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| Re: More Comedy [message #69558 is a reply to message #69557] |
Tue, 20 June 2006 15:52   |
Aaron Allen
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I caught the spelling goof, too.... but I am at the other end of the
spectrum. I appreciate the skill, the melody and the hours he had to have
put in to get there for both. I know, for example, that not only does he
flame the neck, but in unison and in harmony with their equally skilled
keyboard player. Yeah, dude is reeeeal proficient, but also has melody.
Hey, it's prog rock.... if he was Johnny Marr, no one would watch/care.
AA
"Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote in message
news:449875ea$1@linux...
> He's the guitarist for Dream Theater and pretty well known in the Prog
> realm. Although he plays very fast at times, he also is very melodic at
> others. I appreciate his technical abilities, but would rather hear
> someone play three notes and make me cry than someone play a million and
> make me smile.
>
> "John Petrucci is better THAN you." I caught that also. My pet peeve is
> "your" and "you're". Hey, your pretty observant Sarah! ;>)
>
> Tony
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> "Sarah" <sarahjane@sarahtonin.com> wrote in message news:44987283@linux...
>> Hahaha. I hadn't even heard of this guy, but I get the idea. Pretty
>> funny. I find the whole idea of trying to play 10,000 notes per second
>> pretty comical. Isn't that more in the realm of sports than music?
>>
>> And I hate to be a language nazi, but it just bothers me that so many
>> people confuse "then" and "than". John Petrucci is better THAN you. :)
>>
>> Commandant Sarah
>>
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>> "Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote in message
>> news:449860cd$1@linux...
>>> Someone really likes to make fun of John Petrucci. He is one of my
>>> personal favorites, but it's still cute stuff.
>>>
>>> http://www.yikers.com/video_john_petrucci_is_better_then_you .html
>>>
>>> Here is another one:
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>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTTHS9hwvU&search=John%2 0Petrucci
>>>
>>> And a third:
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXEiNJN2Ws4&search=John%2 0Petrucci
>>>
>>>
>>>
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| Re: More Comedy [message #69563 is a reply to message #69558] |
Tue, 20 June 2006 20:44 |
Tony Benson
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Oh, don't get me wrong Aaron. I love Petrucci, and Satch, and Vai, and
Morse, etc. and they all play very melodically. I'm in awe of their speed
and would give my right arm to be able to play that fast. Of course, I'd
then have to pick with my teeth, but I digress. ;>) Speed is great and like
I said, I always get a big grin when I hear those guys shred. I guess what
I'm saying is that the nature of playing super fast doesn't lend itself to
relating deep emotion. It feels kind of one dimensional to me. Impressive to
be sure, but the only emotion I feel is awe, and possibly jealousy. Ok,
definitely jealousy!
It's funny though that Sarah mentioned David Gilmour in her next post,
because that's who I was thinking of when I made the "three notes and make
me cry" statement.
Anyway, I just wanted you to know I respect those guys greatly. They just
haven't made me cry yet. =>)
Tony
PS - The G3 in Tokyo DVD with Petrucci is killer. As are they all.
On 6/20/06 5:52 PM, in article 44987afb@linux, "Aaron Allen"
<nospam@not_here.dude> wrote:
> I caught the spelling goof, too.... but I am at the other end of the
> spectrum. I appreciate the skill, the melody and the hours he had to have
> put in to get there for both. I know, for example, that not only does he
> flame the neck, but in unison and in harmony with their equally skilled
> keyboard player. Yeah, dude is reeeeal proficient, but also has melody.
> Hey, it's prog rock.... if he was Johnny Marr, no one would watch/care.
> AA
>
>
> "Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote in message
> news:449875ea$1@linux...
>> He's the guitarist for Dream Theater and pretty well known in the Prog
>> realm. Although he plays very fast at times, he also is very melodic at
>> others. I appreciate his technical abilities, but would rather hear
>> someone play three notes and make me cry than someone play a million and
>> make me smile.
>>
>> "John Petrucci is better THAN you." I caught that also. My pet peeve is
>> "your" and "you're". Hey, your pretty observant Sarah! ;>)
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>
>> "Sarah" <sarahjane@sarahtonin.com> wrote in message news:44987283@linux...
>>> Hahaha. I hadn't even heard of this guy, but I get the idea. Pretty
>>> funny. I find the whole idea of trying to play 10,000 notes per second
>>> pretty comical. Isn't that more in the realm of sports than music?
>>>
>>> And I hate to be a language nazi, but it just bothers me that so many
>>> people confuse "then" and "than". John Petrucci is better THAN you. :)
>>>
>>> Commandant Sarah
>>>
>>>
>>> "Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote in message
>>> news:449860cd$1@linux...
>>>> Someone really likes to make fun of John Petrucci. He is one of my
>>>> personal favorites, but it's still cute stuff.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.yikers.com/video_john_petrucci_is_better_then_you .html
>>>>
>>>> Here is another one:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTTHS9hwvU&search=John%2 0Petrucci
>>>>
>>>> And a third:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXEiNJN2Ws4&search=John%2 0Petrucci
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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| Re: More Comedy [message #69707 is a reply to message #69689] |
Tue, 27 June 2006 04:59 |
chuck duffy
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Anyway... I vaguely remember the 'anti-guitarist' comments, at least I think
I do. I'm 80% sure what he was saying is that he is in no way a guitarists
guitarist, and he knows it.
I think it was about an approach based on doing things in non-intuitive ways,
or doing things in ways other guitarists don't, can't or won't - thus the
anti guitarists.
IMO a lot of his style is based on weirded out rockabilly licks, but hey
that's just me :-)
Also, I can't say enough about his playing on David Byrnes Nothing But Flowers
:-)
Chuck
"Chuck Duffy" <c@c.com> wrote:
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>Well, there's tons more to say, but I figure that his guitar and harp playing
>on The The's Dusk CD speaks volumes :-)
>
>Chuck
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>"Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>He is the self admitted anti-guitarist.... what more doth one say?
>>AA
>>
>>"chuck" <c@c.com> wrote in message news:449a931c$1@linux...
>>>
>>> Hey you guys aren't badmouthing the guitarist Johnny Marr now are you?
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>> "Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>>>Same diff to me bro, hehh.
>>>>AA
>>>>
>>>>"Dubya Mark Wilson" <mark.xspam@avidrecording.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:4498dd54$1@linux...
>>>>> You mean Bill Maher, right?
>>>>> ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> "Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message
>>>>> news:44987afb@linux...
>>>>> .... if he was Johnny Marr, no one would watch/care.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
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| Re: More Comedy [message #69725 is a reply to message #69707] |
Tue, 27 June 2006 15:50 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
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"chuck duffy" <c@c.com> wrote in message news:44a11daf$1@linux...
>
> Anyway... I vaguely remember the 'anti-guitarist' comments, at least I
> think
> I do. I'm 80% sure what he was saying is that he is in no way a
> guitarists
> guitarist, and he knows it.
>
That's pretty much my take on it. As a technical dude there's nothing there.
As a musician I get it. Thus my comment earlier of nothing to see.
> I think it was about an approach based on doing things in non-intuitive
> ways,
> or doing things in ways other guitarists don't, can't or won't - thus the
> anti guitarists. \
We are similar in that way, he and I, ironically. I've moved ahead though
into speed licks and blaze techniques in some ways, however being completely
self taught my methods are not normal, therefore I do things other 'learned'
players wouldn't, and vice versa. Added to that I'm a drummer, and think in
those terms of poly rhythmic and tonal techiniques makes me an off the
normal path player.
>
> IMO a lot of his style is based on weirded out rockabilly licks, but hey
> that's just me :-)
>
> Also, I can't say enough about his playing on David Byrnes Nothing But
> Flowers
Haven't heard it. Obviously, I should give it a run.
> :-)
>
> Chuck
> "Chuck Duffy" <c@c.com> wrote:
>>
>>Well, there's tons more to say, but I figure that his guitar and harp
>>playing
>>on The The's Dusk CD speaks volumes :-)
>>
>>Chuck
>>
>>"Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>>He is the self admitted anti-guitarist.... what more doth one say?
>>>AA
>>>
>>>"chuck" <c@c.com> wrote in message news:449a931c$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>> Hey you guys aren't badmouthing the guitarist Johnny Marr now are you?
>>>>
>>>> Chuck
>>>>
>>>> "Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>>>>Same diff to me bro, hehh.
>>>>>AA
>>>>>
>>>>>"Dubya Mark Wilson" <mark.xspam@avidrecording.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:4498dd54$1@linux...
>>>>>> You mean Bill Maher, right?
>>>>>> ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:44987afb@linux...
>>>>>> .... if he was Johnny Marr, no one would watch/care.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
>>>>>http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
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