MARTY FRIEDMAN Reflects On Recording CACOPHANY Albums With JASON BECKER - "We Wanted To Be Extreme, Whether People Liked It Or Not"
December 29, 2024, 2 days ago
In a new interview with Guitar World, guitar legends Marty Friedman and Jason Becker looked back on their short-lived project, Cacophany. Launched in 1986, it yielded two albums - Speed Metal Symphony and Go Off! - which are regarded as some of the finest technical shred compositions ever recorded. Following is an excerpt from the interview.
Friedman: "Our problem was we were shining too much almost all the time. There is only so much shining a listener can take. Any one song on Go Off! might have about one full album's worth of guitar work on it. It was like a 'money shot compilation' of guitar solos. We knew listeners usually wanted a memorable song rather than an insane guitar solo or riff, but we wanted to be extreme, whether people liked it or not. At the time, that extremeness was a big minus, but that may be why the album is more appreciated now than it was then."
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