Mick Maverik

fair point. but becker is still composing great music today, despite his condition. i would say i like friedmans use of scales better though, there are very few guitarists who play like him, so id say friedman was more unique. as far as technical guitar playing though, becker was more innovative. there isnt 1 'shred' guitarist today that hasnt learned from beckers playing.

Both were amazing in their own right, and they made one of the best Guitar duos ever. Cacophony anyone?

lol, already have it! becker was a bit better technicaly, but his composition skills are always overlooked. thats why i prefer him.

See I don't agree? I much prefer Dragon's Kiss to Perpetual Burn. And his later compositions like Perspective, which although are fantastic, I still think Marty one-ups him again with Scenes and Introduction.

pretty much all of it.. i love freidman. not as much as becker but he is an amzing guitarist. totaly agree with you about his phrasing. id much rather listen to his work than the shred stuff.

Nah. Becker had the edge technically (just), but Friedman is more original and as I've said his phrasing is more unique. I do like Becker though, real shame about him developing ALS so young.

P.S. Wanna buy my Perpetual Burn CD? haha (or is that a stupid Q, as you prolly have it already)

i would, lot of musician also.. although its not popular musica, so it wasnt everyones bag. shame that he died in 2003. its not all like that..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uv_aQherlk&mode=related&search=

Yeah that one was better. Still a bit weedly weedly for my tastes, but not bad. The only intrumental Guitar music I really dig is Marty Friedman's solo stuff. The man has a gift. You heard much?

Shawn Lane. pisses all over 'shredders'.

Michael Angelo Batio shouldnt be in anyones list.

That's some insane playing, but who would actually want to listen to that?

I think "what's your 5 favourite guitarists" would have been a better title, I can see a massive slagging match on the brink here haha. My faves:

Marty Friedman (ex - Megadeth) - His phrasing is very tasteful

Mick Mars (Motley Crue) - Straight up Rock N' Roll prestige

Angus Young (AC/DC) - Legend, low tech, yet amazing!

Slash (ex - Guns N' Roses / Velvet Revolver) - See Mick Mars

Keith Nelson (BuckCherry) - Riff machine

Edit: OMFG I can't believe I forgot about one of my very favourite players, Angus Young!!!! So Tracii Guns will be moved out of the top 5 (he'd make my top 10 though) and duely replaced by the boy Angus!

or is this a bit shameful?

"fund a tour!!!! please!

Hey u guys!! We're celebrating our 10,000 friends mark buy setting up an "fund a tour" campaign, if every one of our friends just donates just 1 to our cause we can buy a bigger bus and have a proper tour getting round to all of the venues you guys wanna see us at up and down the UK and even over in europe and the states!!

please send a 1 coin or a cheque for one pound to:

My mind's weapon

flat 4/2

200 elliot street

Glasgow

G3 8EX

Larger donations will be much appreciated."

It is a bit, but I'd do it too - so I can't comment haha

There's a clip on the myspace page. But it's basically good time Rock N' Roll ala' the Crue, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver etc etc

Dragstrip Ragdolls currently need a frontman / woman to complete the existing line-up. We have original materil written, with gigs and contacts waiting. If interested at all, drop me a PM, drop a message by our myspace, or email to: Dragstrip Ragdolls Email

Cheers, Andy

Myspace: Dragstrip Ragdolls Myspace

I have a rare mint copy of this CD. I don't listen to it very often, anyone want to make me an offer?

Andy

The G3 version wasn't half as bad as I expected after all the above comments. I don't quite see how it was just a wank fest? If you knew anything about Vai or Satch, you'd realise that this was pretty mild for them. Malmsteen was guilty of over endulging, but overall, it wasn't anything that bad?

I might be up for this. Playing Guitar & Bass 5 years. PM me

~Andy

Then why shouldn't the husbands do the same? If it was some kind of arrangement to keep their relationship "sacred" in some kind of way then why does the man not conceil himself? I assure you that onlooking women are just as capable as onlooking men when it comes to glaring at a member of the opposite sex.

I semi-agree with Jack Straw's comments. I do believe there is a lot of negative press against Muslims. The endless stream of biast statistics aren't helping. Eg: See the huge advert campaign recently run by Channel 4 "Two thirds of Muslims in the UK think insulting Islam should be punishable by death" etc etc. The press coverage is swung into an area where the majority of the UK public won't be able to relate to the opposite side and I think THAT is the issue. There's a void where there should be coverage of what is the pro-side of being a Muslim. I doubt many members of the public even know what the religion is about and will probably remain uneducated for the immediate future. Ignorance is a huge issue. If a concept is alien then naturally there will be uproar. People dislike change.

My only issue with the Muslim religion (within my limited knowledge of it) is the extreme - and I really highlight that it's only in extreme examples - examples of repression towards women.

Agree with the above 100%

I believe everyone has a right to practice their beliefs, but I also think there is a time and place for it. Dress as you like in your free-time, but I believe in the work place uniformity is the way to go. I do however believe that wearing a veil only promotes your own isolation and discrimination from society.

I personally don't like Veils, for a couple of reasons.

1) I think they are a symbol of oppression. The veil isn't actually an integral part of the Islamic faith, but rather something introduced to keep women in their place. It promotes inequality. If you go with the idea that the veil is a symbol of fidelity, then why do Islamic men not wear them?

2) When you put something between your face and another person's, it creates a barrier. I don't care what anyone says, this is fact. Facial expressions are how we intrepret much of our social interactions. Taking that away creates an uneasiness.

~Andy

we need a singer:up:

haha well done dude

*Bump* P.S. Did I mention we're ace?

Andy

I thought you had a singer?

Although a lovely bloke, he didn't work out.

*Bump*

That's a very good point! But I think you're stereotyping neds there.......

Seriously though, no, I don't think I have ever seen a ned with glasses. Perhaps a glasses wearer would be rejected by other neds on account of being a "speccy fucking bam" so would need to seek another social group to belong to.

I've seen a couple of neds wearing glasses actually. Hope that clears that myth up.

Andy

Lies! 80

I thought it was 90? Have they always been 80? Ah either way, it went for 35, so I think that was a fair enough deal either way.

Andy

The newie is an absolute blinder. They were The Banger Sisters t'other as well. Josh Todd recieved a blow job.

Oh god she didn't did she....?

and again....

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