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Born July 22, 1969, Jason Becker is a neo-classical guitarist who achieved fame at age 16 as a technical virtuoso and guitar prodigy.
As part of the Mike Varney-produced duo Cacophony with Marty Friedman. He released two albums with Cacophony, Speed Metal Symphony (1987) and Go Off! (1988). He also released a solo album titled Perpetual Burn in 1988. At 20, he was asked to join David Lee Roth’s band and recorded A Lil’ Aint Enough (1990). Unfortunately while gearing up for a 1990 tour, he began to feel weakness in his hands and legs. He was soon diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS - aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and had to depart from the tour. The album he featured on, 1991’s A Little Ain’t Enough, went gold and it was obviously frustrating for Jason not to be able to play his songs on the road. It is often thought of as David Lee Roth’s best solo album.
A couple years later Becker released Raspberry Jams (1999) and Blackberry Jams (2003), the first containing various unreleased demo-tracks and the latter being demo-tracks, that were later reworked and published in other albums.
Like many neo-classical guitarists, he studied the works of prodigy violinist Nicolo Paganini. Becker’s rendition of Paganini’s 5th Caprice is quite possibly the most spectacular evidence of his guitar mastery.
Jason grew musically with Marty Friedman, with whom he co-wrote many songs and by whose sense of melody he was influenced while spurring him to greater heights of guitar technique. Their harmonisation-by-ear of melody lines remains even today their trademark.
As part of the Mike Varney-produced duo Cacophony with Marty Friedman. He released two albums with Cacophony, Speed Metal Symphony (1987) and Go Off! (1988). He also released a solo album titled Perpetual Burn in 1988. At 20, he was asked to join David Lee Roth’s band and recorded A Lil’ Aint Enough (1990). Unfortunately while gearing up for a 1990 tour, he began to feel weakness in his hands and legs. He was soon diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS - aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and had to depart from the tour. The album he featured on, 1991’s A Little Ain’t Enough, went gold and it was obviously frustrating for Jason not to be able to play his songs on the road. It is often thought of as David Lee Roth’s best solo album.
A couple years later Becker released Raspberry Jams (1999) and Blackberry Jams (2003), the first containing various unreleased demo-tracks and the latter being demo-tracks, that were later reworked and published in other albums.
Like many neo-classical guitarists, he studied the works of prodigy violinist Nicolo Paganini. Becker’s rendition of Paganini’s 5th Caprice is quite possibly the most spectacular evidence of his guitar mastery.
Jason grew musically with Marty Friedman, with whom he co-wrote many songs and by whose sense of melody he was influenced while spurring him to greater heights of guitar technique. Their harmonisation-by-ear of melody lines remains even today their trademark.
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PanzerLeo wrote:
absolutely fantastic :D
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absolutely excellent music
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For people who loves shuffle ...if your not, you can constipate yourself up to exploiting in a frenzy of blood and shit
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Master of Heavy metal
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Hala müzik yapıyor olması beni çok şaşırttı ama bir o kadar da duygulandırdı.
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Solovarium wrote:
genius
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miqmiranda wrote:
never fall down!never give up!
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Shelobe wrote:
"He is still make music" - Great, haha...
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zelp wrote:
He is still make music... (Y)
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Mumm-Raa wrote:
Dios!!! God!!! El Mejor!!! The Best!!!
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arko- wrote:
absolutely the best
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ArkoldThos wrote:
@Jamesismynamo, true :) pwns, @johnthegnome, actually he was an influence for he, but not that great, since hes great was Nicolo Paganini
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allanflores wrote:
The greatest. [2]
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FastZombiesRule wrote:
The greatest.
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Hazie- wrote:
actually its not. he was inspired a little bit by malmsteen when he was young. Later he felt that malmsteen had turned into a prick.
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johnthegnome wrote:
his great influence is malmsteen
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Hazie- wrote:
Pretty much the best most awesome Guitarist,Composer and virtuoso that this world will know.
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Jesakah_Punkah wrote:
if there is a god for music, it's probably jason [2]
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Tr4czyk wrote:
Single greatest guitarist that has ever lived. The only guitarist I would put above Shawn Lane in terms of physical skill at least, still I love both artists.
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dipsos wrote:
if there is a god for music, it's probably jason
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