Guitar Dominance
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | 1993 |
| Genres | Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal |
| Labels | Lion Music |
| Length | 52:44 |
| Ranked | #172 for 1993 , #8,839 all-time |
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Guitar Dominance Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prince of Darkness | 1:08 | 60 | 1 | |
| 2. | In for the Kill | 6:00 | 75 | 1 | |
| 3. | Paganini's Revenge | 5:22 | 80 | 1 | |
| 4. | Strat Attack | 3:08 | 70 | 1 | |
| 5. | The Ultraviolence | 6:38 | 80 | 1 | |
| 6. | Jetaime | 5:22 | 75 | 1 | |
| 7. | Behind the 8 Ball | 6:15 | 75 | 1 | |
| 8. | Survival of the Fastest | 7:21 | 70 | 1 | |
| 9. | Breakneck Boogie | 5:01 | 75 | 1 | |
| 10. | Farewell to Truth | 6:28 | 80 | 1 |
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Line-up (members)
- Joe Stump : Guitars
- John Risti : Bass
- Darrel Maxfield : Drums
Guitar Dominance Reviews
(2)
Date : Feb 8, 2022
Ultimately, Neoclassical Metal (specifically instrumental solo shred albums) had completely stagnated by the 90’s. Not that they stopped coming out, but it had long since stopped being interesting, and Metal had already started evolving in so many ways that 40 minutes of guitar soloing began to sound simple and boring no matter how technical and impressive it was.
Unfortunately, Joe Stump’s debut album does not break any of those conventions. It’s a totally fine album with some very impressive playing. However, it carries the same weaknesses most shred albums have; weak songwriting, weak backing band, samey material for it’s runtime. I can remember one great riff, and that was the beginning of the last track “Farewell to Truth.” That aside, it’s just very competent but vanilla guitar playing.
If you really like guitar heroes, this will be another treat for you; otherwise, there’s no reason to hear this album.
Unfortunately, Joe Stump’s debut album does not break any of those conventions. It’s a totally fine album with some very impressive playing. However, it carries the same weaknesses most shred albums have; weak songwriting, weak backing band, samey material for it’s runtime. I can remember one great riff, and that was the beginning of the last track “Farewell to Truth.” That aside, it’s just very competent but vanilla guitar playing.
If you really like guitar heroes, this will be another treat for you; otherwise, there’s no reason to hear this album.
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Date : Dec 29, 2014
Joe Stump는 Yngwie Malmsteen이 개척한 Neo-classical Metal 기타리스트로서 잘 알려져 있다. 아마도 이 분야의 달인들 사이에서 그와 비교할 만한 실력자는 Michael Romeo나 Chris Impellitteri 정도 일 것이다. 그만큼 출중한 연주자지만, 오리지널리티 문제로 상당한 비난도 받아왔다. 아마도 네오 클래시컬 메탈풍을 지향하는 연주자 중에서 이와같은 비난으로부터 자유로울 사람은 아마 없을 것이다. Joe Stump의 연주를 좋아하는 사람으로서는 이러한 평가는 젖혀두고 싶다. 물론 그의 데뷔 앨범 Guitar Dominance가 Yngwie Malmsteen의 영향을 짙게 받은 사실은 주지의 사실이다. 그렇지만 오리지널리티가 아주 없는 것은 아니다. Yngwie Malmsteen의 연주에 비해 좀더 Heavy Metal의 본질에 접근한 Joe Stump의 견실한 연주는 충분히 긍정적으로 바라볼 수 있다. 개인적으로 연주 기교면에서 Joe Stump가 떨어진다는 생각은 들지 않는다. 다만 Yngwie Malmsteen이 가지고 있는 개척자 보정을 대입하면 Joe Stump는 한결 낮은 평가를 감내할 수밖에 없다. 그러나 이러한 역사성을 중시하게 되면, 정말 훌륭한 작품을 쓸데없는 선입견을 가진채로 듣게 되는 우를 범하게 된다. Joe Stump의 Guitar Dominance는 사실 처음 들었을 때만해도 그렇게까지 와닿는 앨범은 아니었다. 네오 클래시컬이라기에 ... See More
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(1)Joe Stump Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ Guitar Dominance | Album | 1993 | 74 | 3 | 2 |
| Night of the Living Shred | Album | 1994 | 73.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Supersonic Shred Machine | Album | May 21, 1996 | 72.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Rapid Fire Rondo | Album | May 5, 1998 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001: A Shred Odyssey | Album | 2001 | 88 | 1 | 0 |
| Midwest Shredfest | Live | 2001 | 86 | 1 | 0 |
| Guitar Master | Album | 2002 | 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Armed and Ready | Album | May 20, 2003 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Speed Metal Messiah | Album | Sep 24, 2004 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| Virtuostic Vendetta | Album | Apr 19, 2009 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| Revenge of the Shredlord | Album | Aug 17, 2012 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| The Dark Lord Rises | Album | Oct 23, 2015 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Symphonic Onslaught | Album | Mar 21, 2019 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
