Diesel

69 slayer is hawt. =P~

First off, I'd like to apologize for the spam-ish post. I actually intended on editing it when i got back from the concert that NOM mentioned that I was at, but considering I got back from it past midnight and school starts at 8 the next morning, I went to bed. Forgive me of that. ;) So pretty much my reasoning for the "epic fail" post is that the list in my opinion was very....what's the word....uncreative? Anyone can pick the most popular songs, but that doesn't necessarily make them the "best". A lot of times, a song/solo can become so overplayed and sometimes butchered by bad guitarists trying to emulate the original, that the feeling can be lost. I consider a solo great if people don't try to reproduce it because they know that they will be unable to create the same feelings that the original one expressed. So, let's take a look at the top 10: Yes, I do realize that a lot of what I say will not be agreed upon, but that's the beauty of opinions, right? 1. Stairway to Heaven - Great song, Classic song, Good solo, Good Feeling, but not my #1 by any regards. People try and fail to play this solo all the time. It's also overplayed on the radio. Heck, it's the last slow dance song at my school's dances. (No, seriously, it is) 2. Eruption - The pinnacle of "fast solos" in classic rock. But when you boil it down, it's just a bunch of tapping and "fastness". There isn't a feeling in every note. 3. Freebird - There isn't much to say about this one. It's a beautiful solo that's been played over and over again. It's lost some of the magic that it had when I heard it for the first time. 4. Comfortaly Numb - This is what I'm talking about when I say, "put feeling in every note". David Gilmour created a masterpiece that isn't often covered by your local bar band. This is one solo that I agree with the position on the list. 5. Along The Watchtower - I'm not even going to touch this one. Hendrix is an amazing guitarist, hands down. 6. November Rain - In my opinion, Slash is an overrated guitarist. I'm sorry. I've just never been a fan of his playing. 7. One - Even though Range_This11 noted my signature when estimating how I gain my musical knowledge, believe it or not, I don't even like many of the songs on Guitar Hero. *gasp* NOM can quote me on this. I talk all the time on how some people have narrow minds by only liking songs from Guitar Hero. I can assure you that this is not the case for me. That said, I don't see why One is in the top 10. I've heard much more enjoyable solos from Metallica in other songs. This is also an overused song now because of Guitar Hero. 8. Hotel California - Hmmm...this is a tough one. On one hand it's one of my favorite Eagles songs, but on the other, it just doesn't have a solo worthy of the top 10. Maybe a little further down. 9. Crazy Train - This one is similar to the One situation. One of my favorite Ozzy songs, but not the best solo from them at all. Still a good one, however. 10. Crossroads - I'm not going to say anything about this one because I've never listened to much Clapton before. _______________________ So that's how I feel about the top ten. A lot of good solos, but most of them in the wrong spots. Some of them don't even deserve to be in the top 10 in my opinion. Here are some of the other problems I have with the non-top 10s: 23. Bulls On Parade - Morello is a very gifted guitarists and maybe one of the most creative, but I have trouble considering this a "solo". Yes, his guitar part fills the portion of the song that would be for a solo, and some may argue that it is, but to me it's nothing more than screeching and scratching. 26. Smell Like Teen Spirit - Maybe the best song of our generation, but just not a stellar solo. There are others, but this post is too long as it is. ;) Maybe the "Epic Fail" statement was a bit brash, but there are many portions of this list that I have problems with. And it also was an inside joke between NOM and I. :P Just a couple more comments: anyone notice how there aren't any RHCP? John is a beautiful guitarist that has grown to put a feeling in most/all of the notes in his solos. I think a few of their songs should be on there. In final, I'd like to share a bit from the concert I went to last night. Some of his playing is better than the solos up there. [hide=Indigenous]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3g1J58qcdE&feature=related [/hide] Note: Thanks NOM for defending me while I couldn't post. :thumbup: EDIT: Noticed that my youtube link may not be working. Here's a link if it doesn't load. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3g1J58qcdE&feature=related

Happy Early Anny! :lol: *pokes*

Aww glad you think that! : Thankies!! Already got 51. :o :P :lol: 80 Range!!! And at the new clan wars too!

Nice clue!! Zammy Platelegs are the best thing that I've even gotten as well. Grats on the attack levels and especially the 68 Slayer! : (Just cause I like slayer better :P ) Close to reaching your goal!

:o Grats on "80" Cook! :P :lol: :lol: So, how does it feel to totally pwn 15+ people? :lol:

Thankies! \ Thankies! \ *phew* Glad to hear that. :P Awww...Thankies Grade, lol. _______________________________ Back to Hellhound task. -.- Getting close to 80 range I think.

He thought it was unloaded, perhaps looked down the barrel to make sure it wasn't loaded and either the trigger was pulled to make sure it wasn't loaded or [cabbage] happened? :| That happened to a friend of mine while he was cleaning his painball gun. There was a paintball stuck in the barrel with enough pressure on it to fire right as it was pointed it at his face. He wasn't hurt too bad because it was only a paintball gun, but imagine if it was a regular gun. :shock: I was there when it happened. Scared the [cabbage] out of me at first, but then I laughed my [wagon] off when I found out he was ok. :lol: He had purple paint all over his face and had a black-eye for a little while afterwards.

*whacks with rubber chicken* That's for logging in when I'm not on.

Grade is half sheep? :o Baa!

Lolz, Farming noob.

So I hear you're the noob that spotted me eh? ;) I'll get you eventually!! Btw, I just read that topic for the first time in forever and saw that you spotted me. Kinda late on the reply though. :P

Just read this topic for the first time in a long time and I've been spotted?!?! ;) Haha, I'm out on the hunt now.

Pics or it didn't happen. well how can i get a pik when a) it happened last night and B) as i said it was a fluke coz ive had a go again and i only got 85% =/ One from the setlist showing the score would do. We can estimate the percent from the score. ;)

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A Camera. :twss:

Thanks Bongo. I'll try to figure out what's going on soon. Pics or it didn't happen.

Guitarhero.com continues not to work for me. I have no idea what's up, because it doesn't work on my laptop either. So I guess for now on someone will have to post scores untill I can figure out what's going on. Sorry fellas. Oh, Don't forget to update overall standings as well. (although I doubt anyone is going to catch Saidin :P )

Nice clues! :thumbsup: Keep up the good slayering. :

:o Whoops! Sorry I didn't answer you. Was looking at something else and when I came back, you had logged already. Sorry, lol. Almost 1k posties. : :thumbup:

Grats on full infinity!!! Still kicking myself that I wasn't there. Good luck with 90 attack! I'm sure you'll do fine. :

Woot, 50th task completed. Learned how to craft slayer rings, but don't have 75 crafting. :lol: #-o Next task - 75 Black Dragons

Oh man! I missed it! :cry: cyan: Grats on 99 Fletchering!!! Make me a hawt mage bow pl0x!@!@ -Diesel- : :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Slayer, if you consider that noncombat If you consider slayer combat, then cooking :twss: