First of all, Raskolnikov, i said nothing at all about any diff types of music, just individual musicians and bands. i listen to a lot of stuff and i dont think that any particular type is "better" than another with a few exceptions (jackson still sucks and i still hate country and hip hop). And as much as i hate to admit it, you are right about the guitarists and songwriting that comes out of mainline country. However, that doesnt mean that mainline country, which is what i was talking about, is any good whatsoever. Anyways, ive never heard of pantera and i dont like posessed anyways. they are right in that annoying middle where they arent hard core enough but they arent melodic enough. And Zeppelin, no, i dont like shredding any more than i like any other type of music and even if i did im putting down the tele, not the strat. of course they are both fenders. And jake, if you like jackson fact is you have serious problems...jackson may have talent but he misuses it and his overall music quality is lacking. so ill put down his music as much as i feel like it.