She didn't say Malmsteen faked it. She said the guy on the video faked playing by merely miming the movements of playing guitar while Malmsteen played in the background on television.
I don't see a TV in the vid. And, seeing how I know 4 different ways to play that song, he's hitting all the correct frets.
Elliott ---- shred music is something that must be understood. There's an emotional level only tapped into if you've played the music. When you play it, you literally feel it through you're fingers. You're whole body surges with this intense adrenaline rush. First time I heard malmsteen, I was amazed, but at the same time, I was saying "wtf?!" it's mindless blabber. Playing it is like learning a new language. Each note, each bend, has it's own expression, and speaks to you as a vocalist says something to provoke an emotion.
Why not listen to orchestral music? I do. Way to keep your mind open and fresh, Elliott. I'm a shred head, and shred heads, are the only ones who respect all
music. What can actually be defined as music, happens to be what we enjoy. How many times do I have to tell you that I listen to orchestras? alicia keys? yes please. Techno, bulgarian wedding music, you name it, I live it, I enjoy it. Why limit yourself to one genre when so many genre's have so much to offer. Punk and emo have little to offer. There are mulitple genres that offer that same feel, 10 times over. I'm fluent in violin, viola, cello, and bass. Is that a major achievement, no. Learn the tuning and you know the instrument. Why do I choose guitar do you ask? MORE. There's more you can do with 7-8 strings, and 24 frets, than you can do with 4-5 strings and limited notes pers string on an orchestral instrument. There's more techniques, more tones, more chords, more combinations that can be done on a guitar. Guitars are limitless. SHRED, music, incorporates a lot of orchestral background music to it.
If you don't want to take the time to understand shred/virtuoso/instrumentals, don't. But, at the same time, don't say it's useless. That's like saying German is useless because I don't speak it.
oh yeah, and that vid... I think that might be Shawn Lane. He was a big guy nearing the end of his life, and played Vigier guitars... that's a vigier... big guy... speaking of people who really know how to speak with a guitar, Shawn Lane...
