The Shred Room II (with extra youth)

HughesJB4 wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: moreitsythanyou wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: moreitsythanyou wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Systematic Chaos has grown on me. It's freaking epic. Well 3/8 songs are I used to only like a few, but it's really grown on me. I like them all now. Prophets of War is the best, followed by Ministry of Lost Souls. So I take it you're a Muse fan Ministry is actually the best thing they've done in years in my opinion. I do hear some Muse influence, but it would easily be my favorite Muse song, since it beats anything they've written, IMO. It definitely has a DT edge to it. I do like Muse though. And yes, Ministry is one of the best things they've ever written. It's great! Petrucci is so emotional. Ministry is not bad, but I barely listen to it nowadays. Petrucci is good too, but I honestly always wish they had gotten some other guitar player from the start. Petrucci fits perfectly; I think he's fine. No, I didn't mean it that way. His solos fit the musical context, but I mean, someone who you can tell it's him playing after a few phrases, and Petrucci quite frankly, doesn't sound that unique compared to say, Steve Vai or even Steve Hackett, both those 2 guys have a more easily recognizable and unique playing style. I guess it's harder to see what I'm saying when you don't play guitar though.

Oh, okay, I see what you mean.

Yeah, as a musician I definitely understand that, and I agree; he's not the most unique or easily spottable guitarist out there. Not as outstanding as Vai, Hackett, Belew, Fripp, Frith, or many others, I'd say. Just fits the band and does his part, he never really makes my favorite guitarists list for that reason.

HughesJB4 wrote: Yeah, Petrucci never even makes my top 20 favorite guitarists. I mean, he did influence my playing somewhat, but he is missing something that Hackett, Fripp or Vai to name a few, have.

I agree with you completely there, though I'm not a guitarist.

Portnoy is great too, but I'm not sure where he would go on my favorite drummers list either. Not in the top 10 probably.

Bern wrote: No problem. I'll do the rest sometimes later. I don't think I'll translate cause it'll make you think the album is stupid.

I know it's about messing about at work and random stuff like that.

Bern wrote: James wrote: un rayon (inaudible word here) Sounds like "face" to me. Yeah a bit but he actually says something like Feiss which isn't a french word at all. Face isn't pronunced like that.

I know it isn't but I was using a word I was familiar with.

It's not something like fécés?


Edited by James - January 11 2009 at 20:50

MovingPictures07 wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: Yeah, Petrucci never even makes my top 20 favorite guitarists. I mean, he did influence my playing somewhat, but he is missing something that Hackett, Fripp or Vai to name a few, have. I agree with you completely there, though I'm not a guitarist. Portnoy is great too, but I'm not sure where he would go on my favorite drummers list either. Not in the top 10 probably.

He's good, but I can list about 10 or so guys I reckon leave him in the dust for style and ability.

Kido Natsuki eats Petrucci for breakfast.

Edited by James - January 11 2009 at 20:53

two words:  Dennis Chambers

I have been missing out on the Velvet Underground.. this stuff is great 

Atavachron wrote: two words:  Dennis Chambers

He is fantastic.

moreitsythanyou wrote: I have been missing out on the Velvet Underground.. this stuff is great

Never heard, actually.