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steveo777 wrote:Man, what a juicy fucking thread. So full of excitement!
What's happened to this place?
RSParker wrote:No Perry
Jon and Neal speaking on the mics
Too much noodling on the guitar
The blonde Yoko hanging in the wings
Neal's digital guitar tone.
Ross with no facial hair.
I have no problem with deen. Prefer smith.
Keyboard tones are weak.
Jon on guitar.
All sizzle, no steak.
Gideon wrote:steveo777 wrote:Man, what a juicy fucking thread. So full of excitement!
What's happened to this place?
Dean passed on, Dan moved on, Don's inactive, and you're trying to play all three at once?
steveo777 wrote:Gideon wrote:steveo777 wrote:Man, what a juicy fucking thread. So full of excitement!
What's happened to this place?
Dean passed on, Dan moved on, Don's inactive, and you're trying to play all three at once?
Sad...just sad, and no I am not. Nobody could replace those guys.
Gideon wrote:45? 33? What significance are these to poor laymen such as I?
ebake02 wrote:Neal's guitar wankfest
ebake02 wrote:Not playing enough of the deeper cuts
Neal's guitar wankfest
Deen looks like he should be on one of those Save the Children posters
Not playing new stuff
ceedj wrote:ebake02 wrote:Neal's guitar wankfest
THIS. I have no real desire to spend money to sit through that. Which is really sad, considering how much he and the band influenced my music and playing style. Of course he can play rings around me and most other players. That doesn't mean he HAS to, with the craptacular delay on everything.
AR wrote:ebake02 wrote:Not playing enough of the deeper cuts
Neal's guitar wankfest
Deen looks like he should be on one of those Save the Children posters
Not playing new stuff
+1
Also they can fucking blow me over their treatment of Steve A. and Jeff.
And Jeremey for that matter.
Aaron wrote:Any vocal pitch corrections (yes this includes taped vocals too)
Playing a half step down for a replacement singer
Every vocal note having vibrato
Neal and Jon going through the motions
Night Ranger kicking Journey's ASS in Indy last yearPandering to the flavor of the week musical taste with detuned guitars on new material (fuck you for that Neal)
Neal being a general douche who is a 57 year old at the maturity level of a 15 year old boy (yes this includes treatment of singers, whore of the week, etc.)
ebake02 wrote:ceedj wrote:ebake02 wrote:Neal's guitar wankfest
THIS. I have no real desire to spend money to sit through that. Which is really sad, considering how much he and the band influenced my music and playing style. Of course he can play rings around me and most other players. That doesn't mean he HAS to, with the craptacular delay on everything.
It drives me crazy, he doesn't have to shred all the fucking time, it kinda sounds like diarrhea. Neal is one the best in the business and for some reason he thinks he has to remind everybody 24/7
Just heard Hardline's "Life's A Bitch", I knew as soon as I heard him, it was Neal, without even being super familiar with the song. That whole solo was a nice simple, repeated melody, that totally fit what the rest of the band is doing. I think there were one, MAYBE two really fast runs, that managed to fit in the context of the song. Jump to the new album (see, I can't even remember the name of it off the top of my head), it's little melody line, blahbity blahbity runrunrun, UGH.
I shouldn't criticize, but damn, this dude was MY GUY for like, 20 some years. I know the music is not for everyone, and found myself defending him a lot growing up, but find me a more complete guitar player from 1974-1996. I like a ton of different people for the same amount of reasons, but to me, Neal during this period (especially post Evolution) did it all, and did it with style. It now comes off as "LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME I CAN SHREDD!!!", and it's just disappointing to this fan.
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