Al Pitrelli Movies
Thrash metal pioneers Megadeth play some of their best-known songs alongside fresh material in this live video, shot during what proved to be one of the band's last major concert tours before a hand injury led guitarist and founder Dave Mustaine to disband the group in 2002. Megadeth: Rude Awakening features these masters of aggression tearing through 24 songs, including "Symphony of Destruction," "Hangar 18," "Sweating Bullets," "Peace Sells," "Holy Wars," "Dread and the Fugitive Mind," and "Reckoning Day." ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Megadeth
- 2001
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Like the other programs in the Behind the Music series, this long look at the popular heavy metal band Megadeth is chock-full of interviews and footage. The focus of this program is the mighty Dave Mustaine. Here, Mustaine's struggles with the music industry and the bottle are documented as well as the feud that led him to leave the popular band Metallica. Inflexible in his ideals, Mustaine's uncompromising stance has won him a loyal following. This is an entertaining look at a true rock & roll survivor. ~ Rob Ferrier, Rovi
Having worked with prog-rockers Asia, shock rocker Alice Cooper, and bad girl pop icon Taylor Dayne, Al Pitrelli has earned the right to sit in front of the camera and teach the philosophy of guitar rocking. Theory being an important part of rock, it is no wonder that the Hot Lick Video crew courted this virtuoso to uncover the secrets of improvisation, arpeggiating scales, pentatonic improvised scales, and working with primary modes. Though the theories discussed on Al Pitrelli: Applied Theory for Rock Guitar are a bit advanced, this tutorial may also help struggling pickers take their playing to the next level. ~ Ed Atkinson, Rovi
