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What I Did Cuz Of What Dominik Did Cuz Of What Ed Did

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OK everyone! Ed issued something fun about bands on Facebook and Dominik brought it over to the school for us to put in the bands which has for each question. I thought it would be fun to do with guitarists! Let's have some fun :)


GUITARIST I HATE: Angel Vivaldi
GUITARIST I THINK IS OVERRATED: Nita Strauss
GUITARIST I THINK IS UNDERAPPRECIATED: Glenn Tipton
GUITARIST I LOVE: Joe Perry
GUITARIST I CAN LISTEN TO OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN: Papa G!
GUITARIST THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC: Jewel
GUITARIST THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: Master Shredder!!
GUITARIST THAT SURPRISED ME: Li-Sa X
GUILTY PLEASURE GUITARIST: CC Deville
GUITARIST I SHOULD HAVE SEEN BY NOW: Slash. Met him. Haven't seen him play.
GREAT GUITARIST TO SEE: Al Pitrelli

Don't repeat guitarists!! Let's see your responses! 😃
 

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GUITARIST I HATE: Joe Bonamassa
GUITARIST I THINK IS OVERRATED: Yngwie Malmsteen
GUITARIST I THINK IS UNDERAPPRECIATED: John Mayer(you wouldn't believe the faces you get when you say he's one of the greats)
GUITARIST I LOVE: PG
GUITARIST I CAN LISTEN TO OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN: George Harrison
GUITARIST THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC: John Frusciante
GUITARIST THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: Syn
GUITARIST THAT SURPRISED ME: Paul McCartney/John Lennon(George only plays on within you without you in Sgt pepper)
GUILTY PLEASURE GUITARIST: perhaps We Sheeran
GUITARIST I SHOULD HAVE SEEN BY NOW: Eric Clapton(don't get me started on that one)
GREAT GUITARIST TO SEE: Slash

I actually having to leave out people is hard. Couldn't find a place for Django 😅
 
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    GUITARIST I HATE: Jimmy Page. I know. I'm sorry.
    GUITARIST I THINK IS OVERRATED: Joe Bonamassa
    GUITARIST I THINK IS UNDERAPPRECIATED: Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch
    GUITARIST I LOVE: Dave Murray and Adrian Smith
    GUITARIST I CAN LISTEN TO OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN: Syn
    GUITARIST THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH GUITAR: Mark Knopfler
    GUITARIST THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: Nuno Bettencourt
    GUITARIST THAT SURPRISED ME: Andy Timmons. Knew him from Danger Danger (80s hair band), but his phrasing and depth on solo stuff blew me away
    GUILTY PLEASURE GUITARIST: Steve Stevens
    GUITARIST I SHOULD HAVE SEEN BY NOW: Papa Fuckin Gates
    GREAT GUITARIST TO SEE: Steve Vai. A 3 hour instrumental show and I was never bored.
     
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    Yeah, KK is a different sort of player, he loves that whole whammy, dive-bomb thing. I do quite enjoy his solo on Victim of Changes though.

    I put KK in the same category as Janick from Maiden - great rhythm player, great songwriter for the band, not an enjoyable lead player. I'll have to cue up Victim to listen again. Maybe after this conference call.
     
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    GUITARIST I HATE: Anyone who thinks being a pro makes them above anyone else.
    GUITARIST I THINK IS OVERRATED: Guys from slipknot, love them and all though.
    GUITARIST I THINK IS UNDERAPPRECIATED: Richard Kruspe
    GUITARIST I LOVE: Jason Richardson
    GUITARIST I CAN LISTEN TO OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN: Papa g
    GUITARIST THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC: Matt heafy
    GUITARIST THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: The haners
    GUITARIST THAT SURPRISED ME: Jacky vincent
    GUILTY PLEASURE GUITARIST: bb king
     
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    GUITARIST I HATE: That asshole that plays for Rage.
    GUITARIST I THINK IS OVERRATED: Slash
    GUITARIST I THINK IS UNDERAPPRECIATED: Synster Gates
    GUITARIST I LOVE: Glenn and KK
    GUITARIST I CAN LISTEN TO OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN: Ace Frehley
    GUITARIST THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC: Tony Iommi
    GUITARIST THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: Tony Iommi
    GUITARIST THAT SURPRISED ME: Chad Kroeger
    GUILTY PLEASURE GUITARIST: The guy from Firehouse
    GUITARIST I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LIVE TO: Synster Gates

    But my OG Guitar Hero!

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    I'm so incredibly happy to see some mutual love for the boys of priest! I personally like K k's lead playing but that's just because it sounds so the shrapnel and blistering even if it's sloppy lol! He just has a mad pick attack
     
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    GUITARIST I HATE: Yngwie Malmsteen. He's a great technically skilled guitarist but a lot of the songs sound incredibly repetitive to me besides him just being a big asshole to a lot of people over the years.
    GUITARIST I THINK IS OVERRATED: Angus Young
    GUITARIST I THINK IS UNDERAPPRECIATED: Chuck Schuldiner
    GUITARIST I LOVE: Joe Duplantier
    GUITARIST I CAN LISTEN TO OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN: Mark Morton
    GUITARIST THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC: Syn
    GUITARIST THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: Richie Faulkner/Glen Tipton
    GUITARIST THAT SURPRISED ME: Jason Richardson
    GUILTY PLEASURE GUITARIST: Joe Maphis
    GUITARIST I SHOULD HAVE SEEN BY NOW: Kirk Hammet
    GREAT GUITARIST TO SEE LIVE: Gary Holt!
    This was hard man! A few of the guitarists I listed could easily fill up multiple spots and each spot could hold a few other guitarists too!
     
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    Guitarist I hate: Yngwie Malmsteen, he’s a great player, I just don’t like him as a person 😂

    Guitarist I think is overrated: slash

    Guitarist I think is under appreciated: Wes Borland

    Guitarist I love: Alexi Laiho

    Guitarist I can listen to over again and again: Dave Murray

    Guitarist that made me fall in love with music: Billie joe Armstrong

    Guitarist that changed my life: syn gates and papa gates

    Guitarist that surprised me: Herman li

    Guilty pleasure guitarist: Tom Delonge

    Guitarist I should have seen by now: zakk wylde, my dad saw him at heavy Montreal in 2016 but alterbridge was on at around the same time so I saw them instead:LOL:

    Great guitarist to see: syn gates and zacky vengeance. They are beyond amazing live!! I know you said don’t repeat but I had to :LOL:
     
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    GUITARIST I HATE: Again can't think of any player I hate in particular, but anyone who's an asshole and thinks they're "all that".
    GUITARIST I THINK IS OVERRATED: Kurt Cobain. Make no mistake, I love him and respect him greatly as a songwriter, but he is included in several "greatest guitar players of all time" lists when the guy himself joked about the fact that he couldn't play guitar.
    GUITARIST I THINK IS UNDERAPPRECIATED: Papa Gates
    GUITARIST I LOVE: Slash
    GUITARIST I CAN LISTEN TO OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN: Karl Vento
    GUITARIST THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC: Jimmy Page
    GUITARIST THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: Mark Smith & The Haners (😂 sounds like a band, all 3 of them teachers)
    GUITARIST THAT SURPRISED ME: Fatoumata Diawara (african female guitarist check her out! For real!)
    GUILTY PLEASURE GUITARIST: Kyle Gas (Tenacious D)
    GUITARIST I SHOULD HAVE SEEN BY NOW: Justin Hawkins (The Darkness)
    GREAT GUITARIST TO SEE: Synyster Gates
     
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    Guitarist I hate: Yngwie Malmsteen

    Guitarist I think is overrated: Slash

    Guitarist I think is under appreciated: gary moore

    Guitarist I love: synyster gates

    Guitarist I can listen to over again and again: marty friedman

    Guitarist that made me fall in love with music: kirk hammett

    Guitarist that changed my life: synyster gates

    Guitarist that surprised me: Jason richardson

    Guilty pleasure guitarist: kurt cobain

    Guitarist I should have seen by now: jason richardson

    Great guitarist to see: kirk hammett
     
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    Lol! A lot of people could fit that description :ROFLMAO: , seems like Yngwie is unpopular on this thread. I actually have no idea what he's like, I've never really gotten into his music.
    I think he has like 3 ok/great songs but most of the other ones sound like a 15 year old who just learned the harmonic minor scale and realize he/she/it can play fast 'hey mom look at me'*plays the harmonic minor scale up and down really fast*
     
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    Yngwie revolutionized a genre and created what was a hugely popular sub-genre in the process (neoclassical). There are NO two ways about it. He was about as influential to a generation of guitar players as Vai, Van Halen, Syn, or anyone else you could name.

    However, our friend the Swedish Meatball DEFINITELY has an unchecked ego and severe attitude problems. I do remember seeing him once at a mid-size club as part of a bill with other artists. Early to mid 90s, maybe? I don't remember who he was opening for. Might have been Dream Theater? I really can't remember, but it was APPROPRIATE that he was on the bill, so similar enough music.

    Anyway, about the middle of his set, the stage goes dark and an acoustic on a stand is brought out. He starts playing. People started cheering. He STOPPED playing and yelled at the audience to SHUT UP AND PAY ATTENTION TO HIM, and he would not start playing again until the crowd was sufficiently quiet.

    That really should be all that needs to be said about him.
     

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    Yngwie revolutionized a genre and created what was a hugely popular sub-genre in the process (neoclassical). There are NO two ways about it. He was about as influential to a generation of guitar players as Vai, Van Halen, Syn, or anyone else you could name.
    Exactly! He's incredibly talented and definitely had a key part in revolutionizing guitar back in the day while helping lead the pack in the creation and early days of Neoclassical music. But goddamn can he be an ass. Especially when he starts going into a fit.