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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2014 8:59:20 GMT -5
How do you feel about shredding? Does it require technique? I mean in the style of an Eddie Van Halen album or Uli Jon Roth's work in The Scorpions or even with Alvin Lee or Ritchie Blackmore? Is the skill as great as that of - say - Chet Atkins, Elmore James, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, or even Django Reinhardt? I say no!
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Post by dadfad on Jun 30, 2014 11:41:09 GMT -5
Jim said... "I say no!"
I agree with you, Jim.
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Post by earleg on Jun 30, 2014 22:48:50 GMT -5
I guess the "skill" is there but not sure of the rest. A lot of fast notes
doesn't necessary = good music. I've seen and heard hefty jazz players take a
great tune and overload it with techniques to the point where it doesn't
sound very appealing. Same thing with blues and country shredding but
done with taste and not too much excess can sound fine.
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Post by Admin on Jul 7, 2014 7:05:56 GMT -5
One thing I learned a long time ago, when you're playing (especially flatpicking), it's not about the speed, it's about the feeling and technique. Sometimes you have to slow down to get it right!
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Post by Pistol Pete on Jul 14, 2014 16:05:46 GMT -5
Most of the metal guitarists I know come from a classical background and have technical abilities way beyond anything I could ever hope for.
There's a sub genre called 'tech-metal' which is focused on producing especially complex & difficult pieces in the death metal idiom.
Clearly clever and talented musicians work hard to be able to do this stuff, which doesn't change the fact that none of it is remotely my cup of tea!
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Post by musicman on Jul 15, 2014 9:32:19 GMT -5
Most of the metal guitarists I know come from a classical background and have technical abilities way beyond anything I could ever hope for. There's a sub genre called 'tech-metal' which is focused on producing especially complex & difficult pieces in the death metal idiom. Clearly clever and talented musicians work hard to be able to do this stuff, which doesn't change the fact that none of it is remotely my cup of tea! With all the distortion, wah, and drums behind them, who can tell they are shredding anyway. I agree with you pistolpete. [laughing] |
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