[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]My old band was decent, but split up because we couldn't agree on what to play.

Now it's just me and a bassist, who both have the same musical tastes. That works out rather well.

Our old drummer does too, but he's just beginning to play...I don't know if he's gotten better or not.[/QUOTE]
We have a band, but we aren't quite skilled enough to play the stuff we really want to...(Bodom) And our bassist is really religious and refuses to play anything too immoral.(Bodom) sigh...

I have no band.

Once I get a new hard drive, I will install Drumkit From Hell and maybe record some stuff.

[QUOTE=Forlorn Hope]We have a band, but we aren't quite skilled enough to play the stuff we really want to...(Bodom) And our bassist is really religious and refuses to play anything too immoral.(Bodom) sigh...[/QUOTE]


That's the problem with religous people. They are so damn narrow minded. They think "it's immoral and therefor their opinion is all".


Besides? What's so immoral about CoB?

[QUOTE=Man_Made_God]That's the problem with religous people. They are so damn narrow minded. They think "it's immoral and therefor their opinion is all".


Besides? What's so immoral about CoB?[/QUOTE]
:lol: They are plenty immoral. Not all religious people are like that. I am a Christian, but I still listen to metal and am not offended by the immorality of my music.

[QUOTE=Forlorn Hope]:lol: They are plenty immoral. Not all religious people are like that. I am a Christian, but I still listen to metal and am not offended by the immorality of my music.[/QUOTE]


I didn't mean their "religion" was the problem.

I personally can't see how anyone would buy that stuff, but if it helps you be a better person, great.

Religion seems to bring about this self rightious arrogance and "your morals are everyones morals" type of belief.

[QUOTE=Man_Made_God]I didn't mean their "religion" was the problem.

I personally can't see how anyone would buy that stuff, but if it helps you be a better person, great.

Religion seems to bring about this self rightious arrogance and "your morals are everyones morals" type of belief.[/QUOTE]
It depends on the person really. There are some people that KNOW they are right and are determined to prove you wrong, and tell you all the time that you will burn in hell if you don't believe. Then there are the respectful people that believe what they believe and respect that not everyone believes in the same stuff.

[QUOTE=Forlorn Hope]It depends on the person really. There are some people that KNOW they are right and are determined to prove you wrong, and tell you all the time that you will burn in hell if you don't believe. Then there are the respectful people that believe what they believe and respect that not everyone believes in the same stuff.[/QUOTE]

I'm talking about the dead set and pushy people.

BTW.

Burning in "hell" > party in heaven with mormons

Having my flesh burn for eternity and be cast down into a pit of flames forever enduring my damnation sounds alot better then,

Playing card games with mormons in "heaven".

Just a thought.

[QUOTE=Man_Made_God]I'm talking about the dead set and pushy people.

BTW.

Burning in "hell" > party in heaven with mormons

Having my flesh burn for eternity and be cast down into a pit of flames forever enduring my damnation sounds alot better then,

Playing card games with mormons in "heaven".

Just a thought.[/QUOTE]
Yes, I cannot stand the pushy people. Especially when I used to be aethiest. They actually made me want to believe less and less :lol:

[QUOTE=Forlorn Hope]Yes, I cannot stand the pushy people. Especially when I used to be aethiest. They actually made me want to believe less and less :lol:[/QUOTE]

How did you go from not beliving in anything to religious?

Most people go the other way... Religous to non regligous?

[QUOTE=Man_Made_God]How did you go from not beliving in anything to religious?

Most people go the other way... Religous to non regligous?[/QUOTE]
Friend I knew had a little, um, experience. Rather not go into detail but it was pretty messed up.
:lol: Sounds stupid and silly but oh well...

[QUOTE=Forlorn Hope]Friend I knew had a little, um, experience. Rather not go into detail but it was pretty messed up.
:lol: Sounds stupid and silly but oh well...[/QUOTE]



Yup. You got coverted. :p

[QUOTE=Man_Made_God]Yup. You got coverted. :p[/QUOTE]
:lol: (shrugs shoulders)
You make it sound like a disease :p

I suck too much to be in a band I think. I have strong expectations of myself and others, but I always feel the need to be the best over all player and song writter in the group. I would never fuss or be a "control freak" like some, but I would over work myself. Right now, since I don't know anyone I just practice for an hour or two a day (which is sadly all I seem to be able to handle). Since I don't know anyone, than I see myself as better than most kids around here (I am not trying to sound cocky or conceted). I can't seem to get better, 'cause I don't have the ability to practice for hours and hours like most people. Maybe I am just not practicing right...

[QUOTE=PsychoticFlubber]I suck too much to be in a band I think. I have strong expectations of myself and others, but I always feel the need to be the best over all player and song writter in the group. I would never fuss or be a "control freak" like some, but I would over work myself. Right now, since I don't know anyone I just practice for an hour or two a day (which is sadly all I seem to be able to handle). Since I don't know anyone, than I see myself as better than most kids around here (I am not trying to sound cocky or conceted). I can't seem to get better, 'cause I don't have the ability to practice for hours and hours like most people. Maybe I am just not practicing right...[/QUOTE]
I only practice about an hour or two a day also. If you can't seem to get better, try learning a new technique or learning a new song that is just beyond your current capabilities, and work at it until you can play it.

I'm hoping that learning Lil' Bloodred Ridin' Hood will do that for me. I seem to be stuck in one of those times where I just can't seem to get any better.

Yeah, it's not fun. I have random days where I feel damn better than usual, but then most days where it's not even my average. It sucks. I try to gain speed, control, and technique, but I rely on correct tabs (ones I can print too) cause I have the demo to guitar pro 4 which won't let me print...

That sucks. I have the full version, but for some reason I can never play gp files. Luckily I don't rely on that. When I want to learn a song I tab it all out myself using my transcribing program, that way I know for sure that it's 100% perfect. It takes a long time to do, but it gives me piece of mind.

[QUOTE=ShadowsFallen]I'm hoping that learning Lil' Bloodred Ridin' Hood will do that for me. I seem to be stuck in one of those times where "I just can't seem to get any better.[/QUOTE]


I'm kinda in this as well.

I was working on Nightwish's Planet Hell but then got bored of it because it wasn't at all challenging.

Hmm... does anyone have a GP5 full version that they can upload for me on YSI or something? If not it's okay. I wasn't sure... just 'cause I need decent backing tracks for things, and I always want to print on GP4 but I can't...

Yea I get stuck in ruts all the time. I go through cycles and every three or four
where nothing happens then my playing over night seems to get better. S o I'm waiting for that to happen again.

As of lately I''ve been working on Jazz and Classical music Technique...I heard that helped some Finnish dude...

Sometimes I try and push myself, sounds bad. Then I get better at w/e the new thing I was doing is, then I get bored.

Repeat this cycle many times.

[QUOTE=Britton]Yea I get stuck in ruts all the time. I go through cycles and every three or four
where nothing happens then my playing over night seems to get better. S o I'm waiting for that to happen again.

As of lately I''ve been working on Jazz and Classical music Technique...I heard that helped some Finnish dude...[/QUOTE]

Learning any other types of music helps alot on any of your skill. I should start learning blues, classical, and jazz as well.

[QUOTE=PsychoticFlubber]Learning any other types of music helps alot on any of your skill. I should start learning blues, classical, and jazz as well.[/QUOTE]

I think that's one downfall I have with guitar. I will never touch any other kind of music.

I'm only interested in metal and only will play metal.

Even though I know it could help me alot to play classical.

I wanna learn classical too, but I only like things like "Dee" by Randy Rhoads. I have a classical guitar too... a very cheap one.

I've been working on jazz for a while. I'm still a beginner at it, but I like it. It throws you very heavily into music theory. Unfortunately, due to limited practice time and repeated cancellations of lessons, I've been progressing very slowly.

I tried jazz once, and my teacher was pressing me to undo all the work I had done on picking. I'm a pretty solid alternate picker, but for some reason he thought it would have more "soul" if I memorized how I pick for certain lines. For example, if I were to play any scale he'd make up these stupid, pointless patterns (up, up, down, up, down, down, up, etc.) that would take a long time to learn, but wouldn't help me in the least. I already know my music theory, so I've given up jazz.

That sounds like a colossal waste of time. There's no sense in trying to re-learn pointlessly difficult picking patterns because it supposedly has more "soul".

[QUOTE=ShadowsFallen]That sounds like a colossal waste of time. There's no sense in trying to re-learn pointlessly difficult picking patterns because it supposedly has more "soul".[/QUOTE]


The exact reasons I've never done lessons and never will.

I just get a tab and play. Listen to the song if I need to figure w/e out.

I did have to correct my picking a while into playing guitar though.

Forever I only downpicked and it slowed me down alot. Not to mention it was wicked on my hand/forearm.

It took me about a week of solid practice and then I realized how much better it is.

Long time ago. But... Only picking thing that ever meant anything.

[QUOTE=Man_Made_God]The exact reasons I've never done lessons and never will.[/QUOTE]
It's a shame that so many people associate private lessons with bad experiences. I've heard about some truly awful people "teaching" others how to play, and it's almost sad that aspiring musicians should be stuck with such a horrible instructor. I've been taking lessons for well over two years and I have no regrests at all. My teacher is an incredible guitarist, knows more about all kinds of music thenI could ever hope to, and has taught me things that I know I would not have learned on my own. A bad teacher can be an extreme hindrance, but a good one can be the most valuable resource a musician will ever have.

My guitar teacher is excellent. Theory, methods, new music, everything. He's quite good, and you'll learn a lot from him.

Jazz guitar is quite hard, yet a hell of a lot of fun once you pick it up and learn how to get it down pretty well.