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NecronCommander 
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 Posted: August 13 2010 at 15:53 |
Oh God no. The only thing comparable to DT is the technicality of the music.
It's all instrumental stuff but it's all incredibly technical. Lots of polymeters and crazy solos with elements of djent and classical guitar, and intermixed between all that are some soft, melodic, spacey pieces.
Imagine Scale the Summit meets Meshuggah meets 65daysofstatic.
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NecronCommander
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 15:54 |
 Epignosis wrote:
I've never had a single music lesson for anything.
Yes it shows, I know. Piss off.
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It's never too late to start.
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A Person
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 15:54 |
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NecronCommander
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 15:56 |
I just realized today is Friday the 13th.
Or was, for some of you.
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The Monodrone
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 15:57 |
NecronCommander wrote:
Oh God no. The only thing comparable to DT is the technicality of the music.
It's all instrumental stuff but it's all incredibly technical. Lots of polymeters and crazy solos with elements of djent and classical guitar, and intermixed between all that are some soft, melodic, spacey pieces.
Imagine Scale the Summit meets Meshuggah meets 65daysofstatic. |
OK, Good.  .. and classical? Sounds pretty awesome. It has all 5 Star reviews on Amazon (but then again, it's extremely hard to find an album on Amazon under 4 Stars  ).
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The Sleepwalker
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 15:58 |
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Hmmm... what to listen to, Bath or LYBM?
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NecronCommander
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 15:59 |
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I think Bath. It's a little more consistent than LYBM, even if LYBM has some higher highs (and lower lows)
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:02 |
A Person wrote:
Lizzy wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
I've never had a single music lesson for anything.
Yes it shows, I know. Piss off.
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We're waiting for the new album.
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Yes we are.
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Oh, you'll get your new album. Hopefully sooner rather than later this year. 
I do all this myself, so it's real funny how I have to manage my time. I have to work to make the money to produce the album, but I have to actually work on the music itself. So it's a balancing act with respect to time.
Then I go make a damn Gladiators game here...
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:02 |
NecronCommander wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
I've never had a single music lesson for anything.
Yes it shows, I know. Piss off.
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It's never too late to start. |
I've taught guitar long enough to know that I'd never want a guitar teacher.
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The Sleepwalker
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:03 |
NecronCommander wrote:
I think Bath. It's a little more consistent than LYBM, even if LYBM has some higher highs (and lower lows) |
Alright Bath it is. I agree about Bath being more consistent, but for me it also has higher highs than LYBM.
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NecronCommander
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:04 |
Epignosis wrote:
NecronCommander wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
I've never had a single music lesson for anything.
Yes it shows, I know. Piss off.
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It's never too late to start. |
I've taught guitar long enough to know that I'd never want a guitar teacher.
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I'd love to try and continue teaching myself but I really need some direction if I ever hope to be good.
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The Monodrone
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:05 |
NecronCommander wrote:
I think Bath. It's a little more consistent than LYBM, even if LYBM has some higher highs (and lower lows) |
LYBM FTW.
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The Monodrone
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:10 |
NecronCommander wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
NecronCommander wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
I've never had a single music lesson for anything.
Yes it shows, I know. Piss off.
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It's never too late to start. |
I've taught guitar long enough to know that I'd never want a guitar teacher.
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I'd love to try and continue teaching myself but I really need some direction if I ever hope to be good. |
I've been playing for about 4 years now... I've never had a teacher, just myself and some internet tips. I'm not bad, but I'm pretty sure that a few lessons could help me out a fair amount. 
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:11 |
NecronCommander wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
NecronCommander wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
I've never had a single music lesson for anything.
Yes it shows, I know. Piss off.
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It's never too late to start. |
I've taught guitar long enough to know that I'd never want a guitar teacher.
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I'd love to try and continue teaching myself but I really need some direction if I ever hope to be good. |
Oh I've got rotten technique on every instrument I play. I'm terrible.
But I like it that way! 
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NecronCommander
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:16 |
Not just technique but musical knowledge too. I'll be taking music theory courses next year so that'll help a bit.
My problem is that I don't really know how I learn or how I improve. I've never seen much help with those guys who give tips on the internet. "Self-help" style has never really done it for me.
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Evolutionary Sleeper
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:19 |
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Mmmm...Scale the Summit, saw them live and they were pretty impressive. I don't think too many people at the concert knew who they were, but they got a better than expected applause from the people after their short set was done.
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The Monodrone
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:21 |
I know what you mean, some people just have to be a little more hands-on. But hey, at least you can say your first guitar lesson (I think) was from Tosin Abasi.
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:21 |
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Without a doubt, there are three things that helped me.
1) Writing music on a given instrument. That "sandbox" level of exploration has defined my style on each respective instrument. For better or for worse, yes, yes, but there it is.
2) Learning how to play challenging pieces of music. Learning Joe Pass and Steve Howe solo pieces have helped me develop brand new techniques on the guitar.
3) Playing with other people. There is this "magical" dynamic that occurs whenever you get together with other musicians and play with them. It helps you work on nearly everything.
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The Monodrone
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:25 |
Epignosis wrote:
Without a doubt, there are three things that helped me.
1) Writing music on a given instrument. That "sandbox" level of exploration has defined my style on each respective instrument. For better or for worse, yes, yes, but there it is.
2) Learning how to play challenging pieces of music. Learning Joe Pass and Steve Howe solo pieces have helped me develop brand new techniques on the guitar.
3) Playing with other people. There is this "magical" dynamic that occurs whenever you get together with other musicians and play with them. It helps you work on nearly everything.
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I agree. Step 3 is very important. I mostly shine when I'm playing with other people versus by myself.
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NecronCommander
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Posted: August 13 2010 at 16:26 |
ptkc123 wrote:
I know what you mean, some people just have to be a little more hands-on.
But hey, at least you can say your first guitar lesson (I think) was from Tosin Abasi.
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No, it definitely was.
And Rob, thanks for the pointers. I've definitely been working on #2 and I've tried playing with other people, but they're all so much better than me that I just hold them back, and it's not like any of my friends like prog anyway...
Oh well. College is in two weeks and there are bound to be some progsters at a university of 50,000.
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