All Egoists Apply here!
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Topic: All Egoists Apply here!
Posted By: Guests
Subject: All Egoists Apply here!
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:46
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Name one famous musician that you know that you yourself can play better than. For myself, I know I'm a MUCH better bassist and guitarist than Mike Rutherford of Genesis. Also a much better singer than Geddy Lee of Rush. |
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Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:49
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:52
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Billy Joe Armstrong ...considering that I can't play at all ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:53
 ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:53
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I smoke Vinnie Colaiuta in air drumming. Also my free form guitar playing is a lot more free form than David Torn's. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:54
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:57
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hmmmm.... better drummer than Ron Bushy better bassist than Roger Waters better singer than Steve Howe better piano player than ....well my son. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:59
Very bold, sir. Yet not quite so bold... |
The Miracle wrote:
Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:01
| And this is EGO, ladies and gentlemans. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:03
Delusions of grandeur, eh? |
Posted By: Catholic Flame
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:04
And where can I buy your CD? ------------- “Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” ~Jack Kerouac |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:14
I only ever made one album with one of my bands, and it wasn't prog, it was a sort of experimental free jazz-metal-60's pop. Think King Crimson fronted by Roy Orbison, and you'll have an idea of what we sounded like. And we had mediocre songs, but we had great musicians (including yours truly, of course). Burning Squash Junkies was the name of our selff-titled debut. It was released in the mid 80s. I think it was on 8-track. If you find it, feel free to gloat over my wasted career in music. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:15
Why the need to insult my art? Consider: When have you last seen Mr Colaiuta air drum? Well? I hate to flaunt my ability, but after the air drum battle I had with him a few years ago he could only hang his head in shame and decide to stick to hitting things And Mr Torn could only shake his head in disbelief after witnessing the degree of freedom my guitar improvisations attain. No delusions here, only concrete facts.
------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
.Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:17
I concede to your obvious skills then. You are truly an unplugged force to be reckoned with. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:21
'air' drumming is a truly.... underrated art form hahahhah. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Gomurisu
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:22
I must say that I'm a better guitarist than Kurt Cobain. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Phoenix_/?chartstyle=RecordArmMonochrome"> 
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Posted By: Catholic Flame
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:22
That may be the point. You may be a better musician. I can’t argue that. But talent isn't the only thing it takes to make it professionally. Perhaps Rutherford and Lee were more determined to make it than others. ------------- “Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” ~Jack Kerouac |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:30
Rutherford just happened to be in the same band as musicians who were far more talented than him, so "Eehh..." to that. Rush... okay, determination probably had something to do with that, and Lee is a fine instrumentalist. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:33
| Besides, you can't llive in that kind of world forever. At some point in the early nineties I settled down and opened up a bookstore with my beautiful Irish wife and two children. Haven't looked back ever since. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:40
Rutherford was no slouch, watch videos of early 70s Genesis with him switching between bass (with pedals), 6-string and 12-string guitar within the same song ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 14:45
He's diverse, but his actual melody skills with ANY instrument were dismal. P.S. I love long quotes. |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 19:10
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you play better than rutherford in your dreams! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 02:25
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Let's face it, it may sound like bragging, but it's certainly a
possibility ... especially on a site like this, where so many musicians
reside Having said that, as a specialist keyboardist I am way behind any specialist keyboardist I admire ... and that's despite 21 years of playing under my belt ...  As a bassist, I am even further behind any specialist bassist that I admire ... took up the bass about 5 years ago and I think I only have enough ideas for one album before I start repeating myself ...  And as a vocalist, I stink, but I believe I'm ever so slightly better than Lee Jackson of The Nice/Refugee BTW, Manunkind ... I think you should take up underwater keyboards ... you seem to have a real talent there!  ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Pafnutij
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 04:56
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I could smoke anyone on cowbell
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Posted By: pero
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 06:32
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Better drummer than Ray Charles Better singer then John Weathers |
Posted By: paradigm
Date Posted: February 16 2006 at 16:49
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i have recently mastered the art playing the kazoo while also playing a bit ot of free form contrabasoon ------------- 
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: February 16 2006 at 16:55
And I smoke Ed Grimley on triangle. ------------- Pure Brilliance: 
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Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: February 20 2006 at 12:51
Not the guy from Blue Oyster Cult. Anyway, I play guitar better than... no one famous. I play piano better than... no one famous, but if I practiced a lot I might get there. ------------- http://www.soundclick.com/rosescar/ - My music! "THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Gary the Ghoul
Date Posted: March 01 2006 at 16:21
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Johnny Ramone
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Posted By: Deliriumist
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 09:34
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I can play the intro of 'Blood on the Rooftops' much better than Hackett! I mean with he's talent why does it sound so carppy...
Great music Steve - keep on playin' I can also sing better than Steve Howe  |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: March 13 2006 at 16:54
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Am I the only one who found that hilarious ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 13 2006 at 17:27
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I can perfectly imitate Johnny Cash' voice. I think I'm a great vocalist.  I don't know if I can tell that I'm better than anyone because everyone have pretty diverse vocal tastes. On keyboards, I suck compared to my heroes -------------  
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: BigHairyMonster
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 19:30
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Ego? I won't say that I am better than anyone else at my instrument (keyboards), but I could probably give several a run for their money. Well, ok, I could shred Tony Kaye. ------------- Big Hairy Monster's debut CD "View" coming soon! www.bighairymonster.com |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 10:33
I could probably play Bass better than the guys from McFly and Busted ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 13:17
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We are better players than the most of MTV´s artist like simple plan good charlotte and that kind of sh*t ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: bongofury
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 02:33
| I rather like Rutherford's bass playing(this from a drummer). Have you listened to the bass line in No Reply At All? Not prog, but very groovy. Maybe it was a studio cat? I dunno. He's no Squire or Levin, but neither is Whetton.... |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 16 2008 at 18:21
not me ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: April 16 2008 at 18:24
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we're about to experience a bumping of all threads featuring the word "cowbell" somewhere in their bodies o:)
on topic I'm better at composing for the NES console than Koji Kondo ever was. (brave lapi) ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 16 2008 at 18:26
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^ that would be trollish behavior now wouldn't it *good thing I resisted bumping the BOC thread hahahha that was next on the list.. it was a mother beautiful post* ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: arnoldlayne
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 04:58
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Er... I'm a better singer than 90% of singers that have ever been recorded, possibly, ok maybe that's a bit far fetched, but I'm a better singer than most of the rubbish at the moment!
Actually, I've just realised this post is pointless, this thread even...?
Of course some guys are not as good as some who didn't make it. Rutherford is a good example here. He may not be the greatest bassist there ever was, but he made it as a part of a dream team in the classic Genesis line up. Like football, you need star players and team workers for a truly great whole. How many supergroups equal the sum of their parts?
Nick Mason by his own admission ain't the world's best drummer, but can you imagine how horrible the Floyd might have sounded with a more complicated drummer?
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