Originally Posted by: FSTech

Man.....I'm new here....so he it goes.... may get banned the first day... haven't read all the post but hti is basically a response to the OP

When it comes to music, I don't care what color the skin is or what the sex is, all I care about is if I like it....does it move me? does it take me away from the stress of everyday life? does it make me remember a time? feeling? etc?

I listen to bands like Halestorm, Pretty Reckless, Parliament, Living Color, Pat Benatar, Lita Ford, White Zombie, Rage Against the Machine, Hendrix, Skillet....just to point to few not because of who is in the band but the fact I dig the tunes they put out. I feel music transends hate, racism, fear, all the negative but instead is a conduit to peace, untiy and fellowship.

Honesty.....Living Color blew my mind as a teen in '88. I remember hearing the song then seeing the video.....opened my eyes to the fact the music is blind to color, sex or anything anyone can jam!!! Now the difference is if you like the goove or not....for example, I'm not a fan of rap, appreciate it but never a fan.....there is something about a distorted guitar that always gets me. Now before anyone rushes to judgement, I'm not a fan of country either, and I'm from Kentucky....there are certain sounds I like and some I don't.....that's just music.

Peace everyone

Although I am somewhat loathe to do anything that promotes the continuation of this thread, I'll just say, sure, I think most people would agree with those comments. We all like songs based on the music and not because of the race or gender of the musician (hopefully). It's for just that reason that GT should strive to offer song lessons that well represent the music we like without any systematic bias (towards or away from any particular demographic group). And they may do that. But I think the OP felt they were falling short. Of the most recent songs added to the GT song list, the last 25 were from men. Of the various female bands you mentioned that you like (Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, Pat Benetar, Lita Ford, Skillet), I believe that only Pat Benatar has any representation (with 3 songs)...and I don't believe that she wrote or played guitar on those songs (so questionable relevence). Again, I'm really not arguing that GT is guilty of any sort of bias in the song lessons we get offered (a more scientific audit would be required to answer that question)...I'm just trying to clarify what I see as the actual issue, and get rid of any red herrings. Moreover, I seriously doubt that GT has any issue at all with striving for a good balance of guitar-centric songs that appeals broadly to their membership.

PS - I'm looking forward to listening to a few cuts from some of those bands you mentioned