Originally Posted by: Bloody Fantasiahey..alexi isn't against Jon petrucci..hey if you read the shred guitarist columns in a few magazines before it, it said that dream theater was one of his idols

Exactly. He wasn't raggin on him at all, just stating his opinion that there are two ways to go about it (Playing perfectly, thinking more about playing each note right, or to just get up there and put on a good show, make some mistakes, and laugh about them, because it doesn't have to be perfect, that's what the record is for), and they're just two different guitar players.