you are missing my point....
how many amazing guitarists are out there? it doesn't matter how good you are, its combining all the right elements.
if i was a librarian, maybe i'd be interested in Dream Theater and that over-indulged crap. i don't wanna hear Joe Satriani play 8000 notes a minute, i wanna see the entire image and rock star.
put it this way: loser 36yr old men like Satriani
chicks and the youth STILL consider Slash to be cool and a great guitarist
which would u rather have? loser dorks counting how many notes u just played, or hot chicks and mtv/vh1 down with you after all these years...
come on man, there's no excitement if petrucci or however u spell his name, comes out on stage. he probably looks like a school teacher anyway. but if Slash or Bucket walked out, people start to stare and they are hooked. its the WHOLE PACKAGE....its called MARKETABLILITY
i don't wanna hear Opeth and Dream Theater and other long, over-indulged, drawn out solos and the same shit over n over. give me a kick ass rocker with a low-slung les paul who barely knows what scale he's playing!
Gotcha...you prefer style over substance.
Seriously, Satriani isn't loved by "36 year old dorks" who count notes. Yes, he's technically skilled and amazing to watch. His music also kicks ass.
Have you EVER seen Satriani play live? Do yourself a favor and try to get tix to an upcoming show if he's gonna be nearby.
And it's not that I dont' see your point. It's that I think you could make it in a less abrasive, less disrepectful (when referring to some established "guitar gods") way. Do I think Satriani would be a good "fit" with GnR? Probably not, though the current GnR "image" is pretty eclectic, so I wouldn't be positive of that. Do I think he could play the FUCK out of SCOM, NR, and Estranged? Abso fucking lutely.
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