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Old 11-30-2011, 01:22 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mighty Salami View Post
I'm a bit worried that Sun Lagos Jew Sun Ra will turn up and start blaring about how good Keiji Heino is.

There isn't really anything interesting about playing a million notes a minute, to be honest. If you don't believe me, I'll defy you to point me towards an interesting Dragonforce track. Brian May in my opinion was one of the best for this, he would noodle when the time was appropriate, and the result was some very subtle but engaging sound. Buckethead may well be another for all I know, I haven't found time to check out his better albums you recommended, Blastingas.
I haven't seen the Jew Sun Ra in a while. Maybe he blocked me, I don't know.

I agree, there is nothing interesting about playing that fast. All the notes just start blending in and there's really no distinguishable melody to it. Buckethead is one of those guys. He can shred extremely fast, but he doesnt do it all that often. He's more than just a shredder. His playing is pretty melodic. He has a lot of slow, melodic songs. i certainly put him above Satch and Vai.
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