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You know who can play really well? Yngwie Malmsteen. You know who still sucks even though he's an awesome guitar player? ...yeah - Yngwie Malmsteen. And go ahead and toss Satch and Vai in there too. They use their formidable talents to write bullshit. Being able to shred on guitar doesn't mean a whole lot.
Yngwie cheats. He uses scalloped guitars meaning he barely has to apply any pressure to get the note he wants. Those guitars are more difficult to play to a point but once you figure out how to you can fly like the wind. Blackmore used the same guitar but actually wrote riffs. He doesn't do the insane Yngwie stuff but he is pretty incredible yet people thing he's not as good as Yngwie. Satch and Vai are BORING! Being able to shred is cool but unless you can actually write music it's meaningless.
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Just because you can write a six minute long guitar solo doesn't mean you should. This is the problem Yngwie and company share and is the reason they all suck. Being able to shred like a beast is no substitue for being able to actually structure a song.
Thankfully CC didn't play ay 6 minute solos. More like the standard .30 to a min like just about everyone else minus people like Yngwie.
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there's a keyboard in there somewhere? I was half asleep when I posted that so I wasn't paying much attention.
All the drums and backing tracks. I've seen guys do this schtick before. So fast and so boring at the same time! It's very rare that my favorite songs are written by very technically minded players. There's a lesson in there somewhere...
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There's a theory we subscibe to in Australia called the K.I.S.S theory. It means Keep It Simple, Stupid. Whilst that isn't applicable to everything it's certainly the case here. Often times less is more. I only stumbled across that dude by accident whilst searching for proper flamenco tracks anyway.

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Re: Bands you "should like" but don't

Neh. I liked the Breeding Death EP but not the followup two albums' date=' and just gave 'em a miss after that. If there's something good I'm missing out on, or an album someone would recommend in particular, I'm happy to check it out.[/quote'] Breeding Death was pretty good, and I agree that Resurrection Through Carnage was a step down. However, I think Nightmares Made Flesh is great, they broke free from the traditional Swedeath mold with something more original and brutal. Peter's vocals are top notch, some of the best in his career, and Blakkheim's melodies shine through better than on any of their other albums. The Fathomless Mastery was another step down for me though, it just feels like it's trying too hard to be something it's not. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Dream Theatre I suppose. I like prog but these dudes bore the hell out of me. Honestly I've given them several chances and they have the same effect every time. Is there something I'm missing or is that just what they are?
What, you mean bloodless, impersonal wanking over trite song structures with unfathomably cheesy vocals? Yeah... Sounds like it's just you. :D
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Heh. I could never do that. Mindless chugging is against my nature. Even mindful chugging is something I've moved away from. I'm cool with bands who acknowledge their influences, and really own them, and go on to do something different with them. Some of them become originators in their own right. I don't like the guys who just follow the blueprint. Bands like Textures, or in other genres - Swarm Of The Lotus, Baroness... I don't know, to me they all seem like kids carrying around skateboards when they can't actually ride. Or those dudes that pose with a big fish somebody else caught.

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I've never been the biggest fan of King Diamond or Mercyful Fate. Lots of people like them, that's fine, but I did try several times to listen to them and I just never picked up the habit. It's funny, because I do listen to black metal, which adopted a lot of the stage style from artists like King Diamond. Nothing personal, just not my cup of tea.

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Bands like Textures' date=' or in other genres - Swarm Of The Lotus, Baroness... I don't know, to me they all seem like kids carrying around skateboards when they can't actually ride.[/quote'] Yeah. That's another one I just can't get into. Baroness. I tried many times and it's not sticking, much to the dismay of my peers.
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There seems to be a consensus that a female fronted metal band must automatically be good. Baroness are not a quality band and I really don't get how they can be worshipped to this degree just for doing something countless other bands before them have probably done better.

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