Any John Petrucci Fans?
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JP is class (I'm a long term DT fan), but I much prefer Vai. Mind you, I spent a long time in the mid 80s learning his stuff. I was at the Satch concert a couple of months ago where he was supported by Paul Gilbert. Satch was awesome, but Gilbert was technically on another planet. Still, Satch had much more feel to his playing.
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Awsum knowing im not the only person with taste in music! The weird thing is I didnt like them at all when a friend introduced me! But then i started playing guitar, and the day i saw a live performance of theirs on DvD i was hooked! I have yet to meet someone who likes them that isnt a musician... It must be cause you got to develop a taste for that kind of music and the only way to do that is be reasonably good at playing an instrument... I must admit that coding to a dream theater track is the best ever!
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Scorch wrote:
I'm a bass player so I prefer Myung
Surely you should prefer Hamm (gotta love Peanuts), Sheehan or even Geddy Lee.
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:laugh:
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL
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JP is class (I'm a long term DT fan), but I much prefer Vai. Mind you, I spent a long time in the mid 80s learning his stuff. I was at the Satch concert a couple of months ago where he was supported by Paul Gilbert. Satch was awesome, but Gilbert was technically on another planet. Still, Satch had much more feel to his playing.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
mid 80s
i feel like a child here :) i was only born in '88, and most of the other usual's are old enough to be my dad! But its cool cause i can(and have) learn alot from you guys. OT: I started my business classes last week, seems cool :) hope there's some useful stuff in the courses for me when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years. Im doing "Business management" and "Managing business projects" both of which are NCC(your British arent you?) qualifications. After ive finished that those credits together with my programming and hardware courses' credits gets me into the BSc class, degree comes from Cambridge. Raking in those qualifications :cool:
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Awsum knowing im not the only person with taste in music! The weird thing is I didnt like them at all when a friend introduced me! But then i started playing guitar, and the day i saw a live performance of theirs on DvD i was hooked! I have yet to meet someone who likes them that isnt a musician... It must be cause you got to develop a taste for that kind of music and the only way to do that is be reasonably good at playing an instrument... I must admit that coding to a dream theater track is the best ever!
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL
you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)HarveySaayman wrote:
I have yet to meet someone who likes them that isnt a musician
There were loads of bands that I used to love that I couldn't stand once I started to become any good as a guitarist. It seemed that I could hear every sloppy mistake and out of tune note that they produced, and I just couldn't listen to them. If you like G3, listen to Eat 'Em and Smile by Dave Lee Roth. From the opening talking guitar on Yankee Rose to the big band That's Life, this is one of the best albums ever. DLR, Sheehan, Vai and Gregg Bisonette on drums. Damn, but they were smoking. To my mind, the only other albums that shook me as much were Van Halen, Passion and Warfare and Surfing with the Alien (damn Satch and his impossible arpeggios :omg: ).
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
mid 80s
i feel like a child here :) i was only born in '88, and most of the other usual's are old enough to be my dad! But its cool cause i can(and have) learn alot from you guys. OT: I started my business classes last week, seems cool :) hope there's some useful stuff in the courses for me when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years. Im doing "Business management" and "Managing business projects" both of which are NCC(your British arent you?) qualifications. After ive finished that those credits together with my programming and hardware courses' credits gets me into the BSc class, degree comes from Cambridge. Raking in those qualifications :cool:
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL
you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)HarveySaayman wrote:
i was only born in '88, and most of the other usual's are old enough to be my dad
Well - I'm a little bit older than you then. I was playing guitar before you were born - that makes me feel old.
HarveySaayman wrote:
I started my business classes last week
Nice one.
HarveySaayman wrote:
both of which are NCC(your British arent you?)
I certainly am.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
mid 80s
i feel like a child here :) i was only born in '88, and most of the other usual's are old enough to be my dad! But its cool cause i can(and have) learn alot from you guys. OT: I started my business classes last week, seems cool :) hope there's some useful stuff in the courses for me when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years. Im doing "Business management" and "Managing business projects" both of which are NCC(your British arent you?) qualifications. After ive finished that those credits together with my programming and hardware courses' credits gets me into the BSc class, degree comes from Cambridge. Raking in those qualifications :cool:
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL
you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)HarveySaayman wrote:
when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years.
Take it from me, extremely awesome, totally fun, but takes a lot of your time. And its true, whatever Master Pete O'Hanlon tells you is just pearls. He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection.
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HarveySaayman wrote:
I have yet to meet someone who likes them that isnt a musician
There were loads of bands that I used to love that I couldn't stand once I started to become any good as a guitarist. It seemed that I could hear every sloppy mistake and out of tune note that they produced, and I just couldn't listen to them. If you like G3, listen to Eat 'Em and Smile by Dave Lee Roth. From the opening talking guitar on Yankee Rose to the big band That's Life, this is one of the best albums ever. DLR, Sheehan, Vai and Gregg Bisonette on drums. Damn, but they were smoking. To my mind, the only other albums that shook me as much were Van Halen, Passion and Warfare and Surfing with the Alien (damn Satch and his impossible arpeggios :omg: ).
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
arpeggios
haha, yeah! Have you ever had a look at JP's rock discipline? An absolute gem! He covers everything from arpeggios to playing legato(spelling?), gives examples and tells you how to progress that specific skill... Its helped me alot, even just learning how to improve speed and accuracy with a metronome took me that step above the amateurs :)
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL
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Scorch wrote:
I'm a bass player so I prefer Myung
Surely you should prefer Hamm (gotta love Peanuts), Sheehan or even Geddy Lee.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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HarveySaayman wrote:
i was only born in '88, and most of the other usual's are old enough to be my dad
Well - I'm a little bit older than you then. I was playing guitar before you were born - that makes me feel old.
HarveySaayman wrote:
I started my business classes last week
Nice one.
HarveySaayman wrote:
both of which are NCC(your British arent you?)
I certainly am.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
little bit older than you then
Just like everyone else here at CP :laugh:
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HarveySaayman wrote:
when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years.
Take it from me, extremely awesome, totally fun, but takes a lot of your time. And its true, whatever Master Pete O'Hanlon tells you is just pearls. He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection.
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Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection
:laugh: Hmmm. Snortage that inspired.
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HarveySaayman wrote:
when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years.
Take it from me, extremely awesome, totally fun, but takes a lot of your time. And its true, whatever Master Pete O'Hanlon tells you is just pearls. He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection.
Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful
Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
a lot of your time.
ive got all the time in the world :) and enough passion and ambition to make a success of it. I just need to finish my degree and get more experience thats worth the effort.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
arpeggios
haha, yeah! Have you ever had a look at JP's rock discipline? An absolute gem! He covers everything from arpeggios to playing legato(spelling?), gives examples and tells you how to progress that specific skill... Its helped me alot, even just learning how to improve speed and accuracy with a metronome took me that step above the amateurs :)
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL
you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)JP is an amazing technical player. If you like him and you like Yngwie give Vinnie Moore a listen. He's a huge technician, and he can play just about any style.
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection
:laugh: Hmmm. Snortage that inspired.
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:D
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They're all great but I still like Myung's technique more although some of his songs are a bit diffucult to play if you don't have 15 inch fingers. :doh:
I suppose I prefer these guys because they play bass more like a guitarist. So much so for Sheehan that Talas didn't have a guitarist and it still sounded as though they did.
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JP is an amazing technical player. If you like him and you like Yngwie give Vinnie Moore a listen. He's a huge technician, and he can play just about any style.
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thanx, i will
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
a lot of your time.
ive got all the time in the world :) and enough passion and ambition to make a success of it. I just need to finish my degree and get more experience thats worth the effort.
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL
you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)Oh, I wasn't trying to deter you from going solo eventually, far from it! Its the single best thing I've done, it just takes a lot of time thus keeping me from my wife and 5 month old, not to mention CP article writing :)
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Oh, I wasn't trying to deter you from going solo eventually, far from it! Its the single best thing I've done, it just takes a lot of time thus keeping me from my wife and 5 month old, not to mention CP article writing :)
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
it just takes a lot of time
The winner of the understatement of the night award.
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Oh, I wasn't trying to deter you from going solo eventually, far from it! Its the single best thing I've done, it just takes a lot of time thus keeping me from my wife and 5 month old, not to mention CP article writing :)
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i wasnt trying to imply that you did :) sorry if it sounded like that i realize it will be alot of hard work and take most of my time, but im still young so i dont have those kind of commitments yet so it shouldnt be too harsh
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
it just takes a lot of time
The winner of the understatement of the night award.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
The winner of the understatement of the night award.
He's young, I didn't want to terrify him! :laugh:
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i wasnt trying to imply that you did :) sorry if it sounded like that i realize it will be alot of hard work and take most of my time, but im still young so i dont have those kind of commitments yet so it shouldnt be too harsh
Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL
you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)Young. I'm only 8 years your senior! Somehow you made us all feel old... ;)
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