Go Off!

Cacophony, Cacophony | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shrapnel
• ASIN: B00000106S
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,831 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #95 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Hard Rock & Metal

Track Listings

1. X-Ray Eyes

2. E.S.P.

3. Stranger

4. Go Off!

5. Black Cat

6. Sword of the Warrior

7. Floating World

8. Images

Editorial Reviews

Guitarists Marty Friedman and Jason Becker unleash their stringed onslaught, with Deen Castronovo from Wild Dogs and Journey behind the drums.YEAR: 1988

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mind Numbing! a Blistering Frenzy of beautiful Solos!, March 6, 2000

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Jake Gillette (The Good Ole USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Go Off! (Audio CD)

First off we got heavy hitters like Jason Becker and Marty Friedman. Nuff Said, These guys could shred a truck full of cheese in just one blazing run. At times I wondered how come the guitars they were playing simply didn't Ignite and Burn in some of the most intense, neo classical, heavy metal,Mind Altering Fret Busting guitar demonstrations, Bach run for the hills, cause these boys are in town to stay!

I also enjoyed the use of very classical beautiful acoustic guitar intro to E.S.P I really thought for complete songship this was the best on the album. And Strangers vocals were twisted and gave me a Phil Anselmo feeling.

But for the greatest track easily is Go Off! This is the mother of all mother guitar smashers and thrashers, it features guitars that sound almost like a computer that went nutz and killed off a country! Very good you don't even have to listen to the samples just order the CD! A must for every Shredder of Every Age! Warning due to intense solo speeds and lightning fast leads the faint of heart, small children and animals need not apply!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just plain nasty, March 4, 2001

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"zhlmsd" (Canton, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Go Off! (Audio CD)

These riffs are just that. Nasty. They will thrill, amaze,exhilirate, ... . Admittedly the vocals take a little getting used to, as they are very harsh, but they end up making the tracks even better, such as "X-Ray Eyes" which would not feel quite complete without that scratch/scream at the opening. I think the highlights of Go Off! are better than Cacophony's opening album, Speed Metal Symphony, but Black Cat and Sword of the Warrior are sort of down spots, kind of dull and unexciting. That discontinuity is all that kept Go Off! from a perfect 5 rating. If you want to understand what metal can do, or if you are a guitarist/guitar lover who just wants to drool at talent, listen to the title track. O to have seen them live!!!!! Other plus songs on this great sophomore record are "E.S.P." and "Floating World". Enjoy shrapnel devotees and metal lovers, and keep Jason Becker in your prayers.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CACOPHONY is god !!!!, September 29, 1998

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Whye Kong ([e-mail]) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Go Off! (Audio CD)

Cacophony is what you get when you put young fleet-fingered maestros like Jason Becker and Marty Friedman together. Together, they create some of the most amazing guitar works I've ever heard. However, on Go Off, I was pretty disappointed, vocals-wise. I feel that the style of singing does not suit their songs. In fact, I think they should have just kept it as instrumental pieces !

On 'Black Cat', you can hear clearly how distinct their styles of playing are. Becker employs more speed and aggression in his playing as compared to Marty who puts more emotion and feeling. 'X-Ray Eyes' is a straight-forward speed metal piece with superb riffs and licks. How I crave for more !! The opening solo and the solo that follows it is simply.....undescribable.

Beautifully crafted songs with full of emotional, all incorparated with aggressive metal riffs. A MUST FOR EVERY MALMSTEEN WANNABE OR METAL FREAK !!