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Original message:861 days 20 hours 43 minutes ago

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I always see whos your fav guitarist. Which Famous guitarist do you despise and why... For me it's buckethead wtf is up with the bucket... I know the myth behind that dousch bag but for real's a kfc bucket???. the bruser mask is enuf...

Reply:861 days 20 hours 13 minutes ago
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The faggots from good charlotte.

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Reply:861 days 19 hours 55 minutes ago
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Reply:389 days 19 hours 29 minutes ago
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yep the guys from good charlotte aren't even that good. but yet, theyre out there....

Reply:861 days 18 hours 1 minutes ago
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Reply:861 days 14 hours 52 minutes ago
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i think dimebag too, i just never got why every one is up in arms about him.

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Reply:856 days 20 hours 6 minutes ago
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I guess you had to be there to really understand, but then again I accept that not everybody liked Dimebag or Pantera for that matter.

People were always up in arms about Nirvana and Kurt Cobain (or is that "no-brain"?) I couldn't stand the guy or his music. The whole "grunge" thing kinda ticked me off immensely. What the hell was so wrong with well-written and well-produced music?!?!?! Why such an angry rebellion against it?? Society these days seems to embrace ignorance over knowledge. WTF?!?!?!

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Reply:842 days 1 hours 58 minutes ago
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hey jg76aires,
you can call nirvana alot of things but saying there songs weren't well written, well, they are beautiful songs, kurt grew up listening to the beatles, his songs were melodic, didnt go on to long and were verse chorus verse, basically pop, he just happened to play them bloody loud, amen to that

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Reply:799 days 15 hours 9 minutes ago
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You can learn something from anyone...even if it is what NOT to do.

Reply:504 days 21 hours 57 minutes ago
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Hey whoa man, no no no. Kurt Cobain was one of the most influential artists of his time. It is because of him that we have many of the artists that we do today. Calling his music simple may be accurate but its that simplicity that gave Nirvana its boost. Nirvana was an amazing band. Their music shaped a generation. You cant call the spokesman of Generation X anything other than one of the greatest artists of all time.
Now that I have that spoken for. I am not too enthusiastic about Dragonforce. Their music seems unrealistic. But hey, if they truly have that speed then great. I dont like them though.

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Reply:396 days 13 hours 37 minutes ago
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Kurt hated being called "the spokesman for Gen X". Not that I'm a huge Kurt fan, but the guy's attitude was one of humility....something I hadn't seen since....clapton (and no I am not comparing Clapton's skills to Kurts).

Clapton hated the "Clapton Is God" thing as much as Kurt hated being called that thing I mentioned above.

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Reply:861 days 14 hours 7 minutes ago
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haha.... wah wah i don't like opinions -1 -1 wah. i love it.

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i like to balance out the universe.

not really a guitarist....but dave grohl is always praised from people that usually have good taste. it irks me

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Reply:298 days 21 minutes ago
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Drave Grohl Is a joke. Kurts rolling in his grave... prob not , he probably dont give a shit ... but i still think everything he does irritates me

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Reply:861 days 6 hours 5 minutes ago
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Buckethead is definitely strange, even some of his music is strange but I think he's a fantastic guitarist. Listening to him without looking, I think he deserves some credit for his abilities, but that's just my opinion. There are a few that I despise for their endorsement practices, just selling their name on products but at the same time appreciate their talents.

I think Neil Young is sloppy in a lot of his guitar playing, not all but some. I know rock-n-roll wasn't meant to be perfect, but his playing sometimes makes my skin crawl. Again, just my opinion. Good topic, this should be interesting.

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Reply:842 days 1 hours 48 minutes ago
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did you know, scientists have proven that buckethead wears a bucket because he is the ugliest sh1t on the planet, people where laughing at him while he was in KFC also, slash should have done the same

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Reply:861 days 4 hours 47 minutes ago
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I don't despise the guy, but I think Eddie Van Halen is vastly overrated. Don't get me wrong though, I acknowledge that he's a talented player, but all the coverage of him these days is just unnecessary.

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Reply:856 days 20 hours 3 minutes ago
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Ditto that one! VH was good in the realm of commercially viable music, but there are guitarists out there who can shred circles around him. Still, EVH has remained a constant influence in the world of rock and metal guitar.

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Reply:861 days 4 hours 32 minutes ago
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I'm showing my age here but I could never stand Yngwie Malmsteen. Yes he may have been the fastest in his day, but he was highly over-rated and if you watch the G3 video he looks worse. All his stuff gets repetitive with the blazing scale runs...he may have impressed people in his day but that stuff's old hat. There's shredders out there now who do it with feeling and don't overuse the scale runs.
I'll jump on the Page wagon with Def here too. I love Zep but Page is NOT the rock god of all time. He IS sloppy. He may have set the bar back then, but the bar's gotten way higher now and his day in the sun is over.

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Reply:858 days 23 hours 3 minutes ago
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Geez, Yngwie Malmsteen is a total prick. One of my friends (who happens to be a musical prodigy) just asked for Yngwie's signature after waiting 3 hours after the concert and Yngwie just completely flicked him off. Yngwie's repetitive harmonic minors and sweeps are annoying after about 30 seconds of listening to him play.
Michael Angelo also annoys me because all he does is play as fast as he can. Alright, so what if your the fastest guitarist in the world, it doesn't make you sound any better than someone like SRV who actually puts his soul into the music.
As for Kurt Cobain, he was seriously over-rated but he knew it and he hated being idolized. So don't blame him.

Reply:861 days 1 hours 56 minutes ago
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I'd say eddie vanhalen just because he's turned into a giant asshole. Van halen has been garbage since roth left/got booted, 5150 was ok but way too commercial everything after that sucks donkey balls.

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Reply:861 days 51 minutes ago
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i find this topic interesting, and funny as hell. my choice is Megadeath's Dave Mustaine, if he even plays guitar any more. i just can't stand him. He is an asshole of the stage, and his music isn't that good. I just can't stand him.

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Reply:856 days 19 hours 55 minutes ago
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Ya know, Dave mustaine to me comes off as this pompus pseudo-intellectual type who is constantly writing about politics. Then he has the balls to compare himself to guys like Dimebag. Dime could have shredded him off the stage any day.

Marty Friedman constantly ran circles around him. In fact Marty's solos almost didn't fit the music in my opinion. I've only been to 2 Megadeth shows and both were when Marty was still with them. After he left I just didn't care about Megadeth anymore.

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Reply:860 days 21 hours 31 minutes ago
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hahahahaha I hate that fag guitarius. Now THERE'S a prick, internet dickehead of the highest magnitude...

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Reply:859 days 16 hours 51 minutes ago
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Kirk Hammet is extremely overrated. He's not that good, and probably only one solo he's done has struck me as really cool, and that's "The Thing That Should Not Be". Ironically, it's probably his least complex solo he did before the band went into their "Gay Phase".

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Reply:859 days 16 hours 19 minutes ago
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Billy Joel "The Douche" armstrong. he makes me want to rip things apart.

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Reply:859 days 15 hours 43 minutes ago
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I can't bring myself to hate a guitarist solely on what he/she plays- hate is a strong word. but, I do hate James Hetfield and Kirk Hammet for being assholes (and I actually do hate their music).

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Reply:859 days 11 hours 46 minutes ago
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I really can't stand that 80's talking heads style... irks the hell out of me

Reply:859 days 10 hours 39 minutes ago
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For tone, I'd have to go with Page. I agree that Led Zeppelin pioneered rock and metal and all that, but seriously...his tone on a lot of their songs is somewhere between an icepick to the eardrum and squealing tires. And he's sloppy at times too.

For technique, It's a toss-up between Kurt Cobain, Billy Joe Armstrong, and Pete Townshend. Definitely not virtuosos (but then again, I guess they never pretended to be...)

For "over-done", I'll have to say Yngwie Malmsteen. Sweeps are cool and all, but why do you need 16,589 in a row during a song?

For "I hate them because I'll never be that good", Paul Gilbert. Geez. The guy is so freakin' awesome every time I see or hear something from him I want to burn my guitars. I usually just end up staying up most of the night trying desperately to get some of his moves under my fingers, only to realize that I'll never in a million years be as good as he is. And he doesn't even use a tremolo!

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Reply:858 days 23 hours 34 minutes ago
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I admit to being irritated somtimes by over-saturation of a guitarist.

For instance-when Dimebag and Pantera were suddenly on every guitar mag/music mag cover, I got sick of seeing Dime's face. It was worse with Munky and Head from Korn...especially when their pics were inescapable.

The one I most despise, though, might be the late Kurt Cobain. Some of it's not his fault...it's not like all the moronic "The Man Who Saved Rock" articles were Kurt's idea-he was DEAD when they came out. Therefore, I know that much of my ire toward him comes from a media determined to paint him as the adorable underdog, then a maryr.

However, the rest comes from my inability to sympathize with anyone selfish enough to off himself when there's a family to take care of, hordes of loving fans, and a severe drug habit when we'd already lost so many incredible musicians to recreational chemicals. I know he had stomach issues. Many people live with a thrive with worse.

What's the point of succeeding in music/art but failing as a person?

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Reply:856 days 2 hours 58 minutes ago
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courtney either offed cobain or paid someone to do it...

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Reply:396 days 14 hours 45 minutes ago
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Succeeding in art/ music but failing as a person...

That's an interesting one there!

Most art IS just that, created by people who failed as people but showed a flash of brilliance. Van Gogh, Jackson Pollack and countless others.

From Guitar, look at Danny Gatton or Roy Buchanan. These are two very tragic figures in the virtuoso field and committed suicide.

Love him or hate him, Kurt Cobain DID set the music world on it's ear and DID create some memorable tunes AND moments in the music world. Most of their lyrics were really quite poetic and wrought in pain and simple arrangements. Those of you who "hate Nirvana" really ought to check out the album BLEACH by Nirvana. Not radio friendly at all. May change your mind.

Reply:858 days 23 hours 25 minutes ago
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After watching "House of Rock" or "Rock of Love" or whatever it's called on VH1 last night, I suppose that Brett Michaels fancies himself a guitarist now. Therefore I will have to add Brett Michaels to the list. This guy makes my blood boil.

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Reply:799 days 2 hours 42 minutes ago
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But America loves reality t.v. LOL. I saw that show once and was the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Think it made me dumber for watching it LOL.

Reply:509 days 14 hours 55 minutes ago
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One of the many reason's I have stopped watching tv.

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Reply:858 days 23 hours 1 minutes ago
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Hmmm hard choice I guess :P I dont know that many of them...

Reply:857 days 20 hours 58 minutes ago
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neil young

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Reply:857 days 15 hours 59 minutes ago
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Ahhh they're all good. They all entertain me, each and every one of them!

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Reply:857 days 14 hours 59 minutes ago
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Reply:842 days 1 hours 54 minutes ago
Member: Joe Chaney

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billie joe is lisa manelli's twin, just never came off drugs

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Reply:857 days 14 hours 31 minutes ago
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I don't really hate any, but there are a few that bug me.

Jeff Beck, because he's a dick.

Zakk Wylde for serious overuse of the pinch harmonic squeal.

Reply:856 days 20 hours 52 minutes ago
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I agree with lots already posted. Malmsteen is hard to look at, neo-classical is overplayed for my taste; Kurt Cobain was listed in top 100 guitarist of some list. I seem to recall a recording that made it to the radio with a terribly bad note at the beginning of his solo. Dont know why he made that list. I think Dimebag was very popular, would drink with anyone, etc.

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Reply:856 days 19 hours 40 minutes ago
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Well, after agreeing and disagreeing with some of the above, here's my list:

Yngwie Malmsteen: I love his stuff, but he does get repetitive rather quickly, and he's also a real a-hole as I understand it.
C.C. DeVille - he was never really that great of a guitar player, and I Poison was the epitome of Glam-Rock to me. I hated that stuff in general.

Kirk Hammett - I love metallica's old stuff, Hate the new stuff, and Kirk is a student of Joe Satriani, but he doesn't show it in his work!!

I suppose it's more the institution of Kurt Cobain rather than the man himself I hate. I just never understood the popularity.

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Reply:816 days 13 hours 34 minutes ago
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We should scrap the whole thread and start a "C.C. Deville is the shittest guitarist in rock history" thread. haha!

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Reply:856 days 15 hours 15 minutes ago
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from what I remember about Kurt Cobain is everyone hated him when he was alive, then he killed himself and everyone started saying how they always loved him and how great he was. I never liked him, some of their stuff was good but to me it was mostly crap. If a 20 year old came to me now saying how great Cobain was I wouldn't really pay much attention because I was in my 20's and had other views on him whereas back then the 20 year old was watching Play School. Same way with me and my dad with The Beatles, he thought they were ok (he was in his 20's then) but most of their stuff was crap yet I think they are Gods.

as for the thread though I don't hate anyone.

hey all I just went through and gave everyone + who had a minus because I don't think anyone should be given a - just because of their opinion

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Reply:856 days 3 hours 32 minutes ago
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Yngwie definitely, he's fast and all...but basically all his songs are the same song. So what if you can play the same arpeggio 52,000 times without tiring out? that doesn't mean shit if there's no soul and creativity in it.

Kurt Cobain also annoys me, for being such a whiny bitch. Then offing himself. Strictly speaking of Kurt Cobain the guitarist, not the lyricist (some of his lyrics are decent), he was awful and sloppy. Doesn't deserve a top 100 guitarist placing if you ask me. He's just far too overrated.

oh noezz, my music is becoming popular, I can't have this happen because I hate anything mainstream. /shotgun

...what a bottle of pussy-sauce.

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Reply:856 days 2 hours 51 minutes ago
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Thats curious.. why do you "hate anything mainstream"? Because its popular, or just by coincidence, your tastes never reflect the majority?

By the way, your response about Cobain was correct.

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Reply:856 days 2 hours 34 minutes ago
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I gotta add Dave Mustaine.

Here's a guy that was an idiot in so many interviews, I barely can listen to his music. He also was a backstabbing moron to Aerosmith in the 90's, hacking on them during a radio interview when Megadeth was opening for 'em on tour. What a drooling hypocrite...when his first kid arrived, he suddenly hates out on everyone for having kids for the wrong reasons.

Oh, except him. His was perfect in every way.

He makes me think of Phil from Pantera; any time either open their mouths to do anything but sing, something stupid is the inevitable result.

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Reply:856 days 1 hours 23 minutes ago
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Can't think of a single guitarist I "despise." The effort it takes to actually "despise" someone is just wasted effort and could be better put to use somewhere else. Besides, if you're making an effort to despise someone or something, it actually means you care about it!

In fact, I have to admire ANY guitarist who's out there making money, period! Whether you like their music, or playing is just an opinion. The fact that some of these guys make money hand over fist with playing that could be better, or in spite of their lousy personalities, is simply a result of fan base. More power to them! They've obviously caught a break that none of us "complainers" have. And, no, it's not just dumb luck. The harder you work, the more you put yourself out there, the better the chance that "dumb luck" will find you. It's not just a matter of being a great guitar player, it's more a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Unfortunately, that place is not practicing in your basement or bedroom. It's out in front of potential fans.

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Reply:856 days 26 minutes ago
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I think this thread is more in the vein of "love to hate" than anything else. I doubt anyone is suggesting they would tell any of these "musicians" that they are despised. Although, I can hardly admire Kurt Cobain for "making it" with such crappy guitar playing and destruction, no less. I respect him for making the living that he so frequently insulted, probably more than he did. Taking his childs' father away was just a selfish cop out, and has nothing to do with guitars or music. I do despise that.

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Reply:855 days 23 hours 58 minutes ago
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I understand that Chris. Funny that most people think the opposite of love is hate, but that's completely wrong! You actually have to CARE to hate. It has to MEAN something to you. If you're going to hate, then you have to have the same fervor as you do when you love. To despise something is much the same as hating it so the same concept applies.

For those who may be wondering: The opposite of love is indifference. Which is where I am on this particular question.

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Reply:855 days 23 hours 30 minutes ago
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Good points as always, xark-O.

What takes me to the "despise" level I guess is the (arrogant?) belief that these people are my peers...I've made some money off my playing, and some off of recording...and I'm grateful for every chance I get to make some part of my living by doing what I love.

When I see yet another gifted musician overdose, I'm angry that the chance was wasted on yet another drug statistic. How many deaths does it take for that lesson to sink in? Ditto fatal alcoholism-that has a similarly obvious celebrity role call, people who were visible enough to drive home the message.

Ironically, I'm torn on Layne Staley...as I understand it, his father was/is a big-time connection, so maybe he never knew anything else.

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Reply:855 days 23 hours 28 minutes ago
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Billy Corgan fuck that bitch

Reply:855 days 23 hours 16 minutes ago
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I never understood why people hate on Yngwie so much.

Sure, he's a total prick, but only because he enjoys what he does. The only thing he's ever known is playing the guitar, so he obviously doesn't know anything about 'holding-back'.

Also, just because the majority of people think his music is boring and repetitive, doesn't make it so. When I think 'mundane shred', I think of Batio. Yngwie's music has lots of emotion and feeling, but of course it won't seem that way to a Blues vet. Almost everything he does is classically based, and just because he slaps on the trademark shred into the music doesn't mean it loses it's feeling.

Sorry, I'm a pretty big Yngwie fan. Can you tell?

As for guitarists I loathe, I can only really think of Herman Li. I used to be a fan before I was introduced to better stuff, (read,Yngwie and Dream Theater) but it really irks me how much attention he is getting.

It's like the mainstream has never seen a good guitarist before.

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Reply:851 days 10 hours 9 minutes ago
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I have to agree with this. I hear a lot of people say that he's "not creative" or "un-emotional" in his playing. My only gripe with him is that he tends to drill on one or 2 techniques until you're bored of it, as I said in my post earlier.

There's no doubt the man is talented, and can play the instrument, and just because he doesn't play "pride and joy" doesn't mean he's "unemotional".

To me, it's much the same as Bach, or Vivaldi...someone who's good at their instrument that makes a living showing people just what they can do with it. And it takes a lot of time, effort, blood, sweat, and tears to create music like that, because you have to constantly push yourself. And if that's not emotional then shoot me.

Another gripe I hear is that people claim he's an arrogant prick. I personally have never met him in person, so I can't judge that. But if it's because he claims to be good at the instrument, well...as my brass professor said back in college..."it ain't braggin' if you can do it." ;)

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Reply:816 days 13 hours 8 minutes ago
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I've always admired Yngwie for his technique alone. His songwriting skills need a lot of work, and unfortunately, after 25 or so years of mediocre songs, I don't think his skills will get any better. As for him being a dick, I don't care about that. That aspect of his personality doesn't come through in his recorded work.

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Reply:855 days 4 hours 6 minutes ago
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@ Chris:

well, I didn't actually state that I hated mainstream music, I was just making a sarcastic comment about Kurt Cobain. But you are correct in your assumption though, it's just that the mainstream doesn't really reflect any of my musical taste. The majority of it is pretty hard to listen to, I mean, MTV or MuchMusic top 20, 30, 50, 100000, whatever, usually ANYTHING on those lists never suits my tastes. Bands like MCR, Good Charlotte, Greenday (although I do like their old stuff), are just getting way too much attention these days. These are guys who have piercings and tatoos, pretending to be all hardcore, and yet they sing about how girls don't like boys, they like boys with money? I mean, if you're going to get a skull tatoo on your shoulder, ease up on the eyeliner a bit, and stop whining about how much the needle is hurting you.

That's my take on mainstream rock these days, it's just not what it used to be...

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Reply:851 days 10 hours 13 minutes ago
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I agree. The music world needs a true, bona-fide badass. Where's GnR when you need them?

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Reply:850 days 21 hours 39 minutes ago
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Im with you on that. I think that singer of Green Day actually tends to sing with an Brittish accent - maybe he is Brittish. I guess some punk (if not all) has really become mainstream these days.

You should try Pandora.com someday if you havent. Its a cool system of feeding you songs based on one song or artist and then allows you to give a thumbs up or thumbs down as you hear songs. A very strange - or not so strange - thing happened to me. As I got along in the process, EVERY song sounded the same, even by different artists. It rates your likes and dislikes by song characteristics - not necessarily genre. I ended up with "gravely voices, semi melodic, riff based". Its true, I like bands like Shinedown, Audioslave, RA, but I didnt really want to hear them exclusively.

Internet radio and Sirius tend to feed me some things I like.

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Reply:853 days 46 minutes ago
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for me its tom delonge. I can respect a guitarist who is not naturally that talented on guitar in the evh conventional, technical sense but find a signature style which is creative and original. (ie most of my favorite goth rock guitarists), but I hate tom delonge. he's not original, he's not talented, and his singing just rips off nofx, only those dudes can kind of play. he is a complete waste of a beautiful stratcastor.

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Reply:851 days 11 hours 56 minutes ago
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Not into despising anything or one, but if we were to say overated? Garry Moore. Just don't get it...must be a generational thing.

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I hate your music and/or band

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Reply:850 days 21 hours 49 minutes ago
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I never really liked most of the Hendrix Era "Imitators" such as Robin Trower with or without group, and Mahogany Rush, e.t.c. Even though Stevie Ray Vaughn "carefully" copied the works and tones of his mentors and hero's he still managed to add something to the mix that I would have bet that those mentors and hero's would have liked.
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"Smooth Jazz". Most of them take the most essential tone shapes of Wes Montgomery they really do absolutely nothing for the music; either jazz or rock.

Reply:395 days 15 hours 22 minutes ago
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funny how as much as I like smooth jazz, I have to agree with you, most of them do little if anything to progress the style.

I think the only real appeal of the style for me is how they remind me of Wes Montgomery...

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Reply:850 days 20 hours 42 minutes ago
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I've never really liked Slash. He's very arrogent and i think is given way too much credit. Yes he's a great guitarist but he doesn't even know some of the most common scales and propper form. I just prefer to listen to more skilled and humble players [in my opinion] like Eric Clapton or B.B. King.

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Reply:717 days 22 hours 6 minutes ago
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yea!!!!!!!!!

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“music is not the meaning of life life is the meaning of music”-Joshuah Pinson

Reply:850 days 20 hours 11 minutes ago
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Ray Toro form my chemical romace he sucks

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Reply:842 days 1 hours 58 minutes ago
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I HATE MCR!!!!
+1 webcred for you!

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Reply:847 days 15 hours 57 minutes ago
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I can't believe that no one mentioned this guy. MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO. man compare to this guy Yngwie is not repetitive at all.....yeah okay still Yngwie is very repetitive but I think Batio is such a joke. 4 X shaped necks...come on dude, what next? invisible neck? playing with your feet?

I love shredding and all those technical stuff but really it gets old so quickly....cuz they try to entertain what I see not what I hear.

Where words fail, music speaks.

Reply:847 days 13 hours 43 minutes ago
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Jack Black (School of Rock)

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Reply:847 days 12 hours 7 minutes ago
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Jack Black kicks ASS. Ever seen "Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny?" That movie is INSANE!
I cant stand My chemical Romance. The guitar always sound out of tune. GET A F*CKING TUNER!

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Reply:847 days 1 minutes ago
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Awesome topic, for me I have always not liked, Eric Clapton, Tommy Emanuel and Dimebag. Frustrating this is I dont even really know why lol, I just do. Mind you I used to worship Hammett and Hetfield, I even talked myself into barley accepting everyhting in the gay phase, ie everything after Master of Puppets. But then I saw that behind the scenes movies with that fag life coach in the pastel cardigan interacting with an equally limp and disgusting un masculine Hammett and Hetfield and I felt like the biggest fool in the world for ever thinking highly of them...fukkers.

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Reply:846 days 23 hours 59 minutes ago
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oh snap, I forgot, I hate Ralph Macchio, gayest guitar boy ever

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Reply:816 days 13 hours 28 minutes ago
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bahahaaaa Ralph Macchio!

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Reply:842 days 1 hours 56 minutes ago
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mick thompson, slipknot can go and f...

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Reply:830 days 17 hours 20 minutes ago
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I think people who think Malmsteen is just a million note machine with no emotion or more other skills needs to listen to more Malmsteen. I would venture to guess they only song by him theyve heard is Blitzkreig or something similar. Listen to Malmsteens other stuff, the stuff with a vocalist. The guy lays down some seriously sweet rhythm work!

His Eclipse albums is one of the best albums I've heard beginning to end. All good songs, great rhythm guitar with his signature solos, and awesome vocals.

Reply:830 days 13 hours 37 minutes ago
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i'd have to say malmsteen and hammett... like shane et al. said, malmsteen isn't a bad player, he just tends to o.d. on one or two techniques till the ears get sore. and hammett's solos all sound the same... is it just me?

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Reply:830 days 7 hours 31 minutes ago
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Despise is such a strong word. I don't despise anyone, but I do get pretty annoyed with so-called virtuosos who do nothing but tweedle around. Yes, I just made that word up. Malmsteen comes to mind, and his legion of followers. Yeah, you can play arpeggios & scales really really fast. Wow, your fingers can do stuff that I'll never ever be able to do. Ok, you're cool. I get it. Now play something that I'd actually like to listen to.

I'd much rather listen to a song that rocks or music that makes me want to move, or sing along with. I'll take sloppy playing over a technical genius any day if the song has emotion and moves me (sorry, but I just love grunge & punk!).

Now in defense of the tweedlers (i love my new word, hehe) if you're technically awesome and play from the heart, I'll hear it. But if you're just a robot with really fast licks, who cares?

And yes, I admit, I haven't listened to a whole lot of Malmsteen...

PS: Yeah, wtf is up with Buckethead? I just don't get it...Oh wait, he's got a BUCKET on his HEAD!!!! weirdo

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Reply:828 days 12 hours 38 minutes ago
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Don't get me wrong, but Eddie Van Halen is overrated IMO. He's talented in all, but people are all "OMG HES THE BEST!!!". The one guitarist that never really got enough praise is Brian May.

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Reply:395 days 16 hours 7 minutes ago
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Brian May is an awesome guitarist...he's also an amazing composer (he doesn't just write songs, he writes little guitar symphonies) ... and that tone... I'd do things too vile to mention on this website if it would get me that tone.

by the way, whoever gave me a -1 about my hendrix comment earlier, I'm guessing you didn't pick up on the fact I actually love jimi, I'm just a little bitter that he overdosed and isn't around to keep evolving.

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Reply:828 days 10 hours ago
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Despise is quite a strong argue...
i actually respect all from the oldies to the newbies, but i grow "tired of" if you will from KIRK HAMMETT... is way overrated and, believe it or not, STEVE VAI... what's that thing with the floor cooling fan to the hair...

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Reply:828 days 9 hours 43 minutes ago
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lol the fan is there for one purpose: stage lights get hot, and it keeps the sweat off of his face and hands, making it easier to see / play the instrument. The hair-blowing is secondary (but a cool effect, if you're into that thing).

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Reply:826 days 2 minutes ago
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ZAKK WYLDE

I can't stand that guy anymore. Being that the thread is your most despised guitarist & not the most overrated or whatever, I'm comfortable naming Zakk as mine. I still love his playing, I still think he rips it apart but by God I despise his image these days.

He used to be a cooler than crap player.....flared jeans, no shirt, train engineers hat....no BS about him. Now he's suuuuuch a try-hard wanna be bad-a$$. All he does is guzzle beer & flip people off. I mean seriously, what gives? What's the point of his whole "I'm so bad, I'm gonna beat your head in" attitude.

Just play your guitar dude. Do what you do best & jettison the loser attitude. You just look like a complete tosser now. Thank Christ you can still play the guitar.

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Reply:823 days 15 hours 22 minutes ago
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Well, I hate to say this, and I am probably going to get alot of crap for it, but I HATE Kirk Hammett. His solos always sound like he is lost. He is one of those guys who get WAY more credit than he desrerves.

Reply:823 days 2 hours 12 minutes ago
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I guess I hate myself for getting such a late start with my guitar. Yeah, I suck! =P

Reply:816 days 13 hours 27 minutes ago
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Jeez you're pretty hard on yourself mate!

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Reply:746 days 21 hours 39 minutes ago
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im an old guy just been playing for a few years. Despise anyone who can play, i think not. just to watch someones fingers go across the fret board puts me in awe cause i suck. but im trying. theres no one i despise.

Reply:823 days 51 minutes ago
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I'll jump on the "I hate Malmsteen" bandwagon. I never saw the importance of being the fastest; I'd rather something like David Gilmour's solo on "Time" from DSOTM than Malmsteen's 14,001 notes to the bar solos. I guess it's all personal preference.

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Reply:822 days 21 hours 30 minutes ago
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Love Led Zeppelin - but they TOTALLY ripped everything they did off of the delta blues!
Hate - any guitarist that blends politics with music! What makes you think I care what you think about the world? Because your famous? So! You're an idiot! BJ Armstrong!
Overrated - Dimebag. Yes, he played really tight rhythm, he could solo pretty well, but Ay yi yi, how can you stand to play in such a hate filled group? Oh..., did I just get political??? I guess, like any artist, when you die (especially tragically) you get 'god' status.
Can't stand and I don't know why - Dave Mustaine (he looks wierd) Slash (tries too hard to be cool) Vai (he's in love with himself).

All that said - I am able to appreciate all the guitarist out there (and the ones I listed), I love music and when I hear something good I just wanna learn how to do it myself. All the negative stuff usually has to do with something other than the music, which is really kind of dumb.
Life's too short.

Off the subject politically incorrect joke:
I took a picture of this huge ferry boat (I'm in the Netherlands right now) and I'm going to have my friend change the name of the boat to read Elton John (you know cause he's a huge ferry (fairy)) I know it's mean, I just thought it was visually funny,
BTW - Elton John is incredibly talented, I don't agree with his lifestyle choice, but man did he write some great songs.

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Reply:817 days 44 minutes ago
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I'd have to say dimebag too...I don't know why, there's just something I never liked about him.

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Reply:817 days 23 minutes ago
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I would have to say the guys from good charolette and zack wylde. I think Zack is overrated.

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Reply:816 days 13 hours 5 minutes ago
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As for guitarists I hate, I agree Cobain sucks. Also, Slash is just horrible. His tone is obnoxious, and Guns n Roses was one of the more overrated bands in the history of rock.

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Reply:763 days 6 hours 12 minutes ago
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dude i dunno how you cud say such a thing cuz they are one of the most creative band in the whole f*ckin world.
slashs style rocks.cmon man listen to there songs carefully again.they have the most amazing riffs and solos.not one solo sounds like a lot of noise.

if even after that u dont understand ,then go shave the little hair on your head cuz ur a friigin barber

Reply:504 days 23 hours 58 minutes ago
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he could say such a thing because it is his *opinion*.

All of the reasons you gave for him not saying those things were your *opinions*.

It's a good thing opinions don't hold water...we'd all be in jail long ago if opinions won court cases.

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Reply:816 days 12 hours 28 minutes ago
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gonna have to go with yngwie

it's kind of a love/hate thing with me since i enjoy listening to and playing neoclassical music, lol

he's very stuck-up and tends to be an all around douche bag, though i disagree slightly when people say he's simply all speed (everyone has their own opinion though)

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Reply:816 days 11 hours 19 minutes ago
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Yea, Yngwie's songs actually have structure...I think simply all speed would fit Batio better...

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Reply:802 days 13 hours 25 minutes ago
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if i have to listen to kirk hammetts wah pedal one more time i am going to..... im going to.... GAH! i dont even know! probably piss and shit myself or something....

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