I was never very impressed with guitar shredding even though I believe a song may require "some" shredding. What always interested me in music were the right notes for a particular music piece, not how fast and how many notes. Just the right notes. That is what really catches my attention. Yes, I do have a few guitar shredders in my all time guitar greatest but the right notes, feel and guitar sound in Brazil is Marcelo Sussekind.
How lucky was I to land on exactly Herva Doce and play with Renato Ladeira, Roberto Lly and Marcelo Sussekind. The guitar solo on "Bom Mesmo É Paixão" to me is one of those perfect sound and notes balance that blew my socks off!!! I had the opportunity of playing with the best guitar players in Brazil but this solo is my all time favorite Brazilian Hard Rock guitar solo.
Marcelo Sussekind is a "Right Notes Master", not only his guitar sound is just amazing and he has sustained and improved his sound over the years, it's the notes that make everything fall into the right place.
Marcelo is an stablished music producer and guitar player. He was the reason why KISS and Van Halen chose Herva Doce to open for them. He was the lead guitar player and producer of Herva Doce a famous Brazilian hard rock band.
========== Track Information ==========
Artist: Herva Doce
Song: Bom Mesmo É Paixão
Written by: Paul di Castro, Renato Ladeira and Sergio Resende
Album: Herva Doce (1983)
Release: EMI
Outro Vocals: Renato Ladeira
(*) Video Intro Excerpt from Song: Baterax - written and performed by Freddy Maciel (Guitars)
========== Herva Doce 1983 Lineup: ==========
Keyboard and Lead Vocals: Renato Ladeira
Lead Guitar: Marcelo Sussekind
Rhythm Guitar, Violin: Paul de Castro
Bass: Roberto Lly
Drums: Pena
