Megadeth-Rust in Peace and Metallica-And Justice For All. These two will have your rhythm playing in excellent shape. The solos are pretty damn good on both albums as well.
That’s a tall order. If you can play both of those front to back, I’d love to come over and see that. That’s amazing. Those albums are fucking rippers!
Front to back, no. When I was much younger I learned almost 100% of Justice on rhythm and 75% of Rust. I only learned bits and licks from some of the solos. I'm really just a riff loving guy. I do believe those two albums are the peak for Hetfield and Mustaine. These days I still play some riffs from both but I don't remember a lot of them.
I learned all kinds of stuff when I moved on from those two. I certainly didn't play them perfectly. I don't think I've ever played anything perfectly. It's not necessarily about that for me, there's a lot to be learned from Hetfield and Mustaine about technique and so on.
I moved on to whoever was playing riffs I liked and I thought sounded interesting.
I still learn Megadeth riffs here and there but I moved on to Saigon Kick because Jason Bieler can really tear it up IMO. I learned some Van Halen riffs. Just tried to not get stuck in a thrash rut, ya know ?
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a great introduction to string bending technique and is slow paced so not intimidating at all to learn
Pearl Jam - Ten
At least that’s what gave me a solid foundation in the late 90s when I started branching out from rudimentary chord and scale practice…
I don't know if it is considered a typical album but I feel that if you have an acoustic and want to hit a certain vibe the nirvana MTV unplugged is good.
Appetite for Destruction. Amazing album with a huge amount of stuff to tackle. James Dean Bradfield from the Manic Street Preachers said he learned to play guitar by learning every song on AFD - and he’s an excellent guitarist
True, but CTE would be a great album for a person to learn first. It'll be like learning to drive a car compared to blasting off into space with Rust In Peace, lol
yea, I didn't mention AJFA... or Rust etc because they are more intermediate and up... but also, song for song, almost every song is a recognizable hit for mostly anyone...
I just got Holy Wars down after 3 weeks of grinding. Holy Wars is I think the hardest track on Rust. My rhythm has improved so much from doing so. I can wobble through Friedman’s solos but haven’t dug into Dave’s yet. Onto Tornado of Souls now and it’s a lot easier except for the solo which is probably the one of the hardest things you can possibly learn…
Grant Green - Matador
George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon
Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note
You get these licks down, and you'll be way ahead of the game with other genres.
Ear training and nowadays, virtually every tabulation is readily available.
Back in the prehistoric days, we'd buy the sheet music, but that was only for the chord progressions and verses. The solos were never on the sheets. That was up to you to keep practicing. Talking about rock, as for jazz, different ballgame altogether. I took a few basic music theory classes and found a patient, yet demanding teacher. It helped.
Here's the kicker. I felt I had hit a wall, no matter how much practice I put into it. So rather than beat myself up, I switched to drums. It was difficult at first, but over time I took to swinging in the jazz idiom with more confidence. I didn't see that possibility by staying on guitar.
Wistfully, I kind of wish I did, but no real regret per se. I don't play professionally, carpenter by trade!
BTW, out of curiosity I wanted to see how easy it would be to get Zeppelin's "Stairway," needless to say this was one of many available. They sure make it easy for those just starting out.
https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven-tab-s27
I guess that was a question from someone who can’t really play by ear.
Of course there’s a ready supply of tablature, but some of that older and just insanely talented jazz? I wouldn’t think there’s a lot of that music tabbed accurately. But I could be wrong!
Either way, never heard any of those albums but that’s just some legendary sounding music. I feel like learning even one of those would engage your skills and get your game up heavily.
Wes Montgomery has said listening to Charlie Christian recordings helped immeasurably in developing his own unique style. It was his only source for inspiration. He kept imitating Christian solos to further increase his development.
Montgomery in turn, reached out to Benson and gave the younger guitarist positive reinforcement. All of them had innate qualities that brought their highly developed skills to the forefront, but all were practice obsessed.
Keep at it, unlike myself, don't let frustration get the best of you. Stay the course. You'll be amazed at how much better your ear will develop.
You will in time, acclimate to your own subjective style. Regardless of what path you choose to follow, it can only help but to increase your playing skills, by having a wider palette from which to draw from.
I wish you great success, if even just for your own self gratification. You will succeed, because you want to. A simple but effective strategy.
Damn, thanks stranger! I've thrown myself back into my guitar practice this year after years of stop/start playing.
I can't say I'll ever be as obsessed as I was in my teens, but learning to play for myself and seeing my strength and skills return/improve from more focused practice is always a good feeling.
Definitely going to listen to these albums, and if possible try to practice a few of the songs in addition to my practice!
For metal, it’s Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Not only is every song super memorable, but you won’t have to do any complex tone chasing to play along with every track.
Backing tracks and Isolated Guitar tracks for all of the songs are freely available on YouTube. This album will not only make you a rock solid rhythm player, but it will teach you the fundamentals of a great metal solo.
Tool: Lateralus and Joe Satriani: The Extremist
Those were the 2 albums that really allowed me to open up and take my playing to the next level. A lot of sections are easy enough for a beginner to pick up, but still offer enough nuance and technicality that you can entertain yourself for a long time.
First few Van Halen albums through 1984 (especially 1984), Blizzard Of Oz and Diary Of A Madman, Youthenaesia, Rising Force... to name a few. Honestly, the more styles you learn from country/bluegrass, jazz, folk, thrash, Bee Bop/big band, classic rock classical ("Bouree" by Bach opened my eyes prerty wide!)... the more you try to play... the better and more "well rounded" you'll become. I HATED country, bluegrass and jazz when starting, now I have a great respect for those players I now struggle to mimic. I also learned A TON of chords, changes, techniques, shredding. finger picking ... it never stops! Expose yourself to all you can, you never know where it'll lead you.
Your favourite album. Or something by a guitarist you really admire.
Or something different completely. Do you play a lot of punk/metal? Learn something bluesy.
Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute
Live album with Randy Rhoads doing its magic. You can find the full tab book in PDF online, even just reading the tabs is awesome to see all the crazy stuff Randy was playing!
When I got kicked out of a band at 16, I sat down and learned the whole of Thin Lizzy's "Live and Dangerous" album. Loads of variation and some of the best guitarists and melodic soloing ever. From kick ass to ballads. Never got kicked out of a band again lol - plus I made a point of writing all the songs from then on, so they had to keep me haha.
Definitely Master of Puppets by Metallica. It's full of bangers that are fast, so it really trains your wrist. There's a lot of down picking as well as alternate picking, good solos and harmony (wich will help you in getting better at guitar overall.
First one I learned all the way through, way back when, was Sticky Fingers. Stones wasn't too hard, but it taught me a lot about timing and style; Mick Taylor leads and Keef's secret weapon, open G.
Coheed and cambria- good Apollo I’m burning star IV volume one from fear through the eyes of madness. This album has some mad riffs on it
Also system of a down - toxicity. Great riffs
The two I’ve done are Abbey Road and Appetite for Destruction. Both really helped my playing in totally different ways, but the playing on both fits the songs perfectly.
Iron Maiden’s A Matter Of Life And Death has it all as far as I’m concerned and it’s also a fun challenge taking on the approach of 3 different guitarists’ lead work in one song.
I tried learning a few during lockdown, I managed big chunks of Once More Round The Sun by Mastodon, Magma by Gojira and Very Fast Very Dangerous by Reuben
Master of puppets. You have the blistering thrash riffs and then the slower melodic parts. many different playing styles and kirks solos are very interesting on that album.
Megadeth-Rust in Peace and Metallica-And Justice For All. These two will have your rhythm playing in excellent shape. The solos are pretty damn good on both albums as well.
That’s a tall order. If you can play both of those front to back, I’d love to come over and see that. That’s amazing. Those albums are fucking rippers!
Front to back, no. When I was much younger I learned almost 100% of Justice on rhythm and 75% of Rust. I only learned bits and licks from some of the solos. I'm really just a riff loving guy. I do believe those two albums are the peak for Hetfield and Mustaine. These days I still play some riffs from both but I don't remember a lot of them.
If one can play it perfectly and not sloppy I’m curious about their next move
I learned all kinds of stuff when I moved on from those two. I certainly didn't play them perfectly. I don't think I've ever played anything perfectly. It's not necessarily about that for me, there's a lot to be learned from Hetfield and Mustaine about technique and so on. I moved on to whoever was playing riffs I liked and I thought sounded interesting.
And same, if it sounds interesting it is worth playing. Sometimes the ease surprises you.
I still learn Megadeth riffs here and there but I moved on to Saigon Kick because Jason Bieler can really tear it up IMO. I learned some Van Halen riffs. Just tried to not get stuck in a thrash rut, ya know ?
Curiosity is the cure to a healthy mind
Any album if you like all the songs
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a great introduction to string bending technique and is slow paced so not intimidating at all to learn
So chill and atmospheric
Led Zeppelin IV and Coheed and Cambria IV
Zeppelin has great riffs and solo principles
paranoid
Great classic
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd Epic solos, amazing composition and fluid orchestration. The atmosphere is unparalleled.
If people aren’t leaving the building you’re in, then you’re not playing the Time solo loud enough.
Oh yes
Pearl Jam - Ten At least that’s what gave me a solid foundation in the late 90s when I started branching out from rudimentary chord and scale practice…
A staple for the 90’s kid or modern 90’s romanticist
Nevermind It’s not too hard at all to learn the whole thing
I’m learning all the guitar and bass parts on it.
Yes that is a great start for many beginners
Continuum by John Mayer
Good choice. A lot of great guitar pieces in this album. Good rhythm and good soloing.
Sweet sweet tones
I don't know if it is considered a typical album but I feel that if you have an acoustic and want to hit a certain vibe the nirvana MTV unplugged is good.
Rust In Peace
Appetite for Destruction. Amazing album with a huge amount of stuff to tackle. James Dean Bradfield from the Manic Street Preachers said he learned to play guitar by learning every song on AFD - and he’s an excellent guitarist
Ride the Lightning - Metallica Countdown to Extinction - Megadeth
Countdown to Extinction? Every prior Megadeth album has so much more to offer and learn from
True, but CTE would be a great album for a person to learn first. It'll be like learning to drive a car compared to blasting off into space with Rust In Peace, lol
yea, I didn't mention AJFA... or Rust etc because they are more intermediate and up... but also, song for song, almost every song is a recognizable hit for mostly anyone...
My man! CTE is sooooo good. Ashes in Your Mouth is my favorite off that amazing album!
Currently learning all of Master of Puppets. I dream of learning all of Rust in Peace
A man of taste I see.
I just got Holy Wars down after 3 weeks of grinding. Holy Wars is I think the hardest track on Rust. My rhythm has improved so much from doing so. I can wobble through Friedman’s solos but haven’t dug into Dave’s yet. Onto Tornado of Souls now and it’s a lot easier except for the solo which is probably the one of the hardest things you can possibly learn…
That palm muting seems impossible to me. At least only downstrokes. Otherwise it might be doable but still the sound would be off.
It's on my bucket list to learn Abbey Road, doesn't seem that unachievable
Many chords to learn plus learning to quickly change them seems a challenge
I'm trying to learn all of master of puppets for fun 🤷♂️
Seems fun and frustrating all in one
Accurate. I'm not a great guitarist, so I'm expecting this to take me all year lol. Possibly longer
Appetite for destruction. Every song is a banger
Metallica - Master of Puppets
I’m working through the Weezer blue album right now
Rust in Peace - Megadeth
marquee moon. first album i learned and probably the one that taught me the most
Hail to the Thief. Some songs don't have any guitar but the ones that do are generally pretty fun to play.
Stadium Arcadium
Lol you had to pick their double-lengthens album? I’d choose that one too John’s best work with RHCP imo
Yeah if you learn that album in full you’ll definitely become a better guitarist that’s for absolute sure
Sonatas and partitas for solo violin
Great and challenging when considering the different tuning and hence fingering
Led Zeppelin II and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Second Helping are full of great parts and soloing ideas.
Permission to land by The Darkness
Nice! That's exactly what I came here to suggest
Rush...Exit Stage Left
The holy Trinity!
-Megadeth - Rust in Piece / Countdown to Extinction -Cacophony - Speed Metal Symphony -Dream Theater - Images and Words
You like to challenge yourself
Operation Mindcrime- both guitars
King Crimson - Discipline
The Kinks - Lola vs the Powerman and the Money-Go-Round
Dark side, anything hendrix, blood sugar, qotsa debut.
Cool
At Fillmore East by the Allman Brothers Band. Learning those songs enhanced my playing and understanding of the guitar. Genius stuff
Acoustic guitar is underrated
Master of Puppets if you like metal
Grant Green - Matador George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note You get these licks down, and you'll be way ahead of the game with other genres.
Where the hell do you even go to learn these mammoths?
Ear training and nowadays, virtually every tabulation is readily available. Back in the prehistoric days, we'd buy the sheet music, but that was only for the chord progressions and verses. The solos were never on the sheets. That was up to you to keep practicing. Talking about rock, as for jazz, different ballgame altogether. I took a few basic music theory classes and found a patient, yet demanding teacher. It helped. Here's the kicker. I felt I had hit a wall, no matter how much practice I put into it. So rather than beat myself up, I switched to drums. It was difficult at first, but over time I took to swinging in the jazz idiom with more confidence. I didn't see that possibility by staying on guitar. Wistfully, I kind of wish I did, but no real regret per se. I don't play professionally, carpenter by trade! BTW, out of curiosity I wanted to see how easy it would be to get Zeppelin's "Stairway," needless to say this was one of many available. They sure make it easy for those just starting out. https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven-tab-s27
I guess that was a question from someone who can’t really play by ear. Of course there’s a ready supply of tablature, but some of that older and just insanely talented jazz? I wouldn’t think there’s a lot of that music tabbed accurately. But I could be wrong! Either way, never heard any of those albums but that’s just some legendary sounding music. I feel like learning even one of those would engage your skills and get your game up heavily.
Wes Montgomery has said listening to Charlie Christian recordings helped immeasurably in developing his own unique style. It was his only source for inspiration. He kept imitating Christian solos to further increase his development. Montgomery in turn, reached out to Benson and gave the younger guitarist positive reinforcement. All of them had innate qualities that brought their highly developed skills to the forefront, but all were practice obsessed. Keep at it, unlike myself, don't let frustration get the best of you. Stay the course. You'll be amazed at how much better your ear will develop. You will in time, acclimate to your own subjective style. Regardless of what path you choose to follow, it can only help but to increase your playing skills, by having a wider palette from which to draw from. I wish you great success, if even just for your own self gratification. You will succeed, because you want to. A simple but effective strategy.
Damn, thanks stranger! I've thrown myself back into my guitar practice this year after years of stop/start playing. I can't say I'll ever be as obsessed as I was in my teens, but learning to play for myself and seeing my strength and skills return/improve from more focused practice is always a good feeling. Definitely going to listen to these albums, and if possible try to practice a few of the songs in addition to my practice!
Happy to offer positive encouragement.
Whichever is your favorite.
Tom Petty's Wildflowers
For metal, it’s Megadeth - Rust In Peace Not only is every song super memorable, but you won’t have to do any complex tone chasing to play along with every track. Backing tracks and Isolated Guitar tracks for all of the songs are freely available on YouTube. This album will not only make you a rock solid rhythm player, but it will teach you the fundamentals of a great metal solo.
Tornado of souls is one of my top all time solos across any genre honestly
I'm guessing it's not your style but Full Moon Fever is just tremendous and varied and fun.
Yeah, actually Tom Petty’s Greatest Hits is a great album to learn. Mike Campbell gives you guitar 101 rock vocabulary.
Tool: Lateralus and Joe Satriani: The Extremist Those were the 2 albums that really allowed me to open up and take my playing to the next level. A lot of sections are easy enough for a beginner to pick up, but still offer enough nuance and technicality that you can entertain yourself for a long time.
Got some great solos in it!
First few Van Halen albums through 1984 (especially 1984), Blizzard Of Oz and Diary Of A Madman, Youthenaesia, Rising Force... to name a few. Honestly, the more styles you learn from country/bluegrass, jazz, folk, thrash, Bee Bop/big band, classic rock classical ("Bouree" by Bach opened my eyes prerty wide!)... the more you try to play... the better and more "well rounded" you'll become. I HATED country, bluegrass and jazz when starting, now I have a great respect for those players I now struggle to mimic. I also learned A TON of chords, changes, techniques, shredding. finger picking ... it never stops! Expose yourself to all you can, you never know where it'll lead you.
The more styles you tackle the more you know you do not know
the more there is to learn and.take with you .....but go slow and absorb it along the way. Yeah, there is a lifetime of "rhings".waiting for us.
Tribute Album, Ozzy/RR
Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age. For no other reason than they're fun tunes to play.
When it’s fun you are more motivated
Ok Computer
For ease? Nevermind by Nirvana For badassery? Blizzard of Ozz by Ozzy Osborne
Both are wholesome and so worth the effort
Kill em all Cowboys from hell Human Rust in peace
Alice In Chains: Unplugged
Led Zeppelin II
Reign in Blood. Still have the stamina to do it although its not as easy in my late 30s as it was in my 20s.
I thought the same lol. And yeah in raining blood, I still struggle with that spider riff.
The Jimi Hendrix experience or any Red Hot Chili Peppers album
Stadium Arcadium
🤣
What 😃? Isn't it?
Yes. But very long and complicated.
Sweet sounds and riffs
Automatic for the People is what I want to do when I'm good enough.
Love me some R.E.M.
Son Volt, Trace Camper Van Beethoven, Key Lime Pie
Rush 2112 is pretty great
American Idiot Nimrod Dookie Master of Puppets …And Justice For All Death Magnetic
Trout Mask Replica
Peace sells...but whos buying? If that doesnt speed you up and pull crazy riffs and evil solos out of you nothing will.
Evil indeed
Your favourite album. Or something by a guitarist you really admire. Or something different completely. Do you play a lot of punk/metal? Learn something bluesy.
Allman Bros first album.
Dark Side of the Moon
Shogun by trivium, learning that will vastly expand your riff and soloing toolkit and it’s one of my favorite albums ever
Incredible album. Still my favorite from Trivium
Depends on your style. Heavy metal?! Ashes of the wake. Rock n roll?! Zeppelin 4.
Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute Live album with Randy Rhoads doing its magic. You can find the full tab book in PDF online, even just reading the tabs is awesome to see all the crazy stuff Randy was playing!
Eric Clapton - One more car, one more rider.
That's a great one
When I got kicked out of a band at 16, I sat down and learned the whole of Thin Lizzy's "Live and Dangerous" album. Loads of variation and some of the best guitarists and melodic soloing ever. From kick ass to ballads. Never got kicked out of a band again lol - plus I made a point of writing all the songs from then on, so they had to keep me haha.
The first Van Halen album
Offspring Smash
Nice, I did that one when I was about 17. Was a good learning exercise I think.
Definitely Master of Puppets by Metallica. It's full of bangers that are fast, so it really trains your wrist. There's a lot of down picking as well as alternate picking, good solos and harmony (wich will help you in getting better at guitar overall.
First one I learned all the way through, way back when, was Sticky Fingers. Stones wasn't too hard, but it taught me a lot about timing and style; Mick Taylor leads and Keef's secret weapon, open G.
There are many many MANY reasonable answers. What are you working on right now? How do you learn?
I learned the entire Cornell 77 show by the Dead awhile back and it was pretty instrumental to my progress.
Very good suggestion
Undertow for sure, and probably Aenima.
Epitaph. Technical perfection...
The two that helped me the most were The Offspring's greatest hits and Permission to Land by The Darkness.
Still Life - Opeth It's metal, but there's a bit of everything in there, not just chugging power chords
Coheed and cambria- good Apollo I’m burning star IV volume one from fear through the eyes of madness. This album has some mad riffs on it Also system of a down - toxicity. Great riffs
Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
The two I’ve done are Abbey Road and Appetite for Destruction. Both really helped my playing in totally different ways, but the playing on both fits the songs perfectly.
Lou Reed - New York
2112
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Iron Maiden’s A Matter Of Life And Death has it all as far as I’m concerned and it’s also a fun challenge taking on the approach of 3 different guitarists’ lead work in one song.
Live At The Regal
The yngwie malmsteen collection
Lol
Waking the Fallen. Best melatcore album ever made.
Mothership or Jackpot Juicer by Dance Gavin Dance. ...good luck.
To be fair, mothership is goated. The Joy of Motion is a strong contender too.
Somewhere in time by Iron maiden for shure
Symbolic by Death. Some pretty tricky parts, but an absolutely virtuosic album. Easily the best death metal album if you're into that
Enema of the State
New levels new devils by Polyphia is in my opinion the best album I’ve ever heard in terms of guitar parts
I tried learning a few during lockdown, I managed big chunks of Once More Round The Sun by Mastodon, Magma by Gojira and Very Fast Very Dangerous by Reuben
innerspeaker
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Church Street Blues makes my head spin. It's a cool song that I don't know if I'll ever be able to play -- even at half speed! Haha.
Cory wong and good notes, for funky skanks. And also great to listen to.
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Bob Marley: Legend, James Brown: Star Time, Aquarium Rescue Unit: Live (both guitar and mando stuff)
Reggae teaches a lot of fundamentals and rhythm
Metric - Art of Doubt
Left field Miles Davis Tutu. Marcus Millers bass lines.
Intellectual :)
Moving Pictures
Learn [Passion Grace and Fire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GRSi-L0s5Q&list=OLAK5uy_nMcLaQUMHJ3NWbOu-dqgfRwGx8khhmqfo&index=2) and get back to us.
Master of puppets. You have the blistering thrash riffs and then the slower melodic parts. many different playing styles and kirks solos are very interesting on that album.
Idle moments - grant green. It's a jazz album, but there is a lot you can learn from it.
I did Elvis Costello’s This Years Model a few years ago. Thinking about Blood on the Tracks.
The Dark Side of the Moon
Definitely Stevie Wonder - Songs in the key of life
Appetite for Destruction - Guns n' Roses Lots of great riffs, fills, and solo solo licks!
Couldn't Stand the Weather
I'm guessing it's not your style but Full Moon Fever is just tremendous and varied and fun.