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Topic ClosedAlex Lifeson v John Petrucci
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Poll Question: Which do you prefer?
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Points: 5243 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 28 2007 at 01:13
Petrucci is probably faster, more technically adept, but I'd rather listen to Lifeson, who I find more pleasing to the ear, more lyrical without overstating the solo's message. I doubt Petrucci could play the solo from Limelight with as much feeling as the original, but twenty times faster with a hundred more notes.
 
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It took me quite a while to pin down Lifeson's style, but now that I've found it, I definitely prefer it over Petrucci, although he did some fine work as well, particularly on Awake.
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Points: 2779 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 29 2007 at 05:12
You idiots, this isn't Rush vs. Dream Theater; this is Lifeson vs. Petrucci, and obviously Petrucci owns Lifeson.
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Points: 2819 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 04 2008 at 20:44
Also, I doubt most people have listened to the live album "An Evening With John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess". Tell me if Petrucci doesn't have this 'feel' everyone knows so much about, or improvisational skills, or a wide variety in style, etc...

Don't limit him just to what he does in Dream Theater. This is rating him as a guitarist in general, not just Dream Theater.
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Let's see, I like Rush but I can't stand Dream Theater or anything else that John's involved with so I'll go with Mr. Lifeson.

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Points: 19236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 05 2008 at 01:10
Originally posted by CaptainWafflos CaptainWafflos wrote:

Stop making Dream Theater vs. Rush polls?


How bout a Frank Zappa vs. Dream Theater poll?
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