when i heard their first album i had already heard many of the songs, so it was no surprise to me, listening to it just reinforced my convictions
however, what really struck a chord for me was the first time i heard stairway to heaven. i have yet to hear a better song. it just blew my mind. and i continue loving to hear it. i onced listened to it for ten hours straight (on a long car trip). that song represents music's peak. bands have and will try to match it, but i have a feeling no one will.
To improve technique and of course trying to keep all as clean as possible. I know my own limits and speed limits and so on I never play anything I'm not capable of. That wouldn't make any sense. After three years of playing I tried to play everything as fast as possible and that sounded, I would say, like shit, and I didn't realize that if I'd play bit slower things than I was capable of playing then everything would sound much better.
--Aleksi Laiho - Advice to Play By
--Aleksi Laiho - Advice to Play By