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Marty Friedman (born December 8, 1962 in Washington, D.C.) has become recognized worldwide as a guitarist and composer of consummate skill and a style of playing that is instantly recognizable as uniquely his. Marty is a self-taught guitarist famous for his natural improvisation abilities and for pioneering the fusion of exotic Eastern musical scales with Western musical styles such as neo-classical, thrash metal and later on into rock, pop, jazz, metal and anything in between. Going beyond traditional scales, Marty often arpeggiates the chords he is playing over, his picking technique is unorthodox and his bends and vibrato are very distinctive.
He was the lead guitarist for the thrash metal band Megadeth for a period of almost ten years (from February 1990 to December 1999). During this period, perhaps its most successful, Megadeth released a string of gold and platinum albums. At the same time, Megadeth’s musical style became less Thrash, and more melodic, which many attribute primarily to Marty’s creative influence.
Prior to joining Megadeth, he formed and played lead guitar in several bands that attained loyal and faithful followings, including Deuce, Hawaii, Vixen (not the all-female band of the same name), and notably Cacophony. Marty collaborated with Jason Becker on two albums, “Go Off” and “Speed Metal Symphony” that are considered masterpieces and works of reference for pure virtuoso and creative guitar playing.
He was the lead guitarist for the thrash metal band Megadeth for a period of almost ten years (from February 1990 to December 1999). During this period, perhaps its most successful, Megadeth released a string of gold and platinum albums. At the same time, Megadeth’s musical style became less Thrash, and more melodic, which many attribute primarily to Marty’s creative influence.
Prior to joining Megadeth, he formed and played lead guitar in several bands that attained loyal and faithful followings, including Deuce, Hawaii, Vixen (not the all-female band of the same name), and notably Cacophony. Marty collaborated with Jason Becker on two albums, “Go Off” and “Speed Metal Symphony” that are considered masterpieces and works of reference for pure virtuoso and creative guitar playing.
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Shoutbox
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Master_Friedman wrote:
Marty rules
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HamsterOfHell wrote:
@Moyjgc- it's like comparing the jonas brothers with hannah montana[2]
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Elvannn wrote:
yavrum marty, heyt be
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SYA78 wrote:
Love Marty Works ,, Ur Fans From Bahrain <3
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David_L_Jones wrote:
Guys, who take care of this page! Change the main photo on something like this! http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Marty+Friedman/+images/4800944
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David_L_Jones wrote:
Well, no j-pop, but definitely J. =D
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KibTH wrote:
but marty's last album "tokyo jukebox" is a j-pop work! [2]
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xdevilbunny wrote:
quit talkin bout megadeth and metallica here. this is MARTY. come on yo. Forbidden City fucking rules.
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Kill--Em--All wrote:
whatever, they're 2 great bands.
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Moyjgc wrote:
Megadeth is Better than Metallica
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Albent wrote:
Namida is equal to Tsunami =/
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xdevilbunny wrote:
<3 Marty.
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SyNdRoMe23 wrote:
but marty's last album "tokyo jukebox" is a j-pop work!
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unbodied wrote:
Elixir is his best solo work..
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SyNdRoMe23 wrote:
Megadeth can be better than Metallica if Marty and Ellefson stays. Too Underrated[9].
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Devillan wrote:
looking forward to listening to his discography, so far my favorite track is 'The Yearning'
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Siliya wrote:
Underrated[2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000]
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Pehrj wrote:
Compositionally, he's light years ahead of his contemporaries.
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BrunoCDE wrote:
Yes, True Obsessions is amazing. The best album
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WigglesTheEmo wrote:
Best guitarist to play a Jackson along with Randy Rhoads... And also... Underrated[8]
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