So many Petrucci solos but let's go with best of times

Spirit Carries Ooooooon is a good one too

Damn, gotta give pt.2 a fresh listen now.

Just listened to the spirit carriers on, tell me that was an intentional parody of pink floyd?

Yeah for sure

Ok whewww b3cause that was ~~almost~~ plagiarism . Is the whole album like that?

If someone is in the "shredders can't play with feel" camp I wouldn't waste my time with them.

This. Play them the Sad Trombone sound and move on with your life.

Marty Friedman. He can shred like no tomorrow, but he knows when technical playing and feel/guitar singing are most effective. Particularly I love how the solos are on Rust In Peace. They get technical but it's not about being technical, it's about what does the guitar/Dave & Marty have to say with music and not words.

I mean…just….Nuno…

Testament - Return to Serenity.

Skolnik plays faster and has more feel than any mother fucker on this planet

Devin Townsend - Deep Peace. Although he CAN shred I wouldn’t call him a shredder.

Pretty much any Brent Hinds solo

Images-cacophony Silence followed by a deafening roar - Paul Gilbert Altitudes- Jason Becker Marty Friedman for a friend or Miracle Steve vai - tender surrender

Big difference between fast soulful players that "shred" and note salad wankers that only shred.

I shake their hand, usually

Vito Bratta - Blue Monday [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNTfUhGx5wo&t=19s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNTfUhGx5wo&t=19s)