Talk:Jason Becker

message: DLR(band) is considered glam metal. I added the genre to the list.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolfinator-x (talk • contribs) 00:59, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: David Lee Roth

message: thanks to whoever put this together. i don't know enough about becker to edit without research. my first reaction to the article was to question how he made an album after having to quit the DLR tour w/ALS. maybe a becker fan could rearrange the text a bit to establish when it was he was unable to play guitar any longer (including the good explanation of how he records now), and then go from there. also, there's a time discrepancy where an apparent ~7-year gap is referred to as a couple years. i'd be happy to edit if i knew the details. SaltyPig 07:30, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  chronology 

message: "Jason Becker's most famous stage appearance caught on tape was live in Tokyo, 1989. This video can easily be accesed through the internet. The video starts with Jason Becker playing guitar only using his fretting hand, and messing around with a yo-yo in the other. He proceeds by playing incredible sweeps, and part of one of his most famous sweeping songs(which due to copyright I cannot say) but you fans know what I am talking about. This video is worth watching to see just how amazing of a guitarist Jason Becker truly was. It is sad to think about what he could have become, but he undoubtedly would have changed guitar forever, and that's a fact."
This passage clearly lacks the necessary NPOV.  I'm deleting it from the article until a suitably neutral replacement is written. dkostic.
Good call. Malmsteen Maiden 06:08, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: "Becker's rendition of Paganini's 5th Caprice is quite possibly the most spectacular evidence of his guitar mastery".
I don't agree with this, his rendition was very sloppy (and incorrect). His epic compositions are the greatest evidence of his talent. I will be erasing this part in a week or so unless someone has good reason to disagree.
Well, I don't know where anyone gets off saying his rendition of Paganini's 5th was "incorrect and sloppy" First of all, every note is crystal clear, unless you're listening to it through the worlds crappiest speakers and if by incorrect you mean incomplete then okay I suppose that works as he left out about 1/3rd of the piece but his rendition is at the very least on par with Malmsteens piece anyone who knows anything about guitar will agree with me on that much. Instead of deleting that section you should maybe just rephrase it.
*Kind of irrelevent, since stating anything either way isn't really NPOV. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 02:57, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  5th caprice 

message: While there is a lot of debate over what qualifies as virtuostic, isn't calling someone a technical Virtuos unneccesary?  Virtuoso usually mean high technical skill anyway.  Why not just call him a Virtuoso or leave it out completely? Justinmeister 18:02, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Technical Virtuoso? 

message: I'm removing the neutrality tag, as it seems the problem has been fixed.  Justinmeister 17:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

message: First of all for the record, I have a strong respect for both Jason Becker as a person as well as his musical works.  Saying that, the comment about his ability to play fast and his emphasis on melody over showcassing his abilities is clear bias.  It seems more like a potshot at other technical guitarists (More than likely Michael Batio or Yngwie Malmsteen).  Since the concept of a "strong melody" is subjective, and it is easy for some to confuse fast, intricate musical passages as "showing off",  it's more of a oppinion thing than anything. Justinmeister 03:34, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Known for playing fast/ constructing melodies 

message: This article needs to add at least a few citations.  At the present there are none.  Justinmeister 04:35, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need Citations 

message: This may be an old topic, but this passage bothers me: "The song Serrana, appearing in Perspective (album), is an arpeggio based piece that demonstrates his mastery of sweep-picking." A few things:  
*While there are videos of Jason Becker playing the sweeping section of the song, and I'm not saying he can't, it is not him playing on the recording, so I'm not sure if it "demonstrates his mastery" of the technique. (It isn't even a guitar on the album, but a trumpet...)
*"Serrana" is over 8 and a half minutes long. While there is a recurring arpeggio theme, a lot of people seem to think that the sweeping section is the entire song; it is really only two sections, first on trumpet and then the same theme near the end of the song on piano. There is a lot more to the song than just the apeggio progression.
Anyone have any input? I think I'll change the wording on that section a little bit unless someone disagrees. 
EDIT: The more I read it, the more I wonder if there is really a good reason to mention that song in the "Style" section at all. If it is being mentioned to direct the casual reader unfamiliar with Becker's works to a piece that will give the reader an idea of what his music is like, I think it's a poor example, mainly because a guitar is not playing the piece to begin with. Perhaps a song such as "Altitudes" would be a better choice, since it is actually Jason Becker playing on the recording. TSchellhous 21:56, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *Pretty good edit.  I expanded upon your edit by rewording it a little.  I think it's  alot better now but improve it if you can. Justinmeister 22:31, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good, I like the changes. Only thing I changed was "he demonstrates the arpeggio section" to "he demonstrated..." to keep with the past tense of the paragraph. TSchellhous 15:34, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Serrana

message: Shouldn't the introduction describe him as a composer and former guitarist, since he is no longer able to play guitar? Marskuzz 09:10, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Former guitarist

message: I've noticed that this article doesn't say where Jason is from/his birthplace. Anyone know?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.207.118.149 (talk) 23:38, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Where's he from

message: i have found nothing on the future movie about jason becker and its been over a year since i looked last. im deleting it unless someone can find a valid source, because i cannot. DrSatan (talk) 05:53, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  future prospect 

message: What is his middle name? His myspace is jasonelibecker, but I haven't seen anything else that has his middle name. I know it wouldn't make sense to put that as his myspace name, and then it's not his real name, but you never know.. Desimodontidae (talk) 00:13, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Middle name? 

message: 'To this day, he´s still regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitar players in all of music history.'
What?
By whom? I've never ever heard of Jason Becker being mentioned as one of the greatest and most influential guitar players in all of music history. I think this should be removed.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.171.129.70 (talk) 19:28, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  one of the greatest and most influential guitar players 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: more in here about his equipment than there is about him 208.125.68.34 (talk) 17:37, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  gear