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Posted: 5/2/2002 5:40:40 PM EDT
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My all time favorite is Jimmy Page.
A few others who don't get much attention are Robert Quine, Billy Duffy, and James Williamson. Some might say Segovia (sp). ARH |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 5:48:12 PM EDT
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned Steve Morse yet. I've seen him do things on a guitar that are just amazing. Also John Petrucci from Dream Theater and Allan Holdsworth.
Bass would be either John Myung from Dream Theater or Victor Wooten from Bela Fleck. Drums for me would be Mike Portnoy, Rod Morgenstein and Neil Peart. |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:01:07 PM EDT
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Quoted: Slayer (!) has 2 lead guitarists, and they are both the best. Slayer is one of my most listened to bands - Nothing can stand up to Reign In Blood!!! |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:03:29 PM EDT
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Quoted: Buckethead Holy Chri$t! No Doubt!!!! He is a great one! |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:06:29 PM EDT
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Quoted: glenn tipton and kk downing of priest are both incredible versitile guitarists on their own but together they are unstoppable. I am a Priest fan, but tell me, you know that Glenn kicks KK's ass! Be honest now - KK is Glen's bitch, that's why Glen started to dominate the serious soloing! Your opinion?[:D] |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:07:51 PM EDT
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Quoted: Jerry Garcia, even his aimless noodling beats all these chest-thumpers hands down. I'll be greatful - when they're DEAD! [:D] j/k |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:12:25 PM EDT
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Quoted: I'd rate Adrian Smith/Dave Murray of Iron Maiden as better than Downing/Tipton from Priest. JMHO, of course (see the above disclaimer.) Finally - an Iron Maiden Fan! I perfer Murray over Smith, to me, Murray is more tasteful. |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:16:06 PM EDT
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When is someone going to say David Gilmour?
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:19:50 PM EDT
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John McLaughlin
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:36:04 PM EDT
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Jimmy Hendrix, Red House, CrossTown Traffic. Nobody has played like him since.. Smooth Rythm.
Edward Van Halen Lots of stuff Stevie Ray Vaughn Jimmy Page HeartBreaker Alex Lifeson: All around good guitarist Billy Gibbs: ZZ, Can you say SWING?? There is just no way I can answer this question. They are all different styles. Ben |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:40:15 PM EDT
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David Gilmour
SRV Buddy Guy Junior Brown Jimmy Page Steve Vai to name a few...... |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:41:11 PM EDT
[#12]
just look at my sigpic
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:48:34 PM EDT
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Quoted: Yngwie J. Malmsteen I agree, Yngwie is awesome. I don't like Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, even though they are awesome players. I'm just not into their style. I also like Chris Impellitterri. |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:49:49 PM EDT
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Alvin Lee! Don't beleive me? Listen to Woodchoppers Ball and you just might agree.....
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:53:43 PM EDT
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Quoted: just look at my sigpic AH YES!! ANGUS KICKS MAJOR ASS!!!!! |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:54:06 PM EDT
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David Gilmour and Sonny Landreth !!!
kid223 |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:58:20 PM EDT
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C'mon guys, most of these are pretty predictable.
Throw a couple of curves. They may not be the most "talented" or be the greatest "shredmasters" but they are great at what they do/did: Steve Jones Angus Young Chuck Berry Keith Richards Billy Duffy Johnny Thunders Greg Ginn Pete Townshend Johnny Winter Scotty Moore |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 6:58:27 PM EDT
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[b][purple][size=6]HENDRIX[/size=6][/purple][/b]
everyone after has learned from him or imitated him [b][red]SRV[/red][/b] is a close second then: Eric Clapton Neil Young Jimmy Page Jeff Beck David Gilmour Eddie VanHalen Joe Satriani Eric Johnson Steve Vai The Edge |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:02:44 PM EDT
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Angus Young??? Hey, I like the guy, but he doesn't stack up with others mentioned on this page. If you can play a D-G-C-A chord progression you can play just about any AC/DC song.
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:03:40 PM EDT
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Quoted: [b][purple][size=6]HENDRIX[/size=6][/purple][/b] [b][red]SRV[/red][/b] is a close second Both of these gentlemen got their gift from the "gods" They are the ONLY ones who were "born" with the "gift" !! |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:09:17 PM EDT
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Quoted: C'mon guys, most of these are pretty predictable. Throw a couple of curves. They may not be the most "talented" or be the greatest "shredmasters" but they are great at what they do/did: Steve Jones Keith Richards Man, anybody who mentions Steve Jones is alright by me. [:)] "Keef" Richards is probably the best rhythm guitarist of all time. Funky tuning and only 5 strings on his Telecaster. Just listen to "Shattered". |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:19:01 PM EDT
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Chet Atkins.
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:21:41 PM EDT
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Hey CR, wanna come over and ride my half pipe? We could crank up the entire SST and Frontier catalogs and get agro!
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:26:36 PM EDT
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Can't pick just one so here goes:
Lead: Randy Rhoads, Ozzy's first guitarist Phil Keaggy John Haggerty, Naked Raygun Greg Ginn, Black Flag David Gilmour, Floyd Bass: Geddy Lee, Rush Steve Harris, Iron Maiden Perry Hardy, The Templars |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:27:51 PM EDT
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Yeah, Green Furniture yer on.
Once a critic said about Greg Ginn, back in the early Black Flag days: "He's either an absolutely brilliant guitarist or he hasn't got a clue as to what he's doing. And I can't tell which." |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:28:08 PM EDT
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Gotta be Joe Satriani.
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:33:51 PM EDT
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[img]http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember/Tribute.Images/rorymov1.gif[/img]
Rory Gallagher and... [img]http://www.zebradisc.com/assets/images/ebbetsfield.cvr.jpg[/img] |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:44:03 PM EDT
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Who's the best? Christ, it's all so subjective. When I was younger, technical prowess alone dictated whether I thought the guy was any good. But now, I've lived a lot, learned more about life and I listen for different things in music now. I have always thought Dave Gregory of XTC to be one of the most well-respected (among guitarists) but most unknown guitar hero of the 80s and 90s. Very tasteful, emotive, all meat, no filler. The right notes for the right occasion, always.
And he has a webpage: [url]www.guitargonauts.com[/url] In other musics? Segovia- all the way. I had a chance to see him when he was on his last tour in 1978, but bec. the rock band I was in had a gig that night, I didn't go. Dumb move. Les Paul- yeah, that guy. More ideas than Einstein, when it came to a pop-jazz guitar style. Steve Cropper- Mr. Tasteful himself. Made Booker T and the MGs and the Sam and Dave records come alive. Eric Clapton on ONE record: The Blues Breakers with John Mayall, featuring Eric Clapton. Hands down, the best thing he ever did. I play it for teens, and they are floored by it, 37 years later. If you've never heard it, get this CD- unbelieveable. Pablo Casals- Bach's Six Suites For Violincello- wow....... oops- not a guitarist- D'OH! |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 7:47:59 PM EDT
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[b]Jaco Pastorius![/b]
An absolute genius on the Fender Jazz Bass. |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 8:00:53 PM EDT
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Quoted: [b]Jaco Pastorius![/b] An absolute genius on the Fender Jazz Bass. I agree- his self-titled solo album, the first thing he ever did, is the BEST thing he ever did. If he had hung up his career after that, and become a high school marching band director [:D], he could have led a long, happy life with the knowledge that at his first turn at bat he had hit one right out of the park. Everything else after that for him musically, and personally, was anti-climactic. And he didn't even need to play fast- he was that good. Somehow, if such a thing were possible, he must have sold his soul to be able to play in such an unearthly manner. To describe him, limits him- one has to hear him, to appreciate him. A modern-day Paganini! A last note: about fifteen years ago or so, a buddy of mine while in NYC got bumped in the shoulder by a shit-caked, foul-talking, drunken street-bum stumbling past him. My friend cursed at him, the guy cursed back, and he walked on. A few streets later, it hit him- that bum was Jaco Pastorius! How the mighty do fall- maybe the devil had handed him the bill already..... |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 8:02:09 PM EDT
[#31]
So many great guitarists out there, my personal favorites are:
Jimi Hendrix Rik Emmett (Triumph) Donald Roeser (BOC) David Gilmour (Floyd) |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 8:09:19 PM EDT
[#32]
Duane Allman.
Just cause no one else has mentioned him. |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 8:33:17 PM EDT
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Quoted: A last note: about fifteen years ago or so, a buddy of mine while in NYC got bumped in the shoulder by a shit-caked, foul-talking, drunken street-bum stumbling past him. My friend cursed at him, the guy cursed back, and he walked on. A few streets later, it hit him- that bum was Jaco Pastorius! How the mighty do fall- maybe the devil had handed him the bill already..... Sadly, the devil handed him the bill early on. Jaco was plagued by mental disorders all of his life. An excellent book on his life is "Jaco : The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius : 'the World's Greatest Bass Player'" by Bill Milkowski. It gives great insight as to the muses and demons that drove him. |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 8:56:47 PM EDT
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To me, it's sorta pointless to be saying one is the all-time best, or A kicks B's ass.
What's most important IMHO is to find someone really distinctive who's got such authority in a style you can hardly let go, and then --- let go and find somone else who adds something special. Stay open to different styles. Some of you fellow SRV fans could pay him more respect by learning to spell his name.[:D] Anyway, anybody who hasn't heard Junior Brown is missing some real guitar work, not to mention a talent for songwriting in the down-home, funny, amd sentimental veins. I wouldn't count anybody as great who doesn't have a real grounding in the blues. I saw Buddy Guy on TV last year, and think the man's bizarre, but so many have mentioned him, I really oughta give him a good listen. Here's what I think is interesting about the responses so far: 1. Not a single Beatle was mentioned. 2. We love the Nuge like a brother, but, eell,I didn't see his name yet. I'm not sure how well I like his music. Bought a couple of his CD's last year, but don't often listen. Is he an acquired taste? 3. There were a few old-timers, but not that any. 4. Does nobody think Doc Watson is a great picker? 5. Hey, who gave us the electric guitar and put it on the map? Well a couple people know. Listen to the man! 6. How many of these guys need to get cleaned up? ***************** Question: (moved to its own thread) |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 9:10:30 PM EDT
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... although there are many, [b]Snorkel_Bob[/b] got it right first.
I see there are quite of few folks that agree. [b]Joe Satriani[/b] Rocked! (... notice the past tense) He played RIGHT in front of me once. MEZMERIZING to say the least. edited to say: Uncle Ted & Gilmore are in the running |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 9:10:46 PM EDT
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[img]http://home.earthlink.net/~thegardenweasel/guitar.jpg[/img]
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Posted: 5/2/2002 9:31:54 PM EDT
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What kind of gear do the players have here?
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Posted: 5/2/2002 11:28:34 PM EDT
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Quoted: [img]http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember/Tribute.Images/rorymov1.gif[/img] Rory Gallagher and... [img]http://www.zebradisc.com/assets/images/ebbetsfield.cvr.jpg[/img] Now here is a person who knows what's up!! |
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Posted: 5/2/2002 11:42:20 PM EDT
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James Taylor
Christopher Cross Jermaine Jackson None others can compare. |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 12:36:48 AM EDT
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there are too many greats to pick just one
theres a lot of great ones listed, but heres a list of people that should be mentioned and are IMO worth checking out. Zakk Wylde -- ozzys current axeman, check out his solo work, black label society, pride n glory Slash -- former GnR, solo albums "slashs snakepit" jimmey thackery --hard rocking bluesman ronnie earl -- strong bluesman, best seen live gary moore -- former thin lizzy, solo blues albums robben ford -- tigerwalk album eric sardinas - blues slide guitar madman jonny lang --for a kid hes got a lot of talent albert king -- RIP, blues legend danny gatton -- RIP, jazz/bluesman, said to be the worlds best unknown blues guitarist theres a ton more i cant think of |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 2:19:24 AM EDT
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soulzer, your 100% right. tipton is the better of the two. but downing is still great, far better than the mere mortals on this list. glenn is just amazing. i have met them both about two months ago at a show and it was greatt oget up close and watch their fingerwork. amazing! nothing to do with their talent, but kk was the nicer of the two after the show. he joked how he would come play at my wedding. good guys. glenn is the entire reason i ever picked up a guitar i nthe first place.
-jay |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 2:48:13 AM EDT
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Here's one you probably never heard of and that has not been mentioned. Considered by his peers (folks like Stevie Ray & Eric C.) to be one of the finest guitarist on the planet. From Dallas, Texas: (drum roll please.....)
[red][size=6]Bugs Henderson[/size=6][/red] Mike PS - His band is called "Bugs Henderson and the Shuffle Kings". |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 3:55:55 AM EDT
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Django, could outplay most of these shredders with only 2 fingers on his left hand (the rest were withered by fire).
For bluegrass fans, check out Tony Rice. |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 3:57:31 AM EDT
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So many, but if I have to pick one then it got to be [b]Jimmy Page[/b] of Led Zeppelin.
[img]http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Limo/9801/page/jp5.jpg[/img] |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 4:08:06 AM EDT
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And my second all time favorite and a legend:
[b]Carlos Santana[/b] [img]http://www.iol.ie/~shango/carlos%20cover%20sept%2089%20small.jpg[/img] |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 4:08:28 AM EDT
[#46]
What about:
Uli Roth Matthias Jabs (not a big Scorps fan, but the guy has some of the coolest bending vibratos!) Lars Johansson (of Candlemass) |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 4:11:37 AM EDT
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How is Eric Clapton like coffee?
They both [b]SUCK[/b] without Cream! [:D] the_reject |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 4:15:40 AM EDT
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Quoted: How is Eric Clapton like coffee? They both [b]SUCK[/b] without Cream! [:D] the_reject I would have to agree! Ol'Slow Hand is more like "Boring Hand" to me without Bruce & Baker!! |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 4:22:50 AM EDT
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[size=6]THE ONE AND ONLY[/size=6]
[img]http://fishhook1.homestead.com/files/stevie2.jpg[/img] Clampton sucks! He can't even play the guitar![:P] |
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Posted: 5/3/2002 4:24:29 AM EDT
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Quoted: I would have to agree! Ol'Slow Hand is more like "Boring Hand" to me without Bruce & Baker!! At least in Cream he had a shred of musical taste... Now, all of his solos either A) sound the same, or B) are nothing more than semi-musical masturbatory shred-fests. the_reject |
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