woody-89
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If you like it, you like it. If you don't like it, you don't like it. Whats the problem?! Whether you think somethings great or you think it's shit is your personal preference, not fact.
It's rediculous to say that shredding isn't 'musical'. Whilst it not be as pleasant for you to listen to as an individual, then that's fair enough. I, for example, am not particularly fond of jazz guitar playing, but I can appreciate that it is technically incredibly demanding, and that these guys have spent a long long time getting to that level of playing. I wouldn't say it was bad music, just that I don't enjoy it.
Same goes for 'shredders', surely you must be able to at least acknowledge the fact that these guys are technically very good, and clearly just have different tastes to what they want to play from other people. If it doesn't interest you, then fair enough, but there's no need to dismiss it as not being music. Vai, for example, has taken ideas from all over the world, many different musical cultures and contexts, and has included many of these ideas into a lot of his playing. Not everyone's cup of tea, I know it's not mine, but still, he is undoubtedly a very innovative musician.
But where does simply fast playing turn into shredding?? I'd definately consider Eric Johnson a 'shredder', but I personally feel that he has produced some of the most emotional and MUSICAL pieces I've ever heard.
There doesn't seem any reason to suggest why slow playing should be 'better' than fast playing, or vice versa, but I do believe that both have their place.
It's rediculous to say that shredding isn't 'musical'. Whilst it not be as pleasant for you to listen to as an individual, then that's fair enough. I, for example, am not particularly fond of jazz guitar playing, but I can appreciate that it is technically incredibly demanding, and that these guys have spent a long long time getting to that level of playing. I wouldn't say it was bad music, just that I don't enjoy it.
Same goes for 'shredders', surely you must be able to at least acknowledge the fact that these guys are technically very good, and clearly just have different tastes to what they want to play from other people. If it doesn't interest you, then fair enough, but there's no need to dismiss it as not being music. Vai, for example, has taken ideas from all over the world, many different musical cultures and contexts, and has included many of these ideas into a lot of his playing. Not everyone's cup of tea, I know it's not mine, but still, he is undoubtedly a very innovative musician.
But where does simply fast playing turn into shredding?? I'd definately consider Eric Johnson a 'shredder', but I personally feel that he has produced some of the most emotional and MUSICAL pieces I've ever heard.
There doesn't seem any reason to suggest why slow playing should be 'better' than fast playing, or vice versa, but I do believe that both have their place.
