JOHN PETRUCCI VS BRIAN MAY

I am With BRIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love May's unique sound but I voted John Petrucci. I love his clinical perfection and his extreme technical abilities.

Flip_Stone wrote: Who is John Petrie? Why are there so many damn polls and comparisons between people?  Why is there such an obsession comparing people or comparing bands?  That's the question that needs to be answered...

anyway....Petrucci

May is a guitar legend! A truly unique talent.

However I vote for the new kid, Petrucci..........he is simply brilliant!

may

Dumb poll

May. He's technically excellent (possibly not quite as good as Petrucci but he doesn't attempt to be as flash so who knows) and he makes far better music. And he's got a degree in astrophysics - all the best people have!

 John is a much more skilled musician and he does not play with boygroups and he doesn't want

 Robbie Williams to join his band.

 Brian writes better music ?

 Well , Bad Religion has much more intelligent songs than Fat Bottomed Girls.

norbert wrote: John is a much more skilled musician and he does not play with boygroups and he doesn't want  Robbie Williams to join his band.  Brian writes better music ?  Well , Bad Religion has much more intelligent songs than Fat Bottomed Girls.

er...

"more skilled" is debatable - different skills, yes.

Who cares about who the musicians want to work with - that doesn't affect their abilities.

Queen/Brian wrote one or two more songs than "Fat Bottomed Girls" - and it's actually more intelligent than you might think.

(Queen were taking the p***, as they so often did - shame some bozos can't spot that. I guess it goes over their heads.).

 

I have to admit that Brian's hair is bad, though - and it's a bit cheap not to use that sixpence to go out and buy a real plectrum.

Edited by Certif1ed

Certif1ed wrote: Queen/Brian wrote one or two more songs than "Fat Bottomed Girls" - and it's actually more intelligent than you might think.

Queen were one of the actually one of the most educated rock bands.  Freddie Mercury had a degree in graphic design, Roger Taylor was a qualified (or almost-qualified) dentist, John Deacon had a BSc in Electronics, and Brian May gave up working on his PhD in Astrophysics to become a professional musician.

(Queen were taking the p***, as they so often did - shame some bozos can't spot that. I guess it goes over their heads.).

I think it's the British sense of humour - you either get it or you don't.

I have to admit that Brian's hair is bad, though - and it's a bit cheap not to use that sixpence to go out and buy a real plectrum.

Since decimalisation (sp?), that sixpence is now worth a lot more than a plectrum.  In fact, he's probably got the most expensive guitar pick on the planet.

Norbert wrote: I got upset about that Robbie Williams -thing, because Brian can't think seriously, that RW  can stand in for Freddy even for one gig.

I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't think Robbie Williams is that bad.  Yes he's a pop singer, but the lyrics aren't always your typical happy pop-type lyrics (and I think he has a hand in writing his songs, unlike many other singers around today).  He knows how to work a crowd, and his voice is the type that could sing more than one type of music.  While he's no Freddie, I don't think he would be that bad a replacement, and people would probably be surprised by the results if they could get over their dislike of the notion.