What are your top 10 Neo-Classical Metal bands/players? Here are mine.
1. Yngwie Malmsteen (Rising Force, Marching Out, Trilogy, and No Parole From Rock and Roll with Alcatrazz)
2. Tony MacAlpine (Maximum Security and Edge of Insanity)
3. Vinnie Moore (Time Odyssey and Mind's Eye)
4. Racer X (Second Heat and Street Lethal)
5. Koyaanisqatsy (From the Yearning...)
6. Uli Jon Roth (Transedental Sky Guitar, Best of, and Metamorphosis)
7. Jason Becker (Perpetual Burn)
8. Symphony X (Divine Wings of Tragedy, V, and The Odyssey)
9. Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhoads (Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman)
10. Stratovarius (Visions and Episode)
1. Yngwie (all lineups)
2. Vinnie Moore (Mind's Eye and The Maze)
3. Tony Macalpine (Maximum Security And Edge Of Insanity)
4. Ring Of Fire
5. Rata Blanca
6. Concerto Moon
7. Ark Storm
8. Royal Hunt
9. Symphony X
10. At Vance
WOW! this one is HARD because trying to define "Neo" Classical is a bit
tough, I'll give it a go . . .
Again, NO order:
1. Ritchie Blackmore- Deep Purple and Rainbow
2. Yngwie Johan Malmsteen
3. Jason Becker
4. Marty Friedman
5. Tony MacAlpine
6. Uli Jon Roth
7. Symphony X
8. Steve Morse
9. Adagio
10. Rik Emmet
. . . that was kinda' hard :blink: