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patomtz
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Posted: May 15 2007 at 21:37 |
also michael romero from symphony X... insane...
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I still can't get how Dream Theater music is created by humans
Dream Theater in Monterrey, Mexico 03.03.06 Unforgettable
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A B Negative
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 04:42 |
The fastest guitarist? Damon Hill.
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"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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andu
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 04:46 |
A B Negative wrote:
The fastest guitarist? Damon Hill.
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Wrong. That would be Jacques Villeneuve. He sucks at guitar, though.
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Atavachron
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 05:09 |
Maybe this has been mentioned, but it depends on the kind of speed one means. There are many ways, techniques and tricks a guitarist has at his disposal (as Certif1ed correctly likes to point out from time to time) that will produce a flurry of notes. The speed Yngwie achieves is a whole different animal than what Holdsworth does.. the speed Petrucci shows is completely different than the speed of EVH or DiMeola or Buckethead, and on and on. Viv Campbell was a monster speedster, one of the fastest, but not nearly as accomplished as Vai or Satriani.
This concludes my silly rant..
Edited by Atavachron - May 16 2007 at 05:09
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prog4evr
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Posted: May 18 2007 at 05:20 |
ldlanberg wrote:
Guitar solo on Deep Purple's (studio) "Child in Time". 1970. Also my favorite guitar solo ever. Unusually fast playing, yet the solo is sufficiently long and satisfying. That solo by Ritchie Blackmore gets 6-stars on a five-star scale.
Also, notice how the guitar solo on "Dancing With the Moonlit Knight" - Genesis and three year later - sounds like an abbreviated spin-off of it. |
Thanks for that heads-up! I'll have to listen for that the next time...
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Dim
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Posted: May 24 2007 at 19:56 |
Well I'm not even going to go into metal. so I'll tell you Awaken, Steve is very fast
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Dean
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Posted: May 24 2007 at 20:08 |
Speed isn't everything. I'm reminded of the fable of the tortoise and the hare - both were rubbish guitarists on account of they couldn't master sweep-picking.
Steve Hillage on It's All Too Much - anything faster than that is just plain silly.
Edited by darqdean - May 24 2007 at 20:09
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GoldenSpiral
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The Whistler
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Posted: May 25 2007 at 04:34 |
That's easy. A song that I still listen to, from time to time, in my head. Or, as I like to say, still I hear...BURN.
The song that essentially turned me on to Deep Purple (although it was "Hush," not "Smoke on the Water," that got me interested).
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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toolis
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Posted: May 25 2007 at 04:47 |
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-music is like pornography...
sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more...
-sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue...
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The Whistler
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Posted: May 25 2007 at 04:56 |
With a name like Dragonforce? How?!?
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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Dean
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Posted: May 25 2007 at 05:51 |
I didn't like them when they were called DragonHeart either
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The Whistler
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Posted: May 25 2007 at 05:53 |
Well, at least they're not called Dragonslave...althought that would be pretty metal.
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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coleio
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Posted: May 26 2007 at 12:09 |
zzzzzz
Half the guitarists mentioned here I would consider rubbish, wow you can play fast... big deal it sounds rubbish and generic.
Creativity is far better, so take your Batio's, Malmsteens and Gilberts and hope they don't inflict more musical pain ever again
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Eat heartily at breakfast, for tonight, we dine in Hell!!
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: May 26 2007 at 12:16 |
coleio wrote:
zzzzzz
Half the guitarists mentioned here I would consider rubbish, wow you can play fast... big deal it sounds rubbish and generic.
Creativity is far better, so take your Batio's, Malmsteens and Gilberts and hope they don't inflict more musical pain ever again
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this may be true, but has nothing to do with the fact that the thread's about speedy guitar solos
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coleio
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Posted: May 26 2007 at 17:58 |
Okay then I'll help you along with it.
I DONT LIKE POINTLESS FAST GUITAR SOLOS *thumbs up yeh?*
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Eat heartily at breakfast, for tonight, we dine in Hell!!
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Dylanshreds1
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Posted: May 29 2007 at 09:54 |
Playing fast is not pointless. It is a way for a technical guitarist to showcase their abilities on a level that other guitarists can't. There are some speedy players who do boring things like shred nonstop: (Yngwie, Michael Angelo Batio, etc.) But there are also amazing guitar players who shred simply because they can. They're not showing off, they are adding a level of musical ability that others can't reach and it is not okay to judge someone's (or a group of people's) playing just because you don't understand, or are jealous.
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DT MAN!!
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