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I wasn't going to chime in, but I have to agree. I have a buddy who's a huge Vai fan, and I just don't get it. I heard a great Queen-esque guitar solo on the radio a few months ago, and I went off on a rant on the lack of that sort of thing in modern music. When I ended with the question "what ever happened to guitar solos anyway?" my wife responded without a second thought: "guitar players." And she was probably right... as much as I hate to admit it (being a guitar-solo nut myself). There's just been too much "wankery," and not enough "soul." Too much Vai, not enough Vaughan. I think a lot of musicians make the music about the musician rather than the other way around. Obviously, I can't ever make a blanket statement about any artist being that way, but when I catch that self-important vibe in a tune--be it prog rock or hip hop--it just makes me want to turn the thing off. As far as Hiromi goes, the part I enjoyed was the smiling interaction between the musicians at the end. No way I could listen to that stuff all the time, but I have to respect the precision, and I'm blown away that they could have fun doing that! --Josh > As someone who's favorite guitarist is Adrain Belew, I > think lack of chops has nothing to do with the demise > of "chops." It's lack of interest for wankery. An > old friend of mine used to play me Steve Vai albums > and, while impressed by his technical prowess, I found > the music to be totally uninspired and lacking > anything that might be considered "soul." I can't put > my finger on why it felt so flat... There was not a > single technical fault to the music, but it may as > well have been created by a robot. (not the cool > killer kind that turns on it's unsuspecting master > after developing sentience and emotion) > > Now, I know a lot of you probably like Steve Vai and > other's in the guitar wank genre and I'm happy you do > and I'd fight for your right to listen and play that > music. However, for my money I'd trade the ability to > convey emotion in your music over the ability to > cleanly play 32nd notes at 160 bpm. I've got the > entire King Crimson catalog on my iPod, but there's > still room for The White Stripes on there too. While > I'm at it, have you ever listened to how sloppy The > Jimi Hendrix Experience is? I love every moment of > it. > > Mark Sottilaro > > --- Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Fortunately, Dragon Force is here to bring back >> chops: >> >> > http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZuodOsIE7cg&search=dragon%20force >> >> >> >> >> On 6/21/06, Richard Sales <richard@glasswing.com> >> wrote: >> first incarnation with Mike Beck on drums/creative >> percussion. >> > >> > And yes! The anti chop movement has been >> devastating to music. The >> > sanctification of The Garage has been cataclysmic. >> But some nights, >> > when I''m off, I'm really grateful for it! >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > >