Guitar Hero Test #4

Billy Corgan

Year: 1967

3 Things:

• Pushed the guitar to its limits, creating a new sound that has stuck throughout many different genres

• Created a new norm for how metal music and culture was

• His Lead and rhythm mastery

Song: Maynoise

Band: The Smashing Pumpkins

Sugizo

Year: 1969

3 Things:

• Influence on japan music playing a huge role on the visual kei history

• Expanding rock music with orchestral elements

• Helped branched global audiences to japanese rock music

Song: Storm

Band: Luna Sea

Billie Joe Armstrong

Year: 1972

3 Things:

• Catchy, aggressive sound; he plays emphatically, with passion, and gives the punk genre a unique sound

• He personalizes and refines his style, making it sound expressive and raw

• Billie Joe uses simple but powerful riffs and rhythms to create energy and feeling in every song.

Song: American Idiots

Band: Green Day

Ian Thornley

Year: 1972

3 Things:

• His contribution to ALT music in Canada. Helping bring a new wave of music and sound to the northern parts of Canada.

• His unique sound and playing style. His style of playing is super unique and pulls a lot of different types of playing together

• His talent as a whole. Ian is so musically talented and such a experienced musician and has influenced so many great Canadian artists.

Song: Ghosts

Band: Big Wreck

Chad Kroeger

Year: 1974

3 Things:

• The riffs and melodies he make which are simple yet catchy and memorable. That helps contribute to the overall impact of their songs

• Has helped many other bands by writing song for them (lyrics and guitar tabs/chart). Some of these songs have also kickstarter some of the bands careers. (e.g. Default and Big Wreck).

• Chad Kroeger has a successful solo career. Showing that he is talented to make it by himself.

Song: Burn it to the Ground

Band: Nickelback