I know what you mean, I'm just trying to make sure some kid out there doesn't read the post and think to himself that technique doesn't matter, because it does. There is a reason why Steve Vai is respected by musicians but not by the commercial audience, and that's because alot of people think his music brings sensory overload, or its "musical masturbation", or whatnot.

But I do despise the fact that alot of people don't use their pinky finger, alot of people don't like music theory, and alot of people don't spend time with technique. Typically I've found this to be true with blues players, even famous ones (Dave Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix). Jimmy Page really could have cleaned up his technique, and I would've been much more of a zep fan.

~Incidents