Corelia - The Sound of Glaciers Moving – Solo at 3:32 - Five Finger Punch – Dying Breed – Solo at 2:00 - Metallica – Battery – Solo at 3:23 – Dethklok – Murder Train a Comin – Solo at 0:43 - Scar Symmetry – Ghost Prototype 1 Measurement of Thought – Solo at 2:34 - Hard Rock: Queensryche – Jet City Woman – Solo at 3:39 - http://youtu.be/EHapAsmvGEU Scorpion – Rock You Like a Hurricane – Solo at 2:35- Ozzy Osbourne – Flying High Again – Solo at 2:22 – Chris Impellitteri – Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Uses shred for dynamics and transitions for most of the song - Yngwie Malmsteen – Far Beyond the Sun – Uses transitional between melodic lines - Tony Macalpine – Hundreds of Thousands – Uses transition shred between melodic sections and makes the solo section very climactic by shredding more in that section than in any other part of the song. Mr. Big – Addicted to that Rush – Shred used to create an over the top high energy atmosphere throughout - Dream Theater – Another Day – Solo at 3:00 - Dream Theater - Hollow Years (live) – cool shred examples throughout - Dream Theater – The Best of Times – Solo at 10:00 - Dream Theater – The Count of Tuscany – Solo at 17:00 - Dream Theater – Change of Seasons – Solo at 20:14 - Dream Theater – Under a Glass Moon – Solo video -
Propagandhi - Dear Coach’s Corner – Shred at the beginning creates an explosive energy - http://youtu.be/EwsAruHCHHw Paul Gilbert and Freddie Nelson- I’m Not Addicted – Solo at 1:12 - Night Ranger – Don’t Tell Me You Love Me – Solo at 2:04 - Dio – Aid We’re Stars – Solo at 2:20 - Avenged Sevenfold – Second Heartbeat - Solo at 6:10 - Kiss – Me – Solo at 1:58 - Audioslave – Doesn’t Remind Me – Solo at 2:56 - Gordian Knot – Rivers Dancing – Solo at 5:20 - Ozzy Osbourne with Rhoads – Goodbye to Romance – solo at 2:41 - Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhoads – Mr. Crowly (really any Randy Rhoads solo from Blizzard of Oz will do) – solo at 2:09 shreddy and melodic - Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhoads – Crazy Train – Solo at 2:49 - Black Stone Cherry – Lonely Train – Solo at 2:13 - Black Label Society covering Ozzy – No More Tears – Solo at 3:43 nice build!- Cynic – Cosmos (Live) – Solo at 3:43 - http://youtu.be/rrvnCNnXwHE Rock: Joe Satriani – Always with Me Always with You –shred used to build climax and as transitional material- Joe Satriani – Lords of Karma – Solo at 1:49 contrasts from the slow melodies in the rest of the song to make the solo stand out in a unique way dynamically - Joe Satriani – Until We Say Goodbye – Solo at 1:39 -
Buckethead – Nottingham Lace – Solo at 2:49 - Steve Vai – For the Love of God – Uses shred to build climax at the end http://youtu.be/9IrWyZ0KZuk Vai – Windows to the Soul – Uses shred to build climax - Steve Vai – Freak Show Excess – Captures the spirit of Bulgarian wedding music using shred lines inspired by Bulgarian folk phrasing - Dirty Projectors – Remade Horizon – Although not exactly shred, this is a good example of a way to use dense guitar parts to fill up space in interesting ways. Ultimately shred is just a switch from less to more dense parts 2:07 - Rush - Cut to the Chase – Solo at 2:39 - Guns N Roses – November Rain - Solos at 4:11 5:26 uses subtle shreddy inflections - Frank Zappa – Muffin Man – Solo at 1:54 - Frank Zappa – Black Napkins – Solo at the beginning builds really well - Journey – Separate Ways – Solo at 2:59 - http://youtu.be/LatorN4P9aA Fusion Guthrie Govan – Jam with Michael Casswell – Great guitarists Guthrie Govan – Erotic Cakes – Solo at 0:55 - John Petrucci – Lost Without You Live – Interesting application of Shred concepts throughout - Shawn Lane – Gray Pianos Flying - Great examples from the series throughout - Steely Dan – Bodhisattva – Solo at 1:39 - Ben Group – Ill From the Poisons of Your Loving (live) – Solo at 3:28 (not tooting my own horn, a Redditor put this on the list so I had to comply ) - Greg Howe – Jump – Perfect example of melodic shred - Remember Shakti with John Mclaughlin – Here is a great example -
Have You – Pat Metheny – Awesome shred melody in the head and all types of shred in the solo at 2:01 - Bryan Baker with Steps Ahead – All in a Row – Solo at 1:00 - Blues Rock: Stevie Ray Vaughan – Little Wing – Solo at 3:22 Led Zepplin – I’ve Been Loving You – Amount of shred reflects the intensity of the lyrics and emotional development throughout - Led Zepplin – Achilles Last Stand – Solo at 3:42 - http://youtu.be/BRcTK7LcKMw Funk: Robert Randolph – I Need More Love (live) – solo at 2:18 - Parliament Funkadelic – Cosmic Slop – Solo at 0:20 - Buckethead – Unrestrained Growth – Sick shredding throughout - Shawn Lane – Wherever you Walk – Slowly builds to Shred Jazz: Jimmy Smith with George Benson – I’ll Drink to That - Solo at 3:02 - http://youtu.be/dkwvXK7bJqc John Mclaughlin – Cherokee – Solo at 1:12 - Wes Montgomery – Round Midnight – Solo at 2:42 is so melodic - Wes Montgomery – Impressions – Tasty melodic shred throughout - Joe Pass – Summertime – melodic shred throughout - Chick Corea Electric Band – Got a Match? – Solos at the beginning (Frank Gambale) -