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Old 06-24-2006, 09:52 PM   #10
Gatsby
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well said closing

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when you have a guitarist who only knows pentatonic scales then you have a guitarist who knows all of their modes. id say the first is a guitarist who likes playing guitar... nothing wrong with that, but i think it doesn't deserve the term musician.
one of my good friends hasnt a clue about music theory.. he plays what feels right and he has written some songs im sure someone who has studied it for years could never write.. ill also add his band have supported some great bands and are currently in talks with labels in the uk - but of course they arent musicians

music is about feeling. not about what you know and what scales are here and there.. far many musicians are caught up on technical ability. I cant stand to hear a guitarist who is playing a song for the sake of technicallity.
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