zen and Slansh i see it all the time , some kids with chops , but work out to never being above the level of trained monkey ....not that i am above a monkey myself.. but its more about arpeggio's and sweeping than actual melodies

mama M:I,m 40 this June 24!!! argh

JLees fav morn brecky program eh oh i,ll mail y a happy pic l8r

Cube:From a substance viewpoint i find most instrumental guitar boring, i mean if your goin t let your chops rip at least bring something original technically t the table, furthermore song structures are looked on as secondary t the guitar solo....thats insane ffs thats where the heart of the work is but peeps rehash old solo ideas concepts spat out over rushed put together drums bass n keys backing, it just all makes for a very dull day

did yer man get that solo o mine stuck in the right place btw goin for a listen t yer track now bro...back laters

Do the Stu - Well, it's good to hear you're very passionate about journalism. That's always important I think. Sorry to hear you may be shifting offices. that's a bummer. Hopefully gas prices will not go back up. That could put a real dent in your concert budget!! lol. I often wonder where I would be if I had stuck with it. Can't complain though...things have turned out pretty good. I certainly never have regrets...just learn, grow and move on. I still have that journalism instinct however. I ask TONS of questions and research everything to death! Guess you're just born with that stuff.

So am I the only person who finds it funny that this site has more than 100,000 members, but a troll is able to come here and take the username "JSatrian" because, well, no one else thought it was one worth having? ;-)

Cube:ok n cool new track, loooove the new solo tone tis wicked

Not talking about technical creativity, but technics... I always thought that the technical ability was more a question of work & obstinacy than anything else.

But composition is a question of creative imagination. Back to the ground, with what you get inside you, naked.

Lot of guitar players wear technics as people wear clothes. You love some clothes, hate some others.. but what does happen when the clothes fall.. nothing at all.

Zen:were saying same thing again in diff ways but thought i,d throw the concept in of creative technique as well

The way i see it is hard work alone doesnt accommodate the pioneering work such as Frank Gambales economy picking, Stanley Jordans eight finger tapping etc imo is from the same place as composition even if the pendulum sways heavy towards satisfying the ego, i find that kind of vision worthy of applause because its given a quality to music that previously didnt exist

You dont need great technique t write great music infact y dont need t play an instrument at all if you can write & score for orchestra

Further thoughts....take away the solo instrument in any great classical work & it stands on its own.The great composers new this was of paramount importance

anyway time t feed the lil guy n work some more midi parts cya