Quote (natesucks @ 19 Nov 2010 22:41)

1. A good musician is someone who not only knows their instrument and the appropriate repertoire very well, but looks to other musicians within the session and plays off of them. They take their moment to shine, but don't self indulge. A good musician is someone who plays their instrument in a way that meshes appropriately with the other musicians they're playing with.

2. I am saying that his music is, well.. music. Yngwie is (for the most part) just a wank-off guitar player who can play a series of notes so fast that they are incomprehensible to the ear. His flamenco playing is almost insulting to traditional spanish guitar music.. he is a total douchebag who only loves himself.  Trying to compare a brilliant songwriter and musical personality to a pretentious, self-indulgent and pompous (musically, as well) "virtuoso" musician is absurd as it is, but in my opinion, Jimi Hendrix is (was) an ultimately better musician than Yngwie will ever be. 

You don't have to agree with me; you're entitled to support crappy "artists".

Quote (Rupsu @ 19 Nov 2010 17:27)

Are you saying that because Hendrix is more popular among mainstream, he is better musician?

Quote (Superchum @ Nov 13 2010 11:16am)

Wrong. 10,000 hours buddy, that's all it takes to reach virtuosity. And not everyone wants to be a virtuoso.

Quote (Rupsu @ Nov 19 2010 08:57pm)

I see your point of view in most parts.

I was surprised how well you got out the #1. I was expecting a lot less sophisticated answer, props for that. After reading your reply i realized you actually didn't write "being a shredder makes you a bad musician"
I've allways hated comparing musicians, but i've also allways hated mocking musicians. I dont see your point in mocking Yngwie just because "he's not your genre."
In this point i assume it to be appropriate to let you know, that i dont like Yngwies music (neither Hendrix's, so im being pretty neutral here). However, it seems like you are not familiar with
the concept of Yngwies music, for you dont (imo) seem to have a very objective point of view in reviewing Yngwie as a person or into his music...
Obviously i cant be sure, but i doubt that you would know him personally. Therefore "he is a total douchebag who only loves himself" is a kind of irrelevant argument.

I'm sligtly drunk, i will be reviewing this topic later. Cheers & peace