Jason Becker

西元1984年，自從瑞典吉他大師Yngwie J. Malmsteen以新古典速彈彈法在“Steeler”和"Alcatrazz"揚名萬世后，吉他英雄如春荀般掘起，位於美國舊金山的Shrapnel唱片公司，其主事Mike Varney薦於吉他英雄主義來到，於是在1986年發(fā)掘了幾位新古典吉他英雄，Jason Becker、Marty Friedman、Vinnie Moore、Tony Ma|Calpine、Joey Tafolla、Paul Gilbert 等新秀，主導(dǎo)及改寫了重金屬搖滾吉他的演奏方式，這幾位吉他手也名列搖滾吉他名人傳之中。
Jason Becker出生於西元1969年7月30日，初試啼聲於1987年，當年他和Marty Friedman(ex-Megadeth)共同組成以演奏為主的前衛(wèi)速度金屬(Progressive Speed Metal) 團體"Cacophony"，首張專輯"Speed Metal Symphony”, 兩人以融合搖滾與古典樂的手法，運用大量東方音樂元素，開創(chuàng)出新的重金屬音樂型態(tài)，速彈、掃弦、點弦及準確的吉他對位技巧和搖捍運用於樂曲之中。同年Jason獨具個人風(fēng)格的演奏專輯"Perpetual Burn"表.隔年Cacophony第二張專輯"Go off!"發(fā)表。 1989年Jason接替Steve Vai的職務(wù)，加入搖滾巨星David Lee Roth(ex-Van Halen)的樂團。
正當Jason的音樂事業(yè)開始飛黃騰達之際，卻被診斷罹患ALS-肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化癥，病魔一天天啃噬身體，演奏能力漸受影響，1988年"Young Guitar"、"1989年"Guitar World"、"1990年"Guitar Magazine"、"Guitar Player"讀者票選Jason為最佳新進吉他手，受病魔侵蝕而日漸衰弱的他，在雙手不時顫抖的情況下完成David專輯”A Little Ain't Enough”的錄制，然而衰弱的身體令Jason無法應(yīng)付巡迴演唱的勞累，不得不離開David Lee Roth's Band，但他不放棄對音樂的熱愛，開始嘗試電腦作曲，1995年於日本發(fā)行經(jīng)典作品"Perspective"，并在1999年發(fā)表個人珍藏作品"The Raspberry Jams" !
Jason Becker is an American hard rock guitarist who formed the band Cacophony in the late 80s with fellow guitarist Marty Friedman and recorded two albums with it, Speed Metal Symphony (1987) and Go Off! (1988). He made the instrumental solo album Perpetual Burn in 1988. In 1989, he left Cacophony and was hired by David Lee Roth to replace Steve Vai in his backup band, appearing on the album A Little Aint Enough (1991). Shortly after he joined Roths band, however, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrigs Disease, a rare degenerative illness that causes paralysis. Nevertheless, he succeeded in completing a second solo album, Perspective, released on his own label in 1996. Raspberry Jams, an album of demos, followed in 1999, and in 2001, through the intercession of Eddie Van Halen, Perspective was given major-label release on Warner Bros. Records.