding tracks here and there.

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His quad/double guitars make him quite the curiosity though.

I love that video simply because its so cheesy that it makes me laugh. The whole explosion being played in reverse that forms into Batio's guitar is hilarious.

As for Batio, I'm definately not a fan of his work. The most common arguement against this guy seems to be the whole "all technical no emotion or musicality." The emotion and musicality is still there, much of his work is very melodic. The thing is, there isn't really any originality, experimentation or anything else that makes him interesting. Its just metal. Boring, always the same, metal with a big heaping pile of cheese on top. I like it when musicians blend genres, try new ideas, and focus on something other then the speed metal or melodic classic rock solo. If you really are going to have "no boundaries," you wouldn't just play cheesey hair/classic/speed metal. I'm sorry, tearing down musical boundaries is not getting sUm M4d ch0pz and using them to play hair metal.

pahuuuta · 04-24-2009, 01:02 PM

so who would you say is better batio or buckethead

mr dave · 04-24-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pahuuuta

so who would you say is better batio or buckethead

if you can tell me why it matters i'll tell you who it is.

Antonio · 04-24-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by pahuuuta

hes better than most guitarists if you ask me

if you mean by speed and technicality, sure, maybe. but creatively, F**k no.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-24-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

otherwise he's about as 'good' as that guy from poison, or that guy from whitesnake, or that guy from RATT... ie he's a generic cheeseball.

Give them a bit of credit. At least they could write a catchy commercial rock song. I doubt this joker would know how.

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