Originally Posted by: alucard0941this guy has extreme skill and somewhat evny that, but is quite a crappy musician. We as musicians want to make music that will please the listener and will take us on a journey. This guy plays too much of the same thing that we cant even take a breath between intervals, it gives us head ache when the entire song is just arpeggios sweeped with no time for anything else. The best part was in Shredder Symphony when he added the keyboards. And the reason was cause it was slower and more compredhendable. One thing I didnt like was the drum tracks. They were very monotonous. It was just DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM... There was no drum rolls between bars and made it very boring.

Yet I do applaud this guy's sweeps technique. Its very impressive. I just think if he were to tone things down, and then have a climax in his compostion with all-out shred, and then go back to more emotional music, it would make us want to click on the other songs after the first one is done.

BTW, I highly doubt Joe plays 15+ hours a day. Actually, no one plays 15 hours a day. ( I dont care what anyone else says, cause they are bragging). We sleep at least 8 hours of 24 which leaves 16. And I dont think he ever practiced 15 hours a day cause its almost impossible to practice more than 4 without wanting to standup, take a walk, and have a little snack.