No Boundaries

Michael Angelo (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Thermometer Sound Surface
• ASIN: B000056YRP
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,015 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Masturbation in it's Purest Sense, July 21, 2005

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Christopher Calabrese (Watertown, CT, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Boundaries (Audio CD)

Do you know any of those kids who sit around and play Pokemon or Magic: The Gathering? Imagine that one of them picked up a guitar, and put the same amount of time into it. I give you Michael Angelo. The name alone embodies the human ego.

I listen to all the big-time shred guitarists...Petrucci, Malmsteen, Romeo, Satrianni, Vai, MacAlpine, Becker, Holdsworth - none of these guys compare to Michael Angelo when we want to talk about speed. This guy is off the charts. I don't think he's a better all-around guitarist as some of those other guys I've mentioned, because speed is just about all he has going for him. However, this record is still worthy of five stars when it comes to this style of music. All the notes he plays are not only struck at the speed of light, but they are crisp, clean, and clear. No mistakes. I agree with another reviewer who says he generally plays the same arpeggios and the same scales throughout the record, but this record is professional enough to have been the soundtrack for a Nintendo F-Zero game!

Another significant element is this 'twin-guitar' he plays, which I heard he can play at the same time. Someone told me they attended a live performance, and he pretty much just fretted both guitars simultaneously. This means he should have some sort of ultra-sensitive pickup that makes the intrument playable without a picking hand. Truly amazing. I won't do a track-by-track analysis, because most of the songs sound the same, except for the bluesy 'The Finish Line.' My favorite track is 'The Jam Game.'

This is the only Michael Angelo I own, because they are hard to find new, but I do plan on purchasing more in time. I also recommend the guitarist Joe Stump if you want a more 'raw' version of Michael Angelo.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars fast, but not good, May 13, 2003

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Zak (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Boundaries (Audio CD)

Not one of, in fact he IS the fastest guitarist on earth. 'Tis a shame his music isn't any fun to listen to. I mean yes, he's amazing and all that, but his lightning fast licks get boring when thats about all he does. He may play faster than Malmsteen, but i can actually listen to a full Malmsteen CD. If you want to hear the fastest guitar player ever, this is your man, but but if you want to hear a good guitarist, buy a Yngwie Malmsteen CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Help and Tutoring!!, October 25, 2011

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Sengakuji "Sengakuji" (Fairfax VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Boundaries (MP3 Download)

I'm actually not reviewing the No Boundaries Album. I'd like to talk about MAB's tutorial "Speed Lives" This instructional video takes his signature composition "No Boundaries" and breaks it up into 27 individual lessons. You don't have to be a lightning-fast shred virtuoso to benefit from this and other tutorials by MAB (Speed Kills is Excellent too! You're never too old! Ever wanted to learn "sweep picking"?? Very difficult technique to accomplish. Speed Kills and Speed Lives will have you doing it in pretty short order..if you're willing to work hard at it! There are simple, repetitive exercises and etudes that you can use to build up speed. I recommend using a metronome when practicing. I'm in my 50s and MABs tutorials had me doing stuff that I would never attempt 6 months prior to using them! You may never be a shred-demon like Michael, but if you work hard, you will see your playing improve significantly in as little as 6 months!

"PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!" Michael Angelo Batio

Amazon Admins: I couldn't find any of MAB's instructional vids on your site, so I thought I could comment on a couple of them here.