
ez_willis
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I'm still not sure if I want to learn theory or not. 

That reminds me...Ever see the movie "Vanishing point" 1971...Kowalski and Supersoul on the radio....has some excellent car driving in it....ez_willis said:My last and final myth: This thread will end at some point.
Fletcher said:There was a rule on "Usenet" called "Godwinn's Rule" which was that any thread must end when the word "Hitler" comes up.
Any thread where you've been beating a dead horse for 6 or more pages really [REALLY] should end.
Whaddaya say? Time to give it a portion or what?
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true-eurt said:That reminds me...Ever see the movie "Vanishing point" 1971...Kowalski and Supersoul on the radio....has some excellent car driving in it....![]()
mshilarious said:Stravinsky is Picasso, but nicer![]()
Vai could be Paganini, I suppose.
Jillchaw said:Your recordings suck because you suck as a musician. Im sorry. Either realize or suffer.
brendandwyer said:And if you'd like evidence of that check out the top 40
Zed10R said:I ask you these questions because it is becoming more and more appearant to me that you have achived some level mediocrity but are unaware of, or do not care about, the bigger picture. Vai is 10,000 times the musician, in evey sense of the word, than all of AC/DC put together. More expressive, more effective, more articulate, more intelligent, more everything. AC/DC is a toddler who can only paint smiley faces, but they make you feel good in a small way. Vai is Picasso. It just makes no sense to say that the toddler is the better painter because 10 million people bought a smiley face and only 1000 people bought Picasso. What it DOES mean is that a small number of people are move advanced than the masses in their ability to really understand, appreciate, and experience art.
That is, of course, my opinion.![]()
EddieRay said:I think real musicians (real talent, not nessesarily schooled talent) find themselves attracted to theory in some way, and drive themselves to become more accomplished musicians.
Your comments in this thread make it clear that you're not attracted to theory in any way and you measure musical success in terms of units sold.
Say what you will. Here's another old saying: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
EDAN said:Vai is certainly a far "better" guitarist than was/is Page, but come on, Page had more talent in his pinky and it shows, it all comes down to the song, Angus and Jimmy P as well as Eddie and Jimmy H as well as Eric C and Keith R etc etc have something that is far more important. No t sure wha you mean "some level of mediocrity" concering me, you've never heard a thing of mine, but here's where we completely disagree, there is nothing mediocre about ACDC or Led Zep or VH music, yet that word, mediocrity decribes a musician like Vai perfectly, being technically perfect means nothing,QUOTE]
Clapton and Van Halen are GREAT musicians. They are both in a different class beyond Angus and Keith. I'm suprised you even like them. Wait....I see a pattern here....all the examples you give of great music and musicianship are "vintage".....are you one of those guys that thinks music has already achieved it's zenith? Maybe you aren't able to see the steps of progress, let alone take any.
Zed10R said:..all the examples you give of great music and musicianship are "vintage".....
The only exception I can think of to this would be Kiss. I happen to be a fan, but most of the music doesn't hold up to Zep, aerosmith, and all the other stuff from that era that still gets played on classic rock stations.EDAN said:in other words you don't sustain a 20, 30 ,40 year career on luck, on marketing, on hype.
ez_willis said:You'd be hard pressed to prove him wrong, if that is what he's saying.
Farview said:The only exception I can think of to this would be Kiss. I happen to be a fan, but most of the music doesn't hold up to Zep, aerosmith, and all the other stuff from that era that still gets played on classic rock stations.