When I saw steve vai last yr i was blown away and actually got bored hate to say because it started to all sound the same .. Id really love to see Satriani or other mostly guitar format shows someday n hope it doesnt give me the same bored feel.

Any thoughts on mostly guitar shred shows ? sidenot tho when i saw warren cuccurulo that was the hottest shit ever .. miss seein that dude on stage.

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I feel you. I took my family to see Peter Frampton a few years ago, and needless to say he played a lot of guitar.

After it was over I asked my 14-year-old son how he liked it and he said, "It needed more word singing and less guitar playing".

RodeoSchro said:

I feel you. I took my family to see Peter Frampton a few years ago, and needless to say he played a lot of guitar.

After it was over I asked my 14-year-old son how he liked it and he said, "It needed more word singing and less guitar playing".

odd ive seen frampton tons n i never get that way at his gigs .. idk maybe steve vai just wasnt varied enough & his stuff just put me to sleep after awhile idk.Maybe im getn fkn old sheeiit did i say that ..

Virtuoso artists' shows are virtual sausage fests that consist of other guitarists (mainly) or guitar enthusiasts who aspire to be where said guitarist is. That's not a bad thing, per se; its just kinda what the crowds usually consist of. Usually the only women there are a SMALL handful of female guitarists and the girlfriends/wives of audience type #1.

Vai has more flare in his show than Satraini but if you are into guitarists, both are dazzling displays of talent. I'd also recommend Allan Holdsworth and Greg Howe if you can catch them.

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When I think "shredder" guitarists, they generally don't appeal to me.

For the most part, what comes to mind are players with weak compositions that are excuses to play a ton of notes over.

An analogy could be a person that talks incessantly about nothing and never takes a breath, never shuts up.

I'm someone that is a big fan of instrumental music and see a lot of shows where the guitarist is the featured performer.The difference being is that the ones I enjoy play over compositions that are either interesting melodically, haronically, rhythmically if not all three. Their solos are well constructed even though they may employ a lot of notes.


Probably the "Grand-Daddy" of the modern electric guitar style, Allan Holdsworth...

...Norwegian Wood

Greg Howe (w/Gentle Hearts Band)...

...Wonderland In The Sky

Guthrie Govan (w/The Aristocrats)...

...Furtive Jack

Mike Stern (w/Miles Davis)...

...One Phone Call - Pt.2

Wayne Krantz...

...Don't Tell Me

Allen Hinds...

...Waltz for Tina

Shawn Lane (R.I.P.)...

...Tribute


I guess i'm more a fan of modern guitarists that visit some of the "shred" techniques but don't live there.

Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

wouldnt mind seeing andy timmons or joe stump