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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 Ain't Enough (1991). Shortly after he joined Roth's band, however, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's 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. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music GuideMore

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Nov 13th, 9:14pm Last edited Nov 13th, 9:14pm.
Amazing unique guitarist
pity this dude got ill, a huge loss...
If i had a band i'd do really good covers on most of his songs in tribute with a death metal twist, especially his cacophony era stuff
Apr 22nd, 4:22am
jason i like your music so much,and i have all of you albums...
take care buddy...
Jan 24th, 11:58pm
yea can you upload river of longing!
Dec 14th, 2:39pm
great album! river of longing is amazing bro! it is my favorite song!, along with all the others! LOL
thank you jason for sharing your music with us! :D