Originally Posted by: HambergI disagree that fastest = best. What if you can play stuff at a blistering 10000000 bpm but at the same time you cant stay in tempo at 120 bpm...

Well if I could do ANYTHING that fast,then I would be making some money whoring myself in the guiness book of world records.

Really though,fast complex and meaningful passages/licks/runs are not only impressive,but can really throw a shiver down your spine.If the musicianship dosn't excite me,the music probly wont either.

There is a lot of people who say 'so and so can say more with one note than a million notes by so and so'(yngwie himself too,about b.b king)but thats simply not true.

Technique should never be attained/practiced for the sake of technique.Its about having the capabilities to say anything you want with your instrument.Kinda like a tool...you can buy a super fancy table saw,but cutting through same old plywood will get tedious when theres so many different woods that can be cut and shaped...

I'm done philosophisising