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highpriestess wrote:m'kay, i just gotta say it... some of you poeple seem to way over-analyze things seemingly more for "smartie pants" reasons then for what you actually like or dislike. Pull your heads out of your butts and try and have a real conversation that consists of mor than just rying to one up the next guy or show off what you THINK you know.

This is what ran me away from the Rhoads messages boards back in the late 90's early 2000's. Some topics seem more like competitions than discussions.

anyway... also... in *my* opinion Vinnie Vincet is CRAP. The Vinnie Vincent Invasion was a JOKE to me.

this is the part where i get banned, right?
Bleh. Like I said: Vinnie first to get the honor to use the Rhoads model, as opposed to someone who buys used custom jobs. Better sig models (despite Carvin AND Jackson never filing any registrations for his guitar), and better music, in my opinion. I give it another 10-15 years, and people will go "Eh, why is this guy screaming like a cat is clawing at his throat to be unearthed from his esophagus? =S" Also, guitarist to guitarist, Vinnie's got better note choice, and does something interesting whereas Alexi is pretty linear.

As the ol' Friedman says, "Some believe you cannot deviate from a scale, but I believe that you HAVE to deviate from the scale in order to write something interesting". That's just my two cents; I really didn't think your opinion of Vinnie was necessary.
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because it goes against yours?

I'm not going to sit here and rattle off an entire music theory class lecture to you, i'll leave that to all of you who'd rather experience music on paper rather than with the ears... i've been around the block, i've listened to all of Vinnie Vincent's stuff and i've never been impressed.

If I said he ruled, would you have a problem with the necessisty of my opinion? Didn't think so.

*shakes head*

anyway - you guys carry on teaching your little online guitar classes. Me? i'm going to listen to music and either i like what i HEAR or i don't, i have no desire to pick apart something on a techinical level that someone else is doing, ESPECIALLY when they're rock stars and I'M NOT. lol.

FYI - it's OKAY to like a guitar player outside of the 1980 - 1990 decade, ya know. No wonder we are a dying breed.... no self-preservation at all.

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All I know is the project "Vinnie Vincent's Invasion" sucked shitty ass! Vincent's technical skill was rendered irrelevant due to the fact that the whole album (I'm talking his first VV's Invasion debut, I never listened to any of his shit since) was nothing more than shit, somehow made audible! IMO, it was harmonically offensive to even try and listen to, I remember that part about it vividly!
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Alexi Laiho is incredible. Im really starting to get into Children Of Bodom, they kick major ass.
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RhoadsFan wrote:Alexi Laiho is incredible. Im really starting to get into Children Of Bodom, they kick major ass.
Ditto! I really dig the totally metal riffage he creates for CoB's rythyms and their intricacies.
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highpriestess wrote: anyway - you guys carry on teaching your little online guitar classes. Me? i'm going to listen to music and either i like what i HEAR or i don't, i have no desire to pick apart something on a techinical level that someone else is doing, ESPECIALLY when they're rock stars and I'M NOT. lol.
Your earlier comments sounded reasonable (aside from claiming we think we know something), but this comment was ridiculous, in my opinion.

Many of us are guitar players and, as such, like to discuss music and guitar playing from a technical and theoretical point of view. Anything wrong with that? No. You don't like to pick things apart on a technical level, but some of us do enjoy that.

As for someone being a "rock star" and members of this board not being "rock stars", what does that have to do with anything? Many guitar players have tremendous talent but choose to play for their own enjoyment rather than looking to be a "star".

Sorry for the rant, but your comment hit a nerve.
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first off - my comment about vinnie vincent was just a laod of crap to make a point. I unedrstand that some of youplay guitar...and tech talk is cool... BUT - what i cannot stand is how SOME guitar players will sit and pick apart others. Personally, i think that EVERY musician has something to offer to the universal vibration (music). Just because someone isn't your cup of tea doesn't make them any less credible as a musician. Until you're the god of guitars, who are you total smack about ANYONE'S musical contribution to the world (not YOU directly, but You in the general sense)?!?!?

I think any REAL TRUE musician appreciates all music.

And secondly, you are full of crap, Paul. I've read most of your posts on this entire forum and from what i can see, it seems to be a trend with you to be the dissenting opinion on almost every subject. Why so much negativity all the time? Why dissent just for the sake of dissenting?!?!

How bout a simple "that dude's not my cup o tea" ?!?!? i don't see tech talk, i see a bunch of smartie pants all trying to be king smartie pants of eachother. Each guy's assessment must "one up" the guy's before him. It's retarded. I cannot BELIEVE that no one else can see this.

I'm gonna leave you all with a quote from my friend Dimebag "I just love the guitar... when i hear someone playing and they suck... i don't even hear the suckage... it's all beautiful to me."
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I can see it to. however, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and Paul is just expressing his. I love that Dimebag quote though; now theres a true musician speaking!
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highpriestess wrote: How bout a simple "that dude's not my cup o tea" ?!?!? i don't see tech talk, i see a bunch of smartie pants all trying to be king smartie pants of eachother. Each guy's assessment must "one up" the guy's before him. It's retarded. I cannot BELIEVE that no one else can see this.
I'm being honest when i say this... i think all guitar players, to some extent, are show offs its as simple as that. When i heard someone suggest that years ago i didnt really listen, but i've come to realize its very true. Even I, being a very private/withdrawn person, have to admit that theres a little part of me that wants to get up on stage and own all.

As a result the world of guitar playing is very competitive. When i was still in college i somehow gained a rep for being a good axeman (which im far from). Its was nice and all, but then i had to put up with people challengeing me to (and i quote) "a shred off" (LMAO :lol: )

You're "its not my cup of tea" advice is spot on. unfortunatly theory is just that, a collection of ideas, we all have our own opinions beuty to one person is atonal crap to another.

i think ill shut up now because i really dont know what im on about, think i need to go to bed :) ...
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highpriestess wrote: And secondly, you are full of crap, Paul. I've read most of your posts on this entire forum and from what i can see, it seems to be a trend with you to be the dissenting opinion on almost every subject. Why so much negativity all the time? Why dissent just for the sake of dissenting?!?!

How bout a simple "that dude's not my cup o tea" ?!?!? i don't see tech talk, i see a bunch of smartie pants all trying to be king smartie pants of eachother. Each guy's assessment must "one up" the guy's before him. It's retarded. I cannot BELIEVE that no one else can see this.

Hmmm... negative?

Paul Wolfe wrote: He's a good player (I hate using the term "great" for everyone) and a good songwriter, but, to me, he's nothing special. In the '80's there were loads of talented guitar players/songwriters, so my opinion of young guys today is tainted.

I'd like to see him break him out of the death/black metal genre and show off his songwriting talent in a more mainstream environment - just to see if he could do it.

My very first post in this thread and what did I say? He's good.

I said I don't like the poser look he has, because, in my opinion, he looks just like every poser kid I see at Guitar Center. Is that negative? Or is it a simple observation and a statement of opinion?

I also asked for suggestions about which songs to listen to in an effort to appreciate his playing more.

You however, "High Priestess" talked down to all the guitar players here. To that I took offense.

If you have anything else to say, I'd appreciate if we could converse via PM.
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I hope we can all agree to disagree. No need to throw sand in each other's vaginas over something this silly.
I've never heard of Vinnie Vincent, but he's certainly got more money than me. As does Alexi! As do all the professional guitar players, including the ones I think are lame, do.
I can appreciate that they learn the instrument...seeing as lots of dumb kids would rather just learn Guitar Hero.
Anyway, let's all be friends. 8)
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NicDots wrote:I hope we can all agree to disagree. No need to throw sand in each other's vaginas over something this silly.
I've never heard of Vinnie Vincent, but he's certainly got more money than me. As does Alexi! As do all the professional guitar players, including the ones I think are lame, do.
I can appreciate that they learn the instrument...seeing as lots of dumb kids would rather just learn Guitar Hero.
Anyway, let's all be friends. 8)
Well said man. Screw guitar hero. And I'm sorry if spouting my opinion was insulting enough to encite such a snappy response.
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I'm sure no one here is crying into a bottle of Jack over what was said here. :wink:
People are passionate about music and especially about the music (musicians particularly) they love. If anyone said anything about John Williams or Julian Bream and I was there to witness it...God help them! :lol: But everyone's heart is in the right place, that's for sure.
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Cry into a bottle of Jack? That'd water it down!
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True...and that would be sacrilege.
What about crying with a bottle of Jack in the immediate area?
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