🎼14 May 196... Happy Birthday 🥳🍾 to Mr. Alex Masi, born and raised in Venice, living in Los Angeles since 1987, simply one of the best #guitarist in the world🔝🎸
He started here in Venice in early 80s when he put up with friends a seminal Heavy⚡️Metal Band, #DarkLord.
He was soon noticed for his guitar skills and moved to #LosAngeles where he first became a protagonist in the city's hair metal scene with his own band #Masi.
After his 1989 highly praised and Best Rock Instrumental Grammy nominated first solo album, Alex became a true Guitar Hero! He developed his mastery on the following decades embracing all music genres, from Neo Classical to Fusion, always keeping his original Heavy Metal background and attitude alive 🎸💪🔥
In the picture☝️#AlexMasi with my guest Kira, we met him a couple of years ago here in Venice, on the 👉 Secret Island. They both live in #California and they met here: it's a small world 😉😃
I post in the Chat Room👇 some crazy Masi stuff, enjoy! 🤟 #VeniceMusic #14May #myguests
He started here in Venice in early 80s when he put up with friends a seminal Heavy⚡️Metal Band, #DarkLord.
He was soon noticed for his guitar skills and moved to #LosAngeles where he first became a protagonist in the city's hair metal scene with his own band #Masi.
After his 1989 highly praised and Best Rock Instrumental Grammy nominated first solo album, Alex became a true Guitar Hero! He developed his mastery on the following decades embracing all music genres, from Neo Classical to Fusion, always keeping his original Heavy Metal background and attitude alive 🎸💪🔥
In the picture☝️#AlexMasi with my guest Kira, we met him a couple of years ago here in Venice, on the 👉 Secret Island. They both live in #California and they met here: it's a small world 😉😃
I post in the Chat Room👇 some crazy Masi stuff, enjoy! 🤟 #VeniceMusic #14May #myguests
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🎼4 November 1986. 35 years ago Swedish #guitarist 🎸 Yngwie Malmsteen released his third and most succesful studio album, Trilogy.
#YngwieMalmsteen at the time became the leading artist of the Neoclassical Heavy⚡️Metal genre, taking direct inspiration from classical masters such as Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Niccolò Paganini and the Venetian Tomaso #Albinoni (👈 click on the hashtag and scroll to watch Malmsteen version of his Adagio), and contributing to the development of the modern Guitar Hero figure.
A whole generation of rock guitarists in the 1980s, to name a few #JoeSatriani, #SteveVai #ChrisImpellitteri, #AxelRudiPell, #Kuni and #AlexMasi from Venice ❤️🤟 started a battle with their axes 🪓🪓 (most common slang word for guitars🎸🎸), to win the imaginary competition of best guitar hero of the time... those were the days!
Here's the first track taken from Malmsteen's Trilogy album👇
#4November
https://youtu.be/lOB0TNEBRhA
#YngwieMalmsteen at the time became the leading artist of the Neoclassical Heavy⚡️Metal genre, taking direct inspiration from classical masters such as Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Niccolò Paganini and the Venetian Tomaso #Albinoni (👈 click on the hashtag and scroll to watch Malmsteen version of his Adagio), and contributing to the development of the modern Guitar Hero figure.
A whole generation of rock guitarists in the 1980s, to name a few #JoeSatriani, #SteveVai #ChrisImpellitteri, #AxelRudiPell, #Kuni and #AlexMasi from Venice ❤️🤟 started a battle with their axes 🪓🪓 (most common slang word for guitars🎸🎸), to win the imaginary competition of best guitar hero of the time... those were the days!
Here's the first track taken from Malmsteen's Trilogy album👇
#4November
https://youtu.be/lOB0TNEBRhA
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You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget · Yngwie Malmsteen
Trilogy
℗ 1986 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1986-01-01
Conductor, Producer, Composer Lyricist: Yngwie Malmsteen…
You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget · Yngwie Malmsteen
Trilogy
℗ 1986 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1986-01-01
Conductor, Producer, Composer Lyricist: Yngwie Malmsteen…
😈 #MetalontheRocks
No more #SundayChillOut in this 2022...
the first Heavy⚡️Metal from Venice instead! 🤘
#DarkLord #AlexMasi #RedBertoldini 1985. #VeniceMusic #ItalianMetal
https://youtu.be/LehRGG8QWPI
No more #SundayChillOut in this 2022...
the first Heavy⚡️Metal from Venice instead! 🤘
#DarkLord #AlexMasi #RedBertoldini 1985. #VeniceMusic #ItalianMetal
https://youtu.be/LehRGG8QWPI
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Metal Ed.: Dark Lord - Killing Your Enemy
Taken from the EP 'State Of Rock'.
1985, Edizioni Franton Music
Line-up:
Emanuell Jenee - Vocals
Alex Masi - Guitar
Renzo Zulian - Bass (played by Paolo Muffato)
Sandro Bertoldini - Drums
1985, Edizioni Franton Music
Line-up:
Emanuell Jenee - Vocals
Alex Masi - Guitar
Renzo Zulian - Bass (played by Paolo Muffato)
Sandro Bertoldini - Drums
😈 #MetalontheRocks
35 years ago the debut album of Masi... from Venice to Los Angeles🤘
Here's the titletrack👇
#AlexMasi 🎸1987.
#VeniceMusic #ItalianMetal
https://youtu.be/Q4NxfHZzTOg
35 years ago the debut album of Masi... from Venice to Los Angeles🤘
Here's the titletrack👇
#AlexMasi 🎸1987.
#VeniceMusic #ItalianMetal
https://youtu.be/Q4NxfHZzTOg
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Fire In The Rain
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesFire In The Rain · MasiFire In the Rain℗ 1987 Metal Blade Records, Inc.Released on: 1987-04-01Auto-generated by...
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📀 Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
📌 1 April 1987
MASI
📀 Fire in the Rain
#HardRock #HeavyMetal
35 years ago MASI, a band created in Los Angeles, California, #USA by Metal Blade Records to push and promote a new talented young guitarist from Venice, #Italy, released their debut album Fire in the Rain.
The band was named after guirarist Alex Masi surname, the record label strongly believed in him and one can already hear his guitar skills throughout Fire in the Rain: the album in itself was quite average as concerns the tracks, embracing the typical LA Hair Metal style of those years, but it paved the way for the future fair success of the band and for Alex Masi as a guitar hero!
#Masi in this album were:
#AlexMasi - Guitar, Keyboards
Bernie K. - Vocals
Dave "Skavido" Brown - Drums
Chris Marxx - Bass
Special Co-Writing Guest:
#FrankieBanali
#1April #ItalianMetal
👉 More on Alex Masi from Venice here
🎧Listen to Fire in the Rain 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌 1 April 1987
MASI
📀 Fire in the Rain
#HardRock #HeavyMetal
35 years ago MASI, a band created in Los Angeles, California, #USA by Metal Blade Records to push and promote a new talented young guitarist from Venice, #Italy, released their debut album Fire in the Rain.
The band was named after guirarist Alex Masi surname, the record label strongly believed in him and one can already hear his guitar skills throughout Fire in the Rain: the album in itself was quite average as concerns the tracks, embracing the typical LA Hair Metal style of those years, but it paved the way for the future fair success of the band and for Alex Masi as a guitar hero!
#Masi in this album were:
#AlexMasi - Guitar, Keyboards
Bernie K. - Vocals
Dave "Skavido" Brown - Drums
Chris Marxx - Bass
Special Co-Writing Guest:
#FrankieBanali
#1April #ItalianMetal
👉 More on Alex Masi from Venice here
🎧Listen to Fire in the Rain 👉 here
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🎸#AlexMasi, Venice Guitar Hero, recentely shared this video where he plays guitar on a Qawwali traditional song.
#RahatFatehAliKhan
https://youtu.be/IGifS0PUOKM
#RahatFatehAliKhan
https://youtu.be/IGifS0PUOKM
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Alex Masi - Rejoice (Featuring Rahat Fateh Ali Khan)
This arrangement of a traditional Qawwali song first appeared on a Shawn Lane tribute album, it features Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on vocals, Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan on harmonium and Dildar Hussain on tabla (Alex Masi on guitar and bass)
🥁 21 January 1968.
Happy 55th Birthday to American drummer extraordinaire #JohnMacaluso, who lives in #Italy and sometimes comes to Venice.
Macaluso has collaborated with uncountable Hard Rock / Heavy Metal artists and bands and he's a longtime friend and music partner to Venice Guitar Hero #AlexMasi 🤘
#21January
Happy 55th Birthday to American drummer extraordinaire #JohnMacaluso, who lives in #Italy and sometimes comes to Venice.
Macaluso has collaborated with uncountable Hard Rock / Heavy Metal artists and bands and he's a longtime friend and music partner to Venice Guitar Hero #AlexMasi 🤘
#21January
⚡️#TheMondayRecharger
From Venice #Italy to Los Angeles California 35 years ago🤘
#Masi #AlexMasi 🎸
You all have a nice Monday!
https://youtu.be/4-uH02lENwc
From Venice #Italy to Los Angeles California 35 years ago🤘
#Masi #AlexMasi 🎸
You all have a nice Monday!
https://youtu.be/4-uH02lENwc
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Masi - God Promised A Paradise
🎸Always great stuff coming from #AlexMasi, Venice Guitar Hero🤘❤️🔥
https://youtu.be/e-bXdDY4K6A?si=cFoPmjpwhlcCgTgU
https://youtu.be/e-bXdDY4K6A?si=cFoPmjpwhlcCgTgU
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Rehearsing for the Jeff Beck Project
A couple of minutes off Star Cycle during rehearsal
Forwarded from Albums Released Today
📀 Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
📌2 May 1989
Alex Masi
📀 Attack Of The Neon Shark
#InstrumentalRock #HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal #FunkMetal #JazzFusion
35 years ago Alex Masi from #Venice, #Italy released his debut solo album.
Attack Of The Neon Shark was recorded in Los Angeles, #USA, where Alex moved in 1986. In this album some of his friends appear as guest musicians, most notably drummer #FrankieBanali, guitarist #AllanHoldsworth (who plays his synth-axe), one of Masi's main inspirations, and #DavidMichaelPhilips (additional guitar/bass).
The album starts with a typical #HairMetal song (#JeffScottSoto on vocals and #Kuni guitar solo), reminiscent of the past 👉 MASI albums.
The remaining tracks are instrumental and show all #AlexMasi guitar skills (he also plays bass and keyboards) which led to a Grammy nomination for best 1989 intrumental rock: Alex Masi became a guitar hero!
"Toccata" is a guitar rendition of the 👉 ELP composition.
Killer album!
#2May
🎧Listen to Attack... 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌2 May 1989
Alex Masi
📀 Attack Of The Neon Shark
#InstrumentalRock #HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal #FunkMetal #JazzFusion
35 years ago Alex Masi from #Venice, #Italy released his debut solo album.
Attack Of The Neon Shark was recorded in Los Angeles, #USA, where Alex moved in 1986. In this album some of his friends appear as guest musicians, most notably drummer #FrankieBanali, guitarist #AllanHoldsworth (who plays his synth-axe), one of Masi's main inspirations, and #DavidMichaelPhilips (additional guitar/bass).
The album starts with a typical #HairMetal song (#JeffScottSoto on vocals and #Kuni guitar solo), reminiscent of the past 👉 MASI albums.
The remaining tracks are instrumental and show all #AlexMasi guitar skills (he also plays bass and keyboards) which led to a Grammy nomination for best 1989 intrumental rock: Alex Masi became a guitar hero!
"Toccata" is a guitar rendition of the 👉 ELP composition.
Killer album!
#2May
🎧Listen to Attack... 👉 here
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🎸#14May 196...
Happy Birthday #AlexMasi, Venice Guitar Hero🤘
https://youtu.be/LZiBp9qAIo8?si=5wU0rB25lQRzzM8x
Happy Birthday #AlexMasi, Venice Guitar Hero🤘
https://youtu.be/LZiBp9qAIo8?si=5wU0rB25lQRzzM8x
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Alex Masi - Random Extracts From Various Euro Jams
A couple guitar clinics, some guitar festival and bar jams...always at the mercy of whatever gear is available at any given time.
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📀 Album of the Week
@Venice_Rocks
📌Early 1985
Dark Lord
📀 State Of Rock
#HeavyMetal
40 years ago, in an undocumented date, Dark Lord from #Venice #Mestre, #Italy released their 2nd studio album, a 4 track EP in fact.
New vocalist Emanuell Jandee from #Belluno, #Dolomites replaced Gable Nalesso (who appears on the 👉 band's 1st EP). This is the last original #DarkLord release to feature guitarist extraordinaire 👉 Alex Masi, who would soon 👉 move to Los Angeles to become a guitar hero 🎸
State Of Rock contains 3 heavy tracks and a final ballad, pure 80s Heavy Metal, amazing guitar playing and vocals, killer release🤘🔥
In this album:
#EmanuellJandee - vocals
#AlexMasi - guitar
Sandro #RedBertoldini - drums
#PaoloMuffato - bass
#ItalianMetal #Venicemusic
🎧Listen to State Of Rock
👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌Early 1985
Dark Lord
📀 State Of Rock
#HeavyMetal
40 years ago, in an undocumented date, Dark Lord from #Venice #Mestre, #Italy released their 2nd studio album, a 4 track EP in fact.
New vocalist Emanuell Jandee from #Belluno, #Dolomites replaced Gable Nalesso (who appears on the 👉 band's 1st EP). This is the last original #DarkLord release to feature guitarist extraordinaire 👉 Alex Masi, who would soon 👉 move to Los Angeles to become a guitar hero 🎸
State Of Rock contains 3 heavy tracks and a final ballad, pure 80s Heavy Metal, amazing guitar playing and vocals, killer release🤘🔥
In this album:
#EmanuellJandee - vocals
#AlexMasi - guitar
Sandro #RedBertoldini - drums
#PaoloMuffato - bass
#ItalianMetal #Venicemusic
🎧Listen to State Of Rock
👉 here
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🎸 Guitarist #AlexMasi from Venice met #AllanHoldsworth after moving to Los Angeles. Holdsworth became his friend and one of Masi's biggest influences.
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📌22 March 1995
Alex Masi
📀 Tales From The North
#HardRock #HeavyMetal
Alex De Rosso
📀 Alex De Rosso
#HardRock #HeavyMetal
30 years ago Alex Masi from #Venice and Alex De Rosso from #Padua, #Italy released their solo albums (3rd for Masi, debut for De Rosso).
These 2 wonderful guitarists probably had never met at the time (Masi living in Los Angeles and De Rosso in Padua) but they share a membership in the same Venetian band: 👉 Dark Lord !
De Rosso in fact replaced Masi after the latter moved to Los Angeles, and appears in #DarkLord 👉 1988 album.
Same name, same region, same release date and a past in the same band, crazy🤘
In Tales From The North:
#AlexMasi – guitars, bass, keyboards, producer
#KyleMichaels – vocals
#MikeWright – drums
In Alex De Rosso:
#AlexDeRosso – guitars, backing vocals, producer
#DavidReece – vocals
#LouisStefanini, #AlexArcuri, #EugeneMasiero – bass, keyboards
#DaveZanetti – drums
#22March #ItalianMetal #VeniceMusic
🎧Listen to Tales... 👉 here
🎧Listen to Alex De Rosso
👉 here
Alex Masi
📀 Tales From The North
#HardRock #HeavyMetal
Alex De Rosso
📀 Alex De Rosso
#HardRock #HeavyMetal
30 years ago Alex Masi from #Venice and Alex De Rosso from #Padua, #Italy released their solo albums (3rd for Masi, debut for De Rosso).
These 2 wonderful guitarists probably had never met at the time (Masi living in Los Angeles and De Rosso in Padua) but they share a membership in the same Venetian band: 👉 Dark Lord !
De Rosso in fact replaced Masi after the latter moved to Los Angeles, and appears in #DarkLord 👉 1988 album.
Same name, same region, same release date and a past in the same band, crazy🤘
In Tales From The North:
#AlexMasi – guitars, bass, keyboards, producer
#KyleMichaels – vocals
#MikeWright – drums
In Alex De Rosso:
#AlexDeRosso – guitars, backing vocals, producer
#DavidReece – vocals
#LouisStefanini, #AlexArcuri, #EugeneMasiero – bass, keyboards
#DaveZanetti – drums
#22March #ItalianMetal #VeniceMusic
🎧Listen to Tales... 👉 here
🎧Listen to Alex De Rosso
👉 here
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