Tz falls out of his rocker every time someone enters a flavour incorrectly
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Iâve always had a diverse like in music.
I once dated a thrash metal guitarist. He studied music theory and we had lots of convos over different genres/bands. He hated everything unless it wasnât heavy metal. I knew it wasnât gonna work out when he called David Gilmour basic and simplistic. 
Limiting oneâs self to any one form of music, I think is a damn shame.
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I agree and enjoy listening to a variety of music. Grew up with classical and late 50âs very early 60âs rock and roll because of my brother. My grandmother introduced me to opera. Then as a teenager and through today Iâve enjoyed rock, blues, jazz, some country and bluegrass. Gotta say I am not a fan of rap, but to each their own. I appreciate there are so many ways people can express themselves musically. Variety is the spice of life.
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Fully agreed there, had a huge variety of music when I was growing up. Grandma listened to fats domino, Otis redding and Yannick. Grandpa listened to tex and cash, mother listened to old rock. I consider myself well versed in a lot of music and I guess I just donât get why people dismiss a lot of music, there is something out there for anyone, if you just give the time to discover it
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Thatâs pure blasphemy. As a guitarist I look at music maybe a bit differently than when I was a non-player. I think we develop an âearâ when listening to music that helps peel the layers back a bit more and explore below the surface, if that makes any sense.
Iâm surprised your music theory metalhead had such disdain for Gilmour. But then again he was into Thrash, which to me is nothing more than blazing fast scales and licks minus the feeling and heart. Thereâs a huge difference between being a technical almost robotic fast player versus one that plays with passion and speaks to you through their music. Gilmour is that guy.
BTW⌠perhaps the greatest solo ever recorded is David on the live version of Shine On - Pink Floydâs âPulseâ concert.
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Well said⌠
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@TorturedZen You nailed it with regard to the âlayersâ of music. For me, it is the combination of the notes played and the silence between them that adds to the emotional feel to music. Fast can be a fine sound for some songs, but slow with some silence between notes can be perfect for other songs. As a percussionist, that is why I donât hit every single beat. I want to âkeep timeâ so the others have the tempo, but want to add âspiceâ to each song with the combination of sound and silence.
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Iâll just leave this here⌠
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Indeed. I feel like it is relatable to pretty much everything. I mean I love just shredding until my fingers hurt and I forget to breath, but going back to what I was playing over and laying down something more melodic and leaving some space really takes it to a different level and gives it so much more feeling. The joys of making music
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Stargazing post rock. No words neededâŚ
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âDudeâs beating those drums like they owe him money.â 
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I watch the full video of hear N aid Atleast once a year. It was so cool seeing these guitarist and singers put egos at the door and have fun. Helping others. At the time of this they were all at the top of the charts. Iâd like to see that happen again.
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Anyone who is a fan of Alice In Chains will recognize this song almost immediately. I just found out about this guy Andy Wood. Seeing what he does with the guitar gives me a huge dose of satisfaction!
Andrew Wood - âRoosterâ
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I remember him with more hair.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jUahBnEkIw8&si=Ou_DHNzJCF9SESMS
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âEach rock star checking their egos at the doorâ + âyngwie malmsteenâ is like trying to divide by Zero - does not compute,
though i love the bastard especially live
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Indeed! RIP Layne.
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I grew up in the 80s, the majority of the music I found that makes my core full has been rock and the metal genre. when the Seattle sound broke it didnât punch me. I had a friend that was a lighting guy for anything at our local arena and I would get paid to bring in and out the crates(lowly stuff) and get to eat and stay. One show was my fav at the time. Van Halen and Alice In Chains was the opener. WTF. They hit that core. I had every CD beyond. The song WOULD is excellence from the opening dark bass line and then the Jerryâs guitar riff and then Layneâs eerie lyrics with Jerry backing . Incredible perfection.
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