Originally Posted by: CW14So because this song is not a blatant shredfest, it is only inspirational to beginners?
I barely even consider difficulty when judging the quality of a solo. This is one of my favourites from Kirk, but I do agree with you that it doesn't quite stack up against some of Dime's stuff."
In most ways, yes, it's just more inspirational to beginners because to them it sounds extremely difficult to play. I think you must consider technique and skill and, yes, difficulty, when you're judging guitar playing.
It's what separates the Yngwies from the Billy Corgans.
You may not care for Yngwies work(not you in paticular, of course) and love Smashing Pumpkins, but the fact is Yngwie is a much better GUITAR PLAYER than Billy Corgan.