Originally posted by Incidents Happen
i hate how non-musicians judge musicians on how good they perform other poeple's music. agreed?

Remember that musicians play for musicians AND non musicians alike. What makes players stand out is when they are considered great by the two kind of listeners (Jimi HENDRIX, Van Halen, Jimmy PAGE, Slash, George BENSON...). Playing "Music for Musicians" eventually leads to styles like shred, where performance takes over music.