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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam (Post 498538)

I know what you mean. These people are f*cking idiots. Geez, John Petrucci absolutely SH*TS on Hendrix and Derrick Clapton or whatever his name is. Noobs.

John Petrucci has no soul whatsoever. In very few songs does he actually put passion into. I like Dream Theater (really only Scenes from a Memory) and I am saying this.

Since I've made it very clear that I don't like to use words like "emotion" or "feeling" when it comes to someones musicianship, I prefer to use the word "energy".

And I do think that's one thing Petrucci greatly lacks. He sounds insanely robotic even by metal guitarist standards.

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Originally Posted by boo boo (Post 498487)

Well he's not "better", that wasn't really the point of the list. May has a great sound, though his use overdubbing was a big part of it. Townshend may not be better technically, but he pretty much invented a new approach to playing guitar, using more feedback and distortion than anyone before him and playing power chords more extensively than anyone before him, and his influence is insanely huge.

Fair enough... I can agree to that.

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Originally Posted by the irish front (Post 498534)

why does everyone focus on classical music and oldies or whatever music to be the most experiences in guitar playing? its retarded, people commonly feel that just because a band and its member are old that they have experience.

jesus, have you ever heard of metal?

Because that's who the newer guitarists were influenced by... it's called respect. You can't just go pulling the foundation of rock music out from under the newer guys that you like... the whole thing would collapse.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam (Post 498538)

I know what you mean. These people are f*cking idiots. Geez, John Petrucci absolutely SH*TS on Hendrix and Derrick Clapton or whatever his name is. Noobs.

that's one of the funniest thing's i've ever read. :rofl:

What about Kirk Hammett from Metallica? At least on the first 4 albums...

I'm as a big a Beatles fan you can be, but even I will say that's it's insane to put George Harrison before Keith Richards. The guy even had to bring in old Clapton to play on While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

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Originally Posted by The Monkey (Post 499097)

He didn't HAVE to bring in Clapton, they were best friends, he was playing rhythm guitar and he let Clapton play lead. That has nothing to do with his abillity as a guitarist. Besides, theres nothing about that solo thats really more complex or technically challenging than the majority of Harrisons work, it's just a pentatonic solo and standard blues licks, he's not even playing a lot of notes, he's just using a lot of vibrato and bends to give it a really cool effect. I'm pretty damn sure Harrison could have played it.

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Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword (Post 498584)

John Petrucci has no soul whatsoever. In very few songs does he actually put passion into. I like Dream Theater (really only Scenes from a Memory) and I am saying this.

I couldn't disagree with you any more honestly.

Well, you like Children of Bodom so I don't think your opinion matters at all ;).

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Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword (Post 499156)

Well, you like Children of Bodom so I don't think your opinion matters at all ;).

Not the first time I've heard that, and won't be the last. :p: But in all honestly, I think John Petrucci is one of the most complete guitarists of our time. He's not just a guitarist he's a musician. He knows that knowing when not to play is just as important as when to play. I would honestly use him as a model guitarist when teaching students about discipline and not being a Yngwie Malmsteen show off type.