What gripes me

[Justin]

When you play a song, the people who always say thats not how (fill in any name) plays it...

Who:

A) Don't even play guitar at all...or

B) Play but can't play anything that even resembles a complete song because they are to hung up on "note for note" copying.

Wow that felt good.

later. Justin

[Rachael]

I hate those hypocrit's, They try to make you feel bad, just to make themselves feel better.

[Zeppelin_Maniac]

You're not alone, Justin. I meet them all the time. An annoying bunch, they are.

I was thinking of them when I wrote this:
http://www.nextlevelguitar.com/aforum/showthread.php?t=207

It was my way of saying I don't care how so-and-so played it. This is how I play it. Now move along.

[bobthecow]

there is no such thing as a direct copy. Nobody can sound exactly like David Gilmore. The guy from Australian Pink Floyd is close, but still not exact. And he has been mimicing Gilmore for over 15 years.

[nlsstar]

here's another...you hard work on a song you like... you feel good about ...you got it nailed....happy days...then someone say...oh..yea...Blank Blank song...that's an easy song to learn...or yea that's one you learn when your just starting!!!...ugrrrrrrrr!!!!!:mad: I love the song Ironman...but i'd never play it around people cause that is one song that definately draws that response....
Mitch

[james]

^ lol well thats because its easy and he's probably played it out by now. thats just a guy thats afraid that someone is better than him and im sure hes the one telling u to play free bird when he knows he cant do it himself. if someone says something, offer them the guitar, and just say "why dont u show me something"

[Jstickley]

Dimebag once said, "It doesnt matter what you play, Rip it up and make it your own"

Words to live by

Jesse

[Blewbyou]

This makes me laugh when people say that because there are a number of different ways to play a song in a number of different degrees of dificulty. You can take a song learn the chords, embelishments, and solos and someone can walk up and say oh that's an easy song and all they know is how to play it using power chords, but they know how to play the song. Too funny.

[Harley]

here's another...you hard work on a song you like... you feel good about ...you got it nailed....happy days...then someone say...oh..yea...
or the lead singer says,
"Oh...by the way...where gonna start do these songs in different keys."

[bcrich]

My reply to that is "If you think you can play it better or even play it at all here's my guitar lets see you"! I have had a lot of people say that to me over the years too and it is always the same, they have never picked up a guitar in their life but feel it is necessary to criticize the person who is trying!

[bcrich]

here's another...you hard work on a song you like... you feel good about ...you got it nailed....happy days...then someone say...oh..yea...Blank Blank song...that's an easy song to learn...or yea that's one you learn when your just starting!!!...ugrrrrrrrr!!!!!:mad: I love the song Ironman...but i'd never play it around people cause that is one song that definately draws that response....
Mitch

LOL exactly just like Smoke on the Water, That has to be alomost everyones first song, then Stairway To Heaven.lol

[swanson47]

Yeah, I feel you all! If I want to hear so-n-so play a solo I'll put their CD in and listen to it. When I play something I try to put my own feeling into it - and that's what playing guitar is all about - Being CREATIVE.