i think everyone who joined this argument and took a side, has lost what music is really all about. whether you have speed or FEELING doesnt mean anything to anyone, except yourself. so if you have to choose a side, that doesnt really have a side in the first place, then i think you shoudl sit down and stare at your instrument for awhile, until you remembered why you started playing in the first place. by saying you play with feeling doesnt mean that you bend a note like BB, or that you sweep cleaner then becker. it doesnt mean you can play jazz or rock or classical, because none of that really matters.

i think everyone should just play how they play, and whatever results you get at the end, whether its a standard blues tune, or a rippin shred piece, you settle for that.
cause really the end of the argument is that speed is useful but if you dont really have anything to play, from your heart, while attaining that speed then there isnt any point. so feeling is always the most important thing. not to anyone else, but to yourself. and whatever you think it means then thats what it is.

PERIOD.