Jason Becker
- 28% match to Green Day
This classically trained US guitarist first came to prominence in the late 80s with fellow guitar wizard Marty Friedman in the band Cacophony. Combining blues, rock and classical styles, he built up a reputation for playing at breakneck speed with a melodic intensity and feel that was reminiscent of Alvin Lee. In 1988 he recorded Perpetual Burn, a solo instrumental showcase for
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3 February 1970, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. This highly gifted, US-born rock guitar god is very much in the Joe Satriani mould. By the time Kotzen had reached his seventh birthday, he had moved from piano to guitar lessons, and was playing live with his own band, Arthur’s Museum, when he entered his teens. Taken under the wing of Mike Varney, he was introduced to bass
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Billy Squier
- 25% match to Green Day
12 May 1950, Boston, USA. Having gained valuable experience as guitarist in the power-pop group Sidewinders, Squier, who had also appeared in the less celebrated Magic Terry And The Universe, formed his own band under the name of Piper and recorded two albums for A&M Records during the late 70s. He dissolved Piper in 1979 and signed a solo contract with Capitol Records.
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22 September 1951, Saltburn-By-The Sea, North Yorkshire, England. Coverdale found fame as the venerable singer with UK hard rock stalwarts Deep Purple and Whitesnake. His tenure with Deep Purple lasted from September 1973 until March 1976. Moving to Germany, he recorded a vocal track on a multi-artist project organised by Eddie Hardin, released by RCA Records as Wizard’
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King's X
- 25% match to Green Day
Initially known as the Edge and specializing in Top 40 cover versions, Doug Pinnick (3 September 1950, Braidwood, Illinois, USA; bass/vocals), Ty Tabor (b. 17 September 1961, Jackson, Mississippi, USA; guitar) and Jerry Gaskill (b. 27 December 1957, Bridgeton, New Jersey, USA; drums) relocated to Houston, Texas, USA, in 1985, and were taken under the wing of ZZ Top video pro
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Sebastian Philip Bierk, 3 April 1968, Freeport, Bahamas, but raised in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Sebastian, the former lead singer of US glam metal bands Madam X and Skid Row, launched his solo career in 1999 with Bring ’Em Back Alive. Credited to Sebastian Bach And Friends, the idea for the record came about in 1995 when Bach worked on a song - a cover version of
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Bad English
- 24% match to Green Day
Towards the end of the 80s, a new generation of ‘supergroups’ emerged from the USA, including Mr. Big, Badlands, Damn Yankees, Alias, and, arguably the most successful of them all, Bad English. The band was formed in 1988 by ex-Babys vocalist and successful solo artist John Waite (4 July 1952, Lancaster, Lancashire, England), ex-Santana and Journey guitarist Neal S
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Cheap Trick
- 24% match to Green Day
One of rock’s most entertaining attractions, Cheap Trick formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1973. Rick Nielsen (22 December 1946, Rockford, Illinois, USA; guitar/vocals) and Tom Petersson (b. Tom Peterson, 9 May 1950, Rockford, Illinois, USA; bass/vocals) began their careers in various high school bands, before securing a recording contract as members of Fuse. This sh
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Def Leppard
- 24% match to Green Day
This perennially popular UK hard rock band was formed in 1977 in Sheffield, Yorkshire by Pete Willis (16 February 1960, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; guitar), Rick Savage (b. 2 December 1960, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; bass) and Tony Kenning (drums), as Atomic Mass. They assumed their current name when Joe Elliott (b. 1 August 1959, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; vocals
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Gillan
- 24% match to Green Day
Jackyl
- 24% match to Green Day
This Atlanta, Georgia, USA-based band was formed in 1990 by larger-than-life frontman Jesse James Dupree, guitarists Jeff Worley and Jimmy Stiff, bass player Tom Bettini and drummer Chris Worley. The band created an enormous buzz, with a basic AC/DC style that transferred well to the live setting on a heavy touring schedule, and they were quickly signed by John Kalodner to Geff
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Joseph Linquito, 2 August 1951, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. This rock vocalist first came to prominence in 1977 with the band Fandango, who played typical AOR music. The band also featured a guitarist called Rick Blakemore which, with hindsight, may have been a good omen. Turner’s radio-friendly vocals graced all four of their albums between 1977 and 1980. In 1981 he w
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